Chapter 68: Walk the Opponent

Seeing Flash Xiabeiqianyannajishenxishou, the Golden Captain was not surprised—or rather, it seemed that such things had become routine for him.

"Then, I cover one card and end my turn."

"At the End Phase, due to the effect of Easy Fusion, the Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God is destroyed," said the Golden Captain. "Shatter, false demon god."

Boom—

The Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God shattered on cue. Tiancheng Guang felt no regret, for it was merely a temporary card drawn to clear the field; having one fewer monster on the field favored him.

"Then, at this moment, Flash Xia 's effect activates." The Golden Captain raised one finger, and as he spoke, a massive light orb coalesced in the sky. "When this card is sent from the field to the graveyard, you can choose up to two of your own monsters with 'Elemental Hero' in their names from among those excluded from the game and add them to your hand."

"I add Sky Xia and myself to my hand."

"Incredible! That means he can fuse-summon again next turn!" Judai watched the duel screen's information; since Flash Xia had previously been absorbed by the Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God, he had direct access to its effect. Seeing the text, he knew this fusion monster was absolutely worth adding to his deck. "And Sky Xia can be re-summoned next turn to search for more Heroes!"

"Judai, we need to find a way to remove the Field Spell."

"Got it!"

Tiancheng Guang knew about Flash Xia, but he could tell the Golden Captain was deliberately "showing off" to Judai—and he had no reason to interfere with their bond.

"Hehe, finally my turn." The Golden Heresy God wiped sweat from his forehead, drew a card, and chuckled twice. "Draw."

Generally, the fourth player in a tag duel ends up feeling like they're imprisoned—not because the damage was too high and they never got to act twice before the turn ended, or because they watched other players wildly interact while all they could do was play on their phone.

Though the duel hadn't even begun, the Golden Heresy God now felt this way, so he chuckled twice to ease his own nerves.

Then—

"Hey, I summon myself. Golden Heresy God."

"Ooooh!" cried Wan Rong the Alchemist, standing across from him—his body covered in metallic apparatuses yet resembling a wizard in appearance.

Golden Heresy God, Level 1, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster Type, ATK 0.

Seeing Wan Rong so excited, the Golden Heresy God rubbed his arms: "I activate my own effect."

"Once per turn, during either player's turn, you can activate this effect. Confirm all cards in your opponent's hand!"

"Eh?! That's so cheap!" Judai exclaimed.

Tiancheng Guang, as if he'd expected it, flipped his remaining two hand cards face-up and displayed them to the opponent. "Since this is a tag duel, Judai is considered a reserve duelist—you may only view my hand cards."

"Hehe, doesn't matter. When it's his turn, I can look too~~ hehe." The Golden Heresy God laughed gleefully.

"Let me see… Huh? Miracle Fusion and Exchange Fusion?" The Golden Heresy God's eyes widened in confusion. "Why are they all fusion cards?"

Aside from Ancient Mechanical Knight, every other card in his hand was fusion-related.

So this is the alchemist the Emperor called one who "pursues fusion"?

The Golden Heresy God rubbed his round head.

Before passing through the terrifying alchemist's portal, the Golden Lord had told them several things.

First, do not casually approach that alchemist—he is a terrifying one, the strongest alchemist "at the pinnacle." Even compared to him, the Golden Lord was inferior, so don't provoke him.

Second, our mission is to challenge the alchemist's two students. Both are young men he highly favors. Regardless of the outcome, we must not harm either of these two spirits—so duel boldly and fully. If the human side loses, it proves they're no better than that.

Third, if during the duel you sense the opponent's spirit or qualities, you may choose to follow them.

After all, these two spirits were personally selected by the Golden Lord himself, matching the duelist's mindset.

No wonder the Emperor told me to observe this human, Xikalige—changing card names, multiple fusions—he truly is a fine alchemist.

But how far we go depends on what comes next—

"My effect continues. At the end of this effect, until the End Phase, my card name becomes 'Thousand-Eyed Heresy God.'" The Golden Heresy God pointed at the phantom on the field, then flipped his face-down card. "Next, I activate my face-down card: Spell Card—Dark Fusion!"

"This card is a fusion spell exclusive to the Demon Type. Fuse the Demon Summon and Scapegoat Sheep from my hand to fusion summon: Demon Manifestation!"

A demon with bull horns raised its arms, crackling with lightning, emerging from the darkness.

Demon Manifestation, Level 6, Dark Attribute, Demon Type, ATK 2500→3000.

"When Demon Manifestation appears on the field, its name becomes 'Demon Summon.' All Demon Summon monsters on the field gain 500 ATK. Attack with Demon Manifestation—"

"Wait, at this moment!" Tiancheng Guang waved his hand, startling the Golden Heresy God so badly it nearly curled into a ball.

"Wan Rong the Alchemist's effect activates."

"Once per opponent's turn, you can target one effect monster on your opponent's field. Equip that monster to this card as an Equip Card."

"What!!!!!!" All dozens of the Golden Heresy God's eyes widened in shock.

He's interfering with my move again!

He's still interfering with my move!

"Wan Rong, dissolve it!"

"Eh, I'd love to dissolve gold, but in a duel, I can't be arbitrary—" He waved his staff, and Demon Manifestation dissolved like liquid, flowing into his armor.

"According to Wan Rong's effect, his DEF increases by the ATK of the equipped monster."

Wan Rong the Alchemist DEF: 0→2500.

"Can devour another's monster during the opponent's turn…?" The Golden Captain finally spoke up. "Stronger than you."

"Shut up!" the Heresy God snapped irritably.

Tiancheng Guang couldn't help but smile faintly.

This is the difference between O-ized Dark Fusion and this world's Dark Fusion: this world's version prevents the fusion-summoned monster from being destroyed this turn; O-ized version makes it "cannot be targeted." In my own world, I couldn't have done this.

"Where's your Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God?" the Golden Captain asked his partner.

"Don't rush!" the Golden Heresy God retorted irritably. "Field Spell—Fusion Gate's effect: fuse myself on the field with Sacrificial Demon from my hand."

"Fusion Summon: Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God!"

He had intended to use Demon Manifestation to directly destroy Wan Rong the Alchemist, preserving himself to peek at Judai's hand next turn—but he'd been absorbed outright.

Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God, Level 1, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster Type, ATK 0.

"I won't activate my own effect—I activate Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God's effect: devour Wan Rong the Alchemist."

You eat me, I eat you. That's dueling.

The Golden Heresy God wiped sweat from his forehead. At last, he'd reclaimed "his own move."

But then he remembered: Wan Rong the Alchemist's ATK and DEF were both 0. After devouring him, Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God's stats hadn't changed. The Golden Heresy God couldn't bring himself to smile.

Sorry, I woke up late today, update is a bit delayed.

Today I'll add one more update.

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(End of Chapter)