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

　The public magic academy, which originally only had 36 base points, had already lost 7 points shortly after the start of the competition.

　The Royal Academy of the Kingdom, which they consider a rival they must surpass, has yet to lose a single point.

　While the Royal Academy's "grouping" tactic makes them vulnerable to being wiped out in one fell swoop, it also reduces the probability of encountering enemies in the early stages. Surprisingly, they haven't encountered any enemies yet.

　According to the competition rules, the scores of each college will not be displayed until tomorrow.

　At that time, the ranking lists of the eight colleges will appear on the sides of those two red and blue buildings.

　Teams from different colleges can adjust their strategies based on the points leaderboard, making the battles even more intense.

　Until tomorrow, the contestants can only calculate the scores of each academy by looking at the projections on the red and blue buildings and the duel projections displayed on various screens.

　However, depending on their circumstances, not everyone can clearly obtain relevant information.

　The duel projection on the red and blue buildings was just a "spectacular duel" selected by the director.

　The duel between Diana and Disney is interspersed between the duels between Shrek Holmes and his group and Tess and Jimmy's group.

　But just as their duel projection appeared, another duel suddenly broke out elsewhere.

　As time went on, the duels became more and more frequent. After all, the area of ​​this "Duel City" was indeed limited, and with so many contestants crammed in, it wasn't easy to hide successfully.

　Apart from the Public Magic Academy and the Royal Academy of the Kingdom, the other six academies are all extremely "aggressive".

　Once they encounter each other, it takes less than two minutes from the moment they meet to the start of their duel.

　Just like the "Mermaid" Carola Marjorie and the "Naga" Timdoris from the Ocean Magic Academy, they encountered the duo of Gina Grant and Eluri Clarissa on their way to find Dark.

　Both sides are pairs, the only difference being that one is an upper-grade group and the other is an under-grade group.

　However, neither Carola nor Tim were typical lower-grade fighters. Tim was relatively cautious, while Carola completely disregarded the difference in grade. Therefore, as soon as the two teams met, Carola excitedly initiated a duel.

　At the same time, Gina Grant also launched a duel without hesitation.

Chapter 1300 Darkdemon and Tarot Divination (5k)

　赛场如战场.

　They only differentiate between high and low scores, not by grade level.

　Moreover, the strength of these two lower-grade contestants cannot be measured by the term "lower grade".

　Gina Grant didn't treat them as a lower-grade group either.

　Now that the two sides have met, a duel is the only way forward!

　Corolla first expanded the area.

　Eluri Clarissa took a step forward, stepping onto the encroaching duel field.

　Gina Grant instantly summoned her Duel Domain, pulling Tim Doris into the duel as well.

　Tim had a clear goal and didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble before his match with Dark.

　But now that his opponent has initiated the duel, he cannot back down.

　Thus, this two-on-two duel began simultaneously with the duel between Diana and Disney.

　In terms of commentary.

　The director selected the duel between Diana and Disney, as well as the duel between Gina Grant and Tim Doris.

　Instead, the duel between Carola Marjorie and Eluri Clarissa was temporarily put on hold.

　The two selected duels lived up to expectations, both being exceptionally exciting. Dark and his companions stood guard outside the dueling area between Diana and Disney, watching the battle alongside the NPCs who had gathered from all sides. The feeling was...

　In short, it's a little bit weird.

　After all, although the NPCs seemed very interested, they just kept opening their mouths without making a sound, only clapping when they did.

　"Perhaps Principal Art should be asked to write a few lines of dialogue for these NPCs."

　For a moment, Dark's thoughts drifted away from the duel arena and turned to the NPCs outside.

　These NPCs have no independent consciousness; their behavior was designed to make the "Duel City" seem more realistic. Adding a few lines of dialogue on top of that shouldn't be difficult, just a lot of work. But that wasn't the point; Dark quickly turned his attention back to the dueling arena.

　Although Diana initiated this duel, she herself was not confident of winning. She only decided to fight Disney after watching the duel between Disney and Aurora.

　Both had been exhausted from their previous duels, but Diana had had a longer rest period and her previous duels were relatively easy, so her overall condition was good.

　Disney had nearly blown their brains out in their previous duel with Aurora, so they were quite exhausted and not in top form.

　The most crucial factor was his inability to use "Aging Curse". However, he wasn't someone who couldn't duel without using such abilities; he simply adjusted his deck slightly and overcame the effects of not being able to use "Aging Curse".

　However, the inability to use the "Aging Curse" still has a significant impact on Disney's initial rollout speed.

　This prevented him from immediately unleashing his full combat potential in the early stages, allowing Diana to seize the opportunity and deliver a brutal beating.

　However, there is indeed a gap in skill level between him and Diana.

　After struggling to withstand Diana's early aggressive attacks, he finally found an opportunity and sounded the horn for a comeback.

　After that, it was Diana who showed signs of decline and failed to make further progress.

　Disney seized the opportunity to retaliate and ultimately secured the victory. However, Diana, reborn from the "graveyard," was still eager for more and wanted to fight again.

　He quickly feigned exhaustion, waving his hands repeatedly, refusing to accept the challenge again this time.

　Forget about the "true duelists never fear challenges" nonsense! After being repeatedly beaten up by Aurora and Diana, Disney felt utterly exhausted, both mentally and physically, and didn't even have the will to duel Dark.

　He glanced back at Diana, who was still full of energy, and for a moment he couldn't tell who the real winner was.

　The duel between Diana and Disney had just ended when the director switched the projection to the duel between Elouri Clarissa and Carola Marjorie.

　At this point, the duel between Gina Grant and Tim Doris was also nearing its end.

　Both the commentators and the spectators were glued to the duel projection.

　Is it because there are too many underdog victories today, or because Tim Doris performed too perfectly in the junior group duel, and the commentators and audiences seem to have placed too much expectation on him?

　Or perhaps, the expectations weren't high; they simply underestimated the prestige of the senior class at St. Mary's Academy!

　Tim Doris is a genius among the Naga. Her talent in both combat and magic is outstanding.

　He possesses immense physical strength, and his combat skills are honed through countless battles. Even opponents like Aurora or Diana, without utilizing magical powers, would likely be no match for him.

　But today's match is, at its core, a magical duel. Although the dueling rules allow duelists to participate in person, it is definitely not a sword duel between warriors.

　Gina Grant is a pure mage; if one had to add a side job, it would be a fortune teller.

　When applied to duels, this translates to a heightened sense of crisis and a stronger ability to predict the future compared to ordinary duelists.

　Moreover, this is an era when the profession of "fortune teller" is about to come to an end.

　However, the "Fool" destiny she obtained through the hidden trial made her...

　Users of the "Tarot" deck.

　Combining "Tarot cards" with "divination" allows for the prediction of a small part of the future during a duel.

　—This is what Gina Grant learned from Xingnong Haji's words, 'from a topic'.

　The reason this topic was established was not only because of her improved divination abilities, but more importantly because of the birth of the "Duel Realm".

　As the "God of Destiny" gradually revives, fortune tellers are finding it increasingly difficult to observe the future trajectory of fate.

　However, the "Duel Zone" is the exclusive domain of each duelist.

　By narrowing the scope of divination to the tiny personal realm of the "duel zone," one can escape the influence of the "god of fate" to the greatest extent possible, thereby observing the trajectory of one's own destiny.

　It sounds simple, but it is actually an extremely difficult research topic.

　Gina Grant even sought help from Professor Mitia, whom she met on the Star Tower, to demonstrate the feasibility of the project and to get a slight clue about the research.

　After a period of hard work, she finally achieved some "minor" research results.

　In the context of duels, this research demonstrates how "Tarot card divination" can be used to predict one's own hand in a particular turn, or one's opponent's actions at a certain moment.

　In short, it's just small things like this.

　This is genuine divination, without any trickery or deception. Though seemingly insignificant, it is groundbreaking.

　Furthermore, by narrowing the scope of "divination" infinitely to the personal sphere, the cost of divination can be greatly reduced.

　This makes it possible for divination to become a regular tactic during duels. If she could truly master this technique, her opponents would likely always be facing "open cards."

　In conclusion, this topic has enormous potential.

　If she can thoroughly understand this, she might be able to forge her own path as a mage.

　However, her current research is far from sufficient and its assistance in magical duels is extremely limited.

　This tactic was not used at all during the duel with Timdoris.

　Because it's simply not necessary!

　In this duel, Gina Grant displayed magical power that was enough to overwhelm Timdoris.

　The reason the duel hasn't ended yet is simply because Timdoris is incredibly resilient!

　Moreover, his perseverance is exceptionally strong.

　Just when the commentators and the audience thought he was finally going to fall, he would always get back up and continue the duel with his last remaining strength, only to be knocked down again.

　This repeated itself, and the process took a little longer. Timdoris is indeed very strong.

　If it were a senior player, he might have truly upset them. Unfortunately, he ran into Gina Grant.

　Today, at this very moment, he experienced his first defeat since arriving at St. Mary's Academy. And it was a crushing defeat—a defeat in which he struggled repeatedly but could find no opportunity to retaliate!

　And almost at the same time.

　Carola Maggiore was also defeated in his duel with Eluri Clarissa.

　While marveling at the power of this mermaid who was "blessed by the gods," Eluri recalled the magical spirits she had summoned during the duel one by one. Victory in this duel was expected.

　What was unexpected was how difficult the opponent was.

　Ultimately, Carola Majori is still only a third-year student, while she is already a sixth-year graduate.

　With a three-year age gap between them, failing to completely overwhelm the opponent was a defeat. Eluri couldn't help but sigh.

　"On the bright side, I'm already in sixth grade, so I don't have to worry about running into her in the next school championship."

　As long as you don't give your opponent another chance to fight, you can remain invincible forever.

　As for the next Academy Championship, how should St. Marian Academy deal with Carola and Tim?

　"Ah."

　Eluri and Gina exchanged a glance, and the latter nodded slightly before quickly withdrawing from the duel area.

　Then, Gina Grant immediately set her sights on Carola Majori.

　Carola Maggiore was still frustrated by his defeat and had no idea that he had become "prey".

　But Timdoris remained vigilant. After sensing the "Hunter's" aura from Gina Grant, he immediately used a magic card without hesitation, enveloping himself and Carola in a giant bubble.

　"Snapped!"

　The bubble burst, and Tim Doris and Carola Maggiore had vanished.

　"Teleportation magic?"

　Gina Grant stopped her domain expansion, a smile appearing on her face. She simply wanted to show the mermaid who had challenged them to a duel in a single encounter what "human wickedness" truly meant.

　The game was played at a very fast pace.

　At the start of the competition, the War Totem Academy teams chose to move away from St. Marian Academy in order to avoid them. As a result, one of the teams directly encountered a team from the Holy Mystic Academy.

　Both sides used very special methods of concealment, and as a result, they didn't realize each other until they were almost colliding.

　Since the distance between them when they spotted each other was L, the two teams on this side immediately began a duel.

　The competition had only just begun; the contestants should have been figuring out the location first.

　The framework of "Duel City" involves identifying the academy teams scattered around the player, formulating a plan, and gradually taking action.

　However, apart from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom, which maintained a slow and steady advance, none of the other academies lingered near the entrance. Even the public magic-armored academies split into three groups and moved extremely quickly. As a result, the tide of duels erupted extremely rapidly shortly after the start of the competition.

　The audience was overwhelmed by the variety of matches, and the commentators had to constantly switch between the duels they were watching, which was a real test of their skills.

　The total points for each college are also changing rapidly.

　St. Maryann's College is arguably the most proactive of the eight colleges and currently has the highest score.