"My turn!"
The Empress suddenly drew a card and slapped it onto her sword-shaped Duel Disk: "When there are no Monsters or only Amazoness Monsters on my field, my most loyal War Chief can be Special Summoned!"
"Haa!"
Creak... the Amazoness War Chief leapt onto the battlefield with a spear in hand.
Amazoness War Chief, LV 5, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 1900.
"Even easier to summon than Cyber Dragon!" Mitsuzawa Daichi exclaimed.
Amazing—
Tenjo Hikari gasped in his heart.
It's Terrortop!
In the game Yu Gi Oh, there's a special term, "Terrortop," referring to the Speedroid Terrortop conglomerate used by Yugo. Its biggest feature is that it can be Special Summoned directly to the field without Normal Summon when there are no Monsters or when specific Monsters are present.
Of course, this is merely the "first level" of ability. If only Special Summoning were enough to call it "Terrortop," that would insult its name. Its biggest feature lies in the second aspect, which is—upon Summon·Special Summon success, you can directly search a card from the Deck!
"When Amazoness War Chief is successfully Summoned·Special Summoned, I can select one Amazoness Spell·Trap Card or one Polymerization from the Deck to Set on the field! During the turn this effect is activated, non-Amazoness Monsters cannot attack."
"Huh?" Gloria exclaimed upon hearing this effect.
This is much more convenient than the Spiritualist!
It can also be paired with the Spiritualist to be reused next turn!
"I Set a Polymerization from the Deck on the field."
"Next... heh, Normal Summon, Princess."
A petite, muscular girl with refreshing short white hair wielded a spear and stood smilingly on the field.
"Wow!" Mitsuzawa couldn't help but exclaim.
The taste of Mitsuzawa Daichi is... lolis and muscular women.
And this little loli is a combination of both.
But since his admired person was nearby, he only expressed his admiration briefly.
Amazoness Princess, LV 3, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 1200.
"When Princess is present on the field·in the Graveyard, it is treated as Amazoness Queen."
"Eh?" The people around realized the issue.
"In this case, it also completes the fusion of Polymerization, Amazoness Monsters and Amazoness Queen?"
"Hmm, that Empress wishes to Fusion Summon herself, right?"
"Hah, talking so grandly, yet isn't this the same choice as the Tyler Sisters?"
Several members of the Fusion Army couldn't help but laugh.
Gloria clenched her waist with one hand, raised her right fist in front of her: "Do you want to Fusion Summon yourself? Bring it on, I won't fear!"
"Heh, it's not that soon—Amazoness Princess's effect, when this card is successfully Summoned·Special Summoned. Add 1 Amazoness Spell·Trap Card from the Deck to your hand."
What?!
These two Monsters, haven't they just profited without cost?
How can they be so strong?
"Surprised?" Amazoness Empress looked at the astonished expressions around her and tapped her badge slowly, "I forgot to mention, I'm a Special Duelist, LV 10."
LV 10!
All humans around suddenly exclaimed.
How could there be a LV 10 hidden in a LV 4 camp!
"Amazoness Princess's effect, add 1 Amazoness Spell·Trap Card from the Deck to your hand."
It picked up its Deck, searched through it, pulled out a card, displayed it to all the spectators, and then returned the Deck to the sword-shaped Duel Disk, which was automatically shuffled.
"Well, that's about it." The Empress tapped her hand card lightly and then looked across, "While I'm on the field, I can protect Amazoness Cards from destruction. You must be thinking that even if I Fusion Summon myself, you can only watch, right?"
Gloria frowned.
Even though she didn't say it, that's indeed what she was thinking.
Same ATK, same effect, both immune to destruction by battle and effects. So even if she fuses it out, there's nothing to worry about.
"Too naive!! Amazoness needs not only passion but also wisdom, or how would they survive among beasts and disasters—activate the Spell Card just added to your hand!
Amazoness Call!"
"Damn it!" Mitsuzawa Daichi exclaimed upon seeing the card.
He clearly recognized this card.
Of course—
As users of the Amazoness Deck, the Tyler Sisters recognized this card immediately.
"When there is an 'Amazoness' on your field, choose 1 Fusion Monster on your opponent's field to return to the Extra Deck. Then, Special Summon the materials used for the Fusion Summon from your opponent's Graveyard!"
The image of the Empress gradually faded from Gloria's field. Gloria bit her lip, unable to stop it, only watching as the Empress slowly vanished.
"Heh, with this, the Pseudo-Emperor is gone."
At the same time, two blue-haired female warriors appeared on Gloria's field.
Amazoness Queen, LV 6, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2400.
Amazoness Spiritualist, LV 2, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, DEF 1800.
"Tsk... When the Spiritualist is Special Summoned, you can add 'Polymerization' from your Deck to your hand." Gloria reluctantly added a second Polymerization to her hand from the Deck.
If she could, she would love to give this extra Polymerization to Tenjo Hikari.
However, she could only hold it in her hand and watch.
Tenjo Hikari rubbed his chin, thinking about the card Summoning Chant.
This card only exists in the original work and has not been OCG-ified; if I'm not mistaken, Tania should have used it.
Essentially, it's just a Normal Spell version of 'De-Fusion,' but because it has the 'Amazoness' text, it can be searched by Amazoness effects. To some extent, in this world, carrying this card still has its uses. After all, no matter what, even if the Fusion Army makes a bigger move, they will inevitably use Fusion.
Otherwise, drawing naturally and Tribute Summoning would be a bit difficult to compete with Spirits and other-dimensional duelists.
"However, even as the Amazoness Queen, she can protect the Amazoness Monsters on the field from being destroyed!" Gloria remained calm, not minding that her ace monster was easily dealt with, waving her right hand and gazing directly at the Empress.
"Oh? But, don't forget, you still have to endure the battle damage!" The Empress revealed the Normal Spell Card covered by the Amazoness War Chief.
Normal Spell Cards can be used immediately during the turn they are Set!
"Normal Spell Card, Polymerization!"
"I will fuse the Amazoness Princess on the field with the Amazoness War Chief on the field!"
"Heir of glory, strongest warrior, now, transform into a brand-new blade and shred the rainforest!"
"Fusion Summon myself!"
"Amazoness Empress!"
She swung the Duel Disk on her right hand, leaped fiercely, and stood on the field.
Amazoness Empress, LV 8, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2800.
"Heh, I will attack Amazoness Spiritualist!" She swung the Dueling Plate Greatsword on her right hand, charging forward and slashing directly at the Spiritualist.
Because of the presence of the Amazoness Queen, the monsters on Gloria's field would not be destroyed in battle, but—after the slash, the Empress turned directly toward Gloria and charged.
"Gloria, big sis!" Grace was a bit flustered.
"Don't worry, Grace!" Gloria faced the Empress directly, with no hint of fear, swinging the sword-shaped Duel Disc in her left hand, clashing with the Empress's greatsword.
Boom—
Gloria's body recoiled, but she gritted her teeth, showing no trace of cowardice.
Gloria & Tenjo Hikari, LP: 8000→7000.
"Heh, impressive courage—you know that when I'm on the field, Amazoness Monsters attacking Defense Position monsters inflict piercing damage, right?"
"Hmph, I knew it all along!" Gloria pushed the Empress away, causing the Empress to spin and return to the field.
"Then, I shall activate my Set Card!" Gloria, determined and strong-willed, opened her Set Card as soon as her opponent retreated, and she looked towards Tenjo Hikari, "Tenjo Hikari, don't think I'll hold you back!
I won't let you bear the penalty of loss of Life Points at the start!
Continuous Trap Card, Amazoness Hot Spring!
When you take battle damage while an 'Amazoness' monster is on your field, your LP is restored by the amount of damage you took."
Tenjo Hikari felt a warm power enveloping him, as if this side of theirs emitted a lot of steam, restoring their strength. Subsequently, his Life Points began to recover.
Gloria & Tenjo Hikari, LP: 7000→8000.
"Oh hoo? Not bad." The Empress observed this situation, not angry at all, instead quite satisfied, "I thought you only had courage."
It glanced at its hand cards: "Set two cards, end turn."
Almost the same opening moves.
But anyone could see that in a one-on-one duel, Gloria was clearly suppressed by the Amazoness Empress!
Identical decks, but entirely different demeanor and results!
However—
This isn't a 1V1!
Next, it's Tenjo Hikari's turn!
"My turn." Tenjo Hikari calmly drew a card.
Ten-star Amazoness Warrior...