Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Two trap cards..."

With a slight frown, Wan Zhangmu felt a sense of foreboding.

Although he had never seen these two Cloud Monster deck's original traps, it did not hinder his duelist instincts from giving him a warning of danger.

"The effect of the Trap Card [Storm] is: Target 1 monster you control whose name includes 'Cloud Monster'. For each targeted monster, it loses 1000 ATK, and you can destroy 1 card your opponent controls."

With his arms crossed and a calm expression, Amon continued his explanation: "The effect of [Natural Disaster] is that every time a card controlled by the opponent is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, it inflicts 400 points of effect damage on the opponent."

Manjoume: "...?!"

Amon: "Manjoumu, I will reduce the attack power of [Cloud Demon - Rain Cloud Man] by 1000 points and destroy your [XYZ - Divine Dragon Cannon] on the field!"

As Amon gave the order, the Rain Cloud Man's body once again turned into mist, transforming from the fat man's form into the shape of a cumulonimbus cloud.

With the blessing of the [Storm], the Rain Cloud Man, carrying the power of lightning, blasted the [XYZ-Dragon Cannon] on Manjoume's field apart with a single blow, sending it to Manjoume's graveyard.

At the same time, the effects of the [Natural Disaster] also activated automatically, causing damage to Manjoume himself.

"……Well!"

(Manjoume LP: 4000→3600)

"I will once again reduce Rain Cloud Man's attack power by 1000 points and destroy your [VW-Strong Tiger] on the field!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Amon repeated his old trick, targeting another monster on the field as well.

"...What? You've used up all your attack power? Are you planning to just leave a monster with 0 attack power standing on the field like that? Even if it won't be destroyed by battle, it'll still take damage!"

The [Cloud Monster - Rain Cloud Man], which had transformed into a cumulonimbus cloud, completely enveloped the body of [VW - Strong Tiger].

With a faint rumble of thunder, the monster was destroyed by a trap card, and Manjoume also suffered 400 points of damage once again.

(Manjoume LP: 3600→3200)

Unable to understand Amon's thoughts for a moment, Manjou couldn't help but ask a question.

However, Amon did not answer his question. Instead, he reached up and adjusted his glasses, smiled faintly, and said, "Oh dear~ Excuse me, shouldn't it be Manjoume's turn now? Well then, please continue your operation!"

"Gulp...you cunning fellow! So all those moves you made before were preparations to make this combination work?"

With both of the fusion monsters on the field destroyed and its life points reduced twice in succession, Manjoume waved away the smoke from the explosion in front of him and glared angrily in Amon's direction.

Under the opponent's smug, knowing smile, Manjoume waved his hand fiercely and inserted a card into the back row of the Duel Disk: "Spell Card [Monster Resurrection] activated! Based on this card's effect, I can Special Summon one monster from both players' Graveyards to my field!"

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"...Spell Card [Monster Resurrection] activated! Based on this card's effect, I can Special Summon one monster from both players' Graveyards to my field!"

"Since [XYZ-Dragon Cannon] cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard, I choose to revive another monster from my Graveyard that was destroyed—[VW-Strong Tiger] (ATK: 2000)!"

Facing Amon's direction, he activated the magic card "Manjoume" and made this announcement.

As his words fell, [VW-Strike Tiger] was reborn from the graveyard in the next instant, accompanied by light, and once again appeared in front of Manjoume.

"Huh? The dead are coming back to life?"

Seeing the monster summoned by Wan Zhang Mu in an attack stance, Amon raised an eyebrow, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Hmph! That's it! I'll use my [VW-Strong Tiger] with 2000 attack power to attack your [Cloud Monster-Rain Cloud Man] whose attack power has been reduced to 0!"

Looking at the culprit who had previously destroyed all his monsters, Wan Zhangmu's eyes flashed with hatred. Without hesitation, he commanded his monsters to attack Yuyunren: "...Take this! Tiger Missiles, full power!!!"

Upon receiving Wan Zhangmu's instructions, the [VW-Strike Tiger] immediately opened its magazine and launched all the missiles toward the opposite side.

If this attack succeeds, Amon, whose health is only 600 points, will be defeated after taking 1400 points of damage.

Disappear!

"At this very moment, I activate my Ambush Card! I activate the Trap Card [Mirage Target] in my back row!"

"...What?!"

Meeting the onslaught of Wan Zhangmu's attack, Amon suddenly reached out and flipped over the third Trap Card in the back row: "When an opponent's monster declares an attack, you can activate this effect. Send 1 'Cloud Monster' monster you control to the Graveyard; negate the attack of 1 of your opponent's monsters, and you gain Life Points equal to the original ATK of the card sent to the Graveyard."

A large, turbine-shaped cloud suddenly appeared in front of Rain Cloud Man as the Trap Card was activated.

Instead of the Rain Cloud Man who should have taken the hit, the cloud blocked the missile's trajectory, completely absorbing the attack launched by [VW-Strike Tiger].

(Amon Garham LP: 600→1600)

Asuka: "Impressive... They even factored in the recovery of health points. What an amazing strategy..."

Yusei: "I see. So that's why you were so calm just now, because you had this card as insurance!"

John: "Triple trap, no wonder they're the champions of the Eastern Branch Campus..."

Jaden Yuki: "Hey! Manjoume, if you don't step up your game soon, someone else might turn the tables on you!"

"Shut up! The current situation is as I expected!"

With the mocking voice of Yuki Jaden echoing in his ears, Manjoume, extremely displeased, forced a smile and made this declaration.

After burying his cards in the back row, he waved his hand to end the turn: "...bury one card, turn over!"

"My turn, draw cards."

When it was his turn, Amon reached out and drew a card from the top of his deck.

After looking at the card he had drawn, he placed it on top of the Duel Disk: "I summon [Cloud Demon - Ghost Mist] in Attack Position (Demon/Water/Level 1/ATK: 0/DEF: 0)."

"What... a monster with an attack power of 0?"

A gray cloud, resembling a ghost, appeared in front of Amon in an unstable and hazy state.

Facing the direction of the towering peak, Amon raised his hand and gave the attack command: "...Battle begins! I'm using [Cloud Demon - Ghost Mist] to attack [VW - Power Tiger]! Danger lurks!"

As Amon finished speaking, the [Cloud Demon - Ghost Mist], whose body had turned into mist, also wrapped around the body of [VW - Strong Tiger].

"Ugh! Annoying fog, get out of here! [VW-Strong Tiger], blast it away!"

Feeling the surrounding mist obscuring his vision, Wan Zhangmu immediately gave the order to attack his monster.

As another missile explosion rang out, the gray mist that had been floating around it vanished from the scene due to the explosion.

However, despite launching this self-destructive attack, Amon's health points remained unchanged at 1600.

"Hmm... what's going on?"

"Heh, [Cloud Demon - Ghost Mist] deals 0 damage to both players in battle. Then, when this card is destroyed, you can place a [Mist Counter] of that level on the monster that destroyed it."

Adjusting his glasses, Amon addressed the puzzled Manjuro, explaining the situation that had just occurred.

Then he continued, "Since the [VW-Strike Tiger] is level 6, we need to place 6 [Fog Targets] on it."

Multiple gray clouds appeared around the [VW-Strike Tiger], floating rhythmically around its body like satellites orbiting a planet.

"Then, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Drill Dust Cyclone] from my hand to destroy any cards on the field with Fog Counters. For every 4 Fog Counters placed on a monster destroyed by this effect, I draw 1 card from my Deck."

A tornado, shimmering with brilliant light, appeared on the surrounding lake surface as the magic card was activated.

As [VW-Strike Tiger] was swallowed by the tornado, Amon simultaneously reached out and drew a new card from his deck, activating it: "Next, I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed], and draw two more cards from my deck."

"By the way, because [VW-Strong Tiger] was destroyed and sent to the graveyard, Manjoume, you will once again suffer 400 effect damage due to the effect of the Continuous Trap Card - [Natural Disaster]."

"...Ugh! Damn it!"

(Manjoume LP: 3200→2800)

With a slight smirk, he activated the card's effect, sweeping away Amon's entire field of attack. While dealing damage to Amon, he also replenished his hand with two more cards.

At the same time, he didn't forget to let out a mocking chuckle at Manjoume: "Heh! It's not over yet. I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell Card from my hand again—[Quick-Play Summon]!"

"Based on this card's effect, I can Normal Summon one monster from my hand at this moment... I summon [Cloud Monster - Poison Cloud] in Defense Position (Fiend/WATER/Level 3/ATK: 0/DEF: 1000)!"

At this moment, accompanied by Amon's shout, appeared a humanoid monster that was entirely red, exuding a dangerous aura, and with an extremely robust appearance.

Just like its name suggests, the body of this cloud monster is composed of various poisonous gases.

"【Cloud Monster - Poison Cloud】If destroyed in battle, it will destroy the monster that destroyed it and deal 800 damage to the opponent."

"...What? This effect combined with the [Natural Disaster] effect...If I summon a monster to destroy it, won't I take 1200 points of damage? But if I don't destroy it, I can't damage Amon...Gulp!"

Realizing Amon's intentions instantly, Wan Zhangmu frowned deeply.

Damn Amon, you keep harassing me with this slow and inefficient method. If you're so capable, summon your trump card monster and face me head-on!

"My turn is over... Manjoume, now you just need to lie down quietly and look at the clouds in the sky."

With a slight smile, Amon habitually adjusted his glasses and, looking towards the direction of Wan Zhang's gaze, uttered words of dissuasion: "In any case, the destiny of defeat will truly descend upon your body."

Although Manjoume still has 2800 HP remaining, even if he takes the combined damage of [Cloud Monster - Poison Cloud] and [Natural Disaster] head-on, he will still retain 1600 HP.

However, Amon has yet to summon a true high-level monster, nor has he demonstrated his full power...

"Gulp... Does he mean that I, Manjou, would lose to a young master like him?"

"No! No way, absolutely impossible!"

Recalling his past experiences, Wan Zhangmu, unable to accept this outcome, suddenly waved his arms, declaring his rejection of fate: "I'm not like Amon, a young master who has the leisure to look at the clouds in the sky!"

"I am the one, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand Lightning, the one who has experienced many setbacks, who does not want to lose to anyone, and who struggled back from the hell of Rikichi!"

"How could someone like me, who has returned from hell, possibly lose to someone like Amon! I absolutely refuse to accept this result!"

With unwavering resolve and a burning flame within, Wan Zhangmu swung his arm and drew the card at the top of his deck—the card that embodied his beliefs: "—My turn, draw!!!"

"Hmph! Here they come!"

Looking at the card he had just drawn, Manjoume sneered and inserted it directly into the back row of the Duel Disk: "Activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed]! Based on this card's effect, I add 5 monsters from my Graveyard to my Deck, then draw two cards from my Deck!"

"Activate the magic card you just drew," said Manjoume, reaching into his graveyard to retrieve the three Disruptors, along with the destroyed [VW-Strike Tiger] and [XYZ-Dragon Cannon], and placing them back into their respective decks.

After that, he drew two cards from his deck.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Demon's Dressing Room]! I pay 800 Life Points, draw 4 cards from my Deck, Special Summon as many Level 3 or lower Normal Monsters as possible to the field, and then return the rest of the cards to the Deck!"

Explaining the effects of the magic cards, Manjoume drew four cards from his deck in one go.

As if it were destined, the Disruptive Brothers that he had previously recycled into his deck were now back in his hand.

Based on the effect of the [Demon's Dressing Room], Manjoume can perform a special summon at this time.

"Here they come! I summon [Disruptor Yellow] (DEF: 1000), [Disruptor Black] (DEF: 1000), and [Disruptor Green] (DEF: 1000) in Defense Position!"