He squinted his eyes.
Got it—
Shaddoll Schism!
He took another look at the other three cards.
Nice, the setup is great!
Then, he sent 4 cards to the Graveyard one by one.
"Activate the effect of Magnum the Reliever, once per turn, return 1 Spell Card with "Fusion" in its name from the Graveyard to the bottom of the Deck, and then draw 1 card."
"I return Polymerization in the Graveyard to the Deck, and draw 1 card."
He swiftly drew a card, glanced at it.
"Activate the effect of Metalfoes Fusion in the Graveyard, return to the Deck, shuffle the Deck, draw 1 card—
At this instant, chain the effect of Magnum the Reliever. When the effect of another card is activated, banish 1 Spell Card with "Fusion" in its name from your Graveyard to target 1 card on the field. Destroy that card."
Tenjo Hikari looked at The Supreme King's field.
If Nephilim wasn't being controlled, Tenjo Hikari should prioritize destroying the Darkest Knight, but now, it's better to prioritize Nephilim.
"Banish Instant Fusion from the Graveyard, target your El Shaddoll Construct on the field."
Magnum the Reliever's right hand slowly charged up, and although its body had shrunk to the size of a card, its power didn't diminish at all. It aimed at The Supreme King's Nephilim on the field and then threw out a golden light orb. With a loud boom, Nephilim exploded.
"Nephilim's effect, when this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can recover a Shaddoll Spell·Trap Card from the Graveyard."
"Good, at least Nephilim has been dealt with!"
"Next is the Darkest Knight!"
"Now, at this moment, the effect of Evil Hero Vicious Claws in my Graveyard is activated." The Supreme King spoke up as the two spectators were rejoicing, making them realize clearly that he's not a non-action AI, "When a monster on my field is destroyed by battle or effect, Special Summon this card from the Graveyard. Then, if Dark Fusion or a monster whose card name is listed in the text of that card is in the Graveyard, you can destroy 1 card on the field."
"Yaha—" An archfiend with sharp claws appeared from the Graveyard.
Evil Hero Vicious Claws, LV 7, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, ATK 2500.
He pointed at Magnum the Reliever: "Under my army's offensive, dissipate!"
Vicious Claws grinned, suddenly appearing beside Magnum the Reliever, stretching out its claws, grabbing Magnum the Reliever's body. With a loud boom, it tore it apart.
Tenjo Hikari shielded his face with his left hand, as the death of Magnum the Reliever caused a terrifying explosive storm, forcing him to extend his left hand to fend off the whirlwind.
"...I add Shaddoll Schism from the Graveyard to my hand."
Tenjo Hikari's field was empty once again, but he wasn't discouraged. Instead, he accepted the situation, silently returning the cards from the Graveyard to his hand.
"Sigh—"
Judai, who was watching, showed a pained expression upon seeing this scene.
Too comprehensive.
Negation, control seizure, card destruction, ATK restriction, and a mix of Trap Cards, field monster effects, and Graveyard effects. Although not covering every angle, creating such a situation with only a few cards is indeed impressive.
Hikari has performed numerous fusions so far, yet to no effect. Even the hard-summoned Magnum the Reliever, symbolizing Tenjo Hikari's Fusion Cycle philosophy, has been destroyed!
Tierra also showed a difficult expression.
Tenjo Hikari has used several Fusion Monsters up to now but couldn't clear The Supreme King's field. Instead, nearly all his cards have been dealt with, going around in circles, returning to the start of this turn.
"Rest assured, this is exactly what I wanted to see—" Tenjo Hikari smiled.
Although it seems like nothing has changed, and another monster with ATK 2500 appeared on The Supreme King's field from nowhere, it seems like The Supreme King's resistance is exhausted—
The only possible effect left might be the Dark Backfire, but it seems more like a transition, so the possibility of having a strong resistance is not high.
That means he can finally begin the "counterattack."
He looked at the card in his hand.
"Normal Summon, Aleister the Invoker!"
A magic book descended from the sky, and a young man with glasses suddenly appeared on Tenjo Hikari's field, casually pushing his glasses.
Aleister the Invoker, LV 4, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 1000→0.
"Aleister? Planning to fuse for an Invoked?" The Supreme King watched Tenjo Hikari's search, showing rare interest in speaking.
He knows Aleister, the top-notch spirit in "Fusion." Seeing this monster and knowing the possibilities behind it, The Supreme King showed a bit of anticipation.
"But, Invoked can't deal with this field situation." Tierra shook her head at Tenjo Hikari's field.
"Indeed, Invoked can't handle this situation—but don't forget the basics of fusion!" He laughed.
?
Tierra looked at Tenjo Hikari in confusion.
"Aleister's effect, adding an Invocation from the Deck to the hand."
He added Invocation to his hand, then activated: "Normal Spell Card, Invocation! This card allows the fusion of monsters from the hand!"
Eh!
Direct fusion!
Tierra suddenly realized.