Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion] from my hand, using the second [Elemental HERO Wingman] and [Elemental HERO Burst Girl] from my hand as materials for Fusion Summoning!"

"Winged Man and Burst Girl are just ordinary monsters with low attack power. Only through fusion will their true forms be revealed."

"Come forth! My favorite card—[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman] (6-star/Wind attribute/ATK 2100/DEF 1200)!"

Winged Man and Burst Girl were sucked into a vortex created by the Fusion Spell Card, and then a dragon-humanoid monster emerged from the vortex.

The monster's right hand is a red dragon head, and it has a green dragon tail on its back.

The monster has only one wing on its back, and its appearance is reminiscent of Winged Man and Explosive Girl, which served as the source material.

The Flame Winged Man and the Phoenix Man summoned by Yusei earlier share some similarities in appearance.

(Judai Yuki's hand card count: 5 → 2)

In a classic three-for-one exchange, Jaden Yuki spent three cards of his hand to perform a Fusion Summon.

"Because of the existence of Dark Claw, the materials used for Fusion Summoning cannot be sent to the graveyard and must be removed from the game," Yusei reminded Jaden Yuki, noting the effect of the Friend Hero.

Masked Hero Dark Claw's passive effect directly seals Jaden Yuki's graveyard, and Winged Man, Burst Girl, and Magic Card Fusion, which are used as materials, will be excluded from the game.

Jaden Yuki took the cards off the Duel Disk and put them into the card pocket behind his waist, signifying that these cards had been banished from the game and could no longer easily return to the duel.

045 Skyscraper, yyds

"It's the monster that defeated Professor Kunonos before! Even seeing it again, it still looks so cool!" Sho Marufuji couldn't help but express his thoughts as he looked at the Flame Winged Man on the field with Jaden Yuki.

"【Elemental HERO Flame Wingman】can only be fused and summoned. Its effect is to deal damage to the opponent equal to the ATK of the monster destroyed in battle."

Misawa Daichi, the “humanoid card checker,” explained the effects of the Flame Winged Man.

"But the Flame Winged Man's attack power is only 2100 points, which is lower than the Masked Hero Dark Claw's attack power of 2400 points. What should we do?" Marufuji Sho said that he couldn't figure out how to deal with the situation.

"That guy will probably use [Skyscraper] to increase the Flame Wingman's attack power, just like he did when he defeated Professor Kunonos!" Daichi Misawa gave his answer.

"But skyscrapers aren't something you can just start building whenever you want..."

"Well, if that guy is in first place, there's always a way. Maybe he has [Skyscraper] in his hand right now!"

"Huh? That can't be right... How could it be such a coincidence that you get the Skyscraper every time?" Marufuji Sho said that such a coincidence could not possibly happen in this world.

“Generally speaking, that’s how it is…” Daichi Misawa paused, then continued, “However, Jaden Yuki always manages to surprise people. If it were him, this kind of thing might actually happen.”

"No one believed he could defeat Professor Kunonos before, but in the end, his performance surprised everyone."

Daichi Misawa said firmly, "I don't know about others, but if it's him, I believe it's possible!"

Marufuji Sho: "..."

……

Let's shift our perspective back to the dueling arena.

"Oh? A Flame Winged Man with an attack power of 2100, are you planning to use a field spell?" Yusei also noticed the current situation and immediately guessed what Yuki Jaden was planning next.

If Jaden Yuki attacks directly, he definitely won't be able to defeat his own friend, Yuki.

He chose to do this because he was confident enough.

Jaden Yuki's hand now has the same number of cards as his own, with 2 cards remaining. One of them is confirmed to be [Winged Kuriboh], which had previously warned Jaden Yuki to be careful of Friend Hero.

The other card is very likely the Field Spell Card "Skyscraper," a Field Spell Card exclusive to Elemental HERO monsters that increases the ATK of Elemental HERO monsters on the field during battle.

"As expected of you, Yusei!"

"Since you're also a duelist using a Hero deck, you must have this card too!"

Jaden Yuki showed the Skyscraper card from his hand to Yusei, indicating that he would activate the card's effect next.

Field Spell Cards, like Continuous Spell Cards, can remain on the field indefinitely, unlike regular Spell Cards which must be sent to the Graveyard after being used once.

"Heroes also have their own battlegrounds!"

"I activate the Field Spell [Skyscraper] from my hand!"

A new area popped up on the side of Jaden Yuki's Duel Disk, just the right size to place a card. This was the designated area for Field Spell Cards.

Whether you choose to place it as a cover or activate it directly, you can put it in this dedicated area without taking up the five slots in the back row.

Jaden Yuki placed the Skyscraper into the Duel Disk, and the side area automatically retracted after detecting that the card had been placed.

With the activation of the field spell [Skyscraper], the entire duel area was plunged into darkness, as if time had jumped to night in an instant.

A full moon appeared in the dark night sky, illuminating the entire world.

Skyscrapers rise up against the moonlight.

The Flame Winged Man happened to be on top of a tall building, so he was lifted into the air along with the rising building and stood on the top of a tall building in the center of the field.

At this moment, the Flame Winged Man was standing with his arms crossed, looking down at Yusei and the Masked Hero Dark Claw in front of him.

"Oh?" Yusei looked at the magnificent buildings that had sprung up around him, a look of amazement in his eyes.

[Skyscraper] He hasn't used it on the Duel Disk yet, so it's unclear what the specific effects will be.

Now, Yuki Judai's actions have just answered this question for him.

"Alright! The stage for the heroes is set! Now it's time to go on stage!"

"Elemental Hero Flame Wingman, attack Masked Hero Dark Claw!"

Yuki Jaden gazed at the Flame Winged Man standing atop the high-rise building. He clenched his right fist, swung it forcefully forward, and a smile of excitement appeared on his face.

Flame Wing Man received Jaden Yuki's order. He lowered his arms, leaped from the top of the building, and glided towards the direction of Masked Hero Dark Claw using the single wing on his back.

Darkclaw raised his head and stared at the winged fireman attacking him. He clenched his right fist, intending to teach this overconfident fellow a lesson.

"Is it coming?" Yusei knew that Jaden Yuki was about to activate the effect of a field spell.

"At this moment, the effect of [Skyscraper] activates! When an [Elemental HERO] monster on the field battles a monster with a higher ATK, its ATK increases by 1000 points!" Jaden Yuki raised his right fist, indicating that in this way, Flame Wingman could defeat Masked Hero Dark Claw.

When the Flamewing Man came into contact with the Masked Hero Darkclaw, he temporarily changed the direction of his glide.

The Flame Winged Man swooped down to an open space not far from the Masked Hero Dark Claw, then braced himself with his feet and, using the momentum of his dive, leaped into the sky, his entire body soaring upwards.

"Take this! Skyscraper Impact!" Jaden Yuki shouted, unleashing the Flame Wingman's attack.

The Flame Winged Man turned in mid-air and then swooped down toward the Masked Hero Dark Claw below.

During this process, the Flame Wing Man's body began to ignite due to friction with the air, and his attack power increased from 2100 points to 3100 points! This surpasses the Masked Hero Dark Claw's attack power of 2400 points!

Masked Hero Dark Claw met the real "Flame" Winged Man descending from the sky and unleashed his long-awaited right fist.

The moment their fists clashed, a powerful gust of wind was unleashed, causing several surrounding buildings to collapse due to the impact of their punches.

After a long stalemate, Masked Hero Dark Claw was finally no match for the Flame Winged Man, who was empowered by his buffs, and was knocked to the ground by his fiery fist.

Yusei's HP is also affected by the difference in attack power between the two monsters, resulting in 700 points of battle damage.

(Yusei's LP: 4000 → 3300)

"Friend, may you rest in peace..." Even knowing the outcome of the battle, Yusei still felt regretful about the departure of the Masked Hero Darkclaw.

As Masked Hero Dark Claw leaves the field, Jaden Yuki's Graveyard lock is lifted, and any cards he sends to the Graveyard will no longer be banished.

046 A new hero, the magnificent hero!

After destroying the Masked Hero Dark Claw, Flame Wing returned to Jaden Yuki's side.

"It's not over yet!"

Jaden Yuki extended his right hand, pointing in the direction of Yusei.

"Based on the Flame Winged Man's effect, Yusei, you will suffer battle damage equal to the destroyed monster's attack power."

"The Masked Hero Dark Claw has an attack power of 2400 points, which means that Yusei, you will take 2400 damage!"

The Flame Winged Man extended his right hand, shaped like a dragon's head, towards the direction where Yu Xing was.

A red flame shot out from the dragon's head. When Yusei was touched by the flame, he felt a burning, slight pain in his body, indicating that he had been damaged by the Flame Winged Man's effect.

(Yusei's LP: 3300 → 900), less than 1000 points.

"End of turn!" Jaden Yuki announced the end of turn after activating the effect of Flame Wingman.

He only had one [Winged Kuriboh] left in his hand, while on the field he had [Elemental HERO Flame Wingman] with 2100 attack and the field spell card [Skyscraper].

As for Yusei, he had already used up 4 cards to transform Fusion Hero into Masked Hero, and now he only has 2 cards left in his hand.

Yusei looked around at the skyscrapers under the night sky and a bold idea came to his mind.

Can I use the effects of the [Skyscraper] myself?

The effect of this Field Spell is that when an Elemental HERO monster attacks a monster with a higher attack power, its attack power increases by 1000 points during damage calculation.

This effect is not limited to use by our side.

In other words, any [Elemental HERO] monster can use this effect.

"It seems feasible..." Yusei stroked his chin and began to think.

"It's my turn."

"My turn! Draw a card!"

Yusei drew a card from his deck. He glanced at the card he had drawn; it was a Spell Card called "Fusion Recycle," whose effect was to add one "Fusion" card from his Graveyard and one material monster used for Fusion Summoning to his hand.

"It's here!" The moment Yusei saw the card, he had already figured out his next move.

"Oh?" Jaden Yuki noticed the expression on Yusei's face and began to wonder.

Could it be that Yusei, like me, also drew the card he wanted?

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion Recycle] from my hand!"

"Based on this card's effect, I can add [Fusion] and one material monster used in a Fusion Summon from my Graveyard to my hand."

"I've chosen [Elemental Hero Winged Warrior]!"

Yusei added Fusion and Winged Warrior from the graveyard to his hand, increasing his hand to four cards, allowing him to perform another Fusion Summon.

It's a pity I didn't get to use [Miracle Fusion] this time, otherwise I could have directly used monsters from the graveyard as materials for Fusion Summoning.

Using the effect of [Elemental HERO Sunrise] can indeed get a [Miracle Fusion] card from the deck, but Yusei is planning to try a different strategy this time.