The phantom of the massive black dragon seemed to emerge from the yet-to-be-summoned card, faintly appearing behind Kevin.
Around the duel field, the spectating crowd simultaneously had one thought——the outcome of this duel was already without suspense.
If the legendary Red-Eyes Black Dragon was successfully summoned by Kevin Set, then no matter how hard Aisha Carlos struggled, in the face of absolute power, it would undoubtedly be futile.
"What's meant to come will always come... No, perhaps I should say, it finally came? Been waiting for you for a long time."
But compared to the spectators, Ling Ling , who was on the duel field, held a completely opposite view regarding Kevin drawing Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
According to Ling Ling's knowledge, the duel rules of this world, although eliminating complex timings and leaning more towards real combat, still retained the original rules for Tribute Summoning .
Tribute Summoning, meaning monsters with levels higher than 4, must tribute other monsters on the field as sacrifices to be summoned.
Level 5 and 6 monsters require tributing 1 sacrifice for Tribute Summoning.
Level 7 and above monsters require tributing 2 sacrifices for Tribute Summoning.
And on Kevin Set's field, because [Lizard Soldier] was destroyed by a Counter Punch last turn, currently only [Mighty Valkyria] exists.
Since Normal Summoning, including Tribute Summoning, can only be used once per turn, and lacking enough tributes, Kevin couldn't summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon this turn yet.
Kevin naturally understood the current situation as well.
However, of the 2 cards he drew using the A-rank Spell Card [Pot of Greed], one was Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and the other was a Magic Card capable of forcing Aisha into a desperate situation this turn.
Kevin directly waved his hand and flung out the other card he drew.
"——Activate Magic Card [Stop Defense]."
[Stop Defense Magic Card Effect: Select 1 Defense Position monster your opponent controls, change it to Attack Position.]
"Stop hiding, face me, trash!"
Under Kevin's roar, Ling Ling's face-down defense position monster was forcibly turned into Attack Position.
It was a strange Angel-Type monster.
[Hourglass of Life ★★ LIGHT][Angel-Type ATK:700 DEF:600]
A strange angel shaped like an hourglass, yet possessing a pair of wings.
"As expected, it's trash. With this, you have no way to retreat, Aisha Yuna Carlos!"
Using the effect of [Stop Defense] avoided the embarrassment of being blocked like the previous turn. Having cleared the fog of war, Kevin proceeded with this turn's summon.
"Summon in Attack Position——[Statue of Dragon Soul]."
[Statue of Dragon Soul ★★★ (3-Star) EARTH][Warrior-Type ATK:1100 DEF:900] (Note: Stats resemble "Stone Statue of the Aztecs", but name/type differ. Translating exactly.)
A warrior statue with a dragon's soul and form materialized; although lacking the terrifying combat power of Mighty Valkyria, it was still far higher than Aisha's trash monsters.
"It's time to end this. What a pity, Aisha, you simply don't have the qualification for me to use Red-Eyes Black Dragon."
Leading two monsters into the Battle Phase, the combined attack power of the monsters on Kevin's field was enough to slay Aisha, along with her monster.
"Carve the path to victory with your sword, Mighty Valkyria!——Radiant Sacred Slash!"
Maintaining the boost from the Equip Card, Mighty Valkyria with 2200 attack points swung out a sharp sword light, cutting down the monster on Aisha's field. The impact force still hadn't dissipated, directly sending Aisha's slender body flying backwards.
To be precise, it sent Ling Ling, who was currently using Aisha's body, flying.
[Hourglass of Life] destroyed
Aisha LP: 2000→500
Although 2 monsters had been destroyed before, they were destroyed in defense position, causing no damage.
But after being hit by [Stop Defense], an Attack Position monster being attacked inflicts battle damage to the Duelist equal to the difference in attack points.
This single sword strike from Mighty Valkyria caused a terrifying 1500 points of damage.
"Ouch ouch ouch!"
Rubbing the little butt that had zero-distance contact with the ground, this was also the first time Ling Ling personally felt the real impact force when taking damage in a duel.
No wonder when watching the anime back then, the characters who suffered battle damage in the plot screamed so miserably.
Of course, it might also be that Aisha's body was too light and easily sent flying.
Aisha: "(╯°Д°)╯ Don't touch randomly, Mr. Ling Ling!"
So much nonsense, I'll touch! (废话真多,就摸! - Fèihuà zhēnduō, jiù mō! - Lit. So much nonsense, just touch!)
Ling Ling, getting up while touching , hadn't even steadied himself when Kevin's follow-up attack came head-on.
"Statue of Dragon Soul, attack the Duelist directly!——Stone Shattering Sword!"
A direct attack from a monster with 1100 attack points; if Ling Ling took this damage fully, he would undoubtedly lose directly.
"Activate set card!"
At the critical moment, Ling Ling raised his hand and flipped over the Trap Card set last turn.
"——Trap Card [Tricky Plan]!"
[Tricky Plan Trap Card Effect: Discard 1 monster from your hand, target 1 monster on the field; it loses ATK equal to the discarded monster's ATK.]
A Spell card with considerable potential that Ling Ling discovered among the D-rank Trap Cards.
Although in Ling Ling's eyes, the strength of most D-rank cards was very awkward.
But this [Tricky Plan], just like its card name, possessed the effect of catching the opponent off guard at crucial moments.
"I discard the monster card [Fire Devil] (ATK: 700) from my hand, using the effect of [Tricky Plan] to lower the attack power of Statue of Dragon Soul by the same 700 points!"
Crimson flames ignited from the card Ling Ling discarded, madly scorching the Statue of Dragon Soul, slowing down the fatal offensive.
[Statue of Dragon Soul ATK: 1100→400]
Even so, a sword slash across Aisha's undefended flat chest still caused Ling Ling to feel a sharp pain.
Aisha LP: 500→100
The number indicating Aisha's Life Points rapidly dropped, stopping urgently when only the last 100 points remained.
"Phew! So dangerous, so dangerous, luckily my skills were superior, almost got combo'd to death by him."
Letting out a long breath, having walked along the edge of the cliff of defeat, even Ling Ling couldn't help but feel nervous.
Let alone the other spectators.
"In that instant just now, I felt like my heart was about to stop." Yilin said thus.
"Really, for a moment there, I thought it was really over." The inexplicable pressure made Teacher Aileen light up another cigarette.
But no matter how dangerous the situation was, the fact remained, Aisha survived.
"Still won't give up even like this?" Kevin said seriously: "Obediently admitting defeat is also a form of dignity. Aisha Carlos, your life is already like a candle flickering in the wind, the outcome is without suspense."
"Oh, a candle flickering in the wind?"
Do you know what's called a 'candle in the wind kill'?