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

　On the contrary, Disneyneham, the captain of the Sky Magic Academy, possessed strength far exceeding that of ordinary captains. Therefore, he did not consider Vito a "rival," even though he was the son of a hero wielding the [Holy Sword].

　Both players stepped onto the field.

　Not long after, the outcome was decided.

Chapter 1247 Darkdemon and the Deep Sea Curse (6k)

　The duel between Witt Gold and Tim Doris was a pure contest of strength.

　Tim Doris's deck contains magic cards that, like the "Naga Siren," can even seal the "Hero's Soul."

　But he did not choose to use it in this duel.

　Whether the reason for this was arrogance, a simple feeling that it was unnecessary, or a desire for a direct confrontation, no one else could know.

　But in the end, he won.

　Witt Gold also used the power of the "Holy Sword" in this duel.

　However, the "Siren Twin Blades" summoned by Tim were no less formidable. Moreover, he employed an extremely close-quarters combat style. At this distance, "Greatsword of Light - Zoffy's" "Holy Judgment" was completely ineffective.

　Tim Doris's abilities are so powerful that they are unmatched. His movement speed is so fast that Witt cannot create any distance between them, and all his attempts to counter his moves are neutralized by Tim.

　Witt's methods weren't so varied that every duel was different. By observing his previous duels, one could basically grasp most of his magic card information.

　When the opponent has prior knowledge of the situation, many tactics cannot achieve their intended effect.

　Moreover, Tim's power is indeed a level above Witt's. With his strongest abilities sealed, Witt is no match for Tim.

　There were no unexpected reversals in this duel. The Naga boy secured a clean and decisive victory!

　Having been reborn from the "graveyard," Witt was filled with regret. He had indeed gained confidence after defeating "The Holy Son" Evan Pearson.

　But his confidence was not blind.

　With Darke constantly pressing down on him, he was well aware that there were always people more capable than him, and that there was always something beyond his reach.

　Having watched Tim's duel with Eva Hearst, he knew that Tim's strength was superior to his own.

　Therefore, this duel is a challenge for him, a challenge against a stronger opponent.

　He did his best in the challenge, but unfortunately he couldn't win.

　But if he could, he really wished he could fight Tim a little longer; his fighting spirit was far from being unleashed.

　However, the duel was over, and he could only leave the stage with regret.

　After that, the Naga boy went up to the host's stage and gave a routine interview. Meanwhile, Witt returned to the players' stage, scratching his head and apologizing.

　Duolong patted him on the shoulder and said with a righteous expression, "Since you have sincerely apologized, then I will forgive you on behalf of everyone."

　Witt's face immediately darkened, and he muttered, "Thanks." "You're welcome," Doron grinned.

　Victor God's defeat did not cast a shadow over the St. Mary's Academy team.

　On the contrary, Emma and others did not see it as a bad thing.

　After watching the duel between Tim Doris and Wit Gold, they clearly discovered that Tim had something hidden in his duel with Eva Hearst.

　This time, Tim was also in complete control against Witt, and his power was far from being fully utilized.

　After careful analysis of the details, Emma and Sarah agreed that Tim Doris was very likely the strongest at the Ocean Magic Academy.

　He might even be more powerful than Carola Marjorie, the captain of the team.

　Emma said, "He played in the third match, most likely to face Dark, which shows he is very confident in his abilities."

　After hearing this, Witt blinked and said, "So, I still took the bullet for Dark."

　Sarah glanced at him and said, "Probably."

　Witt asked, "So should I be happy or sad now?" Doron replied, "Be happy, you've become a pawn used to exchange for the opponent's strongman... oh, I mean a chess piece."

　Witt: "..."

　In short, personally, he wasn't happy about this. But from the team's perspective, it wasn't a particularly bad thing. Emma continued her analysis.

　"The score is currently 2-1, and we have lost a game to Ocean Magic Academy."

　"Their remaining contestants are 'The Mermaid' Carola Marjorie, 'The Clam' Scarlett Bessie, and 'The Shark' Ryan Jeremiah."

　"In the remaining three plus one duel, we need to win two more matches to secure victory."

　"Excluding the option of extra games, either Sara or I must win one of them."

　"But rationally speaking, we only have a chance of winning when facing Scarlett and Ryan."

　"If Scarlett's defensive abilities are comparable to Tess of the Sky Magic Academy, then neither Sarah nor I should be able to break through her defenses."

　"So, the best-case scenario right now is to get another point from Ryan Jeremiah."

　"According to the original plan, we originally wanted Dark to fight in the fourth duel."

　"But judging from Tim's appearance in the third duel, our opponent has done a deep study of our character selection strategy."

　"They are very likely to send Carola into the fourth duel directly."

　"While we're not afraid, there's no need to take unnecessary risks in the match." "Of course, if they don't face each other in the third game, they might change their strategy."

　“But it doesn’t matter. Sarah and I will always have to face Scarlett or Ryan. If we run into each other, it’s just an early duel.”

　"Therefore, Dark will postpone it a little longer. For the fourth duel, one of us, Sarah or I, will choose to go up."

　Emma's analysis is quite convincing. Darko himself doesn't seem to have much of an opinion about when he'll play.

　His fighting spirit had diminished after his duel with "Saint" Audrey Joan of Arc that morning.

　In short, he's not really itching for a fight right now, nor does he have any particular interest in dueling with anyone, so he's prioritizing team decisions.

　When the "countermeasures time" began, they started discussing whether to let Emma or Sarah play.

　On the dueling stage of the Ocean Magic Academy.

　The atmosphere on this team, which had warmed up because of Timdoris's victory, began to actively discuss who would fight in the fourth duel.

　They know each other's abilities inside and out.

　Ryan is a master of illusion magic, and the magical spirits he uses are mainly Psychic and Fairy types, with some Water type as well.

　However, Ryan used illusion magic in his duel with the War Totem Academy, so their opponents might be on guard.

　Illusion magic presents two completely different levels of difficulty depending on whether the opponent is on guard or not.

　However, Ryan's abilities are extremely strong. Even if he can't directly defeat his opponent with illusions like he did this morning, he can still apply them to normal magical duels to create interference.

　Often, a duelist's slightest misjudgment can lead to defeat.

　And Ryan Reynolds can do this easily—create a misjudgment.

　In addition, Ryan's magical abilities should not be underestimated.

　Even in old-style duels where the duelist cannot participate, he is confident of defeating his opponent.

　Because he is also the master of "Abyss Summoning", and the "Abyss" magical spirits he can summon are far stronger than Leander Horace of the "Shark Clan".

　This is Ryan's confidence.

　He was confident he could win as long as his opponent wasn't Darkimon. Conversely...

　Scarlett Bessie, a member of the "Sea Clam Tribe," is completely insecure. Scarlett is an introverted and self-conscious girl whose greatest strength is "escape."

　If it's not already a fact, then it's difficult to get a positive response from her.

　However, personality does not affect combat strength.

　Scarlett is extremely powerful, especially the two clam shells on her back, which can be said to be the crystallization of her power.

　She can enlarge her clam shell and hide inside it. Then, she summons magic cards from within the shell.

　Using this method, she could become invincible in magical duels.

　Moreover, Scarlett's magical spirits are mostly defensive in nature.

　But Scarlett's ultimate trump card is not a defensive magic spirit.

　Her magical abilities are definitely no weaker than Ryan's, especially in her control over "Abyssal Summoning".

　The magical spirits summoned using "Abyss Summoning" are mostly attack-oriented.

　Even Scarlett O'Hara is no exception in this regard.

　Therefore, her basic tactic is to hide in a clam shell, summon from the abyss, and summon the magical spirits of the "Abyss" to devour her opponents.

　This tactic is simple, efficient, and highly stable.

　Even if the opponent knows in advance, it's useless without the ability to break through the defense. What's more, Scarlett has never even been in a duel before.

　Even now, it can still be considered a unique and powerful technique of the Ocean Magic Academy.

　These are the remaining two contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy.

　Without knowing who St. Marian Academy will send in the fourth duel, the Ocean Magic Academy is also finding it difficult to make a corresponding decision.

　They also analyzed various possible scenarios.

　However, due to the incorrect judgment in the third duel, the logic of subsequent judgments became invalid, and they had to be overturned and re-analyzed.

　Unlike St. Marian Academy, they only have one chance to concede a mistake in the remaining three duels.

　To advance to at least the tiebreaker, two win points are required. First, Carola Maggiore must win one game. Second, Ryan and Scarlett Johansson must each win at least one game.

　As for the possibility of Ryan and Scarlett advancing with two wins after Carola's defeat... that's possible, after all, they still have Tim.

　Even if Carola loses, Tim can still play in the tiebreaker. Compared to Carola, who always comes up with some crazy ideas, Tim is much more reliable.

　However, this still couldn't serve as the basis for deciding the participants in the fourth duel. Therefore, as time ticked away, the Ocean Magic Academy remained unable to make a decision.

　They were still affected by their performance in the first two games, even though Tim managed to turn the tide in the third game. But the cracks had already appeared and wouldn't be so easy to mend.

　It wasn't until the "countermeasure time" was almost over that Carola, as the team leader, made the decision on her own and chose Ryan, who seemed more confident.

　—She still wanted to be the last one to perform, to save the team from danger at the most crucial moment.

　"Ryan, I'm leaving him to you."

　After making his choice, Tim walked over to Ryan, placed his hand on Ryan's shoulder, and put pressure on him.

　"Don't worry, I'm not a piece of trash like Rayleigh and Leander." Ryan's expression stiffened slightly as he stared at the other side until the projection appeared, then he said confidently, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

　St. Marian Academy, in this fourth session

　During the duel, Saraswati was deployed!

　Ryan had watched Sarah's duels and was familiar with the fighter's strengths and weaknesses.

　He can take on ten opponents without any high-level magical spirits!

　But on the stage of St. Marian Academy.

　After confirming Ryan Jeremiah's appearance, Sarah breathed a slight sigh of relief and smiled, "Looks like I've drawn a good opponent."

　Of the remaining three contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy, if she had to choose one to duel, she would definitely choose Ryanjerimaya.

　But whether she's confident enough to defeat Ryan Jeremiah... well, that depends on whether Ryan has the ability to remove the secret ritual!

　Everyone knows that Ritual Cards are very troublesome, but not everyone has the ability to cleanse and purify Ritual Cards.

　The paladins of the Holy Mystic Academy do indeed have some expertise in this area. But Ryanjerimaya is a sea creature.

　Judging from his current performance, he doesn't seem like someone who possesses this kind of ability.

　As long as the other party cannot remove the secret ritual, the "House and Death Pact" will have room to work!

　She wasn't entirely without a chance of winning this duel.

　But ultimately, it depends on whether she can seize the opportunity and whether her opponent cooperates.

　Amidst the blessings of the crowd, Saraswati stepped onto the dueling arena.

　Ryan Jeremiah, however, was already waiting on the field before her.

　As a member of the "Jiaoyu Clan", Ryan has soft, fleshy horns on his forehead with red magic stones hanging from them, resembling lanterns.

　The red magic stone on this soft horn is the source of his power. It not only amplifies his mental strength but also enhances the illusionary effects of the magical spirit.

　If necessary, this magic stone can also emit ripples to lure targets. However, both illusion and charm effects require mental judgment.