Looking at the Bracchio-raidus that suddenly appeared on the field, many students were bewildered.
They were still stuck in the era where you play one monster at a time, then wait until you have gathered enough Fusion Material in your hand before proceeding with a Fusion Summon.
The method of Fusion Summoning with one card like Tenjo Hikari... never seen such a thing!
"Monsters Special Summoned using Ready Fusion cannot attack and will be destroyed at the end of the turn," Tenjo Hikari added.
Upon hearing this, Yuryu sighed with relief: "I thought it would be more impressive, if it gets destroyed at the end of the turn, even with an ATK of 2200, it's no big deal!"
What he said wasn't wrong, with no effects and unable to attack, no matter how strong the monster looks, it's useless.
"Don't rush." Tenjo Hikari raised the remaining cards in his hand, "I still have five hand cards, don't I?"
"Huh?" Yuryu was shocked, "Could it be—"
"That's right, they are all... Fusion!"
Tenjo Hikari flashed a fervent smile, and amidst everyone's shock, drew another card from his hand: "I activate a Normal Spell, Metamorphosis!"
"Sacrifice one monster on your field. Select one Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck with the same level as the sacrificed monster and Special Summon it!"
"I sacrifice Bracchio-raidus and Special Summon from the Extra Deck — Great Mammoth of Goldfine!"
"Awooo—"
A pure gold woolly mammoth replaced Bracchio-raidus, appearing on Tenjo Hikari's field as if it had evolved biologically.
Great Mammoth of Goldfine, LV 6, Dark Attribute, Zombie-Type, ATK 2200. Fusion Monster.
"This... it's another card that summons Fusion Monster without any materials!" Yuki Judai jumped up excitedly, "So cool!"
"Mamma Mia, directly Special Summoning Fusion Monster of the same level from the Extra Deck?" Professor Cronos was shocked when he first saw Ready Fusion, but after seeing this Metamorphosis, he was no longer merely shocked but astounded.
As a seasoned duelist teaching Duel Academia, he keenly realized that this was a Fusion Card far more outrageous than imagined!
And rightly so—
Tenjo Hikari looked at the summoned Mammoth, recalling the card "Metamorphosis".
This card in his world is a Forbidden Card! A classic of the Forbidden Card list that has been banned for over a decade!
Even as a veteran player, he had only used this Spell Card a few times!
Being able to use such a card in a card-playing world with physical images, it's really an enjoyable experience.
Unfortunately, if he could, he really wanted to use this card to Special Summon something like Cyber Twin Dragon, Cyber End Dragon, or The Last Warrior from Another Planet. Wouldn't that be more fitting than summoning a Great Mammoth of Goldfine?
But unfortunately...
His Extra Deck didn't have such things.
As mentioned before, his main Deck left by his previous self had already transformed entirely into "Fusion". Although Tenjo Hikari hurriedly adjusted the Deck and added some monsters, making the Deck 40 cards still meant that Spell Cards took the lead.
The good news is, many strong cards reside in his Fusion Deck. Well-known classic cards like Instant Fusion and Metamorphosis populate the Forbidden and Limited Card List.
Though he didn't draw Instant Fusion this turn, Ready Fusion counted as a "Monster" card in his deck.
The bad news is, his Extra Deck was dreadful.
Whether it's Bracchio-raidus or Great Mammoth of Goldfine, normally fusing them is a losing proposition, exchanging three cards for a monster with only 2200 ATK would be better off dumping Goblins into the Deck.
But there was no choice, as Super Polymerization didn't grant him many Extra Deck changes.
Moreover, even an Extra Monster without effects has its moments to shine!
"I activate Equip Spell Card, Spirit Illusion." Tenjo Hikari quickly aimed to join the Fusion Army, so he was keen to move efficiently, swiftly activating the spell.
"Equip Spell? Does this count as Fusion?" Though already frightened by Tenjo Hikari's continuous Fusion, Yuryu still showed some resistance, seeing Tenjo Hikari activate an Equip Spell, he couldn't help but protest, "How dare you claim fusion-only nonsense with this?"
"So, don't rush." Tenjo Hikari shook his head, raised the Equip Spell in hand, and began speaking, "Spirit Illusion can only be equipped to LV 5 or above Fiend-Type or Zombie-Type monsters.
Once this card is equipped to a monster, its effect can be triggered once per turn. Once per turn, from one's hand or field, monsters serve as Fusion Material for Fusion Summoning!"
"Equip Spell can also perform fusion!?" Yuki Judai was excited, wanting to come down to examine the card.
"Big Brother, that's a spell card only Fiends and Zombies can equip, your heroes are Warrior-Type." Nearby, wearing glasses, considering Yuki Judai as his big brother, the seemingly timid Marufuji Shou added.
"Even if so, it's still awesome!"
"Additionally, another effect can be selected. Summoning a Doppleganger Token that shares the race, attribute, and ATK with the equipped monster!"
"Come on, Doppleganger Token—"
A shadow emerged from Great Mammoth of Goldfine, enveloping it like mist, then slowly drifted aside, finally twisting into a pitch-black giant elephant.
Doppleganger Token, LV 5, Dark Attribute, Zombie-Type, ATK 2200. Token.
"Again!" Yuryu was at a loss for words. Now he had one thought, "Damn it, despite all this, it's no big deal, next turn, once the fusion materials are gathered, I can Fusion Summon Labyrinth Tank with ATK of 2400!"
"There is no next turn!" Tenjo Hikari's gaze firmed, and with a wave of his right hand, he shouted, "Battle Phase!
Use Great Mammoth of Goldfine to attack Ancient Gear Knight! Simultaneously, activate the effect of the Equip Spell Spirit Illusion! It can only be activated during the attack declaration when the equipped monster and the opponent's monster battle. The opponent's monster's ATK decreases by the value of the equipped monster's ATK!"
Black mist wrapped around the robot, and in the blink of an eye, the robot was covered in rust and weathering.
Ancient Gear Knight, ATK 1800→0
Finished—
Yuryu looked at the knight, now with zero ATK, feeling utterly defeated.
Done!
Defeated by someone with only Fusion magic!
Could it be...
Could it be said...
The giant skeletal elephant rumbled by, knocking the robot flying and hitting him in the process.
Could it be that Fusion should truly be played like this!?
After another swift round.
Thud—
Seemingly genuinely trampled by a giant elephant, the student named Yuryu was completely sent flying, lying on the ground, looking blankly at the sky as if questioning the world.
"Well played. Looking forward to the next duel with you." Tenjo Hikari instinctively said.
For some reason, the moment he won, he felt a mysterious power surge into him, making him feel a bit stronger.
"Lost... lost?"
"Clearly holding the deck we gave him..."
"Can a person truly win with just Fusion?"
"Is this... fitting?"
Many students looked at each other.
Even some members of the Fusion Department were puzzled.
They believed "Fusion is the noblest summon method," but isn't this a bit too extreme?
"A splendid victory! Truly an interesting duel!" On the other side, Yuki Judai stood up directly, eagerly applauding and cheering for Tenjo Hikari.
He felt like he'd learned a lot after today.
Metamorphosis... he wanted one too!
"Hmm... not bad, although he's a Yellow Academy student, but if he wants to use the Ancient Gear Deck, that's excellent." Professor Cronos couldn't help but nod.
Moreover, Tenjo Hikari did say "Fusion is the noblest summon method" "Any means other than fusion are unnecessary," so seeing this, proactively requesting the Ancient Gear Deck, his thoughts might align at some level?
Mamma Mia, truly discerning!
Professor Cronos has always been lenient toward worthy individuals.
Indeed, the duel was quick, Tenjo Hikari always adhered to the strategy of quick kill if possible without any superfluous moves.
While muttering this, he suddenly felt the card box hanging at his waist heating up, he quickly pulled out a spare card and found a purple-glowing card within it.
?
!
Super Polymerization really wanted him to print cards!