Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The effect of 【Android - Psychic Shocker】 can only target Trap Cards on both sides' fields; it has no effect on Spell Cards and Monster Cards.

The only face-down card on the field is [Divine Declaration], which cannot be activated at this moment due to the presence of Android Soga.

In that case, the task at hand is now clear.

What Yusei needs now is an effect monster with destruction resistance, preferably with an attack power of over 2400, that can pose a threat to Android Soga himself.

Speaking of Hero monsters that are not affected by effects and have considerable attack power, we must mention Evil Hero - Evil Blade Death Demon, which shone brightly in the previous Dark Duel!

In the previous Dark Duel, the Overlord defeated the Red-Eyes Titan using Yusei's body. After sending the Titan to another dimension, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Overlord did not take his deck with him when he left...

Therefore, his "Evil Heroes" deck, as well as the terrifying "Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chick (Super Magical Dragon Knight & Destruction Phoenix Man)", and some other cards, remained in Yusei's hands.

With the evil hero deck left behind by the Overlord, plus the large number of rare cards seized from the Titan, Yusei has unknowingly amassed a large number of cards with terrifying power, and thus his deck structure has changed accordingly.

While it may not be able to dominate everything, it's sufficient to handle the current situation.

233 When the Heavy Pit Duelist meets the Android deck...

"I activate the Spell Card [Reinforcement] from my hand! According to this card's effect, I can add one Warrior-Type monster of level 4 or lower from my Deck to my hand! The one I choose to add is the Level 4 [Elemental HERO Sky Warrior]!"

Yusei activated the spell card "Reinforcement" that he had just drawn from his deck by inserting it into his Duel Disk. He then added "Overworked Hero...Sky Hero" from his deck to his hand.

"Next, I will summon in attack stance—[Elemental Hero Sky Warrior] (Attack Power 1800)!"

With a slight smile, Yusei unhesitatingly placed Sky Warrior face-up on the Duel Disk and said, "At this moment, I activate Sky Warrior's monster effect. When this card is successfully Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one HERO monster from my Deck to my hand."

A sudden gust of wind swept across the empty arena, and then a hero with spiraling wings on his back, wearing blue-green armor and a wind-riding helmet appeared in the arena with outstretched arms at Yusei's call.

"Ah! It's that hero monster that destroyed the [Super Gravity Net] before!"

Upon hearing the name Sky Warrior, Jaden Yuki immediately recalled the duel between Yusei and SAL Monkey.

It was precisely because of Sky Knight's backrow explosion effect that the opponent's Continuous Trap Card, [Gravity Web], which sealed the attack declaration of a Level 4 or higher monster, was destroyed, giving Yusei the opportunity to counterattack, win the duel, and rescue Asuka's best friend, Junko Makita, from Monkey's clutches.

Back then, Yusei used the Sky Knight's backrow bomb effect, but now he's using a different search effect, accurately searching a [Hero] monster from the deck into his hand.

"A 4-star monster with an attack power of 1800? Interesting..."

Upon seeing Skywalker appear before him, the android Soga couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.

On his field, the other monster besides himself, [Mirror Wizard Nen Reflector], has an attack power of 1700, which is exactly 100 points lower than Sky Warrior. Therefore, Yusei can let Sky Warrior, after activating its effect, launch a probing attack on [Mirror Wizard Nen Reflector].

Even if Skyman is destroyed, it doesn't matter. After activating his effect and retrieving the card from his deck, he has already fulfilled his mission...

"Based on Sky Knight's effect, I added [Evil Hero - Dark Star Gold Demon] to my hand from my deck."

The Duel Disk indicator light flashed, and a card automatically popped out of the deck, which Yusei then added to his hand.

"Then I activate the effect of [Evil Hero - Dark Star Gold Demon], discard this card from my hand, and then add to my hand any other card with the name [Dark Fusion] from my deck, or the Fusion Spell Card [Dark Fusion]."

"The card I've chosen to add to my hand is naturally the spell card [Dark Fusion]!"

Yusei sent Dark Star Gold Demon to the graveyard, and then added the Fiend-exclusive Fusion Spell Card [Dark Fusion] to his hand from his deck.

"Dark Fusion..."

Upon hearing the card name spoken by Yusei, a barely perceptible glint flashed in Daitoku-sensei's eyes.

Stroking the Pharaoh's head in his arms, he murmured the name of this Fusion Magic Card, which he had never seen before.

He wasn't present in the duel where the Overlord used Dark Fusion to summon Evil Hero - Evil Blade Death Demon and crushed the Titan, so this was the first time he had seen this card.

Unlike ordinary Fusion Spell Cards, Daitokuji-sensei felt the intense will of the Overlord upon this card.

"Oh! Is it coming? That monster!"

Recalling the spectacular scene he had witnessed when [Evil Hero: Evil Blade Death Demon] made his appearance, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but show a rather excited expression on his face.

During today's duel, he saw a new evil hero monster, the [Evil Hero Dark Star Gold Demon], which, like Sky Knight, can accurately retrieve key cards from the deck. This immediately caught his eye.

As a duelist who also used the [Hero] deck, Jaden Yuki learned a great deal from Yusei!

"Prepare yourself, Android Zorg!"

A golden light flashed in his eyes for a moment, and Yusei, having made his announcement, inserted the Fusion Spell card representing the mighty power of darkness into his Duel Disk: "Spell Card [Dark Fusion] Activated!"

"Hehehehehe... This is the moment I've been waiting for!"

Seeing the projection of the magic card appear in front of Yusei, the long-planned Android Soga decisively activated his backrow face-down card: "At this moment, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Computer Energy Shock]! When I have [Android - Psychic Shocker] on my field, I can target one card on the field and destroy it directly!"

"Huh? What's this guy up to?"

Hearing the words spoken by the android Soga, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but retort, "Even if you destroy [Dark Fusion], you can't stop the fusion effect from activating, right... Doesn't he know that?"

"Ha! Foolish humans... Who said I was going to destroy the Fusion Magic Card?" Upon hearing Marufuji Sho's questioning voice, the android Soga couldn't help but snort.

"Masaka (Could it be)?"

Having considered a certain possibility, Jaden Yuki turned his attention to the face-down cards on Yusei Field.

In the last round, Yusei deliberately had this trap card, which was set up by Android Soga, unable to be activated due to the presence of [Android - Psychic Shocker], which is Android Soga himself. Furthermore, the effect of the trap card was also negated, so this card remained in Yusei's back row.

If the android Soga hadn't specifically pointed it out, everyone would have almost forgotten about the existence of this card.

That's how terrifying the nemesis of trap cards is!

Even the invincible counterattack trap—the God Old Man series—would be helplessly suppressed if it wasn't activated before the [Homunculus - Psychic Shocker] appeared...

"Hehehehehe... That's right! It's that 'could it be'!"

Laughing maniacally, the android Soga stretched out his arm and pointed at the Trap Card hidden in Yusei's back row, saying, "Based on the effect of the Quick-Play Spell Card [Computer Energy Shock], I choose to destroy that Trap Card you're hiding on your field!"

234 The Prevented Fusion

As the android Soga finished speaking, a purple lightning ball generated by the Quick-Play Spell Card [Computer Energy Shock] suddenly appeared above the face-down card not far in front of Yusei.

The lightning ball plummeted downwards, shattering the cover into pieces.

Before it could even activate its effect—no! It was because of the existence of the [Homunculus - Psychic Shocker] that [Divine Declaration] was unable to activate its effect, it was directly sent to the graveyard.

"..."

Seeing that Yusei's [Divine Declaration], which he had laid in the previous round, had been destroyed, a rather conflicted expression appeared on his face.

Red Pit decks are really bad matchups against Android decks...

"Next, I activate the follow-up effect of [Computer Energy Shock]. When this card destroys a Trap Card on the field, I can choose another face-up card on the field and have that effect negated until the end of the turn, or increase the ATK of all [Junko - Psychic Shocker] cards on my field by 800!"

When [Dark Fusion] is activated, it is in a state on the field, so the nullification effect of [Computer Energy Shock] can also be used against it.

Turning his gaze to the silent Yusei, the android Soga uttered a ruthless declaration: "My choice is naturally to negate the effect of one of your cards until the end of this turn!"

"Hehehehehe... I don't know what kind of monster you're planning to summon! But... nullify it! [Dark Fusion]!"

The Quick-Play Spell Card [Computer Energy Shock] is a second-speed card, and its processing order is prioritized over [Dark Fusion], which is a first-speed card. Therefore, you can only deal with the special summoning effect of [Dark Fusion] after the chain effect of [Computer Energy Shock] ends.

Thus, amidst the maniacal laughter of the android Soga, the Dark Fusion, which should have been successfully activated, was directly shattered into fragments by the sudden appearance of a lightning ball, turning into particles of light and disappearing from the field.

Since it is not a continuous spell card, "Dark Fusion" cannot remain on the field after its effect is negated. Instead, it is sent to the graveyard as a spell card whose effect has been activated.

"What?! Is that even possible?!"

Seize the initiative during the opponent's turn and disrupt their development...

Seeing the amazing one-for-two exchange performed by the android Soga, Marufuji Sho, who had just looked down on it and thought that the android Soga couldn't play cards at all, was so surprised that his jaw slammed to the ground with a "thud".

"Waaah... Ah!"

Marufuji Sho adjusted his glasses after resetting his dislocated jaw, then turned his gaze to Yusei.

With the Fusion Summon interrupted, Yusei now only has one Sky Warrior in Attack Position left on his field.

What are you planning to do? Yusei...

……

"This is a bit troublesome..." Seeing his Fusion Summon interrupted by Android Soga, Yusei glanced at his hand and began to think about his next move.

Forget about trap cards. With [Junko - Psychic Shocker] on the field, all trap cards are negated. Even if you set them up, you can't activate them. They'll just become stepping stones for your opponent to activate their effects, like [Divine Judgment] did before...

As for spell cards... most spell cards in the [Hero] deck are related to searching and special summoning. There are very few cards like [Lightning Bolt] which destroys all monsters on the opponent's field, or [Harpie's Feather Duster] which destroys all Spell & Trap Cards on the opponent's field. These cards are simple, brutal, and directly deal a major blow to the opponent.

In any case, there's nothing that can be done to deal with this round; we can only hope for a better chance in the next round's card draw.

"OK..."

Having made his decision, Yusei immediately entered his battle phase.

"【Elemental HERO Sky Warrior】Attack 【Mirror Wizard Nen Reflector】! Gale Fist!" Extending his palm, Yusei immediately gave the attack command to the monster in front of him.

Upon receiving the order, Sky Warrior nodded to Yusei, then swung his right fist, which was wrapped in a gust of wind, at the Android Soga, who was in attack stance as [Mirror Master - Nen Reflector].

The fist, carrying a gust of wind, struck the [Mirror Mirror Guide - Mind Realm Reflector].

The [Magic Mirror Guide - Limit Breaker] that appeared in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! has the ability to "inflict damage equal to the attacking monster's ATK," similar to the effect of [Magic Cylinder].

As its variant card, [Magic Mirror Guide - Nen Realm Reflector] probably has a similar effect.

Unsure of the monster's exact effects, Yusei decided to launch a probing attack, figuring that even if Skywalker was destroyed, the damage wouldn't be too significant.

"Gu..."

Faced with Skywalker's direct attack, the android Soga had no choice but to helplessly endure it.

Yusei's probing attack struck right at his weak point.

"boom!!!"

Having taken the direct hit from Sky Warrior, the [Mirror Mage - Mind Realm Reflector]'s swords began to emit visible sparks.

Under Yusei's bewildered gaze, the [Mirror Mage - Nen Realm Reflector], whose body was damaged and engulfed in flames, exploded on the spot, generating a large amount of smoke and taking away a portion of the android Soga's life points.

(Homo Plug's HP: 4000 → 3900)

"Huh??? You're not going to activate the effect?"

Seeing the android Soga completely unmoved by Skywalker's attack, Yusei couldn't help but voice his doubts. Even he himself hadn't expected that his simple, unpretentious attack, which was meant to be a test, would actually succeed...

"【Mirror Wizard - Nen Reflector】can only activate its effect when another monster on your field is targeted for an attack, so I can't stop your Sky Warrior..."

Unlike [Mirror Master - Limit Breaker] which reflects attacks against itself, [Mirror Master - Nen Breaker] can only reflect attacks from other monsters on its field.