Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

A new fusion dragon that controls the power of wind and thunder appeared on Yuya Sakaki's field riding a whirlwind after Zero Dragon left the field. It entered in defense position, its entire body covered in turquoise armor, with visible red lightning constantly dancing on its surface.

"...Next, I will set the link markers for the LINK-2 [I:P Masquerade Lena] and the LINK-2 [Golden Armor Warrior - Silver Princess] to perform the second link summon!"

The massive connection loop reappeared, and this time the monsters used as connection materials were two LINK-2 connection monsters with the same connection value.

The two figures, transformed into light, together illuminated the arrows on the left, right, and bottom left and bottom right corners.

"...Hero of Starlight! Gather your light and descend upon this place! Link Summon, LINK-4—[Knight of the Twin Skys, Astram]!"

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Astram, the Knight of the Twin Heavens

(Cybernetic/Light/Attack Power: 3000/LINK-4)

(The effect of [I:P. Prom Lena] is active)

Effects/Connections:

Special Summon 2 or more monsters from the Extra Deck

①: As long as this Link Summoned card is in the Monster Zone, this card cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects, and your opponent cannot target other monsters for attacks.

②: This effect can be activated once during damage calculation when this card battles a Special Summoned monster. This card's ATK increases by the opponent's monster's ATK only during that damage calculation.

③: If this Link Summoned card is sent to the Graveyard by your opponent, you can activate this effect. Return 1 card on the field to its owner's Deck.

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Azure light burst forth, carrying the power of the Star Relics, gathering the full strength of his companions, and Oram, the Star Warrior, transformed into his ultimate form.

At this moment, there was no more gloom in his heart.

Having overcome the many sorrows of the past, the Star Relic Hero will ultimately bring lasting peace to this world, restoring it to its original, beautiful state from the ravages of the false god Liss's conspiracy.

even though……

The price of this change is his life, but he is willing to pay that price.

A Link Summon of Astram, the Knight of the Twin Skys, using [I:P. Lena the Disguised as a Material, will gain an additional buff: "This card cannot be destroyed by card effects," on top of "It cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects."

Since Link Monsters cannot switch to face-down or defense position, you need to use your type advantage to launch a direct attack on Oram in order to defeat it normally.

Generally speaking, monsters with this ability are summoned through special summoning.

When Astram, the Knight of the Twin Skys, battles a Special Summoned monster, its ATK will be increased by the ATK of that monster...

Furthermore, as long as [Knight of the Twin Skys - Astram] is on the field, the opponent cannot target other monsters for attacks.

"Bury a card, end the turn."

With the ability to counter cards and the [Odd-Eyes Wind and Thunder Dragon] in defense position, along with Oram who has taunted the entire field, plus a face-down card as a second-turn card, this is the end of Yuya Sakaki's battle.

513 Accelerated Xyz Summon

As Yuya Sakaki's turn ended, the [Fierce Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon], which had previously absorbed the White Gun Barrel's attribute, retracted its petal-like wings and returned to its original form.

The Dark Rebel Xyz Dragon, which consumed all the Xyz Materials and whose attack power surged to 4000, remains in its current state, becoming the monster with the highest base attack power in the entire field.

Although, strictly speaking, at this point it was just a blank canvas with high-resolution markings...

(【Ferocious Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon】Attack Power: 5800 → 2800)

With Xyz Dragon, Fusion Dragon, plus the presence of Wind Dragon and Oram, Yuya Sakaki's final battle can be described as quite spectacular.

If you put yourself in the duelist's shoes, Yusei couldn't think of any conventional solution other than something like the Turtle Transformation Technique.

"...Alright, it's your turn now, hurry up and draw your card!"

Raising his arm and pointing in the opposite direction, Yuya Sakaki urged.

The tables have turned, and this time it's his turn to exert psychological pressure on Yoshida, who has the upper hand.

"Kisama... Damn it!!! My turn, draw a card!"

Gritting his teeth, Yoshida glared at Yuya Sakaki with hatred before suddenly drawing a new card from his deck.

In any case, this gacha pull carried his last hope.

In the previous round, he didn't suffer damage exceeding his maximum health because of the side effects of [Hades Barrier Wave].

In this round, if he cannot find a way to deal with his dragon horde like Yuya Sakaki did with his own endgame, then only destruction awaits him.

Under the combined attack of Yuya Sakaki's monsters, his remaining 7500 HP was no match for them, and he couldn't even last a single turn.

"...Success or failure hinges on this!"

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Yoshida slowly turned the card he had drawn towards himself, and then he saw the details of the card he had just drawn.

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【Lava Demon】

(Demon/Fire/8-star/Attack: 3000/Defense: 2500)

Effect/Special Summon:

This card cannot be Normal Summoned. You can Tribute 2 monsters your opponent controls to Special Summon this card from your hand to your opponent's field. You cannot Normal Summon this card the turn you Special Summon it.

①: During each preparation phase, I suffer 1000 points of damage.

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One monster turns into a turtle, two monsters turn into lava demons, three monsters turn into Winged God Eggs...

In this near-desperate situation, Yoshida unexpectedly drew an extremely powerful removal card.

In a sense, this card even possesses power surpassing that of gods!

"Hehehehehehehe... Looks like the dealer is on my side!"

A sinister laugh escaped his lips, and Yoshida, his body flailing wildly with excitement, instantly contorted his face into a bizarre, exaggerated expression...

With a ferocious expression on his face, he held the Lava Demon in his hand and hurled it like a dart at Yuuya Sakaki: "...Kid! Here's an 8-star monster for you!!!"

Sakaki Yuya: "What...!!!"

Yusei: "As expected..."

Yuki Jaden: "Ah, this..."

Subconsciously reaching out to take the card Yoshida had thrown at him, Yuya Sakaki was stunned for a moment before a look of utter dismay crossed his face.

The turn in which you Special Summon [Lava Demon] will lose the ability to Normal Summon.

Yoshida would rather not use his own skills than risk getting a chance to seduce Yuya Sakaki.

"...[Lava Demon] can Tribute 2 monsters on your opponent's field to Special Summon them from your hand to their field." While explaining the monster card's effect, Yoshida simultaneously pointed to Yuya Sakaki's front row: "The monsters I'm Tributing are naturally that [Twin Sky Knight Astram], which has a field-wide AOE Taunt effect, can't be targeted by card effects, and can't be destroyed by card effects, making it extremely troublesome to deal with, and [Odd-Eyes Wind and Thunder Dragon], which has the ability to counter cards!"

【Odd-Eyes Wind and Thunder Dragon】can negate and destroy the effects of any other Spell, Trap, or Monster by returning one face-up Pendulum Monster from the Extra Deck to the Deck.

The existence of [Knight of the Twin Skys - Astram] prevents Yoshida from attacking other monsters even after summoning a powerful one; he can only compete one-on-one with the Starlight Hero...

Compared to the currently blank [Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon] and the [Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon] whose effect can only be triggered when leaving the field, these two monsters are obviously more threatening.

Choosing to eliminate these two monsters shows that Yoshida still possesses a certain duelist's consciousness and knows what he needs to solve most right now.

"..."

Hearing Yoshida's words, Yuya Sakaki hesitated for a moment before removing Odd-Eyes Wind and Thunder Dragon and Astram Knight from his Duel Disk and placing Lava Demon on his own field.

Since this monster was Special Summoned to Yoshida's field, Lava Demon is currently in Defense Position, as per his actions.

During the preparation phase of Yuya Sakaki's next turn, he will suffer effect damage from [Lava Demon], losing 1000 HP.

"Hehehehehe... With that, the troublesome problem no longer exists!"

Even though he had used up his normal summoning opportunity, and even though he didn't have a single monster on his field at the moment, Yoshida didn't show much panic on his face.

Having resolved the two troublesome issues, all he felt at that moment was a sense of ease and comfort.

A monster with only offensive capabilities and a monster whose effects are triggered only when it is destroyed are not worth worrying about at all!

In Yuya Sakaki's field, besides the Fiend-type Lava Demon, there are also two Dragon-type monsters: Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon and Ferocious Venom Fusion Dragon.

【Ferocious Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon】This effect can only be activated if the monster is destroyed, destroying all monsters Special Summoned by the opponent. If the monster is bounced back to the Deck, this effect cannot be triggered.

The [Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon] that has already activated its effect is simply rendered useless, essentially becoming a blank slate with no effect whatsoever.

That's why Yoshida had this idea.

of course……

This premise is based on the condition that Yuya Sakaki has not prepared a countermeasure.

Yuya Sakaki: "At that moment, I opened the face-down card in the backcourt—"

Yoshida: "...Nani?"

Suddenly entering a burst mode of rebellion, Yuya Sakaki's pupils turned red, radiating the aura of Tyrannosaurus Rex Zack, and announced the effect of the activated face-down card in a completely emotionless voice.

Seeing the change in Sakaki Yuya, Yoshida's smile froze on his face.

"...Trap Card [Strange Xyz] activated! Use monsters on your field as materials to Xyz Summon 1 Xyz Monster!"

"I'm stacking an 8-star [Lava Demon] with another 8-star [Ferocious Venomous Fusion Dragon]... Xyz Summon!"

Just like the Starlight Hero who suddenly left the field, the [Lava Demon] that Yoshida sent was used as material for Xyz Summoning by Yuya Sakaki before it could activate any effect.

Through the effect of the Trap Card, Yuya Sakaki performed an Accelerated Xyz Summon during Yoshida's turn!

"...Two hopes slumbering in my memory! Now let us pierce through the dark galaxy that separates those hopes and unite their power into one!"

"Xyz Summon! Appear, [No. 38 Hopeful Galactic Colossus]!"

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【No. 38 Hopeful Dragon Galactic Giant】