Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

"Stop showing off, you little brat!"

John, who had finished the battle stage, randomly activated the effect of the Jade Turtle, changing it to defense position (defense: 2000).

Keith, who was suppressed by John, had a negative expression on his face that was a mixture of anger and unwillingness.

"End of round."

"My turn, draw a card!"

With negative emotions in mind, Keith forcefully pulled out the top card from the deck.

"Tsk!"

Looking at the useless [Pot of Greed] in his hand, Keith smacked his lips unhappily and covered it in his backcourt.

“Hehehehe… Attack me if you’ve got the guts! I’ll turn all of your [Gem Beasts] into food for the trap… End of turn!”

Keith pretended to be in disguise and disguised the card in his hand as a trap card and covered it in the backcourt.

"It's my turn again... My turn, draw a card!"

In response to Keith's provocation, John showed no negative emotions and added a new card from his deck.

"I will no longer feel lost, and my steps will not stop here."

Speaking calmly, John declared his thoughts, thinking of Keith.

Hearing this, Keith immediately sneered: "Don't want to stop? Haha... In front of my trap, even if you don't want to stop, you have to stop!"

"Heh... stop bluffing there."

Keith's words echoed in his ears. John smiled slightly and pointed out Keith's false bluffing directly to him: "It seems very stable to use the trap cards that have been activated so far to bluff, but... the opposite of bravado is insecurity and vacillation."

Raising his arm and pointing at Keith's backcourt, John mercilessly exposed his lie: "Keith, what you ambushed in the backcourt is nothing but a meaningless magic card that cannot be activated in the end!"

"Do you think you can shake my heart with such despicable means?"

“…Tsk! Damn it!”

Keith, whose lie was exposed by John, gritted his teeth again.

And his face no longer had the calmness and confidence it had before.

As John said, now that the trap cards have been used up, the hunter who has lost his weapon will change his position and become the prey of the beast.

"I change [Gem Beast: Jade Turtle] to Attack Position (Attack Power: 600), and use it to attack your [Hell Cannon Dog] (Defense Power: 500) in Defense Position."

Several green wind blades emerged from the surface of the Jade Turtle's body.

Following John's instructions, these wind blades pounced towards the [Hell Cannon Dog] on guard, shattering it into golden spots of light.

Since there are no extra cards with the same name in Keith's deck, the last words effect of [Hell Cannon Dog] calling on companions can no longer be activated at this time.

"Next, it's Huang Yuhu's direct attack! Take it, Keith!!!"

John gave the order to attack Keith, who was standing alone on the field.

Huang Yuhu, who had been unable to wait any longer, immediately drove his body towards Keith as soon as the order was given.

With the hatred and resentment of his companions, Huang Yuhu used all his strength to strike Keith, knocking his entire body flying and causing it to fall on the wall behind him.

“Ugh…!!!”

(Keith LP: 2900 → 1300)

"According to the effect of Emerald Turtle, I change myself to Defense Position, and then... I will end my turn like this."

Keith's hand count is 0, and the next card draw will determine his fate.

After making sure he hadn't missed anything, John waved his hand to end his turn.

"Stinky...stinky little brat! Look at the good things you are looking at!"

Keith, who was knocked away by Huang Yuhu and struggled to get up from the ground, looked extremely embarrassed at the moment. He looked fiercely in John's direction with an expression of undisguised hatred.

If looks could kill, John would have been cut into pieces by now.

Unfortunately, it can't be done.

This was the only way Keith could express his impotent rage.

"It's my turn... My turn, draw a card!!!"

With an undisguised look of disgust on his face, Keith waved his hand vigorously and pulled out the top card of the deck.

After seeing the information on the card, a feeling of despair suddenly emerged in his heart.

The card Keith had in his hand at this moment was the monster that had appeared before, with both 0 attack and defense - [Lure].

If this monster's effect is combined with the Counter Trap Card [Hunting Net], the monster on John's field can be captured to Keith's backfield.

However, this card alone does not have this ability.

709 Do you dare to attack me who has this card?

"Tsk! We won't be able to survive the next round of attacks from that brat with just the broken monsters... That brat suddenly started to act so arrogant and show off... This is unforgivable!"

Looking at the [Spirit Trap] that he had just drawn, which had 0 attack and defense power and was of little use on its own, Keith felt annoyed.

Thinking about how to break through the current predicament, Keith looked at the card bag on his waist, then looked at John who was standing opposite him with a determined face, and then secretly revealed a sinister smile: "Well, even if I am at a disadvantage in the duel, I still have other ways to restrict this kid... But I still have a real [trump card] that I haven't used yet."

"John, you, just enjoy this wonderful taste for me!"

Imagining what might happen next, Keith couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows. As an elf hunter, he would naturally have other preparations to deal with possible accidents.

Next, it is time to show this backup measure.

……

"Brother Yusei! Senior Asuka, there is also a small gift~"

"Jianshan?!"

"…He's Judai's younger brother."

"Oh? Jim, and Jianshan, did you guys make it here safely?"

Jim and Kenzan, who took a detour from another route, arrived before John and Yujo Judai and met up with Yusei and the other two who were waiting there.

Yusei did not rush into the entrance guarded by Mr. Sato, but decided to wait here for others to come. When he saw Kenzan and Jim coming, he greeted them with a smile.

The people gathered here, combined with their existing intelligence, began to analyze the current situation.

"OK, now we are together. Next... let's sort out the existing information. Maybe we can learn something from it."

"Information compilation? That's right."

Jim, who was carrying the crocodile Kallen on his back, shook his fingers and took the initiative to make this suggestion to everyone.

While waiting for Yuki Judai and John, they could analyze the current situation in order to prepare for the next action.

"Information? What information?"

Scratching his head, Jianshan, who preferred to act rather than think, slowly typed a question mark.

Do we still need to organize the intelligence? Shouldn't we wait for everyone to arrive and then head straight to the depths to attack Professor Cobra's base?

"Fist (first) was the mass coma caused by the watch-like device we were wearing."

Jim raised a finger in front of him and glanced at everyone who was looking at him. Then he raised another finger and continued, "Second time is about what we have experienced since entering the underground of SAL Research Institute, including our experiences and the current power outage."

Obviously, as the champion of the branch school, Jim noticed Mr. Sato lying on the ground and being KOed by Yusei, as well as the traces of the duel that took place here.

Although as a transfer student, he does not know Mr. Sato, who serves as a background figure, this does not prevent him from making correct judgments about the current situation.

I guess Judai Yuki and John, who didn't arrive in time, probably encountered a similar situation and were stopped?

Perhaps, they are fighting with someone right now.

"Power outage? Yes... With the power outage, the elevator should have stopped as well."

After hearing Jim's explanation, Youxing suddenly realized something rather embarrassing.

That is, how are they going to get out of here afterwards?

When I came here, I took the elevator to the underground, but... with the current power outage, this route is obviously not accessible.

We can only hope that after defeating Professor Cobra, we can find some hidden passages or something like that in his hiding place.

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

Jim put away his outstretched finger, and a puzzled look emerged on his face: "But, why did he do this? He spent so much time and effort on this, what exactly is his purpose..."

"what is it?"

Jianshan swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but ask in confusion when he heard this.

"I don't know~"

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

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

After hearing Jim's answer, everyone's faces immediately showed an expression of "as expected".

Yuxing, who had expected this, shrugged helplessly at this moment.

"Ahem... don't be disappointed, everyone! Although I don't know the specific situation, I guess Professor Cobra must be planning some dangerous conspiracy."

Seeing everyone's speechless gazes, Jim cleared his throat and waved his arms to add, "But, he is planning a crisis against Duel Academy, that's for sure! No matter what, we need to stop her conspiracy as soon as possible."

"That's right, we have to stop Professor Cobra as soon as possible!"

Jianshan clenched his fists to show his agreement with Jim's words. He gritted his teeth while showing an anxious expression: "Damn it, what are the big brother and the others doing at this time? Why don't they come over and join us quickly?"

"Brother, are they in any trouble?"

Feeling confused, Jianshan turned his gaze to where Youxing was, hoping to get the answer he wanted from him.

At this time, Youxing raised the communication device in his hand and said, "This place is affected by electromagnetic waves and there is no good signal, so we can't contact them directly... I have just sent a message to inform them of our current location. If they see us, they will definitely rush over here. Just wait for them. Don't worry for now, Jianshan."

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

Kenzan, who had obtained reliable assurance from Yusei, immediately squatted beside the unconscious Sato Sensei.

After looking at the strange duelist lying here in a teacher's uniform, Jianshan withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes to rest.

……

"Heh... Looks like the security here has become tighter."

"But... this also means that I am now approaching the right destination."

Crawling in the secret passage of the underground space, Amon, who came here through another road, saw the infrared sensing devices spread all over the place through the special night vision glasses he had prepared in advance.

After looking at the perception system all around him, he subconsciously narrowed his eyes and sighed softly in the empty space.

Opportunities often coexist with crises.

Since there are so many defensive devices here, it means that this place is extremely important to Professor Cobra.

Now that Professor Cobra's attention has been drawn away by Yusei and his crew, Amon can be said to have got a good opportunity to sneak into the deep.

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

"Hehehe... The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind... While you are fighting each other, I will be the final winner and take away the power that should belong to me."

As he imagined the future scenario in his mind, a look of pride flickered in the depths of Amon's eyes.

……

"...I summon [Entrapped Spirit] (Defense: 0) in Defense Position. End of turn."

On the other side, while all parties were taking action, the duel between the elf messenger John and the elf hunter Keith was still going on, and had reached the decisive stage to determine the winner.

After thinking for a while, Keith placed the monster in his hand horizontally onto the field and called out the name of the monster.

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

"Still thinking about lingering on, Keith?"