Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

A black vortex of fusion, carrying with it equally dark mist, swept through Yusei's graveyard, awakening the two [Evil Heroes] who slept there from the abyss, and using them as materials, fused them into a new [Evil Hero].

The black cloak danced in the wind, and the bone spurs emitted a cold, gleaming light.

Four enormous bone spikes, each pointing straight and diagonally in a different direction.

Under the effect of [Dark Divine Summoning], the Demon Blade, possessing absolute resistance, swung its huge claws and burst out of the vortex of darkness, appearing before Yusei.

"The effect of 【Evil Hero - Evil Blade Death Demon】 activates: During your Main Phase, destroy all monsters your opponent controls with an ATK equal to or less than this card's ATK; this card gains 200 ATK for each destroyed monster. After this effect is activated, you cannot declare an attack except with a "HERO" monster until the end of this turn."

"...Disappear, Evil Shockwave!"

Pointing at the [Volcanic Blade] on the O'Brien field, Yusei gave the command to destroy the evil blade in front of him in one fell swoop.

Upon receiving the order, the Demon Blade immediately smirked and unleashed a crescent-shaped shockwave carrying destructive energy at the target with its claws.

As the body of [Volcanic Blade] was obliterated by the shockwave, the attack power of the Evil Blade Death Demon also increased by 200 points.

(【Evil Hero - Evil Blade Death Demon】 Attack Power: 3000→3200)

"Now the situation has reversed... O'Brien, it's your turn to have no monsters on the field."

In the last round, Yusei, having lost his monster, faced a series of attacks from O'Brien.

At this point, the positions were reversed, and O'Brien was now on O'Brien's side, facing Yusei's attack.

Unlike O'Brien's situation at that time, Yusei, who was controlling the [Evil Hero], had no intention of giving him any chance!

"...Battle has begun! [Evil Hero - Evil Blade Death Demon] launches a direct attack on O'Brien!"

Pointing at O'Brien, who was standing there stunned, Yusei narrowed his eyes and gave the final attack order.

"Don't think about it!"

Facing the devastating attack of the Evil Blade Death Demon, O'Brien immediately swung his arm and activated the face-down card in the back row: "At the very moment you attack, I will activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Mad Flame]!"

"Pay me 500 LP, choose one of my cards with 'Flame Cannon' in its name and destroy it, then destroy all monsters on the field!"

(O'Brien LP: 1100→600)

O'Brien forcefully flipped over the hidden Quick-Play Spell Card.

As O'Brien's life points decreased by 500, the effect of the magic card was successfully activated.

A sudden burst of enormous flames instantly engulfed the body of [Evil Hero - Evil Blade Death Demon].

It seemed that the Evil Blade Death Demon was about to be destroyed by the effect of a magic card...

"...Ah, what a pity!"

With an expressionless face, watching O'Brien's final struggle, Yusei let out a mocking laugh: "As the most vicious evil hero, [Evil Hero - Evil Blade Death Demon] possesses an indestructible body that cannot be destroyed by battle or effects! Therefore, the effect you activated cannot cause him any damage!"

"O'Brien... your actions are nothing but a futile struggle!"

"……What?!"

Just as O'Brien was deeply shocked by the star's declaration, the unharmed Death Blade burst out of the flames and stood before him.

Facing the stunned O'Brien, the Demon Blade raised the claws on its arm and delivered the final blow.

677 people were walking on the road when a pot fell from the sky.

"Ughh ...

(O'Brien LP: 600→0)

With a painful howl, O'Brien, who had taken the full force of the Death Blade's attack head-on, had his remaining 600 health points instantly reduced to zero, and was sent flying.

This person, who served as an assassin in Professor Cobra's plan and fearlessly challenged the champion of Yusei's branch school, ultimately fell to the blade of the "Evil Hero" after giving his all, meeting his final fate of defeat.

However, this outcome is reasonable and foreseeable.

Just as O'Brien had two cards hidden in the backcourt, giving himself two options, Yusei also prepared multiple options for himself before launching his attack.

Even if O'Brien made a different choice during his attack, summoning a monster with an attack power potentially higher than "Evil Hero: Evil Blade Death Demon", Yusei could use the effect of the Field Spell Card "Overlord Castle" to send the high-level "Evil Hero" monster from his deck to the Graveyard, thereby increasing the attack power of his Fiend-Type monsters again, surpassing that monster's attack power.

Under those circumstances, O'Brien would still lose the match due to the difference in attack power between the two monsters.

As expected, Yusei will win this duel.

Although O'Brien is a survival expert and West Campus champion who survived the battlefield, Yusei is also a hero who has experienced countless battles and saved the world from danger more than once.

The paths they have walked, the hardships and challenges they have experienced, are not on the same level at all.

O'Brien is strong, but Yusei is even stronger, so the final winner will always be Yusei, who is superior to him in every aspect.

"Is this alright, Professor Cobra..."

"At the moment I lost the duel, Yusei's full power was unleashed, and he no longer held back even the slightest bit..."

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As the duel ended, the surrounding scenery vanished without a trace, returning to its original state.

Lying sprawled on the cold ground, O'Brien struggled to move, looking towards the spot where Professor Cobra had set up the camera, silently praying, "Is this enough? Professor Cobra... I've done everything I could..."

"In any case, the mission is now complete..."

"In that case..."

Just as O'Brien was thinking this, at the moment the duel ended, the device on his arm suddenly lit up with a dazzling light.

At the same time, O'Brien also felt an overwhelming pain.

"Ugh! What... what is this pain? My body is completely powerless... it's like all the energy in my body has been drained..."

As the light on his arm shone, O'Brien's remaining strength, along with the dueling energy he generated, was completely drained and transferred to Professor Cobra.

When O'Brien realized this and understood the seriousness of the situation, his pupils began to dilate uncontrollably, his consciousness vanished, and he completely lost consciousness.

On the other hand, since he didn't wear the device provided by Professor Cobra, Yusei only deactivated his "Overlord Mode" and returned to his original form, without being significantly affected in other aspects.

"...That light just now...So, there really was a problem with the device Professor Cobra distributed?"

Noticing the unusual changes happening to O'Brien, Yusei narrowed his eyes and looked at the watch-like device on his arm.

Out of caution, Yusei had already humanely destroyed the suspicious item beforehand and instructed his girls to destroy it as well.

And as it turns out, this decision was absolutely correct.

Since Yusei wasn't wearing an energy-absorbing device, after the duel ended, only O'Brien on the other side had his energy absorbed, not Yusei himself.

Seeing O'Brien's fate, he couldn't help but pat his chest and show a relieved expression.

"Hmm... What happened to O'Brien? Why did he pass out? I remember the virtual footage of the duel; he shouldn't have been injured that badly, right?"

Seeing that the duel was over, the people who had been watching from the sidelines walked towards Yusei's direction.

Looking at O'Brien, who was lying motionless on the ground and clearly unconscious, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but show a hint of curiosity on his face.

The duel just now was intense, but it shouldn't have gone this far, right?

"I saw the device on his arm light up for a moment just now, and it seems to be because of that device."

John, after glancing at the same device on his arm, walked over to O'Brien and helped him up from the ground, frowned and offered his guess.

After his previous duel with Jaden Yuki, he clearly felt a surge of energy draining from his body.

However, the impact at that time was at most equivalent to running at full speed for a few hundred meters, not as severe as O'Brien's current situation.

At the time, he didn't pay much attention to this strange phenomenon, simply regarding it as a mental illusion.

But now it seems that the situation is more complex than that.

The watch-like device that Professor Cobra gave them was clearly strange and not as simple as it looked.

"Ugh... This thing is tied so tightly, it seems like there's no way to take it off..."

Analyzing his inner thoughts, John tried to manipulate the device on his arm.

However, once the device is worn on the arm, it's as if it's bound to the host and cannot be easily removed, and there's no place to insert a key on it.

John, having made no progress, eventually gave up in frustration on this futile attempt.

"Alright... I'll take O'Brien back to the Obelisk Blue dorm. Everyone, let's call it a day."

After giving Yusei and the others this answer, John then helped O'Brien walk towards the other side of the path.

"That's true. In this situation, it's really not good to do anything more."

Nodding to John, Jaden Yuki gave his approval.

Now that the duel is over, there is no need to stay on this dangerous cliff edge any longer.

"Well then, Lord Yusei, let's head back now~"

Taking Yusei's arm, Saotome Rei smiled and gave Yusei a bright smile.

"Yusei... It's getting late, let's go back and rest."

On the other side, Asuka, who had witnessed Saotome Rei's actions, frowned slightly before reaching out and pulling on Yusei's other uniform sleeve.

"Oh...oh oh..."

Seeing the girls holding his hands on either side, Yusei noticed their gazes and instinctively paused for a moment before quickly understanding what was going on.

Surrounded by Asuka and Rei, Yusei, having won the duel, then walked towards the dormitory under the complex gazes of a group of grown men.

The direction he was heading was clearly not the Osiris Red dormitory, but the Obelisk Blue girls' dormitory...

It's foreseeable that tonight will be another busy and sleepless night for You...

……

"Ugh... what's wrong with me? This overwhelming fatigue... it's not just hunger, but also a deep, indescribable exhaustion... what is it that's causing this..."

O'Brien, who was helped back to his dorm by John, regained consciousness in his room.

Feeling extremely hungry, he ordered a large amount of food after waking up and wolfed it down to replenish the energy his body had consumed.

As he devoured the food in front of him, O'Brien muttered to himself in a puzzled tone, "This feeling, while similar to the death duel system at the Western branch campus, was something I never encountered even back then..."

"Hmm...it seems that while I was away in the rainforest, losing Professor Cobra, O'Brien and Yusei were dueling, and O'Brien fell after being defeated..."

"Yusei, if that man can defeat O'Brien, it means his strength isn't as weak as he appears... It seems I misjudged him..."