Chapter 252: No Extra Deck

Whoosh...

The wind blew across the wilderness.

Tenjou Hikari, along with Gaia and the Flame Sword Black Flame, walked toward a massive circular arena; behind them followed many spirits, some cowering in fear, others burning with fanaticism, trailing the procession.

Outside the arena, two guarding warriors spotted Gaia, extending their arms and pointing their swords at him, but at that moment, a majestic voice rang out from within the arena.

"Let them in."

The two warriors sheathed their weapons, stood straight and proper, bowed toward the sky, and shouted, "Yes, Your Majesty, the Light Emperor!"

Then, sneering, they stepped aside to let Tenjou Hikari and the others pass, watching them with cold smiles as if observing people about to walk to their deaths.

Stepping into the circular coliseum, they saw mounted warriors inside frantically racing horses; after Gaia entered, the riders gradually reined their mounts to a halt, gazing at him while wearing similar sneers.

Many spirits following the procession witnessed this scene and shrank together in terror.

"I thought you would have tucked your tail between your legs after that, or simply fled," the majestic voice rang out; Tenjou Hikari followed the sound, looking toward the very top of the arena, where a towering warrior clad in golden armor that shimmered with golden light sat with one hand propping up his chin, legs crossed, examining the scene below with keen interest.

So huge—

He must be five or six meters tall!

"Kryter, before I defeat you, I will absolutely never flee!" Gaia raised the spear in his hand, pointing it at the opponent.

"Hmph... a human warrior? So you sought outside help, or perhaps, is he that 'duelist pursuing ultimate fusion' you spoke of?"

"Correct, he is indeed my liege, the warrior from another dimension who will surely end your evil rule!"

"Yet, the spirits you saved do not seem to think so." Kryter glanced behind Gaia. "Didn't only a portion of the weak come? Where are the rest? Did they abandon you?"

"Heh, whether they follow or not makes no difference! What I must do is liberate them and display the true glory of a knight; as for them seeking a peaceful place to live, or simply abandoning me to flee to other regions, all of that is reasonable!"

He had always been indifferent to such things.

"Damn you, Gaia! His Majesty the Light Emperor already spared you once, yet you still dare to be so ungrateful!?" a knight beside the Light Emperor shouted angrily.

"Arrogant fool, Your Majesty the Light Emperor, allow me to—"

The Light Emperor, however, waved his hand, slowly rising; under the gaze of the knights, his body gradually shrank, assuming a size similar to that of a normal human.

And on the throne where he had originally sat, in the spot previously obscured by his body, an ominous curtain of light emitting black mist began to rise.

The Light of Destruction.

Even this exists here.

It seems that wherever there is conflict, that thing will infiltrate without leaving any gap?

Much stronger than in the original work.

"This time, don't think you can escape again, Gaia." The Light Emperor flicked his cape.

"Escape? I have never avoided anything!" Gaia retorted, then his form transformed into blue light, merging into Tenjou Hikari's deck. "This time, we will end your evil rule!"

"Duel!"

Light Emperor LP: 4000.

Tenjou Hikari LP: 4000.

"My turn, draw." The Light Emperor drew his card.

He stared directly at Tenjou Hikari and spoke: "According to Gaia, you are a warrior pursuing ultimate fusion?"

"Correct." Tenjou Hikari admitted it openly and confidently.

"Heh, you are a completely different type from me—my deck requires no cards from the Extra Deck!" He raised his hand, activating a duel disk that shimmered with brilliant golden light. "Forty cards are enough; any superfluous existence is unnecessary!"

Tenjou Hikari raised an eyebrow.

"For real, Tenjou Hikari? Is that kind of deck interesting?" Tierra, hearing the opponent's words, couldn't help but ask Tenjou Hikari curiously.

Tenjou Hikari nodded.

The Monarch decks were indeed that type.

"Monsters that can only be born through mutual assistance are merely flowers in a mirror or the moon reflected in water; no matter how many weaklings you have, they are useless!" The Light Emperor pointed at Tenjou Hikari. "My deck, however, is composed of countless powerful knights who have crossed mountains of corpses and seas of blood; it is absolutely not something the likes of you can defeat!"

Tenjou Hikari raised an eyebrow.

"I Normal Summon, Aidos, the Underworld King's Vassal!"

On the Light Emperor's field, a swirl of pitch-black mist appeared; after spinning rapidly, a pitch-black knight swept aside the storm and appeared on the field.

Aidos, the Underworld King's Vassal, Level 2, DARK Attribute, Spellcaster Type, ATK 800.

"When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: During this turn, in addition to my Normal Summon, I can perform one additional Tribute Summon!"

"Here it comes, my liege!" Gaia's voice rang in Tenjou Hikari's ear.

The Light Emperor's Monarch offensive!

"I tribute Aidos, the Underworld King's Vassal, to Tribute Summon, Testaros, the Flame King!"

Boom!

The body of Aidos, the Underworld King's Vassal, turned to nothingness; the mass of pitch-black gas, like ignited hydrogen, suddenly erupted with dazzling red flames, and immediately after, a king clad in crimson armor, engulfed in raging fire, stepped out from the flames!

Testaros, the Flame King, Level 6, FIRE Attribute, Pyro Type, ATK 2400.

"When this card is Tribute Summoned successfully: Activate this effect. Randomly burn one card from your hand! If that card is a Monster Card, you take damage equal to that card's Level × 100!"

Seeing this card, Gaia couldn't help but recall the terrible memories from before.

Because previously, he had directly lost one copy of Gaia the Fierce Knight of the Gale; not only did he lose a card from his hand, but he also lost 700 Life Points.

But—

Things were different now!

Gaia couldn't help but chuckle softly.

At that moment, one card in Tenjou Hikari's hand suddenly ignited with flames on its own, then turned into an illusion and entered the Graveyard.

Tenjou Hikari checked his Graveyard.

Fortunately—

Despite the exaggerated description, it was simply the Flame King's hand-discard effect; the card was still resting there in the Graveyard.

"Tch, a Spell Card? You lucky bastard." Seeing that the burned card was green, the Light Emperor sighed with a remark.

"Lucky?" Tenjou Hikari raised an eyebrow. "No, it wasn't luck—because no matter which card you discarded, the result would be the same!"

!?

Hearing this, the Light Emperor couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

"Because, at this very moment, every single card in my hand is a Spell Card!"

"Huh?" "What?" "No, it can't be!?"

The little spirits on Tenjou Hikari's side, hearing his words, couldn't help but shout out in worry.

Meanwhile, on the Light Emperor's side, the numerous knights and servants felt utterly baffled.

"Announcing a hand accident to your opponent?"

"But that guy looks so confident?"

"Could it be..." On the other side, the Light Emperor recalled his previous duel with Gaia. "Don't tell me you really are, just as he said, a warrior pursuing ultimate fusion, so... your deck is filled with all sorts of Fusion Cards!?"

"You'll see soon enough," Tenjou Hikari said casually.

"Heh... arrogant and ignorant human." The Light Emperor glanced at the cards in his hand and sneered.

As long as this card is here, no matter how powerful your Fusion Monsters are, they will be useless!

"I Set one card, end my turn!"

Chapter Two, Chapter Two

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