Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

③: If this card is Synchro Summoned and sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, activate this effect. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the Level of that Synchro Summoned monster x 100. You can also add 1 Level 8 or lower monster with 600 DEF from your Deck to your hand.

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"The effect of [Tech Genus Librarian] activates: Every time I Synchro Summon, I can draw one card from my Deck!"

After adding a card to his hand, Yusei continued, "Next... the effect of [Softball Cupid] will activate. If this card is successfully Synchro Summoned, you can freely choose to raise or lower the Level of the Tuner monster used as material... and this card's ATK will also increase by 400 times its Level."

The effects of [Technology Super Librarian] and [Softball Cupid] are triggered simultaneously, so Yusei can freely chain them together.

Out of habit, he placed the card draw effect of [Technology Super Librarian] before the level adjustment effect of [Softball Cupid], in order to prevent the opponent from chaining this effect.

Since the Synchro Material [Jet Synchro] is at level 1, [Softball Cupid] can freely transform into a level 3 or level 5 monster.

Furthermore, as a Synchro Tuner monster, she can also be Synchro Summoned a second time with other non-Tuner monsters.

"I'll level her up, and then have the level 5 [Softball Cupid] adjust the star rating of the last 3-star [Phantom Beast Derivative]!"

"Heroic dragon, unleash those ferocious fangs as bullets! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 8—[Loading Barrel Savage Dragon]!!!"

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[Loading Barrel Savage Dragon]

(Dragon/Dark/8-star/Attack: 3000/Defense: 2500)

Synchro/Effect: 1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters

The ③ effect of this card name can only be used once per turn.

①: If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can activate this effect. Equip 1 Link Monster from your Graveyard to this card as an Equip Card, and place Barrel Counters equal to the number of Link Markers on this card.

②: This card gains half the ATK of the monster equipped to it by this card's effect.

③: When your opponent activates an effect, you can activate this effect by removing 1 Barrel Counter from this card. Negate that activation.

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Orange lightning surged outwards, transforming into substantial, intense fluctuations.

Flapping its blue wings of light, the Synchronous Dragon, a creature of four colors—red, white, black, and green—appeared inside the fortress and let out a terrifying roar towards the direction above.

An endless pressure emanated from the Synchro Dragon, spreading outwards with a violent force that enveloped everything around it within its own domain.

In that instant, even the battle taking place in outer space outside the fortress was temporarily halted.

"The effects of [Technology Super Librarian], [Softball Cupid], and [Loading Barrel Savage Dragon] activate simultaneously!"

"Based on the effect of [Technology Super Librarian], I draw one card from my deck. If [Softball Cupid] is sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, inflict damage to you equal to [Loader Barrel Savage Dragon]'s Level x 100, and add one Level 8 or lower monster with 600 DEF from my Deck to my hand. I choose to search for [Starry Sky Green Corridor Beast] in my Deck!"

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【Starry Green Corridor Beast】

(Thunder Clan/Wind/4-Star/Attack: 1900/Defense: 600)

Effect: You can use each of the following effects of this card once per turn.

①: You can target 1 of your banished monsters other than "Starry Sky Green Corridor Beast" to activate this effect. Special Summon this card from your hand and return the targeted monster to your Deck.

②: You can target 1 of your "Starry Sky" monsters other than "Starry Sky Green Corridor Beast"; add that monster to your hand.

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Thanks to the effect of [Technology Super Librarian] being triggered twice, Yusei replenished his hand with two cards in one go.

Based on the previous card advantage, his operation in this round was a huge profit, as he filled his field with just one card.

"Then the effect of [Loader Barrel Savage Dragon] is activated, equipping the Link-3 [Phantom Beast Machine Aurora Hundred-Headed Dragon] in the Graveyard as an Equip Card to [Loader Barrel Savage Dragon], giving it three barrel counters and increasing the ATK of [Phantom Beast Machine Aurora Hundred-Headed Dragon] by half."

(【Loading Barrel Savage Dragon】Attack Power: 3000→4050)

The hundred-headed dragon in the graveyard transformed into a phantom and merged into the body of the white-barreled dragon. By adding three counters to it, the white-barreled dragon's attack power also broke through the 4000-point limit and reached the realm of gods.

As the Synchro Summoning proceeded successfully, a beam of light from [Softball Cupid] flew out of the graveyard of the Star Duel Disk and headed straight for Unicorn.

The unicorn curled its lips into a contemptuous smile as it easily dodged the attack by gently shifting its body to the side.

However, just when he thought he had dodged the attack, the light arrow he had dodged suddenly made a sharp turn, and with irresistible force, it turned its arrowhead and shot straight into his back, causing his body to instinctively stagger.

"Well……!"

After taking a hit of effect damage, the unicorn's health dropped by 800 points.

(Unicorn LP: 8000→7200)

"The effect of [Starry Sky Green Corridor Beast] in my hand is activated, returning [Jet Synchron] from the banished zone to the Deck, and then Special Summoning it!"

The green Thunder Clan birdman, having completed its mission, was pulled back from another dimension into the deck and appeared before everyone. It flapped its wings and floated in mid-air in front of Yusei.

"Since the effect of the Thunder-Type monster was activated in my hand, I can now Special Summon this card!"

Without hesitation, Yusei pulled out a purple-bordered Fusion Monster from his Extra Deck, replacing [Astral Green Leviathan], and affixed it to the Duel Disk: "I Tribute [Astral Green Leviathan] on the field to Special Summon [Super Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon] from my Extra Deck!"

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【Super Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon】

(Thunder Clan/Dark/8-Star/Attack: 2600/Defense: 2400)

Fusion/Effect: "Thunder Dragon" + Thunder-Type Monster

This card can only be Special Summoned by Fusion Summon and the following methods.

● If you Tribute 1 Thunder-Type Effect Monster that you control, other than a Fusion Monster, during the turn you activate the effect of a Thunder-Type monster in your hand, you can Special Summon it from your Extra Deck (without needing "Fusion").

①: As long as this card is in the Monster Zone, your opponent cannot add cards from the Deck to their hand by means other than drawing a card.

②: If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can banish 1 Thunder-Type monster from your Graveyard instead.

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The blue bird-man was enveloped in lightning, transforming into a golden pillar of light shooting into the sky.

With a dragon's roar, the purple dragon, named Super Thunder Dragon, coiled around its body, skipped the fusion stage, and appeared on Yusei's field.

Connect, liberate, harmonize, merge...

靠着花样百出的特殊召唤，自此游星的身前依次出现了【勇者衍生物】（攻击力：2000）、【流离的狮鹫骑手】（守备力：2800）、【装弹枪管狞猛龙】（攻击力：4050）、【超雷龙-雷龙】（守备力：2400）、【科技属 超图书馆员】（攻击力：2400）这五只各具特色的怪兽。

Since the [Technology Super Librarian] is currently in the Extra Zone, there is still one empty spot in Yusei's front row.

And it goes without saying who this position is reserved for.

"Here it comes... This is my final move for this round!"

As Yusei said this, he pulled out a card from his hand and slammed it into the back row of the Duel Disk: "Spell Card [Fusion Fate] activated! Send the Fusion Material Monsters listed on a Fusion Monster Card from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster that used a 'Fate HERO' monster as Fusion Material from your Extra Deck. The monster Special Summoned by this effect is destroyed during the End Phase of the next turn. After this card is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters other than DARK 'HERO' monsters until the end of this turn."

"...I will send [Destiny HERO: Divine Man] and [Destiny HERO: Sprinter] from my deck to the Graveyard as Fusion Materials to perform a Fusion Summon of Destiny HERO!"

"Two heroes who shattered the rock of fate, now united as one, reign supreme in the dark future! Fusion Summon, Come on! [Heroes of Destiny Destroy the Phoenix]!!!"

An immortal being makes a grand entrance!

Enveloped in black stone and flames, the ultimate hero summoned by Ed Phoenix, the Phoenix Man who dragged Jaden Yuki into the abyss of defeat, reappeared on Yusei's field.

With the appearance of this monster, the final piece of the puzzle was completed, and Yusei's field was filled with monsters, achieving a perfect ending.

"Hidden card, turn ends..."

Having buried his last cards in the back row, Yusei, barely able to contain his laughter, called out to the bewildered Unicorn opposite him, "Alright! Next... it's your turn to play Yu-Gi-Oh!!"

"Ah this..."

Keihei Kaiba and Jaden Yuki, who were watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but silently mourn for Unicorn for a second.

485 New power, get it! (6K)

After a long and drawn-out storytelling session, Yusei, having finished his turn, finally handed the initiative back to the unicorn who was stuck in its place.

However... before it's the turn of the Kusha-Unicorn, let's briefly introduce the current state of the field.

With the King of Slaughter deck borrowed from Tengu Yui, and through a series of interconnected developments, Yusei's front row is now completely filled with six monsters.

At this moment, the [Technology Super Librarian] located in the Extra Zone, who had previously provided the ability to draw cards, has now completed his mission and is being used as a finishing move with an attack power of 2400. There is no need to pay too much attention to him.

Of course, if there are extra slots available in the next turn, you can also use it as material for a Special Summon.

Moving the perspective further down, the [Heroic Derivative] and [Wandering Griffin Rider] in the front row and the [Journey of Destiny] and [Dragon Rider] in the back row form a group.

With the activation of the Water Witch's "Aramissia Ritual," a magic card that guarantees a 1-for-2 exchange, Yusei's entire deck started to function smoothly.

A [Hero Token] equipped with [Riding a Dragon] can bounce one card from the opponent's field once per turn.

【Wandering Griffin Rider】When a 【Brave Token】is on the field, it can be Special Summoned directly from the hand during the Main Phase of both players' turns, and it gains the effect of returning itself to the Deck to activate a 3-way counter-effect.

Furthermore, the [Dragon Rider] itself has the effect of returning to the field when sent to the graveyard, which can be combined with the Phoenix Destroyer to prevent the opponent from deliberately falling into a trap, except for a one-for-two exchange, where the Phoenix Destroyer is in the graveyard.

In addition, the existence of the Continuous Spell Card "Journey of Destiny" ensures that monsters equipped with Equip Cards will not be destroyed by battle once per turn. This effect applies not only to "Brave Token" equipped with "Dragon Rider" (ATK: 2000), but also to "Loader Barrel Ferocious Dragon" equipped with "Phantom Beast Machine Aurora Hundred-Headed Dragon" (ATK: 4050).

This system for heroes is quite comprehensive.

Above all, there's the precise retrieval provided by the Water Machine and Little Cupid, the Super Thunder Dragon pulled out by the Starry Green Corridor Beast, and the Destiny Hero Destroyer Phoenix Man summoned by the Fusion Destiny card.

The existence of 【Super Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon】prevents the opponent from adding cards from the deck to their hand through means other than drawing cards, which is equivalent to directly blocking the search effect.

The [Destiny Hero Destroyer Phoenix] has the ability to destroy cards once per turn, and it can also be resurrected from the graveyard an unlimited number of times, and then activate the ability to destroy cards again. For certain single-card decks (self-destruction decks), it is an incompatible combination.

The two cards in the Graveyard, [Destiny HERO Divine Man] and [Destiny HERO Sprinter], have their own effects. Sprinter can Special Summon a monster card drawn during the Draw Phase, while Divine Man can banish two Destiny HERO cards from the Graveyard, including himself, to draw two cards from the Deck.

Interference, retrieval, special recruitment, battery life... all these elements come together at this moment, and Yusei is filled with unprecedented confidence!

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

Gazing at the vast army of monsters opposite, the unicorn, overwhelmed by immense pressure, gritted its teeth and suddenly drew a new card from its deck.

He currently has no cards in his hand that can resolve this situation, so he can only pin his hopes on this card draw.

It's not over yet...

If you can draw that card, there's still a chance to turn things around!