Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

……Innocent!

Do you think you can fool me?

Show me the effects of the jellyfish-based Kang brand!

"...Vanish, Atlantis!"

A colossal black hole, capable of swallowing even light, suddenly appeared above everyone's heads as Yusei shouted.

It exudes a powerful suction force, seemingly intending to absorb this ancient city, which has sunk into the sea, directly into it and then annihilate it into nothingness...

"Don't even think about it! I'm activating the effect of [Electric Jellyfish] to nullify your [Cosmic Cyclone] and increase its own attack and defense by 600 points!"

The electric jellyfish extended its tentacles toward the constantly rotating black hole overhead, releasing high-voltage lightning.

With the power of the ocean, it successfully expelled the terrifying black hole from the sea.

"Tsk tsk tsk... What a pity, Yusei!"

Wiggling his fingers, Anasis said smugly, "Although you guessed the effect of [Undersea Surprise Attack] and even figured out a way to break this situation... in the end, I'm still one step ahead!"

Even if you still have a [Cosmic Cyclone] card, with only 1000 LP left, you can't activate it anymore!

As Anasis said, Yusei's life points were reduced to a precarious 1000 after paying the price of activating two magic cards in succession.

If he chooses to activate a second [Cosmic Cyclone], then in addition to banishing a field spell card, he will also face defeat as his life points reach zero.

386 Do you even understand the value of "elemental" heroes? (5K)

Just as Yusei had predicted, when faced with a special whirlwind like [Cosmic Cyclone] that specifically targets protection resistance, in order to protect Anasis from having his field spell card banished directly, he had no choice but to use the counter effect of [Electric Jellyfish] to negate the activation of [Cosmic Cyclone].

Although at this moment his face showed a look of pride and satisfaction at successfully protecting the field magic.

But... what he really thinks deep down, only he himself probably knows.

"Tsk! Not only did he see through my deliberate trick, but he also forced out my suppression effect! Yusei... as expected of the man I've set my sights on! He's definitely exceeded my expectations!"

Anasis clicked his tongue instinctively at Yusei's performance and then mentally gave him a thumbs up.

After the sparring session, his opinion of Yusei rose by several percentage points.

The stronger Yusei's strength became, the more confident he was in his judgment, and the more he wanted to control this boy.

Hey! Become one of my own now, Yusei!!!

With your help, wouldn't I be able to develop new businesses in the field of dueling?

"You only have 1000 life points left... so you think I can no longer threaten your Field Spell Cards, is that right?"

Looking at the life points displayed on the Duel Disk, Yusei's eyes flashed with a mocking look: "But so what?"

Could Anasis really think he has gained some kind of advantage?

If that's really what he thinks, then he's about to get a slap in the face!

"...What?!"

Seeing the calm expression on Yusei's face, Anasis frowned involuntarily, and a bad feeling began to grow in his heart.

Could it be that he really has other ways to resolve the situation?

Could you possibly pull out a [Cosmic Whirlwind] card?

That said... does this card really exist?

“…Watch closely, Anasis! This is the infinite possibility that the [Hero] represents!”

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion] from my hand, sending the Shadow Mist Lady on the field and the Liquid Man from my hand to the Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summon!"

After placing the three cards, including [Fusion], into his Graveyard, Yusei raised his arm and proclaimed the hero's name: "Hero of the Dark World, hero of the Ice and Water World, now merge into one and reign supreme in the new future! Fusion Summon! The pure white warrior—[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]!"

As the fusion was successfully initiated, snowflakes began to fall in these deep-sea ruins.

The snowflakes initially drifted lightly, but after a while... they fell more and more densely, quickly forming a huge blizzard deep in the seabed.

The ocean currents surged, creating even more intense and violent waves than before, echoing through the ancient ruins of Atlantis along with the arrival of the blizzard.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, from the depths of the blizzard, a hero clad in silver armor, with his white cloak billowing in the wind behind him, reached out and broke through the snowflakes in front of him, then stood before Yusei with his arms crossed.

Just from the special effects of his entrance, he already outclassed all the previous monsters.

That awe-inspiring, arrogant posture perfectly demonstrated to the stunned crowd what it means to be the ultimate in showing off!

【Absolute Zero Hero】(Warrior/Water/8-star/Attack 2500/Defense 2000)

"...Absolute Zero Hero?!"

This fusion hero, whom no one had ever seen before, made the atmosphere on the field seem a bit colder.

For some reason, Jaden Yuki felt a strange sense of familiarity with this monster.

It was as if... in some parallel world, I had fought alongside him.

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"Water attribute... It's actually water attribute!!! Yusei, are you deliberately targeting me?"

As Anasis stared directly at Absolute Zero, his mouth involuntarily gaped open.

The only water-attribute monster that can avoid the negative effects of [Sea Dragon God - Leviathan-] appeared in this duel as if it were deliberately targeting it.

Currently, it can evade the destructive resistance of [Galaxy Cyclone], and it's also a water-attribute fusion hero...

Isn't this just too much of a coincidence?

This inexplicable situation made Anasis suspect that Yusei might have found out about his deck structure through some kind of channel before the duel.

"Let me make this clear first, I'm not targeting you personally, okay?"

Raising his Duel Disk, Yusei smiled and said, "The monsters in Elemental HERO cover the six most common attributes. Apart from the extremely rare [God] attribute, I can selectively summon monsters of other attributes depending on the situation."

"Summoning Absolute Zero was just a spur-of-the-moment decision; it just happened to be a monster that fits the current situation!"

Holding the [Mask Change] that he had obtained through the effect of the Shadow Mist Lady, Yusei couldn't help but have a bold idea.

Now that we've gathered Absolute Zero and Masked Transformation, it's time to start planning that tactic...

Since the other party is being so kind to me, I should give them a big gift in return!

"At this moment, I activate the effect of 'Elemental HERO Liquidman,' which was sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material. This card can be used as Fusion Material for a 'HERO' Fusion Monster if it is sent to the Graveyard or banished. Draw 2 cards from your Deck, then discard 1 card from your hand."

Waving his arm, Yusei activated Liquid Man's "Draw Two, Discard One" effect, drawing two brand new cards from his deck and sending one card from his hand to the graveyard.

"Hey...he's here!"

"I usually summon the Elemental HERO Bubble Fighter from my hand..."

Looking at the card he had just obtained, Yusei smirked and immediately activated it: "Next... activate the Spell Card [R-Justice Judgment]!"

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【R - Judgment of Justice】

(Normal Spell Card)

Effect: Destroy the number of "Elemental HERO" cards on your field.

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What appeared in Yusei's hand was a magic card with a red background and a gold "R" symbol printed on the card image.

Like the previously used [E-Emergency Call], this card with English characters is also a unique spell card exclusive to [Elemental HERO].

"...A just trial? What's that?"

Confused, Anasis looked up at the projection of the magic card that had appeared in front of Yusei: "Let me see... The effect is... based on the number of Elemental HERO monsters... destroy the opponent's spell and trap cards..."

"Damn...it's the effect of destroying Spell & Trap Cards!"

Anasis, having patiently reviewed the card's effects, couldn't help but swear.

This card's effect is simple and straightforward; for Yusei right now, it's essentially an enhanced version of Cyclone.

On Yusei's field, there are two cards with "Elemental HERO" in their names: "Elemental HERO Absolute Zero" and "Elemental HERO Bubble Shooter." So, Yusei can easily defeat Anasis's two Spell & Trap cards in one go.

"Hehehe... I don't need to tell you what to do next, right?" With a villainous, wicked grin, Yusei raised his arm and pointed at Anasis's front: "I choose to destroy the Continuous Trap Card [Undersea Raid] along with the Field Spell Card [Legendary City of Atlantis]!"

"Are you kidding me! How could I possibly let this effect pass!"

Facing Yusei's onslaught, Anasis finally chose to lay his cards on the table: "Chain your [R-Justice Judgment]... I activate the effect of the Continuous Trap Card [Undersea Raid] to banish my [Divergent Lizard] from the field until the end of this turn, to protect my face-up Spell & Trap Cards from being destroyed!"

At this moment, there are two face-up cards on Anasis's field: [Undersea Raid] and [Legendary City of Atlantis]. Therefore, [Undersea Raid] itself, which activated this effect, is also included in the protected target and will not be destroyed by the effect of [R-Judgment of Justice].

Of course... this is assuming everything goes smoothly and there are no other problems.

"It's not over yet! I'll open my face-down card again and activate the Quick-Play Spell Card—[Wrath of the Sea Dragon God]! If there's a 'Sea' monster on the field, you can target up to the number of your original Level 5 or higher WATER monsters on the field. Destroy those monsters. Those Monster Zones cannot be used until the end of the next turn."

A spell card that works in conjunction with the previous trap card, "Dark Rock Sea Dragon God," was activated in front of Anasis.

Since this card requires a monster that was originally Level 5 or higher, monsters that did not meet the requirement due to the reduced star level of the permanent effect of [Legendary City of Atlantis] (such as [Sea Dragon God - Leviathan -], which was originally Level 5 but is now Level 4) are also included here.

"I originally had three Level 5 or higher monsters on my field: a Level 7 [Great Fortress Whale], a Level 6 [Frost Brachiosaurus], and a Level 5 [Sea Dragon God - Leviathan-]! So I'm going to destroy three of your monsters... But Yusei, you only have two monsters on your field now, so it seems you still owe me a monster... Hahahaha!!!"

Counting on his fingers, Anasis could no longer hide his laughter and began to laugh wildly: "Hahahaha!!! Yusei... you're still too green! Did you think that just because it's your turn, I can't interfere with you anymore?"

"You don't really think... just because you dodged the second-speed counter effect of [Electric Jellyfish], I can't do anything to you, do you?"

Waving his arms, Anasis shouted, "...Although I don't know what kind of effects that monster called Absolute Zero has,...make them all disappear!"

Yusei: "Solvador Kana (That's not necessarily true)!"

Anasis: "...Nani?!"

Seeing the multiple chains formed by various cards on the field, Yusei calmly stretched out his arm and thrust the Quick-Play Spell Card from his hand into the back row of the Duel Disk, joining the chaotic chain battle: "I chain your Quick-Play Spell Card [Wrath of the Sea Dragon God] - activating [Mask Change], which is also a Quick-Play Spell Card!"

"...What?! There's a chain?"

I'll chain your chain, you chain your chain, I'll chain your chain...

Under this chain of collisions, Anasis felt that his brain cells seemed to be running out of capacity.

"That's right...this card is triggering your chain effect!"