Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Hmm... 1800 attack power? That's not bad for a 4-star monster, but that's not enough to defeat my Color Dominator (2300 attack power)."

Looking at the Overworked Hero appearing before Yusei, a monster with a bunch of mechanical spiral wings on its back and wearing blue and white armor, Rei Saotome continued, "Or... now that the Magic Cards are locked, are you also planning to perform an Xyz Summon?"

“Xyz Summoning requires two or more monsters of the same level…” Yusei sighed helplessly as he said this: “With Spell Cards unable to be activated now, I really have no way to summon another Level 4 monster.”

At this point, Yusei suddenly changed the subject, saying, "But! That doesn't mean I can't deal with your monsters!"

It cannot be destroyed by monsters other than No Monsters through battle, and it possesses a terrifying effect, making it a being locked in a dark room...

Faced with such an unsolvable monster.

It's time to summon the invincible sea turtle!

"I will release [Number 16, Color Ruler, Shock Ruler] which is on your field, and then Special Summon this monster to your field!"

"Hehe...Here's an 8-star monster for you!"

Just like when he fought against [Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight], Yusei, holding Turtle Man alone in his hand, gave a wicked smile in the direction of Rei Saotome.

After saying this, Yusei did not throw the card in his hand like a dart as before, but instead walked towards Saotome Rei's location.

It's not that Yusei didn't want to show off and play a card game...

The main reason was that they were surrounded by the vast ocean, and the night wind was blowing quite fiercely...

One wrong move and you might end up in the embarrassing situation of failing to impress others and ending up like a "sea turtle returning to the ocean."

Just in case, it's best to be careful at this time.

"What? Release the monsters on my field..." Hearing Yusei's words, Saotome Rei, who had never witnessed the power of Turtleman, was stunned.

Saotome Rei: "Is this the effect of a monster? Or something else...?"

Yusei: "Well... you'll see for yourself."

Saotome Rei: "Hmm? Oh..."

Looking up at Yusei in front of her, Saotome Rei took the card "[Turtle Kaiju - Gamesialer]" from his hand and began to carefully examine the card in her hand.

293 The Lightwalker: The Dragon of Judgment

"【Sea Turtle Kaibeast - Gamesielle】..."

"This card can be Special Summoned from your hand in Attack Position by Tributing 1 monster on your opponent's field..."

As she softly murmured the words engraved on the card, Saotome Rei's eyes widened: "It's actually real... How can there be such a cheating card!"

Ignoring the opponent's wishes, forcibly releasing the monsters on their field...

"Won't my [Number 16 Color Ruler Shock Ruler] on the field just become this useless, silly monster?"

Saotome Rei, who had been relying on the effect of Color Master to block the magic cards, couldn't help but show a regretful expression.

"Well... that's how it is..."

Yusei could only shrug helplessly at Saotome Rei's claim of cheating by summoning the Brilliant Ruler and locking her own magic card.

I haven't even told you that you used a banned card!

You actually accused me of cheating first...

Is there no justice in this world?!

"That's all. I release your Color Master and Special Summon Turtleman to your field."

After handing the card to Saotome Rei, Yusei immediately turned and returned to his original position.

"Ugh... This is the only way..."

With a conflicted expression on her face, Saotome Rei then placed the Turtle Kaibeast in place of the Color Master on her Duel Disk.

Because the Ruler of Color was sent to the graveyard, the two Light Path monsters that were originally piled under it were also placed in their own graveyard by Rei Saotome.

"Tsk tsk... It's actually an invincible color-based deck... What happened to the Lightsworn deck? If it weren't for the Turtle... I'd be doomed this game..."

On the way back, Yusei, still shaken, couldn't help but sigh softly.

If it weren't for this incident, he could have activated the Fusion Magic Card right now and unleashed an explosive attack.

Sky Hero and [Reinforcements] are both cards with precise search effects, while [Evil Hero - Dark Star Gold Demon] itself has the ability to summon the evil monster - Evil Blade Death Demon in one card...

However, with the activation of magic cards now blocked, these are just dreams.

For hero decks, having spell cards blocked is definitely a big blow...

This feeling is as if you've jumped from the modern world of guns and cannons to the ancient era of axe-wielding warriors...

Time could be reversed.

"...Next, I'll lay a trap with one card, then it's time to end my turn!"

Although the turtle replaced the color master on the field, it slightly relieved Yusei's pressure.

However, Yusei currently only has Sky Warrior with an attack power of 1800, which is no match for Rei Saotome's Turtle Kaibun with an attack power of 2200.

Therefore, Yusei could only choose to play it safe, set his cards face down, and then end his turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

When it was her turn, Saotome Rei drew a card from her deck.

"Hmm... what is this?!"

Looking at the card drawn from the deck, Reina Saotome's expression, which had been somewhat depressed after being hit by the Turtle Transformation spell, immediately changed: "It's this card! Looks like I'm going to win!"

"What? Could it be that card..."

Observing the changes in Saotome Rei's face, Yusei couldn't help but start guessing what card she had just drawn.

That incredibly confident expression... Could it be that the card she drew was the kingpin of the Lightsworn deck—the "Dragon of Judgment," also known as the "Dragon-shaped Black Hole"?

If that's really the case...

Thinking of this, Yusei couldn't help but look at the only face-down card in his backcourt.

—Counter Trap Card [Divine Judgment].

A noble three-speed effect, a versatile card that cannot be chained by monsters, capable of negating and destroying the activation of a Spell/Trap Card, or the Normal Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon of a monster.

If Saotome Rei plays a [Judgment Dragon] card, Yusei will activate it immediately without hesitation.

……

"In my graveyard, there exist four Lightsworn monsters: [Lightsworn Assassin Raiden], [Lightsworn Beast Wolf], [Lightsworn Maiden Minerva], and [Lightsworn Archer Felis]..."

Holding the card she had just drawn in her hand, Saotome Rei smiled slightly at Yusei and said, "Therefore... I can Special Summon this card from my hand: Guardian of the Lightsworn - [Judgment Dragon]!"

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【Judgment Dragon】

(Dragon/Light/8-star/Attack 3000/Defense 2600)

Special Summon/Effect:

This card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned if you have 4 or more types of "Lightsworn" monsters in your Graveyard.

①: You must pay 1000 Life Points to activate this effect. Destroy all other cards on the field.

②: Activate during your End Phase. Send the top 4 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard.

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"Judgment Dragon... Judging from the name, it seems to be a very powerful card!" Jaden Yuki, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but exclaim.

The card name is concise, powerful, and full of intimidation; just by hearing the name, you know it's not something that ordinary monsters can compare to!

"Xiao Li... you've become this amazing without my knowledge?"

With an indifferent expression and arms crossed, a hint of admiration flashed in Marufuji Ryo's eyes where no one could see.

Putting aside romantic relationships, if it were just about dueling, he would really like to have a fight with Saotome Reira right now!

"Yusei, although your [Turtle Kaibun - Gamesialer] gave me an unexpected surprise... it's over now!"

Saotome Rei slammed the [Judgment Dragon] into the Duel Disk, staring at the summoning light that shone before her, already envisioning the steps to victory.

First, use the effect of [Judgment Dragon] to clear the field, destroying all other cards on the field except for itself.

Then, Normal Summon [Light Mordecai Okus] (Beast Warrior/Light/Level 3/ATK 1200/DEF 1800) from your hand.

3000 plus 1200, that's a total of 4200 damage...

Thinking of this, Saotome Rei reached out and smoothed her long black hair that was fluttering in the wind, and the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.

I'm determined to win this duel!

"...So it really is the Dragon of Judgment?"

Watching the enormous dragon-shaped phantom slowly unfold its wings and reveal its form amidst the summoning light, Yusei decisively activated his face-down card without any hesitation: "Then... Ambush Card activated!"

"The instant you Special Summon [Judgment Dragon], I activate the Counter Trap Card - [Divine Judgment]! Pay half of my Life Points to negate and destroy the Special Summon of [Judgment Dragon]!"

(Yusei LP: 4000→2000)

If activated, it will deduct 2000 health points.

If we don't activate it, we'll lose at least 3000 points just from what we can see right now!

I don't need to say more about how to choose!

"What...? It's a counter-trap card?"

Unexpectedly, Yusei's backstage was actually [Divine Declaration], and Saotome Rei, who was still in a smug state and thought she had already won, was stunned.

Yusei did notice the face-down card. She originally thought it would be a card like "Hero Mark," which activates when a monster is destroyed in battle and has a final effect, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

This carelessness turned out to leave him with a huge hidden danger.

"Vanish, Dragon of Judgment!"

As Yusei shouted, the figure of the old man appeared from the light, and then he opened his palm toward the location of the Judgment Dragon.

As the old man moved, an irresistible force instantly transformed into a tangible white light, enveloping the phantom of the Judgment Dragon.