Duels should be played with a smile.

"Illusion... Fine, I have other ways to deal with you, but before that, I need to activate the effect of the card I just sent to the graveyard as the cost of a Super Polymerization."

"Hmph! I'll chain your effects too, and activate the effects of all the monsters you sent to the graveyard as fusion materials!"

"Sixteen Witches can search the deck for cards of [Altering Spirit], Melusin can search for [Altering Spirit] monsters, I add 2 [Altering Spirit - Queries Quintilanac] to my hand, then Feathered Spirit can recycle trap cards from the graveyard, I add [Altering Spirit Materialization] to my hand."

In the blink of an eye, Darkness has a large number of cards in his hand again. If he can't deal with them this turn, he'll be doomed next turn.

Clearly, Darkness was aware of this as well, which is why the two monsters he retrieved were both hand traps that could be used to declare an attack, special summon, and nullify an attack.

Moreover, it wasn't a single round.

"So, the Ethereal Spirits deck is really overpowered..."

"It's my turn to deal with the effect. The effect of 'Extraterrestrial Life' sent to the Graveyard banishes up to 2 Fairy-Type monsters other than myself from the field or Graveyard, and searches the Deck for the same number of Level 2 or lower Fairy-Type LIGHT monsters other than the banished ones."

"I banish another extraterrestrial life form that I previously placed in my graveyard, and search my deck..."

"【The Proclaimer's Shaman】!"

In the opening turn of Leyou, the development was limited because he had an extra extraterrestrial life form in his hand, so it was used as a cost and sent to the graveyard.

And now, the extraterrestrial life left behind at the beginning has become a key point in breaking the deadlock.

Darkness did not activate the protocol to invalidate and disrupt the search, because that would require sending his last sixteen witches to the graveyard. This was his only countermeasure, and he had to keep it in the most critical position.

"Since nothing happened to you, I will Normal Summon [The Witch of the Proclaimer], activate its effect, send one Fairy-Type monster to the Graveyard, and increase its Level accordingly."

"I sent the three Holy Sovereigns to the graveyard, and the Shaman's level rose to 11."

This time, instead of sending the rainbow light to the tomb, the witch finally felt a bit refreshed. The only problem was that the three holy rulers were too big; the trash can couldn't hold them all.

"Then there's the effect of the Three Holy Ones in the Graveyard: if you have cards in your hand or Graveyard, you can Tribute up to 3 Fairy-Type monsters on your field to Special Summon yourself."

"I will release the sorcerer on the field and summon him by special!"

[Light · 9★ · Angel · Defense 2900]

Although the name of the Holy Ruler is a bit strange, he is relatively normal among the angels, and even somewhat handsome.

"Then comes the second effect of the Divine Wizard: This effect can only be activated when this card is Tributed. Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower Fairy Monster from your hand or Deck, except for the same card!"

Because of Long Huiqiao's self-restraint, the second effect of the Divine Witch is basically invisible in Long Huiqiao's abilities, but it is still a very good effect in other situations, such as now.

"I will specially recruit Zhu Guangzhi, the announcer!"

[Light · 2★ · Angel · Adjuster · Defense 500]

Following the activation of the second effect by the Divine Wizard, Zhu Guang also appeared directly on the field, which is quite rare.

Three angel-type monsters appeared in a row, leaving Darkness somewhat confused.

Weren't they all dragons and demons before? How come they're all magicians and angels now?

"Don't be confused, and don't blink, because the monster I'm about to use to sum you up is about to make its appearance!"

"Are you planning to summon some other, more powerful fusion monster?"

"What do you think?"

"I'm going to start synchronization right now!"

"This is my pure Imprint deck! My pure Fusion deck!"

Zhu Guang transformed into two star-tuning rings and flew into the sky. The three Holy Rulers followed closely behind, flying into the rings. Holy light shone down, as if to purify this dark sky.

"Angelic light, all-encompassing power, in this moment of rapid speed, guided by the power of thought, light that transcends the ends of time and space, become the executioner who ends all!"

"Summoning! Descend, LV11! [Psychic Executioner]!"

With black wings obscuring all light and telekinesis to end the enemy, the demonic Platinum Executioner has played its final symphony and descended upon this place.

[Light - 11★ - Telekinesis - Attack Power 3500]

At this moment, upon seeing such a towering and dangerous-looking executioner, Darkness had only one thought in his mind.

"This is the most noble way of summoning you spoke of?!"

"This is your Fusion Summon?!"

Chapter Twenty-Two: What?! I actually have a system?!

At the Fusion Academy, Jaden, who was sound asleep in class, was suddenly awakened and rushed out of the classroom to the open space outside.

His pupils had turned a different color at some point, and an ultimate card representing his greatest power had appeared in his hand.

"Who is it?! As far as I know, the people who can wield this power are either at the academy or in the Hyperdimension. There is absolutely no way anyone outside the academy could use this power without my permission!"

In duels, Hyper Polymerization is just an ordinary card. The top students in the Fusion Academy who graduate early all know how to use Hyper Polymerization in duels.

However, beyond the duel, the secrets involved in Hyperfusion even concern the lost fundamental dimensions.

Jaden knew perfectly well that there were only a handful of people who could unleash the true power of Super Fusion, both during and outside of duels.

"That direction... is it Edward? Wait, it seems a group of students from the academy recently went on a study trip there, Shangmo and Yangyu were both there..."

He was analyzing the possible scenarios in his mind, but before Jaden could figure it out, the power vanished without a trace, leaving not even a trace behind.

However, since the incident had already occurred, Judai could not simply ignore it. After considering the available manpower, he helplessly realized that... it seemed there was really no one under his command he could send over.

He would stay at the academy to oversee things, and unless he went to a virtual world where he could return instantly, he would never leave.

"Sigh...it seems there's really no other way this time."

Soon, Jaden returned to the academy's office, went through the office to his room, and found a large group photo inside.

On the back of the group photo are replicas of many cards representing those people, each containing their contact information in a special way.

“Ed...and John, we really need your help this time.”

"There are a lot going on in the virtual world, and there seem to be some changes in the Synchronization Dimension recently. It feels like everything is piling up at once, but we really can't spare any manpower right now."

"This situation feels so familiar... I hope this time it will be a good story. I don't want to go through those tragedies again."

Not-so-distant memories flooded back, and Jaden, alone in his room, began to contact his old friends.

……

"What era are we living in? How can anyone still play pure axis-based combat? A qualified duelist is proficient in multi-axis combat and can switch between multiple decks at any time?"

It's actually quite reasonable to include Angel-type monsters in the Branded deck. It's hard to say how strong they are, but having Crimson Light in hand, plus the Comedian from Death Prison Village, can indeed prevent hand traps. Some of the Angel monsters from Death Prison Village itself can also be used to banish extraterrestrial life to search for Crimson Light and God Witch, which can be considered a way to gain card advantage.

Furthermore, as a key monster in the Death Prison, Arub is also an Angel. If it is shrouded in illusion or bubble, it can be released directly from the graveyard or the three Holy Lords in hand, achieving a similar dodge effect to the quick attack of the Travelling Bird.

After that... Aruba's effects were successful. Do we still need to teach him what he can do next?

Darkness is having a bit of a headache now. He really didn't expect that a Synchro Monster he'd never seen before would suddenly appear during the fight.

After swallowing five of his own monsters in one go, and then creating an 11-star Synchro Monster without using any extra cards, Leyou looked at the two unknown cards left in his hand and was unsure how to deal with them next.

His only remaining source of confidence is the two hand pits he has.

Seeing that Darkness didn't recognize the Executioner on his field, Leyou thought for a moment and said, "Right now, I have two powerful monsters on my field, while you only have 400 LP. I can easily defeat you, but before that, I need to take precautions."

"What kind of insurance?" Darkness asked instinctively.

"Of course, it's about cutting off your last chance!"

"The effect of [Psychic Executioner] can be activated once per turn: Pay 1000 LP, target 1 monster I control and 1 card you control, and banish them all!"

[Leyou LP: 1200 → 200]

"I'm launching an attack targeting my five magicians and your sixteen witches!"

"Your agreement requires a card of your own kind on the field as cost to activate. Now, the choice is in your hands."

“If you choose to ignore me, then my executioner will be left on the field, and your sixteen witches will be gone, about to be kicked to death by my executioner.”

“Choose invalid and destroy my executioner, but you will have to send your sixteen witches to the grave and then be kicked to death by my fivefold kick.”

"Come on, choose how you want to die!"

For Darkness, it seems that no matter which choice is made, it's the same—from Darkness's perspective, it's quite normal for Leyou to say such a thing.

From Darkness's perspective, this choice would not affect the outcome either, but the outcome is different from what Leyou said.

However, this conclusion can only be drawn when key information is missing.

Darkness has no way of knowing if the Executioner has any other powerful effects. If the Executioner has any way to resolve his agreement after his sixteen witches are eliminated, then the hand trap in his hand will become worthless.

However... it seems safer to neutralize and destroy the executioner, leaving only a neutralized five-element array.

Rather than being banished, it's better to send yourself to the graveyard, which also allows you to retrieve a card from your own faction. As long as there are cards from your own faction on the field, the hand trap in your hand can take effect.

Essentially, it was a choice between two options: whether to stay in the frontcourt or the backcourt. With that in mind, Darkness made his decision.

"Chain your effect activates, I activate the protocol's effect, send sixteen graveyard witches, negate and destroy your..."

"Aha~ They've taken the bait~"

Leyou laughed happily.

He had originally prepared a Plan B, but unexpectedly Plan A directly lured Darkness into the trap.

This saves you a whole card.

"Chain your agreement, and I'll unleash my invincible hand trap!"

"【Ghost Rabbit】!"

"When a monster effect is activated on the field, or when a face-up Spell/Trap effect is activated, send this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard to activate this effect and destroy that card you control!"

With a flash of light, the agreement was cleaved into pieces.

"I know your agreement will protect your card effects from being invalidated, so I'm just destroying your agreement!"

Now, Darkness has no more cards to continue the chain.

“You have broken my agreement, but... your executioners will also be affected by the effects of the agreement.”

No, it won't.

A phantom of a morphing spectral flew out from the agreement and struck the executioner, but the executioner was unharmed.

"If your LP is lower than your opponent's LP, this card, when Synchro Summoned, is unaffected by the effects activated by your opponent."

"Wait! You still have LP... You just paid 1000?" Darkness realized halfway through her sentence that Leyou only had 200 LP left.