Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

454 Perpetual Electron

Yuki Jaden, and Yusei...

Thanks to my previous battles with you guys, I now have such a thorough understanding of hero decks.

“Ed, since you are the only one with a monster on your field at the moment, I can Special Summon Level 5 Cyber ​​Dragon from my hand.”

As he spoke, Caesar placed the card in his hand onto the deck of the Duel Disk.

Then, the steel dragon coiled around his body appeared on Caesar's field with a burst of light.

(Electronic Dragon Attack Power: 2100)

"Next, I usually summon the [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] from my hand and activate its effect to search for a [Cyber] or [Cyber ​​Tech] Spell/Trap Card from my deck."

Beside the electronic dragon, a small dragon core revealed itself, its mouth open as if calling for reinforcements.

"Don't even think about it. The moment you activate your effect, I'll flip over the face-down card in the back row!"

Seeing that the search effect of [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] was about to take effect, Edward immediately waved his arm and pressed the button on the Duel Disk: "Continuous Trap Card [Breakthrough Skill] activated! This card's effect is—target 1 Effect Monster on the field, and negate that monster's effect until the end of the turn!"

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[Breakthrough Skill]

(Trap Card)

effect:

①: You can target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls. Negate that monster's effects until the end of the turn.

②: During your turn, you can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls. Negate that monster's effects until the end of this turn. This effect cannot be activated the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard.

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The artwork on the Trap Card depicts a white monster that has broken through the sealing wall.

As a disruption trap card, the existence of the [Breakthrough Skill] will cause a face-up monster on the field to become a blank card with no effect.

Therefore, once this effect is successfully achieved, the effect of the [Electronic Dragon Core] will naturally be sealed, losing its search ability and simply becoming a weak monster with an attack power of only 400 points.

"Then I'll chain your trap card to activate this card!"

Noticing Edward's plan, Caesar didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately drawing a card from his hand and placing it in the back row of the Duel Disk: "Pay half of my Life Points, I activate a Speed ​​3 Counter Trap Card from my hand—[Red Reboot]!"

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[Red Reboot]

(Counter Trap Card)

effect:

This card can also be activated from the hand by paying out half of the Life Points.

This card can only be activated when the opponent activates a Trap Card. The activation is negated, and that card is Set. Afterward, the opponent can Set 1 Trap Card from their Deck to their Spell & Trap Zone. After this card is activated, the opponent cannot activate any Trap Cards until the end of the turn.

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Edward: "Oh? It's actually... [Red Reboot]..."

Caesar: "That's right, this card is a trap card specifically designed to counter trap cards!"

(Caesar Light LP: 4000→2000)

As the trap card was activated, an invisible pressure instantly spread outwards from Caesar.

Then, this oppressive force enveloped the entire arena.

It was as if a pair of giant hands had pulled a switch to reverse time. The [Breakthrough Skill] that had been activated and entered a chain state, waiting for its effect to take effect, was forcibly overwritten before the effect could even take effect.

Furthermore, during this turn, Edward will be unable to activate any more trap cards, and all the backrow cards she has set up will lose their original function and become stickers that cannot be flipped over.

"Since the effect of [Breakthrough Skill] is negated, the search effect of [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] will be successfully completed... Using its effect, I add the Quick-Play Spell Card [Eternal Cyber] to my hand from my deck."

The indicator light on the Duel Disk flashed for a moment, and then a card popped out automatically.

Caesar glanced at the card out of the corner of his eye, then reached out and snatched it, adding it to his hand.

"Hey~ You did a great job, senior!"

"But... if you do this, it's essentially giving me a search opportunity, isn't it? Are you sure that's okay?"

After his opponent predicted and prevented the activation of the trap card's effect, Edward showed a slight look of surprise, but quickly regained his calm and collected demeanor.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, she slowly retrieved a card from her deck and inserted it into the back row of her Duel Disk: "Based on the follow-up effect of [Red Reboot], I can now set a Trap Card from my deck to my back row... OK, please continue, senpai~!"

"...It doesn't matter! One or two, it doesn't matter at all."

With a wave of his hand, Caesar smiled confidently and said, "If you ask why, it's because... the battle is about to end this turn! Edward... you can regret letting my Cyber ​​Dragon deck go second!"

After being affected by the shutdown, Edward will be unable to activate any trap cards for at least this turn.

Therefore, even if Caesar had given her a chance to make a precise search, it would have been meaningless at this point.

Those Gaikas that are temporarily sealed away cannot be saved, even if a god were to be reborn.

"This round is about to end? Could it be that you're planning to..."

"That's right! Just what you think!"

With a slightly exaggerated facial expression, Caesar drew a card from his hand and swiftly inserted it into the back row of his Duel Disk to activate it: "While [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] is on the field, its card name can also be used as [Cyber ​​Dragon]!"

"So next... I'll activate the Fusion Spell Card for Machine-Type monsters from my hand—Power Fusion! I'll send the Cyber ​​Dragon and Cyber ​​Dragon Core on the field, along with my second Cyber ​​Dragon from my hand, as materials to the Graveyard for a Fusion Summon!!!"

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[Power Combination] (Anime Card)

effect:

Send the Fusion Material Monsters listed on a Machine-Type Fusion Monster Card from your hand or field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck.

The monster Special Summoned by this effect gains its original ATK by that amount.

During the End Phase of the turn this card is activated, if the monster fused to this card is on the field, you take damage equal to the original ATK of that monster.

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Raising his right arm high, under the watchful eyes of countless people both inside and outside the arena, Caesar solemnly proclaimed the monster's name: "Descend! My old friend—[Electronic Terminator Dragon]!!!"

Lightning burst forth, and shadows covered the sky.

In the vortex of fusion, the three electronic dragons merged into one, ascending to become a new supreme being.

The three heads resonated with each other, radiating the glow of ancient times.

The steel wings that obscured the view of the camera were thus unfurled, stretching and extending into the space on both sides.

The ultimate form of the electronic dragon was thus revealed to everyone without reservation.

Furthermore, due to the effect of [Power Combination], the attack power of [Electronic Terminator Dragon] will increase to twice its original value.

【Electronic Terminator Dragon】(Attack Power: 8000)

With a roar that seemed to reach the sky, the [Electronic Terminator Dragon], empowered by its newfound strength, grew to twice its original size.

Just by standing there quietly, it exudes an awe-inspiring presence.

Compared to the [Cyber ​​Dragon Infinity] used for suppression, the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], which is now appearing in a kingly manner, is obviously more suitable for the current situation.

"Oh my! It's an all-out battle right from the start. After suppressing Edward's trap card, Kaiser immediately went all out and summoned his strongest monster..."

Gripping the microphone tightly, the host, overcome with emotion at the sight, suddenly stood up and shouted his bold guess: "Masaka (Could it be)... even the player with the glorious record of thirty consecutive wins, Edward, will have to bow down to the invincible Electronic Terminator Dragon and suffer a regrettable defeat?!"

"Ah! Just as I thought, that guy Edward... is no match for Caesar at all!" Raising an eyebrow, Manjōmu, who had been listless for a while, immediately jumped out to make his presence known.

"No, the real battle is only just beginning." Yusei said calmly, gazing at the screen, expressing his thoughts.

Even after Caesar summoned his strongest monster with a do-or-die determination, Edward remained calm and composed.

Clearly, she only has one Elemental HERO Winged Warrior with 1000 attack power on her field, and her trap cards in the back row are now forcibly sealed by the effect of Red Reboot, so they cannot activate any effects for at least this turn.

Logically speaking, in such an extremely dire situation, even if she didn't appear panicked or completely lost, she should at least show some signs of panic...

However, this is not the case.

Facing the [Electronic Terminator Dragon], whose attack power reached 8000 points and could bring her an end as its name suggests, Edward seemed to have anticipated this scene and simply stood calmly in place.

"Well then, that's it!" Raising his arm and entering his battle phase, Caesar gave his old friend the command to attack: "[Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] attacks [Elemental Hero - Winged Warrior]! Take this! Eternal Evolution Flame!!!"

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Upon receiving Caesar's command, the three heads of the Electronic Terminator Dragon immediately locked onto Winged Man's location.

With energy accumulating in their mouths, they simultaneously opened their mouths and spat out snow-white flames of destruction.

In mid-air, the three beams of light intertwined and merged into one, finally rushing headlong towards the Winged Warrior.

It looked like it was about to pierce through him and cause significant damage to Edward.

"Ambush card open..."

"What?!...You can actually activate the face card?!"

"Senior~ The sealed cards are only trap cards, right? I never said I only set off trap cards!"

Smiling, Edward pointed out the flaw in Caesar's tactics and then pressed the button on the Duel Disk, flipping over another card that had been set down the previous turn: "Quick-Play Spell Card - Offering to the Dead is activated! This card's effect is to destroy one face-up monster on your opponent's field at the cost of skipping your next draw phase!"

"...Could it be..."

"That's right, the monster I'm going to destroy is your trump card—the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]!!!"

The merciless words, tinged with a hint of contempt, were slowly uttered from Edward's lips.

At that moment, she stretched out her arm towards the direction of the Cyber ​​End Dragon: "Disappear! Monster!"

A huge golden cross appeared above the head of the Electronic Terminator Dragon.

Enveloped in gravity, it slammed down on the Electronic Terminator Dragon from above...

Then, accompanied by a painful groan, Caesar's old friend, on whom he had placed his hopes for victory, vanished from the field along with the Eternal Evolutionary Flame that had not yet reached Winged Knight, and was then forced to be sent to the graveyard.

"Aaaaaah... Brother's [Electronic Terminator Dragon]... has been destroyed!!!" On the other side of the screen, watching this dramatic reversal, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but let out a surprised scream.