Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Having excluded himself from the ranks of mortals, he subtly showed a tendency to no longer intend to be human.

Under everyone's gaze, he swung his mechanical arm wildly, pointing forcefully at the withered Tree of Life above his head, tainted by darkness: "...Activate the effect of the Field Spell [Paradise Lost]. When one of the three Phantom Demons is on my field, once per turn, I may draw two cards from my deck!"

"Ugh! How despicable! That Kagemaru guy... relies on the effect of his Field Spell Card to draw three cards every turn, launching wave after wave of attacks... while Yusei can only passively launch counterattacks..."

Seeing that Kagemaru had recklessly added two more cards to his hand, Jaden Yuki, who was watching the game, couldn't help but feel indignant on Yusei's behalf.

The two sides' resource replenishment capabilities are too disparate. If the battle continues to drag on, Yusei, who is caught in a war of attrition, is very likely to be worn down by Kagemaru and then defeated by Genma after losing the resources to continue the fight...

"Hehehehehe... You think my gacha pulls are despicable? So what if it is?"

Hearing Jaden Yuki's complaints, Kagemaru sneered. Instead of feeling embarrassed, he inserted another card from his hand into the back row of the Duel Disk and activated it: "...Spell Card [Pot of Greed] activated. I can draw two more cards from my Deck!"

Jaden Yuki: "...Again?"

Yusei: "...Tsk!"

As Kagemaru finished speaking, the Jar of Kunonos appeared in front of him.

Thanks to the successive card-drawing effects, from nothing to something, in just a short while, Kagemaru had three more cards in his hand...

Including the card drawn during the draw phase, Kagemaru has replenished his hand with a total of four cards this turn.

The ability to replenish cards in hand can only be described as terrifying.

"Hehehe... Yusei, do you think you can rest easy after defeating the Divine Flame Emperor? You're sorely mistaken!!!"

"【Uria the Divine Flame Emperor】effect activated! If this card is in the Graveyard, you can send 1 Trap Card from your hand to the Graveyard, and Special Summon this card from the Graveyard. However... this card cannot attack while you control other monsters this turn."

After sending a Trap Card from his hand to the Graveyard, Kagemaru immediately retrieved the Divine Flame Emperor from the Graveyard and slammed it onto his Duel Disk: "...Revive! Divine Flame Emperor Uria!"

A towering pillar of fire shot up, dyeing the entire sky red.

From the flames, a giant red dragon coiled its body and reappeared in the void. Then, together with the Thunder Emperor, they stood guard on either side of the Wandering Star's path of attack.

If Yusei wants to defeat Kagemaru, he first needs to find a way to deal with these two phantom demons.

"Divine Flame Emperor... Damn it! I finally managed to..."

"One phantom demon was bad enough... and now there's another one..."

"Youxing..."

"Hehehehehe!!! It's not over yet! Since the new Trap Card has been sent to the Graveyard, the ATK and DEF of Divine Flame Emperor will also increase, from 3000 points to 4000 points!"

(【Divine Flame Emperor Uria】Attack Power: 4000)

(【Thunder Emperor Hamon】Attack Power: 4000)

"And... at this very moment, I activate the effect of Divine Flame Emperor again, destroying all your face-down cards in your backrow!" With an exaggerated expression on his face, Kagemaru pointed at Yusei's backrow.

Just like the previous scene, Kagemaru plans to repeat his old tricks and upset Yusei's backline...

So what if you've provoked a snake? Just attack with a basic attack!

Yusei... Do you dare to defy me, who possesses the power of the Phantom Demon?

"Disappear! Those two eyesore face-down cards... Trap Destruction!!!"

"Ha...did you think I wouldn't be prepared?"

"...Don't think the same trick will work on me again!"

Seeing that Kagemaru was still planning to target his face-down card, Yusei immediately let out a cold laugh and suddenly raised his arm: "Chain the effect of [Divine Flame Emperor Uria], I will activate the effect of [Heat-Heart Weapon - Pegasus Twin Wings Sword] which is equipped! Once per turn, negate the activation of effects on the field!"

The effect of the Divine Flame Emperor was activated, and it happened to be within the range of the Pegasus Twin Wings Sword.

Therefore, the ultrasonic wave from the Divine Flame Emperor was directly severed by Hope, who was wielding the Pegasus Twin-Winged Sword, before it could even reach the back of the asteroid field.

Compared to sound waves, light is much faster!

Thus, the Divine Flame Emperor, whose desired effect had failed to materialize, could only helplessly retract his body, emitting a rumbling sound of dissatisfaction.

"...What?! It was ineffective!"

Seeing the invincible Divine Flame Emperor suffer a setback, a look of surprise appeared on Yingmaru's face.

His plans were disrupted, and he stomped his mechanical foot in frustration before raising his arm again: "Then, I'll activate the third effect of the Continuous Spell Card 'Seven Essences' on the field. Once per turn, it can be activated if you control a Level 10 monster. Add 1 Continuous Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand."

"When exactly did the 'Perpetual Magic Card' come about?"

"Could it be... that card that was sent to the graveyard as the cost of the Special Summon of Thunder God?"

"That's right! Just as you all thought!" Confirming everyone's guess, Kagemaru then took a Continuous Spell Card from the Graveyard and placed it directly into the back row of the Duel Disk: "...I activate the Continuous Spell Card 'Thunderbolt of Paradise' from my hand, which shares the same name as the attack move of Thunder Emperor Hamon!"

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[The Thunderbolt of Lost Paradise]

(Continuous Magic Card)

effect:

①: When "Thunder King Hamon" is Special Summoned by its own means, it can also send face-down Spell Cards on its field to the Graveyard.

②: Once per turn, if you control "Thunder King Hamon" in Attack Position, you can negate the effects of any Spell/Trap Cards activated by your opponent. After that, change 1 "Thunder King Hamon" on your field to Defense Position.

②: If any one of the face-up "Divine Flame Emperor Uria", "Thunder Emperor Hamon", or "Phantom Demon Emperor Rabiel" on your field leaves the field, activate this effect. This turn, all damage you take becomes 0.

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"The Thunder of Lost Paradise? Another one... a card exclusive to the Three Phantom Demons!"

Yusei frowned as he stared at the Continuous Spell Card that had been activated before him.

Following the previous Continuous Trap Card "Super Flame Wave" which shares the same name as the attack move of the Divine Flame Emperor, Kagemaru activated a second Continuous Spell Card that shares the same name as the attack move of the Thunder Emperor.

Including the [Seven Essences' Unlock], Kagemaru now has three face-up cards in his back row.

【Super Flame Wave】can unconditionally revive the three Phantom Demons in the graveyard by discarding a card from your hand. It can also send a Trap Card from your hand or Deck to the graveyard when 【Divine Flame Emperor Uria】attacks, and then make her ATK equal to the number of Trap Cards in both players' graveyards * 1000.

The [Thunderbolt of Lost Paradise] card, on the other hand, has the effect of countering cards and protecting itself from damage, ensuring that it will not suffer any damage during the turn when the three Phantoms are destroyed by the opponent.

【Seven Essences' Unlock】This card, which can recycle Continuous Spell Cards from the Graveyard and Special Summon Chaos-type 0-ATK monsters by discarding cards from your hand, allowing you to continuously gain resources for your combo, is also not to be underestimated...

The three cards mentioned above, combined with the Field Spell Card "Paradise Lost," which grants resistance to the three Phantom Spells, essentially create a near-invincible domain...

Not only can Kagemaru draw at least three cards each turn, but he also possesses various resistances and cyclical effects.

With so many buffs stacked on, the three Phantom Demons cannot be targeted by card effects, nor can they be destroyed by card effects. They are also unaffected by trap card effects and spell cards that are not activated in the current turn.

Even if destroyed in battle, it can revive in the next round and become even stronger...

Even if you want to use the removal method, you still need to find a way to deal with the counter effect of [Thunderbolt of Pain]...

If you use a card, it will be directly overturned by the effect of the Divine Flame Emperor...

As for attacks, the starting point is 4000 points... which means that those who haven't stepped into the realm of gods are all ants, completely incapable of causing any damage to the Phantom Demon, not even worthy of a one-for-one exchange...

"...The Three Phantom Demons are truly terrifying!"

Feeling helpless in the face of his predicament, Wan Zhangmu clenched his teeth, a look of resentment on his face.

Just now, he had planned to confront this so-called illusionary demon head-on, but now, his thoughts have changed.

The mere presence of two phantom demons was enough to suffocate him...

If the three Phantom Demons were to gather together... what a hellish scene that would be!

If the person standing in the arena right now wasn't Yusei but Manjoume... could he really defeat these monsters?

No... Before this, could he really retain the will to resist and unleash his full potential in the face of such immense pressure?

I'm afraid... that won't work.

"Big brother... save me..."

"...Disrupt Huang?"

Just as Manjoume was troubled, a dejected sound suddenly came from his deck, disturbing Huang.

Unlike its usual energetic and playful state, it now appears drained of energy and withered, as shown in the card image before Manjoume's eyes, in a state of complete abandonment.

"Ah... my monster too..."

"Me too... What happened?!"

"Aaaaaah... Oh my god!!! My mechanical giant!!!"

Within the range of the Dark Duel, the spirits gained the ability to materialize, so apart from spirit users like Manjoume and Jaden Yuki, the others also noticed the disturbance to Yellow's state.

Upon seeing this, they all checked their decks and discovered that their monsters were in a similar state to Disruptive Yellow.

Sparks flew from the electronic dragon's body; the dragon's brilliance dimmed considerably; the hero knelt on one knee, struggling to stand; the true red-eyed creature lay listlessly on the ground; and the ancient machinery, just as its name suggests, was corroded by years of decay and lost its will to rise again…

Listless and devoid of energy, the monsters seemed to have had their strength drained, turning into listless, salty fish...

"……what is going on?"

"Why have our monsters turned into this?!"

People who were puzzled by the current situation couldn't help but ask this question.

The duel is not over yet, and the outcome is still undecided, so why... is this strange phenomenon occurring?

"Hmph! You're only noticing now?"

Faced with the crowd's questioning voices, Kagemaru stretched out his arm and pointed to the two Phantoms in front of him: "Right now, apart from me and Yusei who are engaged in a dark duel, from the moment the Phantoms appeared on the field, your life force has already begun to be drained!"

"……What?!"

As Yingmaru finished speaking, a faint halo began to appear on the bodies of Jiang Lei Huang and Shen Yan Huang.

Only then did everyone notice that countless energy spheres, formed from energy from all directions, including their monsters, were converging towards the bodies of the two phantom demons.

Even during the pause in the duel, this absorption phenomenon never stopped.

"So... the Phantom Demons are monsters that absorb the life force of other monsters to unleash their power?" Feeling the intense energy constantly gathering around the Phantom Demons, Yusei's face showed a look of sudden realization: "No wonder they were sealed away..."

430 The Three Phantom Demons Gather

"By absorbing the life force of other monsters in the outside world to gain power... If these three monsters are allowed to stay in the outside world for a long time without any restraint, they might slowly drain even this world dry..."

As everyone spoke, countless rays of light continuously converged on the bodies of the two phantom demons located in the center of the pit.