Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

After successfully inflicting significant damage on Kenzan, Saiou nodded in satisfaction and waved to end his turn: "Hehehe~~~ Turn over~~~"

"...No, this guy is too strong. I'm no match for him at all."

"Although I don't believe in nonsense like fate, I really have..."

Kenzan, who felt as if he was being manipulated step by step by Saiou during the duel, struggled to get up from the ground after being knocked down.

At this moment, although he had not suffered any major physical damage, he had already suffered a tremendous blow on a mental level.

From the moment he started, Kenzan had been dancing to Saiou's rhythm, completely unable to find his own usual dueling rhythm.

At this moment, Kenzan also felt a strange sensation... as if, as if this duel had been arranged by Saiō from the very beginning...

Regardless of the harm he caused to King Jai, or the final outcome of this series of choices.

It seems that the outcome was already predetermined.

"Get your act together, Kenzan! You're not exactly a duelist of this caliber, are you?!"

"...Big brother?!"

Just as Kenzan was about to give up, a roar from Jaden Yuki suddenly echoed in his ears.

Startled awake by the sound, Kenzan turned his head and looked in the direction of Yuki Jaden.

"Kenzan, you are no longer like those guys from the Society of Light, manipulated by Saiou's Wheel of Fate. You are still a free being!"

Facing the direction of the sword mountain, Jaden Yuki continued to shout, "You've completely fallen for Saiou's trick! Wake up!"

"Big brother, Tenth Generation... I..."

"Kenzan, didn't you say that you had evolved after we met? Then show us the results of that evolution!"

"me……"

"In short, let's summon the courage to defy fate! Whether it's Saiō or anyone else, let's defeat them all!"

"..."

"Yes...I am..."

Encouraged by Jaden Yuki's words of encouragement, Kenzan, who had been in a state of confusion, shook his head violently, trying to clear his mind from his previous inexplicable state.

Thank you, brother!

Thanks to you, I was able to wake up from my state of confusion!

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

With unwavering determination in his eyes and an indomitable spirit emanating from his body, Kenzan, having successfully regained his form with the encouragement of Jaden Yuki, simply waved his hand and drew the top card of his deck.

With immense power, as he drew the card at Jianshan, the sand and dust in the surrounding space were also stirred up by his movements, creating a scene of fierce sand and stones flying everywhere.

The time for the final battle has come; this is my last counterattack!

"...Dinosaurs, the dinosaur DNA in my body hasn't abandoned me yet!"

Holding the [Ultimate Terror Beast] card, which had just been drawn from the deck and previously revealed by Saiou, in his left hand, Kenzan's eyes transformed into vertical pupils resembling those of a dinosaur.

As before, intense battle aura emerged from his body, and a powerful pressure enveloped the entire arena at that moment.

Under the influence of this anomaly, the predetermined fate that had been controlled by Saiō during the duel vanished without a trace.

Prince Zhai: "...?!"

"It's about to begin, Prince Zhai!"

Clench your right fist and swing it hard in the direction of the King of the West.

Kenzan then pulled out a card from his hand and slammed it onto the Duel Disk deck: "...I activate the first effect of [Dinosaur Base] (Machine/EARTH/Level 4/ATK: 0/DEF: 2100) in my hand. This effect can only be activated when my Life Points are lower than my opponent's. Special Summon this card from my hand!"

The large tracks churned up dust from the ground, and accompanied by Kenzan's shout, a huge tracked vehicle appeared before him in a defensive posture.

Although its attack power is 0, this monster has a defense power of 2100 points, which matches its appearance!

"...Activate the second effect of [Dinosaur Base]! You can activate this effect during your Main Phase. Send the Fusion Material Monsters, including this card on the field, from your hand or field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 1 of those Fusion Monsters from your Extra Deck."

"I will send the [Dinosaur Base] on my field and the [Ultimate Terror Beast] in my hand as materials to the Graveyard for a Fusion Summon!!!"

As the monster effect was activated, a vortex representing fusion appeared in front of Kenzan, drawing both the Machine Race's [Dinosaur Base] and the Dinosaur Race's [Ultimate Terrormon] into it.

Infinite possibilities will then emerge from this vortex of the unknown!

"It's actually... a fusion summon!"

Faced with this unexpected reality, the Prince of Sai frowned, his face clouded with gloom.

Mount of Swords, representing the Tarot card of "Power," you will indeed become an obstacle in my plan, just as the prophecy foretold, won't you?

"Oh! Fusion! Is this the new power of Sword Mountain?"

Seeing Kenzan's actions, everyone realized that this was the first time Kenzan had used Fusion Summoning.

For Duel Academy, fusion was the most normal way to summon, but it was only now that Kenzan truly applied this summoning method to duels.

"...Watch this! This is the new form of the dinosaurs that survived the Ice Age! Fusion Summon, appear! Level 7—[Dinosaur Tank]!!!"

Accompanied by a burst of purple light, the [Ultimate Terror Beast] that appeared in front of Jian Shan merged with the enormous [Dinosaur Base].

After that, what appeared before everyone was a brand new machine-type fusion monster that possessed both mechanical and dinosaur-like appearances!

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【Dinosaur Tank】

(Mechanical/Earth/7-star/Attack: ?/Defense: 2100/)

Effects/Blending:

Machine-type monsters + Dinosaur-type monsters

The second and third effects of this card can each be used once per turn.

①: This card gains ATK equal to the original ATK of the Dinosaur-Type monster that was used as Fusion Material for this card.

②: When an effect is activated that targets only this one card on the field, it can be activated by targeting one other card on the field. That target is transferred to the card that was the correct target.

③: This effect can be activated if this card is destroyed by your opponent. Special Summon 1 Dinosaur-Type monster from your Graveyard.

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526 A Reversed Fate

"The attack power of the [Dinosaur Tank] will change depending on the dinosaur monster used as its fusion material!"

Waving his arm, Kenzan explained the effects of his monster to Saiou.

With a roar that echoed through the clouds, a brand new monster, a fusion of machinery and dinosaurs, appeared on the field of Kenzan.

This machine-type fusion monster named "Dinosaur Tank" will have its attack power increased by the original attack power of the dinosaur-type monster "Ultimate Terrormon," which served as its fusion material!

(【Dinosaur Tank】Attack Power: ? → 3000)

King of the West: "..."

"Since I haven't performed a Normal Summon this turn, I will now Normal Summon [Little Horned Dragon] (ATK: 500) from my hand!"

Beside the giant dinosaur, a green juvenile Triceratops with its lower body still in an eggshell appeared on the field, swaying its body.

Hiding behind the [Dinosaur Tank], it was given the glorious mission of finishing off the enemy.

"...Going!"

A smirk played on his lips as he unleashed his attack on Saiou, whose field was now completely empty: "[Dinosaur Chariot] Attack Saiou directly! Take this... Flame Impact!!!"

The ultimate monster, fused with machinery, proudly raised its head.

Then, facing the direction of the King of the Sea, it opened its huge mouth, revealing a massive torrent in the shape of flames.

After being bathed in this flame, the King's health points dropped by 3000 points in an instant!

(Zaiwang LP: 3200→200)

"It's over. Now I'll launch another direct attack with the [Little Triceratops]! Saiou, prepare yourself! This is the indomitable will of the dinosaurs!"

With a glimmer of hope for victory in sight, Kenzan, filled with resentment towards the instigators of the Society of Light, placed his hopes on the little horned dragon.

Commanding his monster, Kenzan launched a final attack on Saiou.

It seemed that Saiou's health was about to be reduced to 0 by the little horned dragon's attacks...

"Heh... The effect of [Arcane Power 14 - Temperance] is activated. I discard this card from my hand to reduce the damage of one battle to 0."

Looking at the little horned dragon charging towards him, Saiou let out a disdainful sneer.

He then sent one of his cards directly to the graveyard and activated that card's effect.

The golden skirt fluttered in the wind, and the 6-star Mystic Power monster, named 14, appeared in front of Saiou, blocking the second round of direct attacks in his place.

"Gulp... So it really isn't that easy after all?"

Seeing the little horned dragon's attack blocked, Kenzan gritted his teeth and let out a sigh of resentment.

It's a pity. If this attack had succeeded, the victory in this duel would have belonged to him...

"That Prince Zhai...was he doing this on purpose?"

Narrowing his eyes, Yusei couldn't help but offer his opinion.

Even though Saiou, who wielded the Hand Pit, was able to completely negate the attack of the [Dinosaur Tank] when Kenzan launched its first attack.

However, King Sai endured the second direct attack.

Clearly, he was deliberately toying with Jian Shan, giving him a glimmer of hope only to abruptly turn it into despair.

Now that Kenzan failed to seize the opportunity to defeat Saiou, it's time for Saiou to launch a counterattack!

"...Perhaps so. I don't think that Prince Zhai will fall so easily."