Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"The effect of [Dimensional Hangar] has a follow-up: when you have monsters on your field that are Normal or Special Summoned, you can Special Summon those Union Monsters if they are banished from the field and have a monster marked on it.

However, Union Monsters Special Summoned using this effect cannot be used as Tributes.

Possessing the ability to combine, and equipped with powerful cannons on both shoulders to form the head of the Machine-Type monster, it appeared on the field of Manjoume with a burst of light, thanks to the effect of the Continuous Spell Card [X·Y·Z Fusion].

With the appearance of this monster, its companion monsters, [Y-Dragon Head] and [Z-Metal Tracks], also burst out of the dimensional vortex and appeared on the left and right sides of [X-Boss Cannon].

"It's not over yet! I haven't made a normal summon this turn, so next, I'll summon [V-Jet Tiger] from my hand in attack position!"

A jet aircraft, skilled in aerial combat and resembling a fierce tiger, appeared before him with incredible speed, its tail rocket engine blazing as it moved.

After this monster appeared, the effect of the Continuous Spell Card "Dimensional Hangar" was triggered once again, Special Summoning the banished Union Monster "W-Catapult Wing" to Banjou's field.

Through a series of chain reactions, Manjoume, whose front row was completely occupied, pulled out five mechanical monsters with the ability to combine in front of him!

At this point, he still had three cards left in his hand.

Without a doubt, Wan Zhangmu, who exchanged three for seven, performed a standard card-earning operation in front of everyone.

"Excellent, Manjoume, your performance was indeed impressive! No wonder you were once an elite student of Obelisk Blue!"

Smiling, Amon clapped his hands, expressing his sincere appreciation for Wan Zhangmu's brilliant move.

Before the duel, Amon had naturally investigated the information about Manjoume and knew that he had fallen from the elite gathering place of Obelisk Blue to the bottom-ranked gathering place of Osiris Red.

Originally, he thought that Wan Zhangmu, who had willingly fallen into depravity, would not have caught his eye, but judging from the current situation, he seems to be somewhat different from the rumors.

"Hmph! It's too early to be surprised!"

Nodding at Amon's slightly mocking words, Wan Zhangmu, his face unfriendly, stretched out his arms towards the monsters in front of him: "Watch closely, this is when they will show their true power!"

For the Allied Monsters, this is just the beginning.

Just as Manjoume said, now is the time to show our true colors!

688 Combining is the true romance for men!

"...Watch closely! Now is the moment my monsters will show their true power!"

Pointing in the direction of Amon, the resolute-faced Manjoume gave a further command to the monsters in front of him: "I banish the monsters [V-Jet Tiger] and [W-Catapult Wing] from the field and Special Summon this card from the Extra Deck!"

"Come forth! [VW-Strong Tiger] (Attack Power: 2000)!"

As Wan Zhangmu's call resounded, [V-Jet Tiger] and [W-Ejector Wing] merged into one in mid-air, becoming a brand new 6-star mechanical fusion monster.

Judging from their appearance alone, it would be more accurate to say that these two monsters have merged rather than that they are in a state of fusion.

After all, no Fusion Spell Cards were used in this Special Summon.

"[VW-Strike Tiger] effect activated: By discarding one card from my hand, I can change the battle position of one monster on my opponent's field. At this time, the effects of Flip Monsters are not activated."

Sending a card from his hand to the graveyard, Manjoume looked at the monster in Defense Position in front of Amon: "Based on the effect of [VW-Strong Tiger], I'm changing your [Cloud Monster - Sheep Cloud] to Attack Position!"

Heading toward the enemy's front, the VW-Strike Tiger fired a small missile with a fiery tail from its magazine.

After that, with the sound of the missile explosion, the [Cloud Monster - Sheep Cloud] in front of Amon was also lifted up and forcibly changed from the defense position to the attack position.

【Cloud Monster - Sheep Cloud】 has 0 attack and 0 defense. After changing it from attack position to defense position, Amon can no longer use this monster as a shield to avoid the damage he should be taking.

"...Next, I will activate the effect of the [Disruption Powder] that was just sent to the cemetery."

Pointing to his own graveyard, Manjoume continued, "...This card can only be activated when it is sent from the hand or field to the graveyard. Both players draw 1 card from their deck, and then discard 1 card from their hand."

If this effect allows you to discard a "Disrupt" card, you can designate one unused monster zone in your opponent's monster zone. That zone cannot be used until the end of your opponent's turn.

"Gacha pull?"

Narrowing his eyes, with Wan Zhangmu's words echoing in his ears, Amon reached into his deck, drew a card, and then discarded a card from his hand.

Meanwhile, Manjoume made the same move, except that the card he had discarded could now activate a new effect.

"The card I just discarded was the Spell Card [Disruption Magic]. According to its effect, when it is sent from my hand or field to the Graveyard, I can add one [Disruption Yellow], one [Disruption Green], and one [Disruption Black] from my Deck to my hand!"

Under the effect of [Disruption Magic], the Disruption Trio jumped out of the deck and into Manjoume's hand.

At this moment, Manjou's hand returned to its initial five cards.

Although there are three monsters inside that are currently useless and are just wasting resources...

"Then comes the second fusion! Go! I will banish [X-Boss Cannon], [Y-Dragon Head], and [Z-Metal Tracks] from the field and fuse these three monsters into one once again!"

"...Combined Summoning, Descend! [XYZ-Dragon Cannon] (Attack Power: 2800)!!!"

【X-Chief Cannon】forms the head and body, 【Y-Dragon Head】forms the waist and crotch, and 【Z-Metal Tracks】serves as the base.

They overlapped from top to bottom, just like the previous [VW-Strike Tiger], and the remaining three monsters also transformed into a new combined form!

Accompanied by the faint rumble of thunder in the sky, the Level 8 Fusion Monster, engraved on the Continuous Spell Card [X·Y·Z Fusion], descended before Manjou.

That perfect figure, combining the advantages of all three monsters, exuded the ease and confidence characteristic of an ace monster.

"Entering the battle phase, prepare to be attacked! Tiger missiles from the [VW-Strike Tiger] and the heavy anti-aircraft guns from the [XYZ-Dragon Cannon]!"

Having completed the unfolding of the Ten Thousand Eyes, he immediately waved his arm and gave the attack command to the monster in front of him.

Upon receiving the command, the fused monsters unleashed their massive barrage of firepower in Amon's direction without reservation.

As a series of booming explosions rang out, the monster in front of Amon was, unsurprisingly, annihilated into golden specks of light, disappearing from the field without a trace.

Meanwhile, Amon himself also lost a staggering 2800 health points in the aftermath of the explosion!

(Amon Garham LP: 4000→1200)

"Humph!"

Having reduced his opponent's health in one fell swoop and achieved his goal, Manjoume snorted coldly and crossed his arms.

"……Well!"

On the other side, Amon, with his arms outstretched in front of him and his body lowered, was struggling to withstand the wind pressure generated by the explosion.

Even someone as calm and reserved as him, who doesn't easily show his emotions, couldn't help but grit his teeth and show a pained expression after suffering such immense harm.

"Well done! As expected of Manjoume!"

Seeing Manjoume reduce his opponent's health points in one fell swoop, Jaden Yuki, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but let out a shout of approval.

At that moment, John, seemingly remembering something, suddenly spoke up: "Hmm? I remember Manjoume can also see spirits, right? Doesn't he plan to use spirits in battle?"

"Manjoume's spirits are those Disruptive Brothers that he just added to his hand... But how should I put it, these monsters aren't very good-looking, and their personalities aren't very likable either, so Manjoume isn't very close to these guys."

Instead of Jaden Yuki, who was obsessed with dueling, Yusei explained the complex relationship between Manjoume and his spirit to John in a more tactful tone.

High EQ: Not very good-looking.

Low emotional intelligence: Ugly as hell.

"Is...is this how it is? It feels a little different from what I imagined."

Upon hearing Yusei's explanation, John's face showed a look of unease.

John, who considers the Jewel Beasts as his own family, cannot understand the somewhat unusual relationship between Manjoume and his brothers.

"...Huh? What's this?"

On the dueling arena, as the smoke and dust from the explosion gradually dissipated, the situation on the field was revealed to Manjou.

After the battle had ended, Manjoume was stunned by the scene before him.

After the two Cloud Monsters - Sheep Cloud were destroyed by his monsters, four more derivative monsters, identical in appearance to Cloud Monsters - Sheep Cloud, appeared in front of Amon in defense position.

[Cloud Monster Derivative] (Angel/Water/1-Star/Attack: 0/Defense: 0) x4

"Heh, when [Cloud Monster - Sheep Cloud] is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon two [Cloud Monster Tokens] on my field. Since two [Cloud Monster - Sheep Cloud] are destroyed, I can also Special Summon four [Cloud Monster Tokens] on the field."

"...However, these derivatives cannot be used as offerings for superior summons other than [Cloud Monster] monsters."

Having recovered from the abnormal state, Amon, with a slow smile, began to explain the current situation.

Although his monsters were all destroyed by Manjoume, in a sense, he also achieved his goal.

"Hmph! So you prepared this kind of sacrifice specifically to summon a high-level monster?"

A hostile look flashed across his face, and Manjoume clenched his fist, preparing to combine his monsters once again...

"Ok?"

Just as Manjoume was about to combine the [VW-Strike Tiger] and [XYZ-Dragon Cannon] in front of him once again to transform into the more powerful [VWXYZ-Strike Dragon Cannon] (ATK: 3000), which could directly banish cards from the opponent's field, a vague sense of foreboding surfaced in his mind.

Manjou, who frowned slightly, stopped what he was doing under the influence of this abnormal state and changed his original plan: "Activate the effect of [XYZ-Dragon Cannon]! Discard one card from your hand, target one card on your opponent's field, and destroy that card!"

"By the way, this effect is not limited to once per turn!"

Amon: "...?!"

Token monsters cannot be banished and will disappear immediately if they leave the field. If you rely on the effect of [XYZ-Dragon Cannon], you can indeed destroy them to prevent your Triple Summon.

However, in return, Manjoume must also pay the price of a corresponding number of cards in his hand.

"Manjoume, don't you plan to keep some cards in your hand for later?"

Adjusting his glasses, Amon voiced his question to Manjoume.

Is it really worth trading one card in your hand for one card on your field?

"Heh, that's exactly why I managed to get those guys into my hands!"

Upon hearing Amon's question, Manjoume immediately smirked and sent the three Disruptive cards from his hand to the graveyard in one go: "Go! XYZ Super Cannon! Triple Strike!"

"Brother Wan~zhang~mu~~~!!!"

Without hesitation, the three disruptive brothers were sent to their graveyard. With their departure, Manjoume gained the opportunity to destroy three cards on Amon's field: "I choose your Continuous Spell Card [Summoning Cloud] and two [Cloud Monster Tokens] and destroy them!"

"?!"

A powerful laser beam carrying destructive force erupted from the cannon barrel of [XYZ-Dragon Cannon], sweeping across the field in an instant and taking away Amon's Continuous Spell Card in the back row, as well as two Defense Position Tokens.

After doing all this, Manjoume buried one of his cards in the back row, ending his turn: "Buried a card, turn over... Well, now it's your turn!"

Without the effect of [Summoning Cloud], Amon can no longer Special Summon a [Cloud Monster] monster from his hand or Graveyard when there are no monsters on the field.

As for the remaining two derivatives, well... let's spare their lives for now!