Chapter 464: The Fusion's Ancient Choice

"Hmph... Draw."

Kaiba-man drew a card from the top of his deck.

He glanced at it, then looked at Tenjou Hikari: "I originally just wanted to move around a bit, but looking at you now, you aren't one of those trash with no skills."

"However, anyone who dares to say they want to touch the Blue-Eyes in front of me, no one will get away unscathed!"

"Prepare yourself to be covered in wounds!"

"I reveal the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in my hand, Special Summon, Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon!"

A white dragon, noticeably thinner than the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, appeared amidst electric sparks.

Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, Level 8, Light Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 3000.

"This card is treated as Blue-Eyes White Dragon while on the field or in the Graveyard."

"The effect of 'Tough! Invincible! Strong!'. When this card is in the Graveyard, if you successfully Summon/Special Summon a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, activate this. Set this card on your field."

"Huh?" Tiera exclaimed from the side, "Set it again?"

It had already blocked one of Tenjou Hikari's attacks once, and now this card could set itself back? Didn't that mean Tenjou Hikari wouldn't be able to do anything next turn either?

"What, are you afraid? Is that all you've got?" Hearing Tiera's words, Kaiba-man couldn't help but sneer.

However, compared to her, Tenjou Hikari looked calm.

Kaiba-man observed Tenjou Hikari's expression for a moment, then chuckled casually.

"Don't worry, after that card is Set, it will be banished the next time it's used," Tenjou Hikari said.

Upon hearing this, Tiera immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hm? How do you know that?" Kaiba-man felt puzzled.

"Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon's monster effect, once per turn, target one monster on the opponent's field and destroy it."

"Disappear, Dark Magician!"

The Alternative White Dragon took a deep breath, then violently spat out a white stream of light directly at the Super Magic Swordsman. The Super Magic Swordsman tried his best to resist, but in the next second, he was shattered to pieces.

"The effect of Chaos Ruler, if this Fusion Summoned card is destroyed by battle or effect, target one Spell Card in my Graveyard and activate it. Add that card to my hand! I'll add The Eye of Timaeus to my hand."

"Oh ho... An effect to recover a Spell Card? It really is like that magician."

"But, this way, Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon shouldn't be able to attack either," Tiera said, having seen Seto Kaiba use this card before, so she knew clearly.

"Hm?" Kaiba-man heard Tiera's voice, felt puzzled again, and then said, "You actually know the effect of Alternative White Dragon..."

He pondered for a while, seemingly thinking about something, but after a moment, he gave up and shouted with a laugh: "It doesn't matter! Even if you know, so what! Blue-Eyes White Dragon, crush that dragon that dares to challenge you!"

"Burst Stream of Destruction!"

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon slowly gathered energy, then aimed at the Dragon Magician and spat out a torrent.

The white light pierced through the Dragon Magician and then struck behind Tenjou Hikari.

"End of turn."

"It ended so simply?" Tiera tapped her cheek lightly and rushed over, "Tenjou Hikari, what should we do? That guy must be confident that there's nothing to worry about with that Trap Card."

Tenjou Hikari nodded.

Normally, he had no way to deal with a Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the "Tough! Invincible! Strong!" state.

After all, his deck didn't have cards like Lava Golem or Santa Claws; his only methods for dealing with monsters were battle destruction or effect processing.

But the difference was that Tenjou Hikari now had an extra opportunity.

That was—Kaiba-man had two monsters on the field; Tenjou Hikari just needed to find a way to make Kaiba-man have to protect one, and then deal with the other.

For example, Fluffal Scissor Tiger, or monsters from the Gem-Knight series, could force a situation.

"My turn, draw."

Tenjou Hikari looked at his hand, Instant Fusion...

He looked to his left.

Oh!

His eyes lit up.

"Activate Spell Card, Instant Fusion."

"Pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon one Level 6 or lower non-effect Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack and are destroyed during the End Phase."

"Oh?" Kaiba-man felt slightly puzzled.

Tenjou Hikari LP: 4000 -> 3000.

"Special Summon, Bracchio-raidus!"

A standard, ancient Bracchio-raidus with no effects and no special features shook its head and appeared on the field.

"You actually still carry this card in your deck?" Tiera couldn't help but ask from the side.

"This is the beginning of everything, of course I wouldn't forget it," Tenjou Hikari said with a smile.

Bracchio-raidus, Level 6, Water Attribute, Dinosaur-Type, ATK 2200.

"Hahahaha—what kind of trash monster is this? Ridiculous, could it be that you want to challenge the Blue-Eyes with such a monster?"

"I certainly understand the power of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but, Mr. Kaiba, the fusion I pursue will not make me discard any fusion companions, so even if it's not a powerful card, I don't think it's useless."

"Oh? Interesting, then show me, kid."

"Activate Spell Card, Metamorphosis!" Tenjou Hikari immediately drew a card, the corners of his mouth rising, "Mr. Kaiba, if you don't use your effect now, it'll be too late."

Seto Kaiba frowned; he looked at Tenjou Hikari, who didn't seem to be bluffing, and felt confused.

"Metamorphosis is a card that transforms a monster into a Fusion Monster of the same level, Level 6..." He suddenly paused.

"Could it be..."

"Tribute the Level 6 Bracchio-raidus, Special Summon, Dragoness the Wicked Knight!"

Bracchio-raidus slowly stepped down, and a very ancient-looking warrior wearing dragon armor appeared, wielding a silver-white greatsword, guarding the field.

Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Level 6, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, DEF 1200.

"Roar roar... Dragoness the Wicked Knight, huh?" Kaiba-man chuckled, "So that's it, a Fusion Monster that can negate Normal Traps?"

"Next, things are simple. Activate Normal Spell Card, Fusion Deployment!"

"Before it was 'Deployment', now it's 'Fusion Deployment'? Looks like a similar effect."

"That's right, this card allows you to reveal one Fusion Monster in your Extra Deck to your opponent, and Special Summon one Fusion Material monster listed on that card from your Extra Deck or Graveyard! Monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack and their effects are negated until the end of the opponent's turn."

"I reveal Dark Paladin!"

"Hmph." This time, Kaiba-man let out a resentful cold snort.

"Special Summon Dark Magician from the Graveyard, then activate Spell Card, The Eye of Timaeus! Send Dark Magician to the Graveyard, then Fusion Summon, Dark Paladin!"

The red Dark Magician donned the robes of a swordsman, and a dragon-slaying greatsword was held in his hand, swinging casually.

Because of the existence of the Dream World, Tenjou Hikari drew another card.

Dark Paladin, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 2900.

"This card gains 500 ATK for every Dragon-Type monster on both fields and in both Graveyards!"

Tenjou Hikari clenched his fist and said: "The White Stone of Legend in your Graveyard, the Dragon Magician Guardian in my Graveyard, and the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons on your field, a total of 2000 points!"

Dark Paladin, ATK 2900 -> 4900.

"Battle, Dark Paladin attacks Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon!"

"Heh. Swinging your sword at the Blue-Eyes, are you? Do you think I'd be afraid to activate my Trap Card and not dare to act—naive, activate Trap Card, 'Tough! Invincible! Strong!'!"

"Then, Dragoness the Wicked Knight's monster effect! As long as this card is on the field, you can pay 1000 Life Points to negate the effect of a Normal Trap!"

Just as the Trap Card flipped up, Dragoness the Wicked Knight leaped up and slashed the Trap Card to pieces. At the same time, with the excellent cooperation of Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Dark Paladin successfully struck Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon with his sword.

A loud boom was heard.

Alternative White Dragon was shattered to pieces!

Tenjou Hikari, LP: 3000 -> 2000.

Kaiba-man, LP: 4000 -> 2100.

The smoke cleared, and Kaiba-man stood where he was.

"End of turn..."

On the other side, Kaiba-man felt the impact, and after a long while, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Interesting, truly interesting!"

After laughing, he looked at Tenjou Hikari and said: "So that's it, no wonder you had the guts to challenge me, you really are extraordinary."

He looked at Tenjou Hikari's field: "At first I thought you were some clown spouting nonsense, then I saw you use Dark Magician and The Eye of Timaeus, and thought you were somewhat interesting."

"I didn't expect that even with so many powerful and novel cards, you would still retain the use of old cards like Bracchio-raidus and Dragoness the Wicked Knight."

"Interesting—"

"As a duelist, that's enough for me to give you praise."

"However, don't think you can rest easy just yet, draw—"

"Heh... Dark Paladin can discard a card from the hand to negate the activation of a Spell Card, and Dragoness the Wicked Knight can negate the activation of a Trap Card, but they cannot negate Monster Cards."

"Summon, Lord of D. - Dragon Ruler of Dragons -"

The classic Lord of D., holding a staff with a Blue-Eyes White Dragon head, descended onto the field.

Lord of D. - Dragon Ruler of Dragons -, Level 4, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 1200.

"This card can discard one 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' or a card that lists that name, and target one Blue-Eyes in my Graveyard to activate. Special Summon that monster."

He discarded the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in his hand.

Dark Paladin, ATK 4900 -> 5400.

"Special Summon, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"Isn't this just increasing Dark Paladin's ATK?" Tiera asked confusedly, "Besides... why not just Special Summon Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon? Couldn't you have destroyed Dark Paladin directly?"

"Hmph, ridiculous, how could I run away in a battle against Dark Magician? Even if it's not him—"

"Appear, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

A second Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Tenjou Hikari frowned...

This feeling, could it be?

"Then... use the two monsters on the field as Xyz Materials to build the Xyz Network!"

"What?" Tiera exclaimed.

Tenjou Hikari's eyes widened too.

It really is—

"Noble dragon, respond to my expectations!"

"Open your eyes and watch carefully, you will be the first person to see this scene!"

"Xyz Summon!"

"Rank 8, Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 465 =====