Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

When has my shattered light ever suffered such humiliation?

Yusei...you brat! Unforgivable!!!

“Hehehehehe…”

With his shoulders twitching rapidly and his face regaining its usual exaggerated expressions, Evil King suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.

Gazing into Yusei's burning golden eyes, the smile on his face deepened.

"What's so funny? Have you finally gone mad?"

Setting down the Duel Disk, Yusei narrowed his eyes and asked casually.

"Hehehe... Yusei, as expected, there is also an impulse called destruction within you!"

With his arms outstretched in a frenzy, Evil King uttered a devilish whisper: "...How did it feel just now? The feeling of crushing your opponent with anger, wasn't it exhilarating? Want to keep doing it?"

"……what?"

"To destroy everything that humanity has painstakingly created, including nations, civilizations, art, and even the relationships between people... Destruction is an impulse inherent in human nature!"

After glancing at the crowd, Evil-Intent Saiō did not rush to draw a card, but continued to expound his theory: "Why do humans yearn for destruction? It's because... the universe itself is constantly heading towards destruction!"

"What nonsense are you talking about..." Yusei raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"Ah, from the moment of its birth, the universe was destined to be destroyed, then reborn, and then destroyed again. This is the cycle that the world follows!"

Shrugging his shoulders, the Prince of the West waved his arms as if no one else was around: "This imperfect universe is destined to perish, but shining light into this imperfect universe, letting everything return to nothingness, and then creating a perfect universe is precisely our noble mission!"

"...Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!"

Having said what he wanted to say, Evil King Zhai Wang, like a madman, burst into wild laughter with his mouth open and eyes closed.

The white light floating on his body surface seemed to be responding to his words, and began to surge frequently.

"Your mind is filled with destructive impulses, so you've even forgotten about the duel itself?" Yusei tapped the Duel Disk and reminded him, "It's your turn now."

"Ah……"

Opening his eyes, shaking his head and smiling, Evil Prince placed his finger above the deck: "My turn, draw!"

"Spell Card [Ace of Grails] activated! Flip a coin once. If face-up, gain the effect of the upright position; if face-down, gain the effect of the reversed position."

Without even looking, Evil King Saiou shouted, "Looking at the position, I'll draw two cards from my deck!"

A golden coin fell from the sky and, unsurprisingly, landed in the outstretched palm of the evil-minded Saiō.

Taking this opportunity, the King of the West also added two more cards to his hand.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card from my hand—[Ace of Swords]! Similarly, I flip a coin once. If it's face up, I gain the effect of the upright position; if it's face down, I gain the effect of the reversed position."

Activating a new spell card, Evil King pointed towards the light chariot, a gleam of satisfaction flashing in his eyes: "Still face-up, its effect is to target one monster on the field and inflict damage equal to that monster's ATK!"

If it's the inner position, then it's the Saiō himself who activated this effect who will bear the damage.

"The damage you just suffered will now be returned tenfold! Yusei... you brat, you'll take 2500 points of damage from [Summoned Beast Merkaba]!"

"Oh, naive!"

When Evil Spirit Saiou activated his card-drawing effect, Yusei did not make any response.

Just as he was about to be harmed, Yusei finally narrowed his eyes, swung his arm, and activated the effect of Light Chariot: "Chain with the activation of [Sword A], I activate the effect of [Summoned Beast Merkaba], discarding one Spell Card from my hand to negate and banish the activation of [Sword A] of the same type (Spell)!"

Sending a spell card from his hand to the graveyard, Yusei raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Evil Spirit Saiō.

As Yusei moved, Kosha also raised his longsword and unleashed a bolt of divine lightning at Saiou's [Treasured Sword A].

Unable to activate its effect, [Sword A], struck by lightning, simply turned into golden specks of light and vanished without a trace before everyone's eyes.

"...Tsk! An effect that negates and excludes? This is troublesome!"

A layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead as Evil King looked at his hand.

Thank goodness... thank goodness I didn't rush to activate the key card, otherwise this would have been a serious injury!

A hint of relief flashed across Saiou's face, and he then fixed a mischievous look in Yusei's direction: "It's a pity the card was negated, but Yusei, the effect of [Summoned Beast: Merkaba] can only be activated once per turn! Now that its effect has been activated, you can't stop my strategy!"

653 The Barrier of Light, the World Reborn!

"...Hahahaha!!! The effect of [Summon: Merkaba] can only be activated once per turn, Yusei! Now that the effect has been activated, you can no longer stop me from launching my attack!"

With a look of smug satisfaction on his face, which was full of exaggerated expressions, Evil Saiō said this. Seeing that he had forced out Yusei Ichiyasu, he immediately raised the Duel Disk in his hand and put a card into the field area that had been opened on the side of the Duel Disk.

"Hehehehehe... Taking advantage of this opportunity, I activate the Field Spell Card from my hand—[Light Barrier]! Like all [Arcane Power] cards, this card will also activate different types of positive and negative effects depending on the direction of the Wheel of Fortune."

"However, since my power of destiny is currently at its strongest, it will be unable to resist my will. No matter what I choose, it will eventually stop at the position that is favorable to me!"

With his arms outstretched wildly forward, Evil King's eyes revealed an extremely crazed look: "Watch! The barrier of light is about to open!"

Everyone: "!!!"

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[Barrier of Light]

(Field Spell Card)

effect:

During your Standby Phase, toss a coin once. If this card appears in the [position name] slot, negate the following effects of this card until your next Standby Phase.

When a table position appears, the following effects apply.

①: When a monster whose name contains "Secret Power" is Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, the effect activated does not apply to one of the two numbers in the table of contents when flipping a coin.

②: If a monster with "Secret Power" in its name destroys an opponent's monster in battle, you gain base points equal to the original ATK of the destroyed monster.

③: All monsters on the field except "Arcane Power" have their effects negated.

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As Evil Spirit Saiou finished his action, a circular ripple immediately appeared, transforming into a circular shield that replaced the original crimson berserk magic circle, completely enveloping Evil Spirit Saiou and Yusei.

According to the rules of the duel, only one Field Spell Card can exist on the field at a time. Due to the activation of [Light Barrier], [Rampage Magic Circle] was automatically sent to the Graveyard.

As the Evil King snapped his fingers, the barrier expanded, completely enveloping the space of the underground cathedral.

"...A barrier of light?"

Staring at the transparent barrier erected around him, Yusei, who was inside it, instinctively frowned.

He could vaguely sense that the barrier was suppressing the elves' power, causing them to gradually fall into a state of exhaustion and weakness.

"Hehehehe... Based on the positive position effect of [Light Barrier], the effects of all monsters on the field except for [Arcane Power] monsters will be negated."

Slowly speaking, Evil King looked at the light chariot that indicated the attack on the star field.

Under the influence of the [Barrier of Light], this powerful monster, which originally possessed divine power, has had its effects sealed, becoming a blank slate with an attack power of 2500 points, just like Neo-Universe Warrior.

At least within the barrier, he can forget about unleashing any more power.

All the struggles were in vain.

"...Goo! Yusei!"

"Within this barrier... we elves cannot unleash our original power!"

As the light chariot crouched down, the spirit guarding the key at the foot of the goddess statue was also affected by the barrier, its body becoming transparent.

Struggling to move his body while resisting the effects of the barrier, he spoke to Yusei to convey his current condition.

"Prince Zhai, what exactly happened?"

Squinting, Yusei looked toward where Evil Heart Saiō was.

Although he was not completely suppressed by the light barrier like the New Universe Knight, as a human, he still felt uncomfortable.

All these changes began when this [Barrier of Light] appeared.

"Hehehehehe... The power of the [Light Barrier] is not only manifested in duels, but can also affect the elves."

Recalling the scene of being evenly matched with Neo-Ultraman in their previous clash, and looking at Neo-Ultraman being suppressed by the barrier, Evil King, feeling a bit of pleasure, spoke with a mocking expression, explaining the current situation: "...Within this barrier, even the [Elemental Hero Neo-Ultraman] who possesses the power of the new space will become a powerless wretch, unable to make any effective response."

"what?!"

Can it still be like this?

Setting up a venue and affecting people outside the venue is one thing...

Upon hearing Evil Spirit Saiō's explanation, Yusei subconsciously paused for a moment.

While he was still in shock, Evil King Saiō made a new move.

"Hehehe... With that, the person guarding the key is dealt with, so I can take the other key as well!"

Looking at Prince Auchin, who was being supported by Belldot in the crowd, the evil-minded King's eyes narrowed, and his pupils turned into a dazzling purple: "...Awaken, Auchin! Obey my command!"

"……Yes."

In an instant, Prince Okin, who was being stared at by the evil-minded Saiō, lost the luster in his eyes and once again became the evil-minded Saiō's puppet.

"...Prince Auchin? What's wrong?"

Seeing the prince's change, the female secretary, Lingduo, subconsciously let out a gasp.

However, Prince Auchin, whose eyes were devoid of light, completely ignored her calls.

Controlled by Evil Spirit King, he broke free from Lingduo's arm and came to a short distance away from Evil Spirit King, squatting down to await further instructions.

"...Take these two keys that will determine my destiny, and carry out my plan in my place!"

Waving his arm, which was emitting white light, Zhaiwang bypassed Xinyuxia, who was suppressed by the barrier, and sucked the other key located at the foot of the goddess statue into his hand.

Then, he took out another key from his pocket, which he had previously taken from Edward, and handed them both to Prince Auchin.

Now, he has been dragged down by Yusei and can only settle for second best, letting the controlled Prince Okin take his place to complete the great task of destroying the world.

"prince?!"

"You bastard! Wait a minute!!!"

"...Damn it! That old bastard, Prince Zhai! Why isn't he playing by the rules!"

Seeing that the evil Saiou was trying to destroy the world ahead of time, Yuki Jaden, Kenzan and the others realized that the situation was not good. They immediately took Yusei's place, who was unable to leave the field, and tried to stop Prince Okin from getting up and taking a step.