Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Yusei draws a new card from his deck and adds it to his hand.

Then, Yusei looked toward where Saiō was and saw the look of pleasure on his face.

Evil King: "Hehehehehe... The barrier of light affects all life in the universe, and even the heroes from the new universe are no exception. You can struggle under this barrier as much as you want!"

"All the struggles are in vain!"

Yusei: "...Place one monster card face down, end the turn."

Yusei placed one card from his hand horizontally on the Duel Disk and waved to end his turn.

Manjoume: "Tsk... Since Saiou can see fate and foresee the future, then Yusei's side has no chance of winning!"

Jaden Yuki: "No! Fate can be changed! If Saiou really can see everything that will happen in the future, as she says, then he wouldn't need to activate the Field Spell Card 'Light Barrier'."

Marufuji Sho: "...What do you mean? Big brother, I don't understand what you're saying!"

Jaden Yuki: "How should I put it? I feel like the three effects of the [Barrier of Light] are like insurance, compensating for Saiou's weaknesses..."

"The current Saiou is forcibly suppressing Yusei's monsters by relying on this power of the Light of Destruction..."

"But what if this power disappears, or is completely exhausted..."

"Then..."

Thinking of Yuki Jaden here, a sudden inspiration flashed in my mind.

He glanced discreetly at Yusei's location, and then saw the corners of Yusei's mouth gradually curving upwards.

……

Meanwhile, Prince Auchin, who had escaped from the underground cathedral and was controlled by the malevolent Saiō, followed the guidance of his memories and found the briefcase that Saiō had placed in his personal room.

Having obtained the briefcase containing the satellite control device, he avoided the crowds engaged in a chaotic duel within the Society of Light, sneaked out through the back door, and ran into the deserted dense forest.

Kenzan and Lingduo followed closely behind him.

"...The Earth is in crisis! I need to use the power of the dinosaurs to help!"

Recalling everyone's instructions and realizing the urgency of time, Jian Shan's eyes narrowed as he chased after Prince Aujin, his pupils transforming into vertical pupils like those of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The dinosaur genes within him erupted at this moment, giving him an inexhaustible source of power.

Due to the King of Jai's deliberate obstruction, they were still some distance from Prince Auchin's location.

If it's delayed even a little bit, it might lead to irreversible consequences.

So now is not the time to relax!

"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."

Finding a secluded spot, the controlled Prince Auchin put down his briefcase and used the two keys given to him by the Evil King to activate the control device inside.

As he moved, the "Sura" satellite, located outside the atmosphere, was also activated, and its weapon module for launching laser railguns was also engaged.

"You bastard... wait a minute!"

"Nani?!"

Just as Prince Auchin, grinning wickedly, was setting his sights on the island where the Duel Academy was located, intending to make it his first target, Kenzan finally arrived and caught up with him. While shouting, he immediately launched a sprinting slide tackle, interrupting his action.

"Ugh! What are you planning to do?!"

"Hehehe... Of course I... am going to do that!"

He kicked Prince Auchin away, snatched the sword mountain from his hand, and without thinking, slammed the suitcase to the ground.

With a burst of crackling electric sparks, the equipment that had been carefully placed inside the device was also affected by the impact and completely destroyed, becoming useless scrap.

Furthermore, seemingly feeling that this was still not safe enough, after the electric sparks disappeared, Jianshan stomped on the debris on the ground a couple more times, crushing it into even smaller pieces.

After doing all this, under the watchful eyes of the belatedly arriving Lingduo, he let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a relaxed expression: "Hmph! With that, the control device has been destroyed! The world is safe!"

Thankfully, it was just a little short!

Dilano Sword Mountain, I have fulfilled my mission!

"It's too late, the prince has already set the key..."

"Nani?"

Lingduo, who had rushed over, looked at Prince Aujin lying on the side, then at the two keys stuck in the wreckage, and a worried expression appeared on her face: "It seems that we were still a step too late after all..."

Hahahahahahaha!!!

Prince Aujin, who had been knocked to the ground by Sword Mountain, struggled to his feet. He dusted himself off, then laughed and looked up at the sky: "The current 'Sura' is about to destroy this planet! Even if you destroy the device, it will still be in a state of autonomous operation!"

"The satellite is out of control, and no one can stop it anymore, hahahahaha... uh..."

"Excessive noise!"

With a single chop to the neck, Prince Aujin, who was laughing loudly, was knocked unconscious. Sword Mountain, too, looked towards the sky with a worried expression.

If what Prince Auchin said is true, and the satellite is currently out of control, then that would be a real problem...

How can we stop it? Do we have to go to heaven?

……

"Hehehehehe... Placing monsters on the inside, is this your choice? To strengthen the defense?"

Casting a smug glance at Yusei, Saiou reached into his deck and drew a card, then displayed it directly: "...Spell Card [Holy Grail A] activated! This card gains different effects depending on its upright or reversed position."

"When I'm in the upright position, I draw two cards; when I'm in the reverse position, my opponent draws two cards."

Needless to say, the result was naturally the right position.

The Field Spell Card [Light Barrier] rotates once during each of Evil Saiō's turns to determine its forward/backward position.

Once again, it's the turn of Evil King Saiō, and the result is still the upright position.

Therefore, Evil Saiō will once again receive a gift from fate, and will be able to freely decide the card's forward or reverse position effect during the next round for both players.

He wasn't an idiot, so naturally he wouldn't give Yusei the chance to draw two cards. Therefore, Evil Saiō didn't even think twice and directly chose the central position.

"Next, by sending [Arcane Power 8 - Power] from my deck to the graveyard, I activate the Spell Card [Arcane Death Sentence] from my hand!"

Inserting one of the two cards in his hand into the back row of the Duel Disk, Evil Saiou continued, "If your opponent's monster is destroyed by battle this turn, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's ATK!"

As he explained the effects of the magic cards, a bloodthirsty glint flashed in Saiou's eyes: "Yusei, did you think you wouldn't get hurt if you were in Defense Position? How naive!"

Youxing: “…”

Yusei narrowed his eyes in silence, offering no response to Evil Saiō's provocation.

"...I summon [Arcane Power 4 - Emperor] in Attack Position, and select its upright position for its effect! All [Arcane Power] monsters on my field gain 500 ATK!"

The youth version of "The World," a black mechanical angel wielding multiple claw arms, a monster known as "The Emperor," appeared on Saiou's field as he moved.

At the same time this monster appears, due to the effect bonus brought by the correct position, the attack power of [Emperor] and [World] both increase by 500 points.

【Secret Power 4 - Emperor】(Attack Power: 1400→1900)

【Arcane Power 21 - World】(Attack Power: 3100→3600)

"Battle has begun! [Arcane Power 4 - Emperor] Attack the monster in the face-down defense position!"

The cunning Evil King Saiō chose to send the Emperor, whose attack power was lower, to eliminate the monster card that Yusei had hidden.

After that, he planned to use a world with an attack power of 3500 to launch a direct attack on the unprotected Yusei.

Yusei has 3400 health points remaining. If he is touched by the world's torrent of light, it will be his absolute victory!

At the command of the evil-minded Saiō, the emperor extended multiple claws and aimed at the face-down card on the Yusei Field.

However, just as Evil King was about to witness the disappearance of this last protection with a confident smile, a powerful impact suddenly rang out and echoed in his ears.

"Ah……"

"...What!?"

(Zaiwang LP: 5700→5600)

Feeling his life points automatically draining away, Evil King frowned, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

what happened?

What happened?

With this thought in mind, Saiou then saw the figure of the monster that had deflected the emperor's attack, crouching in front of Yusei, its body wrapped around itself.

【Elemental Heroes - Nendoroid】(Defense: 2000)

655 Fate is not on your side.

"Clay... Clay Man?"

"...How could it be this card??? Why not [New Spaceman]? Why is it different from the result foretold by fate???"

The reliable Earth-type sturdy hero – [Elemental Hero: Clay Warrior] – boasts a defense rating of 2000! He has the highest defense rating among the Four Rebellious Heroes.

This is not a character like [Arcane Power 4 - Emperor], whose attack power is still only 1900 points even after the buff. It is not a force that can shake this character!

Seeing the Earth-attribute hero whose status had been flipped open from the inside due to the Emperor's attack, not only Evil Saiō, but also Yuki Judai and Manjōme who were watching from the sidelines couldn't help but slowly type out a question mark.

As a clay figure made of mortal bones, it is indeed unaffected by the barrier of light and will not be sealed off.

After all... it doesn't actually have any effect.

but……

Would anyone actually place such a card on the field in this situation?

Surprised!

Logically speaking, shouldn't Yusei, who has gained new powers like Jaden Yuki, be using those "Neospace Warriors" who appeared from the new universe at this time?

"What's going on? Fate didn't tell me this would happen...?"

The incomprehensible situation unfolded before them, completely shattering the previous plans of the evil-minded Saiō.

In his mind, Yusei, who was suppressed by the [Barrier of Light], and those heroes should have become powerless to fight back.

In this situation, he should have used [Emperor] to destroy the monster that was covered up, and then commanded [World] to take away Yusei's remaining life points!