Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 854 Intensifying (4K)

In the city center of Tsutono City, after much searching, Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, finally found the person he had been longing for.

Castle Katsuya!
In fact, the two have quite similar dressing styles, both liking to wear jackets. However, Ryuzaki, who wasted ten years due to personal factors, exudes a different kind of "dejected" feeling.

Even though he's already "middle-aged," Katsuya Jonouchi still looks energetic and very sunny.

He saw the dinosaur Ryuzaki and greeted him with a smile: "Yo, Ryuzaki!"

“Jonnouchi.” Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, had his hands in his pockets, his body slightly hunched over, making him look a little short.

He tilted his head slightly, and his red woolen hat tilted backward due to gravity. If you could see his hands through the pockets of his clothes, you would immediately see that his hands were clenched into fists and even looked slightly trembling.

He had been looking forward to this moment for a long time!

Ever since he said goodbye to the past, ever since he met Hikaru Amagi, ever since he shamelessly contacted Jonouchi again for Hikaru's sake, and ever since he lost his duel with Jonouchi again, he had been looking forward to this day.

but--

Perhaps not.

The real reason may have nothing to do with any of these.

The real reason, perhaps, has always been only one.

That is, he craves battle!
I long for another, true, pure duel with Jonouchi!

That's why, when he saw Jonouchi, he didn't reminisce or waste any more time. Instead, he silently took out a few cards and showed them to him.

"You're going to bet all your cards?"

"Not only that, I'm also going to gamble with my rare card—"

"It's been... a long time since I've heard of such duel conditions." Jonouchi suddenly seemed a little dazed.

Immediately, Katsuya Jonouchi flashed a bright smile, which then grew increasingly exaggerated until it became a smile that was almost unbearable to look at—

"Alright, Ryuzaki, let's bet—this!"

Almost without hesitation, Jonouchi instantly drew a card from his deck. That card was none other than…

A true red-eyed black dragon.

"Ha—this is what I want to bet on."

"Uh!?"

True Red-Eye Fusion?
Where did Ryuzaki get this card?
He had previously asked his partners in the market to look for this card—because he had heard of such a fusion magic card and was very interested in it.

But to this day, he has not been able to collect any True Red-Eyes Fusion cards.

According to later speculation, True Red-Eyes Fusion should be a card exclusive to Hikaru Amagi.

This type of card requires a lengthy process to replicate. For example, Amagi Hikaru's Super Thunder Dragon was replicated by Haima Company's Haima Trojan after a very long time.

Although Haima has the capability to replicate this, even without asking, Cheng Nei knows that Haima would never help "Red Eyes".

Therefore, Jonouchi has not obtained this card until now.

Now, seeing Ryuzaki take out this card, he immediately became interested.

He really wanted the red-eyed support card.

but--

This must have been obtained by Ryuzaki from Hikaru Amagi, right?

Jonouchi couldn't help but chuckle.

"Come!"

"Let's go to a more spacious place and have a proper, formal duel!"

"Right on my mind!"

On the other side of the central fountain, perhaps outside a dessert and ice cream shop that children would prefer, next to the "Muto" card shop, a group of "children" had also gathered together.

Ruri, Yuzu, Yuto, Yuya, and basically all the related people are here.

Although Yuto lost to Yugo, he did not completely lose his qualification. He still has an identity card, so he can continue to fight in this dimensional duel city.

The four of them got together and felt much more at ease. After that, they discussed what they wanted to do next.

Coming to the KC Cup, everyone wants to test their skills and see how good they are. On the other hand, Liuli has her own ideas and goals.

That is, she wants to duel Serena.

Over the course of two years, the two have gone from strangers to best friends who can talk about anything. They have faced many crises together, been hunted by the Fusion Army, fought against the Darkness spirits during the Darkness era, and even teamed up with Rin and Slave Fusion to participate in WRGP in the Synchro Dimension. They have been through a lot together and have become very close.

But precisely because of this, they also need a genuine, high-quality platform.

Let's prove who is truly superior.

This is not jealousy or competitiveness; it is simply a duel between two people.

After all, only in a sufficiently significant arena can the passion and ability for dueling be brought into full play, and only in this way can progress and even "evolve" be achieved.

Coincidentally—

Yuya also happened to know Serena's general itinerary.

When Amagi Hikaru and he parted ways before, he mentioned that Serena also wanted to duel Ruri. At that time, Amagi Hikaru also told Yuya the general direction.

He couldn't fully deduce Serena's exact itinerary, but the overall direction was correct.

The four of them took out a map, glanced at the route briefly, discussed it for a while, and thought it seemed pretty good.

Walking along this path, constantly moving forward and dueling with the duelists you encounter, not only gives you the feeling of traveling, but the opponents you meet also have a sense of "destiny," making it a lot of fun to embark on an adventure together.

Therefore, after a short rest, they set off together toward the Great Serena.

It's quite a coincidence—

They hadn't gone far when they actually encountered an opponent, and to make matters worse, it was someone they knew.

Shingo Sawatari from the Pendulum Dimension greeted Yuya upon seeing him, and then noticed Yuto dressed in all black. Suddenly intrigued, he challenged Yuto without giving a reason.

“A true duel needs no reason. When eyes meet, it begins. That’s entertainment! Come on, face me, Shingo Sawatari!” He said, striking various poses. Yuya couldn’t stop him. Yuto seemed to be interested in dueling with the suddenly appearing Sawatari. He flicked his cloak and got ready.

As the Fusion Army retreated, the turmoil caused by their appearance subsided. However, the "frenzy of duels" ignited by the Fusion Army was spreading rapidly throughout the entire dimension. Before long, almost all duelists and spirits shared the same thought—

Challenge anyone you see, no matter who they are!
In this situation, many people who should and shouldn't have met also faced off and began their own duels.

For example, Kyosuke Kiryu from the Synchro Dimension battled Daichi Misawa from the Fusion Dimension; Kaito Amagi from the Xyz Dimension encountered Noboru Kakunosaka from the Pendulum Dimension; a Lightsworn Pokémon met a Psychic Pokémon; and a turtle from the past faced off against a Pokémon from outer space... Such scenes were happening all over the Dimensional City!

Although, since it's not an extreme case like the Fusion Army, most duels don't result in losing all proof cards outright. Many duelists even seem to have improved after the duel, as if they've made progress.

This is actually perfectly normal.

As duelists, especially those who have fought their way through to reach this penultimate stage, each one of them is one of the world's top duelists. Normally, they can only compete with duelists from their own dimension, so even if they grow, it's only in a specific direction. Now, in this grandest competition across all dimensions, they will encounter opponents from different worlds, different dimensions, different universes, and even different times!
In this situation, with the slightest change, these exceptionally talented and intelligent duelists will instantly grasp the concept and, with just a little guidance, they will begin to evolve at a rapid pace, like a rocket!

After a few days, the situation in Cido City became increasingly complex. Duelists were everywhere, and duels were happening all the time. The high intensity of the duels also generated high-intensity dueling energy. What Kaiba Corporation considered a foolproof dimensional design became increasingly precarious, with inexplicable "earthquakes" appearing around the duelists almost every day.

These are all phenomena caused by an excessive surge in duel energy.

If this continues, by the time the top 32 are reached, the entire dimension may face the risk of collapse.

But all of this had nothing to do with Hikaru Amagi anymore.

After a period of research and careful reading of each deck, Amagi Hikaru and Tiera selected several special deck combinations.

First, the most classic "04" combination: two Chaos decks.

Since they are both chaos decks, the differences won't be significant.

Of course, both the champion and runner-up in 03 were "hand card destruction" decks - but the problem is that hand card destruction decks have such a huge first-strike advantage when there are no hand traps, so it is obviously not a good choice.

Therefore, the 04 version of the same deck would be a better choice.

After 04, the champions in 05 and 06 were all Chaos decks, which proves that the Chaos deck was indeed very dominant back then. Although other decks may not seem weak, people still have to believe in superstitions, so Amagi Hikaru did not refer to it.

In the following years, a brand new "Gladiator Beast" series appeared and successfully met in the finals, winning the championship and runner-up titles.

In this situation, Amagi Hikaru would naturally choose the Sword Fighter.

Not only because both the champion and runner-up this year were Gladiator Beasts, but more importantly, Hikaru Amagi is also quite familiar with and skilled at Gladiator Beasts, and he also has Gladiator Beast Spirits by his side, so choosing a deck first is very appropriate.

and--

Hikaru Amagi had also thought about it.

If you choose the Swordsmanship Beasts series, and suddenly discover during a duel that Victory Dragon is cheating by including cards like Victory Dragon in the deck that shouldn't be there, then Shiromitsu won't have to "pretend" anymore.

He could easily perform an "Ancient Evolution" for Victory Dragon during the duel, causing "Gladiator Claudius" to suddenly appear in this Gladiator Beast lineup—this wouldn't be difficult for Hikaru Amagi.

The area that Amagi Hikaru roughly chose was this region.

As for the later ones, such as the link decks like 18, 19, and 23, as well as the 24-year-old Chromatic Demon Hubel and Chromatic Demon Snake Eyes which Amagi Hikaru is not very familiar with, it is obviously impossible to choose them.

What surprised and delighted Hikaru Amagi was that the champion of 25 was Conqueror's Soul, while the runner-up was the Moonlight deck, which he was very familiar with.

Unfortunately, it seems that because of the links involved, Hikaru Amagi could only see the names of the two decks and had no idea about their composition.

But after thinking about it, Hikaru Amagi realized that having two of Serena's new Fusion Monsters on the field would indeed be very effective.

As for Blue-Eyes vs. Blue-Eyes, or True Dragon vs. True Dragon, Amagi Hikaru finds these matchups rather troublesome.

After a long and careful selection process, Amagi Hikaru finally chose the last deck from among many others.

In this way, Hikaru Amagi will have to use his current 3 decks to duel Victory Dragon.

It would be a lie to say that he wasn't under a lot of pressure. Hikaru Amagi usually uses his own deck, but this time he's using a temporary deck for the duel, so he's not really that confident.

but--

Among the three "runner-up" combinations chosen by Amagi Hikaru, there happened to be an "elf" from Amagi Hikaru's camp.

"The decks you've chosen, in terms of strength, might not necessarily be able to beat the winners in the bracket."

"It's alright. For me, dueling is also a process of fusion. Since I just happened to see them and I happen to have the spirits related to these decks, then choosing them is the best choice for me."

There are no problems in any aspect.

Victory Dragon muttered to himself for a while.

Whether it's investigating, observing, and recording decks, understanding oneself, or collaborating with assistants, he is a perfect duelist in every aspect.

They didn't start dueling mindlessly, didn't choose stronger decks, didn't abandon their partners, and persisted in dueling in a way that reflected their own unique style...

No wonder.

After all, the one before them was a chosen representative of the super-fusion, a genuine [fusion] walking among humans.

If that's the case, maybe he really can do it?
Try it yourself—

It thought to itself.

While it may not have received any mission from the gods, it is quite dissatisfied with the existence of the "forbidden zone" due to its own experiences. If someone could completely close or activate the forbidden zone, allowing the power of the gods' imprint to be restrained and the elven dimension to stabilize, that might be a good thing.

but--

The guardian of the next dimension, even it doesn't know what it is!
Without extraordinary power and talent, it would not want such a young person to move on to the next dimension.

"Then let the duel begin—I am a dragon, the pinnacle of dragons; I am victory, the invincible ancient dragon!!"

Its aura changed drastically. The entire dragon stood upright, and at the same time, a huge golden light illuminated the entire dimension. The crimson light began to cover the dimension, and everything that was pitch black was finally revealed, transforming into a magnificent and glorious fortress.

“Alright—then, I’ll also introduce myself: I am Hikaru Amagi, the one who has merged!”

"Is that so, Hikaru Amagi, now that you've merged, then unleash your Duel Disk!"

As it spoke, it couldn't wait any longer.

and--

at the same time.

Countless duels seemed to be taking place simultaneously throughout various parts of Tsutono City!

For example, Kaito Amagi and Daichi Misawa, the Judgment Dragon and the next-generation ultimate weapon, and so on...

And the duel that Amagi Hikaru was so looking forward to and so eager to witness began at this moment!
Ryuzaki the Dinosaur versus Katsuya Jonouchi!
They chose a place that was very familiar to them, the place where Ryuzaki the Dinosaur lost to Super Ryoba when the "Duel City" was held in Dono City.

This place is famous enough, and it also holds many memories!

As the two took out their respective duel disks and installed them, endless dragon roars resounded around them.

This time—

It's not just "vibration" anymore!

The entire dimension seemed to tremble, and everything seemed to be tilting and shaking!
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