Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The real Millennium Blocks are dark ritual props forged in ancient Egypt using countless human lives.

Just as the Millennium Wisdom Wheel seals the soul of the Great Evil God, the Millennium Puzzle also seals the soul of Pharaoh Atum.

The Millennium Puzzle is a special item tied to Yugi Muto, the Duel King, and has special significance. It would never fall into the hands of a third-rate guy like Titan, let alone exert any power in his hands.

That so-called "psychological shock" is nothing more than a special kind of hypnosis!

"This kind of thing is really an eyesore!"

With Titan's almost desperate gaze, Darkstar simply raised his foot and crushed the Millennium Puzzle replica to pieces.

After dealing with the "Millennium Puzzle", Yusei looked at the situation on the field and his brows began to furrow slightly.

Because of the existence of the Pandemonium, a magical site, the group did not notice the changes happening around them.

As Titan fell, the 3D image generated by the Duel Disk temporarily disappeared.

Only then did everyone notice that, at some point, a black mist had begun to permeate this underground space.

Beneath their feet appeared a giant eye-shaped rune, shining with golden light, just like the engravings on the Millennium Blocks.

"Is it coming? The real Dark Game..."

Dark Wanderer's golden eyes pierced through the mist, revealing the true nature of things. Observing the changes around him, he murmured to himself.

He saw countless lurking, restless shadows hidden within the surrounding black mist.

Those were evil spirits from the endless abyss, intending to drag the loser of the dark duel into the endless abyss.

"Wh...what? What happened?"

Sensing the strange changes occurring in the underground space, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"What's going on... what is this...?"

Titan surveyed his surroundings with fear in his eyes; the eerie laughter had been echoing in his ears ever since.

The laughter reminded him that he seemed to be being watched by something.

"You bastard! What other tricks are you trying to pull!"

Jaden Yuki glared at Titan and questioned the culprit who was lying on the ground.

"No! I...I don't know anything!"

Titan endured the excruciating pain in his body and slowly got up from the ground.

He clutched his injured and twisted arm, limping as he tried to run towards the exit, not even bothering to take his ever-present suitcase with him.

The Titans of today have long since forgotten about trivial matters like "not showing their backs to others"...

However, just as he was about to escape, a large number of mud-like evil spirits suddenly appeared in front of him.

The evil spirits roared and pounced on the Titan.

"No...don't come any closer!!!"

"Waaaaaah... Help me! I don't want to die!!!"

Titan, whose body was seized by the evil spirits, reached out his hand toward Dark Wanderer, hoping to get his help.

However, Darkstar simply watched indifferently as Titan was swallowed up by the evil spirits, showing no intention of stepping forward to help.

To sympathize with the enemy is to be cruel to oneself!

Unable to get help from Darkstar and the others, all Titan could see were the twisted and terrifying faces of the evil spirits...

This despicable scum, who survived by stealing other people's cards, finally got what he deserved.

……

The evil spirits that had devoured the Titans seemed not to be satisfied and wanted to devour Dark Yusei along with Jaden Yuki and his group.

"Hey! Bro! They're coming!!!"

Marufuji Sho clung tightly to Yuki Judai's clothes, yearning for his help.

However, at this moment, Jaden Yuki was also in a state of confusion, somewhat preoccupied with his own problems.

The sudden appearance of a wandering star, the strange behavior of a Titan, a powerful evil hero, the black mist spreading all around, and the evil spirits emerging from the black mist...

Too many unbelievable things made Yuki Jaden's head feel a little dizzy.

Feeling a little dizzy, he instinctively covered his forehead.

"Curry, curry~~~"

Just as the evil spirits rushed towards Jaden Yuki and his friends, Jaden Yuki's card deck suddenly flashed, dispelling the attacking evil spirits. Then, a winged, furry creature suddenly emerged from Jaden Yuki's card pouch and floated in front of him.

Upon closer inspection, Jaden Yuki realized that the creature that had suddenly appeared was none other than the Winged Kuriboh that had made the sound earlier.

When the evil spirits saw the winged Kuriboh appear in front of Jaden Yuki, they instinctively withdrew their black hands that were reaching out to them.

"Are these guys... afraid of Winged Kuriboh?"

Looking at the reactions of the evil spirits around him to the winged Kuriboh in front of him, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.

"Aibo (partner)! Did you come to save me...?" Looking at the winged Kuriboh guarding in front of him, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but show a grateful expression.

"Curry, curry~~~"

The answer to Jaden Yuki was the cute chirping of Kuriyuuki.

"Oh! Thank you so much!"

For some reason, Jaden Yuki seems to be able to sense Kuriboh's thoughts from its cries.

When Jaden Yuki asked her a question, Winged Kuriboh gave an affirmative answer.

"Ahhhh...no...!"

Jaden Yuki is protected by the Winged Kuriboh, so he is not attacked by evil spirits.

However, Sho Marufuji and Hayato Maeda were not so lucky.

Despite Marufuji Sho's desperate attempts to stay close to Yuki Judai's body, the evil spirits still pounced on him from the blind spots that the Winged Kuriboh couldn't protect.

Needless to say, Maeda Hayato's obese body, resembling that of a koala, had long been a target of the evil spirits, and now he was being held captive by them...

"Big brother, save me!!!"

"Ten generations!"

The two people, who had been captured by the evil spirit, stretched out their arms toward Jaden Yuki, hoping to get help.

However, what awaited them was an even greater onslaught of evil spirits.

"Sho! Hayato!"

Seeing that the two were about to be dragged away and face the same tragic fate as the Titans, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but let out a worried cry.

"Curry, curry~~~"

Just as Marufuji Sho and Maeda Hayato were desperately embracing each other, they suddenly heard the sound of another Kuriboh.

A spherical creature, shimmering with golden light, with its round eyes wide open, slowly drifted toward them.

Along the way, the mud-like evil spirits, upon touching the golden light emanating from the spherical creature, vanished without a trace before they could even utter a scream, disappearing from this world without a trace of their existence...

【Spherical Kuriboh】, also jokingly called 【Kurijin Dragon Spherical】, is a rare card given to Yusei by Tengu Yu.

The card that Yui gave to Yusei didn't have a chance to shine in the duel, but it came in very handy at this moment!

At this critical moment, it finally jumped out of the deck and saved the two people who were about to be taken away by the evil spirits.

After all, it's a divine beast, the Chestnut Dragon. Dealing with evil spirits is a piece of cake for it!

The evil spirits dragging Marufuji Sho and Hayato saw the spherical creature floating towards them, so they quickly released their grip on the two and decisively chose to scatter and flee.

"Uh……"

"Ah this..."

In this way, the life-threatening crisis they faced was easily resolved by the [Spherical Kuriboh].

128 The duel continues!

"Little Ball, protect them and get out of here quickly."

Dark Star's calm voice reached the ears of Jaden Yuki and his group.

Upon hearing this voice, Jaden Yuki instinctively looked up in the direction of Dark Yusei.

Upon seeing the light flashing in Yusei's golden eyes, Jaden Yuki immediately understood Yusei's plan.

Asuka was still lying in the coffin behind Titan, in a deep sleep, and had not yet been targeted by the evil spirits.

As the victor of the duel, Yusei will not be attacked by the evil spirits.

Therefore, he planned to stay behind alone to cover the rear.

He told them to leave first, and then he would bring Asuka out with him.

To ensure their safety, they even specially sent their own Duel Spirit—Kurikami Dragon—to escort them...

"Yusei...you bastard...you really are..."

Thinking of this, Yuki Judai couldn't help but shed tears of emotion.

He rubbed his eyes and decisively led Marufuji Sho and Hayato toward the exit.

We can't waste Yusei's kindness; if we dawdle any longer, it will really be too late!

And so, the two Kuriboh balls, one in front and one behind, protected the three of them as they left the underground space ravaged by evil spirits.

……

"Alright, now no one else will bother us."

Watching Jaden Yuki and his group disappear from the basement entrance, Yami Yusei calmly turned around and looked in the direction where Titan had just been.

I am a professional and would never expose my back to the enemy.