Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

You can activate this effect when a "Vampire" monster is on your field, by activating its effect, Spell Card, or Trap Card. Negate that activation and destroy it. If the destroyed card was a monster card, you gain Life Points equal to that original ATK.

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Simply put, this is a trap card that can counter the old man's attacks.

Following the chain's reverse processing order, Camilla can chain the activation of [Divine Judgment] to activate this card's effect, negate it, and destroy it.

"Hehehehehe... Professor Chronos, you still can't figure out my tactics!"

"Humans are still so foolish! With my red eyes, I can see through their thoughts."

"……Well!"

A strange laugh, tinged with mockery, came from Camilla's mouth.

I don't know when it started, but the corners of her mouth had started to crack slightly from being opened too wide.

Its tongue sticks out, striking a ferocious pose full of exaggerated facial expressions.

If Camilla's performance just now could be considered somewhat aesthetically pleasing...

At this moment, she could only be regarded as a non-human monster.

They harbor malice towards humanity, treat it as their toy, and feel a deep-seated contempt for it...

"It seems that this is not something we can coexist peacefully with!"

Yusei gave a concluding assessment of Camilla.

Actually, he had thought about it before...

Could we skip the duel and try to communicate and understand each other?

There's no deep-seated hatred or unavoidable conflict... so why can't we explain things properly and seek common ground while reserving differences?

But the final result is now before us.

Camus...

She had no interest in that at all!

They didn't consider Yusei and the others to be comparable to themselves at all!

"When the Ancient Mechanical Demon is destroyed, it can summon a powerful monster from the deck! Camilla... Even if you negate a trap card and destroy it, you still can't defeat me!"

Professor Chronos, struggling with his full strength, stood with his arms crossed, looking calm, seemingly ready to face a barrage of fierce attacks from Camilla at any moment.

"...Is that so? So what?"

Seeing Professor Chronos's calm demeanor, Camilla slowly drew a card from her hand, then swiftly placed it into the back row of the Duel Disk, activating the spell: "I equip the Spell [Gigantify] to my [Vampire Creator] on the field!"

"The effect of this Equip Spell Card is... when your Life Points are lower than your opponent's, the ATK of the equipped monster becomes twice its original ATK!"

Camilla has 1200 LP, while Professor Chronos has 4000 LP at full health, so the effect of [Gigantify] will be successfully activated.

The original attack power of the [Vampire Creator] is 3000. If it is doubled, it will be a full 6000 points!

With the added effect of [Little Vampire], its attack power suddenly surged to 6200 points! This far exceeded the 1000 points of attack power possessed by [Ancient Mechanical Demon God]!

Even a mechanical demon that is unaffected by effects cannot escape the simplest form of combat destruction...

Professor Chronos: "...!!!"

Seemingly aware of his ultimate fate, Professor Chronos, after his initial shock, slowly closed his eyes, then waved his left arm and turned to look in Yusei and the others' direction: "Everyone, please watch this duel carefully, and then promise me..."

"I promise you?"

"...Even if you are defeated by the Dark Duel, darkness can never prevail over light! Believe this, and never waver in your resolve... Promise me!"

"Professor Chronos..."

In the end, Professor Chronos chose to accept everything with equanimity.

He made his efforts, but was slightly outmatched in the battle and lost to his opponent.

Therefore, he couldn't complain to anyone about this outcome.

However, Professor Chronos was unaware that Camilla had already obtained information about everyone's card decks from the bat, who was acting as a familiar, long before the duel.

Camilla was already aware of Professor Chronos's tactics and how he planned to act, and made targeted preparations before the duel.

That's why Professor Chronos collapsed here, filled with remorse.

It's not because he's too weak...

It's not because the opponent was despicable!

"Is the final lesson over, Chronos... Professor?" Camilla patiently waited for Professor Chronos to finish his final farewell, and she also put away her exaggerated facial expressions.

"...I'll be waiting anytime!" Professor Chronos's face, which had been as expressionless as a pot of greed, lost its smile and became serious and earnest.

At this moment, Yusei no longer mocked his determination, but instead silently witnessed his final moments with his arms crossed.

For duelists, a sacred duel must not be disturbed by anyone!

Even so, it was a dark duel.

Even though the duel itself was unfair...

"Hehehe~~~~ In that case, the waltz of death will begin!"

With an elegant raise of her arm, Camilla issued the attack command to the vampire demon god, whose body had doubled in size due to the [Gigantification] effect: "...[Vampire Creator] Attack [Ancient Mechanical Demon God]!"

"—The Primal Light of Creation!"

The Vampire Creator crossed his arms and hugged them to his chest.

Purple battle aura suddenly began to gather around him.

After that, as the [Vampire Creator] suddenly opened his arms, a surge of blood-red wind rushed swiftly toward the [Ancient Mechanical Demon God].

Attack power 6200 VS Attack power 1000, the result is obvious.

Under this whirlwind-like attack, Professor Chronos's body was violently lifted up, and then, due to the influence of gravity, slammed heavily onto the grass in front of everyone.

His health points, which were at full 4000, instantly dropped to 0...

Professor Chronos, defeated!

"Boy...don't forget...the duel of light..."

“…Professor Chronos!”

After uttering his final farewell words, Professor Chronos lost consciousness amidst the impact of the Dark Duel.

"...The End."

With his right fist clenched and placed on his chest, Camilla, having just won the duel, walked slowly to Professor Chronos with an air of entitlement, and then placed the doll he had previously shown to everyone on his body: "...As agreed beforehand, I will accept his soul!"

Holding the key to the Seven Star Gate, along with Professor Chronos, who was enveloped in a purple flame and transformed into a small puppet, in her hands, Camilla couldn't help but show a look of deep emotion: "...Finally, I've got the first key!"

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"Professor Chronos... has turned into a puppet!"

Even with some prior expectations, everyone still felt a little disappointed when they actually witnessed Professor Chronos being enveloped in a purple flame, transformed into a chibi-style doll, and held in Camilla's hands.

"But then again... that's not what I wanted!"

Looking at the chibi-style doll in her hand, which was full of Professor Chronos's features, Camilla's face immediately showed a visible look of disgust.

As if casually tossing away a bag of trash, Camilla tossed the doll in his hand in front of Yusei and the others.

“…You bastard!”

Seeing Camilla's frivolous behavior, Jaden Yuki suddenly felt his anger rising and wanted to rush forward and challenge her to a second Dark Duel.

However, at this moment, Yusei stretched out his arm and blocked him, then shook his head slightly at him, who looked puzzled: "Wait... something's not right."

"...Jūdai, I will fight the next duel."

Caesar, who had barely spoken since Professor Chronos fell, clearly expressed his willingness to fight at this moment.

“…Caesar?” Upon hearing this, Jaden Yuki paused, then shrank back.

"Oh? Caesar Liang... My next opponent is you?" Camilla raised an eyebrow, showing interest as she looked at her next opponent.

Originally, my first opponent should have been Kaiser Ryo, whom I was interested in.

Unfortunately, that guy Chronos got in the way!

But it doesn't matter... delicious desserts are always meant to be enjoyed after the meal.

The key and the doll will eventually be collected; there's no need to rush.

“That’s right, I will make up for Professor Chronos’ regret!” Caesar’s trench coat fluttered in the wind as he stretched out his arm toward Camilla, unleashing his kingly aura.

Behind him, one could faintly see the dazzling glow representing the surface of electron flow, and within it stood the figure of the [Electron Terminator Dragon].

"Hehehe... Is that so? Then I'll be really looking forward to the next battle~" Her long green hair fluttered in the wind, and behind Camilla, a magnificent architectural phantom suddenly appeared.

That was not the field magic used in the previous duel—[The Undying Kingdom - Hrubania], but the ancient castle that actually existed in this world and appeared before everyone's eyes, which was originally hidden in the mist!

“That’s… a castle?!”

Under the waning moon, the mist gradually dissipated, and the entire castle came into view before Yusei and his companions.

Looking at the scene before them, everyone couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

no……

Is this bizarre and unscientific phenomenon really reasonable?

"Soon, beautiful invitations will be delivered to you... Until then, pray that you will have a peaceful and uneventful remaining time!"

Amidst the stunned expressions of the crowd, Camilla's body instantly transformed into a gray-white whirlwind and vanished from their sight, leaving only Professor Chronos, abandoned to the side and turned into a puppet.

One of the keys to the Seven Star Gate was stolen, and Professor Chronos himself, due to his defeat in the duel, was turned into a comical cloth doll the size of a palm by Camilla.

Today's results can only be described as incredibly devastating...

"Damn it... they actually turned Professor Chronos into this..."

Picking up the Professor Chronos doll from the ground, a hint of resentment flashed in Wan Zhangmu's eyes.