Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"It's an Armored Dragon?! Could it be that you..." Looking at the monster that appeared in the dueling arena, Principal Samejima suddenly turned his head and looked at Principal Iqiangsen beside him.

"Hehehe... Dumbfounded, aren't you, Samejima! For this victory, I entrusted the Northern Academy's ace to Manjoume! You guys... dare to bring out your Phantom Demon deck?"

With a smug look on his face, Yi Qiangsen continued in a teasing tone, "Even if you dared, I'm afraid Chairman Yingmaru wouldn't agree."

"This……"

Above the principal are the chairman of the board and the chairman of the board. It is a matter of great importance to the "Three Phantom Demons" deck. He cannot make a decision on his own. So, when faced with I-Qiangsen's question, Samejima could only shut his mouth with a look of reluctance.

Now, all our hopes can be pinned on Yusei...

Hopefully, he can defeat the Armored Dragon of the Northern Academy on his own...

"【Armed Dragon - Lightning】can be used as 【Armed Dragon】 while it is on the field or in the graveyard."

"I can activate the effect of [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV3] by sending 1 monster from my hand to the Graveyard. Send this card on the field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 Level 5 or lower 'Armed Dragon' monster from my hand or Deck."

"The one I chose to send to the graveyard is the [Armed Dragon LV3] from my hand..."

After sending the original card of the same name to the graveyard, Manjoume spoke again: "Special Summon! [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV5] (Dragon/Wind/Level 5/ATK 2400/DEF 1700)!"

The level 3 yellow dragon, enveloped in lightning, evolved from its juvenile stage into a mature, large flying dragon.

Multiple weapon components are clearly visible on his body and limbs.

"At this moment, I activate the third effect of [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV3]. This effect can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard to activate the effect of a Dragon-Type monster. Draw 1 card from your Deck."

Looking at the card he had drawn, Wan Zhangmu's gaze sharpened: "Here it comes! I'll activate the effect of [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV5] again. I can activate this effect by sending 1 monster from my hand to the Graveyard. Send this card on the field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower 'Armed Dragon' monster from my hand or Deck."

“丢弃刚刚抽上手的【武装龙LV5】……特殊召唤【武装龙·雷电LV7】（龙族/风/7星/攻击力2800/守备力1000）！”

Evolving again from its mature stage, Armed Dragon became its complete form.

At this moment, he was surrounded by dense lightning, and his armor and sharp blades covered his teeth!

"Armed Dragon LV7... no, it should be Armed Dragon - Thunder LV7! Is this your ace monster?"

Looking towards the direction of Wan Zhangmu, Yusei uttered his question.

According to the original story, Armed Dragon reaching level 7 at this point is basically the maximum.

If combined with the ace monster [VWXYZ-Dragon Strike Cannon] that Manjoume used before, an even more powerful [Armed Dragon Strike Cannon] can be summoned!

however……

At this moment, Manjou only had one lone "Disruption Yellow" card in his hand, lacking the presence of Black and Green. Therefore, he had no way to quickly summon powerful fusion monsters that consumed a lot of resources, such as ABC Big Brother, the five-body fusion "VWXYZ-God Dragon Cannon", or "Atoz-God Dragon Annihilation Cannon", through the effect of the "Disruption" spell card.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, the [Armed Dragon - Thunder] series, which can complete the upgrade in one turn, can be considered Manjoume's new trump card!

"Yusei, do you think this is the end of it?"

Upon hearing Yusei's question, Manjoume's lips slowly curled into a smile: "...Let me show you! The final form of Armed Dragon!"

"Final form! Could it be that Manjoume is planning to..."

When Samejima, who was in the audience, heard Manjou's words, a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Before this, he had only ever seen a level 7 armed dragon...

Above that...

"Hehehe... Is it coming? That real trump card."

On the other hand, Principal Yi Qiangsen was adopting a calm and leisurely posture.

It was as if victory was already in his grasp.

"The effect of [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV5] sent to the Graveyard is activated. This effect can be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard to activate the effect of a Dragon-Type monster. Add 1 Level 5 or higher Dragon-Type WIND monster from your Deck to your hand."

"I've naturally chosen the [Armed Dragon LV7]!"

"Then comes the third upgrade... Activate the effect of [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV7] again, discard the [Armed Dragon LV7] you just picked up, and complete the final form upgrade!"

"Ultimate Armored Dragon! Striking with towering lightning, display your mighty form here!"

Raising his arms high above his head, Manjoume shouted, "Come forth! Thunder Dragon Emperor—[Armed Dragon·Lightning LV10] (Dragon/Wind/10-star/Attack 3000/Defense 2000)!"

A golden bolt of lightning streaked from beyond the heavens and exploded in front of Wan Zhangmu.

From the flashing light, the ultimate form of Armed Dragon, covered in lightning, absorbed all the lightning around it, transforming that intense energy into a pair of orange, transparent wings that blotted out the sky.

Just like Manjoume at this moment, the [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV10] that appeared also raised its powerful right arm in unison!

A terrifying pressure spread from beneath the armed dragon's feet, sweeping across the entire arena in the blink of an eye.

Even without doing anything, just standing there, it gave the audience a suffocating feeling...

This is the Northern Academy's trump card, a terrifying existence named [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV10]!

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[Armed Dragon·Thunder LV10]

[Dragon] [Wind] [10-Star] [Attack 3000] [Defense 2000]

effect:

① This card, Special Summoned by the effect of an "Armed Dragon" monster, gains the following effect based on its own ATK.

●1 or higher: The card name is used as "Armed Dragon LV10".

●10 or higher: This control cannot be changed.

●100 and above: Cannot be destroyed in battle.

●1000 or more: Once per opponent's turn, you can send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard, then target 1 other card on the field. Destroy that card, and gain 1000 ATK.

●10000 or more: Once per turn, you can activate this effect. Destroy all other cards on the field.

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The [Armed Dragon - Thunder LV7], which was Special Summoned through the effect of [Armed Dragon - Thunder LV10] and has 3000 ATK, now possesses a total of 4 effects...

"【Armed Dragon - Lightning LV7】Also has a 'Last Word' effect: If this card is sent to the Graveyard to activate a Dragon-Type monster's effect, you can activate this effect. Add 1 'Armed Dragon' card from your Deck to your hand."

After saying this, Manjou placed his hand on the side of the deck: "The card I chose to add to my hand is the level 7 [Damage Drill Armed Dragon]!"

The effect of [Armed Dragon] is to send one Armed Dragon other than itself from the deck to the graveyard, and then increase the ATK of [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV10].

The [Stake-Driven Armed Dragon] itself also has the effect of discarding a WIND monster or a Level 7 or higher Dragon monster from your hand to Special Summon itself.

LV3→LV5→LV7→LV10

And so, after a long explanation, Manjoume, who had upgraded his monster three times, successfully summoned his new ace monster without using up any extra cards in his hand.

So far, Manjoume has performed a total of four special summons.

In this round, he has not yet performed a normal summon.

319 Lightning! Submit to me!

"Wow~~~ So powerful! Is this what a level-up monster is like?"

In the audience, Sho Marufuji watched as Armored Dragon Raiden evolved from a Rookie to an Ultimate level in a single round, much like Agumon's Ultimate evolution into WarGreymon, and couldn't help but gasp.

“That’s right…this is a monster that slowly levels up when the conditions are met.” Asuka nodded and added, “Manjoume has used monsters of the same level as the Black Flame Dragon before, but in terms of leveling up speed, the Armed Dragon is clearly superior!”

"But, Level Monsters are supposed to be legendary super rare cards, Manjoume... Where did he get such a card?" Not hearing the conversation between the two principals, Daichi Misawa couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

"Ugh... You actually gave the Northern Academy's secret treasure card to a student to use... Ichise, you're so shameless!"

On the other side, looking at the dazzling Manjō-me, Samejima's face showed not only shock but also a hint of resentment.

"Hmph! Samejima, I already said it! This time... I'm serious!"

Hearing the complaints echoing in his ears, Principal Ichisei Johnson's lips slowly curled into a smile: "I will definitely get that award this year!"

"What did you say? You think I'd let you get away with this?"

Excitedly standing up, Samejima's gaze was fixed on I-Johnson's smug face: "...Keep dreaming! This year's reward will definitely be mine again!"

"Ah……"

Johnson let out a cold laugh, expressing his disdain.

Samejima: "……(⊙﹏⊙)"

Having lost to Ikkien in terms of momentum, Samejima quickly turned to Yusei in the dueling arena and shouted, "Yusei! You absolutely cannot lose! If you win, I'll arrange a spacious single room for you in the Osiris Red Dormitory!"

In front of everyone, he publicly announced that he would give students preferential treatment.

Samejima went all out for the reward.

"Emmm... I don't really need it, but it's fine..." Upon hearing Samejima's shout, Yusei waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

In fact, Tengu had already secured a promise from the principal for Yusei.

If he wanted, he could use this to upgrade to Obelisk Blue or choose other privileges.

The reason why Samejima called it "Osiris Red" single room, instead of other dormitories, was mainly to convince the other students.

Anyway... we can discuss it again after the duel is over! It's not like we have to be so restrictive.

Whether you want to go to yellow or upgrade to blue, it's all flexible and can be resolved at that time!

"Let's talk about those things later. Right now, the most important thing is the duel." Shaking his head, Yusei looked at his hand again.

"Just one more time..."

Looking at the meteorite in his hand—[Primitive Life Form Nibiru]—Yusei, who had been patiently waiting for half a day, revealed a strange smile.

Hehehehehe... If Manjoume were to summon even just once more, I could let him experience the power of the world's correction!

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"Next... I summon... uh... never mind, I'll set up two cards, end of turn."

Manjoume, who had originally intended to continue the summoning, suddenly felt a chill in his body.

Looking at Manjoume across from him with some doubt, he sensed a strange sense of crisis emanating from Yusei.

His brows furrowed involuntarily, and he immediately abandoned his plan to continue. He simply covered up two cards and ended his turn.

"Tsk... You escaped unscathed? What good luck, Manjoume!"