Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The indicator light on the Duel Disk flashed, and a card automatically popped halfway out of the deck area before being pulled out by Yusei.

The card arced across his face before Yusei added it to his hand.

The entire sequence of actions was performed flawlessly, showing no signs of being a first-time user of the Duel Disk.

Wow...so handsome!!!

A middle school boy, A, who was captivated by Yusei's cool moves, couldn't help but look at Yusei with an admiring gaze.

"Next, I will Normal Summon [Elemental HERO Solid Warrior] (Warrior/Earth/Level 4/ATK 1300/DEF 1100) from my hand in Attack Position!"

A hero covered in silver-white armor, with huge diamond-spike arm guards on his hands, appeared in front of Yusei with his arms outstretched.

"At this moment, I activate the monster effect of Solid Hero. When this card is successfully Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower HERO monster from your hand."

"Special Summon! [Elemental HERO Flame Warrior] (Warrior/Fire/4-Star/ATK 1200/DEF 1800)!"

Under the astonished gaze of middle school boy A, Yusei placed the Elemental HERO Flameblade, which he had just added to his hand with the Spell Card [E-Emergency Call], into the front field of the Duel Disk.

Beside Solid Warrior, a hero clad in red armor with hair burning like flames appeared on the field.

He gripped his right hand, which was wreathed in flames, and made a gesture as if he were waving a fiery fist towards the middle school boy A.

"Flameman's first effect activates! When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one Fusion Spell Card from my Deck to my hand!"

The Fusion Spell Card is the core Spell Card of the HERO deck. It has the effect of fusing two or more lower-level monsters into a powerful monster.

For the [Hero] deck, the [Fusion] spell card is an indispensable part of the deck.

The effect of [Elemental HERO Flamebringer] is to search for [Fusion] spell cards from the deck.

004 One-shot kill! A righteous gang beating!

As Blaze's effects activated, the Duel Disk indicator light lit up again.

Yusei used the same trick again, adding a second [Fusion] spell card from his deck to his hand.

Watching Yusei's smooth and fluid movements, everyone, including middle school boy A, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

To them, who were newbies, Yusei was like a max-level pro who could easily crush newbies in the beginner village!

In terms of both operational awareness and deck strength, they are far from being a match for Yusei.

"It's not over yet!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion] from my hand!"

"Send the materials of a Fusion Monster Card from your hand or field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck!"

Generally speaking, a Normal Summon can only be performed once per turn, while a Special Summon does not have this restriction.

Therefore, after Yusei Special Summons Flameman, he can still activate the Fusion Spell Card to Special Summon Fusion Monsters from the Extra Deck.

"I will fuse [Elemental HERO Sky Knight] and [Elemental HERO Winged Knight] from my hand!"

As the Fusion Spell Card was activated, an attractive vortex suddenly appeared in the void in front of Yusei, and Skyman and Wingman, who had been sent to the graveyard as fusion materials, were sucked into the vortex.

Sky Knight has the effect of searching for HERO monsters from the deck, and is generally used as the first step in opening up a HERO deck.

However, Yusei, who intended to finish the battle quickly, had already used his once-per-turn Normal Summon opportunity to Normal Summon Solid Warrior from his hand, so he could not Normal Summon a second time.

Instead of keeping monsters in your hand, you can use them as fusion materials to Special Summon powerful Fusion Monsters from your Extra Deck.

The Fusion Summoning of Elemental HERO monsters will also change depending on the attributes and card names of the materials used.

Unlike the protagonists in anime, Yusei can't just randomly fuse any monster into the fusion monster he wants.

The only monsters he can currently fuse are those from the Extra Deck.

Perhaps in the future, Yusei will also be able to learn the skill of printing cards.

But he hasn't mastered this special ability yet...

……

"Fusion Summon! [Elemental Hero: Tornado Warrior]!"

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【Elemental Heroes: Tornado Warrior】

(Warrior/Wind/8-star/Attack 2800/Defense 2200)

Blending/Effects:

[Elemental Heroes] Monster + Wind Attribute Monster

This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon.

If this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, activate this effect: the ATK and DEF of all monsters on your opponent's field are halved.

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Yusei imitated the protagonists in the anime, loudly calling out the name of the fusion monster, and then opened his right palm towards the void in front of him. He had long wanted to try this chuunibyou pose.

In real life, doing this would make him an oddball, so Yusei never dared to actually do it.

However, in the world of Yugi-Oh!, there's no need to worry about so much!

As Yusei's voice faded away, a sudden gust of wind swept through the arena, reaching straight into the sky.

A giant cloak draped in black tattered fabric swept aside the raging storm with one hand and slowly walked to Yusei's side, firmly protecting him behind him from the storm's disturbance.

As the giant appeared, a strong wind began to sweep across the arena. The minotaur on the opposite side seemed to sense the power of the giant tornado and subconsciously shrank back, his face showing fear.

When Muto Sugoroku, who was acting as the referee, saw this scene, his eyes lit up.

Meanwhile, the middle school boy A across from them farted and sat down on the ground, completely terrified...

He was just a minor; he had never seen such a terrifying spectacle before.

The onlookers began to whisper among themselves, their gazes towards Yusei clearly filled with respect.

Enjoying this sense of superiority, Yusei decided to finish the battle in one fell swoop.

"I activate the special effect of [Elemental HERO: Tornado Warrior]! Reduce the ATK and DEF of all monsters on your opponent's field to half their original values!"

Solid Man, Flame Man, Tornado Man...

The three heroes crossed their arms, seemingly intending to transform into "pure love warriors" and righteously gang up on the Minotaur.

Upon hearing the command, Tornado Man released his arms and swung them towards the location of the Minotaur.

As he moved, a small tornado suddenly appeared beneath the Minotaur's feet.

"?!"

Before it could react, the Minotaur was swept into the air by the sudden tornado.

The Minotaur experienced a high-altitude tornado before suddenly disappearing without a trace.

Having lost its support, the Minotaur was forced to plummet from mid-air due to gravity...

Upon receiving this impact, most of the armor covering its body shattered, and its giant axe was thrown aside. It lay on the ground like a wild dog, panting heavily, barely clinging to life. It was a far cry from its majestic appearance when it first appeared!

(Tauren's attack power: 1700 → 850)

"Fight!"

"Tornado Hero attacks the Minotaur!"

After completing his deployment, Yusei issued an attack command to the heroes on his field.

Upon receiving the command, the Tornado Hero stretched out his palm towards the Minotaur lying on the ground, and a huge blue tornado emerged from his palm.

The tornado hurtled straight toward the minotaur, the intense wind pressure tearing its body to shreds. The aftershocks of the storm also affected the middle school boy A, who was in control, causing him to instinctively protect his head.

Fortunately, he had already been so frightened that he sat down on the ground, otherwise the giant tornado's attack might have blown him away!

(High school boy A's LP: 4000 → 2050)

"It's not over yet! Blaze and Solid State are launching a direct attack on the enemy!"

After destroying the Minotaur, the middle school boy A was left in an empty space. Blaze and Solid, who had not yet launched an attack, could now launch a direct attack on the opponent!

Solid Man and Flame Man exchanged a glance, then rushed together toward the location of the middle school boy A.

Solid Warrior, with an attack power of 1300, swung his spiked arm armor at the target, while Blaze Warrior, with an attack power of 1200, unleashed a burning fist at the target!

And so, two righteous heroes brought justice upon the unarmed middle school boy A!

(High school boy A's LP: 2050 → 750)

(High school boy A's LP: 750 → 0)

"Ahhhh~~~!"

Due to its design, the 3D images generated by the Duel Disk, while producing a certain impact, will not cause any serious physical harm.

Otherwise, with just one round of attacks, the opponent might just kick the bucket...

However, the middle school boy A, who was defeated by Yusei in one round, still let out a scream of unbearable pain.

I don't know if I'm frustrated that my LP (Love Friend) has dropped to zero, or if I'm kicking myself for being powerless...

In short, Yusei won the semi-final and qualified for the final.

There was only one final obstacle left for him and the prize money!

"Whoo~"

As the duel ends, the 3D image generated by the Duel Disk disappears.

Yusei breathed a sigh of relief and mentally gave himself a high score for his move.

Even a randomly assembled hero deck can still dominate the opponent.

However, this kind of duel where you "crush" a newbie doesn't provide any sense of accomplishment.

In Yusei's view, a true duel should be evenly matched, with both sides revealing all their cards and giving their all, followed by a long stalemate before a winner is decided...

A duel like this, regardless of the outcome, is exciting enough just to watch!