Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Beep beep~~~ They're just two weak monsters, nothing to be afraid of!"

The words were laced with obvious contempt; the alien wielding its tentacles seemed to hold the new Space Warriors, fellow alien life forms, in utter disdain.

"Heh...is that so? Well then, so what?"

Ignoring the opponent's taunts, Yusei pointed to the monster in front of him: "The effect of [Neo-Spacian Hummingbird] is—once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can activate it to gain 500 Life Points for each card in your opponent's hand. Go, activate the effect! Honey Suck!"

"Beep beep~~ What?!"

Suddenly, fragrant flowers appeared from the hands of the two aliens who had split apart. Then, a hummingbird swooped down with lightning speed and snatched the nectar from the flowers.

The aliens, startled by the scene, instinctively let out sounds of surprise.

Since the aliens (extraterrestrial life forms) split into two individuals after the original entity split, they each have as many as ten cards in their hand.

Conversely, Yusei and Jaden Yuki, who share life points, will also receive a life-restoring bonus from ten cards under the effect of Sky Hummingbird, gaining 500 x 10... or 5000 life points in one go!

"Hmph! Foolish aliens... I'll take your 5000 health points without hesitation!"

"Beep beep~~~ I'm not reconciled! Ugh!"

Yusei, who had previously been mocked as a foolish Earthling, seized the opportunity to return all the sarcastic remarks.

(Yusei & Jaden Yuki LP: 8000 → 13000)

"The effect of Sky Hummingbird has been activated. Now, I will activate the effect of [Neo-Spacian Hero: Water Wave Dolphin] by discarding 1 card from my hand. I will check my opponent's hand and select 1 monster from it. If a monster with an ATK equal to or greater than the selected monster's ATK is on my field, I will destroy the selected monster and inflict 500 damage to my opponent's Life Points. If the selected monster is not on my field, I will take 500 damage."

Sending the [Fusion] card from his hand to the graveyard, Yusei raised his arm and pointed at the alien opposite him: "Dolphin, it's your turn to shine! Echo Location!!!"

"Oh! Leave it to me, Yusei!"

Dolphin Bro patted his chest forcefully, then opened his mouth and emitted a powerful sound wave towards the aliens.

Under this probing sound wave, the alien's hand was laid bare, completely exposed to the eyes of others.

"Oh ho~~~ [Cosmic Beast Gangil], [Skeleton Alien], [Alien Soldier], [Group Hypnosis]..."

"This deck, isn't it that alien deck that relies heavily on A counters and is always thinking about brainwashing maneuvers and minotaur? Looks like... you're a thoroughly bad guy!"

470 Transformation is an integral part of Yu-Gi-Oh!, and one has to try it.

"...【Skull Alien】, this monster can Tribute one Level 3 or lower monster on the opponent's field to Special Summon it to the opponent's field, and at that time it will place an 【A Counter】 on itself, right?"

After examining the alien's highly distinctive card information, Yusei pondered for a moment and immediately set it as his target: "My Elemental HERO Neos has 2500 ATK, which exceeds the 1600 ATK of your 'Skeleton Alien' card, so... Alien! Send that 'Skeleton Alien' to the graveyard!"

"Beep beep~~~ I'm not reconciled!"

"There's no use being unwilling; just accept this blow obediently!"

Waving his arm at the monster in front of him, Yusei's face beamed with a confident smile: "After echolocation comes... Pulse Burst!!!"

The indicator light on Xinyuxia's chest emitted a white light in sync with Dolphin Brother's movements.

Standing upright, the Neo-Ultraman, with its streamlined, silver-white body and Ultraman-esque appearance, gathered energy towards the aliens and unleashed a swift and powerful blast that instantly overturned the arrogant alien life form...

"Beep beep!!! Major crisis!!!"

The alien, knocked to the ground by the impact, instinctively waved its tentacles in a defensive motion.

However, all its resistance is ultimately futile. The damage it deserves and the cards that should be destroyed will not be reduced in the slightest by this ridiculous act of resistance.

(Alien A & B LP: 8000 → 7500)

"Hmph hmph hmph~~~ Finally, this one... Spell Card [Easy Fusion] activated! Pay 1000 LP, Special Summon 1 Level 5 or lower Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck as a Fusion Summon, but... the monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack, and is destroyed during the End Phase."

(Yusei & Jaden Yuki LP: 13000 → 12000)

Above the illustration on the magic card is a Japanese-style bucket of instant noodles, constantly emitting white smoke.

Within the swirling smoke, a rebellious, sharp claw seemed to lurk, waiting for the perfect opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to its opponent.

"Based on the effect of [Easy Fusion], I can skip the Material Selection Phase and directly Special Summon a Fusion Monster of Level 5 or lower from my Extra Deck!"

"...The song of the nightingale echoes in the darkness. Unite with your inner voice and sing even more passionately! Fusion Summon! Dance and descend! Noble and solitary nightingale! [Lyrical Nightingale - Independent Nightingale] (Bird/Beast/Wind/1 Star/ATK: 1000/DEF: 0)!!!"

Black mist filled the air, and red eyes lit up.

The purple bird flapped its wings, carrying with it a deep darkness, releasing a sinister aura that kept people at a distance.

Although it is only a 1-star fusion monster, this bird itself has a strong presence that cannot be ignored.

"Beep beep~~~ [Lyrical Nightingale - Independent Nightingale]... 1-star monster, identified as... trash!"

"Ha, I hope you can still say things like that later..." Amused by the aliens' ignorance, Yusei began his performance without any distraction.

The Fusion Summon was successfully activated, and usually at this point, the opponent can simply surrender.

If you don't vote...

"...[Lyrical Nightingale - Solitary Nightingale] effect activated! This card gains 500 ATK from this card's Level. This card is unaffected by other card effects. Furthermore, once per turn during your Main Phase: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to 500 of this card's Level!"

(【Lyrical Robin - Solitary Nightingale】 Attack Power: 1000→1500)

"...Accept this second instance of damage!"

With flapping its wings, a powerful gust of wind swept towards the alien's location, slamming it back to the ground once more as it struggled to its feet.

(Alien A & B LP: 7500 → 7000)

"Beep beep~~~ It's only the first round, yet I've already taken damage twice in a row... I don't understand... I can't believe it..."

After being injured, the indicator lights on the alien's face began to flash with different colored lights.

This also meant that their pervasive sense of doubt was almost completely revealed to Yusei and Jaden Yuki.

What happened to the promise that the first round would be safe?

What are you teasing me?

"Next is the superior summon... I'd love to say that, but unfortunately, I've already used up all my summoning opportunities this turn."

"Set up a card in ambush... End of turn."

With a slight sigh, Yusei buried a card in his hand in the back row and ended his turn.

"Beep beep!!! Finally... it's my turn!"

Having been tricked twice by Yusei's damage effects, the alien's face naturally showed a hint of anger.

Turning its anger into reality, it suddenly drew a new card from the top of the deck: "Beep beep~~~ My turn, draw!"

"Oh! An alien deck, huh? Bring it on!" It's Jaden Yuki's turn next round. Thanks to Dolphin Bro's effect, he has already seen the alien's hand.

Therefore, at this point in time when the aliens were about to begin their operation, he took the lead and shouted out these words.

however……

"Beep beep~~~ I send two cards from my hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon Level 12 [Light Beast Gandhi Ralong] (ATK: 0)!!!"

Jaden Yuki: "Uh... it's not an alien, but a level 12 monster? But this monster's attack power is 0!"

Alien A: "Beep beep~~ Foolish Earthlings! The effect of [Light Beast Gandhira Dragon] is - as long as this card is on your field, you skip your draw process. This card gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each card in your hand."

Jaden Yuki: "...What? This effect isn't..."

"You are... the traitor Long?"

Recalling a certain God Card with Osiris starting with red, Yusei paused for a moment before saying, "But... you still have 3 cards left in your hand, so this monster's attack power... is only 3000 points, right?"

“That’s right! By the way…” The alien nodded, a cunning look slowly spreading across its face as it spoke: “Since we are a clone that split off from a monster, we can revert to our original form at any time!”

"Beep beep~~~~ Combine!!!"

Under the watchful eyes of Yusei and Jaden Yuki, the two aliens gradually merged into one amidst a dazzling white light.

Just like Frieza in Dragon Ball who has three transformations, the alien wrapped in light also activated his second transformation at this moment, appearing before the two with a brand new look.

"Tsk... transforming halfway through a fight is also an important part of Yu-Gi-Oh!, right?" Looking at the alien whose muscles were bulging and who looked much stronger than before, Yusei couldn't help but make this comment.

Although some people feel that transforming only increases fashion value and doesn't have much impact on the battle.

However, there are also beings like the leader who frequently combine with Starlight Girl and perform Source Number Cards, defying conventional logic...

"They really did merge, but... what's the point of doing this?"

Blinking, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but ask a curious question.

They merged, became stronger... and then what?

"Beep beep~~~ That's why I said you're stupid Earthlings!" With a dramatic change in appearance, the alien waved its thickened and lengthened tentacles, arrogantly raised its head, and displayed its hand.

The hand that originally had only three cards... now has a full eight cards!

"Varied……"

"Holy crap... this actually works???"

Since the two alien individuals merged, it's natural that their life points and hand cards were also mixed together...

At this moment, after activating the second stage of transformation, the number of cards in the alien's hand has also increased explosively, from the original three cards to the current eight cards!

"Beep beep~~~ I have 8 cards in my hand, so the attack power of [Light Source Beast Gandhi Ra Dragon] is... 8000 points!"

(Attack power of [Light Source Beast Gandhira Dragon]: 0 → 8000)

Yusei & Jaden Yuki: "..."

"Beep beep~~~ It's not over yet!" Satisfied with the two's surprised reactions, the alien extended its tentacles again, placing a card on top of the Duel Disk: "Normal Summon Tuner Monster—[Alien Ammonite] (Reptile/LIGHT/Level 1/ATK: 500/DEF: 200), and activate its effect. When Summoned, Revive one Level 4 or lower [Alien] monster in my Graveyard... I choose to Revive [Skeleton Alien], which was previously sent to the Graveyard!"

An ammonite creature with jagged spikes on its back appeared on the alien's field with a burst of light. It stretched out its countless tentacles and pulled the skeleton alien that Dolphin had sent to the graveyard back onto the field.

In this way, a 1-star Tuner monster and a 4-star non-Tuner monster gathered in front of the alien.

"...Could it be that...?"

"That's right, next comes what you've been waiting for... Synchro Summoning!" The alien puffed out his chest triumphantly and shouted, "I'm using a Level 4 [Skull Alien] with a Level 1 [Ammonite Alien] for Synchro Summoning... Alien creatures born from space, now, guided by the white light, unite as one! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Mobile fortress—[Space City Golga]!!!"

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【Golga, the City of the Universe】

(Reptile/Light/5-star/Attack: 2600/Defense: 1800)