Chapter 296: Disgust (7k)

"According to the effect of Invocation, banish Aleister the Invoker in my Graveyard and Babycerasaurus in your Graveyard, and perform a Fusion Summon of an Invoked monster."

"Come, Earth Invoked monster.

Invoked Mechaba!"

Boom boom boom...

A towering giant carrying a huge mountain appeared behind Tenjou Hikari, its size enough to be on par with the horned dragon in front of him.

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

"The effect of Invocation in the Graveyard can only be activated once per turn, targeting 1 [Aleister the Invoker] banished. This card returns to the deck, and the targeted monster is added to the hand."

Tenjou Hikari took Aleister back into his hand, and then looked at the monster on the opposite side.

"Battle Phase, Mechaba attacks Superancient Deepsea King Coelacanth." Tenjou Hikari commanded the stone giant to advance.

"Didn’t use Mechaba to attack Transcendosaurus?"

"Should be wanting to save Aleister? After all, that card is so strong."

Several Fusion Army soldiers discussed.

Although they didn’t know the subsequent effect of Aleister, Yugo could also see that the Summoner card alone could gather Fusion materials and Fusion Spell cards, which was indeed very important for Fusion Summoning. It should be normal to be reluctant to use its other effects. But honestly, how could Tenjou Hikari be sure if the opponent had other recovery means, since that’s the case, why not destroy Superancient Deepsea King Coelacanth? You know, if Superancient Deepsea King Coelacanth is on the field, Special Summoning dinosaurs from the Graveyard can draw cards.

Ye La, LP: 4000 -> 3700.

"Then, Main Phase 2, activate Continuous Spell card, Super Polymerization."

"Super Polymerization?" Ye La frowned in confusion when he saw this card, "Why do you still keep that card compared to the more powerful Future Fusion?"

"Heh... the effect of Super Polymerization, show 1 Fusion monster in the Extra Deck to the opponent, and send 1 Fusion material monster described in that Fusion monster’s card name from the deck to the Graveyard. This turn, you cannot Special Summon the monsters sent to the Graveyard by this effect and the monsters with the same name as those monsters, and you cannot activate the effects of those monsters."

Tenjou Hikari picked up the Extra Deck, found a card from it, and showed it: "I choose Dark Paladin. Send Dark Magician to the Graveyard."

"Ah! It’s that card!" Yugo saw this monster and couldn’t help but exclaim.

He still hasn’t forgotten the scene where he was defeated by this monster in that Friendship Cup between dimensions and dimensions.

"Set one card, end turn."

Tenjou Hikari finished setting the card, and was also very calm, just crossing his hands together, watching the opponent with interest.

Maybe he wanted to prove something, maybe he was made a little unable to step down by Tenjou Hikari’s attitude, maybe he had other thoughts, Ye La snorted coldly when he saw this, and drew a card from the deck.

"Hmm, Spell card, Pot of Greed, draw two cards, oh—hmph... hahahaha." He looked at the two cards in his hand and couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth.

He looked at the huge rock giant on Tenjou Hikari’s field and sneered: "Aleister can increase the ATK of a Fusion monster on his field by 1000 points by discarding himself.

As long as Aleister is in hand, your Invoked Mechaba is equivalent to having 4000 ATK, even the 3800 Transcendosaurus cannot defeat it."

"However, you made a mistake, that is, in this turn, I can let Gigantozowler activate its effect to destroy your monster, and by then, the 4000 ATK monster will only be fleeting—"

Tenjou Hikari looked at the opponent calmly, thoughtful.

"Now, the only thing I lack is the Normal monster in the Graveyard, so—I can just activate this card.

Spell card, Transcend Evolution Pill B!"

A strange huge capsule, half purple and half emitting fluorescent light, appeared on his head.

"This card can be activated by Tributing 2 monsters including a Dinosaur-Type monster from your hand/field. Special Summon 1 Dinosaur-Type monster of Level 5 or higher from the deck/Extra Deck with ATK equal to or higher than the total ATK of the Tributed monsters!"

"Oh oh oh! It’s a brand new Fusion." A Fusion Army soldier cheered.

"Never seen card, doesn’t even seem to be invented by the scientists in the organization!"

Ye La stared at Tenjou Hikari: "Of course, because, this is the card I got in this world, communicating with those nobles, in these two days—the card of this world!"

He stared at Tenjou Hikari intently: "Tenjou Hikari, just like the sudden mutation you like to use, this card can also directly Special Summon Fusion monsters from the Extra Deck.

But!

This card goes one step further!

I Tribute the Frostosaurus in my hand and the Megalosmasher X in my hand!

Special Summon—

Level 12!

Transcendosaurus Frostosaurus!"

The cold wind whistled, and countless ice edges began to fall from the sky like rain. A wrist dragon covered in ice stepped and came to the side of Gigantozowler.

Transcendosaurus Frostosaurus, Level 12, Water Attribute, Dinosaur-Type, ATK 3600.

"This, this is!?"

Rin instinctively covered her mouth with both hands, Yugo screamed directly: "Actually without Synchro, directly summoned Synchro monster’s Spell card!?

Took—took the Synchro monster and fused it out like Fusion!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

"Too amazing, General Ye La!"

"Too strong, too strong!"

Compared to Yugo who was just surprised, the state of those Fusion Army soldiers can be described as overjoyed.

When have they ever seen an unusual "Fusion" on their side!?

Actually "fused" a Synchro monster out as if it were a Fusion!

"How about it, Tenjou Hikari!"

"...Amazing." Tenjou Hikari didn’t skimp on his praise, "It is indeed a very amazing duel."

Hearing Tenjou Hikari’s praise, those Fusion Army soldiers who were excited to the point of almost dancing were suddenly stunned, looking at Tenjou Hikari in shock, but afterwards, some of them couldn’t help but realize.

Yes.

Tenjou Hikari is such a duelist.

Even if it is a duelist from the opposing camp, if you really do something amazing, you can still get his praise.

"But, precisely because of this, it makes people even more angry, Ye La."

"What?" Ye La stared at Tenjou Hikari, "What did you say? Say it again?"

"Ye La, do you really think from the bottom of your heart that it is okay to sacrifice others for your so-called [great cause]?"

"It has always been like this, the history of mankind is the history of war. If mankind wants to move forward and progress, there must be war.

In the past, human countries attacked each other, thus driving the development of weapons. Nowadays, the communication and fighting between dimensions have driven the development of dueling in our world.

This is a matter of course."

"Or, do you want to say that it is wrong for me to destroy my own monsters and send them to the Graveyard repeatedly? Heh, you guy, don’t you also always preach your set of [Circular Sublimation] theory?"

Ye La didn’t have any timidity when he heard Tenjou Hikari’s question, and told his thoughts generously.

This is... the second one?

No.

Tenjou Hikari thought about it.

This should be the "first one."

Although he had met duelists who insisted on Akaba Reo’s slogan before, those Fusion Army duelists just said so, but they didn’t believe that set at all, just simply borrowed that set of theories from Akaba Reo, borrowed Akaba Reo’s technology, and relied on dueling to get more rights and interests and more powerful cards.

And the Ye La in front of him is different.

He really insists on this set, and even relied on this set to really get a "transcendent" duelist.

From the perspective of a duelist, this Ye La is worthy of being a high-level and general in the true sense of the Fusion Army, and he is indeed not a miscellaneous fish that is given for nothing.

But precisely because of this, this person is more dangerous than other Fusion Armies!

"Have you thought about the victims?"

"If it were me, I would be willing to sacrifice myself, I can also sacrifice myself—just like this duel now, I will duel you here, even if I really can’t defeat you, I won’t escape, at least. I have to let the soldiers know that our Fusion Army’s [Fusion] has never been fake!"

"So you want to sacrifice the innocent S-dimension duelists next to you?"

"Their descendants will thank us for creating a more perfect world."

"..." Tenjou Hikari didn’t refute anything in the end, just said: "Then continue the [duel]. In the most direct way!"

"Hmph." Ye La didn’t have any wavering because of Tenjou Hikari’s words. For someone like him who grew up under Akaba Reo’s education, who firmly believes that spreading more excellent and civilized ideals to other dimensions is the best behavior, no matter what, he won’t listen.

"Battle, Tenjou Hikari!"

He pointed at the giant on the opponent’s field: "Use Gigantozowler to attack Stone Invoked monster!"

"I discard Aleister the Invoker in my hand, let Invoked Mechaba’s ATK and DEF increase by 1000 points!"

"Wow! 4000!?"

"Such high ATK, and, such high ATK, is actually done by that Aleister the Invoker alone? So strong..." Yugo couldn’t help but mutter.

Thinking that this 4000 ATK monster was done by Aleister the Invoker alone, it felt exaggerated.

"It doesn’t matter, Gigantozowler, sacrifice for victory!"

In Ye La’s shouting, the horned dragon wrestled with the Earth Invoked monster crazily, but in the end, although it had tried its best, it still couldn’t do it, and it shattered with a bang.

Ye La LP: 3700 -> 3500.

"At this moment, Gigantozowler’s effect activates! Activate when this card is destroyed. Select 1 Normal monster from your Graveyard to return to the deck. After that, Special Summon this monster!

Return Megalosmasher X to the deck!

Revive, the horned dragon that is brave and not afraid of sacrifice!"

He called out the red giant dinosaur as if he were calling a small horned dragon.

Transcendosaurus Gigantozowler appeared on the field again!

"Then, Gigantozowler’s effect, when this card is successfully Special Summoned, target 1 Dinosaur-Type monster in your Graveyard. Add that monster to your hand."

"Wow, I get it!" A Fusion Army soldier realized, "Because the main effect of this effect is to recycle dinosaurs, even if Tenjou Hikari has a Trap card to deal with this card, there is no way—even if Tenjou Hikari uses a Trap card in advance, Ye La can activate the effect to destroy Tenjou Hikari’s subsequent operations."

"And, if Tenjou Hikari doesn’t use the set card at this time, then he will definitely be blown up, and then it will be a direct attack of 3800 and 3600!" A Fusion Army soldier added immediately.

Unless Tenjou Hikari can happen to activate a set card, making the recovery of this effect fail, or happen to be able to bring out a card that will not be destroyed by effects—but how can it be so easy?

A set card, how to fuse?

"Open the set card."

!!

Ye La looked at Tenjou Hikari’s set card solemnly, constantly recalling what Fusion monster Tenjou Hikari could use to defeat him.

"Quick-Play Spell card, Magical Meltdown. This card can be activated by Tributing 1 Invoked monster on your field. Special Summon 1 Invoked monster with a different original attribute than the Tributed monster as a Fusion Summon."

"Tsk—Invoked monster of another attribute!?"

Tenjou Hikari only used Earth before...

"Tribute the Earth Invoked monster, transform—Water Invoked monster Cocytus!"

The huge stone giant began to crack, and after the summoning circle, the sound of gurgling streams rang out, and after a while, a silver-white dragon flashed out under the summoning circle.

"Roar roar roar, Hikari, are you finally going to use me?"

"Yes, Cocytus, if it weren’t for you, I couldn’t hold on."

"Hahaha, I am indeed the strongest Invoked monster!" It was in a good mood.

Invoked Cocytus, Level 6, Water Attribute, Dragon-Type, DEF 2900.

"I return Frostosaurus in the Graveyard to my hand, and then..." Ye La saw the Fusion monster change its attribute, first took the monster into his hand, and then looked at the card in his hand.

"Destroy Glaciasaurus in my hand."

"And, this Water Invoked monster of yours—"

"Sorry, Water Invoked monster cannot be destroyed by effects."

Tsk...

Same appearance, same effect as Frostosaurus, but, hmph, my value is higher!

"Use Frostosaurus to attack Water Invoked monster!"

Frostosaurus blew countless ice edges onto Cocytus, although it would not be destroyed by effects, it would eventually be destroyed in battle.

Tenjou Hikari didn’t have a second Aleister in his hand, even 2900 DEF couldn’t hold up to Frostosaurus’s attack, and finally turned into an ice sculpture.

"The Gigantozowler Special Summoned from the Graveyard refreshed the battle state, so it can attack directly—

Die, Tenjou Hikari!"

Ye La became very excited at this time.

Full life points are only 4000.

Plus the power of the "Earthbound Immortal" here, it can completely [kill] Tenjou Hikari directly in battle!

As if responding to his thoughts, Gigantozowler roared and erupted with terrifying power, using those sharp horns that were taller than mountains to stab Tenjou Hikari directly.

Rumble—

Countless residential houses were shattered under the huge power, and after Gigantozowler’s attack ended, the entire orphanage was shrouded in dust.

Did it succeed?

Ye La looked at Tenjou Hikari’s position excitedly.

The dust gradually dissipated, and a figure was looming, slowly flickering illusionarily.

Under the dust, that figure was like a black shadow, only those eyes emitted strange purple light, making Ye La couldn’t help but take a step back instinctively.

The dust slowly dissipated, and what appeared before him was Tenjou Hikari, who was embarrassed but had no injuries at all.

Tenjou Hikari wiped the corner of his mouth slightly.

Although Ye La’s own spirit level seemed not low, in the end, it was not a direct attack by a true god of the Earthbound Immortal level, and the pain caused was not as high as Ye La imagined.

Tenjou Hikari LP: 4000 -> 200.

Tenjou Hikari patted the dust on his clothes, not afraid at all because his life points were low, but continued to look at Ye La calmly.

Ye La’s face was a little bad.

He glanced at his hand, snorted coldly and said: "Activate Spell card, Foolish Burial, send Megalosmasher X from the deck to the Graveyard."

Ye La sent the previous Fusion material to the Graveyard.

In this way, everything should be foolproof.

Transcendosaurus’s revival needs a Normal monster, so he sent a basic form down. And, as long as Frostosaurus is on the field, the dragon Special Summoned from the Graveyard will not be selected as an effect target, nor will it be destroyed by effects. Without Aleister, it is not so simple for Tenjou Hikari to summon a 4000-level monster.

In addition, Frostosaurus itself will not be destroyed in battle.

In this way, at the very least, Gigantozowler should be able to revive once...

"My turn, draw." Tenjou Hikari drew a card from the deck, saw the familiar appearance, and then raised his eyebrows at the opponent, "Ye La, as a duel opponent, I’ll give you some advice.

Don’t always think you are right."

?

"Actually, there were signs since last time. You are completely different from that noble at first glance, but in the bottom, you are exactly the same, all arrogant, self-righteous people who can’t listen to others."

"You actually dare to compare me with that waste—"

"You appeared for the first time, standing on the mountain, looking down at me; just appeared, and jumped down from above. You have been talking and dueling

"You actually dare to compare me to that piece of trash—"

"When you first appeared, you stood on the mountain, looking down at me; just now, you also jumped down from above. You have always been speaking and dueling with arrogant self-righteousness, imposing your own ideas on others."

Lilos looked at Tenjou Hikari solemnly.

He didn't care about Tenjou Hikari belittling him; he was only looking at how Tenjou Hikari dared to speak to him like this in this situation, fearing he still had a means of counterattack.

"Do you know why, when you were stating your philosophy, many soldiers didn't even pay attention? Even when you were dueling, the first thing they thought of was my Fusion cycle, rather than that set of rhetoric about sacrifice?

Indeed, part of it is because I am more famous. But besides that, there is something you can never change—invasion is invasion; no matter how nicely you put it, it is still an invasion!"

!

Lilos's heart was pounding wildly.

When these words came out, that terrifying feeling he had by the sea earlier appeared in his heart once again.

It was as if, at this very moment, it wasn't Tenjou Hikari who had fewer Life Points, but him—just like that day, it felt as if it wasn't him looking down on Tenjou Hikari, but Tenjou Hikari looking down and judging him!

"I Normal Summon Dragon-Magician Guardian!"

Dragon-Magician Guardian, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 1800.

"Eh eh eh, this monster looks just like Brother Tenjou!"

"Tch, it's the Fusion monster Tenjou Hikari—" a few Fusion Army soldiers cursed under their breath.

Being able to print one's own image onto a card is a remarkable glory.

"The effect of Dragon-Magician Guardian: When Normal or Special Summoned, discard 1 card to activate. Add 1 Normal Spell card with [Fusion] in its name from your deck to your hand."

Tenjou Hikari's deck didn't move; countless cards turned into data and floated before him.

Yugo and Rin stood behind him, and at a glance, they saw the dazzling array of various Fusions, like a menu, and couldn't help but exclaim in unison.

"Fusion Spell—Fossil Fusion."

"What!?" Lilos's expression changed drastically, "It's actually Fossil Fusion!?"

Oh no, he only thought about how Invocation could fuse monsters from both graveyards, but he forgot about this card—

"Spell card, Fossil Fusion!" Tenjou Hikari placed the card into his Duel Disk, "Banish the Fusion Materials listed on a [Fossil] Fusion monster from your/your opponent's graveyard, and perform a Fusion Summon!

The Fusion conditions are a Rock-Type monster and a Level 5 or 6 monster from my own graveyard."

"Rock? Ah—"

"That's right, I banish Invoked Mechaba from my graveyard and your Level 6 Shield-Winged Electronic Sword Dragon from your graveyard!

Fusion Summon, Mesozoic Fossil Machine Skull Wagon!"

The dinosaur skeletons and rocks in the graveyard began to gather, and after a spin, a small dinosaur skeleton car appeared.

Mesozoic Fossil Machine Skull Wagon, Level 6, Earth Attribute, Rock-Type, ATK 1700.

"Tch..." Lilos cursed under his breath.

"You wanted to use this monster in the graveyard to prevent direct attacks or battle damage, right? Indeed, that is part of the strategy. But—how can you always think that you won't be wrong?

Just like the strategy you gave that noble, didn't it go wrong?"

Tenjou Hikari never thought he could always have smooth sailing, and never believed his strategies were absolutely successful.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been caught off guard by people like Professor Daitokuji or the Light of Destruction, even when he had prepared himself.

"It's not over yet. Your strategy is repetitive destruction, repetitive revival, and battle/effect resistance, but when you saw my Super-Future Fusion, didn't you think of anything else?"

"Huh?"

"Hmph—the effect of Dragon-Magician Guardian! Reveal 1 Fusion monster in your Extra Deck to activate. Special Summon 1 monster from your graveyard that is specifically listed on that monster in face-down Defense Position.

I Special Summon, Dark Magician!"

A red magician chuckled coldly, spun his body, covered himself with a curtain, and appeared on his field.

"Quick-Play Spell card, Secrets of Dark Magic.

This card can perform a Fusion Summon or a Ritual Summon."

"Ritual?" Lilos widened his eyes, "You even have Ritual Spells—"

"There are always times when I get a whim." Tenjou Hikari said, "I won't let my companions stay in the lab and get moldy—anyway, I'm activating the Fusion effect of Secrets of Dark Magic. Use monsters from my hand/field that include [Dark Magician] or [Dark Magician Girl] as Fusion Materials to Special Summon 1 Fusion monster!"

"...Wait, Dark Magician... could it be!"

"That's right—it is exactly that 'could it be'! Haven't seen it in a long time, right? But this time, it's the genuine article!

Let's go, Gaia!"

"Oh! My Lord!"

Gaia responded beside Tenjou Hikari: "Let this guy, who dares to use high-sounding excuses to invade others, know what true [conviction] is!"

As the [Grand Lord], what he despises most is exactly people and spirits like Lilos!

"The Fusion conditions are Dark Magician and a [Chaos] Ritual monster."

"One power guides the light, one power guides the darkness!"

"When the powers of light and darkness intertwine, Chaos shall descend!

Appear.

Level 8, Chaos Master of the Magical Knights!"

The golden-armored warrior threw off his cape, brandished the long sword and shield in his hands, tore through the void, and appeared abruptly beside Tenjou Hikari.

Chaos Master of the Magical Knights, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 3000.

"Oh oh oh, so cool!" Yugo said excitedly.

Lilos looked ashen.

Oh no—what his trump card fears most is precisely the Chaos Master of the Magical Knights!

"However, it doesn't matter, you have no Light Attribute monsters on your field, and you've already used your Normal Summon..." A moment later, he remembered the activation condition for the Chaos Master's effect and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Heh... the effect of Chaos Master of the Magical Knights: When this card is Fusion Summoned, target 1 Light or Dark monster in your graveyard; Special Summon that monster!"

Tenjou Hikari raised his left Duel Disk, and inside the disk, a beam of pure light flashed automatically. At this moment, Lilos suddenly remembered—Dragon-Magician also discarded a card!

"Thunder Dragon-Thunder Dragon!"

Zzzzt!

A giant dragon egg, as tall as a person, fell from the sky.

Thunder Dragon-Thunder Dragon, Level 1, Light Attribute, Thunder-Type, ATK 0.

"Oh—looking at this size, the little guy should be evolving again soon, right?" Beside them, Tierra saw this huge dragon egg and added, "Although it doesn't seem to be a Fusion monster."

Could it be growing into Thunder-Dragon-Thunder Dragon?

Tenjou Hikari pondered for a moment, didn't rush to ask the Thunder Dragon, and looked at his opponent.

Lilos had already realized it, but he still seemed to want to put up a desperate resistance, holding his hands in front of him.

And those Fusion Army soldiers were different; with their ample experience, they had already shielded Lilos in front of them.

Tenjou Hikari narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his right hand: "Then—activating the monster effect! The effect of Chaos Master of the Magical Knights: Tribute one Light and one Dark monster from your field to activate; banish all monsters on the field!

I tribute Dragon-Magician Guardian and Thunder Dragon!"

"Creation of Heaven and Earth!"

Although this card was not Gaia's power, but the power of the original Chaos Soldier, Gaia used it with great ease. He lightly swept his great sword with his right hand, and the whole world seemed to suddenly have a "wound." The two giant dinosaurs struggled frantically, but were still sucked in and disappeared without a trace.

"..." Lilos remained silent.

So that's it; when Tenjou Hikari activated Super-Future Fusion last turn, he was thinking of this.

He never considered the Normal monster in my graveyard at all!

"Battle, direct attack." Tenjou Hikari pointed casually, and the two monsters automatically charged forward, rushing toward Lilos.

The small car knocked him to the ground first, and then, Gaia appeared behind him instantly.

That huge sword contained his anger toward the invaders, his determination as a "Grand Lord" to protect weak spirits, and the absolute warrior power he obtained as a [Chaos Soldier]!

Lilos, LP: 3500→1800→0.

Lilos felt the pain piercing through his body. The power of Chaos pierced through him, a person who only had one absolute ideology, and then made him completely unable to hold his cards. Amidst a cry of pain, he completely lost consciousness.

And the moment he fell, the duel's projection also dissipated simultaneously.

But—

Just at this moment, Tenjou Hikari suddenly felt a burning sensation.

Lilos's body gradually became ethereal and finally turned into a burning fire—Tierra said that was his soul. That soul seemed to be pulled by something, flew into the sky, and made the sky seem much redder.