The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Orcs who haven't mastered the "power of totems" are like swordsmen without swords, unable to unleash even a fraction of their abilities.

　Evahurst knew she absolutely could not afford to lose the second duel. Therefore, she immediately decided to send an orc who possessed "totem power" into the arena.

　This orc belongs to the cat race, specifically the Maine Coon orc. He has thick fur, facial features that resemble a cat, but his physique is even more robust than that of a bear orc.

　But his greatest strength is not his muscular power, but his terrifying fighting instinct!

　This Maine Coon beastman is a born berserker!

　On the other side, at the Elf Magic Academy.

　Chelsea returned triumphant after the interview, looking tired but with smiles on their faces.

　The elves also gave them a warm welcome.

　The atmosphere on the Elf side was relatively relaxed, and the "Rain Elf" Julia Amelia's mood wasn't as low anymore.

　She picked out a strategy card from the deck, placed it directly on the strategy table, and then turned to continue the discussion with the contestants.

　Since the first duel was won, there is no need to adjust the contestants for the second duel.

　After losing a match, War Totem Academy will definitely send out stronger players.

　But that contestant definitely wasn't Eva herself.

　At this point, the Elf Magic Academy has two options: one is to send out the sixth-ranked player among the official contestants and use the traditional pairing method to eliminate the War Totem Academy's player.

　Another option is to send out even stronger players to continue the winning streak! But clearly, the Elf Magic Academy never considered using the first strategy. Julia sent out the Moon Elf, who was second only to her in the team!

　Moon Elves are high-ranking elves within the elven race, and their numbers are few. However, they almost all possess exceptional talent, and coupled with the elite education within the elven realm, nearly all Moon Elves excel in their chosen profession.

　Among the twenty-four preliminary contestants from the Elf Magic Academy this time, quite a few moon elves accompanied them.

　The Moon Elves that the Elf Magic Academy planned to send in this second round were the lower-grade group.

　The strongest moon elf in the game—Sharin Artemis!

　Shalin is one of the few Moon Warriors among the Moon Elves. She is skilled at using the arc-shaped Moon Blade formed by the convergence of moonlight. Under the moonlight, she can move with the moonlight and flash by as if she were teleporting.

　Although it is a daytime without moonlight, Sharin's "Moonlight" deck has a lot of magic cards that can summon moonlight or bring down the moonlit night.

　After the post-match review and analysis, the game immediately moved into the second round of strategy development.

　Then the two contestants took to the stage, and the duel officially began.

　This duel was just as exciting as the previous one. At the start of the match, "Moon Elf" Sharin activated the field card "Pale Night," which caused a curtain to hang over the field, with pale moonlight pouring down.

　Then she clenched her right hand, which condensed into a moon blade. As if teleporting, she darted rapidly through the moonlight, rushing across the halfway point and closing in on her opponent in the blink of an eye.

　On the other hand, Timothy, the Maine Coon cat-beastman, simply summoned a three-star magical spirit—although that three-star magical spirit itself was not ordinary!

　"Stone pillars in disarray!"

　The magical spirit named "Stone Monkey" used its ultimate move, Stone Pillar Chaos, the moment it materialized.

　The instant the special move was unleashed, starting from the toes of the "Stone Monkey," the ground suddenly churned like a dragon, and square stone pillars erupted one after another from beneath the earth. Not only did they block Shalin's path forward, but they also created a chaotic array of stone pillars in the blue team's half of the court!

　"feed--"

　The next moment, the Maine Coon cat-orc grinned and pounced into the chaos.

　Its movements were incredibly ferocious, yet its agility was remarkable. It sped and accelerated between the stone pillars, ultimately charging towards "Moon Elf" Shalin!

　The moment the two made contact, a close-quarters battle with no room for retreat ensued!

　Whether it's the moon elves or the Maine Coon orcs, their strength and skills are superior to those of the grassland elves and fox clansmen in the previous round, making the close-quarters combat even more intense.

　Incredibly, even while launching a high-intensity attack, they were still able to find time to summon magic cards.

　One after another, magical spirits appeared quickly at the summons of the two.

　Normal Summon, Sacrifice Summon, Special Summon!

　From one star to three stars to six stars, and then to seven or eight stars.

　As the star rating of the magical spirits increased, the battle between the two became increasingly intense.

　The "Moon Elf" Sharin and the fairy-type magical spirit cooperated to unleash a dazzling combination attack.

　During the battle, the Maine Coon cat-beastman's clothes were torn off, revealing a blood totem. It then fused with one of the six-star magical spirits, the "Berserker Blood Totem Beast," and obtained the power of the "Berserker Blood Totem Beast," greatly enhancing its own strength.

　A clash between magical spirits, a battle of wits between duelists. Lacking some skill and variation, but possessing more ferocity and sharpness. The duel between these two duelists was breathtaking to watch. They lacked defensive measures—or rather, they didn't use any at all. They lacked control—or rather, they had no control whatsoever. Without building a fortress, without controlling their opponent, they couldn't bring the duel into a conventional turn-based rhythm.

　—Even though they don't need it!

　Bones cracked and creaked, claws clashed, those who advanced lived, those who retreated died!

　"Roar!"

　The Maine Coon orc and his magical spirit roared simultaneously, both going berserk.

　The Moon Elf draws in the moonlight, steps on an aura, its blink cooldown drastically decreases, and its form vanishes abruptly. For the next ten seconds or so, it blinks rapidly, constantly attempting to slit the throat and backstab.

　However, under the enhancement of the "Berserker Blood Totem Beast", the blood of the Maine Coon beastman turned into hard armor as soon as it flowed out, blocking the wound and covering its whole body, making it a terrifying blood beast after going berserk.

　The moon elf's own attacks were completely ineffective against it, instead making its blood armor even thicker.

　Although her magical spirit could join the attack, it was tightly entangled by the orc's berserk high-level magical spirit.

　The Maine Coon cat-like beastman moved swiftly through the chaotic array of stone pillars, each powerful kick shattering the pillars.

　At the same time, his figure also transformed into lightning, and he actually managed to capture the Moon Elf's blinking coordinates in advance by relying on his terrifying combat sense.

　With a fierce and relentless attack, the Moon Elf had nowhere to hide and was severely injured.

　The initially evenly matched duel suddenly took a turn for the worse.

　Although the Moon Elf managed to heal her injuries in time, she was struggling to keep up with the terrifying intensity of the battle. Meanwhile, the Maine Coon Beastman grew stronger with each battle, relying on her limited rationality to forcefully kill the Moon Elf's high-level magical spirit with the help of her own magical spirit, before turning her attention to the Moon Elf.

　The moon elf was stretched thin and, after struggling, was forced to retreat.

　In this duel, the War Totem Academy actually turned the tide and narrowly defeated the Elf race!

　The moment the duel ended, the Maine Coon cat-orc lay on the ground, neck outstretched, and roared fiercely. The roar echoed throughout the stadium, deafeningly loud.

　Starting with this, the War Totem Academy sounded the horn of counterattack. In the third duel, Evahurst sent out the "Raven Clan Orc" Korol.

　But Ruoer has the same black wings, a black feather on her forehead, and cute little eyebrows above her round eyes.

　She stood next to Eva of the "Eagle-Man Royal Family," looking like sisters. This younger sister-like girl from the Raven Clan was not only a mage but also a witch doctor, and her preferred deck was primarily based on curses.

　And the Elf Magic Academy is in this third

　In the duel, they dispatched Dru, the "Forest Elf" who was ranked third in the team.

　Unlike the first two elves, Dru is a magic specialist, specializing in grass magic.

　Of course, his specialty, grass-based magic, usually takes a long time to cast, making it unsuitable for magical duels.

　However, his main job is as a mage. When using "magic cards", he can cast grass-type magic in just three seconds.

　The only problem is that Grass-type is weak to Poison-type!

　As a witch doctor, Koro is naturally proficient in poisons in addition to healing and cursing.

　However, once the players were chosen, they could not be changed, so Drew had no choice but to bite the bullet and go on stage.

　After two intense close-quarters battles, the audience finally witnessed a clash between magic-based classes.

　Duelists who use magic as a secondary class are noticeably more traditional in duels than warriors.

　Dru summoned a grass-type magical spirit, and with the help of grass-type spell cards and field cards, transformed the entire field into a tropical rainforest-like forest.

　But if you were in it, you would feel just as comfortable as a fish in water.

　Before the match, she switched to a deck specifically designed to counter Grass-type cards. Using the Magic Spirit's ultimate move in combination with spells from magic cards and potions from item cards, she turned the entire forest into a paradise of curses and poisons.

　Meanwhile, it spread its wings and flew to the treetops, advancing heavily under the protection of the magical elves, finally cornering Dru.

　Faced with the poisonous fog that surrounded him from all directions, Drew tried to purify it, but was immediately cursed and ultimately had no chance to turn the tide, so he gave up in despair.

　War Totem Academy won two consecutive games, displaying unstoppable momentum.

　After losing two consecutive matches, the Elf Magic Academy finally became nervous.

　After these three consecutive matches, both sides had a certain assessment of each other's team strength.

　Evahurst immediately recognized that the moon elf Sharin and the forest elf Dru were undoubtedly among the top students in the lower grades of the Elf Magic Academy.

　She even accurately predicted that these two elves would rank in the top three, second only to the "Rain Elf" Julia Amelia.

　After these two elves suffered consecutive defeats, there is a very high probability that Julia will personally take to the field.

　Therefore, she sent out the amphibious "Toad Beastman" Robin Hood in the fourth match.

　Robin Hood excels at decks that combine water and ground-based decks.

　However, in order to deal with the "Rain Sprite" Julia, he reduced the ground element and increased the water element, especially increasing the number of water element species.

　Once "Rain Sprite" enters the field, it brings rain, which allows it to use the field to Special Summon high-star Elemental species.

　However, after the countermeasure time ended, the one who walked down from the contestant's platform of the Elf Magic Academy was not "Rain Elf" Julia Amelia.

　Instead, it was the sixth-ranked contestant in the lower grades of the Elf Magic Academy! Julia Amelia had predicted Evahurst's prediction and had actually sent out the last-ranked contestant among the six main contestants at this crucial moment!

　The saying goes, "When things reach an impasse, they must change; change leads to progress."

　At this crucial moment, Julia Amelia abandoned her reserve and attempted to employ a piece-trading tactic.

　However, her predictions were not entirely accurate.

　Although "Eagleman Royal" Evahurst predicted that she would play, she did not "counter her head to head," but instead sent another "Toad Beastman" whom she believed had a chance of winning.

　Since she thinks so highly of the "Toad Beastman," he must be incredibly powerful, second only to her.

　Julia Amelia's choice for the player to exchange pieces was the one ranked last in the main tournament.

　Although all the riders selected for the main race are highly skilled, there is still a gap in ability between the best and worst horses.

　Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying "Jerry's Horse Racing." In this fourth race, "Toad Orc" performed as expected and won without any suspense!

　So far, Elf Magic Academy has lost three out of four matches, with only the first match being a hard-fought victory thanks to the composure of "Grassland Elf" Chelsea.

　However, the difference in strength between the Elf Magic Academy and the War Totem Academy is not actually that great.

　In the second duel, "Moon Elf" Sharin originally had a chance of winning. However, "Maine Cat Beastman" Timothy performed exceptionally well, relying on totem power, berserk mode, and battle instincts to severely injure "Moon Elf," thus narrowly winning the duel.

　The third duel ended in defeat due to elemental advantage.

　Only the fourth duel was a tactical mistake—though it can't be called a complete tactical mistake, as the fact that the lowest-ranked fighter managed to defeat the opponent's second-best fighter was actually a relatively successful tactic.

　However, the Elven race is in a very unfavorable situation at the moment. Failing to defeat "Eahurst of the Eaglemen Royal Family" was a mistake, and it will be difficult for them to win the next two matches.

　Julia, the "Rain Elf," stood on the contestant's platform, under immense psychological pressure. Four out of the six elves were gone, leaving only the fifth-ranked contestant besides her.

　Although the remaining players from War Totem Academy aren't particularly strong, War Totem Academy has already won three rounds. Just one more round and they'll be able to end the match and secure victory.

　At this point, if Eva Hearst, the "Eagle-Man Royal Family," were to personally intervene...

　Julia is quite confident in her own strength, and she can summon torrential rain to suppress sky creatures. She also has an electric-type ultimate move that can cause terrifying damage to flying creatures.

　She was confident of victory if she could face Eva Hearst. But what if Eva Hearst anticipated her entry into the game this round and then sent another player to exchange pieces?

　War Totem Academy Occupies

　The advantage lies in its ample margin for error. However, if the Elf Magic Academy makes a mistake at this step, it will lose everything.

　Julia can't afford to gamble!

　Therefore, the fifth round.

　The Elf Magic Academy is led by its captain, the "Rain Elf" Julia Amelia.

　War Totem Academy, led by Captain Eva Hearst of the "Eagle-Man Royal Family".

　"The bet was right!"

　When Julia saw Eva walk off the stage, she was overjoyed, and the air pressure around her rose.

　But Evahurst smiled, showing no surprise whatsoever. This was the mindset of an orc.

　Evahurst, with her own arrogance, predicted that the "Rain Sprite" would appear in the fifth match. Since the "Toad Orc" hadn't been able to face her, she would personally take the battle and secure an undisputed victory in this round!

　"It's finally here! General against general, strong against strong! I think I can already hear the sound of the storm!"

　The commentator suddenly stood up and said loudly.

　A deafening roar of cheers erupted from the sidelines. The Elf Magic Academy was now in dire straits; if they lost this round of captain-versus-captain duels, they would be eliminated with zero points.