Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 804: Still unable to break through her defense?
"Activate the effect of [Alice, the Invincible Genius Player], return [Alice, the Brave Warrior from Another World] on the field and [Ringer, the Merciful Relief] from the Graveyard to the Deck, and Special Summon this card!"

"Oh wow! Here it comes, finally here!"

Alice finally waited for her own evolution. She whistled excitedly, looking like she was itching to fight. And unlike the transformation animations of other girl kings, her special effect was that she was surrounded by a string of 0s and 1s. Her whole person seemed to turn into a cold data stream, gradually decomposing, constructing, and finally completing the reshaping of her body in a gloomy and mysterious atmosphere.

At this time, a lively girl appeared in front of everyone, wearing a silver-gray hoodie and leather shorts of the same color, a pair of black and white sneakers on her feet, and a pair of silver-white mechanical rabbit ear headphones around her neck. In addition, there are various fancy but ambiguous decorations: a silver sword-shaped pendant, a fire-patterned ring on the index finger of the right hand, a silver bracelet for tying a ponytail... I believe that familiar friends have recognized that this is exactly the image of Alice when she first traveled to Mirror Star, but this set of clothes is very immoral in various senses, so the considerate employer Lingge bought a second-hand maid outfit for the genius player, barely helping her integrate into the atmosphere of this world.

Later, Alice got used to wearing the maid outfit and even accepted the maid's setting. She never thought about changing back. The outfit is still quietly moldy in the closet of the Fairy Sleep Inn. The proprietress occasionally takes it out to wash and dry it...

"Oh my god, why did it change back to the default skin?" Alice was shocked.

Gloria was also surprised by this bold and avant-garde design, but she quickly put this little thing behind her and announced in a deep voice: "Activate Miss Alice's effect. When this card is successfully Special Summoned, destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the opponent's field!"

[Invincible Genius Player—Alice/Flame/8 Stars/Effect]

[Attack 2500/Defense 2100]

[This card is also considered a "Girl's Throne" monster in the rules. This card cannot be Normal Summoned. You can Special Summon it by returning a monster with "Alice" in the card name on your field and a "Merciful Relief·Linger" in your Graveyard or Excluded Zone to the deck. This card cannot be targeted by the opponent's effects during the turn it is Special Summoned, nor can it be destroyed by battle or effects. This card can only be activated when it is Special Summoned successfully, destroying all Magic and Trap Cards on the opponent's field. ]

"There is no concept of being treacherous or not on the battlefield. As long as you can win, any means are allowed." Tiantis looked at Alice with a smile: "This is true for a battle, a war, and a strategy at a large level. If you can't accept this rule, try to change it, but before that, you have to change everyone first, because you can't guarantee that everyone is as... naive as you are."

This sentence didn't sound very friendly, but Gloria didn't hear any sarcasm in it. Instead, it sounded like a sincere exhortation?

"Is that true?"

"That's true, but how can you defeat my Joan of Arc with 3000 defenses and cause me harm?" Tiantis looked at her with interest. Joan of Arc stood solemnly on horseback, holding a silver spear with a fluttering swallowtail flag. She was shrouded in a sacred golden glow, looking holy and solemn. Her presence was like a tall and solid wall. Just lying there was enough to dispel all the enemy's desire to attack. Whether it was Saint Shalia, Rolena or Alice, their attack power was not enough to break this wall.

"I originally planned to use the combination of these two cards to give you a little surprise, but I didn't expect you to crack it so easily. Instead, you gave me a little surprise, Miss Gloria."

The tornado swept through the backcourt of Tiantis, and the howling hurricane lifted up the two covered cards. Gloria only had time to see their card names, which were [Napoleon of Great Strategy - War Command] and [Agricora of Magic - Metal Protective Layer], and then the two cards were torn into pieces by the storm and turned into white spots in the sky and dissipated.

She said with a smile, not looking frustrated at all, but a few drops of cold sweat appeared on Gloria's forehead: If she did not deal with these two face-up cards and went directly into the battle phase, not only would she be unable to destroy the opponent's monsters, but the effects of the opponent's trap cards would even liberate the monsters on her field and expand the scene.

"Insidious, so insidious!" This sentence was not said by Gloria, but by the genius player Alice, who criticized righteously: "Why do you always use the backcourt red pit to disgust us? Can't you fight us fair and square?"

Previously, Tiantis used two cover cards in the backcourt and Dante's effect to complete an impeccable defense and blocked his own attack, which made Gloria more vigilant about her backcourt. Therefore, this time, she decided to deal with the two unknown cover cards before launching an attack. Coincidentally, Alice's effect was born for this occasion.

"Excellent strategy." Seeing that Data Storm destroyed the two Trap Cards that covered him, Tiantis did not show an expression of annoyance or disappointment. Instead, he praised it and explained the effects of the two face-up cards to Gloria: "The effect of [Agricora of Magic - Metallic Shield] is to change all Attack Position monsters on the opponent's field to Defense Position when the opponent enters the Battle Phase; and the effect of [Napoleon of Great Strategy - War Order] is to release an Alien Philosopher Monster on your field to Special Summon an Alien Philosopher Monster with a different name from the Deck, but if the opponent has a Defense Position monster on the field, you can also release all Defense Position monsters on the opponent's field as a replacement."

Gloria smiled confidently, "I don't have any cards to deal with Joan of Arc, but don't forget, Miss Tiantis, I still have one effect that hasn't been activated yet."

[Attack 2200/Defense 1800]

She shook her head, put this ridiculous thought behind her, and said to Tiandis: "Anyway, you don't have any cards in your backcourt that can protect you, Miss Tiandis."

Then the storm gradually subsided and the duel field returned to calm.

That is the effect of the evolved Ultra Rorona!
[The Creator of All Things—Lorena/Water/8*/Effect]

“Ride the wind, Alice!” She waved her hand, and a tornado made up of a huge data stream quickly formed on the horizon, sweeping across from the end of the Tywell River, like a giant awakening from a long sleep, advancing step by step towards the backcourt of Tiantis. The speed seemed slow, but it arrived in the blink of an eye. Before everyone could react, the entire duel field was shrouded in a fierce storm. The strong wind cut sharp wounds on the dark river surface, and the roaring sound waves even made the bridge under the feet of the two duelists tremble, emitting a low whine: "Strom Access!"

[This card is also considered a "Girl's Royal Power" monster in the rules. This card cannot be Normal Summoned. You can Special Summon it by returning a monster with "Rorona" in the card name on your field and a "Merciful Relief·Linger" in your Graveyard or Excluded Zone to the deck. This card cannot be targeted by the opponent's effects during the turn it is Special Summoned, nor can it be destroyed by battle or effects. The effect of this card name can only be used once per turn. Return a card from your hand to the deck, and select a "Girl's Royal Power" magic card that meets the activation conditions from the deck to activate it. ]

"According to Miss Rorona's effect, I return a card from my hand to my deck, and then activate the Equip Spell Card [Holy Sword - Broken Steel Oath] to equip Miss Alice on the field!"

The beautiful mirror fairy princess smiled lightly and looked up at the sky. A huge full moon was reflected in her icy blue eyes, which seemed to be pulled by some invisible force and gradually fell to the world. Bathed in the scorching moonlight, the origin stone in her eyes suddenly burst out with an extremely clear blue light. The light gathered together and merged into a straight beam of light, rushing straight into the night sky, sweeping away the heavy clouds and haze, revealing the deep blue night sky like a curtain. In the beam of light, a pale blue holy sword fell from the sky and pierced through the surface of the Tywell River as if it were piercing through rock and soil. Its elegant and slender sword body was as transparent and clear as a carefully carved crystal. A silver holy pattern ran straight through the middle, piercing through the sword tip and the blade, as if a holy silver flame was burning inside the crystal, releasing scorching heat; the hilt was carved into the shape of a dragon and an iris branch, with the dragon's wing claws and the blooming irises intertwined, outlining gorgeous and delicate patterns. At this moment, it was slightly tilted, just in front of Alice, an angle at which she could hold the hilt by just stretching out her hand, as if waiting for her to pull it out and defeat all enemies blocking her way with the power of a brave man.

Faced with this situation, what would Alice do?
Of course, he drew out the familiar-looking holy sword without hesitation, and then struck the most classic Da Zhang Yidao style stance: "Hehe, leader of the Gran Sefa Air Cavalry, general chairman of the Ring Continent Adventurer's Guild, master of the Hiten Yujian Style Menkyo Kaiden - Alice, here I come!"

I don't know how she mixed these completely incompatible titles together.

"According to the effect of [Holy Sword - Broken Steel Oath], the equipped monster's attack and defense are doubled!"

[Invincible genius player—Alice/Attack power 5000/Defense power 4200]

"Wow?" Tiantis raised his eyebrows. "In this case, Miss Alice's attack power is indeed greater than Jeanne's defense power. You are worthy of it, Miss Gloria."

"Thank you for the compliment, but that's not all!" Gloria showed a determined look: "Another effect of [Holy Sword - Broken Steel Oath] is that when the equipped monster fights the opponent's monster, damage will be calculated even if the target monster is in Defense Position, and the damage calculation is always based on the lowest of the target monster's Attack and Defense!"

In other words, after equipping this holy sword, Joan of Arc's defense is meaningless, and the lowest attack power in her attack and defense stats is only 1000 points. If fighting with Alice, Tentis will receive 4000 points of damage, plus 2000 points of damage from Saint Shalia and 2200 points of damage from Rorona...

4000+2000+2200＞8000, this is a math problem so simple that even Alice can calculate it.

Victory is decided!

"That way I win!"

Perhaps because of the impending victory, even the Third Princess, who had always been elegant and calm, had a hint of nervousness and excitement in her tone. She clenched her fists tightly and said, "Let's enter the battle phase. Go ahead, Miss Alice, and attack Joan of Arc! Blue Flame Dance·Unparalleled Combo!"

Because of certain games and secondary creations, the genius player has always liked the character of Joan of Arc. The character of the blonde and blue-eyed holy knight just happens to hit her sweet spot (it’s better to say that there is no character setting that doesn’t hit her sweet spot), but... this is a duel!
In the sacred arena of duel, giving your all is the greatest respect you can give to your opponent!

So, Alice held the holy sword in her hand and stepped forward. As she took steps, flowers suddenly bloomed in the void. But they were not flowers, but pale blue flames. They only looked like tender petals because they were too soft and swaying. Each of these flowers drifted in the night, shedding bursts of flames and rain, dyeing the scene in sight into a complex and blurred pale blue color.

Alice took a deep breath, then leaned forward slightly, and raised the hilt of the holy sword Broken Steel Oath with both hands. The blade passed over her shoulder, and the bladeless edge was pointing at the solemn and majestic Holy Knight. The next moment, she swung the sword without hesitation, and the blade tore through the void with a sharp sound. Countless blue flowers withered at the same time at this moment, and the petals were stretched into countless sharp blades of light. As the sword was swung, hundreds of thousands of light blades swept across the field of vision. The world was silent for a while, and everyone held their breath. The only scene that could be seen was the roaring light blades. The Holy Knight's figure seemed so small under the sword light, and even the light was swallowed up, so fragile that it could not withstand a single blow.

Everyone was waiting for the result. As long as Alice's attack succeeded, Gloria would undoubtedly win. However, Lingge, who had returned to the deck and was watching the battle from behind, was not so optimistic, because he noticed that not only Joan of Arc was indifferent to Alice's attack, but also Tiantis's expression did not change. There was even a hint of a meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Activate Jeanne's effect."

Her voice came slowly, and at that moment, the nervous and excited look in Gloria's eyes froze, and even the light blade swung by Alice froze in mid-air, as if time had completely stopped at this moment: "You can activate this effect when the opponent's monster declares an attack, release this card on the field, and recover basic points equal to the total attack value of all monsters on the opponent's field. After this effect is activated, you can no longer recover basic points through monster effects in this duel."

The holy and noble female knight rode on her beloved warhorse, raised the fluttering flag in her hand, and swore loudly, just as she had done when she encouraged the people to fight for a free and democratic country: "I am willing to dedicate my life, ideals and all my tiny hopes to those who fight for freedom!"

"Therefore, holy people, please listen to the wishes of the five irises on this pure white earth—"

"Let's defend our country with blood and oath!"

As soon as the words fell, the vast light turned into a tide, sweeping through with a more violent momentum than Alice's sword light, covering the entire duel field. Bathed in this pure and surging holy light, everyone felt their bodies warm, as if they were reborn in their mother's arms.

[Tentis: LP8000→17200]

Then, Alice's sword light pierced through the holy light and bombarded the broken bridge deck of the Indorsis Bridge, causing the rock and soil to tremble, the steel to wail, and the bridge across the river to shake violently, raising terrifying waves on the dark water. Dust rose up in the sky, blurring everyone's vision, so that they could only vaguely see the figure of the black-haired girl still standing calmly at the highest point, towering like a mountain.

[Tentis: LP17200→12200]

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)