Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

But in fact, with Saiou's actions, the card projection that should have been created by equipment such as the Duel Disk was directly displayed in front of Manjoume.

This extremely illogical and abnormal phenomenon not only made people gasp in shock, but also made the surrounding atmosphere even more eerie.

"During the card's rotation... please say 'stop'. The effect depends on the card's current position. When the card stops in an upright position, it destroys all monsters on your field. When it stops in a reversed position, it destroys all monsters on my field."

Slowly, Saiō explained the effect of the magic card he had just activated.

Depending on the location, completely different results can be achieved.

"Heh...so it's a gambler's deck?" Upon hearing this, Manjoume frowned slightly before shouting, "...STOP!!!"

As Wan Zhangmu finished speaking, the spinning card slowly stopped moving, and then... came to rest in its correct position!

"What...it's the right seat?!"

Upon seeing the state of the magic card, Manjoume instinctively exclaimed in surprise.

Based on the effect of his current position, he's about to be struck by lightning...

"Heh... In that case, it's your monster that will be destroyed!" With a smirk and a knowing look on his face, Saiou raised his arm and pointed in the direction of Manjou.

As he moved, countless flying swords appeared out of thin air and flew straight towards the location of [VW-Strong Tiger], piercing it into a hedgehog-like shape.

"Hmm... [VW-Strike Tiger]!"

The VW-Strike Tiger, its body pierced by countless flying swords, had its engine and core destroyed.

And so, with a loud explosion, it crumbled into fragments amidst the smoke and disappeared from the scene.

"Next, I will summon Coin Knight (Defense: 1000) in Defense Position."

Using the effect of the Spell Card, Saiou successfully eliminated Manjoume's front row. However, instead of pressing his advantage and summoning a monster in Attack Position to attack Manjoume, he summoned a seemingly ordinary monster in Defense Position.

Saiō: "[Coin Knight]'s effect is activated. When you summon it, guess whether it is upright or reversed. If it is upright, this card will not be destroyed by battle. If it is reversed, this card will be destroyed when it attacks an opponent's monster."

Manjoume: "...STOP!"

As before, when Manjoume said "STOP," the card stopped spinning and stopped in the reverse position.

This time, it seems that it's the King of Vegetarian's turn to reap what he sowed.

"Reversed position... Looks like a position that's in my favor!" Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Manjoume, feeling like he'd turned the tide, couldn't help but show a smug look on his face.

I made you gamble on your luck, now you're dumbfounded, aren't you?

"...End of round." Seemingly unable to achieve the desired result, the Prince of Sai bowed his head and ended his round.

Seeing his expression, the smug look on Wan Zhangmu's face became even more pronounced than before.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Sounding the horn of counterattack, Manjoume waved his arm and suddenly drew a new card from his deck.

The card swept past him, creating a crescent-shaped arc of light in mid-air.

Upon receiving the card, Manjoume immediately inserted it into the back row of the Duel Disk and activated it: "I activate the Spell Card from my hand—[Angel's Charity]!"

"Based on the effect of this card, I draw three cards from my deck, and then discard two more cards from my hand."

Sending two cards, including the ace monster Armed Dragon, to the graveyard, Manjoume's eyes narrowed, and he immediately activated another card from his hand: "Let me show you! My duel that breaks the creation and destruction of fate!"

"...The Spell Card [Level Adjuster] is activated! Based on this card's effect, your opponent can draw two new cards from their deck..."

"Huh? Let me draw cards?" Saiou drew two cards from the top of his deck and placed them on the table, a look of interest on his face. "What are you planning to do?"

"Hmph! You'll find out soon enough!"

With a cold wave of his hand, Manjoume shouted, "The follow-up effect of [Level Adjustment] is activated, Special Summoning a monster in my Graveyard whose name contains [LV], ignoring the Summoning conditions! However, the monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot activate its effects or attack."

"Come forth! [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV7] (Attack Power: 2800)!!!"

Crowded with dense lightning, its armor and blades practically covered its teeth, this was the upgraded form of the Armored Dragon, the fully-fledged Lightning Dragon. With the call of Wan Zhang Mu, it descended before him accompanied by a burst of white light.

"Armed Dragon - Lightning LV7... This overpowered monster..."

Looking up at the enormous lightning dragon, a series of unsettling waves, carrying a special meaning, appeared in the eyes of the King of the Sea.

"It's not over yet! I'm releasing [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV7], which I used as [Armed Dragon LV7], and Tribute Summoning—[Armed Dragon LV10]!"

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【Armed Dragon LV10】

(Dragon/Wind/10-star/Attack: 3000/Defense: 2000)

Special Summon/Effect:

This card cannot be Normal Summoned.

You can only Special Summon this creature by Tributing 1 "Armed Dragon LV7" that you control.

①: You can send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard to destroy all face-up monsters on your opponent's field.

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Shedding the embellishment of lightning, returning to simplicity.

Evolving once more from its perfect form, embracing the ultimate evolutionary radiance, and striking with a thunderous roar, the Armed Dragon's final form, accompanied by a soaring gale, descended before Manjou, radiating boundless power.

A terrifying pressure emanated from beneath the feet of the Armored Dragon LV10, sweeping across the entire arena in an instant.

"An attack power of... 3000? But that's not enough!" Even though Manjoume had summoned his ace monster, Saiou still didn't show any sign of tension.

Despite the immense pressure from this Armed Dragon, which had evolved to its ultimate form, he maintained his calm and composed demeanor, exuding the composure of a true powerhouse…

"You feel it's not enough? Then how about this?"

As he said this, Manjoume slammed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk: "I send [Armored Dragon - Armored Dragon -] from my hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon Level 7 [Pile Driver Armored Dragon] (ATK: 2800)!"

"Activate the second effect of [Armed Dragon]! Send 1 [Armed Dragon] monster other than [Armed Dragon] from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard, then target 1 face-up monster you control. This turn, you can only attack with 1 monster, and the targeted monster gains 300 ATK equal to the Level of the monster sent to the Graveyard."

"I sent [Armed Dragon - Lightning LV10] from my deck to the graveyard, which increases the ATK of my [Armed Dragon LV10] on the field by 3000!"

(【Armed Dragon LV10】Attack Power: 3000→6000)

Golden lightning crackled around its body, and the Ultimate Dragon, fused with the Vest Card, broke through the limitations of the God Realm in one fell swoop, reaching a terrifying 6000 points in attack power!

"Heh... 6000 attack power? But... you seem to have forgotten that I still have monsters on my field. With only one monster to attack, how do you plan to defeat me?"

Playing with his fingers, Zhaiwang gazed into the vast distance and uttered this question.

"Heh... On that point." With a smirk, Manjoume flipped open the face-down card in front of him: "Trap Card [Reckless Greed] activated, in exchange for skipping my next two draw phases, granting me the opportunity to draw two cards from my deck!"

After adding two more cards to his hand, Manjoume continued, "Anyway, the duel is about to end this turn, so the cost of drawing cards is not a concern at all!"

"...Here comes the attack! I activate the effect of [Armed Dragon LV10], discard one card from my hand, and destroy all monsters on my opponent's field!"

Opening its massive maw, [Armed Dragon LV10] unleashed a powerful ultrasonic wave toward Saiō's location, instantly destroying all the monsters on his field and sending them to the graveyard.

From then on, the King of the West was left in an empty space.

Manjoume: "Hmph! It's over! [Armed Dragon LV10] Direct Attack... Armed Great Shockwave!!!"

King of the West: "..."

Raising his powerful right arm, [Armed Dragon LV10] immediately gathered a high-density purple lightning ball in his hand upon hearing Manjoume's command.

Heading towards the location of the King of the West, [Armed Dragon LV10] stomped the ground forcefully and threw the lightning ball without hesitation.

--boom! ! !

Engulfed by the smoke of the explosion, Saiou, who took the blow head-on, was now doomed to defeat... or so?

"Heh...heh heh heh heh...not bad, really not bad!"

(Zaiwang LP: 4000)

When the smoke and dust cleared, what appeared before Wan Zhangmu was the unharmed figure of the Prince of the West.

He should have been defeated by the attack of the [Armed Dragon LV10], but he seemed to have been cheated and was not harmed at all.

Not only that, but at this moment, his body was surrounded by white light, his hair was moving without wind, and his expression began to become increasingly exaggerated.

"What?! Why...why aren't you hurt?!"

Faced with this incomprehensible situation, Wan Zhangmu felt a surge of fear and took a few steps back.

"Hehehe... Fate was predetermined! No matter what, you can't change the outcome!"

With an exaggerated facial expression, the Prince of Zhai raised his arm and showed a card to the direction of Wan Zhangmu.

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[Arcane Power 14 - Temperance]

(Angel/Light/6-star/Attack: 2400/Defense: 2400)

Effect: You can activate this effect by discarding this card from your hand during battle damage calculation. The battle damage you took from that battle becomes 0.

When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, flip a coin once to gain the following effect.

●Table: While this card is face-up on the field, you take half the battle damage.

●Reverse: As long as this card is face-up on the field, the battle damage your opponent takes is halved.

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"【Secret Power 14 - Temperance】, this is the card that I gained control of through the spell card you just activated. Its effect is to discard it from my hand, thus reducing the damage I take in one battle to 0!"

"Varied……"

"In other words, you personally ruined your own chance of victory, Manjoume!"

"Ugh... Round over!"

Somewhat unwillingly, Wan Zhangmu clenched his fists. With his offensive thwarted, he had no choice but to end his turn.

"Heh... My turn. Draw a card."

After his exaggerated facial expressions subsided and the light around him dissipated, Saiou, whose expression returned to calm, reached into his deck and drew a new card. He then flipped it over on the table: "I activate the Spell Card 'Choice of Fate' from my hand. This allows my opponent to draw a card from my deck. If that card is a Monster Card, I can Special Summon it directly to the field."

"...Special Summon?"

“That’s right, just like before, come to my table.”