"What? Tenjo Hikari still has tricks up his sleeve?" The second brother of Manjome couldn't help but stretch his neck, wanting to get a closer look.
"Tenjo Hikari actually still has a strategy?" More people began to discuss fervently.
"At the instant you chose the Archfiend Blade, I chained your effect activation, activating the Quick-Play Spell Card—Form Change!"
"Form... Change?" The Maze Brothers repeated, somewhat confused.
"Oh oh oh! It's Form Change! Is it coming!? Hikari!" Watching Tenjo Hikari use this card, Judai instantly understood what Tenjo Hikari wanted to do.
"That's right—Quick-Play Spell Card, Form Change! Return 1 Fusion Monster of the 'Hero' type on your field to your Deck, and Special Summon a Masked Hero Monster from your Extra Deck that has the same level but a different card name than the returned monster!"
"Masked Hero!?"
"That's right—"
Tenjo Hikari raised his hand to point at the sky: "The Masked Hero that I possess!
Let the light descend!"
"Transform—"
"Masked Hero Koga!"
Armed all over, the hero with silver and gold armor held a blade in each hand, instantly transforming from an Archfiend to a Warrior, as if the person inside had always been the same.
Masked Hero Koga, LV 8, Light Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK: 2500.
"Koga's attack power increases by 500 points multiplied by the number of monsters on the opponent's field."
Masked Hero Koga, ATK: 2500→3000.
"Now, nothing is a problem!" Tenjo Hikari pointed at the Gate Guardian of Water and Thunder, "Attack with Idol!"
Idol waved his sleeve, countless lights shone on the Gate Guardian, and then, the lights, like flames, ignited the Guardian.
Bang—
The monster was utterly destroyed.
Para lightly shielded himself from the damage.
Maze Brothers' LP: 8000→7750.
"When the Gate Guardian of Water and Thunder Special Summoned face-up from the field leaves, activate. Special Summon either Suijin or Sanga of the Thunder from the banished state!"
Although the original plan was to special summon Suijin to achieve an invincible combo in the next turn, under the current circumstances, the Maze Brothers naturally had to change strategy.
"Special Summon, Sanga of the Thunder!"
Sanga of the Thunder, LV 7, Light Attribute, Thunder-Type, ATK: 2600.
The Gate Guardian disassembled again, Suijin separated from Sanga, sacrificing itself to let it continue living, followed by an explosive sound.
"I knew it!"
"That dual-form Demon God can indeed continue to split apart!"
"This is too troublesome—"
Many watching Duelists showed deeply distressed expressions.
Even after numerous successive fusions by Tenjo Hikari, the Maze Brothers still managed to hold on!
It's essential to know that the three Demon Gods also possess the universal ability to make the attacking monster's attack power 0!
"Activate Koga's effect, once per turn, banish 1 Hero Monster from the Graveyard to target 1 face-up monster on the field. That monster's attack power decreases by the ATK of the banished monster until the end of the turn—"
Tenjo Hikari suddenly stopped his action and silently picked up a Normal Monster from the Graveyard.
Judai was stunned.
"Banish Elemental Hero Neos to decrease the attack power of your Sanga of the Thunder by 2500 points!"
Sanga of the Thunder, ATK: 2600→100.
"Attack with Evil Hero Vicious Claws!" Tenjo Hikari waved his hand, directing the Archfiend to attack.
"Ha—Luckily, what was Special Summoned was Sanga of the Thunder, otherwise, if Suijin's attack power decreased to 0, it wouldn't be able to destroy your monster."
In Yu Gi Oh, if monsters have the same attack power and don't have the resistance "This card won't be destroyed by battle," they will both be destroyed when they collide.
But—
There is one "exception."
That exception is that even if monsters with attack power 0 attack each other, neither side will be destroyed by battle.
After all, the attack power is "0"!
"Sanga of the Thunder's effect! When this card is in face-up position on the field, once only, during the attack damage calculation, target the attacking monster. That attacking monster's attack power becomes 0!"
Resembling a mechanical crab, about to attack the opponent, the heroic claws' body started leaking electricity, suddenly convulsed fiercely, and finally, its attack power became 0.
Evil Hero Vicious Claws, ATK: 2500→0.
The opponent's attack power is 100, while Tenjo Hikari's side is 0, so...
Boom—
The Claw Demon got electrocuted to the ground, convulsed, and ultimately exploded.
Tenjo Hikari & Judai, LP: 7350→7250.
"Koga attack!"
Koga flashed body, appeared behind Sanga of the Thunder, and then performed a beautifully executed sword swing, splitting the monster in two.
The monster's body fell to the ground, shattering the Maze, draining a significant amount of Life Points from the Maze Brothers.
Maze Brothers, LP: 7750→4850.
Phew—
Tenjo Hikari slightly exhaled a breath of relief.
Leaving behind any Demon God is very troublesome, but now they're all finally taken care of.
The friends watching Tenjo Hikari and Judai also, along with Tenjo Hikari's relief, managed to relax a little.
This Gate Guardian is so persistent, and many of these spectators felt a bit disgusted by it. Now seeing Tenjo Hikari successfully defeating all the monsters, they were somewhat relieved.
Tenjo Hikari glanced at the remaining cards in his hand, silently setting two down: "Set two cards, end the turn."
Just like Judai did last turn, Tenjo Hikari set two cards down too.
"An amazing combination."
"Indeed impressive," the Maze Brothers said, one by one.
"Although unable to share information, the cards left behind have prepared the teammate well, allowing both offensive expansion and still retaining means for counterattack—"