Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"The effect of 【StarCraft - Dark Evaba】... Once per turn, you can pay 1000 Life Points to negate and destroy the effects of monsters other than this card..."

Yoshida paused for a moment, then pointed in Sakaki Yuya's direction: "...Even if you possess the [Primal Life Form Nibiru], it's useless now!"

"...If you dare throw a meteorite, I'll smash it to pieces on the spot!"

"Don't worry, it'll be a quick and easy win." Sakaki Yuya replied, touching the Duel Disk.

As he said, he did not use any hand traps such as Ash Blossom, Proliferate G, Floating Cherry Blossom, Ghost Rabbit, Infinite Bubble, or Effect Veiler in this duel.

Yoshida's behavior was somewhat like a battle of wits with thin air.

"Ha...do you think I'd believe your nonsense?"

Ignoring Yuya Sakaki's words, Yoshida continued his actions: "...The summoning condition is two or more Machine-Type monsters. I'll use the Machine-Type [Crystal Machine - Inherited Fiber] and the Machine-Type [Jet Synchronizer] to set a link marker and perform a Link Summon!"

"Come forth! LINK-3—[Phantom Beast Machine: Dawn Goddess Hundred-Headed Dragon] (Attack Power: 2100)!!!"

As Yoshida finished speaking, a loud explosion suddenly came from the direction of the sky. Then, a black cruise fighter named after a fantasy creature crossed the boundary of space and appeared in front of Yoshida in place of the original watercraft.

Beside it, one could vaguely sense three stealthy phantom wingmen.

"If the effect of 【Phantom Beast Machine - Dawn Goddess Hundred-Headed Dragon】 is activated, and this card is Link Summoned, Special Summon three 【Phantom Beast Machine Tokens】 (Machine-Type, WIND, Level 3, ATK/DEF: 0) to your field!"

The three wingmen that had been hiding around the Hundred-Headed Dragon revealed their shapes. From the outside, these wingmen were essentially smaller versions of the brown-painted Hundred-Headed Dragon.

"Has it started? Well then... let me see what you mean by 'going all out'!" With a composed and leisurely attitude, Yuya Sakaki patiently waited for Yoshida to make his move.

"...Hmph! Next, I will activate the second effect of [Phantom Beast Machine: Dawn Goddess Hundred-Headed Dragon]. Once per turn, you can activate this effect by Tributing up to 3 monsters on your field. The following effects apply to the number of monsters you Tribute."

●1: Destroy 1 card on the field.

●2: Special Summon 1 "Phantom Beast" monster from your Deck.

●3: Add 1 Trap Card from your Graveyard to your hand.

"...I Tribute [Phantom Beast Machine: Dawn Goddess Hundred-Headed Dragon] itself along with one [Phantom Beast Machine Token] to Special Summon the Tuner Monster from my Deck - [Phantom Beast Machine: Orion Lion] (Machine/WIND/Level 2/ATK: 600/DEF: 1000)!"

Reaching into his Duel Disk, Yoshida retrieved a card from his deck and slammed it onto the deck. It was the new Mythical Beast Monster, now bearing the name of a constellation.

With the arrival of this modifier monster, infinite possibilities will also appear before Yoshida.

"Hahahaha!!! Yuya Sakaki... Now that things have come to this, there's nothing you can do. From now on, you'll tremble helplessly and regret your actions under my immense power!"

"...Got it! I used the 2-star Tuner [Phantom Beast Machine Orion] to tune the 3-star [Phantom Beast Machine Token], limiter unlocked to 5 stars, regulator activated, booster warmed up, okay, uplink, all cleared! GO! Synchro Summon! COME ON! [Tech Genus Super Librarian]!"

The aura representing Synchro Summoning enveloped the bodies of the two monsters. Under the glow of evolution, the Hundred-Headed Dragon's wingman and satellite merged into one, transforming into a new being.

The super librarian, dressed in a white robe and holding electronic devices, descended from the sky and stood in the spot where the hundred-headed dragon had been.

Due to the negative effect of [Phantom Beast Machine - Dawn Goddess Hundred-Headed Dragon], Yoshida will not be able to perform any other Link Summoning this turn, so there is no need to worry about the extra space being occupied at this moment.

"If [Phantom Beast Machine Orion Lion] is sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon a Level 3 [Phantom Beast Token] to my field, and Special Summon it in Defense Position!"

From the debris of Orion's Pteranodon satellite, the final satellite derivative was born, and it appeared on the field, floating beside a group of monsters.

"It's not over yet! My story isn't finished!"

"The effect of [Jet Synchron] in my Graveyard activates! Discard 1 card from your hand and Special Summon it from your Graveyard! If this card Special Summoned by this effect leaves the field, banish it! I discard [Stargazer - Dark Rose] from my hand and Special Summon [Jet Synchron] from my Graveyard!"

By sending his last card to the graveyard, Yoshida managed to bring the [Jet Synchron] back to the field from the underworld.

Located in the Extra Zone is the [Technology Super Librarian], and in the Main Monster Zone are the [Jet Synchronizer], [Phantom Beast Token] No. 1, [Phantom Beast Token] No. 2, [StarCraft - Ironhide], [StarCraft - Dark Evaba]...

These are all the monsters that Yoshida currently has on the field.

"Let's continue! I'll use the Level 1 Tuner monster [Jet Synchron] to adjust the Level 3 [Phantom Beast Token]! Synchro Summon! [Softball Cupid]!!!"

He held a golden bow in one hand and an arrow with a tennis ball tip in the other.

Accompanied by a pure white summoning light, an angel dressed in a tennis outfit descended from the sky and nocked an arrow in Sakaki Yuya's direction.

Everyone: "..."

"At this moment, the effects of [Tech Genus Super Librarian] and [Softball Cupid] activate simultaneously! According to the effect of [Tech Genus Super Librarian], if this card is face-up on the field and either player successfully Synchro Summons a Synchro Monster other than this card, I draw one card from my Deck!"

"Then there's the effect of [Softball Cupid]. When this card is Synchro Summoned, it will always activate, increasing or decreasing the Level of this card by the Level of the Tuner monster used as Synchro Material for this card! Needless to say... I'll naturally choose to increase it, increasing the Level of my Level 4 [Softball Cupid] by 1 point from the Level of [Jet Synchro] used as Synchro Material, making it a Level 5 monster!"

Unlike regular Synchro Monsters, [Softball Cupid], like the car, possesses both Tuner and Synchro attributes. This is because it can also be used as a Tuner Monster, serving as material for further Synchro Summoning!

"...I will transform into a 5-star Synchro Tuner Monster—[Softball Cupid]—to tune the remaining 3-star Monster [Phantom Beast Token]!"

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

Azure wings of light suddenly appeared, and a pure white steel dragon, accompanied by a roar that shook the universe, pushed aside the surrounding air currents and descended in front of Yoshida.

That indescribable, immense pressure was the best proof of the supreme power of the white gun barrel.

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[Loading Barrel Savage Dragon]

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

Synchronization/Effect:

One or more Tuner monsters plus other 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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"The effects of [Loader Barrel Savage Dragon], [Tech Genus Librarian], and [Softball Cupid] activate simultaneously. While drawing a card from my Deck, I equip [Phantom Beast Machine: Aurora Hundred-Headed Dragon] from my Graveyard as an Equip Card to [Loader Barrel Savage Dragon]! Then, I activate the effect of [Softball Cupid]. If this Synchro Summoned card is sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, I inflict 100 points of that Synchro Monster's Level on my opponent. Then, I add one Level 8 or lower monster with 600 DEF from my Deck to my hand."

"...I choose to search for the 4-star Thunder Clan monster - [Starry Green Corridor Beast] (ATK: 1900 / DEF: 600)."

The level of [Loading Barrel Ferocious Dragon] is 8, so under the effect of [Softball Cupid], Yuya Sakaki will receive 800 points of effect damage.

(Sakaki Yuya LP: 8000→7200)

Equipped with the Hundred-Headed Dragon from the Graveyard, and draped in a layer of phantom armor, the White Gun-Barreled Dragon gains the ability to negate card effects three times, reaching the realm of the gods in terms of attack power.

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

After performing multiple Special Summons, Yoshida's hand size was restored from zero to three cards, including the monster card he had precisely searched for – [Starry Sky Green Corridor Beast].

"This is the final moment! I activate the effect of [Starry Sky Green Corridor Beast] in my hand, bounce the banished [Jet Synchron] back to the Deck, and then Special Summon it to the field!"

"While a Thunder-Type monster activates its effect from your hand, this card can also be Special Summoned from your Extra Deck at the cost of Tributing one Thunder-Type monster other than a Fusion Monster on the field!"

"...Come forth! [Super Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon] (Thunder Clan/Dark/8-Star/Attack: 2600/Defense: 2400)!!!"

Dense lightning streaked across the ever-changing arena, and finally, the purple Super Thunder Dragon descended, appearing in a defensive stance before Yoshida.

[Super Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon] which blocks the search ability; [Loader Barrel Ferocious Dragon] which negates the activation of card effects; [StarCraft - Dark Evaba] which negates and destroys monster effects at the cost of 1000 LP; [StarCraft - Ironhide] which can be used as a springboard to call in a Star Destroyer to destroy the field during the opponent's turn; and [Tech Genus Super Librarian] which has completed its mission and can still be used as material.

Although there is no threat from [Destiny Hero - Destroyer Phoenix], this is still an extremely powerful endgame.

On the surface, there are multiple chain stores of Kang, but behind the scenes, there are also many limiting factors.

In this situation, Yuya Sakaki may face problems that are far more troublesome than he imagined.

510 So powerful! Absolutely too powerful! I activate Hades Barrier Wave!

"Hidden card, turn ends!"

"...At this very moment, the effect of [StarCraft - Ironhide] activates! During your or your opponent's End Phase, pay 500 LP, reveal 3 different types of [StarCraft] cards from your Deck to your opponent, who then randomly chooses 1 card. Add that card to your hand, and send the rest to the Graveyard."

(Yoshida LP: 8000→7500)

With a wave of his arm, Yoshida activated the effect of the monster standing in front of him at the end of his turn.

As he finished speaking, the mechanical eyes of the metal frame projected the images of three StarCraft series cards.

【Star Trek - Dark Scimitar】, 【Star Trek - Dark Eclipse】, 【Star Trek - Dark Planet】.

All of them were high-level monsters.

All three cards are named after Dark and depict enormous monsters.

Besides the Star Destroyer and the aircraft carrier with an attack power of 3000, the final Dark Star is a huge mechanical star with an attack and defense of 4000 points.

Yuya Sakaki: "Is it a choice of three...? Then, I choose [Star Trek - Dark Scimitar]."

Yoshida: "Hahahaha... You've really brought this upon yourself! Don't you know that what I need is precisely this Great Scimitar?"

The high-level monsters in StarCraft all possess the ability to avoid becoming the target of the opponent's effects.

Furthermore, [StarCraft - Dark Scimitar] can destroy a monster on the field when it is Special Summoned.

The Great Curved Blade, combined with the Ironhide that can activate its effect to pull monsters from the opponent's hand during their turn, is essentially a fixed-point bomb that can be triggered at any time.

"...I know its effects, but I don't care."

Explaining his reasons for making his choice, Yuya Sakaki urged, "...If you've finished speaking, then it's my turn next!"

"Heh... I'd like to see... how you plan to break my invincible finale!"

Yoshida let out a cold laugh, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and with a confident smile on his face, he ended his turn and handed the initiative to Yuya Sakaki.

"Yusei... this guy named Yoshida seems unusual to me! He summoned so many terrifying monsters all at once, can Yuya really defeat him?"

Looking at the horde of monsters lined up in front of Yoshida, Jaden Yuki, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but let out a worried sound.

Various ineffective and destructive interference effects, as well as hidden pitfalls that seem to have not yet been revealed.

In this situation, can Yuya really find a way to break the deadlock?