Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Amid Jim's shouts, a colossal Tyrannosaurus Rex, stripped of its flesh and leaving only pale skeleton, burst forth from the earth, appearing before everyone with overwhelming power.

From the Cenozoic to the Mesozoic, and finally to the Paleozoic, this Rock-Type dinosaur-shaped monster evolved into its ultimate form under the influence of the flow of time. It is the monster with the highest base attack power in the Jim deck!

Even though it had lost its physical body and was left only as a skeleton, everyone could still feel an extraordinary and immense spiritual pressure emanating from this monster.

Jaden Yuki: "Attack power...it's reached 3500 points?! At that rate, the monsters of Tsurugi Mountain...?!"

Yusei: "Hmm, 3500 attack power? This attack power has already surpassed the 3000 defense power of the [Dragon-legged Bracelet] on the field of Kenzan... Although Kenzan is trying his best to resist, it seems that this is probably the end for him."

Seeing the ace monster summoned by Jim through fusion—[Paleozoic Fossil Dragon Skull Slayer Dragon], Jaden Yuki and Yusei subconsciously turned their heads and looked in the direction of Kenzan.

Just as the two had anticipated, Kenzan, who witnessed the monster's appearance, was enveloped by immense spiritual pressure and stood motionless in place, seemingly unable to resist.

The reason for this outcome was not because he was too weak, but because Jim, as the branch school champion, was too strong...

Moreover, the two decks don't synergize well. Jian Shan, unfamiliar with his opponent's strategies, had his graveyard resources constantly being used by Jim, becoming his materials.

Unconsciously, Jianshan fell into Jim's rhythm and gradually lost the possibility of victory.

Therefore, the current outcome was entirely predictable.

"...And so, the time has come for the end."

Jim, habitually pressing down the brim of his cowboy hat with his right hand to reveal one eye, then issued a further attack command to the monster standing in front of him: "...Battle! [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skull Slayer Dragon] (Attack: 3500) Attack [Dragonlegs - Brachiosaurus] (Defense: 3000)!"

Heading towards the location of Sword Mountain, the Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon charged forward.

During its charge, it opened its large mouth full of sharp teeth and used its sharp fangs to tear through the defense of the [Dragon-footed Beast Brachiosaurus], forcibly lifting it from its crouching position, which was in the inner defensive stance.

"Gurgle... [Dragonfoot Brachiosaurus] is currently in defense mode, so even if it is destroyed, I will not suffer combat damage from this battle."

With his eyes transformed into the vertical pupils of a dinosaur, and his teeth clenched, Jian Shan displayed an expression of defiance.

In his hand, there is also the [Soul Eater Oviraptor] that can be used to launch an attack in the next turn.

Furthermore, the effect of [Great Evolution Medicine] is still ongoing. Through the effect of this magic card, Kenzan can summon a high-level Dinosaur-Type monster directly from his hand without any tributes.

therefore……

It's not over yet!

If we can just get through this round, and then it's our next round... there's still a chance for things to turn around!

I, Dilano Sword Mountain, will definitely turn the tide in the next round!

With this thought in mind, Kenzan stood firm against the monster's spiritual pressure, refusing to yield.

"I regret to inform you, Kenzan, that this duel ends here..."

Sensing the emotion emanating from Jian Shan, Jim nodded slightly, then made his final declaration: "This is the final battle!"

"...Nani?"

Unable to grasp the true meaning behind Jim's words, a look of confusion appeared on Jianshan's face.

What do you mean by "...the final battle"?

You think you can kill me in an instant?

"When the Skull Slayer Dragon attacks a monster in Defense Position, it inflicts damage that penetrates both spell and defense..."

Seeing the confused look on Kenzan's face, Jim wiggled his finger and explained with a smile, "Furthermore, this card, which appears through Fusion Summoning, can inflict double battle damage on the opponent when battling their monsters!"

The attack power of the Paleozoic fossil dragon, Skull Slayer Dragon, is 3500, while the defense power of the dragon-footed beast, Brachiosaurus, is 3000. Multiplying the difference in their attributes by 2 results in a total of 1000 points of combat damage.

"...But even so, I should only take 1000 points of damage!"

Jianshan has 1600 remaining health points. Even if he takes 1000 damage, he will still have 600 remaining health points, so he is not in despair yet.

After understanding Jim's idea, he immediately spoke up and shouted a rebuttal.

"Logically, that's correct, but..."

Jim's expression remained unchanged, but then he abruptly changed the subject: "However! The effects of the [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skull Demon Slayer] have a follow-up..."

"This effect can only be activated before damage calculation when this card battles an opponent's monster. The opponent's monster's ATK and DEF are swapped until the end of that Damage Step!"

At this point, Jim raised his arm and snapped his fingers.

"In other words, the [Dragon-footed Beast Brachiosaurus]'s defense will not be 3000, but will become 1500 points of its original attack power!"

"What did you say?!"

Seeing the Dragon-Foot Brachiosaurus being bitten by the Skeleton Demon Slayer, and watching its defense drop from 3000 to 1500, Kenzan, anticipating what was about to happen, subconsciously crossed his arms in front of him.

Subtract 1500 from 3500, then multiply by double the damage...

In other words, with the Skeleton Demon Dragon's attack, Sword Mountain will suffer up to 4000 points of combat damage in one go, and lose the duel directly!

"Bingo! That's it!"

With a snap of his fingers, Jim smiled and bid his final farewell: "Sword Mountain, I'll take the victory in this duel!"

"...Damn it!!!"

As the [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skull Slayer] tore through the [Dragonlegs - Brachiosaurus]'s defenses, shattering it into golden specks of light, Sword Mountain simultaneously suffered damage exceeding its maximum health, ultimately meeting its fate of defeat in the duel...

(Kenzan LP: 1600→0)

As Jianshan's health points reached zero, at the same time the duel ended, the watch-like devices on Jim and Jianshan's arms simultaneously lit up with a dazzling light.

Jim: "...What?"

Kenzan: "What?"

At the moment the duel ended, two different levels of dueling energy simultaneously erupted from the watch-like devices worn on their wrists.

The two streams of energy that shot into the air automatically converged in mid-air, and then, as if guided by some force, flew towards the depths of the forest, to the location of the abandoned research institute.

"So that's how it was..."

Looking at the dueling energy flying in a certain direction above his head, and feeling his stamina rapidly draining away, Jim, who understood everything in an instant, couldn't help but utter this exclamation.

After that, suddenly losing the strength to support his body, he uncontrollably knelt on the ground...

Sword Mountain, on the other side, met the same fate as Jim. Almost at the same moment Jim fell, he also knelt down on the ground in front of him.

Fortunately, the two did not lose their consciousness due to the energy being drained.

"Sword Mountain, Jim, what's wrong with you two?"

Seeing the strange behavior of the two, Jaden Yuki cried out in surprise and rushed towards Tsurugi Mountain, supporting his body and helping him up from the ground.

Having witnessed a similar scene with O'Brien, Yusei also revealed an "I knew it" expression and helped Jim up on the other side.

"I feel like... I have no strength left in my body..."

"The energy we generated during the duel... was sent to somewhere on this island the instant the duel ended, via this device on my wrist..."

As if his body had been hollowed out, Kenzan leaned on his older brother, Yuki Jaden, and described his current situation in an extremely weak tone.

On the other side, Jim, who was being supported by Yusei, also pointed to the device on his arm and explained to everyone what had just happened.

"Uh... Yusei, what do we do next? Should we continue the expedition to find the source of the electromagnetic waves?"

Seeing that their energy bars were almost depleted and their consciousness was becoming blurred, and that they seemed like they might collapse at any moment, Jaden Yuki, who was supporting Kenzan's body, couldn't help but turn to Yusei, who was supporting Jim, and ask about the next steps.

"Is there even a question? Of course, we should take them both to the infirmary first!"

In this situation, the physical condition of the two individuals is undoubtedly more important than the so-called adventure.

Therefore, without much hesitation, Yusei summoned Kuriboh, a Pokémon, and had it lead the group out of the jungle and back to the Duel Academy's main infirmary.

After handing the two unconscious individuals over to Ms. Ayukawa in the infirmary and confirming that they were simply suffering from excessive energy depletion and had no serious problems, Yusei and Jaden Yuki were relieved. Together with Asuka and the others who had rushed over upon hearing the news, they stayed by the side of the two unconscious individuals.

……

"Hehehehehe... Fighting is a duelist's instinct..."

"The combined combat energy of the two of you will become the source of power for that lord's resurrection..."

Deep within the abandoned research facility, Professor Cobra, who had watched the entire duel between Sword Mountain and Jim through the monitor, stood with his hands behind his back, emitting the sinister laugh characteristic of a villain.

"Hehehe... After absorbing this enormous duel energy, the day of that lord's resurrection will draw even closer..."

Beep beep beep beep—!!

Just as Professor Cobra was watching Yusei and the others leave with a smug look on his face, the alarm system emitted another strange sound.

"...What?! Besides Yusei and Jaden Yuki and their gang, there are actually intruders?"

Sensing something amiss, Professor Cobra narrowed his eyes and turned on all the monitor feeds: "...Who is it?! Could it be that I'm really being followed?"

After carefully examining the scene, he finally spotted the figure of Amon, a spiky-haired youth, crouching in a secluded corner, constantly observing his surroundings.

"Ammon Garlem... Has that guy already found out what I've been doing?"

Looking at the magnified image of the champion from the Eastern Branch School on the screen, Professor Cobra silently clenched his fist, making up his mind to kill him: "This guy... we absolutely cannot let him go back alive!"

683 Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

"You said... at the very moment the duel ended, you saw golden duel energy fly out of the wristwatches on both of their arms and head towards a specific location..."

"After that, they suddenly turned into this, right?"

Duel Academy, Medical Room.

After helping Kenzan and Jim back, who were now unconscious, to their beds in the infirmary, Ms. Ayukawa, who was the school doctor, couldn't help but furrow her beautiful brows slightly as she observed their condition.

Although neither of them was seriously injured and their lives were not in danger, their physical strength was in an abnormal state of near exhaustion.

She couldn't help but ask the crowd that had brought them here.

"Is that so? But the other duelists didn't show the same violent reactions as Jim and Sword Mountain..."

Upon hearing the news, Asuka rushed to the scene and listened to the conversation between Yusei and Ayukawa-sensei, a look of confusion appearing on her face.

If what happened to O'Brien before can be considered a coincidence...

Now that similar phenomena have occurred to Jim and Jianshan, it can be concluded that there must be an unknown conspiracy at play.

As Yusei said, was there something wrong with the device?

Those students who fell into a coma were all wearing wristwatch-like devices.

"Yes, that's true. But during their duel, the electromagnetic waves had a huge impact. Sword Mountain, whose body contains ancient dragon bones, even went into a berserk state at one point..."