Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 668 Combination with the Cult Leader (8K, requesting monthly votes~)

Amidst the stars, the spaceship slowly docked, observing the scene.

This dimension is a training ground, and its connection with other dimensions is strictly isolated. Normally, a human would not be able to find this dimension—after all, this dimension requires the coordinates of the North Star in two human worlds to be located.

Although the forces here are relatively harmonious with each other, they are still forces preparing for war and naturally do not want other life forms to disturb them. Therefore, this blockade was specially created by the "Great Leader" at their request.

The level of secrecy here is extremely high!
Therefore, whether it was the first group or the second group, they were actually in great danger here.

The one that suddenly appeared in their dimension earlier, rampaging through the battlefield and conspicuously, was completely unaffected and made no contact with them whatsoever.

The one after that appeared brazenly, not bothering to avoid it, and directly challenged everyone across the entire channel.

When the group behind them spoke up, specifically asking to see "Long Huiqiao," even Long Huiqiao's leader was startled, thinking they had encountered some kind of enemy.

Fortunately, it has now been confirmed that the visitors were either accidental or human warriors who were challenging them, which has put them at ease a little.

Even so, it's a bit of an exaggeration to come to such a place for a "challenge".

Regardless, they still selected two opponents based on the duelists' "weight class".

They were very curious about what kind of duel these two strange creatures were having.

"You can start first, Yuma-kun." Although he was much older than Yuma Tsukumo, Marufuji Sho was 8 centimeters shorter than Yuma, so the two could barely look at each other as equals.

As a seasoned duelist, Marufuji Sho was a little worried about the child who was taking the "Duelist Trial" for the first time in the Pokémon world, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, dueling with Pokémon is not much different from dueling with humans."

“Oh! I understand!” Yuma Tsukumo’s face lit up with a bright smile. “I’ve fought against the Fusion Army before, and I’ve seen the Spirits!”

"Fusion, Fusion Army? —" Marufuji Sho's expression was slightly unnatural.

Someone who fought against the Fusion Army?

"My turn! I'm soaring into the sky!" Yuma completely ignored his surroundings, leaping into the air and summoning a monster with a snap. "Normal Summon, Goblindbergh!"

"When this card is Normal Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand!"

"Special Summon, I...I...The Magician!"

A goblin riding a red airplane flew across the sky and casually pulled over a masked, silent mage.

"Then—build a hypernet using Goblindberg and I-I-I Magician!"

A huge, pitch-black vortex appeared before him, and Marufuji Sho couldn't help but glance at it slightly.

The two monsters silently transformed into golden light and were drawn into the dark vortex. After a while, a huge, cylindrical mechanical "longsword" slowly flew out from it. After a spin, the longsword unfurled its mechanical wings and transformed into a mighty warrior!

"No. 39 Hopeful Hopp!"

No. 39 Hope the Emperor, Rank 4, Light attribute, Warrior race, Attack 2500, Xyz Material 2.
"No!" Marufuji Sho's expression changed instantly. "You're actually a user with the assigned number—wait, you seem pretty normal?"

Marufuji Shoya had seen several users of the numbered monsters, and the image of those people being consumed by desire was still vivid in his mind. More importantly, he now knew that the reason his brother learned to use Xyz Summoning was because his life was threatened during a duel with a numbered monster, so he had to unleash his potential.

Now that he has seen another user with the same ID, he is naturally more worried.

Unexpectedly, this ninety-nine horse seemed to have no problems at all.

"Ah—he's Hope, my partner!" Yuma explained casually to Marufuji Sho.

“But he’s not wrong either. Most No. users are indeed swayed by the numbered cards—” The astral body floating beside Yuma nodded affirmatively, “However, I’ve already collected half of the numbered cards, so there shouldn’t be any major problems now.”

half? !

Marufuji Sho and Tenjouin Fubuki stared in astonishment at the glowing spirit, finding his claims absurd.

Half of the numbered cards!
The power of a single numbered card is already unbelievable. Countless duelists would want to acquire a numbered card to frantically increase their dueling power, but this person possesses half of the numbered cards?
Of course, that's not the important thing. The important thing is—

Marufuji Ryo also has several numbered cards in his hand!
"Have you seen my brother before?!" Marufuji Sho pressed.

His brother's number card wouldn't just disappear into thin air. If this person really possessed half of the number card, he might have met his brother!
“Hey, brother—could it be that Marufuji…” Kotori Mizuki noticed something was wrong.

Could it be that his name just happens to be Marufuji Sho, or that he is actually the younger brother of the cool older brother Marufuji Ryo?
"Huh? Could it be that you are humans who have merged with other dimensions?" Yuma Tsukumo belatedly realized.

Marufuji Sho remained silent, unsure whether he should answer at this moment.

If it were Amagi or Tenjouin-senpai, they could probably say it calmly, but he's a member of the "Fusing Club," someone who once fought against the Fusion Army. Could it be...?

"That's great!" Yuma excitedly turned to Sho Marufuji and said, "In our dimension, there are many fused dimension people who have nowhere to go and nowhere to go. You should find a chance to take them away!"

"Fusion Dimensional Beings... Could it be that you mean the Fusion Army?"

“Yes!” said Tsukumo Yuma.

"Those are invaders—"

"They are innocent people who were forced to fight, absolutely no problem! They are all good people! They were just forced to participate in the war!"

"How could they say such things themselves!" Marufuji Sho's face turned extremely gloomy as he retorted loudly, "An invasion is an invasion, how can it be dismissed with just a few words!"

"Eh—" Tsukumo Yuma looked a little confused.

"But they really changed. They even helped many people rebuild their homes. They must have repented."

“If regret were useful, what would be the point of the law…” Marufuji Sho lowered his eyebrows. “Even if I regret it, my friends can’t go back to the way they were… no.”

Once upon a time, everyone in the Fusion Division, those who were familiar with him, although some were hostile and fearful of other dimensions, were mostly ordinary classmates who would slack off with him, joke around, chat and brag. However, because of the Fusion Army's invasion of the Xyz Dimension, they suffered unparalleled pressure from their families and friends, and had to choose to leave, or even abandon their original decks.

These cards are still in his possession, and have not yet been returned to the rightful owners.

Because spilled water can never be recycled; a broken mirror can never be glued back together, no matter how hard you try.

only……

He shook his head.

At this point, you can't complain about it.

Moreover, at this point, it's no longer just a matter concerning his friend.

As a member of the fusion dimension diplomacy representative, he cannot say anything against the rules in front of humans from the superdimensional world, not even a child.

Moreover, the diplomatic members of the extradimensional world didn't seem to have mentioned this matter. He also couldn't be sure whether it was some evil, malicious Fusion Army soldier deceiving the innocent little boy from another dimension.

"Yuma." Astral Entity, observing Marufuji Sho's state, reminded Yuma, "Focus on the duel for now."

"Ah—oh!!!" Yuma Tsukumo hurriedly responded, "Then, I'll set one card face down and end my turn!"

End the round?

Marufuji Sho was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

What a simple round...

He hadn't seen such an ordinary, mundane round in his world for a long time.

Or perhaps, does that "Hope" have some powerful effect?
But before he could even ask, the enemy's Pokémon had already started making moves.

"My turn, draw a card——"

The female-looking elf looked energetic and swung her red lightsaber, drawing a card from her deck. She glanced at it and then revealed it.

"Magic Card Hand Elimination: Both players discard all cards in their hands and draw the same number of cards."

"Ah, what a pity—" Yuma muttered to himself as he looked at the card in his hand, then put it into the graveyard and started drawing cards again. Meanwhile, his opponent had also finished drawing cards at that moment.

"Normal summon, me."

A smaller version of a black-clad female magic master appeared on the field.

Oz the Stars - Dark Rose, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Psychic Race, Attack Power 1900.
"My effect banishes myself. Special Summon 1 Level 5 or higher StarCraft monster from your hand!"

"Check out my ride!!!"

"Star Trek - Dark Eclipse!"

Boom boom boom——

Outside the port, a series of booming sounds rang out, and a huge, blade-like spaceship, accelerated by a purple tail flame, slowly flew into the air.

StarCraft - Dark Eclipse, Level 9, Dark Attribute, Machine Race, Attack Power 3000.
"Attack power of three thousand!" Kotori Mizuki was a little nervous.

Unexpectedly, on the other side, Yuma Tsukumo laughed and pressed the Duel Disk.

“Yuma—” Astral Body tried to press down on Yuma’s hand.

"Open the face-down card, the trap card, Bottomless Trap Hole, this card can—"

"The monster effect of Dark Eclipse: When a Trap Card is activated, you can banish 1 Star Trek monster from your Graveyard to activate this effect. Negate that activation and destroy it! Banish Dark Scimitar from your Graveyard, negate and destroy the effect of your Boulder's Trap Hole!"

Before the trap could appear out of thin air in space and attach itself to the warship, the massive warship sent out numerous escort ships that fired purple lasers, completely obliterating the card.

"Eh--"

It's a bit of a shame about Yuma.

Seeing this, Astral didn't blame Yuma. Instead, he nodded, stroked his chin, and said, "I see. If it can resolve the trap's effect, then it's alright."

He stopped Yuma earlier mainly because he felt that if the attack power was only 3000, there was no need to activate the trap. Now that things are like this, there is no difference, as it will be ineffective anyway.

but--

Is that really the answer?

Rose turned to look at Tianbei IV, which casually flashed a few lights, making her understand what she meant.

That being the case.

"Pay 2000 life points to activate a Normal Spell Card, Dimensional Fusion." Rose revealed a card.

The moment the card appeared, everyone in the fused dimension jumped, and Marufuji Sho, who was in the middle of a duel, exclaimed, "Oh no!"

Pokémon group, LP: 8000 → 6000.
"The effect of Dimensional Fusion is that both players Special Summon as many of their banished cards as possible to the field."

I had two monsters eliminated.

"Uh, I didn't." Yuma scratched his head.

"Then, I hereby specially summon myself and my other warship—the Star Trek-Dark Scimitar!"

Unlike the jet-black eclipse, the Great Curved Blade was entirely silver-white, and under the illumination of the crimson laser, it appeared exceptionally dazzling and bright in the vast starry sky of the universe.

StarCraft - Dark Scimitar, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Machine Race, Attack Power 3000.
"7900 attack points in total, Yuma. It looks like it's a bit risky to go first with only one Hope card," Astral said to Yuma.

"Uh, I, I understand!" Yuma felt a little embarrassed but forced himself to say, "Besides, Hope can remove one Xyz Material to withstand one attack, so it's not that dangerous—"

"The effect of Dark Scimitar: If this card is Special Summoned, you can target 1 monster on the field; destroy that monster." Rose brandished her crimson lightsaber, pointing it at Hope. "I've heard that numbered monsters can only be destroyed by battle against numbered monsters, right?"

However, that effect is ultimately just a monster effect; it can be destroyed by other effects.

“Eh…” Yuma was sweating profusely, looking extremely nervous.

He had learned this lesson before when he fought Ryoga Kamishiro, so he wasn't surprised that his opponent thought of this.

But that's not the key point—

The key point is that he only has Hopp on the field!
The Great Curved Blade aimed at the mechanical warrior, its red railgun slowly building up before unleashing a deafening roar!

Bang!

The entire Beidou Star was shaking violently under the massive bombardment. However, the mechanical warriors used their greatswords to desperately defend against the shelling, preventing the shells from hitting their master.

A long time passed, the warriors dispersed, and the bombardment slowly dissipated.

“Truly a loyal warrior… but fighting is not something that can be accomplished simply by loyalty and righteousness.”

The Dark Eclipse directly attacked—

"Activate the effect of Bone Boar's Throw in the Graveyard, banishing it from the Graveyard to activate this effect. Negate the monster's attacks!"

A small black pig flew out of the graveyard of the prancing horse, then violently swung its body, flinging out all the bones inside its body at once. It slammed into the Eclipse, a light blow that obviously posed no threat to the Eclipse, but it confused its controller, who did not know what had happened and thus missed the attack.

Rose snorted: "Then, let's use the Great Scimitar and myself to attack directly!"

The ship's cannons fired again, but this time no one was there to shield Yuma from the attack. More importantly, Rose seemed to be furious because the training had been affected. Instead of controlling her "clone" to fight, she grabbed her lightsaber and jumped in front of Yuma, slashing at him twice.

Yuma's body was sent flying like a wreck, hitting the deck several times.

Human group, LP: 8000 → 3100.
"Yuma-kun!?" Marufuji Shoto was dumbfounded.

More than the plummeting health points, he was now concerned about Yuma's physical condition. This was a genuine spirit attack, not a virtual image. Could Yuma still stand up after being attacked like this repeatedly?

Unexpectedly, Yuma sprang to his feet with a somersault, dusted himself off, and acted as if nothing had happened. This scene was something that not only Marufuji Sho couldn't comprehend, but Rose, who had struck with such vengeance, knew all too well how ruthless and serious her sword strike had been. And yet this human acted as if nothing had happened?
"Ouch...it hurts so much..." Yuma patted his chest, expressing his feelings directly.

It really hurts.

It hurts even more than when I was directly attacked by the Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon.

"Alright, Darkros, let's continue our duel!"

"Don't you hate it?" Rose asked, staring at Yuma Tsukumo.

"Huh?" Yuma paused for a moment, then said, "But we were the ones who bothered you first, so how could I be angry?"

Rose stared at Yuma for a long time, then finally snorted coldly, jumped back on the spot, and returned to her original position using her magic.

"Cover a card and end the turn."

At this moment, Marufuji Sho had not yet come to his senses; he was looking at Tsukumo Yuma.

"W-what's wrong?" Yuma asked, feeling a bit strange being looked at.

"Yuma-kun, do you really think those people can be forgiven?"

"Of course!"

“…Then I’ll believe you.” Marufuji Sho hesitated, looking at him, and said with a wavering but firm voice, “Actually…actually, I am the representative of the [Fusion Army] reserve force [Fusing Department].

The horse was startled and leaned back.

The little bird watching the moon was so frightened that it immediately covered its mouth with both hands.

What a coincidence that I encountered a prospective member of the Fusion Army in this dimension?
"Now it seems that, just as Amagi said, duelists will meet slowly in duels, not by fate, but by inevitability."

Tiancheng?

The person from the Hyperdimension looked at Hikaru Amagi and Fubuki Tenjouin, who greeted them with smiles.

Marufuji Sho took a deep breath.

His initial idea was to completely "sever ties" with his predecessors, so that the group would become just a simple interest club, but the results were always very mediocre.

Come to think of it, how could it possibly be "cut off"?
The current activity building of the juncture area is almost empty, but it still inherits the leadership of Akama Zero. How could it possibly be separated?

What we really need to do is inherit this "sin," accept reality, and change it.

It seems... my own affairs are not yet over.

"My turn, draw a card." Marufuji Sho drew a card from his deck.

He looked at the cards in his hand, then at the opponent's field.

Their life points are 3100, while the opponent's are 6000, showing a significant difference in monster strength.

However, the effects of those two monsters from the Star Trek series have already been used.

He quickly calculated in his mind.

Don't mistake Marufuji Sho for an ordinary duelist.

Although Marufuji Sho is not very famous in his own world, it doesn't mean he hasn't experienced a lot.

In the incident involving the Fusion Army, he chose to accept his friends' "legacy," becoming the "tombstone" and "guardian" of the Fusion Army, awaiting their return. After that, his philosophy became more direct and has remained unchanged.

Although Jaden Yuki was the main fighter in the Dark World incident, their stronghold's defense for many days was inseparable from his support.

During the Darkness incident, he even explored the outside world with Jaden Yuki, searching for Pokémon that had invaded the human world. He even had a real duel with Hubel. Even though he lost in the end, it didn't mean he was weak; it just meant he couldn't withstand the strength of his enemy.

"Activate the magic card, Demon's Dressing Room."

"This card can be activated by paying 800 Life Points. Reveal the top 4 cards of your Deck, Special Summon any Level 3 or lower Normal Monsters to the field, and return the other revealed cards to the Deck."

Marufuji Sho flipped over the top four cards of his deck and showed them to his opponent: "I have two Bicycle Robots, one Silver Fang Wolf, and one Demon Thorn. I Special Summon them."

The anthropomorphic little bicycle swiftly arrived on his field, followed by flowers and wolves.

Human group, LP: 3100 → 2300.
"What kind of monster is this? It looks so weak!" Rose couldn't help but ask.

"The fusion state of the Bicycle Robot is a Level 5, two-person Bicycle Robot that can attack directly, while Silver Fang Wolf can be fused to summon Flower Wolf." Suddenly, someone in the audience spoke up, "Both of these cards are part of a Fusion Monster, and Silver Fang Wolf and Demon Thorn are cards belonging to a member of the Fusion Club... This is the duel between Marufuji Sho and the representative of the Fusion Club."

Don't underestimate him, and even more so, don't underestimate—fusion!

"Thank you very much, Amagi-kun." Marufuji Sho scratched the back of his head. Amagi Hikaru rarely commented on his classmates because he preferred practical demonstrations. Praising him in front of so many Pokémon made him a little embarrassed. "My duel wasn't as fusion-like as yours..."

But no matter what, this concerns the rescuer of the Xyz Dimension, my brother, so I can't be careless. So, please watch my duel, Spirits!
Activate the Spell Card "Horsebone for Price," send Silverfang Wolf to the Graveyard, and draw two cards from your Deck.

"Then, use the spell card Planetary Transformation to add one Field Spell Card from your deck to your hand."

Activate the Spell Card, Giant Machine City!

On the massive deck, the majestic mechanical city began to rise out of thin air. The wind blew Marufuji Sho's purple robe, making the not-so-tall man appear even more imposing.

"The effect of Giant Machine City allows you to target 1 card on your field other than this card; destroy that card, and add 1 Machine Card from your Deck to your hand."

I destroyed the Demon Thorn and summoned the Red Mech from my deck to my hand.

Marufuji Sho looked at the added card, then at the rest of his hand. To be honest, he didn't really want to destroy his friend's monsters, but he didn't have Amagi Hikaru's skill and couldn't operate multiple fusion monsters, so he had to settle for second best. Even so, he didn't abandon these monsters and still carried them with him: "Normal Summon, First Aid Machine."

"Magic Card, Machine Copy: This card can copy Machine-Type monsters with 500 or less ATK. Select Emergency Machine and Special Summon as many copies of it as possible from your Deck."

"Buzzing—"

Three mini ambulances flew out of the city and stopped in front of Marufuji Sho.

"They've actually managed to gather five monsters!"

"Moreover, they're all level 3. Could it be that... Yuma is coming—"

"It's an overdose! Are we going to administer an overdose?"

Ninety-nine Yuma and Astral Body became inexplicably excited.

Marufuji Sho's lips twitched slightly, then he coughed twice and said to them, "Yuma-kun, during the turn that Engine City's effect occurs, you can't Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck except for Fusion Monsters. Please remember that. Otherwise, it might affect you."

"Uh, I see..."

"But how can a group of monsters with relatively low attack power deal with a monster with an attack power of 3000?"

Marufuji Sho took a deep breath, his tone firm: "The answer is simple—it's... fusion!"

"Fusion?" Yuma looked somewhat surprised.

But what can these five monsters fuse into?

"Activate the Spell Card, Fusion!"

Marufuji Sho played a magic card, and a huge platform appeared on the deck. Then it split into three branches and went to his field. Five robots quickly ran, met, transformed, and assembled, gradually becoming a machine that grew bigger and taller.

"Fuse the 5 monsters on the field!"

"The ultimate evolution of the robot deck!"

"Brother, you must wait for me—"

My pride!

"Level 12, Extreme Fighter King War God Mech!"

Rumbling--

A mechanical giant, even larger and more astonishing than the massive curved warship, slowly flew across the horizon. In the midst of the gale, five small robots actually combined to form an unbelievably huge mechanical monster!
Extreme War Machine King, Level 12, Earth Attribute, Mechanical Race, Attack Power 4000.
"Attack power 4000!?" Rose looked surprised.

"Attack power 4000... the same as Ryo's Cyber ​​End Dragon?" Tenjouin Fubuki couldn't help but raise her camera, carefully aim it at the duelist, choose the right angle, and gently press the shutter. "I really hope Ryo can see this scene here too."

"Wow!! Attack power 4000! So cool!" Yuma cheered excitedly.

Marufuji Sho nodded slightly, then looked at the opponent's field: "Battle, the War God Machine can attack twice per turn."

"Uh—4000 attack power and you can still do a double attack?" Rose felt even more dangerous.

"Attack the Dark Eclipse with the War God Machine, activate the effect of the Giant Machine City. When your Machine Monsters battle for damage calculation, send 1 Machine Monster monster from your Deck to the Graveyard and activate this effect. When that monster battles for damage calculation, its ATK and DEF are swapped."

I sent the Kite Golem from my deck to the graveyard. Since the War God Golem has 4000 ATK and 4000 DEF, the battle continues.

"What's the point of activating the effect so suddenly?" Kotori Mizuki couldn't help but ask, puzzled.

"Is it to send the monster to the graveyard?" Despite his young age, Yuma is already a veteran of countless battles, having experienced dozens of life-or-death duels. He has his own unique and keen understanding of the content of duels.

The giant red robot blasted the Eclipse to pieces with a single shot, thus avenging Hope's minor grudge.

Pokémon group, LP: 6000 → 5000.
"If the War God Mech destroys an opponent's monster in battle, it will deal 1000 damage to the opponent."

"If the Dark Eclipse is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard, you can banish it from the Graveyard to activate this effect. Add any Level 8 or lower StarCraft monster from your Deck to your hand." Rose chuckled. "I'm going to add a second Great Scimitar. That will end your strategy—because my effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn."

If we can Special Summon the Great Scimitar... What!

Her eyes widened as she discovered that the Eclipse, which was excluded, had failed to activate its own effect!

Marufuji Sho couldn't help but gently scratch his cheek with his finger: "A tactic with hidden effects, huh? Well, I didn't mention that either—the opponent's effect monsters attacked by the War God Machine are negated after damage calculation."

"Well--"

Rose immediately realized that this card was "counteracting" her.

The next second, the mechanical cannon had already landed beside it.

Pokémon group, LP: 5000 → 4000.
"It's not over yet! The War God robot can attack twice more, attacking the Great Scimitar!"

Repeat the same move, launch a second attack!
The artillery fire repelled the ships, and shells and shrapnel landed on Rose.

The Spirit Group's LP (Limit Points) is 4000 → 3000 → 2000.
Marufuji Sho looked at his hand and took a deep breath: "Set two cards face down, end the turn."

"That was a really good play." Tenjōin Fubuki put away her camera.

Although Marufuji Sho is now significantly weaker than Judai and Amagi, he no longer cowers in battle. His aura is quite stable, and even Pokémon that cause physical damage can no longer frighten him—in a sense, he may have to thank Hubel.

"Wow, that's amazing! You brothers are all so good!" Yuma Mimaru Fujisho praised him for launching a counterattack in one round and turning the tide of the battle.

Although there is still one Rose that hasn't been destroyed, Rose can only Special Summon "Starry Night" from the hand. The other elf, judging from its appearance and type, is clearly not from the same system as Rose, so it definitely can't use its effect.

Marufuji Sho was slightly dazed.

This was the first time he had ever heard such praise from an outsider.

Because in the past, the only praise people would give him was, "As expected of Marufuji Ryo's younger brother, he is indeed very outstanding."

This time, Yuma Tsukumo from another dimension said, "You brothers are all amazing!"
This is... a completely different feeling.

"Xiang!" Just then, a loud shout brought him back to his senses.

He quickly looked up at Amagi Hikaru.

"Don't let your guard down, the duel has only just begun!"

The duel has only just begun?
These words stunned the entire group from the Hyperion Dimension, but Marufuji Sho felt his back instantly drenched in cold sweat.

The real duel has only just begun!
He looked at the blue mechanical dragon that had remained silent.

Their real "goal" was never even mentioned!

"Human, your strength is indeed not bad, but one person cannot defeat two people." Rose chuckled coldly. "The trial of the duelist is a duel between two people, a duel of cooperation."

Your companions left you nothing.

And now-

It's time to remind you.

"Draw a card." The mechanical dragon drew a card from its deck, glanced at its hand, and emitted a series of beeping sounds, seemingly quite angry. After a moment, it turned off its face-down card. "Turn off the face-down card..."

"Electronic emergency call!"

coming!

Almost instantly.

Everyone was on high alert!

　8K8K, 12,000 words a day! I was planning to update this afternoon, but something came up. Sorry!

　　I'll finish writing tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)