Chapter 121: Lei Huang Hamon Descends! (Request Monthly Tickets!)

"My turn!"

Mori Shima drew a card, veins bulging grotesquely on his face.

"Activate the effect of the first 'Devil's Declaration'—I pay 500 Life Points to declare... A-Strike Nucleus!"

Mori Shima LP: 2800 → 2300.

He shouted, revealing his first card, then his body flared violently, generating intense lightning.

"Ugh..."

He felt a slight pain in his body.

He glanced at his hand and the field.

The opponent's Divine Divine Yingyi·Midrash has a special ability that prohibits Special Summons; during each of my turns, I can only Special Summon one monster.

He stared at the Frontline Base on the field, continuing to think.

If I use the Frontline Base's effect now to Special Summon another Alliance monster, even if I gather the required "materials," I still cannot Fusion Summon.

Moreover, the A in my hand cannot Fusion with W.

But...

He looked at the card in his hand.

Lei Huang Hamon!

If I use it, I have a chance to win outright this turn!

Lei Huang Hamon has 4000 Attack Points and can inflict 1000 damage to the opponent when destroying a monster, but as a cost, I must send three Continuous Magic Cards to the Graveyard to activate it.

If the attack succeeds, that's 1800 + 1000, plus the 1900 from Strike Nucleus—I win outright!

But since I can only Special Summon once, if Tenjo Hikari's face-down card is a protective card, I'll need to prepare for my next turn.

He stared at the top of his Deck.

He felt his vision slightly blurred.

He didn't particularly want to use Lei Huang Hamon—on one hand, it wasn't an original card but a replica created by Ma Chima Chima Lingwang using technology; each use brought it closer to destruction; on the other, every time he used Lei Huang Hamon, he felt his body deteriorating further, gradually crumbling, and if he continued like this, he'd be consumed entirely by its power.

Yet, at this moment, it seemed he had no choice but to decide!

He took a deep breath.

Though not entirely clear, it was too late now...

"Activate the effect of 'Devil's Declaration'—pay another 500 Life Points!"

Mori Shima LP: 2300 → 1800.

He placed his hand on his Deck, meditating intensely; after observing for a while, he suddenly opened his eyes, "I see it! The next card is... W-Sling Wing!"

He dramatically revealed the card—it was exactly the one he declared!

Perfect!

He secretly rejoiced slightly.

With this, even if the destruction fails, I still have a card to sustain myself!

Then—

He looked at the Frontline Base.

The cards to keep were decided!

"Tenjo Hikari, repent and fear for forcing me to use this card!" He dramatically raised a card from his hand, "I send the two 'Devil's Declaration' cards on the field and one 'Mana Absorption' to the Graveyard!"

Descend!

The Thunder Demon among the Three Phantom Demons!

Lei Huang Hamon!"

As he roared, a powerful storm swept through the entire space; Tenjo Hikari felt a strange consciousness drawn from another dimension. Massive ice chunks flew from the card, the laboratory's temperature plummeted, and countless ice fragments piled high above the lab. Amid a piercing, monstrous scream, a terrifying demon howled.

"Ziiiiiaaaoo!!"

Its entire body glowed golden, composed of horrifying skulls; its massive wings trembled slightly, shattering the ice chunks around it, sending shards flying everywhere. Simultaneously, the life force of the Spirits was devoured in one gulp, absorbed into its body as nourishment!

Lei Huang Hamon, Level 10, Light Attribute, Thunder Type, Attack 4000!

"Ugh..." Tiny bolts of lightning seeped into Mori Shima's body; whether this was inherent to the Phantom Demon or intentional, the fact remained—Mori Shima, already in terrible condition, staggered again.

"Beautiful! Tenjo Hikari!" Ye La, watching from the side, finally cheered as Lei Huang Hamon descended, "Now it's time to defeat it!"

Tenjo Hikari nodded.

Along the way, he and Ye La hadn't simply been traveling.

In fact, Tenjo Hikari had pondered this period—how far had his "struggle" against Ma Chima Chima Lingwang truly gone? After much thought, he reached an answer.

That was: it had damaged the muscles, but not the bones.

It was simple logic: although Tenjo Hikari destroyed the existence of the Fusion Department, even turning himself into the Combined Department, and future enrollment might suffer due to Serina's incident, did this affect Ma Chima Chima Lingwang?

Actually, it didn't. Shankou had warned him—Ma Chima Chima Lingwang had a vast number of Fusion Army graduates, and besides, he operated several research institutes under his command.

Merely waiting passively in the academy was too passive.

If he truly wanted to oppose Ma Chima Chima Lingwang, he should strike where it hurt most.

The difficulty lay in this—how? Where?

Wan Zhang Mu presented Tenjo Hikari with a viable plan!

Travel through the Dimensional Realm, locate and eliminate the forces under Ma Chima Chima Lingwang's command.

The bald egg couldn't find anyone, and considering the strength of the egg's Deck in the original story, he figured attacking now would be suicide—but his subordinates couldn't escape the temple!

Since the Combined Department was already nearly paralyzed by him, it was time to look further!

Now, the arrival of Lei Huang Hamon was precisely what Tenjo Hikari had hoped for.

He needed a card that had once temporarily contained the consciousness of Lei Huang Hamon's true form!

"Defeat it?" Mori Shima, hearing Ye La's voice, sneered, clutching his arm and gritting his teeth, "Don't be arrogant! Spirits—cards of the Three Phantom Demons are superior to Spirits!"

"I'll show you the true power of the Phantom Demons!"

Ye La felt his mechanical body about to overload; he pointed a finger at Mori Shima, lowering his voice in fury, "Tenjo Hikari, immediately create my card! I can stay dead for now, but kill him!"

Tenjo Hikari forced a weak laugh.

The duel continued.

"I Normal Summon... V-Jet Tiger!" Mori Shima played a slightly glitched mechanical tiger, one wing already shattered.

V-Jet Tiger, Level 4, Light Attribute, Machine Type, Attack 1600.

"Battle—Lei Huang Hamon, attack Midrash!"

"Pleasure of Thunder!"

A grotesque, ecstatic expression spread across his face.

He had already seen Tenjo Hikari's Deck—Tenjo Hikari's Deck was a "Pure Fusion" Deck; nearly all his cards were Fusion monsters. The only resistance lay in "Flame Sword Dance" and "Chained Dragon Flame." Now, he had no Flame Sword Knight on the field, and his Special Summon hadn't triggered Flame Sword Dance—meaning the opponent had no counter left!

If this attack succeeds, he deals 2800 damage; then, with V-Jet Tiger's direct attack, he wins outright!

"Great!" The Alliance Doctor cheered wildly, "Victory! No wonder he's the Commander-in-Chief—he accomplished what no other soldier could!"

"Hehehe, naive!!" At this moment, Ye La completely abandoned divine dignity, retorting, "Come on, Tenjo Hikari, show him!"

Tenjo Hikari shrugged but didn't dampen Ye La's enthusiasm; he flipped his face-down card: "Activate face-down card, Quick-Play Magic, 'Front and Back as One!'"

"What?"

Mori Shima froze.

The Lei Huang Hamon, poised to attack, halted its gathering lightning, opened its monstrous maw, and let out a low growl.

"Effect of 'Front and Back as One'—Each effect of this card can only be used once per turn. To activate, you must Tribute 1 Light or Dark Attribute monster on your field. Then, Special Summon 1 Light/Dark Attribute monster from your hand or Extra Deck with the same Level and original Type as the Tribute."

"What?" Mori Shima's face paled, "Another Fusion Summon without Fusion Materials?"

"I send Midrash on the field to the Graveyard, and from the Extra Deck, I Special Summon Musician Emperor in Defense Position!"

The cold puppet magician's body dissolved into light; within the glow, a muscular, shirtless man with a broom-haircut, strumming a guitar, burst onto the field laughing loudly.

Musician Emperor, Level 5, Light Attribute, Spellcaster Type, Defense 1500.

This card was taken by Tenjo Hikari from the World of Spellcasters; as a Fusion Monster with no effect, its materials were terrifying—"Witch of the Black Forest" and "High Priestess."

"Then, Midrash's effect—when this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, add 1 Spell/Trap Card with 'Divine Yingyi' in its name from the Graveyard to your hand. I add 'Shadow Fusion' to my hand."

"Tch... just cheap tricks." Mori Shima spat.

"Since the monsters on my field have changed, the battle phase reverts. So—do you continue your attack, or forfeit your attack right and let V-Jet Tiger attack?"

"Hmph, no need to remind me of basic rules! Battle continues—Lei Huang Hamon, crush that annoying Musician Emperor!"

"Pleasure of Thunder!"

Lightning gathered; Lei Huang Hamon roared, and bolts of lightning slashed down, instantly shattering the Musician Emperor.

"At this moment, Lei Huang Hamon's effect activates! When this Phantom Demon destroys an opponent's monster in battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent!"

"Go, Lei Huang Hamon!"

"Penance of Hell!"

Lei Huang Hamon flapped its wings; ice shards surged from all directions, piercing through Tenjo Hikari's body. Fortunately, Ye La stood beside him; though freezing, there was no pain or bleeding.

Tenjo Hikari LP: 4000 → 3000.

"Tch, Jet Tiger, direct attack!"

The broken robot, its body shattered, lunged at Tenjo Hikari.

Tenjo Hikari LP: 3000 → 1400.

"Hahahaha! Your Life Points are like a candle in the wind—soon, they'll burn out completely!" He laughed triumphantly. Without Midrash, his Life Points were so low—next turn, another attack with Lei Huang Hamon would seal victory!

"Tenjo Hikari, if you attack that 1600 Attack Jet Tiger next turn, you'll win!" Ye La countered.

"Hah, that's impossible!" Even the ally scientist beside him couldn't help laughing. "With General Ra-Harmon on the field, your opponent can't attack any other monster—only it!"

"There's actually such an effect?"

Isn't that Yu Beier's joke? Next time...

Tiancheng Guang looked at General Ra-Harmon and wasn't surprised at all.

No, rather, this level of performance didn't even exceed his preparations.

After all, aside from this, this Harmon is now fully the OCG version of General Ra-Harmon—and its stability is far higher than before!

Clearly, the previous version was merely a prototype, while this one is a "product."

"Just in case..." Seeing Tiancheng Guang stare at General Ra-Harmon, Sen Dao frowned and said, "Since Midelash no longer exists on the field, I activate the Frontline Base's effect: once per turn, I can special summon one Ally monster from my hand!"

I special summon W-Rocket Wing!

A pair of blue wings landed with a soft thud beside his feet.

"Rocket Wing can be equipped as an Equip Card to V-Jet Tiger. In this case, Jet Tiger's attack increases by 400 points, and if it's destroyed by battle or effect, Rocket Wing can be used as its substitute destruction!"

"Equip it to me—W-Rocket Wing!"

Even now, as the overall commander of the Ally Dimensional Guard, Sen Dao retained considerable sanity. Though the Phantom Demon had influenced his mind, it had not erased his duelist's rationality.

Rather than fuse V and W together, it's wiser to directly equip W to V, strengthen defense, and wait for the next battle phase!

Moreover, Tiancheng Guang had added Shadow Fusion to his hand—if he fused his monsters, Tiancheng Guang might be able to perform a Deck Fusion again.

He simply couldn't accept that!

V-Jet Tiger, ATK 1600 → 2000.

"Hmph, that's it—end my turn!"

He let out a cold chuckle, then couldn't help smiling.

Now, the professor's bounty and rank promotion were no longer problems—

"Go ahead and struggle all you want, Tiancheng Guang!"

"Hahahaha!"

Tiancheng Guang raised an eyebrow.

"Rational, sharp, calm—even with overwhelming advantage, you know to remain cautious. You possess tremendous spirit adaptability, enough to barely resist the Phantom Demon's corruption..." Tiancheng Guang analyzed his opponent. "Purely as a duelist, you truly deserve the title of a powerful duelist..."

"Tiancheng Guang, even now you still think I'll spare you? Impossible!" Sen Dao sneered.

"Huh," Tiancheng Guang shook his head. "Precisely because you're strong, you're even more unforgivable!

Someone like you must have done this from the depths of your heart, out of your own will!"

This... thing?

Hearing Tiancheng Guang's words, Sen Dao glanced around at the miserable mechanical spirits and laughed loudly. He didn't answer—but the meaning was obvious.

Tiancheng Guang's expression grew colder, and faint purple flames began to flicker along his body.

"Hmph, obviously, there's no point reasoning with you lot!"

"I'll crush you all here—completely!"

Chapter Three, bonus chapter; four thousand characters—too long to split, posting all at once. More bonus chapters coming later.

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