Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

As the ritual magic was successfully activated, the fleshy cocoon changed, transforming into a green-skinned demon with fleshy wings.

The red, fleshy wings hanging between the outstretched arms, like a matador's cape, were full of mockery.

"It's... a monster with zero attack and zero defense?"

"What exactly is Titan up to?"

Everyone was puzzled by Titan's baffling behavior, but Yusei, who was stroking his chin, suddenly looked enlightened.

Attack power 0... and it's a high-level monster summoned by ritual.

Therefore, it is only natural that this can be the Titans' new trump card monster, which must have extremely powerful effects.

Otherwise, the Titans wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to summon it.

"What happened before was just a warm-up. From now on... the real dark duel begins!"

Titan pointed a finger in Asuka's direction and waved it, then placed his last card in the Duel Disk area: "My dark artifact! Awaken here now and grant me power!"

"...Field spell—【Dark Arena of the Dark Bullring】 activated!"

The mask worn on Titan's face emitted a golden light as he finished speaking.

After Titan activated his Field Spell Card by placing it into his Duel Disk, a dark field that obscured vision rapidly spread out from him, enveloping all the monsters on his field and almost the entire field.

"We can't see... any trace of the enemy!"

The darkness of the place obscured Asuka's vision.

All that met my eyes was darkness and chaotic nothingness.

The Demon Bullfighter, the Demon Knight, and the Titan himself, who were previously easily identifiable, were now shrouded in darkness, their specific appearances obscured.

"Round over... Hehehehehe!"

As the underground space was swallowed up by the darkness it had created, a satisfied expression appeared on Titan's face.

With two monsters protected by the field in the front row and a trap card, [Death Counter], lurking in the back row to prevent direct attacks, he couldn't imagine the possibility of losing!

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[Death Counterattack]

(Continuous Trap Card)

Effect: Monsters that attack directly and cause damage to the player will be destroyed.

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"...What exactly is this darkness?"

"What exactly happened in here?"

"...What is it? I can't see anything!"

Similar to Asuka's experience, the crowd gathered on the high platform at the entrance could only see patches of darkness, unable to discern the specific situation deep within it.

The state of the two players, as well as the situation on the field, were all obscured by this darkness.

"Yusei...you fought that guy before, right? Did he use a move like that last time?" Manjoume, his brows furrowed, asked the silent Yusei.

During the last exploration of the old school building, only Osiris Red's four members and Tenjouin Asuka participated; Manjoume was not present.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that at that time, he was still in a position of "superiority" and simply disdained to participate in such vulgar activities.

"No, the Titan from last time was just a fraudster with a show of strength. Even though it was briefly devoured by evil spirits, it never exuded such eerie power..."

Touching his chin and recalling his experience before the darkness appeared, Yusei offered his guess: "I think this new power must be from the mask on his face, that new dark artifact, right?"

"...Dark artifacts? Dark artifacts again!"

Upon hearing this familiar word, Wan Zhangmu, whose expression had improved slightly, gritted his teeth in resentment: "Damn it! These guys from the Seven Stars always use these weird things... Can't they just have a fair and square duel?"

"If it's all aboveboard, then it's not a Dark Duelist!" Yusei shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Manjoume's retort, and then looked at the disc on his chest.

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Meanwhile, in the depths of darkness.

"In the Dark Arena, even the monsters can't be identified?"

"Hehehe... That's right! According to the effect of the Field Spell Card [Dark Arena of the Dark], your Attack Position monsters on the field must attack, and I will choose the target of the attack."

Even the target of an attack must be chosen with the Titan's consent! This is the effect bonus brought by Field Spell Cards.

"Varied……"

"Go ahead and struggle!" Titan said, waving his arms, signaling to Asuka that she could begin at any time.

One has an attack power of 0, and the other has an attack power of 1600.

On Titan's field, there exist two monsters.

Asuka must attack one of the monsters she summons.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Asuka drew a new card from her deck and looked at her hand. Then... a slight smile appeared on her face.

Titan: "?"

Titan, who had intended to watch with pleasure through the darkness as Asuka trembled with fear, noticed the change in Asuka's expression and couldn't help but frown.

Is it possible...

Can she come up with a way to break this invincible field?

The effect of 【Demon Bullfighter】 is: "This card cannot be destroyed by battle, and battle damage inflicted on the controller by battle against this card becomes 0. Monsters that battled this card are destroyed."

Even if Asuka intends to skip the monster and launch a direct attack, she will be hindered by the Continuous Trap Card in the back row—[Death Counter]—leaving her in an awkward situation of losing everything...

399 Infinite Bubbles

If you attack directly, it will be destroyed by the trap cards in the back row.

Even if a monster is summoned, it will still encounter the Demon Bullfighter due to the effect of the Field Spell Card...

These traps will inevitably be triggered as long as you intend to attack.

If you don't attack, you won't be able to defeat me or retrieve your brother's memories from me.

Asuka Tenjouin! What are you planning to do?

How are you going to break through my invincible defense?!

Gazing at the final stage he had laid out, Titan's face was full of confidence.

He preferred to believe that the feeling that had just flashed through his mind was just his imagination, and not that Asuka had actually come up with a solution.

"What's wrong? Asuka, didn't you say you were going to rescue your brother from the abyss of suffering? Where did your earlier bravado go?"

Watching Asuka remain motionless after drawing her card, Titan arrogantly urged, "If you have a way to defeat me, then come and try! I will shatter your so-called hopes... one by one!"

"Heh... I was just thinking about how to beat you up!"

Slightly shaking her head, Asuka, having gathered her thoughts with the echoes of voices from beyond the darkness, smiled and placed a card into the back row of the Duel Disk: "Activate Spell Card [Harpie's Feather Duster], destroy all Spell/Trap Cards on your field!"

"...What?!"

Seeing the eternal restriction card unfold in front of him, Titan's expression became incredibly interesting.

Hey! You have no sportsmanship!

They actually used this cheating card to turn the tide of my game!

"The dark field, the backcourt geckos, it doesn't matter anymore..." Asuka, arms crossed, smiled slightly: "Because they will all cease to exist!"

A single blue wing appeared in front of Asuka.

With a flap of its wings, the Geka in front of Titan, along with the darkness that had enveloped the entire basement, vanished without a trace...

[The Dark Arena, the Dark Bullring]... Destruction!

[Death Counterattack]...Destruction!

"Damn it...!!!"

With a helpless, furious roar, the Titan could only watch helplessly as his end was ripped open...

As the black mist dissipated, the Titan, gritting his teeth, and the figures of the two monsters standing in front of him appeared before everyone's eyes.

"The darkness... has disappeared?"

"I see, it's because the Field Spell Card was destroyed?"

"Hahaha... You even have this trick up your sleeve! As expected of Asuka!"

Seeing the changes in the arena from Titan's face, which looked as if he had eaten shit, Yusei couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Jaden Yuki, Asuka Tenjouin, Caesar, Manjoume...

After battling themselves, the members of these main characters all grew significantly and learned completely different tactics.

For example, at this moment, Asuka's first reaction is to take out the opponent's back row to prevent them from interfering with her own development, instead of foolishly going up to give away experience.

"To think you could subject me to such immense humiliation and pain... Tenjouin Asuka... you really do have the potential to become a Dark Duelist!"

"What nonsense are you talking about... How could I possibly have the potential to be a Dark Duelist?" Asuka frowned instinctively as she listened to Titan's unfounded assessment of her.

For these students who have not yet officially entered society, being regarded as a dark duelist that everyone hates is undoubtedly a negative form of ridicule.

This is similar to being labeled as an antisocial personality in real life, which is full of inexplicable feelings.

"Don't rush to object... let me tell you my experience!"

The backcourt was completely cleared by the feathers. Titan, who had been furious, gradually calmed down and continued speaking to Asuka: "After my defeat in the previous duel, I was dragged into the dark world by the evil spirits... At that time, I struggled desperately in the darkness, like a drowning person, and screamed with all my might..."

Asuka: "..."

"...Surrounded by evil spirits and plunged into despair, I had only one thought in my mind at that moment! That was to escape from there!"

Composing himself, he pointed to the mask on the Titan's face, a mad glint in his eyes: "To achieve this goal, I am willing to pay any price... And just as I thought this, a voice responded to my call, handing this dark artifact to me... As long as I am willing to stand against those who protect the Three Phantoms, I can be reborn under this power!"

"Is there even a question? Of course I'll agree immediately!"