Chapter 825
This is not a duel at all!
Chapter 825 This is not a duel at all! (14,000 words, please vote with monthly tickets!!)
Light rain pattered on the nearby road and lamps, making a sparse sound. Shiyunin Suliang opened his graveyard, finally able to unfold the key points of his deck.
"The effect of the monster 'Fluffy Wings' in your Graveyard. If you control Toy Jar, you can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 Fluffy Monster in your Graveyard. Banish that monster, and draw 1 card from your Deck. After that, you can apply the following effect."
Send one Toy Jar from your field to the Graveyard, then draw one card from your Deck.
"I will draw a card, excluding Plush Animal Wings and Plush Animal Bear from the graveyard."
Beside Su Liang, a fluffy teddy bear sprouted blue yarn wings from its back and, as if summoned, slowly flew into the sky.
Then, Sora also drew a card from the deck.
He glanced at it and felt slightly more invigorated.
"Then, I sent the first toy jar to the graveyard and drew another card!"
A decisive two-pull gacha.
"Perfect!"
He couldn't help but laugh when he saw the card he had drawn.
I drew a really good card!
With this card, you can coordinate defense with other cards in your deck.
"If this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can activate this effect: Add 1 Sharp Imp Scissors or 1 Plush Monster from your Deck to your hand."
I added the plush penguin from my deck to my hand.
Replenish the fusion materials, and you can draw cards again next turn.
Su Liang looked at the card in her hand.
Unfortunately, the Sharp Imp Chain that was retrieved was not used. In order to deal with the Dragon God King of the Dark World, he had to use the Sharp Imp Scissors for fusion.
Originally, he could have used the penguin's effect to draw two cards, discard the chain, and then search for Magic Toy Patch or Magic Toy Fusion—a loop strategy that Amagi Hikaru really liked.
But no problem.
Unlike Hikaru Amagi.
Although Hikaru Amagi has used cards from the Sharp Imp series and the Magic Toy series, he did not exclusively immerse himself in the Magic Toy series.
Previously, having heard that Hikaru Amagi used the Magical Toys series, Sora, with the help of her other Fusion Army comrades, watched all the videos of Hikaru Amagi using the Magical Toys series.
For Hikaru Amagi, the most important thing is "fusion," so the series doesn't really matter.
The important thing is to allow Amagi Hikaru to "merge".
The combination of the sharp imp chain and the magic toy patchwork, which can be repeated multiple times, is very useful and very suitable for Hikaru Amagi's "alchemical cycle" thinking.
In short, it's a completely different style of play from mine.
What he seeks is a one-time burst of energy, an ultimate breakthrough in a single round.
This is due to the characteristics of the Magic Toys deck, as well as his personality. Of course, there is also some confidence and pride in him as an elite member of the Fusion Army mixed in here.
"Cover two cards, end the turn."
He was calculating the gains and losses in his mind.
Although he lost one fusion, one draw, and one search, he had already dealt with the Dark World Dragon King. His powerful Tearful Melo Mermaid was at the bottom of the deck and could not possibly activate its effect again.
We still have a considerable advantage in taking the initiative.
"My turn. Draw a card."
Hikaru Amagi didn't say anything, he was as cold as a machine, he just put it on the deck and then drew a card.
He glanced at the card he had drawn, but didn't react in any particular way. Instead, he put it away and raised a monster in his hand: "Normal Summon, Level 4, Guiding Albo of the Dead Prison."
Hehehe—
A clown monster in red, dancing a strange dance, bowed slightly to Su Liang.
Aruba, the guide from the Death Prison, is level 4, of the Dark attribute, an Angel race, and has an attack power of 1800.
"This effect can only be activated if this card is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 [Mark] Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand."
brand!?
Upon hearing this, Su Liang was immediately startled.
Isn't this the series that Hikaru Amagi used at the end of the WRGP tournament?
Although it is unassuming and low-key, it shines brightly and seems to have a lot of secrets and follow-ups that are unknown to outsiders.
If it's a brand, then it's...
Imprints fused together!?
If it's a fusion of imprints, and there's a card that fuses Albus's Fallen with that Merlo mermaid, the consequences would be immeasurable!
We can't let this guy search!
"Open the overwrite card!"
"Quick-Play Spell Card, The Forbidden Grail!"
"You can target 1 face-up monster on the field. That monster gains 400 ATK until the end of this turn, and its effects are negated."
A cup fell from the sky, which Arub caught casually. He glanced at it curiously, then drank it down in one gulp. Afterward, his muscles bulged, and he danced excitedly—at the cost, he forgot what he was supposed to do.
Amagi Hikaru glanced at it, then continued operating as if nothing had happened.
"Activate the Field Spell Card: Branded Theatre City, Despairing Death Prison Village!"
bang——
bang bang——
Boom boom boom!
The earth tore open, and huge, claw-like walls began to emerge from the ground. Pairs of blood-red eyes clung to the walls, constantly observing everything around them. These countless claws and eyes slowly formed a massive structure.
A theater of despair!
Countless bolts of lightning struck down, and several thin red lightning bolts landed directly at Su Liang's feet, making him even more fearful as he was already very nervous, and he couldn't help but take a step back.
The atmosphere here was so eerie that he had to be on high alert, paying close attention to everything around him and being careful at all times.
As for the gloomy and terrifying environment, Su Liang didn't feel anything was wrong.
First of all, although Hikaru Amagi is a very sunny person, most of the monsters he uses are rather "dark" and "crazy". Only his most loyal representative card, such as Flame Swordsman, can truly show his passion.
In other cases, the general rule is to distort the shape however you like.
"The effect of imprinting the theater."
Hikaru Amagi raised his head slightly, standing on the huge platform of the Death Prison Village, looking down at Sora with disdain, and said: "You can only activate this during your Main Phase. Use monsters in your hand or on the field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon 1 Level 8 or higher Fusion Monster."
Uh!
It's a Field Fusion Spell Card!
Level 8 Fusion Monster -
Su Liang quickly looked at the monsters on the Amagi Light Field and in the graveyard.
broken.
Both of these monsters are of the dark attribute!
"The fusion condition is two DARK monsters on the field."
Hikaru Amagi slowly raised his hand and held it out in front of him. As he moved, a huge purple sphere of light gradually condensed in front of him.
Awooooo!!!
A heart-wrenching dragon roar echoed through the city.
Hikaru Amagi looked up and glanced around. In his eyes, at the very top of this dimension, a mechanical dragon seemed to flash by.
He couldn't help but frown.
What is Akaba Reiji doing...?
He ignored the strange phenomena and instead summoned his monster.
"Fusion Summon, Level 8, Ferocious Venomous Fusion Dragon!"
Purple wings of light unfurled before Amagi Hikaru, and a massive dragon shadow swung its tail, slowly descending upon the monster zone.
Ferocious, Hungry, and Poisonous Fusion Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2800.
"The Little Mermaid's monster effect, which is used as a fusion material, is activated."
Hikaru Amagi said, "You can activate this effect if this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect. The Fusion Materials of this card in the Graveyard that are listed on a Fusion Monster Card are returned to the bottom of their Deck in any order from their hand, field, and Graveyard. Then, Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck."
Just as expected!
Su Liang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
That was close.
If I had destroyed the Little Mermaid along with myself in the previous round, then Amagi Hikari could probably have used this effect to fuse them in the previous round!
"The effect of the Ferocious Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon. This card can only be activated if it is Fusion Summoned. This card gains ATK equal to the ATK of 1 Special Summoned monster your opponent controls until the end of this turn."
I choose your Magic Toy - Scissors Tiger.
Ferocious, Hungry, and Poisonous Fusion Dragon, ATK: 2800 → 5300.
"Then, I returned the Little Mermaid of the Pearl-Tears Elegy tribe from the graveyard and the Dark Lord Grapha from the graveyard to the deck for fusion!"
"The fusion condition is a Fusion Monster and a DARK attribute monster!"
"Fusion Summon! Level 8, Plant-eating Rhinoceros Horned Dragon!"
Is it preying on plants this time!?
Su Liang was filled with amazement.
As expected of Hikaru Amagi, he can play all sorts of fusion monsters and fusion monsters, as long as they can be put into the deck.
Plant-eating rhinoceros horn dragon, level 8, dark attribute, plant race, attack power 2700.
Rhinoceros Horn Dragon is a Fusion Monster that can negate the effects of monsters on the field.
Su Liang was naturally familiar with this monster.
He simply stared at the monster, trying to calm his terrified heart.
so close!
That was close!
If he destroyed the Little Mermaid in the previous round, then Hikaru Amagi could directly fuse the Demon King in the graveyard and the Little Mermaid in the graveyard to create this monster. In that case, the Dragon King that he had worked so hard to destroy would seem very powerless and meaningless!
Now, at least one of Amagi Hikaru's fusion opportunities has been used up, which is not bad.
"Enter the battle phase." After the fusion was completed, Amagi Hikaru immediately entered the battle phase without making any unnecessary movements.
Su Liang glanced at his hand, then at the monsters on the field, and couldn't help but shake his head.
He didn't know what the next card would be, and if he gambled on it now, he would actually lose out.
As long as we don't lose this round, that's fine.
He comforted himself with this thought.
"Use the Fusion Dragon to attack the Scissor Tiger." Hikaru Amagi controlled the Fusion Dragon to launch the attack.
The fused dragon took a deep breath.
Although the opponent has a lot of health points.
However, since nothing went wrong after its appearance, and it wasn't destroyed before it even entered the game, nor did it become mere card-destroying material, everything is pretty good.
A stream of purple light spewed from the Fusion Dragon's mouth, instantly tearing the monsters on its field to shreds. Then, the purple light continued unimpeded, crashing down on Sora.
"Wow--"
Su Liang was struck by the purple light stream and instantly flew out, crashing through the wall that Kaiba Corporation had carefully prepared for the KC Cup duel.
Shigyuin Sora, LP: 4000→1200.
"The battle continues, use the rhinoceros horn dragon to destroy your plush dog."
Although the plush dog has higher attack power than defense power, Sora has good dueling habits and was Special Summoned to the field in defense position, so it did not suffer any battle damage.
However, Su Liang was nowhere to be seen until the end of the battle.
"Well……"
A moment later, a brief groan was heard as Su Liang covered her forehead and slowly crawled out of the rubble.
Blood streamed down his forehead, and the crevices of his left fingernails and the spaces between his fingers were all stained with blood from mud, gravel, and rainwater.
The excruciating pain and backache made him groan incessantly, which made him realize even more clearly that Amagi Hikaru was serious.
"Isn't this going too far?"
"He's still a child, isn't he?"
"That person is younger than my son!"
Hikaru Amagi's live stream naturally has viewers.
After all, Hikaru Amagi is extremely famous, with fans in various dimensions, and countless people come to watch the duel of the "strongest fusion user".
They witnessed Amagi Hikaru moving like a gust of wind or a bolt of lightning, constantly changing positions throughout the entire city of Tsutono, eliminating the Fusion Army one by one, and watching him effortlessly defeat them.
Therefore, they could naturally see that Amagi Hikaru was truly ruthless towards the Fusion Army.
But naturally, they weren't unhappy about it.
Who doesn't love an action-packed movie?
Moreover, this is the "exhilarating" video of the strongest fusion user, where almost every opponent is killed instantly in one round, and very few can withstand it and last until the third round.
However, regardless of which type, these enemies of the Fusion Army were all adult soldiers who were about the same age as Amagi Hikaru or even much older than him.
But... Ziyunyuan Suliang is different.
He still looks like a child, even somewhat like a primary school student.
As a result, when faced with such a child, let alone being merciful, Hikaru Amagi even "doubled the blows"!
They weren't this ruthless and vicious when fighting other fusion armies!
Even if someone is actually "executed," it's done in an instant, without torturing the enemy.
This is why some comments questioning Amagi Hikaru's behavior appeared in the live stream.
If you watch the live stream, you might get some psychological impressions from it.
But Hikaru Amagi is different—he doesn't care what others think.
Pain coursed through Ziyunyuan Suliang's entire body. He gasped for breath for a long time before finally managing to stand up again.
For a fleeting moment, he fainted and suffocated, feeling as if the flame of life was gradually leaving him due to the loss of blood.
He was panting heavily, his breathing becoming more erratic and labored.
die--!?
He was somewhat flustered and fearful.
Fortunately, although Hikaru Amagi was ruthless, his duels were as disciplined and "merciful" as ever, waiting for all his actions without secretly setting cards or ending his turn.
"The battle phase has ended, and we are now entering main phase 2. Do you wish to proceed?"
Su Liang was panting heavily and did not reply.
"So, I'll set one card face down to end Main Phase 2 and proceed to End of Turn..."
"Wait, I'll activate the effect of the card in my hand!"
Seeing that Amagi Hikaru was about to end his turn, Sora quickly activated the effects of the monsters in his hand.
"The effect of Sharp Imp - Great Scythe! During your opponent's Main Phase, you can reveal this card to them to activate this effect. Send the Fusion Material Monsters from your hand and field that are listed on a Fusion Monster Card of Magical Toys to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 1 of those Fusion Monsters from your Extra Deck!"
Sora held up the sharp little devil in his hand and showed it to Amagi Hikaru.
“Amagi Hikaru, I can also perform Fusion during the opponent’s turn without relying on cards on the field!” he said, while opening another face-down card. “By the way, I’m also opening a face-down card, a Continuous Trap Card, Magic Toy Bottle.”
"The fusion condition is Sharp Imp Monster and Plush Monster Monster. I will fuse Plush Penguin from my hand with Sharp Imp Scythe from my hand!"
Fusion Summon!
Su Liang clasped his hands together, blood trickling from his forehead, and roared:
Level 9!
Magic Toy: Cruel Orca!
From the penguin's body, endless darkness surged forth, while a scythe pierced through the toy's body, cutting it into pieces that merged with this endless darkness.
Magic Toy - Cruel Orca, Level 9, Water Attribute, Demon Race, Attack Power 2600.
"The effect of the monster 'Brutal Orca': If this card is Fusion Summoned, you can activate this effect. Destroy 1 card each on your field and your opponent's field."
"The effect of Plush Animal Penguin: This card can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material for a Feltoy Fusion Monster. Draw 2 cards from your Deck, then discard 1 from your hand."
Hikaru Amagi slightly raised his chin: "The effect of the Rhinoceros Horned Dragon is to place a predation marker on your Cruel Orca."
"Then—I activate the effect of the Magic Toy Bottle! Once per turn, you can discard 1 card from your hand to activate this effect. Draw 1 card from your Deck and reveal it to both players. If it is a [Sharp Imp] monster, you can destroy 1 card on the field. If not, return 1 card from your hand to the top or bottom of your Deck!"
"A gamble?"
"This isn't luck, it's—my talent!"
The Magic Toy Bottle is also a gashapon machine, but unlike ordinary gashapon machines, it is a dark-themed cylindrical gashapon machine. Sora raised her hand, bit the back of her hand, stuffed the Sharp Imp Chain in her hand into the slot, and then suddenly grabbed the blade of the bottle and twisted it!
A moment later, a jet-black gashapon rolled out of it—
"The card I drew is Sharp Imp Scissors!"
"Based on its effects, I'm going to destroy your predatory herbivorous rhinoceros hornfish!"
The scissors flew out of the gashapon capsule and came to the rhinoceros dragon's side. With a few snips, they cut all the roots on the rhinoceros dragon's body short. Without the support of the roots, the rhinoceros dragon let out a wail and then disappeared.
"This way, the Cruel Orca won't be affected by your Rhinoceros Horned Dragon's nullification effect!"
Magic Toy - Cruel Orca, Level 9 → 1.
"Based on the effect of the Cruel Orca, I'm going to destroy my second Toy Can and your Ferocious Venomous Fusion Dragon!"
Scythes, countless scythes flew out from the brutal orca's body like flowing water, slicing the fused dragon piece by piece, causing it to meet its end once again after finally unleashing its full power.
Then, Sora drew two more cards from the deck, examined them, and discarded one of them.
"The effect of Sharp Imp Chain: This card can be activated if it is sent from your hand or field to the Graveyard. Add 1 Fel Toy card from your Deck to your hand. The effect of Toy Jar: This card can be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 Sharp Imp Scissors or 1 Plush Monster monster from your Deck to your hand."
"This effect can only be activated if the Ferocious Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon is destroyed. Destroy all Special Summoned monsters on your opponent's field."
Cold, ruthless, calm words were spoken slowly.
"The effect of Sharp Imp/Scythe from the Graveyard. If a Fel Toy Fusion Monster you control is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can banish it from the Graveyard instead!"
Several scythes flew off the brutal orca with a whoosh, taking the brunt of the fusion dragon's destructive beam.
"I've added the Magic Toy Patchwork and the Plush Animal Dolphin to my hand!" Despite the blood streaming down her forehead and her body being soaked by the rain, Sora was incredibly excited.
That solves the problem.
Su Liang clenched her fist.
I think I... won!?
Currently, Hikaru Amagi has no monsters on the field. He has kept the Cruel Orca. Next turn, he can use Magic Toys to search for Sharp Imp Scissors and Fusion, and then fuse them to create Scissor Tiger, destroying Hikaru Amagi's face-down cards.
At that time, the empty Amagi Hikari will be instantly killed by the brutal killer whale and the scissor tiger.
Furthermore, it doesn't really matter if the card covered by Amagi Light is a card similar to Flame Sword Dance.
Because he can use the dolphin effect to recycle the toy can, and then he can use the toy can's effect again.
Hikaru Amagi only has one overlay card, so...
"So, I'll go back to main phase 2."
! ! ? ? ?
Su Liang's eyes widened suddenly.
What terrified him even more was...
Hikaru Amagi actually unlocked the overwritten card!
"What...what are you doing?" Sora asked in a panic. "Didn't you already finish your turn!?"
"Who told you I ended my turn?" Amagi Hikaru said calmly. "Haven't I been asking you whether you wanted to take any action?"
"Your monster's effect can only be activated during the Main Phase. When you activate this effect, isn't that my Main Phase? — You interrupted my action just as my turn was about to end, activated the effect of the monster in my hand, and kept [Time] in the [Main Phase]."
And when you finish, then, not just naturally, I begin... to choose again whether to end the round.
Yes...that's how it is!
Suyunyuan gradually felt a strange sensation.
That feeling is called—
Icy.
At this point, he realized a problem.
The reason why Hikaru Amagi kept "asking" him wasn't because he was so kind or willing to wait for him. Rather, he had already figured out what Hikaru wanted to do. His slow actions were actually a reminder, or even an "urging," for him to activate the cards in his hand quickly, otherwise he might waste a turn!
He gave him the feeling that if he didn't change the status quo and increase resources at this time, he would be at a disadvantage.
But in fact.
That's not true at all!
This was even more alarming and frightening than when Amagi Hikaru fused with him during his turn in the previous round.
Because this means that all his actions were within Amagi Hikaru's expectations, or even... [manipulation]!
"Don't you really like the feeling of [hunting]? Don't you like how those fusion armies drive people to specific locations like wild beasts, and then use seemingly ordinary but actually deadly tactics to manipulate and control those who don't react or have time to stop or fight back, and then lose and die in pain and regret."
Ziyunyuan Suliang felt her body grow even colder.
“Now—” Amagi Hikaru’s expression finally changed. He raised his head slightly, glanced at Sora, and asked, “Are you scared?”
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I be afraid? I'm just excited—"
"Hehehe, your trembling hands, your retreating feet, your wary stance, your darting eyes—every movement, every detail of yours tells me without exception that you want to run away, that you don't want to duel with me."
!!!
Only then did Su Liang look down at his hands and his body. Upon closer inspection, he realized that he was standing in a very different position from when he first started!
He was involuntarily backing away!
Even after being impacted and returning to its original position, it still involuntarily retreats!
He was... afraid!
"No, how could that be? I'm not afraid of you. I'm a hunter, I'm an elite of the Fusion Army. Even if it's you, I'll show them I can win—" He spoke incoherently.
Amagi Hikaru didn't care what he said at all.
Just as he said at the beginning.
He just wanted Su Liang to have a good experience.
"Do you know why, even though you're clearly more capable than your companions, and they're well aware that you're stronger than them, they never let you participate in their [hunts]?"
Su Liang suddenly looked up.
This is the question that he cares about most, and also the one that confuses him the most!
He is clearly good enough!
He clearly has plenty of experience, and has even earned the elves' approval!
Why, why do people distance themselves from me?
At first, he thought he was being underestimated and that others thought he wasn't capable enough. But after he defeated many of his colleagues, they didn't change their attitude, which made him realize that wasn't the case. Later, he thought it was because he was too young and inexperienced, which aroused the jealousy of others. He then discovered that the remaining members of the Fusion Army didn't care about individuals at all. During this time, he also felt that he had more important tasks to do, so he didn't need to get involved in the affairs of other members of the Fusion Army.
But today...
Even though they were already there, even though Amagi Hikaru was right in front of them, even though everyone knew that they couldn't be "let go" by the Fusion Army—as soon as Amagi Hikaru discovered the Fusion Army, he would relentlessly pursue them like a madman until one side was completely defeated.
There's no way he can escape it.
However, they still didn't involve themselves!
This made Su Liang's doubts even more solid.
As a human being, one will have one's own needs. Ziyunyuan Suliang grew up within the Fusion Army, and for him, the most important things were "identity" and "belonging." However, he has always been very... lonely.
"The reason is simple." Amagi Hikaru gathered one hand in front of him, slightly curled up, then exerted force, as if gripping something tightly. "You lack the courage to be killed, and you have no urge to kill!"
"...Those things only need to be done the first time!"
"Don't you understand yet? Your fusion, the fusion of the fusion army, its foundation, its essence, is [killing intent]!" Amagi Hikaru suddenly clenched his fist, which made a terrifying cracking sound. Even though there was a lot of noise between them, Sora could hear it.
"Killing and being killed—this is the core concept of fusion rooted in the [Fusion Army]. Going further, it is the belief in the game: [To devour everything]!"
Hikaru Amagi picked up the covered card and then slowly and calmly said, "Beliefs themselves are neither good nor bad, but living in the human, civilized world, one will have different inclinations."
Killing is a sin, but in nature, killing is merely a process.
That's why your current commander, Youli, can calmly tell you his thoughts, calmly saying that he wants to kill all the Fusion Army and leave only himself after everything is over.
Because that's the process of eating!
Just like the cyclical nature of alchemy, eating is a process in nature, and also a form of fusion!
However, to do this requires enough courage or enough madness!
The madness within the game is something ordinary fusion soldiers simply cannot achieve—so they abandon themselves and choose blind obedience. Ultimately, they are no different from fanatical cultists.
Su Liang, however, is different.
"And you, Shiyunin Sukura, you are just a child who longs for friendship and hates being alone."
Shiyun-in Sora's face turned red after being told off by Amagi Hikaru.
What he hated most was when people said he was "incompetent," because he couldn't integrate into the Fusion Army at first because he thought they underestimated him.
At that moment, Hikaru Amagi clearly said, "You can't do it!"
"And what about you? Aren't you just talking the talk?"
"Idiot!" Amagi Hikaru shouted angrily, "Who do you think I am!"
I am Hikaru Amagi—I am the duelist who seeks fusion!
I will never let anyone who insults the name of fusion get away with it.
If you use the power of illusion, I will fight back with even stronger illusion power; if you try to use tricks and schemes, I will thwart your schemes and then turn around and treat you with similar schemes!
You do evil, so I will be even more evil than you, and I will fight against you with one, two, five, ten times the darkness—
Just like always!
Ziyunyuan Suliang had no words to refute her.
because……
This is the truth.
At least in their past battles against the Fusion Army, it's clear that if the Fusion Army dares to use dirty tricks and underhanded tactics, then Amagi Hikaru will be even darker and more cunning! Amagi Hikaru will never be polite to the Fusion Army.
This made Su Liang suddenly realize.
At this very moment—
He was the "prey," the "mouse" in the cat-and-mouse game that the Fusion Army soldiers loved to play!
"Whether you want it or not, I'm going to make you understand just how painful it is to be the prey, and I'll show you the fate of the loser!"
Open the face-down card, a normal spell card, and use the Brand Fusion!
What!!!!
Branding and fusion!
From the very beginning—
Not only did it not cover the traps, it even specifically covered the branding fusion!?
That is……
From the very beginning, when Amagi Hikaru usually summons Albo, he can activate the Mark Fusion!
At that time, he was just using Aruba as a test!
But he never used it!
"You can only activate 1 card with this name per turn. During the turn this card is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck except for Fusion Monsters. As long as you use this card, you can Special Summon 1 monster with 'Albus' as Fusion Material by using 1 monsters from your hand, Deck, or Field as Fusion Material."
"The fusion conditions are a Dark-attribute monster and Albus's Fallen Blood!"
Upon hearing the conditions for fusion, Su Liang knew—this was bad.
"I sent Albus's Fallen Son from my deck and Merlo's Lament of the Pearls to the graveyard."
Hikaru Amagi opens her arms as if welcoming the sunlight.
"Fusion Summoning, Level 8, Divine Flame Dragon Hellion Dragon!"
A silvery-white dragon spread its wings, unleashing the light of day, like a dragon monarch descending upon this dimension.
Divine Flame Dragon, Level 8, Light Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2500.
“Attack power 2500... Not bad…” Su Liang perked up slightly. In terms of attack power, his side was still higher.
"Activate the monsters' effects at this very moment!"
"If Mermaid is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect, you can activate this effect. Return the Fusion Material Monsters, including this card in the Graveyard, that are listed on a Fusion Monster Card to the bottom of their Deck in any order from your hand, field, or Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 of those Fusion Monsters from your Extra Deck."
It's the same effect again.
Fortunately, there were no creatures fused with cursed seals in Hikaru Amagi's grave this time...
"At the same time, the effect of the Divine Flame Dragon also activates!"
Su Liang swallowed hard.
Is it coming?
What will be the effect?
"If this card is Fusion Summoned, you can discard 1 card from your hand to activate this effect. Return monsters on your field, in your Graveyard, or banished to your Deck as Fusion Material, and Fusion Summon 1 Level 8 or lower Fusion Monster except [Divine Flame Dragon: Crimson Dragon]. This turn, this card cannot attack, and you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck that are not Fusion Monsters."
"Another fusion!?"
"Wow...it really is all about fusion, no matter what it is?"
"They brought out a dragon they'd never seen before, but the result was still fusion!"
The audience had barely recovered from Hikaru Amagi's shocking statement that could be described as "I'm going to kill your whole family" when they were suddenly confronted with Hikaru's fusion. Even more surprisingly, one fusion resulted in two fusions!
Meanwhile, Suyunyuan Suliang vaguely sensed something else.
Something seems off?
Hikaru Amagi held up a card, flashed it, and placed it in the Graveyard. Then, she raised her hand and said, "The Fusion condition is..."
Albus's Fallen and 1 Fusion/Synchro/Xyz/Link Monster!
Strange words came from Hikaru Amagi's mouth.
The sound was ambiguous, like a string of characters or a beautiful melody, but whatever it was, once the sound reached the listener's ears, all the information had been conveyed.
"What are the conditions for fusion?"
Some people doubted their own ears.
"It can fuse Synchro, Fusion, and Xyz Fusion Monsters!?"
Some are amazed by its scope of integration.
"Brother Guang has really fused all the summoning methods together!"
The most shocked person was Sora in front of Amagi Hikaru!
At this moment, he was completely awestruck by the fusion materials!
All-encompassing, the widest possible integration!
Hikaru Amagi glanced at his side and saw that Albus had already begun to take deep breaths, preparing to make his entrance.
He raised his hand, holding it out in front of him:
The lost dragon of the abyss, the power of the fusion of all things, now, converge before my eyes!
Fusion, fusion, fusion!
Ultimate Fusion Summon!
Freeze everything.
Ice Sword Dragon, Illusionary Ice Dragon!
Ding--
SASA~
The pure white ice spread out from under Amagi Hikaru's feet.
Su Liang suddenly shivered.
He looked up stiffly and was astonished to find that the drizzling rain in the sky had suddenly stopped, as if the world had been paused for a moment.
Not just here.
In every part of the city, from east to west and north to south, almost everyone noticed at the same time that the rain had stopped.
No.
The rainwater was frozen in place!
Su Liang stiffly pressed her left hand against her face and found that the wound on her forehead had frozen at some point. Because of this instantaneous freezing, her entire forehead became burning hot.
"Eh?"
He opened his mouth in astonishment, only to find that even his voice seemed to freeze. His voice, which was quite loud, could not be heard at all and disappeared from his ears in an instant.
Ice Sword Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Phantom Dragon Race, Attack Power 3000!
Then, a giant dragon covered in ice crystals appeared, its arms wrapped around him, gazing down at him.
"Then, I continued the fusion, returning the Divine Flame Dragon Hellion Dragon from the field and the Merlo Mermaid from the graveyard to the deck."
"A fusion monster and darkness..."
“That’s right.” Hikaru Amagi nodded slightly. “Fuse Summoning: Plant-eating Rhinoceros Horn Dragon.”
The monster we finally managed to get rid of is back...
Su Liang felt somewhat powerless.
how so.
"Activate the effect of Ice Sword Dragon."
"Once per turn for either player, you can send 1 Fusion Monster made with 'Albus's Fallen Blood' as Fusion Material from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard to activate this effect, and banish 1 monster on the field. This card cannot use this effect next turn."
what! ?
Su Liang's eyes lit up.
So competitive!
but!
There are limitations!
He can only activate this effect once!
Although this monster's effect is extremely powerful, being a very strong non-targeting banisher, it can only activate its effect once every two turns, which gives it an opportunity!
He felt that there seemed to be "hope" again.
Although having Rhinoceros Horn Dragon on the field can negate the effects of monsters with Predator Counters on the field, you also have "Fantastic Bottle" on your field.
If he draws the "Sharp Imp" card, he can destroy the Predator Rhinoceros Dragon, and at that time, Amagi Hikaru will only have Ice Sword Dragon left on his field!
It looks like we can win!?
Although his own brutal killer whale was eliminated, leaving him without the means to inflict damage, he could win by simply fusing with the Scissor Tiger and relying on sheer numbers of monsters.
He looked at the card in his hand.
This turn he searched for the plush dolphin, and next turn he can use its effect to flip the toy jar in the graveyard onto the field and send 1 plush animal from his deck to the graveyard.
At that time, he could choose to send the Plush Wings card from his deck to the graveyard, and then use the Plush Wings effect to draw two cards and use the Toy Jar effect to search for another Plush!
His battery life is perfect!
As for how to guarantee that you will definitely get "Sharp Little Devil" from the toy can.
This is also very simple.
While trusting the deck is certainly the right mindset for a duelist, there's no need for him to gamble with Amagi Hikaru at this point. In his graveyard, Sharp Imp Scissors can Special Summon a card from his hand by placing it on top of the deck.
In this way, he can guarantee that the magic toy bottle he draws will always contain a sharp imp!
"I send the Brand Dragon White World Dragon from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard and banish your Magic Toy Cruel Orca."
Amagi Hikaru glanced at the branded dragon, Hakukai Dragon.
This card is a new form of Albus that just appeared in his deck. He originally planned to use Ash Dragon to search for the Saintess, but he didn't expect to have Branded Dragon.
As his strength grows, and as he completes the disintegration and reorganization of the "Imprinted Dimension," his fusion becomes more and more perfect, which also makes his fusion cards related to the "Imprint" more and more complete.
"Set one card face down to end your turn."
"At this moment, the effect of the Branded Dragon White Realm Dragon, which was sent to the graveyard, was activated."
"You can activate this effect during the End Phase of the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 Branded Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand or set it face-down on your field."
"I overwrite the brand with the mark from my deck."
A special trap card with branding?
Based on Hikaru Amagi's performance, that card should still be a Fusion Trap.
Since that's the case, then it doesn't matter.
"My turn, draw a card!"
He glanced at the card he had drawn.
Actually, it doesn't matter what you get.
He was just thinking that if he drew a card like Pot of Greed, he could draw an extra card.
But since that's not the case, it doesn't matter.
He was full of excitement.
Although he was slightly injured, if he can finish the fight, then he has won completely!
"Activate the effect of Sharp Imp Scissors in the Graveyard!"
"If this card is in the Graveyard, you can bring one card from your hand back to the top of your Deck to activate this effect. Special Summon this card from the Graveyard."
"I place Sharp Imp Chain from my hand at the top of my deck, then activate the effect of Magic Toy Bottle. Once per turn, you can discard 1 card to activate this effect. Draw 1 card from your deck and reveal it to both players. If that card is Sharp Imp, you can destroy 1 card on the field."
In cases where this is not the case, select 1 card from your hand and return it to the top or bottom of your deck.
My next card—of course, is Sharp Imp!
Su Liang opened his mouth wide and laughed heartily, because he felt a glimmer of hope.
Do not--
Success has been achieved!
He successfully survived Amagi Hikari's turn and made it to this turn. Therefore, he can win by relying on the powerful one-shot kill ability of Magic Toys!
"I destroyed a herbivorous rhinoceros hornosaur!"
In this way, Hikaru Amagi's obstruction card is gone!
His mouth stretched to its widest point; he felt he was about to surpass the legend and become the new future!
"Normal Summon: Plush Animal - Dolphin!"
As long as the dolphin effect is activated, as long as the dolphin effect is activated—
"You're smiling very happily."
...!
"But don't forget—I'm a hunter!!"
! !
"Activate the cover card! Trap card, Brand and Exile!"
"You can activate this effect by targeting 1 Death Village monster or a Level 8 or higher Fusion Monster in your Graveyard. Special Summon that monster!"
"I request a Special Summon: Plant-eating Rhinoceros Horned Dragon!"
Despite being destroyed twice, the rhinoceros horn dragon returned from the graveyard and planted its roots deep into the earth!
Oh no—
Su Liang's expression changed.
In this way... the Rhinoceros Dragon can negate the dolphin's effects!
His toy jar project is facing cancellation!
However, Su Liang was not too flustered.
The problem isn't too big yet.
Because he can first fuse with the Scissor Tiger to destroy the Rhinoceros Horned Dragon, forcing the Rhinoceros Horned Dragon to activate its effect.
In this way, although victory cannot be achieved, resources can be replenished and the resource advantage can be regained.
"Then,"
Then!?
"After that, the following effects apply!"
"Using monsters on your or your opponent's field as Fusion Material, Fusion Summon 1 Level 8 or higher Fusion Monster!"
Fusion!?
really--
That makes sense; the overlay card that Amagi Hikaru specifically searched for must be a fusion card!
However, my magical toy and Hikaru Amagi's monster attributes and types are not very similar, and Hikaru Amagi's fusion dragon is in the graveyard, so it seems like it doesn't matter...?
His pupils slowly contracted.
"It seems you've realized what's happening."
Amagi Hikaru looked at Sora.
They're not stupid after all.
"Your team now has both [Sharp Little Devil] and [Plump Toy]."
“On my field, there are sharp little devils and plush toys…” Su Liang’s smile was stiff, as if he had been frostbitten.
"Then prepare to die! The fusion conditions are: a sharp imp monster and a plush animal monster!"
"Difficult, could it be that..." Su Liang's words were incoherent, as if she had been completely frozen in place.
“That’s right—the monsters you used, the monsters you blocked, the monsters you went to hunt.”
Amagi Hikaru looked down at Sora, who stared blankly at the pupils that emitted a faint purple light.
At that moment, he finally understood.
What does it mean to get a return of one, five, or even ten times?
Fusion Summon!
"Level 9!"
"Magic Toy: Cruel Orca!"
Su Liang stumbled and almost fell backward.
"Not only did he revive his own fusion monster, but he also used all of his opponent's fusion materials to complete the opponent's fusion...?"
In the live stream, countless viewers were stunned; their state of mind could almost be described as "bewildered."
Amagi Hikaru's move was too astonishing, too "integrated," and, more importantly, too consistent with his own words.
compare to.
Su Liang's words were almost entirely unfinished.
"The effect of the Cruel Orca. Can only be activated if it is successfully Fusion Summoned. Target 1 card on your field and 1 card on your opponent's field and destroy them. Destroy the Orca itself and your Fel Toy Bottle."
They won't even give you a chance to gamble your life in the next round!
The orca flicked its tail and swam through the icy rain, smashing the giant gashapon machine.
Su Liang stared blankly at the scene, feeling only confusion and helplessness.
While the Magic Toy Bottle can reduce the ATK of 1 face-up monster your opponent controls by half until the next turn if it is sent to the Graveyard, what is the point?
Does that mean he should attack to summon the chain, and then fight a rhinoceros with 1350 attack power?
Searching for "Magical Toy Fusion" or "Magical Toy Repair".
Indeed, these two cards could help me perform another Scissors Tiger fusion, but... it's too late!
If you don't win this round, your lack of card resources will be infinitely widened!
Because no matter what he merges with, he can't stop Amagi Hikaru!
Because that guy will definitely use the Rhinoceros Horn Dragon's effect to nullify the monster he fused with!
unless……
Su Liang looked at the card in her hand.
Unless he finds a way to draw two more cards!
No!
I will continue, I will continue—
"The effect of the Magic Toy Bottle: If this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; that monster's ATK is halved until the end of this turn."
"Activate the Spell Card, Magic Toy Reinforcement, I fuse the Spell Card from my deck and add Sharp Imp Chain to my hand."
"Usually summons a sharp imp chain!"
Sharp Imp Chain, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Demon Race, Attack Power 1200.
"Battle Phase!"
"Oh?" Amagi Hikaru said upon seeing this, "Even under these circumstances, you're still thinking about turning the tide, still wanting to fight with the chain—you're trying to deliberately break the chain and then search for the Magic Toys card in your deck, aren't you?"
Hikaru Amagi casually said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be... Magical Toy Repair."
!!!
Su Liang's expression completely crumbled: "How do you know everything?!"
“Isn’t it always been clear…” Amagi Hikaru’s tone was more serious than ever before, “Because I am the one who pursues the ultimate in fusion, and the one who most desires to understand fusion.”
"By repairing with Magic Toys, you can revive plush animals in the graveyard. If I'm not mistaken, that would be reviving a penguin, and then using it to fuse with the second pair of scissors in your hand. This would force me to activate the effect of Rhinoceros Horn Dragon and gamble everything on drawing two cards."
If you draw a key card, such as Wings of a Plush Animal or a Plush Bear, then things will be different.
"As a duelist, I must commend you; you are indeed very persistent."
"So, do you understand now? Being frantically surrounded, having your abilities restricted, and being attacked coldly—that kind of despair, pain, and helplessness."
Su Liang gritted her teeth and remained silent.
When he personally experienced what it felt like to be "hunted," he had to admit that it was indeed a terrible feeling.
He never considered what his fellow Fusion Army comrades thought when they went hunting. After all, in his mind, the thoughts of other "trash" were not worth considering.
As long as they feel excited, that's fine!
It's always been like this!
Although his contact with Yuya in the Pendulum Dimension sparked some other thoughts in him, that time was too short to compare with his many years of experience and living environment.
until today.
Amagi Hikaru taught him a harsh lesson.
"Well, it's about time to wrap this up."
Hikaru Amagi narrowed his eyes: "Hope is ignited, then extinguished, then even greater hope or even the possibility of victory emerges, only to be easily crushed in the end—like a cat playing with a mouse, which seems ridiculous and foolish."
A duel requires going all out!
If you don't even have this mindset, why should you participate in the Dimensional KC Cup!
It's time for you to have a fitting end as a loser!
"Open the face-down card, Quick-Play Spell Card, Mark of Hell!"
Quick-Play Spell Cards!
Quick-play Fusion Spell Cards!
"You can target 1 Deathbound Monster or Albus's Descendant in your Graveyard; add that monster to your hand. I add Deathbound Guided Albus from my Graveyard to my hand."
After that, adapt to the effects of the Mark of Hell!
Banish monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material, then Fusion Summon 1 Level 8 or higher Fusion Monster. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack directly this turn.
I'll banish the Terrifying Drama of the Deadly Village from my hand and the Ice Sword Dragon/Illusion Ice Dragon from the field, and fuse them!
"Huh!?"
"Fusion Summoning, Death Prison Actor Quiritis!"
The demon wielding an axe and staff reappeared on Amagi Hikaru's field, laughing as he went.
However, even it pales in comparison to the Ice Sword Dragon.
Quiritis, an actor from Death Prison Village, is a level 8, light-attribute demon with an attack power of 2500.
"Then, the effect of 'Death's Curse' activates. If this card in your hand or on the field is sent to the Graveyard or banished as Fusion Material, you can target 1 Death's Curse monster in your Graveyard or banished other than Death's Curse. Special Summon that monster!"
"Come back, Ice Sword Dragon!"
He left the field once and then came back—
“Then…” Amagi Hikaru scoffed, “Ice Sword Dragon’s effect activates: Once per turn for either player, you can send 1 Fusion Monster made with Albus’s Fallen as Fusion Material from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Banish 1 monster on the field. This card cannot use this effect next turn.”
"…………??" Sora's eyes widened. "Activation without card name restrictions!?"
Does that mean you only need one Ice Dragon to activate its effect once?!
This isn't just strong, it's explosively strong!
"That's right! This is precisely the power of Ice Sword Dragon—as a price, Ice Sword Dragon can only have one face-up card on its field at a time!"
Hikaru Amagi casually opens the Extra Deck.
Then they took Luo Yinlong to the cemetery.
The next second, the demon that had launched its desperate charge turned into cold fragments and vanished from the world, as if it had never existed at all.
Su Liang's hands went limp.
There's nothing we can do.
He got it.
He finally understood.
Just as his companions liked, Amagi Hikaru could have actually won in the previous round, but he didn't use those cards, which made him think he could win.
Humiliation, resentment, and frustration echoed incessantly in his mind.
hateful……
hateful--
A duel should be fought with all your might!
Even though you are stronger than me, you can't humiliate me like this!
Otherwise, wouldn't I look like a clown if I gave it my all?
A real duel, a real duel, shouldn't be like this...
but!
Hikaru Amagi had never done this before.
Hikaru Amagi never does anything unnecessary.
He would not mock or ridicule his opponents.
Even if it's someone from the slums, he'll look them in the eye gently; even if they have the lowest social standing, he's willing to speak up for them—this has been proven in the lower city of the Synchronous Dimension!
This is precisely Amagi Hikaru's "fusion".
Nothing could "educate" Su Liang better than this duel. It was as if he had looked into a shining mirror, and he felt completely out of sorts.
"Pick the card."
Amagi Hikaru's turn.
"Battle. Ice Sword Dragon, attack directly."
The real him wouldn't make any unnecessary moves during a duel.
It was so fluid and graceful, so pleasing to the eye.
How beautiful—the fusion!
Su Liang thought.
The freezing frost formed by the cold current transformed into streams of light, heading straight towards him.
He stood there, stunned, muttering, "Yu...ya..."
At this moment, no one knows what he is thinking.
"Achoo—" On the other side, Little Tomato, who was trying his best to help others in Tsutomu City, sneezed for some reason. He tightened his clothes and was a little confused. "Hmm, is it too cold?"
Then, he looked to the other side and noticed someone attacking other duelists, shouting, "Stop! This isn't a duel!"
Immediately afterwards, he put that brief "feeling" behind him and went without hesitation to help the duelist who had been ambushed by the Fusion Army.
Because, in his view, dueling should be a joyful experience!
The duels taught by our predecessors are not for evil!
Ziyunyuan Suliang, LP: 0.
14,000 words, that's way too many, so it took me a while to write this, and I also want to adjust the character roles a bit. At least give each character their own internal behavioral logic, otherwise it lacks a sense of ritual.
(End of this chapter)