Chapter 320: God!?? (4k, seeking monthly votes)

The duel began.

The gate slowly opened automatically, completely revealing the city scene of the Forgotten World to everyone.

An empty, dark world full of bones, it seemed like a beast waiting to devour people.

Aster and Amon stood not far behind Tenjou Hikari. At this time, they also got to know each other.

The adopted son of a big conglomerate, a star on the professional stage, these two terms seemed to have no intersection, but whether it was Aster or Amon, both knew very clearly that the fact that they could reach the gate at almost the same time meant that they probably had no difference in "power."

This made Aster vaguely interested.

Before coming here, Sartorius had told him that he would open his own new stage of becoming stronger here. He was curious about what kind of situation would make him stronger—although he had a slight good impression of Eko, no matter what, Aster was still a standard upright gentleman. After interacting with the two for a while, he instantly cut off the slight thoughts that had arisen in his heart.

He was more curious about how this match would proceed.

The duel had already begun, but for some reason, that huge spirit didn't make a move, but continued to scrutinize Tenjou Hikari.

And Tenjou Hikari was also looking at the cards in his hand in surprise, seemingly very unexpected.

The spirit scrutinized Tenjou Hikari and slowly spoke: "It seems that you have no anger or disgust, only confusion."

"I'm just a bit surprised."

Surprised?

What's the situation?

Both duelists looked at Tenjou Hikari simultaneously.

"When you come to this world, when you sink into this abyss, and walk toward the gate of this underworld under darkness and pressure, the monsters in your deck are being slowly replaced—"

There's such a thing!?

Both hurriedly opened their decks and found that the monsters in their decks had indeed turned into Normal Monsters!

"How could this be!?" Aster exclaimed.

"I didn't notice at all—" Amon also said in disbelief.

"Rest assured, your monsters haven't been truly replaced, but have been hidden by the spirits here in your side deck."

Both immediately took out the pouches behind them, found their monsters, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they came here to find forgotten spirits, it was impossible to throw away their own cards. What would that be called?

"If you want to prove yourself, if you want to prove your determination, then you must prove it with your own actions. If you cannot do it, then I will give you the most painful curse—

No matter who you duel, at the critical moment, you will never draw the card you want most."

Wow...

Several people looked at it, looking shocked.

Can it even do this?

This spirit, its strength is actually this high?

"Can we only use these monsters in the duel?" Eko looked at Amon's deck.

Fighting with these weak monster cards that have no special abilities?

She was a bit worried.

"No—perhaps this is the right way." Amon looked at the monsters in his hand. "If you want to save the spirits here and make their resentment and pain disappear, what you should do is be in the same situation as them... I understand."

Amon pondered.

"Oh, you want to save the spirits here and make their pain and resentment disappear?" Aster heard Amon's words and couldn't help but become interested. "Interesting, if you can really do it, that can be called a heroic act."

Subsequently, he couldn't help but shake his head with a smile: "Although it looks like a very serious test, in reality... for the Department Head, it should have almost no impact, right?"

Almost no impact?

The other two looked at Tenjou Hikari.

Tenjou Hikari nodded: "That's right, as long as [Fusion] is there, no matter what it is, it doesn't matter!"

"It seems that the humans who came to this world this time are all guys with some faith, not just anyone filling the numbers." The huge spirit scrutinized all the humans again, then slowly raised its right hand, praising them.

"Then, let's see if you have any real skills. My turn, draw card.

Normal Summon, myself—"

Summoning himself right off the bat!?

Several people were shocked.

They were all battle-hardened people who had adventured and dueled in many dimensions. Naturally, they knew that spirits would summon themselves in duels. On one hand, it was the card they were most familiar with; on the other hand, summoning themselves would also increase their dueling power, allowing them to draw and use more powerful cards, thereby enhancing their dueling strength.

But summoning himself right off the bat...

"Attack Position Summon, Dark Magician - Lion Wizard."

A smaller spirit wearing a cloak leaped forward and jumped onto the field.

Who!?

A group of people exclaimed in their hearts simultaneously.

Even Tenjou Hikari was shocked when he heard it.

What's it called!?

Lion Wizard!?

God!?

Looking closely again, wasn't that monster wearing a cloak and using magic just a lion wearing a cloak?

It really was Lion Wizard!?

Can Gods also be forgotten?

Subsequently, he hurriedly regained his senses—no, this world wasn't his world, and the meme of "God" didn't exist in this world.

Dark Magician - Lion Wizard, Level 4, DARK, Spellcaster, ATK 1350.

"Attack power is only 1350?" Eko frowned in confusion.

"Lion Wizard... is that the one, the Level 5 Spellcaster monster?" Aster's knowledge was rich enough that he instantly knew the prototype of this monster.

"It's actually Lion Wizard?" Amon was also a bit surprised. A Level 5 monster with only 1350 attack power, yet it had evolved in this world?

"But the point here shouldn't be this." Aster thought for a moment and spoke.

"Right, exactly." Amon followed up, "Because if all the monster cards in Tenjou Hikari's deck have been replaced with the monster cards here, then those are forgotten monsters with very ordinary attack and defense. Breaking through 1350 points might be a bit difficult? And... Attack Position, it looks very much like it's acting as bait."

Thinking of this, the two looked at each other again.

It seems that this guy opposite is indeed a bit powerful.

"It's not over yet, activate Continuous Spell card, Mortal Will."

Lion Wizard slapped a Continuous Spell card onto the field.

"Mortal Will." As if competing, Amon spoke first. "It's a Continuous Spell card that allows you to show the opponent if the card drawn during the Draw Phase is a Normal Monster, and then draw another card."

"The powerful thing about this card is that as long as the card drawn during the Draw Phase is a Normal Monster, you can draw 1 card." Aster was not to be outdone, saying, "Therefore, by activating Quick-Play Spell cards during the Draw Phase to change your hand, after drawing a Normal Monster, you can continue to draw cards."

Both nodded simultaneously.

This was a high-quality support card for Normal Monsters!

"Set one card, end turn." The huge lion slowly laid down a card on the field and looked at Tenjou Hikari.

Everyone was curious about how Tenjou Hikari would duel. Tenjou Hikari, however, was not nervous at all, just glanced at his hand and directly started his turn.

"My turn, draw card."

Tenjou Hikari drew a card from his deck, looked down at it, and then asked casually: "In that case, Lion Wizard, the monsters in your deck should be the same monsters as mine, right?"

"That's right—except for myself, all monsters are the same monsters as yours. If there are any old, simple, powerless monsters in your deck, perhaps they will also be retained."

Tenjou Hikari nodded.

He tried to raise a monster, but suddenly felt a bit surprised, finding that he couldn't use it.

"This is?"

"As long as I exist on the field, both sides must Tribute 1 monster to perform a Tribute Summon when summoning Level 4 or lower monsters with higher ATK or DEF than 1350."

Holy—

Tenjou Hikari's pupils shrank.

"What is it saying?" Amon widened his eyes and said in surprise.

"It's actually—the effect of [Changing Rules]!?" Aster was also shocked.

This kind of effect, I'm afraid it couldn't be directly reproduced in current machine-simulated duels, right!?

"So that's it, what a powerful effect." Tenjou Hikari praised sincerely.

This effect actually felt quite powerful, because in his impression, the ATK and DEF of modern monsters were generally higher, and needing a Tribute for 1350 ATK/DEF was actually quite annoying.

Although the real core of the deck should be able to Special Summon itself anyway.

"Then, I'll activate this." Tenjou Hikari didn't stand on ceremony and directly placed a card on the field, "Field Spell card, Fusion Recycling Plant!"

"Oh... a Field Spell card with Fusion in its name?"

Lion Wizard scanned the surrounding scene, and combined with Tenjou Hikari's previous statement, it wasn't surprised.

After all, the other party had already said so.

"But, you know, right," Lion Wizard raised its hand and said, "Among the countless forgotten spirits here, there are also those fusion materials for ancient Fusion Monsters, but because it's difficult to gather the fusion materials, the monsters summoned by Fusion are not even as good as some low-level monsters popular in your world now, and thus they were sadly abandoned.

So, how do you prove your [Fusion]?"

Tenjou Hikari looked at the monsters in his hand, nodded, and said: "Indeed, many monsters from the past were gradually abandoned because they couldn't compare to the power of new cards, but—this is by no means eternal.

When a certain moment appears, even cards that seemed useless in the past will suddenly shine."

A typical example might be Fabled Lurrie, a card that was unknown in the Fabled series, but because of the appearance of Fiendsmith, it suddenly appeared in front of players again, and even jumped to become a must-have component in many decks.

"Not only that, dueling is evolving, and Fusion is naturally evolving too—

What I want to prove is that no matter what the situation is, as long as you are willing to recognize me, as long as you are willing to move forward with me, then it will never be impossible to [Fuse]."

"Activate Spell card, Fusion!"

Abandoned the Normal Summon!

Directly started Fusion!

"I will fuse Thousand-Eyes Idol in my hand and Key-Lock Fairy in my hand!"

"How can these two monsters fuse!?" Lion Wizard was a bit surprised.

"Ah, it's that monster—" Aster instantly understood Tenjou Hikari's idea.

"That's right!" Tenjou Hikari heard Aster's whisper, raised his hand, and said, "The Fusion condition is, Normal Monsters, two!"

"Ancient dragon, protect your people, and bring the power of Fusion—

Fusion Summon, Level 9!

First of the Dragons!"

"Roar!!"

A winged snake-like giant dragon appeared from the black mist of Fusion with the support of the power of two Normal Monsters.

First of the Dragons, Level 9, DARK, Dragon, ATK 2700.

"...Interesting."

Lion Wizard stared at this dragon and praised it secretly in its heart.

"A Fusion Monster that only needs Normal Monsters to perform Fusion?" Amon nodded continuously on the side. "In this way, even ancient monsters have the power to protect themselves."

"That's right—" Mentioning this point, Aster didn't have the heart to compare with Amon and directly said, "Believe in Fusion, firmly believe in Fusion, fuse with each other, and through the power of Fusion, allow all existences to assist each other, and even allow originally weak monsters to gain the power to defeat strong enemies... This is the Department Head's faith.

Forgotten spirits may be full of pain, and may not be able to forgive the suffering of being abandoned, but as long as they are willing to follow the Department Head, then he is willing to give his faith to the other party to [Fuse].

A completely heroic act."

Aster's perception of Tenjou Hikari had always been this good.

Amon had a more comprehensive understanding of Tenjou Hikari's "strength" in his heart.

"Battle—use First of the Dragons to attack you, Lion Wizard!"

"Activate Continuous Trap card, DNA Surgery!"

Hmm?

Tenjou Hikari was stunned.

"When this card is activated, declare 1 Attribute. While this card is on the field, all face-up monsters on the field become the declared Attribute!

I declare—LIGHT!"

Holy light suddenly shone on the lion wearing the black wizard robe, and the majestic First of the Dragons also seemed to become kind and gentle.

Lion Wizard, DARK -> LIGHT; First of the Dragons, DARK -> LIGHT.

"But this won't change the battle situation, right? The ATK of First of the Dragons is still higher." Eko asked in a low voice.

"No, since this Trap card was used, there must be a purpose—"

"Right," Amon nodded, "I'm afraid it's its own effect."

"Hehehe, that's right." It signaled its smaller self to raise its claws, "I can activate this at the start of the Damage Step when I battle a LIGHT monster. Destroy that monster!"

Saying that, the small lion raised its right claw and fired a ball of pitch-black energy, heading directly toward the ancient dragon!

Destroying LIGHT monsters directly!?

That is indeed a bit powerful—

Both duelists were surprised again.

"Ha... but, Lion Wizard!" Tenjou Hikari didn't hesitate at all, "My [Fusion] is definitely not empty talk!

As long as First of the Dragons exists in the Monster Zone, it cannot be destroyed by battle with monsters other than Normal Monsters, and is unaffected by monster effects other than this card's!"

The images of the two Normal Monsters appeared on the ancient dragon, and they blocked the energy burst from Lion Wizard together, blocking the effect for the ancient dragon!

Thus, the ancient dragon leaped and slammed into Lion Wizard, shattering it!

The wild wind blew, blowing Lion Wizard's cloak askew, revealing the huge lion face, several meters tall, hidden under the cloak.

Lion Wizard, LP: 4000 -> 2650.

"Hahaha..." Lion Wizard laughed in a low voice.

"Using forgotten monsters to perform Fusion, and even using their power to protect Fusion, interesting human. It seems you are indeed not talking nonsense."

It raised its hand and explained its effect: "When I am destroyed by battle or effect, I can add 1 monster with 1350 ATK from my deck to my hand."

"It can search for itself!" Eko could also see this strength point.

However, Lion Wizard didn't search for [Dark Magician - Lion Wizard], but took a Normal Monster version of itself.

Standard [Lion Wizard].

This means.

At least in the initial duel, it believed that Tenjou Hikari had "passed."

That is, being able to properly utilize the cards here.

However—

Clearly, there was still a more core issue.

That is...

Whether Tenjou Hikari would "abandon," and whether he could truly "Fuse" as always.