"Tch, end turn!" The Martial God of the Dark World leaned back, and several Archfiends hurriedly prepared a seat for it, allowing it to sit comfortably at the center of the battlefield.
"My turn. Draw."
After drawing a card, Tenjo Hikari placed it directly into the Duel Disk.
"Pay 1000 Life Points to activate the Spell Card, Ready Fusion!"
Tenjo Hikari LP: 4000→3000.
"Ready Fusion?"
The Martial God looked puzzled at the card.
Since this was its first duel, it couldn't fully understand what type of warrior Tenjo Hikari was. To use a seemingly useless card like Ready Fusion right off the bat, could this human really not be a powerful warrior?
Tenjo Hikari didn't waste words and directly activated the effect: "You can pay 1000 Life Points to activate. Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster that is LV 6 or lower from the Extra Deck, except an Effect Monster.
The monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack and is destroyed during the End Phase."
"I Special Summon, from the Extra Deck, LV 6, Metal Dragon."
"Come forth, Metal Dragon."
A Mechanical Dragon, somewhat resembling a Cyber Dragon, appeared from Tenjo Hikari's hand and then landed beside him.
Metal Dragon, LV 6, Wind Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 1850.
"Attack Power 1850?" The Martial God laughed at the Monster, and following its laughter, the Archfiends surrounding it couldn't help but laugh loudly.
"Hahahaha!!"
"Attack Power only 1850! It can't even beat Lord Veki!"
"You made it sound so powerful, and this is it!"
Laughter filled the surroundings.
Witnessing this, Serena, who had initially lost her judgment due to fear, couldn't help but jump out and shout at the surrounding Archfiends: "Don't laugh! You guys, Master Tenjo is an Absolute Fusion Master who pursues the peak of Fusion!"
However, her defense only made the surrounding Archfiends laugh even harder.
"You dare—" Serena's temper flared up, and she rolled up her sleeves as if ready to rush out and fight the Archfiends with her bare hands.
"No need for that, Serena!"
"Master?"
Tenjo Hikari took a card from his hand with his right hand, raised it before his eyes, and said, "I'm glad to see you've regained your composure."
"Ah! Eh, hehe, Master…" Serena snapped back to her senses, sheepishly scratching the back of her head.
Tenjo Hikari chuckled softly.
Tenjo Hikari usually isn't very oppressive, except for when he tells others in the Fusion Army that "if you neither fuse nor join the faction, it doesn't count." Most of the time, he is relatively composed.
So his interruption wasn't simply because he was annoyed.
Serena was intimidated by the surrounding Archfiends, overwhelmed by the Martial God's aura, and stood there in fear and panic, while Tenjo Hikari, as her "Mentor," couldn't just ignore it.
However, he's not really a proper teacher, so he doesn't know how to instruct Serena or guide her, fearing that his meddling might lead her astray. Thus, Tenjo Hikari's only approach is to lead by example.
In the future, Serena is going to travel to more dimensions, and outside of dueling, one crucial point is that she shouldn't be affected by opponents and the environment!
Even if a volcano erupts, you must focus on the duel!
"Don't underestimate a Monster just because it's weak. When weak Monsters gather together, they can possess brand new power!
Just like this Heroic City, like how heroes excel in collaboration."
"Hehe, those heroes you mentioned have already been driven away by me!"
"They've been forced back!" Tenjo Hikari squinted his eyes, "They are always ready to retaliate, ever-present, and will never give up!"
"As for now, let me show you my fusion—activate the Spell Card, Fusion Deployment!"
The scene depicts a Dark World warrior jumping down from a dragon, reaching the frontline.
"It's that Dark World gatekeeper..." The Martial God recognized the monster on the card image.
Dark Blade became part of the "Mementotlan" series and joined the Fusion Deck later on.
"Fusion Deployment can only be activated once per turn, and during the turn you activate it, you can't Special Summon non-Fusion Monsters from the Extra Deck."
Tenjo Hikari explained while opening the Extra Deck: "Show a Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck to the opponent; Special Summon 1 of its Fusion Materials with its name listed from your hand or Deck."
Huh?
The Martial God of the Dark World muttered to itself, relying purely on drawing from the deck.
"I reveal the Cyber Twin Dragon from my Extra Deck, and from my deck, I'll Special Summon its Fusion Material, Cyber Dragon!"
Now it's a genuine Cyber Dragon!
Cyber Dragon, LV 5, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 2100.
"Cyber Dragon... Heh, Attack Power 2100, it's indeed stronger than the previous Metal Dragon, capable of defeating the Vanguard." The Martial God folded its arms, nodding slightly, "However, if this is all you have, you can't stop my army.
Implementing any decisive action in this turn to resolve the duel is out of the question!"
Tenjo Hikari didn't further engage in conversation and instead revealed the final card: "Spell Card, Overload Fusion."
"Overload Fusion!?" The Martial God of the Dark World was surprised and shocked, "Why are you using another fusion-related card? What kind of deck do you have?"
"Master's deck is a Full Fusion Deck!" Serena proudly lifted her head, saying, "In the entire deck, except for a small portion of Fusion Materials, all remaining cards are [Fusion]!"
"It's all fusion!? Can such a Deck even work—"
Before it could continue questioning, Tenjo Hikari had already made a move: "This is a Fusion Spell Card exclusive for Machine-Type, using monsters from the field and Graveyard as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon a Dark Attribute Machine-Type Fusion Monster!"
"Fusion, but don't you also lack Fusion Material… ah!"
He realized it.
In the Graveyard!
Previously, with Card Destruction, Tenjo Hikari must have discarded at least 5 Hand Cards!
"As a Duelist, you must always think when using any card, Serena." Tenjo Hikari said while opening the Graveyard, taking out several cards to show his opponent before putting them back into his waist pouch, "Just like before, you must at least clearly see the type of card you are discarding with Card Destruction."
Even though in this world you can't directly see what card your opponent discarded, at least observing carefully can help confirm the type.
"I banish Cyber Dragon and Metal Dragon on the field, and Cannon Soldier, Ancient Gear Knight, and Ancient Gear Golem from the Graveyard."
"5...5 monsters for a fusion?!"
The Martial God of the Dark World looked at the Fusion Material and knew the danger.
"The Fusion Conditions are... at least Cyber Dragon and one Machine-Type Monster!"
"Fusion Summon!"
"Chimeratech Overdragon!"
Chimeratech Overdragon, LV 9, Dark Attribute, Machine-Type, Attack Power?
"Chimeratech Overdragon's ATK is 800 times the number of Fusion Material, and it now has 5 Fusion Material, so its ATK is—"
"4...4000!?"
"Ah!"
"Woah!"
The Archfiends gasped.
Chimeratech Overdragon, ATK: ?→4000.
"Battle, Chimeratech Overdragon attack the Martial God of the Dark World!"
The Martial God, initially terrified of the Mechanical Dragon's immense 4000 ATK, was shocked to hear Tenjo Hikari's words but then laughed boisterously as if gaining confidence: "Foolish! A monster with 4000 ATK attacking a monster in Defense Position? You won't deplete my Life Points that way—do you still think you can finish me off this turn?!"
"No, you're wrong!" Serena excitedly punched the air, "Chimeratech Overdragon can attack once for each Fusion Material, and it has 5, so it can attack five times!"
"...Wha, what?" Martial God of the Dark World was taken aback.
Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath.
"Serena, now do you understand? With a calm mind, you can use the exact same tactics as me to defeat this enemy!"
Among the Lunalight, there are also Fusion Monster Cards capable of attacking all monsters!
She also has strategies to increase attack power!
This means Tenjo Hikari's strategy is entirely replicable for Serena!
In fact, the four High-Level Monsters in Attack Position, each over 2000 ATK, are not intimidating at all to her Deck, they are simply four "targets"!
Deploying five monsters with no resistance or defensive capability without understanding the opposing Deck is no different from offering free resources!
Even summoning these five in Defense Position would make more sense than the current situation!
"Yes!" Serena finally forgot the hostile presence of the demons around her because, in truth, these so-called demons were not truly terrifying!
Though the Skyscraper was occupied by the Martial God, thinking back now, it had only stalemated with the "Newbie Village Chief" through five hundred rounds, only barely suppressing the native Spirits with the Light of Destruction's help.
In reality, it was only slightly stronger than the opponents Serena was originally meant to face!
Seeing her smile, Tenjo Hikari nodded and replied with a smile: "Duelists, no matter how strong the opponent or terrifying the environment may be, the most important thing is always keeping your inner self!"
Getting even a little of the Light of Destruction and thinking you're invincible, such a mindset is absolutely unacceptable.
"Now, the battle continues, Chimeratech Overdragon attack the Divine Soldier of the Dark World!"
Light flows surged, and the Mechanical Dragon spewed searing flames, shattering the silver-white general.
"Waa—!" Martial God of the Dark World seated on the chair was thrown to the ground by the terrifying impact.
Martial God of the Dark World, LP: 4000→2600
"Continue, attack the Archfiend of the Dark World!"
"Boom—" The Martial God of the Dark World who had just stood up was knocked flying again by the aftermath.
Martial God of the Dark World, LP: 2600→1300
"Fourth strike—"
Tenjo Hikari squinted slightly, while Tierra beside him lightly raised her hand and snapped her fingers, then Tenjo Hikari continued: "Chimeratech Overdragon attack the Martial God of the Dark World!"
Seeing the Mechanical Dragon aim its seven or eight heads at him, the Martial God who had just wanted to stand up was completely frozen, losing any reaction.
Regretting the summon—
"Repent to the heroes and the spirits you assaulted!"
"Evolution Aggregate Burst!"
"Aaaahhh!"
The Martial God of the Dark World was washed away by countless white torrents, screaming as he shattered into pieces, transforming into a card that slowly floated down like a feather in the wind, making a faint clatter.