Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

So, how are they going to get out of here?

I came here by elevator leading to the underground, but... in this power outage, that route is obviously not feasible.

Hopefully, after defeating Professor Cobra, we can find some hidden passages or similar devices in his hideout.

"Of course, at the heart of all this is Professor Cobra."

Jim withdrew his outstretched finger, a look of confusion appearing on his face: "But, what is his purpose in doing this? Why go to such lengths? What is his real goal...?"

"what is it?"

Swallowing hard, Kenzan, upon hearing this, couldn't help but ask a question in confusion.

I don't know.

Shrugging his shoulders and reassuring Karen behind him, Jim shook his head and repeated, "I don't know."

"I knew this would be the result..."

Upon hearing Jim's answer, everyone's faces immediately showed an expression of "I knew it."

Yusei, who had anticipated this, shrugged helplessly at this moment.

"Ahem... Don't be disappointed, everyone! Although I don't know the specifics, I suspect Professor Cobra is plotting some dangerous scheme."

Seeing the speechless looks directed at him, Jim cleared his throat and waved his arms to add, "But there's no doubt that he's plotting a crisis against Duel Academy! In any case, we need to stop his scheme as soon as possible."

“That’s right, we must stop Professor Cobra as soon as possible!”

Clenching his fist in agreement with Jim's words, Jianshan gritted his teeth while revealing an anxious expression: "Damn it, what are the big brothers doing at this time? Why aren't they coming to join us?"

"Could it be that my brothers have run into some trouble?"

Feeling lost, Kenzan turned his gaze toward Yusei, hoping to get the answers he wanted from him.

At this moment, Yusei raised the communication device in his hand: "This place is affected by electromagnetic waves, so there is no good signal and we cannot contact them directly... I just sent them a message to let them know our exact location. If they see it, they will definitely rush here. Let's wait for them. Don't rush, Kenzan."

"Is that so? Since Brother Yusei has said so... then I'll wait a little longer."

Having received a reliable guarantee from Yusei, Kenzan then knelt down beside the unconscious Sato-sensei.

After glancing at the unfamiliar duelist lying there in a teacher's uniform, Kenzan withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes to rest.

……

"Heh...it seems the security here has become much tighter."

"But... this also means that I am now getting closer to the right destination."

Crawling through the dark passages of the underground space, Amon arrived here via another route. Through his specially prepared night-vision goggles, he saw the infrared sensors that filled the area.

After glancing at the sensory systems surrounding him, he subconsciously narrowed his eyes and murmured this remark in the empty space.

Opportunities often coexist with crises.

The presence of so many defensive measures here indicates that this place is extremely important to Professor Cobra.

With Professor Cobra's attention drawn to Yusei and his group, Amon has a perfect opportunity to infiltrate deeper into the area.

And these precautions here are the best evidence that he is close to the finish line!

"Hehehe... The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind... While you are all fighting each other, I will become the final winner and take away the power that should have been mine."

As he imagined the future, a look of smugness flickered deep in Amon's eyes.

……

"...I summon [Entrapment Spirit] in Defense position (Defense: 0), End of turn."

Meanwhile, as all parties were taking action, the duel between the elf envoy John and the elf hunter Keith continued and had reached the decisive stage.

After thinking for a moment, Keith placed the monster from his hand horizontally on the field and called out the monster's name.

As he moved, a monster with a clown mask covering its face emerged from the light, its arms crossed, and crouched in front of him.

"Still thinking about prolonging your life, Keith?"

John, who had already seen through the information on the cards Keith had hidden in the backcourt and found Keith's struggle amusing, shook his head helplessly.

In any case, this is the final round.

After this round of attacks, it will be Keith's end.

"My turn, draw a card!"

John placed his finger on the top of the deck and said this, then drew a card from it.

"Jade Pegasus, Amber Mammoth, Amethyst Cat... I'll rescue you right away..."

John added the newly acquired card to his hand, glanced at the three Jewel Beasts trapped by Keith, and made this decision in his mind.

"I'm changing the [Jade Beast Emerald Turtle] on the field to Attack Position (ATK: 600), and using it to attack your [Entrapment Spirit]!"

"……Well!"

Several wind blades emerged from the surface of the jade turtle's body.

These wind blades rushed straight towards Keith, tearing apart the monsters on his field and shattering them into golden specks of light.

"That's it, Huang Yuhu just..."

"Wait a minute!!!"

At this moment, Keith has 1300 LP left.

Huang Yuhu's attack power is 1600. After this attack, Keith will be defeated because his health points will reach zero.

Those elves he had previously harmed would naturally not let this opportunity pass and would surely come to seek revenge.

However, just as John was about to deliver the final blow, Keith suddenly shouted to stop him, interrupting John's actions.

"Oh? You want to beg for mercy? Isn't it a bit too late to say that now? Keith, do you want me to spare your life?"

"Hehehehe... Spare me? Perhaps? But not my life, but this guy's!"

John raised an eyebrow, intending to simply ignore Keith's struggles.

However, Keith, after a cold laugh, suddenly pulled a card from his cardholder and held it up in front of John, saying, "John, open your eyes wide and look carefully! Do you recognize this card?"

"That's... a gummy bear, the card that was taken from that child?"

With the appearance of this card, the Gummy Bear sprite also appeared beside Keith.

Seeing the elf appear in his field of vision, and Keith holding the card, John, recalling his past memories, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Earlier, when John was chatting with Jaden Yuki, he told him about something that happened to him before he met the Jewel Beasts.

At that time, he happened to save a boy whose card had been stolen by someone.

The card that was taken from the boy was none other than the [Gummy Bear]...

That is to say...

"Is that you, Keith! Is that the guy who stole that child's valuable card?"

John's thoughts cleared in an instant. A look of surprise crossed his face, but a blazing fire of anger ignited in his eyes: "So it was you! So it was you, you wicked fellow, who hurt the friendship between the elf and that child!"

"Oh, so much damage? I don't understand what you mean by that?"

Seeing that his methods had worked, Keith immediately revealed a smug expression and retorted to John, "These are cards I won from that brat through a duel!"

"If it weren't for the fact that this card has the ability to harbor spirits, I would have thrown away a useless mortal monster like [Gummy Bean] long ago. Why would I still have it now?"

"Moreover……"

Keith's face flashed with a mocking expression as he said this: "As for what you're saying, their friendship? That brat can't see elves!"

“Even if they can’t see each other, their hearts are still connected!” Shaking his head, John looked in Keith’s direction: “Whether he can see elves or not, he’s still much better than a despicable fellow like you!”

"Hmph! You're stronger than me, huh?"

Keith chuckled dismissively and continued, "John, I overheard everything you said to comfort that kid back then, you know?"

"Even if you can't see them, the fairies are real. As long as you believe, the [Gummy Bean] will definitely come back to you..."

Keith repeated what John had said, a pleased smile curving his lips: "I remember, that's what you said, right? You really want this card back to its rightful owner, don't you?"

710 Just believe it strongly.

"You...it was you?!"

Upon noticing that Keith, the man hunting elves, was the same person who had attacked the children and snatched the cards containing elves from them, John's anger was reignited.

At that time, John had not yet met the [Jade Beasts].

At that time, he had just found his goal to strive for.

After witnessing the innocent child whose rare card had been stolen, he resolved to help these vulnerable children.

What John didn't expect was that, after so much time, the despicable duelist who had stolen his [Jewel Beast] from the underground space was the very person he had been searching for.

That guy who stole the boys' dreams and friends.

"Back then, I was very interested in people like you who could see elves, just like me."

"But what I didn't expect was that you would later become that famous Jewel Beast John..."

Keith clicked his tongue and sighed, "Tsk tsk tsk... Fate is truly a wonderful thing~ Don't you think so, John~"

John: "..."

"Not going to say anything? Fine."

With a smug grin, Keith, who was just a hair's breadth away from being instantly killed by Huang Yuhu, swayed his head and said, "Hehehe... At that moment, while I was greatly surprised, I also had to thank God for giving me this trump card to deal with you!"

Keith shook the [Gummy Bean Man] in his hand, then gripped the card with both hands, making a gesture as if to tear it up: "John, right here, say goodbye to your dreams! Hehehehehe..."

"……stop!"

Seeing that Keith was about to destroy the card, John quickly stopped him.

At this point, he had realized Keith's plan and that Keith intended to use the card to threaten him.

However, he couldn't come up with any effective solution for the time being.