Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"According to the effect of [Destiny HERO Blood Demon-D], as long as this card is face-up on the field, the effects of all face-up monsters on your opponent's field will be negated!"

With a smug smirk, DD began explaining the permanent effects of the monsters on his field to Edward, whose expression was slightly grim.

Blood Demon-D's effect is a perpetual effect like [Skill Drain], it doesn't need to be activated, and therefore it can't be chained.

With the appearance of Blood Demon-D, a crimson light wave enveloped the entire field, engulfing the two heroes on the field.

Under this irresistible crimson light wave, the Antitopian knelt silently on one knee, and the two black balls in his hands disappeared without a trace. The Doctrineist, who possessed the highest attributes in the entire arena, also struggled for a long time before reluctantly crawling up, folding his wings, and using the longsword in his hand as a support point to stand on the floor beneath his feet.

Their efforts were rendered ineffective at this moment, turning them into blank slates with only dots.

"...Ugh! DD!!!"

As the only monster in the hero deck capable of putting pressure on the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix Chick, [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon-D] undoubtedly boasts extremely high style value and a very powerful effect.

If Edward hadn't instinctively sensed the danger and allowed the Phoenix of Destruction to escape in advance, even someone as powerful as the most beautiful newborn wouldn't have been able to escape the effects of Blood Demon-D.

Not only will the activation of the effect be nullified, but it is also very likely that it will be absorbed by Blood Demon-D, becoming a double agent in the hero team and causing damage to Edward in return.

"Hehehehe... And then, this card!"

Seeing the loss of composure on Edward's face, DD felt a surge of pleasure. He took a new card, inserted it into the back row of the Duel Disk, and activated it: "...Continuous Spell Card [D-Power] Activated!"

"Hehehehehehe... In this way, my Blood Demon-D will become an absolutely invincible complete form, and there will be no weakness whatsoever!"

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【D-Power】

(Continuous Magic Card)

effect:

①: As part of the effect processing when this card is activated, you can add 1 "Destiny HERO Blood Demon-D" from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.

②: As long as you have "Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D" on your field, the following effects apply.

●You cannot draw cards during the card drawing phase.

●Cards on your field cannot be targeted by your opponent's effects.

● "Destiny HERO Blood Demon-D" on your field gains 100 ATK for each monster in both players' Graveyards, cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects, and can attack twice during the same Battle Phase.

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The magic card with a black "D" printed on it appeared in his back row as DD's loud, maniacal laughter echoed.

After successfully activating this key card, DD nodded in satisfaction.

DD adjusted his glasses, pondered for a moment, then swung his arm sharply forward: "Activate the effect of [Destiny HERO Blood Demon - D]! Once per turn, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls. Equip that monster to this card as an Equip Card, and this card gains half the equipped monster's original ATK!"

"I'm activating this effect on [Destiny Hero - The Righteous One]... Come, Blood Gravity!"

With its crimson wings spread wide, Blood Demon-D's body emanated an irresistible and powerful attraction.

Under the influence of this attraction, the Doctrine's body was uncontrollably lifted into the air and then absorbed into the wings by Blood Demon-D.

Despite the Doctrine's body's desperate struggle to break free from the influence of Blood Demon-D, it was all in vain.

Ultimately, the doctrinal man, whose body was bound by various attractions, became part of the Blood Demon-D's body, and his attributes were added to him.

(【Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D】 Attack Power: 1900→3600)

Edward: "The dogmatist...!!!"

DD: "...Hahahahahaha!!! It's no use, don't resist anymore, just become a sacrifice to Blood Demon-D! You should know, this is your honor!"

Watching his monster being absorbed by Blood Demon-D, Edward instinctively reached out his hand, making a gesture to stop it from being absorbed.

Seeing Edward's reaction, the smug look in DD's eyes became even stronger than before.

The Doctrine's original attack power is 3400, making it the strongest initial stat among all Destiny Heroes.

After absorbing it, Blood Demon-D's attack power also increased by half, from the original 1900 points to 3600 points!

Unfortunately, [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D] can only absorb one monster and cannot absorb the Anti-Utopians as well.

But even so, it doesn't matter.

After all, above all that lies the terrifying [D-Power]!

"...According to the effect of the Continuous Spell Card [D-Power], my [Destiny HERO Blood Demon-D] can attack twice during the same Battle Phase, and while [Destiny HERO Blood Demon-D] is on the field, the cards on my field will not be targeted by my opponent's card effects."

Even if Edward has cards like [Whirlwind] in his hand, he cannot use [D-Power] as the target of his effect at this moment.

Under the influence of [D-Power], Blood Demon-D, who had awakened his true power, experienced a surge of muscle growth throughout his body, and his eyes emitted a blood-red aura.

It changed from Ultimate Mode to Ultimate Mode - Burst Mode.

“Hehehehehe…”

With victory already in sight and holding an absolute advantage, DD smugly wiggled his fingers and laughed, "Not one attack, but two, right? Edward... that'll end it!"

【Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D】 has an attack power of 3600 and can attack twice per turn.

On Edward's field, there is currently only one [Destiny Hero - Anti-Utopia] (Attack: 2800) whose effect is suppressed.

She has 0 cards in her hand, and there are no hidden traps in her graveyard that can be used to launch an attack.

On the surface, the only field spell card that embodies her hopes—[Prison Clock Tower]—has the effect of preventing the controller from taking battle damage, but the prerequisite is that it must have 4 or more clock counters.

The [Prison Clock Tower], which currently only has one clock indicator, is clearly unable to provide protection for Edward.

"...Battle has begun! I attack [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D] against [Destiny Hero - Anti-Utopia]! Destroy, destiny! Crimson terror! Double strike!!!"

With a wave of his arm, DD gave the monster on the field its first, and perhaps final, attack command.

As his words fell, [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D] flapped its wings and leaped into the air, floating to the top of the clock tower constructed by [Prison Clock Tower].

In the next instant, Blood Demon-D, whose body was radiating a dense crimson light, stretched out its crimson wings and launched a series of dense, rain-like impacts toward Edward's location!

Under the influence of gravity, countless drops of blood, like sharp swords, pierced through the bodies of the Detauren who stood in front of Edward, shattering them into tiny specks of light.

The remaining power was then unleashed upon Edward, who was now unprotected by the monster.

(Aide LP: 4000→3200)

"Hmm! At this moment, the effect of [Phantom Hero - Incremental] activates. When I take battle or effect damage, I can treat this card in my graveyard as a Continuous Trap Card and place it in my backrow."

Holding the arm with the Duel Disk in front of him to block the differential damage from Blood Demon-D, Edward simultaneously retrieved the glowing Incremental from the graveyard and placed it face-up in his back row.

At the same time, Ed, still reeling from the earlier injury, couldn't help but show a pained expression on his face, and his complexion turned slightly pale.

Although it was only 800 points of damage, the pain of having one's life points stripped away was a real and tangible experience.

Just as DD said before, this duel, which was set up ten years ago, is undoubtedly a duel to death. The one who loses all of their life points in the duel will lose their life as well.

"A demonic trap? Ha... a pointless act."

Seeing Edward's struggles, a mocking look flashed in DD's eyes.

Unless it's a monster, it cannot protect Edward from Blood Demon-D's attacks.

Furthermore, even if Edward summons a monster with a special effect, it will be meaningless. Under the effect of Blood Demon - D's one-way skill draw, all monsters on the field will become blank!

"...It's not over yet! [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D]'s attacks will continue!"

Since it's a double attack, naturally there will be another attack of the same magnitude as before.

Compared to before, this time, there are no monsters on Edward's field that can stop the damage for her.

After taking damage exceeding her remaining health, Ed's health will drop to 0, and she will follow in her father's footsteps, becoming a sacrifice to Blood Demon-D.

"...Hmm! At this very moment, I activate the Ambush Card and unleash the Trap Card [Counter Gate]!"

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[The Gate of Counterattack]

(Trap Card)

effect:

You can activate this effect when your opponent declares a direct attack. Negate that attack, and draw 1 card from your Deck. If the card you draw is a monster, you can Normal Summon that monster face-up in Attack Position.

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Seeing that Blood Demon-D's second attack was about to arrive, Edward decisively pressed the button on the Duel Disk, flipped over a face-down card in the back row, and activated it: "You can activate this when your opponent's monster declares a direct attack. Negate that attack, and draw 1 card from your Deck. If the card you draw is a monster, you can Normal Summon that monster face-up in Attack Position."

While explaining the effect of the trap card, Edward reached out and drew a card from his deck.

Since that card was not a monster card, the subsequent effects of "Counter Gate" were not activated.

"...Tsk! Lingering on for a while! Edward...you've dodged this round!"

The effect of the Trap Card [Counter Gate] does not require targeting, so it can successfully affect Blood Mage-D.

The second wave of blood rain was blocked by the effect of the trap card, forcing DD to end his battle phase, and he could only frown in displeasure.

631 Blood-Red Terror

Using the effect of the trap card [Counter-Attack Gate], Edward successfully dodged Blood Demon-D's second wave of attacks.

However, for her, the crisis was not over; rather, it was just the beginning.

As long as [Destiny Hero Blood Demon-D] exists on the field, the one-sided [Skill Drain] effect will continue to activate.

All of Edward's monsters, once they appear on the field, will be rendered ineffective and become blank cards under the influence of the Crimson Domain, without exception.

Furthermore, thanks to the [D-Power] effect, Blood Demon-D, in Burst Mode, will not be destroyed by effects or become the target of effects, and can perform two attacks within a single battle phase...

The only saving grace is that Blood Demon-D can only absorb one monster as an Equip Card at most. If you want to absorb a new monster, you must first destroy the monster you have absorbed before.

"...The round is over."

"My turn, draw a card!"

The instant DD announced the end of his turn, Edward suddenly swung his arm and drew a card from the top of his deck: "...Enter the Standby Phase. Based on the effect of [Destiny HERO - Phoenix of Destruction], Special Summon myself from the Graveyard!"

Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from Blood Demon-D, Edward gritted his teeth and Special Summoned the Phoenix of Destruction, whose effect had been destroyed earlier, from the Graveyard to the field.

Naturally, the phoenix, resurrected from the graveyard, is now in a defensive stance.

Destroy the Phoenix (Defense: 2100)