Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"That's right, the one I'm going to revive is the [Elemental Hero - Sky Warrior] who was destroyed by the sea turtle in the last round!"

As he described the effects, Yusei opened his palms in front of him.

A gust of wind blew, the propellers flapped, and the figure of Sky Warrior, who had died from overwork, appeared next to Liquid Warrior.

A breeze and a stream, and the two heroes seem to have developed a kind of resonance.

"In the event that Skybreaker is Special Summoned, I activate Skybreaker's second effect to destroy one face-down card in your backrow!"

When Sky Knight successfully summons or Special Summons a monster, he can choose to search for a HERO monster in his Deck or destroy a Spell/Trap Card equal to the number of HERO monsters he controls, excluding himself.

At this moment, besides Skyman himself, there is also Liquidman in attack position on Yusei's field, so Yusei can choose to activate another effect of Skyman.

Now that there was no need to search, Yusei naturally chose to destroy the face-down card that Saotome Rei had hidden in the backfield.

Before the fight starts, it's always a good idea to take out the backcourt first.

He was particularly concerned about the card that had been there since the first round.

"—Drink up!"

As Yusei finished speaking, a small tornado formed from Skyman's outstretched arm. With a shout from Skyman, the tornado swept up the cards located behind Saotome Rei and destroyed them into fragments.

--boom!

"Well……!"

The card was destroyed, and affected by the aftershocks, Saotome Rei instinctively covered her cheek with her arm.

"Hmm? The destroyed card... was it a Continuous Trap Card—[Lightsworn Shield]?"

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【Light Path Protective Cover】

(Continuous Trap Card)

Effect: When a face-up "Lightsworn" monster you control becomes the target of an attack, you can send the top 2 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard to negate the attack of 1 opponent's monster.

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Unlike cards with counter-attack effects, such as "Superior Power" - [Divine Shield - Mirror Force -], [Lightsworn Shield], while also a shield, focuses more on defending against [Lightsworn] monsters on your field.

Its effect does not target any card and is a continuous effect, so it cannot be negated by the effects of cards such as activation negation.

In theory, as long as you have enough cards in your deck, you can keep blocking indefinitely.

And each time it is attacked, it can trigger a grave-piling effect...

In a sense, it is indeed a rather tricky card.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness I was smart enough to have a backup plan..." Yusei patted his chest and silently gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.

"The trap card was destroyed? But... even so, the two monsters on your field can't break through my defense!" Saotome Rei, who was blown away from the back row, stretched out her slender white finger in Yusei's direction.

Skyman's attack power is 1800, while Liquidman's attack power is 1400.

Even if Yusei can destroy the [Light Dao Rui Okus] with an attack power of 1200, he is no match for the [Turtle Kaibun Gamesiere] (attack power of 2200) that he personally delivered.

"Is it really?"

"……what?"

Facing the questioning gaze from Rei Saotome, Yusei slowly drew the [Fusion] card from his hand and then held it high above his head: "Spell Card [Fusion] Activated..."

"I will send the three monsters on the field, namely Elemental HERO Skyman and Elemental HERO Liquidman, and the monster in my hand, Elemental HERO Solidman, to the Graveyard as materials to perform a Fusion Summon!"

Saotome Rei: "This is...!!!"

Similar to Saotome Rei's previous Three-Body Xyz Summon, Yusei is now using three 4-star Hero Monsters of different attributes to perform a Three-Body Fusion Summon!

"...It's coming! The hero's three-body fusion summoning!"

As he watched the situation on the field, Jaden Yuki's eyes shone brightly.

In his eyes, Yusei's victory was already a foregone conclusion!

As expected of my sworn enemy, Yusei!

……

Justice may be delayed, but it will never be denied!

"Transcend all sorrow, and transform the endless darkness within into the driving force to forge ahead..."

Good, bad...

Happy, sad, sorrowful, painful, unforgettable, cherished...

Meeting someone, and parting from a beloved...

All the past experiences flashed before Yusei's eyes like a slideshow.

At the moment of the fusion summoning, time seemed to stand still...

Overwhelmed with mixed emotions, Yusei slowly closed his eyes.

It is everything in the past that has made me who I am today!

Darkness enveloped his vision, and in the moment he closed his eyes, Yusei seemed to see, in another world, the figure of the Overlord reminiscing about the twilight of the past at the end of eternity.

That was precisely the end of another version of myself.

Did he, who pursued a domineering path and resolutely went to the end, ever have the same feelings as me?

"...Fusion Summoning!"

The Fusion Spell Card held high above his head shone brightly. Yusei, having ended his memories and opened his eyes, uttered the name of the Dark Hero: "...Come on!"

"—【Phantom Hero - Thirty-One】(Warrior/Dark/8-Star/Attack 2500/Defense 2000)!"

The light of the fusion summoning appeared on the shore, illuminating everyone's vision.

Emerging from that summoning radiance was a majestic, destructive red figure that devoured all light.

The red super armor completely covered his body, with red beads with white edges inlaid on the joints of his limbs and his chest.

The shoulders on both sides are covered with thick, massive shoulder armor.

As for the armor behind him, there were four silver iron wings that fluttered in the wind like cloaks.

Beneath the cold body lies a burning, fiery heart.

With a swing of his arm, breaking through the dazzling light, the dark-attribute hero, Sannin, appeared on the field. He stood with his hands on his hips, using his giant-like body to protect Yusei, looking down on everything in front of him.

"【Phantom Hero - Trinity One】...is that the monster whose attack power can double?"

Having witnessed the immense power of the Third Prince before, Asuka couldn't help but gasp in surprise when she saw him appear.

If it's this monster, it could indeed bring Yusei an absolute victory.

“Attack power 2500… What can this monster do…?” Saotome Rei, who had never witnessed the power of the monster, stared at Sanichi’s figure and asked this question, which was not surprising.

"If 2500 isn't enough... how about this?" Upon hearing Saotome Rei's voice, Yusei immediately stretched out his arm towards the monster in front of him: "[Phantom Heroes: Trinity] effect activated! During the turn this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, its ATK becomes twice its original ATK!"

As Yu Xing's voice rang out, a layer of red battle aura suddenly appeared on the surface of Yu Sanyi's body.

Dust filled the air, scattering and flying in all directions with each of Sanyi's movements.

The attack power of the three people covered by this layer of battle aura also surged to 5000 points in an instant!

(【Phantom Hero - Trinity】 Attack Power: 2500→5000)

"...Attack power, it's actually 5000 points!" Seemingly particularly surprised by the change in the monster before her, Saotome Rei couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hands.

"It's not over yet!"

Reflecting Saotome Rei's surprised expression in his eyes, Yusei smiled and then activated the Equip Spell Card in his hand towards Sanichi on the field: "I target [Phantom Hero Sanichi] and activate the Equip Spell Card [Beloved Hero] from my hand!"

The Equip Spell Card "Beloved Hero" can only be equipped to a Level 5 or higher "Hero" monster, and the Level 8 "Phantom Hero Trinity" perfectly meets this restriction.

At this moment, the monster with the lowest attack power on the Saotome stage is [Light Daorui Okus] with an attack power of 1200.

Now that she has lost the protection of the [Light Shield], what awaits her is a fierce attack like a storm... right?

"Fight!"

"At this moment, the effect of the Equip Spell Card [Beloved Hero] is activated. This effect can be activated at the start of either player's Battle Phase. Select 1 Field Spell Card from your hand or Deck to activate this effect."

"I activate the hero's battle arena—[Skyscraper]—from my deck!"

Yusei drew the Field Spell Card [Skyscraper] from his deck and placed it into the field area slot on the side of the Duel Disk.

After that, along with the magnificent metropolis rising from the ground under the moonlight, the figure of [Phantom Hero - Trinity] was also lifted to the top of the tallest skyscraper.

295 I love watching women fight.

Under the moonlight, at the highest point of the skyscraper.

Phantom Hero 31 stood proudly with his hands on his hips, his domineering gaze piercing through the obstruction of towering buildings and locking onto Saotome Rei.

In this merciless duel, as a dark hero, he had no intention of holding back just because his opponent was a girl.

"Drink--!!!"

As Yusei announced the start of the battle, Sanichi, located at the top of the skyscraper, slowly stretched out his arm and raised his right fist, which shone with crimson and golden light, towards the direction of the night sky.

That is proof of the interplay between the "red" power inherent in oneself, which possesses destructive characteristics, and the "gold" power with creative characteristics attached to the equipped magic card - [Beloved Hero]!

Destruction and creation.

These two contradictory forces, which should have been mutually exclusive, reconciled at this moment and converged on the body of the Thirty-One.

"...A field spell called [Skyscraper]? Activated at this time?"

Saotome Rei was somewhat puzzled by Yusei's sudden activation of the Field Spell Card.

The effect of [Skyscraper] can only be activated when the ATK of your [Elemental HERO] monster is lower than the opponent's, but it has no effect on [Phantom HERO Trinity], which has an ATK of 5000 at this time.

What exactly is Yusei planning to do...?

"Tsk tsk tsk... You just don't understand!"