Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

【Masked Hero - Dark Claw】Attack Power: 2400→3200

"Battle begins! I'm using [Elemental HERO Sky Knight] to attack the card you've placed on the inside!"

Yusei randomly selected a monster from Kanda's field of view and issued an attack order to Sky Hero. At the same time, he also activated the effect of another Hero: "At this moment, the effect of [Elemental HERO Sunrise Hero] activates! When one of your 'HERO' monsters other than this card declares an attack, you can target 1 card on the field. Destroy that card."

Pointing to the giant monster behind Kanda, Yusei decisively chose to destroy this Continuous Spell Card, which seemed to be a key card. [Riddle Time!]

Upon hearing his words, Sunrise Knight immediately crossed his arms above his head, striking a pose reminiscent of "Sunfire" from The King of Fighters.

"What? Destruction?"

Kanda seemed surprised that his Continuous Magic Card would be targeted, and he paused, a look of shock on his face.

Wait... Yusei, why are you not playing by the rules?!

Shouldn't I be allowed to fully showcase the characteristics of my deck at this point?

"...Disappear! That 'Riddle Time!' card!"

Before the shock on Kanda's face could fade, the light from Sunrise Warrior enveloped the magic cards in his back row.

Under the influence of this light, Kanda's core card vanished without a trace.

Because of Friend Hero's existence, the card he destroyed will not be sent to the graveyard, but will be banished directly from this duel...

Kanda: "...Damn it! Yusei, you have no sportsmanship!"

Yusei: "Heh~ I don't understand what you're talking about~~~"

With a melancholy expression and a complaining shout, Kanda strongly condemned Yusei's unpredictable behavior!

Just as Kanda was doing this, Sky Knight had already rushed to his front field and launched his attack on the monster card that was lying in ambush in front of him.

As Kanda said, the monsters placed on the inside are all meat shields with zero attack and defense, so there is no need to worry about any counter-damage.

"At this moment, the reversal effect of [Osiris-10] activates!"

The monster was destroyed by Sky Warrior and would be banished due to the effect of Friend Warrior. Kanda, whose lips twitched, activated the monster's Reverse effect: "...Please answer my question within 10 seconds."

"A problem? Okay?"

Having temporarily halted his attack, Yusei crossed his arms and awaited Kanda's question.

"Is Yusei... good at riddles?"

"I don't know... I think it shouldn't be too bad..."

While watching the situation on the field, discussions could be heard from the audience.

"Ahem... Well then, I'll state my question!" Kanda cleared his throat and said with a smile, "...In order to activate the Trap Card [Revolution], you need to bring up three cards on the field. So what are these cards?"

"The Great Revolution?"

Upon hearing Kanda's question, Yusei immediately pictured the trap card that could destroy all the cards on the field.

If I remember correctly, the activation condition for this card should be three lower-level mortal bones.

Those cards were all related to refugees oppressed by tyranny.

"Um...I forgot."

Although he remembered that these three cards existed, Yusei couldn't clearly recall the specific details of these obscure cards.

Just recalling the existence of these cards was enough to exhaust his strength.

"Hmph! 10 seconds are up! Wrong answer!"

Waving his finger, Kanda said smugly, "When you guess the riddle wrong, destroy the monster the opponent is attacking and inflict 500 points of effect damage on the opponent!"

"Varied……"

As Kanda finished speaking, the Sky Warrior who had just launched the attack was also enveloped in a burst of light.

Before everyone's eyes, he was destroyed along with [Osiris-10] and sent to Yusei's graveyard.

(Yusei LP: 4000→3500)

562. This young man lacks martial ethics!

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The Great Revolution

(Trap Card)

Effect: This card can only be activated during your Main Phase if you have "Displaced Starving People," "Oppressed People," or "United Rebels" face-up on your field. Send all cards from your opponent's hand to the Graveyard and destroy all cards controlled by your opponent on the field.

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Generally speaking, apart from a few people who enjoy the thrill of winning a single specialized duel, almost no one uses the card "Revolution," and it rarely appears in normal duels.

After all, although this card's effect is extremely powerful, capable of destroying all cards on the opponent's field and discarding all their cards from their hand...

However, its activation conditions are too demanding. It requires the presence of three lower-level mortal bones on the field, and it must be during one's own main phase to activate.

In today's fast-paced card-playing environment, such an ideal scenario is almost impossible to achieve.

Furthermore, even if this effect is successfully activated, it is very likely to benefit the opponent, triggering a series of graveyard effects and putting oneself in a passive and disadvantageous state.

In conclusion, this card, which was not suited to the environment, has become history, existing only in name and never in reality.

Even a seasoned card player like Yusei only knew that this card existed.

He did not look into the specifics of the situation in detail.

Therefore, after Kanda raised questions about this card, Yusei could only helplessly say that he did not know the specific answer.

"Hehehe~~~ What a pity, Yusei. Because you answered incorrectly, you will suffer 500 points of effect damage~~" Kanda pushed up his glasses smugly and raised his arm to explain, "The correct answers are—'Displaced Starving People,' 'Oppressed People,' and 'United Resistance' cards!"

"Damn...who would know about something like this?"

Even after hearing the answer from Kanda, everyone still wore a speechless expression.

Yusei at least had a vague recollection of it, but for Jaden Yuki and the others, this card was something they had never even heard of.

"...Based on the follow-up effect of [Osiris-10], I Special Summon [Osiris-20] from my Deck in face-down Defense Position."

After pausing, Kanda placed a new monster card on his Duel Disk in place of the banished [Osiris-10].

In this way, even if [Osiris-10] leaves the field, the number of monsters that act as meat shields in front of him will still remain at three.

Even though Yusei's side had a larger number of monsters, they were unable to break through this defense and inflict significant damage on Kanda himself.

"I see! There's such a strategy!"

Manjoume, watching Yusei falter under this novel strategy, couldn't help but reveal a look of sudden realization: "...Even Yusei, who can create miracles in duels, cannot remain invincible against this strategy that relies on intellect!"

"Kanda, that kid, has really exceeded my expectations!"

The previous doubts and emotions vanished like a dream, disappearing without a trace in the wind.

At this moment, Manjou's gaze toward Kanda now carried a hint of genuine admiration.

In any case, he at least managed to inflict effective damage on Yusei, unlike the others who were merely experience points and were quickly slaughtered by Yusei.

"Well done, Kanda, keep it up!"

Asuka, who had been disappointed in Kanda after hearing Manjoume's words, showed a relieved expression after seeing his strategy successfully harm Yusei.

Thankfully, this guy isn't as bad as Manjoume described.

"I did it! Asuka...she praised me!"

Feeling the approving gaze from Asuka, Kanda felt greatly recognized, and his body began to tremble instinctively.

Imagining the wonderful scene of confessing his love to Asuka after the victory, Kanda couldn't help but show a blissful expression on his face.

"...The battle continues, Shadow Mist Lady attacks [Sun God-10]!"

With a slight frown and a minor loss of health, Yusei instructed his second hero to attack Kanda's monster.

Upon receiving the instruction, the Shadow Mist Lady nodded and conjured a ghostly fireball in her hand, then projected it toward the location marked as [Sun God-10] on the inside.

There are still 4 attacks left, so there are plenty of opportunities!

"...At the very moment of being attacked, the reversal effect of [Sun God-10] activated!"

"...Please say 'Demon Lizard Righteous Hero' three times: 'Divergent Lizard Demon Lizard Righteous Hero', 'Giant Divergent Lizard Demon Lizard Righteous Hero'!"

Like the previous scene, [Sun God-10] also has a reversal effect.

Kanda posed a new question, pointing in Yusei's direction.

"Heh... this time it's a tongue twister, is it?"

Clearing his throat, Yusei, in a clear and steady tone, quickly repeated the names of the three forms of the Demon Lizard Yoshihide three times in a very short time: "Demon Lizard Yoshihide, Demon Lizard Yoshihide, Giant Demon Lizard Yoshihide..."

Tongue twisters of this level were no problem for him at all.

He was quite familiar with the companion monster of the Water Spirit Aria.

"Gurgle... Correct answer!"

Somewhat unwillingly, Kanda gritted his teeth, unable to find fault with Yusei, and could only helplessly take the brunt of the monster's counterattack damage: "If the opponent answers correctly, according to the effect of [Sun God-10], I will receive 500 points of effect damage..."

"Then, based on the effect of [Solar God-10], I Special Summon [Solar God-20] from my Deck..."

(Kanda LP: 4000→3500)

Another riddle monster was sent to another dimension. Kanda, hurt by his own effect, then placed a new monster card on his field in place of the departed monster.

"What a pity, Kanda, this kind of question is no challenge for me!"

Wiggling his finger, Yusei taunted Kanda, who was standing opposite him, "If you want to beat me, this level is far from enough!"

Kanda: "...Gu!"

"Then, let the battle continue. I'll attack [Obelisk-10] with Liquid Man!" Having gradually gotten used to the rhythm of this riddle duel, Yusei then instructed the third hero to launch an attack.

As a stream of water swept past, Kanda's [Oberisk-10] was also lifted up, triggering a reversal effect.

"At this very moment, the reversal effect of [Obelisk-10] activates!"