Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"I will use [Elemental HERO Wingman] and [Elemental HERO Flash] from my hand as materials for a Fusion Summon."

Yusei showed Asuka the two Hero Normal Monsters in his hand, then put them into his uniform pocket, signifying that they had been banished from the game.

"Two Hero Normal Monsters as fusion materials... Is this coming?" Asuka recalled the scene of Yusei's duel with Manjoume when she watched Yusei unfold.

"That's right!"

Just as you thought!

"Heroes of lightning speed! Heed my call and appear!"

"Fusion Summon! [Elemental Hero - Grand Hero]!"

Yusei opened his right hand towards the void in front of him.

At his call, the hero, clad in golden armor, crackling with lightning, and adorned with claws and a gun barrel on each hand, flapped his enormous wings, crossed his arms, and floated in front of Yusei.

This formidable monster is none other than the magnificent hero who shone brightly in the previous duel.

"Huh... why are both attack and defense 0?"

"It doesn't look like a weak monster at all."

Upon first seeing Chunzi and Baihui of the Magnificent Warriors, she couldn't help but express her true feelings.

"So it's finally appeared? This monster." Asuka gazed at the magnificent hero on the field, a slight smile playing on her lips.

She seemed to have anticipated that Yusei would choose to summon this monster at the very beginning.

"I activate the monster effect of Magnificent Knight. This card gains ATK equal to the sum of the original Levels of the monsters used as material monsters * 300."

"The monsters used as source material are the 4-star Flash and the 3-star Winged Man."

"Therefore, the attack and defense of the magnificent hero will both become 2100 points."

The magnificent hero, floating on the lake, placed his arms on his waist, assuming a posture of gathering energy.

As the phantoms of The Flash and Winged Man merged into Magnificent Man's body, the lightning coiled around him grew even brighter.

"Drink!"

After gathering his energy, the magnificent hero let out a muffled groan, and his attack power changed accordingly.

(Hongweixia's attack power: 0→2100)

At this moment, Asuka's only monster on the field is [Cyber ​​Star] with an attack power of 1200.

On Yusei's field, there was the Grandmaster with an attack power of 2100 and the Shadow Mist Lady with an attack power of 1000.

In Yusei's hand, there is also a Quick-Play Spell Card called "Mask Change" that can be activated during the Battle Phase.

First, use the Grand Warrior to defeat the Cyber ​​Star, then activate its effect to summon a new monster from the Extra Monsters, and then use Shadow Mist Lady to launch a direct attack on Asuka...

In this way, Yusei might not even need to appear in the duel, and he could win the battle.

With these thoughts in mind, Yusei waved his hand, announcing the start of the battle phase.

"Fight!"

"[Elemental Hero - Grand Knight] Attack [Electronic Star]!"

After receiving Youxing's instructions, Hongweixia nodded, then released his arms from his chest and raised the gun barrel on his arm towards the electronic star.

A flash came from the gun barrel, followed by the ejection of a circular ball of lightning.

The lightning ball streaked across the lake, hurtling towards the electronic star on Asuka's field.

"Are you planning to ignore my cover card on the field?" Asuka frowned slightly as she watched the lightning ball shot towards him, then opened up the cover card in the backcourt.

"Ambush! Open!"

"I activate the Trap Card [Double Barcelona Dance]!"

A huge card projection appeared in Yusei's field of vision; it was the trap card that Asuka had just activated.

Influenced by this card, the lightning ball fired by the Great Hero automatically dispersed just before it made contact with [Cyber ​​Star], turning into chains of lightning that struck Asuka directly.

Asuka crossed her arms in front of her, silently bracing herself for the attack from the magnificent hero.

(Asuka's LP: 4000→1900)

"What?" Yusei asked, a puzzled look on his face.

"【Double Barcelona Dance】can turn the opponent's attack target into a direct attack on the player." Asuka, who had withstood the attack from the magnificent hero, showed a slightly tired expression.

"In exchange, our monsters that are targeted for attack can directly attack the opponent!"

"No way..." Yusei said subconsciously. The effect of this trap card seems to be different from the actual card.

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【Double Barcelona Dance Moves】

(Trap Card)

Effect: This effect can be activated when an opponent's monster declares an attack against a face-up Attack Position monster on your field. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the attacked monster's ATK, and that attack becomes a direct attack on yourself.

That monster can attack the opponent directly in the next turn.

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Logically, the direct attack effect of [Double Barcelona Dance] should only activate in the next turn.

At this moment, Asuka was able to immediately counterattack Yusei's attack.

The animation card's effect is to combine these two effects together...

Yusei is now feeling somewhat regretful for not eliminating Asuka's backstage position earlier.

This is purely a case of being culturally disadvantaged.

Asuka extended her right hand toward Yusei, and the electronic star received the instruction, beginning to dance in Yusei's direction.

"At this moment, the effect of [Electronic Star] is activated."

"When this attack is used to directly attack the opponent, the attack power increases by 600 points!"

(Electronic Star's attack power: 1200 → 1800)

The electronic star spun around and kicked out his left leg at Yusei.

(Yusei's LP: 2000 → 200)

"Ugh..." Yusei, who had been directly attacked by the monster, squatted down, clutching his arm.

"Master Yusei..."

"Are you ok?"

Junko and Momoe, who were behind Asuka, couldn't help but ask Yusei, who was crouching down, with concern.

"It's okay..." Yusei waved his slightly sore arm and stood up.

"They set such a trap even though they themselves are not willing to suffer a lot of harm."

"Tenjōin Asuka... she's a duelist not to be underestimated."

Yusei muttered to himself as he rallied his spirits.

086 The correct solution to the "Friend Hero" problem

"If I remember correctly, the second effect of the Magnificent Warrior can only be activated after a monster has been destroyed in battle."

Asuka reached out and smoothed her long, golden hair, which had become a little messy from the attack by the Magnificent Warrior, and then said, "The Magnificent Warrior, which attacked me directly because of the trap card, cannot activate its effect to pull other monsters from the Extra Deck at this moment."

"The Shadow Mist Lady, with an attack power of only 1000, cannot defeat my Electronic Star, who has an attack power of 1200."

A confident smile appeared on Asuka's beautiful face.

After witnessing the duel between Manjoume and Yusei, she had already prepared corresponding countermeasures against Yusei's deck.

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

Yusei showed Asuka the [Mask Change] card from his starting hand, and then inserted it into the back row of the Duel Disk.

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Mask Change] from my hand!"

"You can target 1 HERO monster you control; send that monster to the Graveyard, then Special Summon 1 Masked HERO monster with the same Attribute as that monster from your Extra Deck!"

"Come be my friend! Special Summon! [Masked Hero Dark Claw] (ATK 2400)!"

A werewolf-like hero monster appeared in front of Yusei, replacing the departing Shadow Mist Lady.

"The fight continues!"

"【Masked Hero Dark Claw】Attack 【Electronic Star】!"

Yusei opened his palms towards Asuka's direction.

If this attack succeeds, it will not only deal 1200 LP damage to Asuka, but also banish the monster "Cyberstar" from the game, interfering with Asuka's subsequent Fusion Summon.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

That is, if everything goes smoothly.

"Ambush card activated!"

"Quick-attack magic! [Fuse Dispel]!"

Asuka pressed the button on the Duel Disk, and another face-down card hidden in the back row was activated.

Like trap cards, quick-play spell cards can be activated during your opponent's turn after being placed in your own turn.

"?!"

"Could it be..." Upon seeing the [Fuse Release] in front of him, Yusei's raised hand froze in mid-air.

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【Fusion Release】

(Quick-Play Spell Card)

Effect: You can target a Fusion Monster on the field; return that Fusion Monster to its owner's Extra Deck.