The enormous silver mechanical three-headed dragon flew out from the light, towards the side of the spaceship.
Cyber End Dragon, LV 10, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, Attack Power 4000.
"With this, combined with the covered Cyberdarkness Dragon, Caesar has revealed all his ace monsters on the field!"
"Hiss—That's amazing..."
"So cool, all ace monsters appearing together!"
"Is this the ultimate of Cyber Dragon?"
Caesar wore a smile of satisfaction, pleased with his display.
He looked at Tenjo Hikari and sighed, "Hikari, you and Judai are the juniors I have the most faith in. But you're different from Judai; firm, wise, as though you're aware of everything and can accept anything.
Just like you seek the ultimate fusion, I also want to achieve victories with Cyber Dragon.
Whether it's fusion, or... Xyz."
"Tenjo, are you really prepared for the future just using fusion?"
"Heh, Caesar, is that what you're worried about? Don't worry, I'm already ready." Tenjo Hikari replied nonchalantly.
"Then show me! Prove to me that you are indeed prepared!" Caesar drew a card from his hand, "Cybernetic Revolution, Special Summon one 'Cyber Dragon' from my hand or Graveyard.
I Special Summon Cyber Dragon Core from the Graveyard!"
"Enter the Battle Phase!"
"Your two attacking monsters on the field, with an attack power of no more than 3000, and your defending monster with a defense power of merely 1600. No matter if I attack your attack position monster or your Fighting Flame Dragon, you will lose—"
"No, there's a way! Activate Trap Card, Darklord Uprising!"
"What?"
A card he had never seen before flipped up.
A red nova sparkled in the distant sky, illuminating the field like a warning light.
"Send one 'Darklord' monster from your hand or from the field to the Graveyard to activate. Send the Fusion Material determined by the Dark Attribute Fusion Monster from your hand or field to the Graveyard, Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster.
Afterward, I can recover the attack power value of the monsters sent to the Graveyard due to this card's activation!"
"Darklord's fusion?"
Some duelists using poison decks suddenly became dumbfounded.
And they weren't the only ones.
Others among the "God-chosen of Darklord" worldwide, upon spotting this card, stood up in astonishment, some instinctively covering their wrists.
That card image, could it be the leader of the Darklords?
"I send Darklord Zerato from my hand to the Graveyard, Fusion those two Fusion Monsters on the field!"
The two Fusion Monsters turned into a black mass, merging into the whirlpool with a series of beats, after which, infinite purple wings appeared behind Tenjo Hikari, illuminating the sky.
"Fusion Summon!"
"Starving Venom Fusion Dragon!"
Roar!
"Ooooh!" Yuri's eyes gleamed golden, "Ooooh, is it a Fusion Dragon? That's inspiring! I didn't realize anyone else possessed this card besides me."
"Zerato's attack power is 2800 points, so I recover 2800 Life Points. With Dreamland's effect, I draw one card."
Tenjo Hikari LP: 1300→4100.
"Then with Fusion Dragon's effect, upon successful Fusion Summon, choose 1 Special Summoned monster on your opponent's field, increase my card's attack power by that amount! I choose Cyber End Dragon!"
Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, ATK: 2800→6800.
"Hiss—It surpassed Cyber End Dragon!"
"With this, even if Caesar banishes Cyber Dragon Core to increase Cyber Dragon Nova's attack by 2100 points, he still can't win!"
Caesar glanced at the cards in his hand, then turned back to Tenjo Hikari's field, pointing at the Fighting Flame Dragon: "Then I'll attack Fighting Flame Dragon with Cyber End Dragon!"
"Super Strident Blaze!"
The three-headed mechanical dragon simultaneously unleashed a scorching beam of light, striking the flame dragon, and afterward, the beam hit Tenjo Hikari, causing his body to stagger backwards.
Tenjo Hikari LP: 4100→1500.
"Barely survived?" A few friends watching closely swallowed their saliva.
"But next turn, Fusion Dragon's attack power will revert to 2800 points, even if it attacks Cyber End Dragon and destroys all Caesar's monsters, Cyber Dragon Nova's effect will still Special Summon a Cyber Dragon Fusion Monster..." Mitsuzawa's expression was solemn.
In this scenario, he couldn't quite imagine how Tenjo Hikari would navigate past it.
Caesar looked at the card in his hand.
Cybernetic Zone...
"Set one card, ending my turn."
"Basically the last turn..."
"Can Tenjo win? All ace monsters have almost been used."
Tenjo Hikari silently drew a card, gazing at its name, pausing momentarily.
Just when everyone thought Tenjo Hikari was about to give up, he suddenly turned his gaze towards Dreamland.
"Speaking of which, I haven't told you the full effects of 'Dreamland'."
"Huh?"
"You asked me if I'm prepared..."
"If it's merely words, merely responding, perhaps it can't be considered as truly affirmative."
Tenjo Hikari quietly placed a card onto the field: "Continuous Spell Card, Flame Swordsrealm, send one monster from my hand to the Graveyard, Special Summon Flame Swordsman."
Flame Swordsman appeared silently on the field, without its usual joviality.
Flame Swordsman, LV 5, Fire Attribute, Warrior-Type, Attack Power 1800.
"Caesar, after you graduated, after you succeeded in Xyz Summoning in the professional field, at that time, a small commotion occurred in the Fusion Department." Tenjo Hikari recalled as he described with extreme calm, "Back then, I told the members to just believe in fusion, no matter what it is, no matter what monster or summoning method it is, as long as you pursue fusion, it's enough for me.