Yu-Gi-Oh!: I've Been Kidnapped by the Spirits and Taken to Duel City

Chapter 73 [Nephthys] and the Dinosaur Ryuzaki's Fierce Attack

The weak, ferocious dinosaur vanished as specks of light, replaced by a massive dinosaur with colorful feathers and a beak like a bird.

At this moment, it was glaring menacingly at its enemy.

[Dark Triceratops, Level 6, Earth Attribute, Dinosaur Type, Attack Power 2400, Effect Monster.]

"Next up is the effect of [Jurassic World]! The attack power of the [Dark Triceratops] increases by 300!" Ryuzaki shouted.

[Dark Triceratops, Attack Power 2400 → Attack Power 2700]

The onlookers were all shocked; "He summoned a dinosaur with an attack power of 2700 in the very first round! Truly worthy of being called Dinosaur Ryuzaki!"

At this moment, Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, had his nose practically pointing to the sky, and he laughed heartily:

"Now you see! This is the result of my arduous training for the Duel City, after being cleansed of humiliation!"

"Then I set two cards face down! Turn over!"

Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, looked at the monster he had summoned that was "only 300 attack power away from reaching the Blue-Eyes White Dragon level," and was extremely proud, hugging his arm.

"If you have the courage to face me, a dinosaur, then attack with all your might! Hahahaha!"

Using five cards at the start, what's so great about that?

Sometimes, Kiryu Kagura really doesn't understand these characters from the original work.

Putting aside his poor skills, his confidence is off the charts.

He placed his finger on the duel disk, about to draw a card, when a dark-skinned little girl playfully grabbed his arm.

"Master, let me help you!"

Kagura Kiryu glanced at the little girl aspiring priestess whose eyes were covered by the cards in her hand and smiled.

Thanks.

Kiryu Kagura looked at the dinosaur Ryuzaki, his expression turning into a smile: "Now that you've shown me your evolution..."

"Let me show you the new power I've gained!"

Dinosaur Ryuzaki: "New power?"

"First, I unleash my attack! [Guardian of Nephthys]!"

The female guard, clad in golden armor, with a well-proportioned figure and a long white ponytail, flicked her cloak as she held a holy sword imbued with phoenix feathers, which burned with sacred fire.

Her green pupils looked down at the crowd, as if she were about to kill any villain who dared to offend the Phoenix God.

[Guardian of Nephthys, Level 2, Wind Attribute, Mage Type, ATK 1400, Effect Monster.]

This is one of the attendants of the Phoenix God, a warrior who protects the Phoenix God statue that communicates with the Phoenix God.

"Next, I activate the effect of [Nephthys's Guardian]!"

"During your Main Phase, destroy one card from your hand, then Special Summon one Level 4 or lower [Nephthys] monster other than this card!"

Kagura Kiryu raised a card in his hand, and [Guardian of Nephthys] immediately swung his holy sword and unleashed flames. With a "bang," the card was destroyed.

Of course, this is just a virtual image; in reality, the card has already been sent to the graveyard.

"I Special Summon a Level 2 [Nephthys' Prayer] from my hand in Defense Position."

"Hey!"

A lively, dark-skinned little girl leaped out of the flames, her oversized priest's hat obscuring her eyes.

This is a young girl from the new generation of the Phoenix God clan, born with the power of the Phoenix God, who will inherit the position of priest to communicate with the Phoenix God in the future.

[Nephthys' Prayer, Level 2, Wind Attribute, Spellcaster Type, Defense 2000, Effect Monster.]

Kagura Kiryu then drew a card from his hand and said, "I activate the effect of [Prayer]! Destroy one card in my hand and add one [Nephthys] monster from my deck to my hand."

"I destroy another [Nephthys' Prayer] in my hand and add [Nephthys' Azure Phoenix God] from my deck to my hand!"

The talisman held between Kagura Kiryu's fingers exploded again, turning into flames and entering the graveyard.

This is the design principle of this deck: constant rebirth through destruction. Therefore, many of the deck's effects can only be activated by destroying itself or other cards.

This corresponds to the position of Nephthys, the ancient Egyptian deity who served as the guardian of the dead.

A card automatically pops out of the deck. Kagura Kiryu draws the card, and the deck begins to be automatically shuffled.

He smiled and said, "Alright, that completes the preparations."

"I'll overwrite one card and end this turn immediately."

A card appeared on the duel field as Kagura Kiryu inserted it into the duel disk.

Dinosaur Ryuzaki was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter:

"Hahaha! That's it?"

"All that destruction, I thought they were something special! Turns out they're just a bunch of pretty but useless little girls!"

This time, Kagura Kiryu showed no anger whatsoever; instead, she looked at him with compassion.

Silly child, don't you know I'm watching a dead person talk?

"well……"

Kagura Kiryu shook his head affectedly, adopting a compassionate attitude: "Prepare for your final round."

"Stop talking big! A mere monster with 1400 attack and 2000 defense!"

"My dinosaur could easily crush something like that!"

Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, placed his finger on the Duel Disk and shouted in his signature Kansai dialect, "My turn, draw!"

"I activate [Pot of Greed]! Draw two cards!"

Professor Mamma Mia, whom we haven't seen in a long time, made a limited-time return, bringing two cue cards as a gift as soon as she appeared on stage.

"Hahaha, very good, that's it for you, one move and you're done!"

Dinosaur Ryuzaki shouted, "Open the cover! Perpetual Trap! [Fossil Excavation]!"

"Discard one card from your hand! Special Summon a Dinosaur-Type card from your Graveyard!"

"I'm discarding the [Dark Terror Beast] I just drew! Then I'll revive the [Dark Terror Beast]!"

Kagura Kiryu understood: "I see. So this card's effect can also be interpreted as: as long as there's a Dinosaur-Type card in the Graveyard, you can Special Summon a Dinosaur-Type card from your hand?"

The dinosaur Ryuzaki roared, "Exactly! Appear! My dinosaur! [Dark Terror Beast]!"

Revived from fossils found in strata of earth where a ferocious, pitch-black dinosaur was found, it exudes an astonishingly terrifying and oppressive aura as a superior predator.

It opened its blood-red maw, seemingly wanting to tear its prey apart.

[Dark Terror Beast, Level 7, Earth Attribute, Dinosaur Type, Attack Power 2600, Effect Monster.]

"Next is the effect of [Jurassic World]: Attack power increased by 300!"

[Dark Terror Beast, Attack Power 2600 → Attack Power 2900]

Ryuzaki, the Dinosaur, drew one of his remaining two cards and slammed it onto the Duel Disk: "Haha! Now I summon [Dark Brachiosaurus]!"

A long-necked dinosaur covered in thick scales stepped onto the dueling arena with ill intent, rubbing its paws together.

[Dark Brachiosaurus, Level 4, Earth Attribute, Dinosaur Type, Attack Power 1800, Effect Monster.]

Ryuzaki the Dinosaur: "When [Dark Brachiosaurus] is successfully summoned, target one monster and change it to Defense Position! I choose [Guardian of Nephthys]!"

The Brachiosaurus stomped heavily, causing the ground to tremble. The Guardian's knees buckled, and he knelt on one knee.

[Nephthys's Guardian, Attack 1400 → Defense 200]

The dinosaur Ryuzaki laughed loudly, "This round is your death day!"

"【Dark Terror Beast】has the ability to attack directly when the opponent's field is full of defense monsters!"

"And the [Dark Triceratops] possesses a defense-piercing effect that deals attack power exceeding the opponent's defense!"

"The combined damage from both is a whopping 5400! You're done for!"