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

　Of course, the above decision was based on the assumption that the "Naga" teenager Timdoris and the "Mermaid" Caroline Marjorie would be left to hold down the fort at the end.

　Humans have a tendency to think inertia.

　The Ocean Magic Academy's contestants had a smooth journey, and their decision-making was basically based on the traditional approach of leaving the stronger contestants to hold down the fort at the end.

　In the early stages, she tends to "test the waters".

　In that case, it's a choice between Ryan from the "Crinkled Tribe" and Leander from the "Shark Tribe".

　One of these two players excels at mental illusion attacks, while the other is clearly a warrior type.

　And the one who can deal with both types of opponents at the same time... "Aurora, I choose you!"

　Emma's final decision was agreed upon by everyone except Witte. Aurora herself also had no objection to playing in the second match.

　Of course, she is more of a listener and ensures that team decisions are carried out.

　She wouldn't object much to any round she took the field. The one who objected, however, was Witgold. The core reason was that Witgold... felt he could do it too! Unaffected by illusions, skilled in close combat—wasn't that exactly what a "hero" was? Witgold declared he'd go first out of respect.

　Faced with Witte's objection, Dark suggested that the decision could be made by vote. So the twelve people on stage voted to choose the fighter for the second duel. The final result was: Aurora received ten votes, and Witte received two.

　"It's alright, at least there's still one supporter."

　Dark patted Witt on the shoulder and picked out the player card for Aurora from a set of strategy cards.

　He also agreed to let Aurora play.

　Although Aurora's strength ranks second in their team, that's precisely why she's more suited to appearing at the front.

　This was the experience he gained after the duel with the Holy Mystic Academy. The defeat in the first round alone would not change the Ocean Magic Academy's consistent decision-making approach.

　Their thoughts are relatively easy to grasp.

　Bringing Aurora in at this point can basically guarantee that you can avoid "Naga" Tim and "Mermaid" Carola.

　We must win this second duel!

　……

　The time for countermeasures is drawing to a close.

　Dark walked to the counter-strategy table and waited for the opposing captain to appear before placing Aurora's player card into the slot on the table.

　After a slight hesitation, Carola selected a counter card from the deck and placed it in the slot.

　Then, host Judy activated the projection device, revealing the second lineup for both teams.

　"Aurora! It's Aurora Montilfali!"

　"In the second match of the finals, St. Marian Academy actually sent out their ace player. Although she's only a second-year student, Aurora's skills are exceptional!"

　"Let's take another look at the Ocean Magic Academy's decision."

　"This is... Leander!"

　"The Ocean Magic Academy has sent Leander Horace as their contestant for this second duel!"

　"Like Rayleigh Zangwell, who appeared in the previous match, Leander Horace is also making his debut in this Academy Championship."

　"But his first opponent was Aurora Montilfali... Was that a stroke of luck or misfortune?"

　"If Leander Horace can defeat Aurora in the Magic Duel, his strength will be recognized to the highest degree!"

　"Let's wait and see who wins this duel!" "Now, please welcome the two contestants to the dueling arena!"

　Both inside and outside the stadium, thunderous applause erupted simultaneously.

　"It really is Leander!" Emma couldn't help but clench her fist.

　If Leander is indeed the type with formidable combat strength, as speculated, then sending Aurora would be a perfect counter.

　When Aurora is at full power, she certainly won't be afraid of any close-combat opponent.

　The disadvantage in this duel lies in the elemental advantage. Both the fire attribute of the Sun Giant and the ice attribute of the Moon Elf form are incompatible with the water attribute that the sea creatures have always possessed.

　But Emma believed that Aurora would be able to overcome her attribute disadvantage and defeat her opponent by going against the attribute!

　Although they knew nothing about Leander's fighting strength, everyone had complete confidence in Aurora. Bearing that trust, the girl stepped onto the stage.

　the other side.

　The contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy are on stage.

　After confirming their opponent's identity, "Mermaid" Carola and the others exchanged glances and immediately began to instill their ideas into Leander.

　Attribute counters, combat strategies, and how to deal with the enemy.

　Clearly, while watching Aurora's duel, they were all thinking about how to respond.

　But Leander Horace merely glanced at "Naga" Tim, and after Tim nodded, he strode towards the elevator platform.

　Unlike that good-for-nothing Rayleigh Zangwell, Lord Leander Horace is at the top of the food chain even in the deep sea.

　No matter who the opponent is, in his eyes they are all just prey.

　It's just a matter of struggling a little longer and running a little faster.

　A deep killing intent, hidden deep within Leander's eyes, surged forth.

　The two fighters stepped onto the dueling arena.

　As the area expanded, Aurora looked across.

　Because of their different ages, this was the first time Aurora had carefully observed Leander's appearance.

　He has a distinctive triangular fin on his head.

　And like Rayleigh Zangwell of the "Sea Urchin Tribe," he is also completely bald, without a single hair.

　However, his deltoid fins always give off a "mohawk hairstyle" vibe, which is better than Rayleigh's.

　Although, it's just a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

　In addition, Leander's features give off a "very fierce" feeling, with "shark stripes" under his eyes, like makeup applied to the faces of ancient tribal people.

　Leander is large in size, especially with thick and strong arms, and flat fins on his forearms.

　It's easy to imagine that when he enters combat mode, the fins on his forearms will immediately harden and enlarge, revealing their sharpness like twin blades.

　In short, Leander's first impression is "dangerous"!

　"I've heard that giants are dominant beings on land," Leander asked with sudden interest after the domain fusion. Aurora frowned slightly, but still politely replied, "That depends on how you define 'dominant.'"

　“Then…” Leander drawled, “which is bigger, the giant or our whale?”

　Aurora said, "Of course it's a whale."

　A smile curved Leander's lips: "I see. I can even hunt whales, so hunting giants must be a piece of cake."

　Aurora frowned, no longer treating the other person as a human being.

　"Preparation Phase 1" → "Preparation Phase 2" → "Battle Phase" "Come on, let's fight!"

　Leander suddenly burst into wild laughter, and with a swift movement of his arms, the fins on his forearms indeed transformed into blades.

　He shifted his foot, and ripples appeared on the ground, moving forward with each step.

　At the same time, he held a magic card tightly between the two fingers of his right hand and chanted a spell rapidly.

　"In the name of Leander Horace, Spell Summoning—[Water World] Instantly, a tsunami-like wave surged from beneath his feet, lifting him from the ground and flooding the entire arena."

　In both duels, Aurora transformed into her Sun-Chasing Giant form, and even her dual-attribute "Ice and Fire Serpent Scale Spear" was primarily powered by fire.

　Water is effective against fire.

　By transforming the entire venue into a "water world," he can gain an absolute advantage in terms of venue.

　But Aurora did not transform into her Sun Giant form as he had predicted. Knowing her opponent was a sea creature, she couldn't possibly be unprepared. She began by rapidly chanting an incantation, her hands outstretched to the sides, and a serpentine longbow with intricate patterns on its surface materialized in her hands.

　That ice-type weapon—the "Ice Serpent Bow"!

　She is of the Sun and Ice Moon attributes, but since she is not proficient in the Sun and Moon attributes, the Ice and Fire attributes are her main focus.

　Among the ice and fire attributes, fire is absolutely countered by water, and ice actually suffers reduced damage when facing water.

　She naturally chose the ice attribute.

　As for the idea of ​​an inferior overpowering an superior, while she might be able to do it, rationally speaking, it's impossible for her to do it.

　Leander's opening move, "Water World," is enough to catch any fire-type opponent off guard.

　But Aurora already had a plan in mind.

　After confirming that she had "Ice Serpent Bow" in her hand, she chose to summon it immediately.

　Just before the water was about to flood the area, she suddenly turned the bow upwards, drew it, and shot an arrow.

　"Ultimate move—'Ice Arrow Scattering Flowers'!"

　An arrow of ice rapidly condensed on the bowstring, then burst forth! The icy arrow soared into the sky, refracting a rainbow of colors under the sunlight.

　In the next instant, the frost arrow exploded in mid-air, turning into countless ice shards that scattered down towards the ground.

　"Ice Arrow Scattering" is an area-of-effect skill that continuously drops ice shards, dealing ice damage to targets within the area and inflicting an additional freezing effect.

　This time, however, Aurora did not target Leander. Instead, she reduced the damage while expanding the range of her ultimate attack to cover the entire ice surface.

　Immediately afterward, she pushed off with her feet and leaped into the air, dodging the oncoming wave.

　"Water World" has edges and belongs to the "sand garden" type of field technique, ultimately forming a rectangular water block.

　As Aurora leaped into the air, ice shards rained down on the water, instantly freezing the surface and forming an extremely thick layer of ice.

　This freezing effect has a chance to freeze enemies, but since there is no resistance on the water surface, it will freeze quickly.

　Aurora landed again, now standing firmly on the ice.

　She raised an eyebrow and looked across, only to see Leander suddenly leap onto the ice, smashing it to pieces before diving underwater.

　The triangular fin on his head hardened and enlarged, its edges sharp as knives. As Leander swam swiftly underwater, the fin sliced ​​through the ice as easily as cutting tofu, rapidly approaching Aurora's location.

　Aurora's expression hardened, a soft moonlight shone on her silver hair, and an extremely cold power spread outwards with the aid of the "Ice Moon Elf," making her face grow even colder and more icy.

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Chapter 1244 Waltz on Ice (4k)

　Although not as domineering as the power of the Sun-Chasing Giant.

　However, when Aurora is in her moon spirit form, her power is by no means weak.

　However, her moon elf bloodline does not contain the ice attribute, so she cannot fully display the characteristics of an "ice moon elf".

　Her mastery of the moon's power was also lacking, which is why she couldn't unleash the same power as the Sunstrider in her Moon Elf form.

　However, her power does not come entirely from her racial bloodline. Apart from the racial power of the Moon Elf and the Sun Giant, she is also an Elf Warrior!

　When she fully unleashed the power of the "Ice Moon Elf," her ice affinity suddenly surged to its limit.

　The students at St. Marian College were quite familiar with this attribute, as they always saw the same behavior in Winnie Skadi.

　During this transformation, Aurora becomes like a magnet with an infinite attraction to ice elements.

　She simply stood there, and ice elements rapidly gathered around her, creating wisps of icy mist.

　The ice beneath her feet had become noticeably more solid.

　Moreover, as she continued to unleash her power, more and more ice elements gathered, and the "hardened" ice surface rapidly spread outwards.

　"boom!"

　Leander's triangular fin slammed into the "hardened" ice, finally no longer able to cut through it as easily as before.

　His swimming speed slowed down instantly as a result. Although he could still forcefully break through the ice, it was obviously much more difficult.

　It's easy to imagine that Leander himself, hidden beneath the ice, wasn't in a very good mood either.

　His offensive stalled, and his overwhelming momentum suddenly plummeted. But his eyes sharpened even more, and he summoned a card directly from the water!

　But when he finished reciting the incantation, he only saw the summoning light appear, but not the magical spirit.

　"Water element?" Aurora murmured softly.

　Elemental species possessing the "Eye of the Elements" can be Special Summoned in environments with high elemental concentrations.

　Leander clearly took advantage of this characteristic, summoning at least a six-star magical spirit.