"But that's not the main point here." Ed thought for a moment and spoke.
"Right, exactly." Amon continued, "Because if all Monster Cards in Tenjo Hikari's deck have been replaced with these Monster Cards, then they are those with very ordinary ATK and Defense Power, the forgotten monsters. Breaking through 1350 points might be difficult, right? And... being in Attack Position really seems like bait."
At this thought, the two exchanged a glance again.
It seems the opponent is indeed quite formidable.
"It's not over yet, activating Continuous Spell Card, The Will of the Mortals."
The Lion Witch placed down a Continuous Spell Card on the field.
"The Will of the Mortals." As if challenging each other, Amon spoke first, "It's a Continuous Spell Card that lets you reveal a Normal Monster Card drawn during the Draw Phase to your opponent and then draw one more card."
"The strength of this card is that as long as the card drawn during the Draw Phase is a Normal Monster, you can draw one more card." Ed, unwilling to be outdone, said, "So, during the Draw Phase, if you activate Quick-Play Spell Card to swap your hand and draw a Normal Monster, you can continue drawing."
The two nodded simultaneously.
This is quite an excellent support card for Normal Monsters!
"Set a card, end turn." The giant lion slowly laid down a card on the field, looking at Tenjo Hikari.
Everyone was curious about how Tenjo Hikari would duel, yet Tenjo Hikari showed no trace of nervousness, glanced at his Hand Card, and directly began his turn.
"My turn, draw."
Tenjo Hikari drew a card from the deck, glanced down at it, and then casually asked, "If that's the case, then Lion Witch, your monsters in the deck should be the same as mine, right?"
"That's right—other than myself, all the monsters are the same as yours. If your deck contains any ancient, aged, powerless monsters, they might be retained."
Tenjo Hikari nodded.
He tried to lift up a monster but was suddenly surprised to find he couldn't use it.
"What is this?"
"As long as I'm on the field, both sides must sacrifice one monster to perform a Tribute Summon for any monster that's LV 4 or below with ATK or Defense Power higher than 1350 points."
Whoa—
Tenjo Hikari's pupils shrank.
"What's it saying?" Amon exclaimed in surprise.
"Could it be—[Rule Change] effect!?" Ed was also shocked.
Such an effect probably can't be replicated directly in current machine-simulated duels, can it!?
"I see, a very powerful effect." Tenjo Hikari genuinely praised.
This effect feels quite powerful because in his impression, modern monsters generally have high ATK and Defense Power, and requiring a sacrifice for 1350 ATK and defense is actually a bit troublesome.
Although the core of a proper deck nowadays should be able to Special Summon their own monsters.
"Well, then, I'll activate this." Tenjo Hikari didn't hold back, directly placing a card on the field, "Field Spell Card, Fusion Recycling Plant!"
"Oh... a Field Spell Card with Fusion in its name?"
The Lion Witch scanned the surroundings, inferred from Tenjo Hikari's previous words, and wasn't surprised.
After all, the other party had already said as much.
"But you must know," the Lion Witch raised his hand and said, "among the countless abandoned Spirits here, there are also those ancient Fusion Materials for Fusion Monsters. But because it's challenging to gather Fusion Materials, the monsters Fusion Summoned are sometimes even inferior to some Low Level Monsters popular in your world, resulting in their tragic abandonment.
So, how do you prove your [Fusion]?"
Tenjo Hikari looked at the Monster in his hand, nodded, and said: "Indeed, many past monsters have been gradually discarded because they couldn't match the power of new cards, but—that's never an eternal truth.
At a moment's notice, even cards that seemed useless in the past can suddenly shine brightly."
A typical example would be Fabled Lurrie, an inconspicuous card from the Fabled Series, which suddenly reappeared in players' sight and even became a must-have component in many decks, thanks to the emergence of Fiendsmith.
"It's not just that, the duel evolves, and Fusion naturally evolves as well—
What I want to prove is that no matter the situation, as long as you are willing to acknowledge me, as long as you're willing to move forward with me, it will never be impossible to [Fuse]."
"Activate Spell Card, Polymerization!"
Sacrificed Normal Summon!
Directly starting Fusion!
"I'm fusing the Thousand-Eyes Idol in my hand with the Key Mace in my hand!"
"How can these two monsters fuse together!?" The Lion Witch was a bit astonished.
"Ah, it's that monster—" Ed immediately knew Tenjo Hikari's idea.
"Exactly!" hearing Ed's murmur, Tenjo Hikari raised his hand and said, "The Fusion Conditions are two Normal Monsters!"
"Ancient dragon, protect your kin, bring forth the power of fusion—
Fusion Summon, LV 9!
First of the Dragons!"
"Roar!!"
A winged serpentine dragon emerged from the fusion of black mist, supported by the power of two Normal Monsters.
First of the Dragons, LV 9, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 2700.
"...Interesting."
The Lion Witch observed the dragon, secretly admiring it in his heart.
"Fusion Monsters that can be fused with just Normal Monsters?" Amon nodded repeatedly to himself, "In that case, even aged monsters could have a way to sustain themselves."