Tenjo Hikari glanced at his hand cards.
Due to Dinosaur Ryuzaki's Hand Destruction, Tenjo Hikari discarded two Thunder Dragons and exchanged his hand cards. Now his hand was unexpectedly quite good.
But at this moment…
Tenjo Hikari looked towards the set cards on his opponent's field.
Dinosaur Ryuzaki had his hands in his pockets, looking not particularly worried. On the contrary, he was eagerly watching Tenjo Hikari, seeming quite satisfied with the duel so far.
"The effect of Thunder Dragon Fusion in the Graveyard can only be activated by banishing it, which wasn't sent to the Graveyard this turn. Add 1 Thunder-Type monster from the Deck to the hand.
I add Gem-Knight Tourmaline to my hand.
Then…"
Tenjo Hikari looked at his hand cards.
"Activate the Spell Card, Gem-Knight Fusion."
"This Fusion Spell Card is exclusively for Gem-Knight monsters. I fuse Gem-Knight Crystal and Gem-Knight Tourmaline from my hand as Fusion Materials to Fusion Summon—
Gem-Knight Prismaura!"
Captain Crystal held his shield and tapped it with his spear, feeling somewhat refreshed.
Gem-Knight Prismaura, LV 7, Earth Attribute, Thunder-Type, ATK 2450.
Whether it's an illusion or not, or maybe it's true, anyway, it seemed to him that this was the first time Tenjo Hikari seriously used 'Gem-Knight Fusion' to perform a fusion from his hand.
"In the Graveyard, the effect of Gem-Knight Fusion. You can activate it by banishing 1 Gem-Knight monster from your Graveyard. Add this card from the Graveyard to your hand. I banish Tourmaline from the Graveyard and return it to my hand."
"Next, activate the effect of Gem-Knight Prismaura, once per turn, send 1 'Gem-Knight' card from your hand to the Graveyard to target 1 face-up card on the field. Destroy that target."
"I send Gem-Knight Fusion from my hand to destroy your Super Conductor Tyranno on the field—" (Note 1)
Gem-Knight raised the Prism Crystal towards Super Conductor Tyranno, which roared in anger as electric lights flashed on its body, with a sizzling sound erupting into sparks. The electric lights bounced off the Prism Crystal like a mirror reflection, exploding and shattering it.
"Haha… well done." After his monster was shattered, Dinosaur Ryuzaki could clearly feel that the surrounding spectators began to worry and speculate.
The atmosphere had already been heated to its peak!
"You want to use the 4400 ATK Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem and the 2450 ATK Prismaura to reduce my Life Points to zero, don't you!? But can you really achieve it!?"
Tenjo Hikari glanced at his hand.
On the left were the two Fusion Cards obtained by exchanging with two Thunder Dragons when Dinosaur Ryuzaki used Hand Destruction, and on the right was a card used to search for Fusion Materials.
If the card Dinosaur Ryuzaki set was indeed that card, this attack would surely fail!
So then—
"I activate the Spell Card, Fusion Recruitment!" Tenjo Hikari placed a Spell Card into the slot, "According to its effect, reveal a Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck, and add a monster whose name is listed on that Fusion Monster Card from the Deck or Graveyard to your hand. After this card is activated, until the end of the turn, you cannot summon or Special Summon the monster added to the hand by this effect or monsters with the same name, nor can their effects be activated!"
"I reveal Cyber Twin Dragon from the Extra Deck, then add Cyber Dragon to my hand."
"Searching even now?"
"Then… battle—" Tenjo Hikari raised his hand, shouting, "Enter Battle Phase!"
"Wow!!"
"Be careful, Mr. Dinosaur!"
"I've been waiting, and it's now!"
Upon hearing Tenjo Hikari going into battle, Dinosaur Ryuzaki's lips curved into a smile, and he suddenly widened his eyes. The previously lifeless feeling disappeared, and he suddenly appeared extremely fiery: "Activate Trap Card!
Jurrac Impact!"
Indeed!
Tenjo Hikari shouted in his mind.
"This Trap Card can only be activated when there is a Dinosaur-Type monster with 2500 or more ATK on your field! Destroy all cards on the field!"
"All of them!?"
"Destroy!!!"
The spectators immediately gasped collectively.
"Go, Titano!"
Upon hearing his command, Jurrac Titano leapt high again, then began frantically assembling flames. In the sky, countless meteorites of fire fell crazily, seemingly signaling the end of the world.
Then, amid a series of gasps, Titano fell from the sky, directly crashing onto the field.
Boom—
A storm, blazing sun, fiery rain, all imaginable disasters seemed to occur at this dueling arena.
Neither the Gem-Knight nor the massive machine could withstand the terrifying meteor shower, disappearing from the field.
The field was instantly empty.
After a while.
Dust and smoke faded away.
The original duelists reappeared on the field.
Tenjo Hikari LP: 3500.
Dinosaur Lyuzaki LP: 2400.
Yet the field is spotless.
The crowd fell silent, feeling as if everything they witnessed was just an illusion.
At that moment, Dinosaur Lyuzaki was the first to break the silence: "Tenjo Hikari, I've seen you in the TV shows, in the duels between our dimension and the X Dimension's youth.
You said that Polymerization is the most noble form of summoning in the world.
When I saw you appearing at our factory and heard that you were going to endorse our products, seemingly even investing in technology, I really wanted to know if you, this kid, could be just like you were on the TV show—"
He continued speaking: "I know all too well what it's like to appear on TV, to become a star, become a great duelist, thinking oneself to be something great, then becoming arrogant, looking down on others, and even joining dark forces, pulling off soul-devouring stuff...
Champion of Japan, runner-up of Japan, outward glamour — it means nothing!"
Wow...
This Dinosaur Lyuzaki is just cursing himself right off the bat!
Tenjo Hikari was extremely surprised.
Who would have thought that this person, many years after the original "Yu-Gi-Oh," would reflect so deeply?
"When you defended me while I argued with the company folk, I was very delighted. Your current duel performance is quite surprising, but I dare not take risks—
I want to see your duel!"
"At this moment, it's the battle phase, and your monsters on the field are already wiped out. My Life Points are still 2400, and I have more cards in hand than you." He looked at his hand, "Next turn, I still have a chance to summon a powerful dinosaur...
If you cannot achieve victory in this turn — no, if you cannot win in this battle phase, then you only have failure!"
He widened his sharp eyes: "Come on, prove to me — to everyone, to us, to the company, to our future that you truly are the Absolute Fusion Master, as promoted on TV!"
"Wow!" "Hiss—"
"Oh my, Mr. Dinosaur, what are you saying..."
A group of staff found themselves at a loss for words.
Tenjo Hikari, on the other hand, couldn't help but laugh.
"This is interesting... senior." Tenjo Hikari looked at his hand, "I've heard of Muto Yugi's legend, and I always thought you were just a clown..."
Upon hearing these words, Dinosaur Lyuzaki showed no change in expression.
"But today I realize, you are indeed a Legendary Duelist!"
"In that case, I'll use the two cards drawn with your Hand Destruction to showcase my Fusion!"
"Paying half my Life Points, activate Quick-Play Spell Card — Cybernetic Fusion Support!"
Tenjo Hikari LP: 3500→1750.
"After this card is activated, in this turn, you can only Fusion Summon a Machine-Type Fusion Monster once by banishing the Fusion Materials decided by that Fusion Monster Card from your hand, field, or Graveyard!"
"The first card!" Dinosaur Lyuzaki showed no change in emotion, but instead recited the number, "You only have one card in your hand, which is Cyber Dragon — meaning, you only have one chance!"
"My second card is — Quick-Play Spell, Cyberload Fusion!" Tenjo Hikari swiftly revealed the card from his hand, with a card image showing three Cyber Dragons spinning in fusion!
"You can only activate one card with the same name per turn! Return the Fusion Material Monsters determined by the Fusion Monster Card from your field and your banished monsters to their owner's Deck, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck using Cyber Dragon as Fusion Material. Monsters summoned by this effect cannot attack other than this turn's monsters.
"But... because of Cybernetic Fusion Support's effect, you can use monsters in your hand and Graveyard, right?" He lightly tapped his forehead with a finger, "The first one is... Cyber Dragon."
"Then, from the Graveyard, Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem and Ancient Gear Knight!" supplemented Tenjo Hikari.
Tenjo Hikari stretched out his hand, raising it high: "Three Machine-Type monsters form a Polymerization!"
Dinosaur Lyuzaki gently lowered his hat.
He knew what kind of monster it would be.
"Oh mighty warriors of the distant past, and the knights who follow orders to protect allies, now, surround Cyber Dragon—"
He clenched both fists, raising them above his head.
"Fusion Summon!" He forcefully drew his hand downward, "Chimeratech Overdragon!"
Ka-cha ka-cha ka-cha—
Ding dang ding dang dang—
Boom...
Countless Mechanical Dragons flew in from all directions, then converged into a gigantic composite beast, each of its heads seemingly flickered with electric light.
"Whoa..."
"Heavens, this..."
The audience was speechless.
It actually happened!
They initially thought Mr. Dinosaur was making unreasonable demands!
Chimeratech Overdragon, LV 9, Dark Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK?
"Chimeratech Overdragon's attack is 800 points per Fusion Material. So—"
"Exactly 2400 points."
Dinosaur Lyuzaki hid his eyes under his hat, cheering with claps of his hands: "Well done!"
"Chimeratech Overdragon, direct attack on Mr. Dinosaur!"
Amid the applause, Dinosaur Lyuzaki's Life Points dropped to zero!