Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!

“Apocalypse Worm, Balthus Worm, Kaltaros Worm, Dimicress Worm…”

“Hope Worm, Worm·Illidan, Jatricpus Worm…”

“Slink Worm…”

Each time the Worm King uttered a name, Tierra's heart skipped a beat. After reciting more than twenty names, the Worm King took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, then waved his four hands, roaring: “Worm Queen, Worm King, Victory Worm—”

“25 Worms to fuse!”

“Come, from the distant universe, our origin!”

“Fusion Summon!”

“Level 10, Worm·Zero!”

Rumble——

On the ground, countless Worms flew up, huddled together, and then transformed into a giant, sun-like ball of slime.

Worm·Zero, Level 10, Light Attribute, Reptile-Type, Attack Power, ?.

“Worm Zero's attack power becomes the value of the fusion material monster types X500.”

Tierra slowly opened her mouth, watching this “Worm Ball” gradually enlarge, slowly condense, and finally envelop the sky, like a real sun.

Worm·Zero, ATK: 12500.

“Attack power 12500??” Tierra blinked her eyes, then lowered her head stiffly, looked at Hikari Amakage, stretched out her left hand, instinctively pointing upwards, her eyes filled with confusion.

Aren't they weeds?

If Hikari Amakage was right, shouldn't these guys be alien weeds exterminated by the "Next Generation" brand planetary environment改造machine she created? How could these weeds have such powerful things?

25 Main Deck monsters all fused together!?

Isn't this several times higher than that Cyber End Dragon from before?

The Worm King slowly clenched his fist. His clansmen, seeing Worm·Zero's appearance, couldn't help but cheer.

This is their clan's strongest and final barrier—an ultimate Fusion Card that can only be used when their entire clan is present.

The reason they can still stand tall despite being attacked by surrounding forces, leaving them with only this small territory, is because of this ultimate power.

“The Fusion Summoned Worm Zero gains the following effects based on the fusion materials.

2 or more types: Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 Reptile-Type monster from your Graveyard in face-down Defense Position.”

He stretched out his right hand, pointing to the Graveyard: “Revive, my brother, Victory Worm.”

Worm Zero slowly projected light, like a teleporter from a UFO, resurrecting a Worm from the Graveyard, silently lurking on the field.

“4 or more types: You can banish 1 Reptile-Type monster from your Graveyard; send 1 monster on the field to the Graveyard.”

He slowly picked up a card from the Graveyard: “Banish Hope Worm from the Graveyard.”

Then, he pointed to Asmodeus on the field.

Bang——

Under the light, the valiant demon fell to the ground before he could unleash his power.

“6 or more types: Once per turn, draw 1 card.”

“Draw card.”

Tierra swallowed her saliva.

She looked at the huge monster, unable to help but feel nervous.

She currently has a Set card, but it's not actually a defensive card. If she's directly attacked, will she be instantly killed—

“Tierra.”

Tierra looked at Hikari Amakage.

“Don't be nervous, monsters Fusion Summoned with Future Fusion cannot attack during the first turn.”

!

Oh——

Right, right, right.

She quickly wiped away non-existent sweat.

Almost forgot.

Seeing such a huge monster with such high attack power on the field, she, who had little dueling experience, was immediately overwhelmed. Now that she thought about it, she felt much better.

In fact, Hikari Amakage had wanted to remind her earlier.

When she was sent to the Graveyard by Worm Zero just now, she could have chosen to release herself and banish one more monster from the opponent's Graveyard.

But she didn't react at all.

In Hikari Amakage's view, Tierra's current state was actually very strange.

“What's wrong?” he asked curiously.

What's wrong?

Tierra hesitated for a moment upon hearing Hikari Amakage's question.

Dozens of "possibilities" of what Hikari Amakage was asking flashed through her mind in an instant, and then she found the problem.

She moved her right hand.

Indeed, her mentality seemed a little off.

She looked up at her surroundings.

This dimension… was not her planet.

But—this dimension, in terms of environment, was a 1:1 equivalent to the planet she was resurrected on.

Long years had passed, and even she herself had transformed into a spiritual body, completely losing the possibility of resurrecting in a physical body, and could only cooperate with Hikari Amakage to exist as a card spirit and resurrect as a monster god.

Coming to this world, she was too excited, too thrilled.

The world was no longer the world she was familiar with.

Perhaps the Worms in front of her were weeds that could be easily dealt with in her lifetime.

But even weeds, if their belief is strong enough, can defeat gods.

This is the possibility that dueling gives to the weak.

Although… the other party is an invader, the other party is not the "invader" itself, but a historical phantom after the invader's death.

She gently tapped her head.

If she wanted to become the "god" of these historical phantoms, she had to use their methods.

Dueling, belief.

Even the weakest race has the power to summon a Level 10 Fusion Monster with 12,000 attack power in one turn. Her planet is truly a place where a hundred flowers bloom…

But this is even better.

The Worm King looked at his hand cards, Set a face-down card on the field, and then declared the end of the turn.

“Then, at this moment, I activate the Continuous Trap Card.

Shifting Light - Activate.”

A Trap Card slowly flipped open.

Shifting Light's Purgatory.

“My turn, draw card.” Tierra drew a card.

“At this moment, which is the Standby Phase, Shifting Light's divine power will activate. Target 1 Infernoid monster in your banished zone. Return that card to the Graveyard.”

“Beelzebub, Reincarnate.”

Watching Tierra's actions, the Worm King could barely understand the situation and operation of the Infernoid deck.

“Banish Beelzebub from the Graveyard. Special Summon in Defense Position, Lucifugus.”

The black demon folded its wings and descended in front of Tierra.

Infernoid Lucifugus, Level 3, Fire Attribute, Fiend-Type, Defense Power 0.

Tierra looked at Lucifugus on the field and calculated slightly in her heart.

Honestly, she had to admit something.

That was that at the beginning of the duel, she was really too careless and underestimated her opponent too much.

The other party was not "alien worms", but "entity spirits", but during the duel, she didn't put her mind into it at all.

Otherwise, with her power suppression of the other party, she could guarantee that the opponent wouldn't be able to summon even a high-level monster with a hand full of cards.

But—

Precisely because of this carelessness, she actually figured out more things.

If even dueling is purely about comparing power, wouldn't it be the same as that cosmic god?

She didn't want to lose the card game and shamefully rewind time for Hikari Amakage to laugh at, or simply terminate the cooperation or something.

“Worms, you unite together, gathering all the power of your people, just for survival. Therefore, you also regard us as enemies, as people who are encroaching on your territory, right?”

The Worm King didn't expect her to have the leisure to ask at this time, and immediately said: “Of course, you suddenly appeared here and took the initiative to duel. Is it for peace?”

“Foolish.” Tierra continued, “I am a god, a Creator God, the origin of everything, the root of this dimension—I have no interest in your current ecology.”

The blue flames in her eyes slowly burned, not violently, nor scorching: “The human next to me is named Hikari Amakage. He is a human duelist who pursues the ultimate fusion.”

“We will not demand anything from you, but seek [cooperation], seeking common progress.”

She said: “If you are really afraid of war, really eager for a peaceful life, then, at worst, rule this dimension with me and defeat all the spirit races—

It's just being a public enemy of the world again.”

Hikari Amakage was very surprised.

He didn't expect Tierra to say such a thing.

Although, the fundamental idea actually hasn't changed.

Tierra just wanted to subdue all the spirits, and by the way, help him collect some cards to make this world more pleasing to her eye.

She didn't care about other things in the process at all.

But…

“Hmph… just you?” The Worm King didn't trust Tierra at all.

Even those words related to Hikari Amakage, he didn't believe at all.

His mind was filled with racial continuation and chaotic wars, and he didn't believe in any outsiders at all.

“You'll know after I win.”

“Presumptuous—”

“Lucifugus's effect, once per turn, target 1 monster on the field. Destroy that monster. This turn, Lucifugus cannot attack.”

Tierra casually pointed to the huge Worm Ball in the sky.

After watching duels for so long, and Hikari Amakage had told her so much knowledge, she immediately figured out Worm Zero's flaws after calming down.

No matter how high the attack power is, without destruction resistance like Midrash and Thunder Dragon, wouldn't it still be destroyed by an ordinary monster card?

“Quick-Play Spell Card, I'm the Body as a Shield!”

The Worm King howled, rushed forward, and crashed into Lucifugus with his body.

“Pay 1500 Life Points; negate the activation and destroy the effect of a card activated by the opponent that would [destroy a monster(s) on the field].”

Worm King, LP: 4000 → 2500.

Bang—— Lucifugus was crushed alive by the Worm King.

“Then—don't blame me, mortals. Final Geass, activate!”

Rumble rumble rumble——

Scorching blue flames rose behind Tierra, and a huge, tree-like flame phantom rose in the sky.

The huge image was even bigger than Worm Zero, which enveloped the sky. Some spirits of other races who were originally observing from afar were frightened and immediately retreated after seeing this phantom, and quickly reported to their clan's superior spirits.

The Worm King stared blankly at the phantom.

Tierra spread her hands. Although her figure was small, she stood like a high mountain in front of the Worm King, exuding an unspeakable… terror.

Continuous Spell Card, Purgatory, Final Geass.

“If there are no monsters on your field or only Fiend-Type monsters, you can choose one of its effects to activate.

Effect 1: Return 1 banished Infernoid monster to your hand——

Banish Satan, Beelzebub, and reactivate!”

The weird, fly-like demon banished Satan from the Graveyard and appeared on the field.

Infernoid Beelzebub, Level 2, Fire Attribute, Defense Power 2000.

“Beelzebub's effect, once per turn, target 1 face-up card on the opponent's field. Return that card to the hand.”

“I will not destroy your [Hope], your [Fortress].”

“I am destruction, I am death, I am—reincarnation, return to the beginning, Worm·Zero.”

The Worm King watched the huge “mother star” slowly turn into bubbles and return to the Extra Deck, unable to help but stomp the ground fiercely with his legs in indignation.

“Again and again, why do you guys always turn our efforts into bubbles so easily.”

It seems that the Worms are having a very bad time in the DT Spirit Dimension.

There are really too many “experts” here.

No wonder that “mastermind behind the split of the Spirit World” took a turn in the DT Dimension and left.

“No, mortal. This is the opportunity that dueling gives you.

If you don't duel, how can you calmly face me?”

The Worm King listened to Tierra's words, without saying anything, but without being able to refute.

He could feel it.

The guy in front of him was simply wearing Midrash's skin, some kind of terrifying existence.

If it was really purely about comparing power, he wouldn't have the slightest chance.

Tierra set a card in the Spell \u0026 Trap Zone.

“It is dueling that gives you the opportunity, dueling that gives you the possibility. So, you can persist in this last pure land, can't you?” Tierra said calmly, “And now, the [reward] that you have been waiting for for a long time has appeared in front of you.”

Reward?

He looked at Tierra and Hikari Amakage again.

The long-term suffering, the pressure brought by countless powerful races, the losses in countless duels, but he didn't give up, for himself, for his descendants, for the clan.

He has persisted until now…

He cannot trust anyone!

He cannot lose!

“My turn, draw card!”

“Shifting Light's effect, during your Standby Phase, I can add 1 Infernoid card from the Graveyard to my hand. Lucifugus, reload.”

Lucifugus! That monster that can directly destroy monsters!

The Worm King's face was not very good.

But, it doesn't matter, as long as he wins this turn!

“I will flip Summon Victory Worm on the field!”

“Come, my brother!!”

Under his call, a scarlet six-handed Worm warrior flew out from the Worm clan and roared at the sky: “Don't listen to him, King, we will definitely be able to defend it!”

Victory Worm, Level 7, Light Attribute, Reptile-Type, Attack Power 0.

“If Victory Worm is Flip Summoned: Destroy all other face-up monsters on the field besides [Worm] monsters!”

“Victory Sharp Claws!”

Victory Worm rushed to Beelzebub's face, and its six claws grabbed the demon and scrapped it.

“Then—Victory Worm's attack power increases by the number of Reptile-Type monsters with [Worm] in their name in the Graveyard X500 points!”

The Worm King reached out and pointed to Tierra: “Now, there are a total of 23 Worm comrades in my Graveyard! Therefore, Victory Worm's attack power increases to 11500 points!”

“Awo!!”

Victory Worm, ATK: 0→11500.

“This is the tactic we rely on to survive!”

The Worms' strategy is very simple. Use Worm Zero's revival ability to directly revive Victory Worm, then use Worm Zero's ability to send the opponent's monsters to the Graveyard without restriction, clear the opponent, then wait for the opportunity, rely on Worm Zero to pass a turn, and finally use Victory Worm to one-turn kill.

An attack power of 11,000, even if it is attacked directly, even the strongest spirit will still lose!

Moreover, Lucifugus will directly appear next turn!

“Battle, Victory Worm directly attacks, get back to your territory——”

“Naive!”

Tierra flipped open the Set card with her backhand.

“I have already seen your behavior of skyrocketing attack power.” Tierra said, “Azure Flame, activate!”

The Trap Card slowly flipped open.

Azure Flame Purgatory.

“Special Summon 1 Infernoid monster from your hand, ignoring the Summoning conditions.”

“Belfagor, emergency dispatch!”

She casually swiped out a card and slapped it on the field with a snap.

Infernoid Belfagor, Level 6, Fire Attribute, Fiend-Type, Defense Power 0.

The Infernoid demons that have reached this level have begun to wear gorgeous armor, and the wings have also been modified. Its intubation is as shiny as gold, very beautiful.

This card, and the "Baal" that is being manufactured, are the cards that Hikari Amakage has helped Tierra re-manufacture during this period. Because there is "Infernoid Tierra", and Hikari Amakage has been studying "purification" during this period, the manufacturing difficulty is much smaller than imagined.

“How could it be——” Victory Worm looked at the purple demon that suddenly appeared in front of him, and his whole body was like falling into an ice cave.

If he can't end this turn, if he is solved next turn, there will only be crooked melons and cracked dates left in the King's deck——

And the two Continuous Spell Cards and Continuous Trap Cards with Purgatory can replace those monsters again every turn…

“…Battle, Victory Worm attacks Belfagor!”

Victory Worm gritted his teeth, and finally roared and attacked Belfagor.

Bang——

Belfagor disappeared in response.

“Turn… end.”

“Then, you should know the operation I am going to perform.”

“My turn, Shifting Light activate——Satan, Reincarnate.”

She put the banished Satan back into the Graveyard again.

“Banish Satan, Special Summon, Lucifugus.”

“Lucifugus's effect, once per turn, target 1 monster on the field. Destroy that monster.”

“But, your Lucifugus can't attack this turn either!”

“It doesn't matter. Asmodeus, banish Beelzebub and Belfagor from the Graveyard. Special Summon.”

The golden-armored demon slowly revealed its true form. The golden armor on its body that was destroyed by Worm Zero automatically repaired, slowly became alive and kicking, and once again became that mechanical demon.

Infernoid Asmodeus, Level 5, Fire Attribute, Fiend-Type, Attack Power 2200.

“Attack power 2200…”

He still has 300 Life Points!

The Worm King calculated secretly.

Hold on, as long as he can survive this turn.

If he is lucky enough to draw [Evil Dragon Ananta] next turn, he can Special Summon a monster with an attack power of over 10,000 again.

“Foolish mortal. Hasn't he figured it out by now?”

Huh?

“You have designed many things to protect the race, to continue the race, and to become a barrier. However, what supports this belief is only the purpose, not the goal.

For me, dueling is reincarnation.

What about you?”

“Listen carefully to the teachings of the gods.”

“Blazing, Reoperate!”

What!?

“If there are no monsters on your field or only Fiend-Type monsters, banish this turn's Blazing that was not sent to the Graveyard. Target up to 11 non-Infernoid monsters with different names in your banished zone. Return those monsters to the Graveyard.”

!!!

There are 3 banished monsters——

“Satan, Beelzebub, Belfagor, reincarnate again. Then…”

“Belfagor, banish Satan and Beelzebub, and activate immediately!”

Ding ding ding ding ding ding——

Those armors and machines that were torn apart by Victory Worm rose from the ground, and a demon's soul rose from the Graveyard. Then, those armors were loaded onto its body. Slowly, this demon's soul also returned to its position.

It opened its bright red eyes, opened its wings, and flicked its tail, but it didn't look like it was in any pain, as if death was not an important thing at all.

Infernoid Belfagor, Level 6, Fire Attribute, Fiend-Type, Attack Power 2400.

2400 and 2200!

“Battle. Worm King.”

The two demons flew out from Tierra's front, one on the left and one on the right, and slashed at the Worm King.

Seeing this, the Worm King opened his two mouths together, only feeling that he really saw the gods.

Bang——

Worm King, LP: 2500→0.

The Worm King was knocked away by the impact and fell to the ground.

“King!”

“King——”

“Big brother!”

A group of Worms quickly protected the Worm King. The Worm Queen even sobbed softly: “Everyone has worked very hard. Now, it's time to say goodbye——”

“Eh! I'm not dead yet!”

“Wow?”

“Huh——”

“Could it be!”

It's all real!

Tierra gently folded her arms and looked at Hikari Amakage, even slightly pursing her lips.

Hikari Amakage couldn't help but laugh, and then thought about it, raised his hand and made a 2.

“Yay?” Tierra subconsciously followed Hikari Amakage's movements and stretched out two fingers at Hikari Amakage, thinking it was a celebration.

But after thinking about it, she suddenly realized some details.

No——

Here it seems to be pointing out that when she was clearing the field with Worm Zero and Victory Worm, she didn't use Infernoid to banish the opponent's Graveyard cards.

So it's——2??

A drop of cold sweat dripped from her forehead.

Hikari Amakage chuckled and didn't say it directly.

Although the win wasn't perfect, it was still a win after all.

Compared to the last duel, only the first turn was relatively nervous. When she saw the attack power of 10,000 again, Tierra was actually very calm.

But——

Although she won, but… even the weakest force has such strength.

The DT world is really a place where demons dance wildly no matter when.

No wonder that the “mastermind behind the split of the Spirit World” took a turn in the DT Dimension and left.