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Lina Zan went first, glanced at his hand, and then couldn't help but nod.

Good cards.

"Kid, you're unlucky to have run into me—" he said confidently.

This is the critical point dimension.

The so-called critical point refers to the center point of all spirit dimensions, a location that any spirit from any dimension can reach by traveling.

The spirits from any other world can reach this world after changing trains a maximum of 6 times. Therefore, this world has the most diverse and complete variety of spirits.

Naturally, the players who emerged from the "KC Cup" held here as a warm-up event are also genuinely outstanding.

After all, putting everything else aside, the worst human duelists here are all duelists with the resources and ability to travel between dimensions. That's why this contestant is so confident.

"Activate the effect of the Radiant Dragon Kunzanite Dragon from your hand. This card can only be activated while it is in your hand. Send 1 Level 7 or higher Normal Monster from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard to Special Summon this card."

I sent Dragon Core Spellcaster from my deck to the Graveyard to Special Summon: Sapphire Dragon Aura!

As he moved, flowing water swept past him, and a huge purple gem came to rest in front of him. Then, the gem emitted a bright light, and a dragon composed of the gem's radiance appeared before him.

Linglong Purple Kunzite Dragon, Level 8, Earth Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 0.
"Attack power 0?"

Some contestants who came over out of curiosity because of the "Fusion Army" in the game were curious about this monster with 0 attack power.

Even if this monster with zero attack power can jump, what kind of amazing tricks does it have?

The people and elves here don't think that summoning a monster with 0 attack power is suicide. After all, the contestants who come here to compete are, at worst, people who have experienced several dimensional travels. They can't just leave a monster with 0 attack power to die.

"Next, I activate the Continuous Spell Card, Illusionary Realm Breakthrough!"

Breakthrough in the Illusionary World?

The tour became a little more interesting.

He remembered the card.

"Once per turn, you can activate this effect by Tributing 1 Dragon-Type monster you control. Special Summon 1 Phantom Dragon-Type monster with the same Level as the Tributed monster from your Deck. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect that are destroyed by battle are returned to their owners' Deck instead of being sent to the Graveyard."

I unleash my exquisite dragon on the field.

The gemstone emitted an even more dazzling light.

Within the purple light, a dragon with an ethereal body slowly emerged.

"Special Summon, Level 8, Dragon God!"

Dragon God, Level 8, Light Attribute, Phantom Dragon Clan, Attack Power 2900.
"Attack power of 2900? That's almost catching up to Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

"Great Dragon God...a monster I've never seen before."

A group of human contestants huddled together, chattering away.

Compared to them, the elves recognized the card.

However, the elves knew that they could not interfere with the duel or give any warnings from the sidelines, so even though they knew the consequences, they did not speak up.

"Cover two cards, end the turn."

"Clap clap clap clap—" After he finished his turn, Yuri saw this and immediately clapped her hands quickly, saying, "Wow~ Senior, such a simple and direct summoning, you summoned a high-level monster so easily."

"Hmph." Lee Nazan proudly raised his head.

"Alright, I can't lose face either." Yuri reached for her deck. "My turn, draw a card—"

He drew a card from his deck and glanced at it.

Li Nazan immediately became alert.

Despite the praise he received from the game, he was well aware that a duelist who could quickly secure two wins in the Critical Dimension couldn't be too weak.

What's more, he was a remnant of the Fusion Army!
It's quite remarkable that they managed to escape unscathed despite Haima's investigation!
What deck will you use?

I looked at my card in the game for a while.

"Hey, it's your turn, hurry up!"

"Ah—sorry, sorry senior, I'm still checking the card's effect."

"?"

Lee Na-chan had a look on his face that said, "What is this person saying?"

"What do you mean? You don't know the effect of your card?"

"Yes, after all, this is my first time using this deck."

???

Now, not only Li Nazan, but even the onlookers were completely bewildered.

What does it mean to use this deck for the first time?

"Okay, I understand—Normal Summoning, Ancient Mechanical Statue!"

“Eh?” Li Nazan was taken aback.

"Ancient machinery?"

"Isn't this Mr. Chronos's card?"

"Amagi Hikaru also uses it frequently."

"I've heard that the Fusion Army often sends ancient mechanical prefabricated units to their subordinates. It seems he's using one of those prefabricated units?"

Use pre-configured groups?
Did they pick up the wrong deck?

Or did you just get this deck?
Regardless of what it was, Li Nazan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Because of the fame of characters like Amagi Hikaru and Chronos, the various components, composition, and tactics of the ancient Mech decks have become much clearer, so people are quite familiar with the ancient Mech decks.

If it's an ancient mechanical deck, then it doesn't seem to have much of a problem.

"Activate the effect of Ancient Gear. You can activate this effect by Tributing this card. Special Summon 1 Ancient Gear Giant other than Ancient Gear or any monster whose name is written on it from your hand or Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions."

Lee Nazan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Yuri opened his deck and searched carefully: "Ancient Gear Giant, Ancient Gear Giant... Oh! Found it!"

With his usual smile on his face, he cheerfully slammed a monster onto the field: "Special Summon, Ancient Mechanical Giant!"

An ancient mechanical giant, level 8, earth attribute, mechanical race, attack power 3000.
"Oh! An ancient mechanical giant!"

"Wow, it's huge—no wonder it's Mr. Chronos's trump card."

"Aren't you really okay with the Fusion Army using cards from their arch-enemy?"

A few sounds arose from the surrounding crowd, but Li Nazan became even more excited: "Now!"

"What?" Yu Li was stunned for a moment.

"Activate, Dragon God's effect!"

If your opponent successfully Special Summons a monster, this effect applies. Your opponent sends 1 card from their Extra Deck to the Graveyard!

"what!"

Wow—it's a card that targets the Extra Deck!

"I see. The Fusion Army must use fusion, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yuri looked utterly shocked, pressing the back of her right hand to her face and saying, "What? Senior, how could you use such a card? This is too much!"

My fusion cards are all my partners!

"Hmph, then take your companions to hell." Li Nazan smiled confidently.

Yuri sighed as he opened his Extra Deck, looking at the monsters one by one, sighing and looking very troubled. He spent a long time choosing one.

"I sent...an ancient mechanical two-headed hound to the cemetery."

He sighed, but then looked at the card in his hand: "However, it's okay, I still have this in my hand—activate the Normal Spell Card, Ancient Machine Fusion!"

"Use monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon 1 Ancient Gear Fusion Monster. If you use Ancient Gear Giant or Ancient Gear Giant - Ultimate Strike from your field as Fusion Material, monsters from your Deck can also be used as Fusion Material!"

"Ancient mechanical integration? As expected." Li Nazan remained very confident.

"But don't forget, the effects of the Dragon God are still there!"

"Hey—" Upon hearing this, Yuri's previously high spirits immediately plummeted. "Send the two Ancient Mechanical Hounds in the deck to the graveyard..."

"Fusion Summon, Level 10, Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Titan".

An ancient mechanical ultimate giant, level 10, earth attribute, machine race, attack power 4400.
"Attack power 4400!"

“It’s indeed it!”

"It feels like watching Hikaru Amagi's duel."

Are you watching Amagi Hikaru's duel?
Oh!
Suddenly, Li Nazan had a flash of inspiration.

No wonder someone said something felt off; it turns out this person was imitating Hikaru Amagi.

"Hmm... I'll send the Ancient Machine God from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard." Yuri picked and chose, finally found one, sighed, and sent it to the Graveyard.

"Another card is missing from the Extra Deck."

"However, a monster with an attack power of 4400 has already been fused together..."

With an attack power of 4400, and the ability to prevent the opponent from activating spells and traps when attacking, it's already a pretty good attacker.

"Battle, with the ultimate ancient machinery..."

"and many more!"

"Senior, you can't activate Spell/Trap Cards when the Ancient Gear Monsters are attacking."

"I'm going to activate the Trap Card the instant you enter the battle phase—" Lina Zan said calmly, "Activate Trap Card, Demon Chain!"

Chains of the Demons?

"You can activate this card by targeting 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls. While this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, the targeted face-up monster cannot attack and its effects are negated. When the targeted monster is destroyed, this card is destroyed."

"It's actually the Demon Chains?"

"It's a card that perfectly counters the ancient mechanical monsters."

"This time, the Fusion Army soldier suffered a huge loss. Not only did he fail to cause any damage, but he also lost two extra monsters for nothing."

Yuri also looked sad and helpless. He sighed and said, "Then, I'll end my turn."

"Although the attack has been blocked, the ancient Machine Ultimate Titan is still a monster with an attack power of 4400 points, and it is not so easy to deal with."

"Yes, the monster he's facing only has an attack power of 2900, so it should be alright."

"My turn, draw a card——"

Lee Na-chan glanced at the card that had been drawn.

"The Magic Card, Pot of Greed and Greed, can be activated by banishing the top 10 cards of your Deck face down. Draw 2 cards from your Deck."

He took ten cards from the deck, then, without looking at them, put them into his satchel at his waist. Immediately afterwards, he drew two cards from the deck.

"Activate Trap Card! Ethereal Illusionary Waterfall!"

这张卡可以从以下的效果选择1个发动。1从卡组把1只幻龙族怪兽加入手卡；2从手卡以及自己场上的表侧表示的怪兽之中，把幻龙族怪兽任意数量送去墓地才能发动。自己从卡组抽出送去墓地的怪兽数量+1张。”

Youli raised an eyebrow slightly.

"I send the Phantom Shell Dragon, Dragon's Bride, and Dragon Palace's Twin Messengers from my hand to the graveyard, and draw 4 cards from my deck."

"The card was changed?"

"It's a very reasonable behavior. They probably didn't have a card in hand that could quickly deal with the Ancient Machine Ultimate Giant, so they changed their hand and looked for other monsters. It makes perfect sense."

"Although it has no resistance, its attack power is still enough to give many people a headache."

Many audience members instinctively nodded in agreement.

Lee Na-chan glanced at the card he had drawn and couldn't help but nod.

that's it.

You're having pretty good luck!

"Activate the effect of the Dragon Core in your Graveyard, banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 Normal Monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster in Defense Position. I Special Summon Dragon Core's Cursed Spirit in Defense Position."

Immediately after, I activated the effect of the Continuous Spell Card, Illusion Breakthrough, which can be activated once per turn by Tributing 1 Dragon-Type monster you control. Special Summon 1 Illusion Dragon-Type monster from your Deck with the same Level as the Tributed monster.

I release the Dragon Core Spellcaster and Special Summon Level 8, Eight Thunder Gods, from my Deck!

The blue phantom dragon, somewhat similar to the Dragon God, cracked its ribs and flew out of the deck.

Eight Thunder Gods, Level 8, Light Attribute, Illusion Dragon Clan, Attack Power 2000.
"It's not over yet! Activate the Field Spell Card, Dimensional Space!"

A dazzling blue light flashed in the sky, transforming the entire venue into a multi-layered environment, as if one had entered another world.

"The attack and defense of all Phantom Dragon monsters on the field increase by 300."

Dragon God, ATK: 2900→3200.
Eight Thunder Gods, ATK: 2000→2300.
"Then, another effect of the Otherworldly Dimension: Once per turn, you can banish 3 Phantom Dragon monsters from your Graveyard, then target 1 card on the field; destroy that card!"

"I will destroy the ancient Mechanical Ultimate Titan!"

"Ahhh—Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Titan—" Yuri cried out sadly, covering her face, unable to bear to look.

"Wow, if that's the case, wouldn't a direct attack guarantee victory?"

"No, that monster is still effective."

During their discussion, Yuri activated the effect of a monster in her Graveyard: "The effect of Ancient Gear Ultimate Giant. If this card is destroyed, you can target 1 Ancient Gear Giant in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster regardless of its Summoning conditions."

"Special Summon: Ancient Mechanical Giant!"

An ancient mechanical giant, level 8, earth attribute, mechanical race, attack power 3000.
"Attack power 3000..."

"What a pity. If it were before, we probably wouldn't have been able to handle that Phantom Dragon Clan duelist, but now, the Dragon God's attack power has exceeded 3000!"

"Now that the ancient mechanical giant is gone, even if we draw the ancient mechanical fusion next turn, we won't be able to fuse it again."

"and……"

Lina Zan laughed: "Don't forget, when you Special Summon, you have to choose one card from your Extra Deck and send it to the Graveyard!"

Yuri sighed sadly, silently opened the Extra Deck, then turned his face away and silently put a card into the Graveyard.

The audience members standing nearby couldn't help but develop a slight liking for Yuri.

Although they are a fusion army, they do value their fusion monsters very much.

"fighting!"

"The Great Dragon God attacks the ancient mechanical giant!" Boom—

The red laser pierced through the giant.

"Wow--"

Youli was hit by the laser and staggered back a few steps.

During the trip, LP: 4000 → 3900.
"Then, the Eight Thunder Gods attacked directly!"

Golden lightning shone from the Eight Thunder Gods. They spun several times in the sky before transforming into a bolt of lightning that pierced straight into Youli's body.

"Wow!!"

Youli was shot away by an arrow, landed on the ground, rolled a few times, and lay there.

During the trip, LP: 3900 → 1600.
"Cover a card, end the turn!"

Lee Na-chan became more confident.

The card he covered was a trap card, a spell that seals away evil.

Fusion Summoning usually requires a Fusion Spell Card, but the "Sealing Spell" card, as a counter trap card, can negate and destroy an activated Spell Card by discarding a Spell Card from your hand. Furthermore, after this duel, you can no longer activate the destroyed Spell Card or any cards with the same name!
The moment Yuri tried to activate the Magic Card Fusion, he immediately launched a counterattack, preventing the guy from activating it no matter what!

"The remnants of the Fusion Army are, in the end, just remnants."

"There are so many excellent duelists in the world. I see that you are also someone who aspires to Fusion. Why don't you give up on the Fusion Army sooner? That's the right path."

"Really? Someone like me can leave the Fusion Army?"

Youli lay on the ground, looking puzzled.

"Of course! As long as you haven't done anything evil and just honestly act as an ordinary duelist, what's the big deal? Even if you have done something evil, if you insist on confessing sincerely enough, you can get out in a few years, and that will be fine, right?"

"Besides, you're so young... Don't waste your life on something so unrealistic. No one in any world would agree to merging or unifying all the worlds."

"Really? But, isn't the belief in integration the oneness of being united?"

"No. Didn't the strongest Fusion Master, Hikaru Amagi, say that fusion is inclusiveness, fusion is the future... As long as you are willing to be inclusive, what does it matter?"

"That's well said."

"Haha, it's good that you listen to advice."

"No—I mean, what Amagi-senpai said is really true."

Youli slowly got up.

?

Lee Na-chan felt that something was not quite right.

"Ah, I didn't mean that what you said wasn't interesting."

Yuri slowly stood up, turned around, and his hidden expression finally came to light. The Yuri who appeared before Li Nazan was no longer the one with a smile; instead, he seemed like a completely different person, revealing a ferocious and exaggeratedly terrifying grin.

Wow!?
Lee Na-chan admitted that he was frightened.

"If I weren't... the [Commander] of the Fusion Army, I might have listened more carefully."

The commander of the Fusion Army!?

what!
This guy--

"Amagi-senpai's fusion is really interesting, so I'm really looking forward to seeing him in the competition."

As for the rest...

My turn, draw a card! "

"Activate the effects of the monsters in the graveyard at this very moment!"

"An effect from the graveyard? Who? Did Ancient Mechs have cards like that!?"

"Hehehe, of course there were no ancient machines—but I do have a card!"

Activate the effect of the predatory plant Chimera in the graveyard!

"What?! A giant chimera flower?!"

Lee Na-chan, and even more spectators around him, were shocked.

This isn't... isn't this the Fusion Monster that Hikaru Amagi loves to use!?

Even now, a fusion monster that's even easier to use than the Flame Swordsman!

This guy actually—

"If this card is sent to the Graveyard due to the effect of the Predatory Plant Chimera Flower, you can activate this effect during your next Standby Phase. Add 1 Fusion Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand."

I added [Fusion] to my hand.

Did you search for fusion?

call--

no big deal.

Anyway, it's my own overlay card.

"Next, I activate the magic card!"
Violet Flash!

what is this? !!

Purple light flickered from the card, casting a sinister aura on Youli's face.

He grinned and said, "During the turn this card is activated, your opponent cannot activate a Spell/Trap Card in response to my Fusion Spell Card; if a Fusion Summon is successful, you can draw one card once per turn."

"What……?"

Should we still activate the trap card?
Lee Na-chan looked at his overlay card.

this--

"Activate the Spell Card Predatory Activity, Special Summon 1 Predatory Plant Monster from your hand. Then, add 1 Predatory card (other than Predatory Activity) from your Deck to your hand. After this card is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck except for Fusion Monsters until the end of this turn."

"Tsk, activate a Trap Card!" Lina Zan had no choice but to flip over a Trap Card. "Trap Card, Seal of the Sealed Demon!"

"Discard the Spell Card Beyond Evolution Potion β from your hand to negate and destroy the activation of your Spell Card!"

If he could, he would still prefer to disrupt the fusion.

but……

There is no way to stop the merging.

"So, I usually summon the Hell Grass, the plant-eating fly."

It really is a predatory plant deck.

Li Nazan's expression was serious.

Compared to the popular ancient mechanical decks, this deck is extremely rare; I've hardly ever heard of anyone using it.

The only person to use it is... Amagi Hikaru.

"Then, the Spell Card, Predatory Flowerpot, can be activated once per turn during your Main Phase. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Predatory Plant Monster from your hand or Graveyard. Negate the effects of the monster Special Summoned by this effect."

"I specially summon the predatory plant Cordyceps sinensis in my hand."

"You Special Summoned this card, so you must send one card from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard!"

"Hahaha, whatever you want—I'll send the Ancient Machine Chaos Giant from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard!"

"A Chaos Giant!?" Linazan asked in disbelief.

If you have Chaos Giant, why not just play Chaos Giant last turn?

“Finally—” Yuri couldn’t help but lick her lips lightly and chuckled, “It’s time for the hunt!”

Magic Cards!
Merge!

"The fusion condition is two Dark-attribute monsters!"

As he declared, the two monsters on the field instantly took flight.

"Two alluring flowers that lure insects with their fragrance! Now united as one, let a new threat be born from the hell deep within those petals!"

Fusion Summoning!
Appear! You venomous dragon with hungry fangs!
Level 8, a ferocious, hungry, and poisonous dragon!

Grotesque and terrifying flowers bloomed, revealing gaping, bloody maws. A giant dragon flew out of the darkness, its body gradually "splitting" and "blooming," exposing countless venomous fangs within.

A ferocious, hungry, and poisonous dragon, level 8, dark attribute, dragon race, attack power 2800.
"...A combined dragon!???" Li Nazan was incredulous.

"It's a ferocious, hungry, and poisonous dragon?!"

"Isn't that a fusion monster whose name includes fusion?!"

"This...it's actually a fusion dragon, symbolizing fusion!?"

"I've only ever seen it in the hands of that Amagi Hikaru!"

Li Nazan was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses: "You actually possess the [Fusion Dragon]?"

"Of course, senior~"

"But if it's combined with a dragon, it should be fine."

"I remember the effect of the Combined Dragon: if the Fusion Summon is successful, it can increase the ATK of 1 Special Summoned monster on your opponent's field until the end of the turn."

"Given that the dragon's attack power is 2800, Lina Zan will at most lose about 3000 health points."

After thinking about this, Lee Na-chan was no longer so nervous.

Although seeing the Combined Dragon was quite surprising, ... after all, everyone knows the effects of the Combined Dragon, so there's no need to be so shocked.

"Ancient machinery, plant predation, and now even fusion dragons... Are you a fan of Hikaru Amagi?"

"Hahaha, of course, no fusion duelist would not respect him, right!?" Yuri said this, but his expression was extremely violent.

Although I am a fan.

However, different types of fans have different interests and goals.

"Heh..." Li Nazan, seeing Yu Li's man-eating appearance, wasn't intimidated. "Considering the dragon's effect, everyone knows that after this round, the attack power will return to normal. We'll have to wait until the next round..."

"Hehehe, didn't you hear me clearly, senior?"

"?"

"My condition for combining with Dragon is [two DARK monsters]."

"what happened?"

"The fusion condition for Senior Amagi's Fusion Dragon is [two DARK monsters on the field]."

!!! ???

no the same!?

Lee Na-chan was startled.

They are different cards from the same card!

Li Nazan suddenly remembered the popular science articles he had seen about "Future Fusion" and "Chimera Fortress Dragon".

Duelists of different types and with different beliefs may receive slightly different cards when they obtain the same card!

For example, Caesar focuses more on combat, while Amagi Hikaru focuses more on fusion, so their chimera fortress dragons are different—

And this fusion dragon in front of us can actually be fused using materials from other locations!?
"Activate the effect!"

Li Nazan was startled.

"This card can only be activated if it uses a monster on the field as Fusion Material! This card's ATK increases by the sum of the ATKs of all monsters Special Summoned by your opponent until the end of this turn!"

"What!?" Li Nazan's eyes widened.

"What—!" Countless spectators exclaimed in unison.

Choose only one of Amagi Hikaru's fusion dragons.

And this guy devours everything!
Yuri narrowed his eyes slightly, chuckled, and casually sent the last Ancient Gear from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard before drawing a card.

The combination of ferocity, hunger, and poison caused the dragon's body to split even more, with countless sharp teeth densely packed together, enough to make those with trypophobia stiffen and feel cold all over.

At the same time, the monster's power belonging to Lina Zan was completely devoured by it!

The combination of ferocity, hunger, and poison in the dragon results in an ATK of 2800 → 5900 → 8200!

"Attack power, 8200 points!?"

Lee Na-chan stared blankly at the monster.

"Hehehe... A very interesting duel, senior. Well then, farewell—"

"A dragon combining ferocity, hunger, and poison—a god of attack power!"

A violent purple energy extended from behind the combined dragon, and endless purple lightning bolts bound the dragon god.

The dragon, fueled by ferocity, hunger, and poison, had several branches split off its back. These branches then transformed into enormous mandibles, dripping with saliva, and charged towards the dragon god.

"You bastard—"

This is a completely different kind of duel from Hikaru Amagi's.

Hikaru Amagi's predatory plants may look fierce, but they are essentially like him—attentive to detail. Even when activating their effects, they only drive away monsters.

But the game is different.

The bloody plant skinned the Dragon God alive and swallowed him whole!
Just like him!
As the dragon god was completely swallowed, Youli's attacks landed squarely on him.

A bright white light pierced through his body, sending him flying with a scream.

“Ahhhh————”

Lina Zan, LP: 4000 → 0.
Youli smiled gently and canceled the 3D image.

He certainly couldn't have killed someone before the official match.

However, he knew that with his first serious "appearance" in front of others, his hybrid dragon would inevitably be publicized sooner or later.

But that's exactly what he wanted.

He craved more and more duels!
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　　Besides introducing the characters, this chapter also highlights another point: barring any unforeseen circumstances, all of Yuri's "Fusion Dragons" will likely be called "Fusion Dragons" in the future. This isn't to demote Yuri, but rather to differentiate them if all are called "Fusion Dragons." The difference here is simply a different name to distinguish between Hikaru's and Yuri's cards.
　　
　
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