After dealing with the Burnt Dragon, Tenjo Hikari ended the battle phase and entered Main Phase 2.
Tenjo Hikari glanced at his hand cards and then looked at the opponent's field.
Branded Disciple...
That card wasn't placed there for nothing.
Although Tenjo Hikari uses a Fusion Deck focused on Fusion Monsters, making it difficult for Despian Quaeritis to fully unleash its power by turning all his monsters' ATK to zero, its presence on the field is still quite intimidating.
Because, as long as Branded Disciple is on the field, when the opponent's monster effect resolves and you have an LV 8 or higher Fiend-Type Fusion Monster, if that monster's ATK or DEF is zero, you can negate the activated effect.
This is an effect that seems insignificant at first glance but is actually incredibly absurd upon closer inspection.
Even if a monster is Set, losing its information, as long as its ATK or DEF is zero, you can negate that effect.
Combined with Despian Quaeritis' effect of turning all cards other than LV 8 or higher Fusion Monsters' ATK to zero, it essentially equates to a Monster Effect Barrier.
Thus, this is the final stage for "Despian Quaeritis."
Lowering ATK, burning life points, resource recycling, hand traps, Monster Effect Barrier, combined with the field's recycling ability, makes it particularly troublesome.
Also because of this, even if Tenjo Hikari wants to Normal Summon a monster to activate its effect, he must consider the type.
Tenjo Hikari checked his hand.
His hand cards currently mostly consist of expansion components...
"Activate Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer's effect, choose a card on my field and destroy a card on the field. This effect does not target. I destroy Phoenix Enforcer itself and your Field Spell Card, Despia of Despair."
Despian Quaeritis showed a hint of displeasure on its face.
The field has protective effects, but more importantly, it allows one Fusion per turn, which is crucial for it.
Pheonix Enforcer crashed into the huge rock pillar behind Despian Quaeritis, and with a boom, the field on Despian Quaeritis' side was destroyed.
"Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer's effect, if this card is destroyed by battle or effect, during the next turn's Standby Phase, Special Summon one Destiny Hero from the Graveyard."
Then he took out the cards in his hand and selected three: "Set three cards, end turn."
Despian Quaeritis sneered twice, then drew a card from the deck.
"At this moment, activate Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer's effect in the Graveyard, Special Summon!"
Tenjo Hikari could still activate the effect of the Gunman to Special Summon it, but he chose not to.
Facing a Branded deck, Special Summoning the Gunman and letting both players draw cards would be a disadvantage.
Besides, he had other cards set that needed to be destroyed.
For example, among the cards Tenjo Hikari set, there was a "Metalfoes Fusion."
Despian Quaeritis didn't chain Tenjo Hikari's card with Branded in Red's effect, or perhaps, it didn't want to waste Branded in Red at this moment.
At this point in time, Despian Quaeritis' hand consists of a comedy retrieved from a search—it's not like Tenjo Hikari is unfriendly to cards, he just means that compared to the intensity of a tragedy, a comedy is indeed amusing.
If it had chosen Fierce Tragedy for endurance rather than comedy for protection, it might have been tougher.
The number of hand cards is five, one of which is comedy, and one card is Branded in Red...
Just as he was thinking this, Tenjo Hikari suddenly saw the opponent calmly Normal Summon a monster...
What kind of monster was that?
White hair with a red streak, wearing a short black cape.
It looked frail, covering its left eye in pain, as if something terrifying had pierced it.
I super—
Despian Quaeritis decisively discarded a card from the hand.
Fallen of Albaz, LV 4, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 1800→1600.
"Wait." Tenjo Hikari raised his hand, "Activate Destiny Hero - Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer's effect, once per turn, destroy one card on my field and one card on the field!" Tenjo Hikari pointed to his Set Card "Metalfoes Fusion," "Destroy my Set Card and your Fallen of Albaz!"
The spirits were puzzled why Tenjo Hikari was so anxious, yet saw the Phoenix Enforcer on Tenjo Hikari's field already engulfed in flames, which turned into bullets flying toward Ah Bu Si, and with a snap, the monster shattered.
"What kind of monster is that?" Tierra asked curiously.
"That monster is... Fallen of Albaz." Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath, never expecting the existence he sought these days would appear before him so simply, "When Fallen of Albaz is Normal or Special Summoned, you can discard a card to activate its effect. Use the monster on your field or your opponent's field, including this card, as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster. Of course... at that time, you can't use other monsters on your own field as Fusion Material."
"Huh?" Tierra was taken aback.
"That's strong, isn't it on par with Lord's Super Polymerization?"
"No, it's far less powerful than Super Polymerization." Captain Crystal shook his head, "Not only can it be chained, but you can't even use other monsters on your field as Fusion Material... However, as a means of coercion, it's already strong enough."
All the spirits nodded in agreement.
If Tenjo Hikari didn't activate the effect, then he'd be immediately fused by Fallen of Albaz to the Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, which would be a significant loss.