The Duel officially began. The Fusion Army police and Yugo's group stood neatly separated behind each Duelist, each side cheering for their own.
On Yugo's side, he was carefree to begin with, and having just been bullied, he naturally cheered his lungs out for Tenjo Hikari.
Over on the Fusion Army's side, at first they also tried their best to cheer for Lilos, and for a moment their voices drowned out Yugo's. But as blockhead Yugo kept yelling, this bunch who originally didn't have much confidence in their own side to begin with gradually quieted down.
Lilos watched this scene and understood all too well how rotten the army's morale was, how withered their fighting spirit was.
"Tenjo Hikari, no matter what, this time I will definitely defeat you with Fusion."
"Then I hope this time you don't start spouting nonsense again."
Lilos let out a cold snort and began his turn.
"Draw. I activate the Spell Card, Ground Xeno."
"Huh, this card— isn't that the Dinosaur-Type Spell Card?" Off to the side, Tierra saw the card and immediately brightened up.
It was rare to see an opponent using Tenjo Hikari's cards.
And more importantly, this card…
"This card lets me add 1 Dinosaur-Type Tuner or Dinosaur-Type Normal Monster from my Deck to my Hand Card." Lilos picked up his Deck, flipped it open, and started searching through it.
"A Tuner, seriously?" Yugo commented from the side. "Didn't he say he was doing Fusion?"
When a few soldiers heard that, their already weak morale dropped even more.
"Hmph… just like that guy on the other side said: Fusion is inclusion, Fusion is vast—who says searching a Dinosaur-Type Tuner has to mean Synchro? I add the Normal Monster Megazowler from my Deck to my Hand Card!
Then, according to Ground Xeno's effect, after that I have to destroy 1 Hand Card!"
"He searched a Monster, but then he has to destroy a Hand Card, feels kind of minus, no?" Yugo muttered under his breath.
"Idiot, the Duel's just started, you don't even know what the other guy's strategy is, don't jump to conclusions!" Rin couldn't help knocking Yugo on the head again.
"I destroy Petiteranodon in my Hand Card."
Bang— a tiny baby-looking pterosaur plopped onto the ground, appearing on the field. Before it could even let out a sound, a meteor fell from the sky and smashed it to pieces.
"Petiteranodon's Monster Effect. When this card is destroyed by an effect and sent to the Graveyard, I activate it. I Special Summon 1 LV 4 or higher Dinosaur-Type Monster from my Deck! The Monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack this turn!"
"I Special Summon from my Deck—Stegocyber!"
Rumble— a Sword Arm of Dragon clad head to toe in armor, like a steel behemoth, roared as it appeared.
Stegocyber, LV 6, Dark Attribute, Dinosaur-Type, ATK 1200.
"He just straight-up Special Summoned a LV 6 Monster!"
"He didn't lose anything at all!"
A few Fusion Army soldiers shouted toward Yugo's side.
"See that, kid? That's how amazing our General Lilos is!"
"Watch carefully and learn!"
Yugo clenched his fists, his body trembling, and couldn't help yelling, "Damn it, these guys…"
"I'm not done yet!"
Lilos pointed at Tenjo Hikari. "Tenjo Hikari, this Duel with you has already severely damaged my army's morale. As their Commander, I absolutely cannot let you run wild like this.
Let me show you my Fusion!
I activate the effect of Ground Xeno in my Graveyard! I banish this card from my Graveyard. I send Fusion Materials for a Dinosaur-Type Fusion Monster from my Hand Card and field to the Graveyard and Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster!"
"Whoa!"
"Oooooh—"
The Fusion Army soldiers were overjoyed when they heard Ground Xeno's effect.
Not only could it search Fusion Materials, it even let you perform another Fusion after using the search. For the Fusion Army, this was the purest form of "Fusion."
"Even if sacrifices must be made, we have to keep moving forward and unify all Dimensions—this is exactly what 'Fusion' is—
I fuse the Stegocyber on my field and the Megazowler in my Hand Card!
The Fusion Conditions are: a Dinosaur-Type Monster and a Normal Monster!"
"Ultimate Evolution, the ultimate dinosaur—now, transcend everything and manifest!"
He raised both hands high, pressed his palms together, then clapped in front of him and swung them down.
"Polymerization!"
"LV 12!"
"Transcendosaurus Gigantozowler!!"
A horned dragon appeared on his field, and then its body began to swell madly. The two horns on its head also grew crazily, becoming larger and sharper and sharper, until they were like the trunk of the Divine Tree piercing the sky.
And the horned dragon that had looked scrawny just now had already grown so huge it could reach the streets of the Upper City Area, a giant standing between heaven and earth.
Transcendosaurus Gigantozowler, LV 12, Earth Attribute, Dinosaur-Type, ATK 3800.
"Transcendosaurus, huh…" Tenjo Hikari frowned.
"Oooooh!!! A LV 12 Fusion Monster!"
"And its ATK is even 3800!"
"That's higher than Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Yugo gulped beside them. "It's even higher than Jack's Red Dragon Archfiend…"
"When Gigantozowler is Special Summoned, I activate its effect. I target 1 Dinosaur-Type Monster in my Graveyard. That Monster is added to my Hand Card!" He opened his Graveyard and picked one card up. "I add Petiteranodon in my Graveyard to my Hand Card!"
The Petiteranodon that had just been blown up returned to his hand with tears in its eyes.
"I set 1 card and end my turn."
Lilos briskly ended his turn.