So he first summoned Avian in the defensive position, set a card, and then set a cardâŠ
âŠand went straight to the end of the turn!
Kujaku Mai, you didnât expect this, did you? This is my escape route!
Just kidding, a Harpie Lady with a full attack power of 1300, and with three pits in Spell Trap Zone, who would fight head-on with her?
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is bestâŠ
But unfortunately, even the escape didnât seem to be so smooth. Kujaku Mai chuckled: âDo you think just escaping can be helpful? This kind of duel wonât work in front of me!
Open set card: Quick-Play Spell â Shadow of Eyes! Turn all male monsters on the opponentâs field into attack position, and all of them must attack! â (animation effect)
âNani!?â Snow Wave was taken aback.
WTF?
Did it turn out that dueling monsters also have gender? How did I not hear it being said?
Snow Wave watched helplessly as the Harpie Lady on the opponentâs field threw a wink at him, and then Avian who was defending his face blushed and his body uncontrollably lifted his defense and stood up.
Snow Wave was in a hurry at that time.
Avian, why did you blush?
Being charmed with a wink, did you feel embarrassed to call yourself a hero?
âItâs not over yet! Activate Continous Trap Card â Mirror Wall!â Kujaku Mai shouted, âAs long as this card exists on the field, every time the opponentâs monster attacks, the attack power will be halved!â (animation effect)
This time, not only Snow Wave but even the onlookers in the live broadcast room were shocked.
âIs this card so awesome? Is it not one-turn, but a Continous Trap?â
âThe this effect, but you need to pay 2000LP each turn to maintain it. If you donât pay it, it will blow up. However, there seems to be no such price in the animationâŠâ
âThen this thing is invincible? How did Yugi solve this card before?â
âYugi⊠Yugi used the âCatapult Turtleâ to launch a monster and smashed the Mirror WallâŠâ
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Back in the days of the Duelist Kingdom, the young and simple Kujaku Mai once was ignorant enough to try to use BISS on Yugi.
Yugi: âI activate Brain Control! Take control of your âHarpieâs Pet Dragonâ on the field!â
Kujaku Mai: âUseless! The pet dragon is absolutely loyal to its owner. Even if you take control of it, you canât order it to attack!â
Yugi: âDo as you like. Then Iâll use the âCatapult Turtleâ to launch Harpieâs Pet Dragon and smash through your âMirror Wallâ!â
Kujaku Mai: â@!(%&â
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Itâs a pity that Snow Wave was not Yugi, and he didnât have that powerful BISS ability. If he had that ability, he might be talking nonsense now that the Avian had wings, and as long as he could fly over the Mirror WallâŠ
[Avian, ATK 1000 â ATK 500]
The harpie girl counterattacked easily, and with one claw, Avian, who had only 500 attacks, was smashed into pieces.
ăSnow Wave, LP 4000 â LP 3200ă
Kujaku Mai was still twisting the knife further: âWhatâs the matter? Canât you do more than this level?â
Snow Wave said in his heart that I also wanted to do more⊠The question was, what should I do if I had a brick hand?
âŠNo, no, no, I have to cheer up. It was the first time I played cards in front of Yuei Vu, and I couldnât embarrass him!
That being said, now that his starting hand was full of Normies, there was nothing he could do for the time beingâŠ
Then the situation completely leaned to Kujaku Mai. She activated the Spell Card âElegant Egotistâ: When there are 1 or more âHarpie Ladyâ cards on the field, you can Special Summon up to 2 âHarpie Ladyâ or âHarpie Lady Sistersâ from your hand or your Deck.
Snow Wave used the trap card âDefense Drawâ when the first Harpie Lady attacked, making a battle damage 0 and drawing a card. But Snow Waveâs LP quickly dropped to the last 600 points after eating the direct attacks of two harpies in a row.
His health was in jeopardy, and if he continued to have a dead draw in the next turn, his journey ended here!
Yuei Vu, who was beside him, couldnât help but stare blankly.
How the hell was this deck constructed? Why were you so stuck?
I have given him a lot of good things, right?
Was it really just plain bad luck?
ăSnow Wave, LP 600ă
With a life value of 600, this time was the last draw in the true sense!
Snow Wave closed his eyes, his whole body was condensed in his right hand, and he recited Yuei Vuâs name in his heartââ
ââDraw a card (Destiny Draw)!
YaDaZe! (Success!)
Snow Waveâs face instantly climaxed, excitedly like a 500-pound child.
Come, come, come!
âActivate Continuous Spell â Heart of the Underdog!â
A Spell Card appeared, and the drawing on the card wasâŠ
âŠJonouchi? ?
This card was not printed by Kaiba himself, right?
Not only the cardâs name was Heart of the Underdog, but the person drawn on the card was too similar to Jonouchi!
Everyone in the audience cast their strange gazes at Jonouchi. The latter couldnât help being furious: âHey! What do you mean!?â
Heart of the Underdog effect was that if the player drew a Normal monster card during the Draw Phase, they could reveal it to the opponent and draw another card.
But this effect could not be activated until the Draw Phase of the next turn. First of all, Snow Wave still has to survive the turn of Kujaku Mai.
âActivate Quick Play Spell â Hand Destruction! Both players discard two cards in their hands and draw two cards. Then set another card, and I end my turn.â
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âAlthough I donât know what you want to do, you have no chance!â Kujaku Mai shouted, âMy turn, draw! Three Harpie Ladies! Direct attack!â
With only 600 HP left, Snow Wave would lose as long as any monster could touch him.
But it didnât matter! He has Yuei Vuâs power to protect him!
Let you see what was the power of a bootlicker with a favorability level of 40!
âOpen the Set card!â Snow Wave shouted, âCounter Trap â Negate Attack! Negate the opponentâs monsterâs attack and end the Battle Phase!â
âChe, have you survived again? Then I end my turn.â Kujaku Mai pouted.
It seems that the bond between Kujaku Mai and the deck may not be enough, otherwise, she would have drawn a Harpieâs Feather Duster, and blown all the cards in the Spell Trap Zone of Snow Wave.
(Harpieâs Feather Duster, Kujaku Maiâs signature Spell Card, can destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the opponentâs field.)
Snow Wave was excited at this time.
Hereâs my chance!
Itâs showdown time!
âMy turn, draw! I drew a Normal monster card! At this moment, the âHeart of the Underdogâ effect was activated, and I drew another card!
DORO! MONSUTA KAADO!!! (Draw! Monster card!) (*)
DORO! MONSUTA KAADO!!!
DORO! MONSUTA KAADO!!!
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Snow Wave now felt that he has reached the peak of his life.
Hahaha, performing Yugiâs signature trick in front of Yugi himself! Itâs unspeakable pleasure!
This kind of deck was also the charm of Yu-Gi-Oh â this kind of combo, when played successfully, could make the player feel satisfied for a year!
âDraw! Monster⊠eh, it isnât a monster card?â
Snow Waveâs conditioned reflex made him continue to draw, but he found that this time it was actually a trap card.
Butâit didnât matter!
âAt this moment, activate Quick-Play Spell â Reload! I shuffle all the cards in my hand back to the deck, and then draw the same number of cards!
And because Reload is a Quick-Play Spell, and it is still in the Draw Phase after activation, the effect of âHeart of the Underdogâ can still be triggered!
DORO! MONSUTA KAADO!!!
DORO! MONSUTA KAADO!!!âŠâ
Snow Wave made a single operation and didnât stop until he drew a lot of cards in his hand.
Kujaku Mai was a little taken aback by this unprecedented combo.
âButâŠbut even with that many cards drawn, at the end of the turn you still have to discard until you have only six left!â she said.
Snow Wave chuckled: âDonât worry, Sister Mai, now Iâll show you the true power hidden by my HERO! Field Magic â Fusion Gate is activated! This way, fusion can be performed without Polymerization!
I fuse âElemental HERO Sparkmanâ and âElemental HERO Burstinatrixâ in my hand!
Bring it on! Elemental HERO Nova Master! â
The golden and red light was involved in the vortex of fusion, giving birth to a flame HERO in heavy armor.
[Elemental HERO Nova Master, ATK 2600] (1 âElemental HEROâ monster + 1 FIRE monster)
âThen I fuse the second Sparkman and Elemental HERO Clayman in my hand!
Elemental HERO Thunder Giant! â
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Another two beams of light merged into the vortex, and the giant in golden armor descended. Thunder rolled in the sky, and electric light surrounded the giant.
[Elemental HERO Thunder Giant, ATK 2400]
âI fuse Avian and Wildheart!
Fusion Summons! Elemental HERO Wild Wingman! â
[Elemental HERO Wild Wingman, ATK 1900]
âItâs not over yet! I fuse the third Sparkman and the second Burstinatrix in my hand!
Fusion Summons! Elemental HERO Grandmerge! â
[Elemental HERO, Grandmerge, ATK 2100]
Kujaku Mai had never seen this posture before, and was a little surprised: âThis is⊠four fusions in one turn!?â
Jonouchi was also shocked: âWhat kind of tactic is this!? This is too strong, right?â
Yugi was also a bit unexpected: âThis personâs duel⊠seems to have a lot of ideas!â
Even President Kaiba couldnât help but glance at him, although he didnât say anything, he was thoughtful.
This kind of routine may indeed be rare in the anime, and it was very new to everyone. However, for real card players, this combo was not uncommon although it was interesting.
âŠPlayers generally referred to this kind of combo as a gimmickâŠ
âThe effect of Elemental HERO Wild Wingman â Discard 1 card to target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy that target. I will destroy your âMirror Wallâ!
And finally this cardâŠâ
Snow Wave took the last card.
âSpell Card â Quick Attack! Fusion monsters can attack this turn!
This is the end!
Elemental HEROâs all-out attack! â
(Authorâs note: A meme based on Yu-Gi-Oh! DM episode 162, the scene Yugi torture Haga through the effect of the Spell Card âBerserker Soulâ, continuously draw monster cards, and attacks the Insect guy N times after the LP has been reduced to 0.
Berserker Soul: Activate by discarding your entire hand (min. 1). Select a monster you control with 1500 or less ATK. Draw cards until you draw a non-Monster Card. Also, discard each Monster Card you draw to the Graveyard. For each Monster Card discarded, the selected monster can make an additional attack. )