Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Accompanied by a dazzling light, Bubble Man, with a mysterious and composed smile on his face, and looking exactly like the monster in front of Edward, also appeared in front of Jaden Yuki.

Just as if the scene were being recreated, Jaden Yuki also added two new cards to his hand.

"Heh... Judai, are you copying me?"

"No! This is just the beginning!"

Faced with Edward's question, Jaden Yuki shook his head, drew the card in his hand, and held it high above his head: "Magic Card [Double Fusion] activated. Pay me 500 LP to perform two Fusion Summons!"

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[Dual Integration]

(Normal Spell Card)

Effect: Requires paying 500 base points to activate. This turn, you can use the following effect twice.

●Send the chosen monster from your hand or field as Fusion Material to the Graveyard, and Special Summon that Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck as a Fusion Summon.

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The card depicts a double fusion, with two swirling vortexes above it.

Just as its name suggests, when this card is activated, Jaden Yuki can perform multiple Fusion Summons, just like when [Fusion Gate] is present.

"First, I send Wingman and Blast Lady from my hand to the graveyard as materials for a Fusion Summon... Then I send Clayman and Electroman from my hand to the graveyard for a second Fusion Summon!"

"Come forth—[Elemental Hero - Flame Winged Man], [Elemental Hero - Thunder Giant]!!!"

Right from the start, Jaden Yuki used his hand cards to fuse and summon a higher-level fusion monster.

Two vortexes appeared in front of him, absorbing the four elemental hero monsters into them respectively.

[Dual Fusion], [Elemental Hero - Winged Warrior], [Elemental Hero - Burst Girl], [Elemental Hero - Clay Warrior], [Elemental Hero - Electric Warrior]...

By consuming a large amount of resources, Jaden Yuki managed to pull out two Superior Fusion Monsters of the Hero from his Extra Deck.

Even after performing such a card-loss maneuver, Jaden Yuki still had two cards left in his hand.

This is far better than the previous foolish moves of trading four or five players for one.

【Elemental Hero - Flame Wingman】(Attack Power: 2100)

【Elemental Hero - Thunder Giant】(Attack Power: 2400)

"A double fusion? Well done, Judai!" Yusei, watching Judai's completely different performance from before, couldn't help but cast an admiring glance at him from the audience.

Although you say things like you don't care about winning or losing, Jaden, you really do take this duel to heart!

"The destruction and damage reduction effect of [Bubble Launcher] can only be triggered when the equipped monster is destroyed by battle..." Jaden Yuki, who felt extremely familiar with the effect of this Equip Spell Card, pointed to the area in front of Edward: "But if it is destroyed by an effect, then this protective effect will naturally not be triggered!"

Edward: "..."

"Ed...I'm going in!"

Upon making this announcement, Jaden Yuki immediately raised his arm and activated the effect of the monster in front of him: "[Elemental HERO Thunder Giant] effect activated! Once per turn, discard one card from your hand and destroy one face-up monster on the field whose original ATK was lower than its own!"

"I discard [Evil Hero - Ferocious Corpse Demon] from my hand to destroy [Elemental Hero - Bubbleman] on your field!"

As Jaden Yuki finished speaking, a large ball of lightning gathered in the Thunder Giant's hand.

He aimed the lightning ball at Bubble Man's location and threw it out.

When it hits the opponent's monster, it also sends the equipped spell card to the graveyard.

459 A fleeting flash of light

"Yosh! Ed... Now, the monster protecting you no longer exists!"

After dealing with the troublesome Bubble Man, Jaden Yuki immediately swung his arm and gave the attack command to the monster in front of him: "Go! Flame Wing Man (Attack Power: 2100), Thunder Giant (Attack Power: 2400), Bubble Man (Attack Power: 800), attack Edward directly!"

Upon receiving the order from Jaden Yuki, the three heroes glanced at each other before leaping into the air and swooping down toward Edward's location.

After activating the magic card, Jaden Yuki's life points dropped to 3500, while Edward's life points were at full strength of 4000.

But then, the gap between the two will be dramatically reversed.

"Well done, Jaden! The combined attack power of the three monsters is a full 5300 points, exceeding the remaining 4000 points of health. If the attack passes, Jaden wins!"

Clenching his right fist, Manjou watched as Yuki Jaden dominated the field and couldn't help but let out a cheer.

Yujo Judai...

That idiot actually managed to take the first game against a professional player...

Ugh, I feel really annoyed, but... good luck, Judai! Let that arrogant freshman see the vast sky ahead!

"Naive, so incredibly naive!"

Seeing Jaden Yuki ignoring her and directing his monsters to charge at him, Edward couldn't help but smile contemptuously.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, she slowly raised her arm and opened the face-down card in front of her: "Ambush Card open! Trap Card - [Counter Gate] activated!"

Jaden Yuki: "What?!...The Gate of Counterattack?"

Ed Phoenix: "That's right! Counterattack Gate... This card can only be activated when an opponent's monster declares a direct attack. Its effect is to negate that attack and allow me to draw 1 card from my Deck. If the card I draw is a monster, I can Normal Summon that monster in face-up Attack Position."

"Summoning a monster while drawing a card... I didn't expect it to be that simple."

Touching his chin, Yusei had an expression of "I knew it" on his face.

If he could be defeated so easily by Jaden Yuki, then Ed Phoenix wouldn't have achieved a 30-win streak and entered the top 10 of the professional dueling league.

"...Based on the effect of [Counterattack Gate], I draw a card from my deck."

Draws a card from the top of the deck, then glances at the three heroes who have abruptly stopped in front of him. After a moment's pause, Edward shows the card he just drew to Jaden Yuki across from him: "The card I just drew is a monster card—[Elemental HERO Sky Warrior] (ATK: 1800)! Therefore... by taking advantage of the effect of a Trap Card, I will Normal Summon it in Attack Position."

During Jaden's turn, Edward used the effect of a trap card to pull the hero who died from overwork out of his hand.

As the wind-attribute hero wearing a pilot's helmet and with a glider on his back appeared, Edward once again stretched out his arm and activated its effect: "[Elemental HERO Skyman] effect activated! If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I add one [HERO] monster from my Deck to my hand."

As he said this, Edward precisely retrieved a Hero Monster card from his deck.

"Hmm... The Flame Winged Man's attack was nullified? In that case, we can't end the battle this round..."

Flamewing Man's effect is to inflict damage equal to the ATK of monsters destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard. However, after Ed's field is empty, this effect cannot be triggered and is essentially nonexistent.

After observing the situation on the field and seeing his offensive temporarily halted, Jaden Yuki quickly finished his thought and issued a new command: "Then, Edward... my attack continues. Let [Elemental HERO Thunder Giant] continue attacking your [Elemental HERO Sky Warrior], and then let [Elemental HERO Bubble Warrior] attack you directly!"

The giant, wreathed in lightning, raised his right arm and then hurled a massive lightning spear at Sky Warrior, instantly piercing his body and pinning him to the wall on the other side of the arena.

Immediately afterward, Bubble Man aimed the water gun on his arm at Ed and fired a high-pressure water jet at her.

From then on, Edward suffered a total of 1400 points of damage from the two monsters.

"Gu...!"

By placing his arms horizontally in front of him, Edward took the direct hits from the two heroes.

Although there was another face-down card in front of her, she did not choose to activate it.

She was waiting, waiting for the right opportunity.

(Ed Phoenix LP: 4000→2600)

"Okay, I'll just lay one card in the air and end my turn."

After unleashing a powerful and overwhelming attack, successfully inflicting significant damage on Edward, Jaden Yuki decisively ended his turn.

He has done everything he could in this round. Now, let's look forward to what will happen in the next round!

"...My turn, draw a card!"

After smoothing his wind-blown hair, Edward's eyes narrowed, and he forcefully pulled a new card from his deck, displaying it to everyone present: "...Spell Card [Dual Fusion] activated! Pay 500 Life Points, and I can perform two Fusion Summons this turn!"

(Ed Phoenix LP: 2600→2100)

Jaden Yuki: "[Dual Fusion]...Isn't this?!"

Edward: "Judai Yuki, since you used a Fusion Spell Card last turn, it's only natural that it's my turn this turn!"

Everyone: "Merger against merger... Is this really the kind of situation heroes should be in?"

"First, I'll send Winged Warrior and Burst Girl from my hand to the graveyard for my first Fusion Summon! Come forth—[Elemental HERO Phoenix] (Attack: 2100)!"

The Superior Hero Fusion Monster, which has the same material requirements as the Flame Winged Man but yields completely different fusion results, appeared amidst the erupting flames and came before her at Ed's call.

"This is... the Phoenix People?"

Seeing the alternative possibility born from the Fusion Magic Card, Jaden Yuki's eyes shone with excitement: "...That's so cool!!!"

"Heh... It's not over yet! Jaden Yuki, let me make this clear first, you absolutely cannot win this duel!"

"Eh...is that so? But Edward! You can't know the outcome until the very end, can you?"

"Hmph... Even if you and I are both duelists using Hero decks, there are fundamental differences between us!"

%【#! "Essentially different...?"

"Well... you'll find out soon enough."

With a slight smile playing on her lips, Edward declared this as she began her second Fusion Summon of the turn: "Next... I will send the [Elemental HERO Phoenix] on the field and the [Elemental HERO Electro] in my hand to the Graveyard to perform another Fusion Summon!"

"Using Fusion Monsters as fusion materials... Could it be?" Looking at the familiar material requirements, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but recall his newly acquired ace—Shining Flame Wingman.

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

With a smile on his face, Edward raised his right hand high, pointing towards the sky, and then shouted the monster's name: "Immortal hero! Now merge with that flash of light and become a new being!"

"...Fusion Summon! Come on! [Elemental Hero - Shiny Phoenix]!!!"

The light shone brightly, and the two enormous metal wings reflected a cold glow.

The immortal phoenix dispersed its flames, revealing all the fangs hidden in the darkness to everyone.

【Elemental Hero - Shiny Phoenix】(Attack Power: 2500)

"The attack power is the same as the Flash Flame Winged Man, 2500 points... Wait! Could it be that the effect is also...?"

"Heh... At this moment, the permanent effect of Shiny Phoenix will also be triggered!" Edward's actions answered the question regarding Jaden Yuki's surprised reaction: "[Elemental HERO Shiny Phoenix] cannot be destroyed by battle, and its ATK increases by 300 for each [Elemental HERO] card in the Graveyard!"

"...So that's how it is? This hero monster also has the effect of increasing its attack power based on the number of Elemental HERO cards in the graveyard."

Doubt turned into certainty, and Jaden Yuki exclaimed in uncontrollable surprise, "Wait, if that's the case... isn't it?!"