Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 855, Part 1 (4K)

Speaking of the duel with Jonouchi, the last time was when I was with Hikaru Amagi in Dono City looking for Sugoroku Muto.

At that time, Jonouchi used a "classic monster hybrid deck" and only used a monster called "Metal" at the very end. So, in fact, Ryuzaki the Dinosaur didn't know what his current deck composition was.

"Haha—a perfect hand, Ryuzaki!"

After attacking with 5 cards, Jonouchi glanced at them and burst out laughing.

"Activate the effect of Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon in your hand. You can activate this effect by showing this card in your hand to your opponent. Set 1 [Metalize] Trap Card from your Deck to your field, and return this card to its original Deck."

Take a look at the cover trap.

Extremely efficient search, very powerful.

There was nothing the dinosaur Ryuzaki could do to stop it, so he just watched silently.

"I covered the field with Metallize & Reflect Armor from my deck."

Metallization —

The card that was used to protect Red-Eyes has finally evolved.

"You can send 1 face-down card from your field to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Special Summon this card from your hand."

"I'll send the Metallic Dragon on the field to the Graveyard and Special Summon it! Red-Eyes Steelix!"

Red-Eyes, equipped with Dark Steel Claws, flapped its wings, passed through from outside the dimension, and arrived on the field.

Ryuzaki glanced at it, and the dragon roared back at him as if in response.

However, this shout was not as powerful or intimidating as the shouts of other duels.

This roar, besides signifying the arrival of the dragon, also carried a sense of déjà vu, a subtle "long time no see" feeling, making people feel strange and bewildered.

"Don't blink, Ryuzaki, you're about to see something amazing!" Jonouchi chuckled. "If Steel Claw Dragon is Summoned or Special Summoned, and you have Metallized Reflect Armor on your field or in your Graveyard, you can activate this effect. Add 1 Metallized Trap Card from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand."

I added the Metallized Reflective Armor from my deck to my hand.

"Not choosing the one in the cemetery?"

"Hehe, that card has another use—it covers a card and then activates immediately!"

Ryuzaki squinted.

Around them, a group of duelists and elves gathered in the "Legendary Duel Arena" had begun to watch this genuine duel between legendary duelists, and were asking astonished questions—

What does it mean to activate immediately after being covered?
"As long as Red-Eyes Steel Claw Dragon is in the Monster Zone, it can be activated during the turn when I set a Metal Trap Card."

"Put on your armor!"

An endless expanse of bright silver-black heavy armor enveloped Red-Eyes, and its body grew larger and larger until it finally transformed into a completely new monster!

Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon!
Red-Eyes Black Steel Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Machine Race, Attack Power 3400→3800.
"It's not over yet. Normal Summon, Rank 1 Steel Illusionist."

A strange magician appeared on the field, his body a mirror and his hands possessing eyes that seemed to have a thousand-year history.

"This card can only be activated if it is Normal or Special Summoned. Set 1 [Metalize] Trap Card from your Deck to your field. If you have Metalize/Enhanced Reflect Armor in your Graveyard, draw another card."

"I cover the Metallized Steel Flame Armor in my deck, and then draw a card."

Upon seeing this, Ryuzaki the dinosaur's expression turned serious.

He remembered the effects of the Black Steel Dragon and knew it was a powerful monster with "Tricolor Kang".

And the newly metallic coating that covers it is clearly not simple either—

Since Jonouchi dared to summon the Steel Illusionist, he must have some other special purpose!
but……

If it's to this extent, his rehabilitation, training, and evolution during this period will not be hindered!
"It's been so long since I've had the chance to really show my skills, it's so exciting!" Jōnei shouted excitedly.

He's clearly a middle-aged man, but at this moment, he's as excited as a child.

Not only was he able to duel with old friends in this exciting competition, but more importantly, he could finally fight without restraint.

He believed that his friends, his "brothers," would not let him down.

"So, we can't just use this much!"

"?"

“Previously, I was invited by Kaiba Corporation to explore a special dimension.” Jonouchi suddenly brought up his work, smiling as he held up his hand and said to Ryuzaki, “It’s a very special dimension. We need to keep digging, keep exploring, and keep searching to find information about that dimension.”

The deeper the ore, the stronger the duelists needed to process it; and at the very deepest point, only the purest duelists were required to mine it.

Ryuzaki's brows furrowed.

From what I understand—

Jonouchi has another trick up his sleeve!
"Activate, Continuous Spell Card," Jonouchi suddenly narrowed his eyes, taking a Continuous Spell Card from his hand and placing it into the slot, "Original Stone Royal Vein!"

"Raw stone?"

Ryuzaki was taken aback.

He remembered that Hikaru Amagi also had a Primal Magic Card called... Primal Fusion?
Is it a support series for regular monsters?
"As part of the effect of this card, add 1 [Original Stone] card from your Deck to your hand, except for [Original Stone Royale].

"I'm adding the Quick-Play Spell Card, Primal Light Piercing, to my hand!"

"Then, the effect of the Primal Stone's Royal Vein! You can activate this effect by declaring the name of a Normal Monster. Special Summon 1 declared Normal Monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard in Defense Position. This turn, you cannot activate the effects of monsters that are Special Summoned to the field."

My declaration—[Demon Beast Spirit]!

Thick black smoke billowed from behind Jonouchi, and then a demon whose movements were perfectly synchronized with Jonouchi's flew out of its deck, stretching its limbs.

Although it was just a regular monster, it gave off a rather ominous feeling!
"Cover three cards, end the turn!"

"Come on, Ryuzaki! I'm all prepared!"

Ryuzaki's expression turned serious.

Although two of these three cards were retrieved by Jonouchi, looking at Jonouchi's field full of spells and traps, he still couldn't help but sigh - the Jonouchi who only knew how to rush in back then has completely changed and become a powerful duelist who combines spells, monsters, and traps in multiple ways!
but--

This is exactly the duel I've been wanting to have!

He pulled his hands out of his pockets, straightened up, and finally stopped hunching over, looking every bit like a real, energetic young man. His eyes seemed to swell, turning into dragon eyes, and then he swung his Duel Disk: "Alright! Jonouchi, let me show you the power of a dinosaur!"

He looked out over the city with immense excitement—

The other battlefield, however, was not so interesting.

Yuto was surprised and astonished to find that his deck completely countered Shingo Sawatari. After defeating Sawatari in one turn, the four of them actually encountered Serena, who was clearing out the remaining spirits of the Fusion Army with Reiji Akaba. The group hit it off immediately and started a duel.

Unlike Katsuya Jonouchi and Ryuzaki the Dinosaur, they didn't have a sense of ceremony and didn't specially find a suitable duel arena that matched their memories. They just found an open space and started dueling.

At the beginning of the duel, people from both teams thought that the duel would be one-sided.

After all, in Reiji Akaba's opinion, Serena's deck was very efficient, with extra monsters that were completely immune to all attacks, and the ability to destroy all of the opponent's Special Summoned monsters.

But when he watched the duel, he realized that it was a completely different matter.

Similarly, the other members of the group, especially Yuto, thought that this duel should not be difficult.

Although Serena's monsters possess numerous combo abilities and high stats and resistances, those things are meaningless against Ruri's deck.

Because as long as Ruri successfully Xyz Summons, the concept of "battle damage" doesn't exist—Lyrical Nightingale - Gathering Nightingale can detach 1 Xyz Material once per turn to activate its effect. Until the end of the turn, Lyrical Nightingale monsters on your field cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects, and you take 0 battle damage.

This effect can be activated during the opponent's turn!

With this effect, no matter how powerful the Moonlight Lioness Princess is, it's useless!

Even if you fight for ten thousand years, you'll never succeed.

However, they only discovered this when the duel actually began.

It's completely different from what they expected!
The seemingly invincible Lioness Princess was unable to attack several times, while the seemingly perfectly defensive Lyric Ballad also had to face multiple bombardments. More importantly, if the Lioness Princess caused a chain of destruction, then even without taking damage from the battle, all the monsters on your field would be destroyed.

It's not that simple!
No matter how much you estimate the numbers on paper, they are just on paper. The two people know each other too well, so they have already thought of "countermeasures" that no one can guess.

Therefore, each round seemed fraught with danger, each round looked like the last round, making the group of friends and relatives watching all hold their breath in suspense.

This duel...

It seems like this won't be resolved anytime soon.

Return to the forbidden dimension.

"Thus, by attacking directly with Caesar, I will achieve victory—"

Hikaru Amagi breathed a long sigh of relief.

Even he felt a chill run down his spine.

Choosing Gladiator Beast for the first duel was indeed quite appropriate.

Having won the first game, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Victory Dragons didn't seem to care about the outcome of this match.

Although its name is Victory, its ability is Victory, and it uses a special Victory deck, it doesn't really care about these things. If an existence wins too many times and can guarantee "winning every time", then even a mythical existence will feel bored and uninteresting.

What it really cares about is Amagi Hikaru's personal abilities.

In terms of character, personality, and awareness, Hikaru Amagi is flawless. She is also perfect in her treatment of her spirit partners. Her understanding and skill in the duels are beyond doubt.

Victory Dragon dares to say that even if it were to actually duel Amagi Hikaru with its own deck, the outcome would still be uncertain.

In this situation, perhaps Hikaru Amagi will actually be able to confront that last forbidden dimension?
Halfway through the second game, the situation began to loosen and tilt again, and Victory Dragon did not continue the duel and put away the duel disk.

"Huh?" Hikaru Amagi was taken aback.

What's the meaning--

"Amazing talent, Lord Amagi Hikaru."

It didn't use a title or a code name, but was called by the name Hikaru Amagi.

"Having progressed this far, I no longer need to test you. You are indeed an amazing and perfect warrior. In that case, I have no further reason to stop you."

Upon hearing this, Amagi Hikaru couldn't help but smile and thank the Golden Dragon from afar.

"The dimensional gate is right behind me—young humans, go to that sealed land, find the root of all nightmares, defeat it, and then return here safely."

The Dragon of Victory looked at Hikaru Amagi: "Then, I will have a real duel with you, the one that should have been fought!"

Hikaru Amagi smiled again.

He knew this was the "blessing" of the Victory Dragon, even though it didn't know what lay beyond that dimensional gate, nor how dangerous it truly was.

Therefore, it hopes that Hikaru Amagi can successfully return to this dimension.

This is its blessing!
Hikaru Amagi thanked him and walked behind Victory Dragon, who took a deep breath and slowly exhaled a crimson dragon breath.

Dragon's breath enveloped Amagi Hikaru's body, and the red light merged into her body. Amagi Hikaru stretched out her hands, recalling the information she had received, and slowly "fused" together some cards that had never appeared in this world before.

Thank you!

"Go—go and see the root of it all!"

Amagi Hikaru nodded emphatically. He went behind Victory Dragon and indeed found a door!

It was a very simple door, just like the wooden door in a student dormitory, and it looked very ordinary.

But the fact that this ordinariness appears in such a place is the greatest extraordinary thing.

Amagi Hikaru hesitated for a moment, then reached out to push the door open. The next second, he was in a daze and suddenly found himself in a private room.

"Huh?" Tiera also came here, looked around, and seemed a little surprised and uncertain.

What's happening here?
Isn't this... Hikaru Amagi's private bedroom?

Hikaru Amagi was also somewhat dazed; he thought he had returned to his own room.

Everything around him was arranged the same as in his room.

Books, card albums, card collection albums, spare box, bed, instant noodles—everything was exactly the same as the room he remembered.

He was a little puzzled.

Could it be that I failed to enter that dimension and returned to the human world?
He took two steps and looked out the window, but what he saw was not the scenery of Duel Academy Island, but a black vortex.

It seems we've come to the right place.

He took two more steps—

suddenly.

He stopped moving.

He turned his head slightly and looked at an ornament.

Generally speaking, it is not unusual to see such decorations in a student's room.

In fact, if Amagi Hikaru saw something like this, he might actually buy it.

It's a storage jar, or it could be a card collection jar, a piggy bank, or something else entirely...

It could be anything.

Because it is something that is very famous and very popular in the human world—

Pot of Greed!

The strange pot with its wide-open mouth and fiery red lips smiled even more brightly after it noticed that Amagi Hikaru had discovered it!

Hikaru Amagi couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, a smaller, green, glowing pot of greed slowly flew out of the pot!

Hikaru Amagi recognized him!
In this forbidden dimension.

This is the world of the ban [1].

What appeared was not a terrifying monster, not a being imbued with legend, and not even a monster on the Forbidden List—

It is!

The spirit of the Pot of Greed!
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(End of this chapter)