Originally, Hu Tao held the advantage, the duel firmly in her favor.
Abruptly, then—
Luya turned the tide with a single Equip Spell Card: Horn of the Unicorn!
The spectators grew worried for Hu Tao, all remarking how quickly duels in Yu-Gi-Oh! could be overturned in an instant.
Now, the pressure was on Hu Tao…
Hu Tao stared at Luya's field, where a King of the Skull Servants with 3000 Attack stood, and she felt as anxious as a Hilichurl riding a hot air balloon. She couldn't think of any solution.
Her only hope…
Lay in the next draw.
However, from what Hu Tao remembered… she couldn't recall having any card in her deck that could reverse the situation.
Unless…
She could somehow destroy Luya's Spellbinding Circle, then her 3500-ATK King of the Skull Servants would be free to attack.
Albeit Hu Tao… seemed not to have included any such removal cards in her deck…
Hu Tao drew with her eyes shut.
A Spell Card appeared in her hand: Reinforcement of the Army.
After drawing the card, Hu Tao thought for a moment, then glanced at her hand.
She now had three cards in total… Along with the newly drawn Reinforcement of the Army, there were also two Monster Cards:
[Mystical Elf] Level 4│LIGHT│Spellcaster│800 ATK / 2000 DEF
[Summoned Skull] Level 6│DARK│Fiend│2500 ATK / 1200 DEF
Her King of the Skull Servants on the field was unable to attack.
"What to do…"
Hu Tao pursed her lips, shaking her head. Her twin braids swayed side to side, her feet pacing anxiously.
Facing Luya's 3000-ATK King of the Skull Servants, Hu Tao couldn't find a way out.
Her only chance lay in this Spell Card: Reinforcement of the Army.
"Alright!"
"Then this Hall Master shall see—"
"Which valiant warrior shall answer my summons?!"
Although it was Hu Tao's own deck, she had no idea what Warrior monsters it actually contained.
After all, rhe deck she was using now was hastily cobbled together… Hu Tao had little memory of most of the cards.
So, for her, activating Reinforcement of the Army felt like drawing a lottery ticket!
"I activate the Spell Card!"
"Reinforcement of the Army!"
"According to its effect, I can select 1 Level 4 or lower Warrior monster from my Deck and add it to my hand!"
After Hu Tao explained the effect, a card slid out from her Deck and landed before her…
Her Deck only had one Warrior monster that met the condition.
In any case, that was fine—no need to choose.
"Then it's decided—you're the one!" Hu Tao added the Warrior to her hand.
Her face lit up with delight.
It was a striking female warrior!
Golden short hair, battered silver armor, a blade of light in her hand.
[Warrior from Another Dimension] Level 4│LIGHT│Warrior│1500 ATK / 1600 DEF
Seeing the effect, Hu Tao's eyes narrowed with joy.
"This is my chance!"
Though Warrior from Another Dimension had only 1500 Attack…
She carried an effect of mutual banishment!
In short—
A one-for-one!!!
On Luya's field, the only real threat to Hu Tao was the 3000-ATK King of the Skull Servants.
So Hu Tao decided!
This turn, Warrior from Another Dimension would take it down with her!
Then, Luya would be left with only a 500-ATK King of the Skull Servants and an 800-ATK Skull Servant.
And in her own hand, Hu Tao held Summoned Skull with 2500 Attack.
King of the Skull Servants also had its second effect, allowing her to banish Skull Servants from the Graveyard to revive it!
That way, she could turn the tide completely.
Having settled on her plan, Hu Tao grinned triumphantly.
"I summon Warrior from Another Dimension!"
With Hu Tao's declaration, the Warrior appeared in the zone to the left of the hexagram-bound King of the Skull Servants.
The short-haired female warrior, lightblade in hand, knelt on her right knee, poised and ready, every inch the seasoned fighter.
With her arrival, the space around Hu Tao seemed to fold in on itself, as if a spatial barrier wrapped protectively around the Warrior.
Though her Attack was only 1500, her one-for-one ability meant she could take down any foe—no matter how powerful.
However…
Battle Damage still applied… If her opponent's monster had too much Attack, trading with Warrior from Another Dimension might just cost Hu Tao her Life Points first.
While the spectators were still puzzling over Warrior from Another Dimension's potential—
Zhongli smiled faintly and spoke in a deep voice:
"This Warrior from Another Dimension has the potential to turn the duel around…"
At once, questions rose from those around him, eager for an explanation.
"Oh? Mr. Zhongli, what do you mean?!"
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