Chapter 67: Thought Coordination

The trait of Dark Fusion is that it cannot be destroyed by effects during the Fusion Summon turn.

After noticing that the Gold Captain added a card to his hand, Judai had already prepared himself.

He was no longer the same person from six months ago; after experiencing Dimensional Travel, exchanging with many classmates, and witnessing duels by Kai Sa Ryo, Wan Wan Zhangmu, San Ze, and Tenjo Hikari, and personally participating in several Dark Duels, he had gained a completely new understanding of dueling.

He remembered the effect of Dark Fusion very clearly.

Next, it should be Dark Fusion...

"Next, I Normal Summon—Elemental Hero Sky Knight!" Yet, the Captain's next card left both duelists stunned.

"Sky Knight??"

"Sky Knight!"

Each of them was shocked in their own way.

Judai was shocked because—he had never seen this card before.

Tenjo Hikari was shocked because—holy crap, Sky Knight! Who wouldn't want to be a hero if they had three Sky Knights?

"The effect of Elemental Hero Sky Knight: When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can activate one of its two effects. I activate the second: add one 【Hero】 from your Deck to your hand."

"I add my other self, Elemental Hero Gold Captain, to my hand."

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Judai blurted out involuntarily, "Such a strong effect!?"

"You can freely search for any 【Hero】, even Evil Hero cards!"

"Heh…" The Gold Captain, seeing Judai's astonishment, finally couldn't help but let out a faint laugh, then revealed another card: "Field Magic, Fusion Gate."

Amid the towering skyscrapers, a massive black hole composed of grids suddenly appeared.

"Skyscraper…" The Winged One chuckled, pointing at the opponent, "If this were a card effect, the Captain would've already destroyed it."

This remark oddly struck Tenjo Hikari's sense of humor.

The Gold Captain's effect is: if there is no "Skyscraper" on the field, he destroys himself. He's the type who'll die if he doesn't show off.

Then he immediately realized: "Wait, Judai—Fusion Monsters of 【Evil Hero】 require Dark Fusion to be Fusion Summoned, so—"

"Ah, right!" Judai finally caught on.

"According to the effect of Fusion Gate, I fuse the Sky Knight on the field with my self in hand."

"The Fusion condition is a monster with 【Elemental Hero】 in its name and a Light-attribute monster."

"Fusion Summon! The Hero Who Brings Light—"

"Elemental Hero Flash Knight!"

A white-clad hero wearing a mask, arms crossed, slowly descended from the sky like the sun. Accompanied by mechanical sounds, a series of mechanical rings, glowing like sunlight, rose slowly behind him—shining brilliantly, just like the divine aura surrounding gods and buddhas in myth.

Elemental Hero Flash Knight, Level 8, Light-attribute, Warrior-type, ATK 2600.

"Phew… My Clay Golem is still stronger."

"Judai, he has an effect," Tenjo Hikari reminded him.

"Ah, right!" He suddenly snapped back to awareness.

"Flash Knight's effect: Its ATK increases by 300 points for each of your 【Elemental Hero】 monsters banished from the game."

"It's similar to the effect of Flash Flame Wingman!" Judai then remembered something else: "Come to think of it, the Fusion condition resembles that of Big Tornado Knight—ah, so that's it, Captain! You've evolved new power even in the Alternate Dimension!"

"Correct." Flash Knight, arms crossed in the Monster Zone, struck the same pose as the Gold Captain: "Battle: Flash Knight attacks, destroy Clay Golem."

Golden light flooded the field; the Clay Golem shattered instantly. Judai felt the rushing wind, braced himself with his hands, then activated his face-down card.

"Activate Trap Card: Hero Marker!"

"When a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: Special Summon one 【Elemental Hero】 of Level 4 or lower from your hand or Deck!"

Judai didn't choose immediately; instead, he called out: "Hikari, what monster do you want?"

"Anything's fine, but preferably a Normal Monster!"

"OK, then it's you—Winged One!"

"Got it!" The Winged One shouted, leaping onto the field from outside.

"Oh?" The Gold Captain paused slightly. Though he loved showing off, he and the Winged One were two distinct spirits. Noticing Judai's tactic, he couldn't help but feel a quiet admiration.

As a child, Judai had few friends due to his overwhelming "Dark Power" and some entity, so he was always accompanied by these "Heroes" as companions. He treated his Deck as his friend, so during duels, he mostly thought about how to cooperate with himself.

Now, he was actively asking his teammate. Clearly, he had changed.

Of course, it might also be that this human named Xikalige was strong enough to make Judai open up.

"Then I cover two cards, end my turn."

He covered two cards.

Tenjo Hikari stroked his chin and looked again at the Golden Demon God: "So that's how it is."

?

The Demon God, slightly confused, imitated the Gold Captain by crossing his arms and posing as a master.

"First, draw a card," Tenjo Hikari drew one, saying as he did, "The Gold Captain sacrificed himself once to search for Dark Fusion, then let Sky Knight retrieve another copy of himself for a Fusion Summon."

"Astarion Gold Demon is also a Light-attribute card—why didn't Sky Knight search for a more useful 【Hero】 card instead?"

"The reason is simple: he's saving you, his teammate, a card—Dark Fusion, right?"

The Golden Demon God's dozen golden eyes darted everywhere, and it muttered: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Tenjo Hikari shook his head and added: "Though they seem to have no communication, these two clearly understand teamwork well. Judai, be careful—this is different from the Gaia battle."

"Yeah, I understand!"

The Winged One glared at Tenjo Hikari—this guy's hinting at me again!

"Then my turn: Normal Summon, Ancient Mechanical Knight!" Then Tenjo Hikari revealed another card: "Next, Magic Card: Fusion Identification."

"This card allows one monster on the field, when used as Fusion material, to count as a copy of a monster in the Extra Deck with the same name."

"I choose the Ancient Mechanical Knight on the field, then reveal from my Extra Deck: Re-Lightning Warrior·Wan Rong Alchemist!"

"Magic Card: Re-Lightning Fusion!"

Tenjo Hikari never imagined he'd ever activate the Fusion effect of this card.

"Oh! Am I finally going up this time!" Wan Rong Alchemist excitedly exclaimed.

Dueling two Golden Spirits personally!

"Fusion condition: a monster with 【Re-Lightning】 in its name and one Normal Monster!"

"Transform the ordinary into the universal! The alchemical product that dissolves all things, descend here!"

"Fusion Summon: Re-Lightning Warrior·Wan Rong Alchemist!"

Re-Lightning Warrior·Wan Rong Alchemist, Level 1, Fire-attribute, Psychic-type, ATK 0, DEF 0.

In Defense Position.

"Psychic-type?" The Gold Captain loosened his grip in surprise.

"Level 1, ATK 0, DEF 0…" Seeing these familiar stats, the Golden Demon God unconsciously uncrossed his arms, leaned back, and suddenly felt a flicker of panic.

Especially when he saw Wan Rong Alchemist's eyes, hidden behind red sunglasses, gazing as if at a peerless beauty—cold sweat poured down.

"Activate Re-Lightning Fusion's effect: When this card is in the Graveyard, return it to the Deck and shuffle, then draw one card… eh?"

Tenjo Hikari saw the card he drew and shrugged.

"Lucky draw. Magic Card: Simple Fusion."

"Pay 1000 LP to Special Summon Thousand-Eyed Offering God."

Student Group LP: 8000 → 7000.

Seeing this familiar monster, the Gold Captain clenched his lips and glanced at his partner.

The Golden Demon God instinctively wiped sweat from his forehead—

This guy keeps doing exactly what I was planning to do!

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