Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

As the massive wave formed by the Wrath of the Sea Dragon God surged towards him, Yusei calmly declared, "Send my Elemental HERO Absolute Zero to the Graveyard to Special Summon a Masked HERO monster of the same Attribute from my Extra Deck!"

"...Come on! [Masked Hero Acid Water]!"

The only one swallowed by the waves created by the Wrath of the Sea Dragon God was Bubble Man, who resembled Batman and always had a mysterious smile on his face...

Enveloped in white light, Absolute Zero avoided the destructive effect of the Quick-Play Spell Card "Wrath of the Sea Dragon God" and slowly rose into the sky.

Transcending the darkness, a new light shines upon this ancient underwater ruin.

As the light faded, the masked hero with compound eyes, still with his legs spread apart, stood on the void, replacing the departed Absolute Zero, floating above everyone's heads.

With a pose reminiscent of the famous Kamen Rider scene where he exclaimed, "What the hell?!", he mercilessly unleashed a series of dazzling laser beams at Anasis's location, gripping his laser gun!

Ding! [Wrath of the Sea Dragon God]... Destruction!

Ding! [Undersea Surprise Attack]... Destroy!

Ding! [The legendary city of Atlantis]...has returned to the sea once more!

The magic trap cards touched by the laser beam, as well as the ancient ruins scattered around, all turned into golden specks of light and disappeared from the field.

The protective resistance granted by the [Undersea Raid] effect is a joke, completely useless at this moment.

"What???...What?! What on earth happened?!"

"Anasis's Spell Trap Card... isn't it supposed to be immune to destruction this turn because of the effect of [Undersea Raid]?"

"But... his spell and trap cards on the field were still destroyed... what happened?"

"Could it be... a bug in the Duel Disk?"

"Hey hey hey hey hey... Is this really possible???"

The ancient ruins of Atlantis collapsed and disintegrated rapidly under the intense laser beams of the Masked Hero Acid Water.

Amidst the puzzled and confused gazes of the crowd, the venue transformed back into the interior of the submarine.

The puzzled crowd, including the victim Anasis, turned their gazes toward Yusei, awaiting his answer.

"Don't rush... it's not over yet."

He placed his right index finger in front of his mouth, revealing a mysterious smile, and said with a laugh, "When [Elemental HERO Absolute Zero] leaves the field, all monsters on the opponent's field will also be destroyed."

"Varied……"

As if to confirm Yusei's words, the blizzard reappeared on the field and enveloped Anasis's aquatic monsters.

Under the impact of the blizzard, the menacing [Sea Dragon God - Leviathan-], the giant Brachiosaurus that survived the Cambrian period, the electric jellyfish carrying lightning, and the giant whale carrying a fortress... all turned into eternal, transparent ice sculptures.

Without the protection of the sea, the aquatic creatures, whose bodies were sealed, lost the ability to continue resisting.

A gentle breeze swept by, and the ice sculptures, carried away by the wind, vanished into nothingness right before everyone's eyes...

Anasis, who had almost completely covered the field at the start of the round, was suddenly left with an empty field, losing all protection...

"Aaaaaah... What! What on earth is going on?! Aaaaaah!!!"

The incomprehensible nightmare transformed into the most vivid and direct visual image, unfolding before Anasis's eyes.

Looking at his bare field and the smile on Yusei's face, Anasis was stunned.

Anasis's eyes widened and bulged in shock, his chin already making intimate contact with the transparent glass floor beneath his feet...

【Wrath of the Sea Dragon God】...although it took away 【Elemental HERO Bubbleman】 from the Starfield.

But... as a return gift, Yusei gave him a huge surprise! He completely turned his entire life upside down!

"Within the same chain, following the reverse chain processing order, the effects of my [Elemental HERO Absolute Zero] and [Masked HERO Acid] will activate before the effects of your [Sea Dragon God] series cards..."

Brushing off imaginary dust, Yusei smiled and answered everyone's questions: "When Elemental HERO Absolute Zero leaves the field, it takes away all the monsters on the opponent's field... while when Masked HERO Acid Water enters the field, it destroys all the Spell & Trap Cards on the opponent's field, so... that's why we saw what happened just now."

Just like how [Wrath of the Sea Dragon God] was a step too late and failed to take away [Elemental HERO Absolute Zero] who had transformed due to the effect of [Mask Change].

Before the effect of "Undersea Raid" could take effect, which "remove one face-up monster on your field to protect face-up Spell/Trap Cards on your field from destruction," the effect of "Masked Hero Acid" had already taken the lead, completely destroying all of Anasis's Spell/Trap Cards.

By the time the effect of [Undersea Surprise Attack] takes effect, it will be too late!

387. Making up stories is a characteristic of Yu-Gi-Oh! (6K)

Among the monsters of the [Hero] deck, there are currently only three monsters with overwhelming power.

They are:

A lone, dark hero in human form across the vast universe – "Friend Hero" [Masked Hero: Dark Claw]

A professional counter to powerful terminal monsters, the first card of destiny—"Ultimate D-HERO" [Destiny Hero: Blood Demon D]

And that king of slacking off, constantly jumping around between the graveyard and the field—"Father Phoenix" [Destiny Hero: Destroyer Phoenix]!

What these three monsters have in common is that they are simple to come by and do not conflict with each other.

If you go first, there is a very high probability that you can summon the three Egyptian God cards in this hero deck in one turn.

With the release of the new Fusion Monster "Awaken Your Sleeping Elemental HERO", the probability of having all three Egyptian God cards on the field has been greatly increased compared to before, thanks to the addition of an extra Special Summon point for HERO decks.

Besides the ones mentioned above, there are actually some other tactics in hero decks.

Reiji Akaba, the second male lead in Yu-Gi-Oh! A5, accelerates his promotion to Chair King during his opponent's turn, negating the effects of all cards on the field and preventing the activation of card effects.

(Chair King: The Rank 8 Xyz Monster of the DD Deck – [DDD Twin Dawn King End of the Spell], is depicted as a heavily armored demon sitting on a throne. It has a powerful effect that negates the effects of all cards on the field except itself and prevents them from being activated during the turn it is successfully Xyz Summoned.)

(DDD stands for Different Dimension Demon, while DD stands for Dimensional Demon. The difference is roughly the difference between a higher-level monster and a lower-level monster.)

Hero decks can also take this approach and use the effect of the Quick-Play Spell Card "Masked Change" during the opponent's turn to accelerate the fusion of Masked Heroes from the Extra Deck, thereby achieving some unexpected results.

for example……

The card 【Elemental HERO Absolute Zero】 has the effect of destroying all monsters on the opponent's field when it leaves the field, while 【Masked HERO Acid】 has the effect of destroying all Spell & Trap Cards on the opponent's field when it enters the field.

When these two monsters of the same attribute and star level are combined, they can achieve a powerful field clearing effect during the opponent's turn by using "Lightning Strike (destroys all monsters on the opponent's field) + Feather Duster (destroys all Spell & Trap Cards on the opponent's field)".

After clearing the frontcourt, they can also take the opportunity to clear out the opponent's backcourt.

Even against some newspaper decks, it can achieve unexpected results.

After all, apart from special cards like "Trick Card", trap cards need to be set for a turn before they can activate their effects.

When your opponent uses Surf Prosecutor and then sets up [Great Arrest], [Divine Judgment], [Torrent Burial], [Thousand Checks], etc. during the end phase of Simaka's combo, you can immediately transform into Zero and turn into Acid Water, giving your opponent a huge surprise!

After destroying the opponent's monster, [Masked Hero - Dark Demon] can search its deck for a [Change] Quick-Play Spell Card, and then transform again during the Battle Phase, changing from Dark Demon to Dark Claw for a precise finishing blow...

Furthermore, since the scope of [Change] is not limited to Masked Heroes, strictly speaking, as long as you have enough [Change] Quick-Play Spell Cards in your hand, you can even transform between different heroes repeatedly to launch multi-stage offensive attacks!

……

Anasis's "Wrath of the Sea Dragon" has the effect of destroying a corresponding number of monsters on the opponent's field based on the number of Level 5 or higher WATER monsters on the player's field.

Using this power, he successfully took away all the monsters on the Yusei Field.

However... this also triggered the final effect of [Elemental Hero - Absolute Zero], causing his monsters to become the heroes' casualties.

Thus, after a fierce battle of offense and defense and a series of chain reactions, the front lines of both sides returned to their original, clean state.

At this moment, there are no monsters to be seen on either Yusei's or Anasis's field.

And right now, we're still in the phase of the wandering star.

Having used one Normal Summon opportunity, he will be unable to perform another Normal Summon this turn.

"Hahaha... As expected of the person I've set my sights on... Yusei! You're quite capable, kid!"

The monsters were all wiped out by Absolute Zero's effect. After the initial shock, Anasis suddenly started to laugh awkwardly: "But... just like doing business, duels can be negotiated. A single negotiation can very well determine the outcome of the battle!"

"What... do you mean?"

Upon hearing Anasis's perplexing statement, Yusei raised an eyebrow and lowered his raised arm.

Yusei was also somewhat curious about these words.

He wanted to see what kind of struggle Anasis could put up under these circumstances.

You don't really think I can't continue this story, do you?

"Negotiation? Victory? This tone... Could it be that Anasis has some other plan?"

What exactly... is he planning to say?

"Hmm... As expected of a seasoned and experienced merchant, he hasn't chosen to surrender even after suffering such a huge loss!"

The three people, including Yuki Judai, expressed their opinions, and they were also very curious about Anasis's next plan.

"Ahem!!! What I mean is..." Clearing his throat, Anasis rubbed his hands together under the expectant gazes of everyone, and somewhat awkwardly suggested, "Yusei... how about I spend 1000 million US dollars to buy your remaining 1000 points... oh no! 900 points of health?"

Anasis originally intended to buy the victory with money, but after Yusei rejected his previous proposal, he changed his mind and said something else.

If 1000 points isn't enough, then 900 points should be fine, right?

"...Huh? You mean...you want to buy my life points with money?"

Anasis: "...That's right!"

"..."

With 1000 LP remaining, Yusei hesitated for a moment before turning to Anasis again to confirm, "Then... cash or QR code?"

Although payment tools like Alipay and WeChat Pay don't exist in this world, traditional online banking still exists, and you can still transfer money this way.

Yusei's first reaction to Anasis's proposal was not to refuse, but to accept it gladly.

"Huh? You agreed?"

Hearing Yusei's quick reply, Anasis opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

I was just about to offer 10 billion to buy him, but I was rejected.

Now, for just 1000 million, you can buy back nearly a quarter of your life points...

Following this logic, wouldn't throwing 50 million over there buy away all of Yusei's life points?

In that case... according to the previous agreement, if I win the duel, wouldn't I be able to keep Yusei by my side?