Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

At John's command, the Amber Mammoth, like a dragon chariot, hurtled straight toward Jaden Yuki's location with the force of breaking through the wind.

When it reached Jaden Yuki, Amber Mammoth raised its large foot and pressed it straight down on his body.

"Well……!"

(Yujo Judai LP: 2000→300)

After being trampled by a mammoth, Jaden Yuki's health dropped to a precarious 300 points.

He was just a hair's breadth away from defeat.

Professor Chronos: "Judai, it looks like you're in for a tough fight!"

Napoleon the Coach: "This time, it's John's turn to take the lead."

Principal Samejima: "...Professor Cobra, when did you get back?"

As always, the teachers watching the game shared their opinions on the situation on the field.

Unbeknownst to them, Professor Cobra, who had left earlier, had somehow returned and sat down next to Principal Samejima.

"...Whether it was Jaden Yuki or John Anderson, they both treated their decks like brothers."

With his inverted triangle hairstyle and arms crossed, Professor Cobra didn't answer Principal Samejima's question. Instead, he indifferently stated his assessment of the two: "Both are excellent duelists. We must... make them fight with all their might!"

"This will also boost the morale of the other students."

Judging from this passage alone, Professor Cobra seems to be a very responsible teacher who can intuitively see the students' underlying abilities.

However, only he himself knew the true situation.

"Yes, you're right. That's what I was thinking too, which is why I invited you to come and guide our students." Principal Samejima smiled and nodded in response.

Professor Cobra: "...Hmm."

Professor Cobra nodded expressionlessly, but at a moment when no one noticed, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

That's right, fight! Fight! Fight to your heart's content!

Exhaust all your fighting energy, and dedicate it all to that great one...

In this way, my wish can be fulfilled.

……

"He only has 300 health points left. Judai is in a very bad situation..."

"Brother Yusei, what do you think?"

Kenzan, who had been observing the situation on the field, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he saw that his older brother's health points were down to only 300.

He turned to look in Yusei's direction, hoping to get the answer he wanted from him.

“Indeed, duelists like John are a type that Jaden has never encountered before. Jaden, who has never seen this kind of tactic, is likely to fall into a disadvantage.”

After carefully considering his tone, Yusei continued, "However, I believe that after these few rounds of duels, Jaden should have gradually gotten used to the [Sapphire Beast]..."

"For powerful duelists, as long as their life points are not zero, it means that the battle is not yet over and there is still a chance for a winner to emerge victorious."

After speaking eloquently for a long time, Yusei gave Kenzan and the other curious onlookers a satisfactory answer.

However, in his view, the duel between John and Jaden Yuki looked like a battle of wits between two weaklings.

Both [New Space Knight] and [Jewel Beast] are more for entertainment and are difficult to associate with competitive decks.

In terms of combat strength, deployment ability, and finishing ability, it's hard to say which side has a clear advantage.

Many cards in the 【Crystal Beast】 deck would be powerful enough to disrupt the balance of other decks.

However, these cards still couldn't bring the [Crystal Beast] to a competitive level.

The situation is similar in the new space.

Although the card pool contains powerful monsters like Order Neos and Nebula Neos, these monsters are extremely difficult to summon. They are almost impossible to summon at will and require an enormous amount of resources to do so.

Therefore, it cannot be regarded as a standing combat force.

In this new space, compared to the Jade Beast, it's roughly a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

……

The relationship between John and the Jewel Beast deck is neither as fated as that between Edward and the Fate Hero, nor as intertwined with other heroes as that between Element Heroes.

There was a mutual trust and a shared sense of kinship between him and the precious jade beast, like that of family.

Even if it is destroyed, the Jewel Beast will not disappear from the field.

It gave John a sense of security that he would be protected at all times.

In other words, no matter when, there is always a monster in front of him who shares the crisis with him and supports his inner self.

As Pegasus stated, John Anderson was the duelist chosen by the Jewel Beast.

"John and the Jewel Beast...they're really strong...even though none of their cards have particularly high attack power..."

On the duel field, Jaden Yuki, who had 300 life points left, did not rush to draw cards, but instead had a question in his mind.

Wait, its attack power isn't very strong?!

So far, it seems that no high-star [Jewel Beast] monsters have appeared.

The monsters that appeared earlier were only up to 4 stars, which means that John has not yet used his ace monster.

"John, could it be that you..." Jaden Yuki asked with a doubtful tone, "Could it be that you haven't used your ace monster yet?"

"Uh...how do you know?"

John was so surprised to suddenly hear Jaden Yuki's question that he widened his eyes in astonishment.

How did Jaden know that he hadn't used his full strength? It was the first time he had used his deck at Duel Academy.

"What? It's true? They really still have a trump card they haven't used!"

Seeing John's surprised reaction, Wan Zhangmu, who was also shocked in the audience, widened his eyes in astonishment.

Before even unleashing their trump card, they had already reduced Jaden Yuki, who had used Contact Fusion, to near-death.

If they call out their real ace, what would happen?

This John, is he trying to ascend to heaven?!

668 At this point, a meteorite to correct the final outcome is needed!

"Oh my, as expected of Judai! I never expected that you, seeing the [Crystal Beast] deck for the first time, could see through it so clearly and grasp its essence. You really are something else!"

John, whose counter-strategy had been anticipated by Jaden Yuki, showed a hint of admiration on his face. Instead of panicking, he smiled and marveled at Jaden Yuki's keen observation skills.

"Hmm? This reaction... which means that it really is true..."

"Hmm, I haven't used it yet, my trump card..."

John nodded, then clenched his right hand and grinned smugly: "That is the ultimate monster formed from the fusion of seven Jewel Beasts, the Ultimate Jewel God—Rainbow Dragon!"

Everyone: "...Rainbow Dragon?"

"The Rainbow Dragon, which combines the seven rainbow-colored gem beasts into one..."

Leaning against the railing, the hedgehog-cat youth, Amon, wearing glasses, squinted and pushed up his glasses.

His gaze toward John also carried a hint of scrutiny.

Heh... Let me take this opportunity to see for myself what kind of magnificent monster the Rainbow Dragon, the so-called Ultimate Jewel God, is!

"What, John? Since you have such a powerful card, hurry up and take it out."

Having received a positive reply from John, Jaden Yuki was not discouraged; instead, he showed a spirited and determined expression.

He was looking forward to it, hoping that John would show his true strength.

"Hehehe~ That won't do."

"...Nani?"

Adopting an attitude of "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush," John's shoulders shrugged slightly: "...[Ultimate Jewel God Rainbow Dragon] is a secret within a secret, a secret within a secret."

"...The Rainbow Dragon will only appear when it is in a suitable environment."

Without affirming or denying, John maintained a unique air of mystery.

"Hmph, you bastard who likes to keep people in suspense, since you're not going to use your trump card willingly, then I'll force you to!"

Saying the above words in a half-joking tone, Jaden Yuki then placed his palm on top of the deck and forcefully drew a card: "...My turn, draw!"

As Jaden Yuki moved, the card traced a semi-circular arc in front of him before being added to his hand.

Next, Jaden Yuki casually inserted the newly drawn spell card into the back row of the Duel Disk and activated it: "...I activate the spell card 'Transform Contact' from my hand. According to the effect of this card, if I have no cards on my field, I discard one 'Neo Skull Ranger' from my hand and one from my Deck to the Graveyard, draw one card from my Deck, and then draw a card based on the number of monsters my opponent controls!"

Guaranteed draw of one, maximum draw of six, it's a sure-fire way to make money with the combination of guaranteed draws and the "graveyard" effect.

After sending the Earth Mole from his hand and the Flame Beetle he had previously fused with through Contact to the Graveyard, Jaden Yuki looked at John's field and extended his finger: "John, since you have a monster (Amber Mammoth) on your field, I can draw two cards from my deck right now!"

"Heh, so you're organizing your hand while building up the graveyard, huh? Not bad, Tenth Generation!"

As if witnessing a new space version of "Angel's Charity," Yusei, who was watching the battle, gave such an evaluation of Jaden Yuki's behavior.

According to Judai Yuki's passive skill of drawing cards, under these circumstances, the cards he draws will all be of a useful type.

"...Next, it's this card!"

After replenishing his hand with two more cards, Jaden Yuki raised his arm again and showed the magic card in his hand to John: "I activate the magic card [Cocoon Party] from my hand!"

"...Based on the number of [Neo Space Knight] monsters in the graveyard, a corresponding number of [Cocoon] monsters can be Special Summoned."

John: "...cocoon?"

"Yes."

Tapping the Duel Disk on his arm, Jaden Yuki spoke again: "...Thanks to the graveyard effect just now, plus the Water Wave Dolphin that was destroyed in the battle, my graveyard now contains three Neo Squadron monsters: Neo Squadron Water Wave Dolphin, Neo Squadron Earth Mole, and Neo Squadron Fire Beetle."

"Therefore, I can now Special Summon three of the corresponding Cocoon Monsters from my hand and Deck."

With a wave of his arm, Jaden Yuki shouted, "...Come out! [Cocoon-like Form - Chick] (Attack Power: 600), [Cocoon-like Form - Little Black Panther] (Attack Power: 800), and [Cocoon-like Form - Little Matsutake Mushroom] (Attack Power: 100)!"