Chapter 111: Chaos Warrior as Material!

"I'll go first, my turn, draw!"

Sanzawa Daichi swiftly drew a card from his deck, glanced at its text and artwork, and couldn't help but smile.

"Hikari, I actually want to thank you."

"Thank me?" Tiancheng Guang paused. He hadn't given Sanzawa Daichi anything strange—even often deliberately mispronounced his name. "Interesting, Daichi. What are you trying to say?"

"Before, I kept swapping decks, preparing different ones for different opponents. But after watching your duel, I realized what I was missing!"

"That's—conviction!"

Tiancheng Guang's pupils slightly contracted.

"I've never held onto a firm belief. But now, Hikari, I'll show you my brand-new deck!"

"Whoa, Sanzawa's got serious energy today!" Judai leaned forward instinctively.

"Hey, you, don't block the other students!" Manjoume Jun barked, then added, "Sanzawa was just a bystander during the Seven Stars incident. He's probably dissatisfied with how he performed."

"Why did all these boys suddenly get so fired up?" Asuka muttered.

"I summon in attack position—Mathematician!"

An old man with a white beard, wearing sunglasses and holding a staff, slowly materialized onto the field.

Mathematician, Level 3, Earth Attribute, Spellcaster Type, ATK 1500.

Tiancheng Guang raised an eyebrow.

It was a Spirit card.

"When this card is successfully summoned, you can send one Level 4 or lower monster from your deck to the graveyard." He opened his deck; it automatically ejected a card according to his will. "I send Carbon Dragon to the graveyard!"

"Carbon, under immense pressure over centuries, slowly transforms into other substances. I banish Carbon Dragon from my graveyard to activate its effect!

Special summon one Level 7 or lower normal monster from your deck!"

"I special summon—Diamond Dragon!"

Black stone, under pressure, turned transparent. In a flash of brilliance, the coal-black dragon transformed into a magnificent dragon of diamond.

Diamond Dragon, Level 7, Light Attribute, Dragon Type, DEF 2800.

Tiancheng Guang glanced at Carbon Dragon.

So it's O-carbon Carbon Dragon?

He'd never dueled Sanzawa Daichi before—he had no idea what cards were in his deck.

"I set one card, end my turn!"

"Hmm, using one card to get a monster with 1500 ATK and 2800 DEF… seems pretty strong?" a student hesitated.

"It's insanely strong, come on!"

"But we've seen this kind of thing too often with Tiancheng Guang's duels—it's kinda normal now?"

Still, it was quite impressive.

Tiancheng Guang watched the scene.

Compared to others, Sanzawa Daichi's main advantage here was minimal hand usage—he preserved more "possibilities."

The combined 4300 stats ensured he wouldn't lose too much even if he took damage.

Still, Tiancheng Guang glanced at his hand and smirked.

"My turn, draw!" Tiancheng Guang drew a card, glanced at it, didn't rush into the duel, and instead began chatting with Sanzawa Daichi. "Daichi, if this is all you've got, I can't see any real determination.

So… your set card is where your conviction lies, isn't it?"

Sanzawa Daichi smiled but said nothing.

"Then I won't hold back…"

"Field Magic—Fusion Regeneration Mechanism!"

Ding-ding-daa, ding-ding-dang—the duel platform gradually filled with various vessels and devices. Dozens of robots zipped around the environment, seemingly searching for something.

"I send Fusion Armor from my hand to the graveyard. Activate Fusion Regeneration Mechanism's effect: add one 【Fusion】 card from my deck or graveyard to my hand!"

Seeing Tiancheng Guang's move, Sanzawa Daichi frowned slightly.

"Fusion?"

"He didn't choose a sustain or recycle fusion like Exchange Fusion—he added Fusion directly to his hand?"

"Which means…"

A group of friends exchanged glances, all visibly stunned.

Hikari's actually serious about Fusion today!

"I activate the spell card—Fusion!"

Today, Tiancheng Guang's deck contained the alternate-art version of Fusion.

"Fusion requirement: 【Dark Magician】 and 【Chaos】 Ritual Monsters!"

Tiancheng Guang calmly named the fusion materials, then revealed two cards from his hand: "I use Fusion Seal Creature—Dark as a substitute for 【Dark Magician】, then fuse it with Chaos Warrior in my hand!"

"Chaos Warrior!!!"

"My god!!!"

"That's not—the strongest warrior, the absolute strongest!"

Ordinary students jumped out of their chairs at the mention of Tiancheng Guang's fusion. Even Huyama, the proctor, leaned forward, eager to see the Chaos Warrior.

That was Chaos Warrior!

"One force channels light, another channels darkness!" Tiancheng Guang took a deep breath, then clapped his hands together and shouted loudly, "When the forces of light and darkness intertwine, Chaos shall descend!

Appear!

Level 8, Super Magical Warrior—Chaos Tamer!"

A magician clad in black armor slowly descended from nothingness, landing gently on the field.

Super Magical Warrior—Chaos Tamer, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster Type, ATK 3000.

"Ch-ch-ch—"

"Is this… really real…?"

Though they'd seen Super Magical Warrior before, last time Tiancheng Guang had summoned it via sudden mutation—shocking, but understandable.

But this time was different!

This time, it was a proper, direct fusion!

And one of the materials was Chaos Warrior!

"T-Tiancheng actually has Chaos Warrior!" students who'd only heard legends whispered in awe. Even Tianshangyuan Asuka, a Ritual Summon user, felt dizzy.

Isn't this one of the rarest cards ever?

Yesterday, Tiancheng Guang was complaining about his bad luck!

Just the collectible value of this card is beyond what any student could imagine!

Students erupted in heated arguments—even members of the Fusion Department, who despised anything beyond Fusion Summoning, craned their necks to glimpse the legendary strongest warrior monster.

But right now, he'd already become another monster.

"The effect of Super Magical Warrior: When this card is Fusion Summoned, you can target one Light or Dark Attribute monster in your graveyard and Special Summon it!"

"Return, Fusion Seal Creature—Dark!"

A pile of fusion materials gathered from around the field, coalescing into a bizarre, spherical shape.

Fusion Seal Creature—Dark, Level 3, Dark Attribute, Rock Type, ATK 1000.

"I attack Diamond Dragon with Super Magical Warrior!"

Super Magical Warrior raised his sword, made a light slash—and before Diamond Dragon could react, it shattered into two pieces with a loud *crack*.

"Ugh—" Sanzawa Daichi felt the wind pressure from Diamond Dragon's destruction, and a wave of pressure settled over him.

Chaos Warrior!

The legendary strongest warrior card—even a DEF 2800 Diamond Dragon shattered instantly!

Tiancheng Guang glanced at his hand.

"I activate the effect of Fusion Armor in my graveyard: return it to my deck and draw one card."

Tiancheng Guang drew one: "I set one card, end my turn!"

"At this moment, the effect of Field Magic—Fusion Regeneration Mechanism activates!"

"During either player's End Phase, you can target one Fusion Material used for a Fusion Summon this turn in your graveyard and add it to your hand!"

Tiancheng Guang raised his left hand, fitted with the Duel Disk. Around him, metallic chimes rang out. Soon, a drone with a glowing head hovered over, using a clamp to deliver a tray holding a card. It gently placed the card into Tiancheng Guang's hand.

"Wow, that's Chaos Warrior!"

"So dazzling! So cool!"

The ordinary students had completely forgotten the purpose of today's duel, forgotten they were taking an exam—they were all straining to see Chaos Warrior's true form. Even duelists on other tables had paused their duels, distracted by its arrival. Chaos Warrior's status among ordinary students was immense.

"Chaos Warrior's really popular, huh?" Judai scratched the back of his head.

"How come you're not even surprised?" Wan Wan Zhangmu glanced at him. "Hmm, then again—you're that hero idiot. You probably don't get how much Chaos Warrior means to other Warrior-type duelists."

Is that so…

Judai leaned back, hands clasped behind his head.

He'd been just as excited the first time he saw "Chaos Warrior." But after witnessing the 【Original Chaos Warrior】, the card in Hikari's hand didn't move him the same way anymore.

Still, he wouldn't blurt it out loud—so he just kept watching the duel with curious eyes.

"My turn." Sanzawa Daichi smiled as he drew a card from his deck. "Of course, Hikari. This is you.

Even a legendary monster like Chaos Warrior, in your hands, is just a fusion material. You won't abandon your own philosophy for the sake of a legendary card. And that—was something I'd never done before.

But—

That's already in the past!

He suddenly widened his eyes and pressed a button on his Duel Disk: "Because now, I'm stepping into a brand-new realm!"

"Draw card—reveal a face-down card: Continuous Trap, Blood Tribute!"

"As long as this card is on the field, I can pay 500 Life Points to perform one Normal Summon!"

Tiancheng Guang raised an eyebrow.

Wow… a banned card.

Sanze Sanze Dadi didn't hesitate for a single second, revealing the card in his hand.

"Next, Normal Summon, Compound Beast Carbon Crab!"

Second update! Today's goal: ten thousand characters!

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