Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Planets are constantly rotating and moving in the universe along their predetermined orbits.

Further away, one can see the figures of Asuka, Manjoume, and Fubuki, who are unconscious and trapped in bubbles.

"Since my five front squares are already filled, I cannot summon any more monsters."

Since Amnar's monster zone is currently occupied by monsters from the "King's War" expansion, the Special Summon effect of "Universe" cannot be successfully activated, preventing the Special Summon of "Primal Sun Helios" from the hand or deck.

Even so, this card still possesses extremely powerful abilities.

"Give me a moment!"

Witnessing Amnar's actions, Jaden Yuki seized the opportunity and activated his spell card: "Quick-Play Spell [Whirlwind] activated! Chain to your two Trap Cards, I activate this card to destroy one Spell/Trap Card on the field!"

Since the effects of the three cards are on the same chain, the sealing effect of "Fragrance of Magic Seal" did not have time to be dealt with. At this point, Jaden Yuki could still chain-activate the second-fastest spell card in his hand.

"Oh... Whirlwind? It can destroy a Spell/Trap Card... That's interesting."

Having given a positive assessment of Jaden Yuki's actions, Amnar crossed his arms and continued, "...So, which Spell/Trap Card on my field do you intend to destroy?"

Including Field Spell Cards, Amnar has a total of four Spell & Trap Cards on the field, and Jaden Yuki can only choose one of them to destroy.

"Is there even a question? Of course it is..."

Without a second thought, Jaden Yuki smiled and stretched out his arm, pointing towards Amnar's front.

Then... he immediately found himself in a difficult moment of decision-making.

Yuki Judai: "Uh..."

It seems like... there are a tiny bit more cards that need to be destroyed?

【The Fragrance Sealed by the Demon】

This card has the effect of forcibly delaying the activation of a spell card by an entire turn.

This is a fatal blow to Jaden Yuki's hero deck, which relies on the [Fusion] spell.

With the King of Kings monster boasting such off-the-charts stats, it's uncertain whether Jaden Yuki will be able to survive until the next turn if left unattended!

Another point is that even if Jaden Yuki sets a key spell card like [Fusion] to his back row, he can't be sure if he can successfully protect those cards until the next turn...

If the opponent also launches a similar "whirlwind" effect and sweeps him up from behind, wouldn't he just explode on the spot?

【Big Universe】

This card has a similar effect to Friend Hero in that it locks down the graveyard.

However, unlike the one-way effect of Friend Hero, this card has a two-way effect.

Not only Jaden Yuki, but even Amnall himself will be affected by this effect.

Both of these trap cards have very troublesome effects.

"Damn it... If only I had another [Whirlwind] in my hand..." With a regretful look on his face, Jaden Yuki was a little disappointed that he hadn't added more Wind cards to his deck.

If he knew the opponent's deck composition beforehand, he would simply fill it with all sorts of winds...

If he had quick-play spell cards like "Twin Tornadoes" or "Cosmic Cyclone" in his hand... he wouldn't need to be struggling with which card to destroy like he is now.

"It seems you're facing a difficult choice?"

Noticing the troubled look on Jaden Yuki's face, Amnar raised his arm and pointed to the monster in front of him: "Now it's the Main Phase, so I'll activate the effect of [Lopt, Shadow of the Kings] to Tribute a [Kings Team Token] and then Special Summon a new [Kings] monster from my Deck."

"What... there are other Royal War Monsters?"

"Oh! There are plenty!"

Following the chain reaction, the destructive effect of [Whirlwind] can only be successfully executed after the effect of the later-activated [Lopto, Shadow of Kings] has resolved.

Linked to Jaden Yuki's activation of [Whirlwind], Amnar raised his arm and shouted, "...Come forth! [King Todoroki vs. King Hal]!"

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King Todoroki vs. King Hal

(Mage/Dark/9-star/Attack 3000/Defense 3000)

Effect: You can only use the ③ effect of this card once per turn.

①: Only one "King Kaio vs. King Hal" can be present face-up on your field.

②: Once per turn, if your opponent adds a card from their Deck to their hand outside of their Draw Phase, you can activate this effect. Your opponent must send 1 monster from their hand or field to the Graveyard.

③: When a Spell/Trap/Monster effect is activated, you can Tribute a total of 2 Royal Guard Monsters or Spellcaster Monsters on your field to activate this effect. Negate that activation and destroy it.

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417 people can't beat a dog-catching thief.

Wang Zhan's stage has now begun.

Under the transformation magic of Loki, the god of lies and trickery, or rather, Lopto, the Shadow of the Kings, the Kings' Team Derivatives were immediately enveloped in black thorns.

After that, it became a sacrifice for liberation, used to invoke a new supreme being.

It is located between the sun and the moon, at the highest point of the World Tree.

Odin, the one-eyed king of the gods of Asgard, wielding a trident in one hand and driving golden lightning in the other, used the energy of the King's War team's derivatives to break through the barriers of the world and descended upon the branches of the World Tree along with darkness, overlooking the appearance of this land of origin.

[King Kaio vs. King Hal] Attack Power: 3000 → 4000

With the permanent effect of [Lopto, the Shadow of Kings], the attack power of [King Kaio vs. King Hal] jumped from the original 3000 points to 4000 in the God Realm, almost on par with the Titans.

Amnal's current form on the field is as follows:

Forward:

【King Nidhogg, the Ice King】(Defense: 3600)

[King Kaio vs. King Hal] (Attack Power: 4000)

【Lopt, the Shadow of Kings】(Attack Power: 2500)

[Wang Zhan Team Derivative] *2 Attack Power: 1500 → 2500

Backcourt:

The vast universe, the fragrance of magic seal, and a face-down card whose contents are unknown.

Meanwhile, Jaden Yuki on the opposite side was still in the state of chaining [Whirlwind] and being chained by Amnnar's monster effect.

"I choose to destroy... [The Fragrance Sealed by Magic]!"

After much deliberation, Jaden Yuki finally made his final decision.

He pointed to the incense burner with its distorted face, instructing the whirlwind to destroy it directly, and then watched as it turned into fragments and was sent to the cemetery.

"Due to the effect of [Universe], cards sent to the graveyard by either player will not be sent to the graveyard, but will be directly banished. Therefore, your activated spell cards and my destroyed trap cards will be banished from the duel."

Amnar took out [Fragrance of Seal] from his Duel Disk, waved it in front of him, and put it into his pocket: "Alright, let's exclude your cards too."

“…OK.” Nodding, Jaden Yuki followed Amnar’s example and put the card into the pocket of his uniform jacket.

"Alright, continue your explanation, Jaden Yuki."

Standing on the other side of the World Tree, gazing at the Realm Kings lined up in front of him, Amnar exuded an aura of unparalleled confidence.

The effect of [King Nidhogg, the Ice King] is that once per turn, you can detach one [King of Kings] monster or a Phantom Dragon monster on your field to negate and destroy your opponent's Special Summon. It's essentially a monster version of [God's Warning].

The newly released [King of the Realms: King of the Realms - King Hal] is a Realm King modeled after Odin, the king of the gods in Norse mythology. He has the ability to negate and destroy card effects once per turn by releasing two [King of the Realms] monsters or Spellcaster monsters on his field. With the existence of Field Spells, he can basically achieve an infinite loop.

With two obvious points of attack, Amnar was quite curious about how Jaden Yuki planned to deal with them.

Summon Winged Warriors, then end your turn?

Or perhaps you could use the [Elemental Hero Storm Hero] to perform a classic "four-for-one" trade?

If that's the case, then Jaden Yuki would truly disappoint him.

"Now, I'll activate the spell card [Fusion] from my hand..."

Without the protection of the [Fragrance of the Sealed Demon], Jaden Yuki no longer needs to worry about his development being restricted.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to activate the [Fusion] card in his hand, intending to use its effect to summon the true power of the hero.

"Ha... Naive! The effect of [King Kaio vs. Hal King] is activated! I release two [King Kaio vs. Team Tokens] on my field to negate and destroy the effects of Spell, Trap, and Monster."

"...Merge? Vanish!"

Having anticipated Jaden Yuki's plan, Amnar unhesitatingly waved his hand to activate King Hal's effect, nullifying and destroying Jaden Yuki's [Fusion].

Because of the permanent effect of the [Great Universe], when the golden lightning of [King Kaio vs. King Hal] struck the [Fusion] in Jaden Yuki's hand, it skipped the graveyard and was sent to an unknown other dimension.

"Oh no, Big Brother's [Fusion] has been negated!" Marufuji Sho, who was watching, exclaimed in surprise as the key card of his hero deck was destroyed by the opponent's Amnar.

As is well known, unlike Yusei's side, most of the lower-level monsters on Jaden Yuki's side are completely useless.

Without fusion, even if these monsters are summoned, they will not be of any use.

Even with the blessing of the Skyscraper, these monsters, whose attributes were already low, could not inflict any effective damage on Amnar's side.

After all, even the lowest-ranking monster on the other side, [Lopto the Shadow of Kings], has a full 2500 attack points, making it an existence that ordinary low-level monsters cannot easily shake.

Now, things are in a bad situation!

"Hmm... was it negated?" Scratching his head in annoyance, Jaden Yuki stared at his hand, then took out one of the monster cards and attached it to his Duel Disk: "Then, I'll Normal Summon Elemental HERO Bubbleman and activate its effect: when there are no other cards on the field, I can draw two cards from my Deck!"

Despite having a paltry 800 points of attack power, this chubby version of Batman... I mean, Bubble Man, always sports a mysterious smile...

As Jaden Yuki called out, he appeared before everyone, his cloak billowing.

"...Greed Hero, huh? Looks like Jaden is planning to pull a godlike draw!"

Looking at the situation on the field, Yusei couldn't help but touch his chin.

Generally speaking, in the early stages of Jaden Yuki, he would alternate between using the Pot of Greed and the Elemental HERO Bubble Fighter.

Of course, when faced with insurmountable difficulties, their effects may be activated simultaneously, replenishing your hand with 4 cards at once.

Jaden Yuki: "...Although I've lost [Fusion], I still have other tricks up my sleeve!"

Amnar: "?"

"I pay 1000 life points to activate [Easy Fusion] from my hand!"