Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

091 Isn't your behavior akin to courting death?

As he watched the surging blue light approach, Yusei couldn't help but reveal a sly smile.

"Hmm?" Asuka noticed this detail, and her expression changed slightly.

Could it be that everything about him was within his expectations?

How is this possible?

Asuka shook her head, trying to get rid of these negative thoughts.

But at that moment, Yusei on the other side shouted to her, "You're here! This is the moment I've been waiting for!"

"?!" Doubt turned into certainty, and Asuka's confidence turned into astonishment.

"The effect of [Elemental Hero - Earth Core Knight] is activated!"

"Once per turn, when this card becomes an attack target, you can activate this effect. This card's ATK is doubled until the end of that Damage Step."

"Because of the electronic ice blade user's attack, the Earth Core Warrior's attack power has also doubled!"

Yusei spoke to Asuka, who had a stunned expression.

"what!"

"Is there such a thing?"

Upon hearing Yusei's words, everyone watching couldn't help but show expressions of shock.

Even Professor Kunonos, who was hiding to the side, was incredibly surprised by the effect of the Earth Core Warrior.

The Earth Core Warrior's body underwent a noticeable change. Its already enormous body became even larger, and the red ribbon-like patterns on its surface began to emit a dazzling red light.

The Earth Core Warrior's body gradually turned platinum in the dazzling red light.

This means that the Earth Core Warrior is now in a state of explosive release from its restrictions!

(Elemental Hero - Earth Core Warrior's Attack Power: 2700 → 5400)

"In that case... wouldn't even my ace monster—the Ancient Mechanical Giant—be unable to defeat it?" Professor Kronos muttered to himself, gazing at the Core Warrior, who was now brimming with explosive power.

If 【Ancient Mechanical Giant】 attacks, the opponent cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step.

Furthermore, when it attacks a monster that is positioned as a defense monster, it inflicts battle damage equal to the attack power exceeding that defense power.

However, this effect does not include the activation of monster effects.

Therefore, during the entrance exam, Jaden Yuki was able to activate the damage immunity effect of [Winged Kuriboh] to dodge an attack from [Ancient Mechanical Giant], thus summoning [Elemental HERO Flame Wingman] in the next turn to defeat Professor Chronos.

"3600 points of attack power versus 5400 points of attack power..."

"Although the [Electronic Ice Blade Hand] cannot be destroyed in combat, it will reflect 1800 points of damage..."

"Asuka-sama's HP is down to 1300 points, which means..."

"Yusei will win!"

Seeing the changes in Earth Core Man, everyone couldn't help but think about the consequences that would follow.

Asuka's face still wore that bewildered expression.

She instinctively wanted to stop attacking, but the cyan particle beams fired from the [Electrified Ice Blade Hand] equipped with [Fusion Weapons] could no longer be withdrawn.

The Earth Core Warrior, whose body had become even larger, slowly extended his palm and caught the cyan particle beam that was shot toward him, firmly wrapping it in his hand.

The cyan particle beam instinctively tried to resist, struggling desperately in the giant palm of the Earth Core Hero, but it could not break through the hard platinum skin no matter what it did.

Earth Core Warrior clenched his fist slightly, extinguishing the beam of light directly in his palm.

"Take this! Super Meteor Impact from [Elemental HERO Core Knight]!" Yusei stretched out his right palm in Asuka's direction.

Upon hearing the command, Earth Core Man clenched his fist and swung his platinum-colored Iron Fist of Retribution toward the center of the arena.

[Electronic Ice Blade Hand] was knocked to the ground by the Earth Core Man's impact.

Asuka, who was the one driving the attack, suffered a counter-damage of 1800 points due to the difference in attack power, and thus lost the duel.

(Tenjouin Asuka's LP: 1300→0)

The shockwave generated by the Earth Core Man spread out in a circle, so not only Asuka and her friends, who were their opponents, but also Yusei's side, and even Professor Quinnos who was secretly observing from the side, were all affected to varying degrees.

Because of the enormous impact just now, the water area in front of Earth Core Hero was almost completely uprooted.

The small boat carrying the group rocked violently, as if sailing in a storm.

Professor Kunonos, who was standing next to him, was also affected by the shockwave and was thrown into the air!

"Mommy!!!"

Professor Kunonos, suspended in mid-air, hugged himself, tears and snot streaming down his face, clearly terrified by the attack from Earth Core Man.

With a splash, Professor Kunonos plunged into the lake behind him.

It should be... alright, right?

No one paid any attention to Professor Kunonos's situation.

The lake water that had just been lifted into the air has now fallen back to the ground due to gravity.

As the waves surged, the lake water turned into tiny droplets, falling on everyone present, making it look as if it were raining.

Junko and Momoe looked at the lake water falling on them, and the same thought came to mind—

Looks like I'll have to take another shower when I get back...

Fortunately, the Duel Academy uniforms were quite waterproof and didn't become transparent after being soaked by the rain.

"Ahhhh..."

"Sho! Stop loitering over there! Come over here and stabilize the boat!" Jaden Yuki shouted to Sho Marufuji, who was lying on the side of the boat.

“Ahahahahahaha!!!”

Ignoring the rocking of the ship, Yusei placed one foot on the edge of the boat, then crossed his arms and stared at Asuka, who looked resentful.

Asuka's plan succeeded, and her confident finishing blow ironically became the main reason for her defeat...

This feeling of self-destruction is truly somewhat ridiculous...

Seeing Yusei's smug posture, Asuka, who had to kneel down due to the rocking of the boat and the blow of losing the duel, couldn't help but bite her red lips and show a look of shame and indignation to Yusei.

As the victor, Yusei looked directly into Asuka's clear eyes and slowly suppressed his laughter.

Okay... my unconscious actions were definitely a bit rude...

I used to complain about Jaden Yuki always taunting me after winning, but I'm not much better myself...

It's really hard to stop this kind of subconscious action made because of victory!

My dear Judai... now I finally understand how you feel...

Yusei looked at Jaden Yuki beside him, who was watching him with admiration, and thought to himself.

092 Head Pat (3K)

The outcome of this duel has been revealed.

Yusei used three Elemental HERO monsters as materials to perform a fusion summon, summoning the eldest brother of the Elemental HERO series—Elemental HERO Core Hero.

Having removed its own limitations, Core Knight, now in Platinum form, has its attack power doubled.

His all-out attack reduced Tenjouin Asuka's LP to zero, signifying Yusei's ultimate victory in this duel.

Yusei, snapping out of his daze under Asuka's gaze, put away his smug smile.

He put down the duel disk in his hand and turned it off.

As the Duel Disk closed, Core Man's enormous figure gradually became transparent and disappeared from the lake surface.

The lake water, which had been turbulent due to the impact, has now slowly returned to calm.

Everything that just happened feels like a dream.

Professor Kunonos cautiously poked his head out of the water, staring with lingering fear at the gradually disappearing Earth Core Warrior.

After all, the impact of this monster on him was simply too great.

For a moment, he was still unable to calm down.

The Earth Core Hero's enormous size naturally exudes a sense of awe, making it a force to be reckoned with.

Compared to this, Jaden Yuki's Elemental HERO Flame Wingman is nothing at all.

"This year's freshmen... there are actually monsters like this..."

"I'm afraid only Kaiser Ryo, a third-year student from Obelisk Blue, can defeat him..."

Professor Kunonos stared at the confident-looking Yusei, imagining what Marufuji Ryo looked like, and muttered to himself.

Ryo Marufuji, Sho Marufuji's older brother.

Unlike Sho Marufuji, who is at the bottom of the Osiris Red rankings, his older brother Ryo Marufuji is Obelisk Blue... no! He is the undisputed No. 1 of Duel Academy.

Unlike Manjou Jun, who claims to be No. 1.

Marufuji Ryo's strength was so great that he was even given the title "Caesar"!

The strongest ultimate monster in the Cyber ​​Dragon deck used by that man was Cyber ​​End Dragon, which had an attack power of 4000.

Like Earth Core Man, it is also a powerful monster that can only be summoned by fusing three monsters as materials.

With the bonus from [Restriction Removal], it is possible to double the attack power.

The [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] has the same armor-piercing effect as the [Ancient Machine Titan], so defensive moves are practically meaningless against it...

Among the current students at this Duel Academy, he is probably the only one who can pose a certain threat to Yusei.

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"Asuka-sama... are you alright?"

Asuka, whose LP was reduced to 0 due to the impact of the Earth Core Man, knelt down on the small boat.