Chapter 265: Phantom Demon Emperor Rabiel

"I go first, then? Draw."

Tenjou Hikari drew a card.

Thinking back, his recent duels had all been going second; it had been quite some time since he last went first.

He glanced at the cards in his hand. Hmm—

Today, he could play 【that one】.

Ha.

"I pay 1000 Life Points to activate the Normal Magic Card, Simple Fusion."

Tenjou Hikari LP: 4000 → 3000.

"Simple Fusion?" Instructor Jichuan Boge laughed uproariously. "What are you doing?"

"Heh, has that Tenjou Hikari finally gone mad under the power of the Phantom Demon Emperor?"

"Monsters Summoned by Fusion using Simple Fusion are destroyed during the End Phase. Isn't this just wasted effort?"

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Fusion Army couldn't help but sneer.

By now, information regarding Tenjou Hikari's commonly used Fusions had basically spread worldwide; it was unlikely anyone wouldn't recognize a Fusion Card like Simple Fusion—let alone the Fusion Army, which had been targeting Tenjou Hikari all along?

"Heh... Simple Fusion can Fusion Summon non-Effect Fusion Monsters of Level 6 or lower." Tenjou Hikari didn't mind their remarks and continued his moves. "The monster I will Fusion Summon is this—"

Crunch—crunch—

Vroom~~

A blue-haired figure, wielding a great sword of flame in both hands, covered in various mechanical equipment, with boosters on its back even spewing fierce fire, landed before Tenjou Hikari.

"Metaphys Alchemist."

Metaphys Alchemist, Level 5, FIRE Attribute, Psychic Type, ATK 2500.

Tenjou Hikari looked at the card on his Duel Disk, the corner of his mouth curling up involuntarily.

Following "refining himself," Wan Rong, the Alchemist of Fusion, had finally broken through a major difficulty some time ago, successfully refining "gold."

Although it relied on the alchemy left behind by Teacher Professor Dadesi rather than the alchemy he had always studied, for Wan Rong, such things were utterly unimportant.

Now, he was only one step away, and that was—truly transmuting "gold" into "philosopher's gold."

"Metaphys...?" Seeing this card, the Fusion Army soldiers present were all stunned.

"Metaphys?" Instructor Jichuan Boge frowned.

He recognized this card—or rather, he recognized the archetype of this card!

Since it had appeared, it meant that Tenjou Hikari was about to use that card!

"Normal Summon, Ancient Gear Knight."

The Ancient Gear Knight was a robot covered in worn-out gears, holding a shield and a lancer's spear.

Ancient Gear Knight, Level 4, EARTH Attribute, Machine Type, ATK 1800.

"While on the field as a Gemini Monster, Ancient Gear Knight is treated as a Normal Monster."

"Tch..." Jichuan Boge knew this maneuver.

"I activate Substitution Fusion from my hand! In terms of card name rules, this card is treated as 'Fusion'. Furthermore, it can only Fusion Summon monsters on the field—"

"The Fusion Materials are a 【Metaphys】 monster and a 【Normal Monster】!"

Tenjou Hikari grinned broadly: "Fusion Summon!"

"Level 1, Superheavy Alchemist Wan Rong!"

As the two monsters on the field spun and vanished, a mage wearing a wizard's hat and holding a mechanical staff twirled his wand, landed lightly on the ground, placed one hand behind his back, lifted his head confidently, and struck a pose of a master.

Superheavy Alchemist Wan Rong, Level 1, FIRE Attribute, Psychic Type, DEF 0.

Finally, he could properly Fusion Summon it.

"It's actually this guy..." Although its ATK and DEF were both zero, Jichuan Boge knew this monster's effect and immediately felt a headache coming on.

"By the effect of Substitution Fusion in the Graveyard, I banish it to return one Fusion Monster from my Graveyard to the Deck and draw one card. I return Metaphys Alchemist to the Deck and draw one card."

"Then, I Set one card. Turn end."

"He's ending his turn just like that?"

"A mere small fry with zero attack and defense; the Instructor can easily destroy it!"

A group of Fusion Army soldiers, unaware of how grave the situation was, continued to laugh carelessly.

These fools...

Yoshikawa Jichuan Boge looked at his hand, thinking coldly in his heart.

To better control the lower-ranking soldiers, the Professor had subjected them to extreme militaristic and brainwashing education; they didn't need to face powerful duelists like Tenjou Hikari—even if they did encounter one, it didn't matter, as crazily using Ancient Gear Hound was enough.

Therefore, they did not know that this Wan Rong Alchemist could turn an opponent's Effect Monster into his own Equip Card during the opponent's turn!

It was almost equivalent to a Thousand-Eyes Sacrificer that worked during the opponent's turn.

But—

He glanced at his hand.

But ultimately, it was not Thousand-Eyes Sacrificer; its effect was far from being that strong.

"My turn—Draw! Heh heh heh heh heh. It seems your luck is quite poor, Tenjou Hikari!" Seeing the card he drew, he activated it immediately.

"If there are no monsters on my field, I can Special Summon: Level 1, Infestor's Parasite!"

Infestor's Parasite, Level 1, DARK Attribute, Fiend Type, ATK 0.

A fiend resembling a cockroach appeared on Jichuan Boge's field.

Eh?

"Hmm, so it's this one—" Seeing this monster, Tierra couldn't help but fall into reminiscence again.

The Gem-Knights and the Infestors were basically the monsters that most easily triggered her memories.

"Then I'll activate Wan Rong Alchemist's effect immediately to absorb your Infestor's Parasite." Seeing this monster, Tenjou Hikari didn't hesitate and immediately had Wan Rong activate his effect.

Wan Rong nodded, raised the staff in his hand, and the demonic cells on Jichuan Boge's field slowly dissolved, entering into Wan Rong's staff.

Looking at Infestor Moth in his hand, Jichuan Boge chuckled: "A wise choice. It seems you've seen this card before, haven't you? Did you hear about it in the Xyz Dimension?"

"But, while this prevents me from OTKing you in one turn, it plays right into my hands—I Normal Summon in Defense Mode: Dark Summoning God!"

Whoa?

Seeing this card, Tenjou Hikari was genuinely startled.

Holy crap, it's a Level 2 Fiend monster with zero attack and defense!

It's a super cheat code demon!

From the Sprights to Yu Beier, this card had performed quite well, proving itself very powerful.

As expected of a scientist by origin, Akama Reou; has his research on the Three Phantom Demons already reached this stage?

"When this card is Summoned, I can add one of the Three Phantom Demons from my Deck to my hand! I will add Phantom Demon Emperor Rabiel to my hand!"

Pity it was the Phantom Demon Emperor added, not the Seven Stars' Gate of Liberation; otherwise, his expression might have changed.

"Besides that, Tenjou Hikari, do not underestimate this monster. Although its attack and defense are zero, the effect it possesses is extremely powerful!"

"While this card is on the field, in addition to my Normal Summon, I can Normal Summon one Fiend-Type monster with zero attack and defense!"

Could it be Chaos Summoning God? Or Phantom Demon Summoning God?

Tenjou Hikari frowned.

"Normal Summon, Chaos Summoning God!"

Here it comes!

Tenjou Hikari narrowed his eyes.

"Tenjou Hikari, I will not be foolish like others. Regardless of what confidence you possess, having fought against us, the Fusion Army, for so long, you must have extraordinary abilities. Therefore—I will also use my full power to erase you here!"

"Only then will our great undertaking of the Fusion Army not be obstructed by you!"

"By the effect of Chaos Summoning God, by offering it as a Tribute, I can Special Summon a Phantom Demon directly from my hand, ignoring its Summoning conditions!!!"

"Appear, the strongest Phantom Demon!!"

"Phantom Demon Emperor Rabiel!"

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