Chapter 126

"Wow!!"

"Tenjou Hikari, this guy, actually thought of this step!"

"Exactly, exactly, sigh, I'm also a fool. When they were dueling, we should have looked for the explosives!"

Some students watching the duel saw Tenjou Hikari reveal these things and only then realized it afterward.

That's right, physical duels should be solved physically.

44's face was gloomy. His plan was ruined, and he was acting like a clown in front of Tenjou Hikari, truly furious. But when a person is angry to the extreme, they won't roar, but will instead perform their operations even more vigorously.

"My turn, draw... Tenjou Hikari, I will definitely make you pay the price." He looked at his hand. "Activate Crazy Box's effect again, roll a die!"

Crazy Box rotated crazily, and then...

Still a 5.

This No. card was lodged in his body, so it would naturally erupt with the power that a No. card should have.

Simply put, when using this No. card, this person basically wants whatever number they want.

"Destroy your set card!"

Crazy Box, Xyz Materials: 1 -> 0.

The set card was grabbed by the claw inside Crazy Box, revealing what it looked like.

Trap Card, Brilliant Fusion.

"Then, it's not over yet, I Normal Summon, Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!"

"Awoo, awoo!"

The mechanical hound appeared on his field.

Ancient Gear Hunting Hound, Level 3, Earth Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 1000.

"When Hunting Hound is summoned, inflict 600 points of damage to the opponent!"

The mechanical hound lunged at Tenjou Hikari fiercely. He used his left hand to support, but was bitten directly, and pitch-black power emerged on his wrist.

This was the influence of No.

The hound's attack turned into physical damage, making him feel some pain in his wrist.

Tenjou Hikari LP: 3000 -> 2400.

"It's not over yet, Tenjou Hikari, I'm also attacking directly! Ancient Gear Hunting Hound attacks the opponent directly!"

The hound took steps again and rushed toward Tenjou Hikari, trying to knock Tenjou Hikari off the train directly.

Tenjou Hikari's brow furrowed slightly, and he backhanded the mechanical hound back.

Doing action duels now?

Tenjou Hikari LP: 2400 -> 1400.

"Battle phase ends, hmph, activate Ancient Gear Hunting Hound's effect. This card can Fusion Summon using monsters from my hand/field. Fusion Summon an 'Ancient Gear' Fusion Monster."

"I Fusion Summon using the Ancient Gear Hunting Hound on the field and the Ancient Gear Hunting Hound in my hand—"

"Fusion Summon, Level 5, Ancient Gear Double Bite Hound!"

"Defense position!"

Ancient Gear Double Bite Hound, Level 5, Earth Attribute, Machine-Type, DEF 1000.

After completing all this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Ancient Gear Double Bite Hound can place counters when a monster is summoned/Special Summoned, destroying the monster when it attacks.

It's not bad for protecting oneself.

And, if he's lucky, he might not need Final Countdown at all, and could win by attacking directly with Ancient Gear Hunting Hound next turn.

"End turn."

The flames in the sky had slowly lit up 6 flowers.

"Ha, Tenjou Hikari, you must not be defeated by my Fusion, that would be ridiculous." The red number on his head became even more dazzling.

Tenjou Hikari completely ignored him, looking out: "It's about time."

"?"

"It should be arriving at the station soon," Tenjou Hikari thought.

"What exactly are you talking about?"

"I mean... a guy who is tempted by mere power, then uses other summoning methods, has no understanding, no bottom line, no belief, and even uses Fusion and Ancient Gear in front of me—"

"You don't deserve to talk about [Fusion] with me!"

He looked at the assassin and snorted coldly: "Although you have already watched my information during this period, you Fusion Army guys still treat others with the old set! Even though you've suffered such a big loss, you still judge others by your own imagination. People like you are like headless flies, only knowing how to gnaw on decay!"

"And me, even if the cards haven't changed, I've always been fusing, always sublimating!"

"Watch closely. The final turn."

"Draw."

Tenjou Hikari drew a card, glanced at it, and immediately slapped it onto the field: "Normal Summon, Aleister the Invoker!"

He reached forward, and in the palm of his right hand, a fluorescent green rune lit up. Along with the flickering of the rune, the image of a blank-faced male spellcaster slowly appeared on the field.

Aleister the Invoker, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 1000.

"Aleister's monster effect: once per turn, when this card is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up, add 1 'Invocation' from my deck to my hand."

"Come, Invocation!"

In the deck, the card moved without wind, flew into the air, fell into his right hand, and flickered with fluorescent light.

"Never seen this card before."

"But since it's a card Tenjou is using!"

"That must be Fusion!"

"Invocation, activate!"

Above the speeding train, a huge magic circle lit up, and the figure of Aleister on the field gradually became illusory: "When Fusion Summoning an 'Invoked' Fusion Monster with Invocation, I can banish monsters from my field as well as my/opponent's Graveyard as Fusion Materials!"

"What?"

"So powerful!?"

"I banish Aleister the Invoker on the field and Crystal in my Graveyard."

Tenjou Hikari didn't even use the Giant Rat as Fusion Material.

"Fusion Summon—Invoked Mechaba!"

The sky suddenly became hot. In the distance, in the mountains, a giant slowly stood upright, with a magic circle connected to its right hand, declaring its existence.

Invoked Mechaba, Level 8, Earth Attribute, Rock-Type, ATK 3000.

"3000 ATK!?"

"But it doesn't matter—" 44 sneered, "No. monsters cannot be destroyed by battle by monsters other than No. cards, even if it's also 3000 ATK, it's useless—"

"Ha, I knew that long ago."

"Activate Metamorphosis."

This card is a Spell that transforms a monster on the field into a Fusion Monster of the same level! The assassin was shocked.

"Haven't you watched my Extra Deck? Don't you know what I'm going to do?"

"Is... is it Supermagic Warrior?"

"That's right!"

"Send Invoked Mechaba to the Graveyard, Special Summon a monster of the same level from the Extra Deck—what I want to summon is, Supermagic Warrior - Master of Chaos!"

The spellcaster, looking like a Black Luster Soldier, roared softly and flashed in front of Tenjou Hikari.

Supermagic Warrior - Master of Chaos, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 3000.

"It needs Black Luster Soldier and Dark Magician to fuse, how did it appear so easily..." 44 swallowed his saliva. "But, Supermagic Warrior's banish effect requires both Light and Dark on the field..."

Tenjou Hikari slowly picked up a card from his hand: "Spell Card, Fusion Deployment."

"Uh—"

"Having already watched the opponent's Extra Deck, yet failing to guess what the opponent wants to do." Tenjou Hikari said in a deep voice, "I knew you would fuse Ancient Gear Double Bite Hound, and you?"

"Purely relying on the strength of No.?"

"Extremely stupid. Just like this, you still want to assassinate me!? Don't be too arrogant, Fusion Army!" Tenjou Hikari's momentum soared. "If it's only to this extent, then all of you come find me, come find me to your heart's content, I will crush you all one by one!"

"Fusion Deployment's effect: reveal 1 Fusion Monster in the Extra Deck to the opponent, Special Summon 1 Fusion Material monster listed on that card from my hand/deck!"

"Reveal, Chimeratech Overdragon, Special Summon, Cyber Dragon!"

Hum—

Cyber Dragon circled above the train.

Cyber Dragon, Level 5, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 2100.

"No. monsters cannot be destroyed by battle, I knew that long ago. Did you forget? Three of a Kind's effect allows both sides to check each other's Extra Decks—" Even if Tenjou Hikari didn't have the knowledge from his previous life, he had carefully read Crazy Box's effect and wouldn't make that kind of mistake.

The assassin realized it afterward and his face changed. He only compared the number of cards but forgot to pay attention to Tenjou Hikari's Extra Deck configuration this time!

"Activate Supermagic Warrior - Master of Chaos's effect, send 1 Light-Attribute and 1 Dark-Attribute monster on the field to the Graveyard, banish all monsters on the opponent's field!"

"Chaos Flash Slash!"

Supermagic Warrior drew a crack in front of him, and immediately after, everything on the field was crazily attracted by that crack. Not long after, the field was clean, with nothing left.

"Da... damn it."

Tenjou Hikari put one hand in his pocket, looking at the roaring 44. He wasn't very happy, but continued to stare at 44. After a moment, he suddenly opened his mouth: "You're watching me, right?"

Everyone was puzzled.

Many students asked "Ah?"

Tenjou Hikari didn't explain to them, but continued to say to the assassin: "You must be watching me, Akaba Leo!"

Zzz, zzz—

44 noticed that some place on his body seemed to make a harsh sound.

"What?" He looked at his clothes in horror.

After a while, he felt dizzy and knelt halfway, only then realizing in a daze.

Long before he was sent to confront Tenjou Hikari, Akaba Leo had already pronounced his "death."

He was just a "pawn" used to observe Tenjou Hikari's current situation. Regrettably, he realized it too late!

Using No. didn't come without a price!

"Gone?"

Having dueled Fusion Army "assassins" many times, and Cronos having just encountered Akaba Leo from a Fusion Army duelist, Tenjou Hikari wasn't surprised at all that the opponent appeared.

His only regret was not tricking Akaba Leo into taking over this duel. Even if he let the classmates know about "Super Polymerization," he would have given the opponent a hard time.

"Then, let's start and finish it." Tenjou Hikari looked at the final card.

There was no need to let others know all of Aleister's effects, so he didn't recycle Aleister.

"Pay 800 Life Points, activate the Equip Spell Card, Re-Fusion, revive 1 Fusion Monster from the Graveyard."

Tenjou Hikari LP: 1400 -> 600.

"Special Summon, Gem-Knight Ruby."

The Gem-Knight carrying the battle scythe revived again, dancing with the battle scythe in his hand.

Gem-Knight Ruby, Level 6, Earth Attribute, Pyro-Type, ATK 2500.

"Ruby attacks directly."

Ruby swung the battle scythe, rushed in front of the assassin, and then aimed at his heart, swinging down fiercely!

Along with its swing, countless puppet strings also pierced through the assassin, seemingly "taking out" the most important thing in his body.

Fusion Army Assassin 44, LP: 1975 -> 0

"Wow! Won!"

"Yay!"

"Hikari! Hikari!"

"The true Fusion, Tenjou Hikari!"

The students cheered excitedly.

Along with this cheering sound, the train slowly drove into the station, and the students waiting for the train were attracted by the sound.

They saw Tenjou Hikari standing on the roof of the train, wearing a Duel Disk, seemingly having just dueled.

They could hear the deafening cheers from inside the train.

But they could tell—

These cheers came from the heart!

They also knew that Tenjou Hikari, who was loved by all the students, seemed to still be the same Tenjou Hikari!

From these cheers, they could tell!