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

　As the competition format changed, their advantages became increasingly apparent. And at this point...

　At St. Marian Academy, a five-person team led by Shrek Holmes also engaged in a duel with a four-person team led by Tess of the "Jade Clan" from the Sky Magic Academy.

　The leaders of the Sky Magic Academy are Tess of the "Chalcedony Clan" and Jimi Child of the "Bronze Clan".

　St. Mary's College, on the other hand, had a two-plus-three combination. Communication between the two sides went relatively smoothly.

　Perhaps that's why the St. Mary's Academy team didn't immediately launch a duel upon arriving.

　The four students from Sky Magic Academy also had a very good attitude.

　Five vs. Four.

　The St. Marian Academy team selected four members, with Shrek Holmes and Marscare from the senior class, to challenge Tess of the Jade Clan and Jimmy Child of the Bronze Clan from the Sky Magic Academy.

　Then, the remaining two members of the Sky Magic Academy team will challenge the two lower-year students from St. Marian Academy to a duel.

　This allocation method clearly favors St. Marian Academy. But since St. Marian Academy's team has shown such kindness, Sky Magic Academy's team wouldn't mind reciprocating in kind.

　The two remaining lower-year students at Sky Magic Academy are Garfield, the "Cat Fairy," and Pamela Ingersoll of the "Twilight Clan."

　The two lower-grade students chosen by St. Marian Academy to participate were Saraswati and Emma Metis.

　Wittgold did not play. It wasn't that he didn't want to.

　Instead, one of their opponents happened to be Pamela Ingersoll, a member of the "Twilight Clan".

　He had witnessed Pamela Ingersoll's abilities in the lower grades' duels. Pamela Ingersoll was indeed powerful and had a deep advantage over him. Avoiding the fight at this time was the wisest choice.

　then.

　Shrek Holmes vs. Tess. Marscare vs. Jimmy Child.

　Emma Metis vs. Garfield.

　Saraswati vs. Pamela Ingersoll. The duel begins!

　at the same time.

　Darkdemon's trio has already parted ways with Tiffany and the Disney siblings.

　Tiffany and Disney originally wanted to stay put.

　But after the duel between Disney and Diana ended, they couldn't find any reason to stay any longer.

　However, Dark and his men were already preparing to continue their operation. The two sides had no choice but to separate.

　Shortly after they parted ways, Dark and his companions arrived at a location where they could see the red and blue buildings. Looking up, they suddenly noticed projections of Sherlock Holmes and Mars Kelly appearing on the rooftops of the red and blue restaurants.

　"Have their teams started too?"

　Dark muttered something under his breath and decided to find a better vantage point and rest for a while longer.

　Although Diana was full of energy, her actual condition was not as good as it appeared.

　Dark said he was continuing the operation, but what he really wanted was to get rid of Tiffany and her brother.

　At this moment, it's a good time to watch the duel between the two senior students.

　"Is Holmes's rival Tess from the 'Jade Clan'?"

　The three sat down on the roof, and Aurora said with a frown.

　Dark said, "Don't worry, given Holmes's intelligence, he would only act if he was confident he could break through Tess's defenses. It's Marscare who's in a bit of trouble."

　Diana asked curiously, "But isn't Jimmy Child of the Bronze Clan a Steel-type expert? Senior Marscare is skilled in Fighting-type, which is perfect against Steel."

　Aurora said, "Jimmy Child's magical sprites are basically dual-type Steel and Psychic."

　“Oh,” Diana said suddenly, “Psychic types not only counter Fighting types, but are also partially immune to them. So, in a way, Jimmy Child actually has the advantage.”

　Dark nodded and said, "If this duel was initiated by the two senior students, it means that Senior Holmes judged that Senior Carey's ability was not enough to break through Tess's defense, so only he could deal with Tess."

　Aurora asked softly, "What kind of race is the 'Jadeite Clan'?"

　Dark said, "Tess is the strongest among the lower grades of Sky Magic Academy. Even Disney is inferior. Even if senior Shrek Holmes is confident that he can break through her defenses, it won't be easy to defeat her after that. Just wait and see, we will have many opportunities to face Tess in the future."

　The "Jadeite Race" is a race that, along with the "Heroes," is known as the shield and sword. Tess's primary attribute is Rock, making her a defensive specialist.

　Shrek Holmes's favorite deck is the Steel-type deck. Steel is effective against Rock.

　This might be Shrekford

　Holmes's strength lies in this.

　But shortly after the duel began, Shrek Holmes discovered that this so-called attribute advantage was basically useless against Tess.

　Tess's magical attribute is completely different from that of ordinary rock-type magic. With a wave of her hand, she can coat herself and her "Jade" magical spirit with a layer of jade light. If the jade light forms a light shield, it will be a 360-degree defense without any blind spots. Normal attacks of the same level simply cannot break it.

Chapter 1301 Darkdemon, the logic is correct (4k)

　Tess's ability is simply too much.

　This year's academy championship is teeming with duelists possessing special abilities.

　But most duelists only enhance themselves. Only she can imbue her abilities into magical spirits, and with such immense power.

　However, Shrek Holmes was, after all, one of the best students in his class, and his magical abilities far surpassed Tess's.

　Therefore, although he was unable to break through Tess's own defenses for the time being, the defenses granted to the magical spirits could not stop him either.

　He kept trying to attack Tess, gradually figuring out her defensive strength. Then he accumulated cards in his hand, waiting until he could increase the strength of the Magical Spirit enough to break through Tess's defense, so that he could take her down in one fell swoop.

　"In short, this should be Shrek Holmes' overall approach."

　As he read and talked, Dak quickly figured out Shrek Holmes's thoughts.

　Shrek Holmes is known for his aggressive, offensive style. If even he couldn't break through Tess's defenses, then the abilities of the "Jade Clan" would be far too overpowered.

　Tess's defensive abilities may still have room for improvement, but they shouldn't have reached that point at this stage.

　Therefore, after discovering that Shrek Holmes was indeed confident, Dark turned his attention to another duel.

　Compared to the duel between Shrek Holmes and Tess, the duel between Mars Carey and Jimmy Child was significantly more intense. Although Mars Carey was a fifth-grader, his selection for the upperclassman main event meant he was certainly at the level of a sixth-grader.

　But he was facing sixth-year students from the Sky Magic Academy.

　In last week's senior group duel, Mars Carey lost to Reddy Odas of the Sky Magic Academy's "Thunder Clan".

　Facing the sixth-year students from the Sky Magic Academy again this time, he was under considerable psychological pressure.

　But throughout his journey, he carried immense pressure, yet he persevered relentlessly. No matter how powerful his opponents, his fighting spirit never wavered. So even though Jimmy Child of the Bronze Clan was employing a well-known defensive counter-attacking strategy, he attacked, attacked, and attacked again… until he finally broke through Jimmy Child's defenses!

　Talk about it.

　Tess and Jimmy Child of Sky Magic Academy are both defensive duelists, and their tactical approaches are similar, but their abilities are quite different.

　Both are primarily defensive, but their defensive strategies and methods differ.

　Tess is actually more troublesome than Jimmy Child. However, Tess's magical abilities aren't high enough, which is why she can't defeat Shrek Holmes. Conversely, Jimmy Child's fighting strategy is very rigid, and his defensive methods are also quite similar. But his magical abilities are superior to Tess's, and even... superior to Mars Carey!

　Therefore, when Mars Carey finally broke through Jimmy Child's defenses after exhausting all his strength, what he saw was not the hope of victory, but a deadly barrage of artillery fire!

　The duel between Mars Carey and Jimmy Child ended much faster than the duel between Shrek Holmes and Tess.

　But after their duel ended, the director did not switch the projection to Emma's or Sara's duel.

　Immediately following, displayed atop the restaurant was a duel between the teams from the War Totem Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy.

　Dark glanced at the projection of the duel and seemed to be deep in thought. The projection showed not only the two duelists but also the scene outside the dueling area.

　Although not many scenes are shown, those familiar with the entire "duel arena" should be able to find their locations quickly.

　As for what to do after finding their location...

　Sniping, of course!

　It can't be just inviting them for tea, can it?

　Therefore, in this "City of Duels," there is a very clear strategy at the operational level: the weak defeat the strong.

　Simply put, it's about finding "wounded hunters"!

　This line of thinking is not hard to find, and it is even very likely that someone has already tried to do it that way.

　However, the secrecy surrounding "Duel City" was excellent; all the players only saw "Duel City" today. Therefore, it will definitely take some time for them to familiarize themselves with the map.

　Furthermore, the 30-minute duel protection period also limits the possibility of this action.

　But this only applies to today.

　By tomorrow, this idea will be easier to implement in practice.

　After the first day of duels, the players should be familiar with the map.

　On the second day, the duel protection time will be shortened from thirty minutes to ten minutes.

　If they can seize an opportunity during the "duel time," even the weaker team could stage a comeback.

　As a result, the contestants probably won't be able to attack anyone they see without hesitation like they did on the first day.

　When dueling with others, one must be careful to hold back, as it is hard to say whether one can go all out.

　Or, when dueling with others, it may be necessary to leave a few fighters behind as "protectors".

　In short, that's how it is.

　As viewers, unless we have a team we strongly support, we'd probably prefer to see a "weak team wins against a strong one" scenario.

　This competition has created such an opportunity for the players. As for whether any team will be able to seize it, we'll only know when that opportunity arises.

　The pace of magical duels is really fast.

　In the brief moment that Dark was distracted, he discovered that Shrek Holmes had summoned a magical spirit powerful enough to break through Tess's defenses and had enhanced it accordingly.

　Then came Shrek Holmes's moment of victory. In the two duels between St. Marian Academy and Sky Magic Academy, one side won and one lost, keeping the total score unchanged, but the individual scores shifted. Shrek Holmes gained one point, while Marscare lost one.

　Seeing that the duel from St. Mary's Academy was no longer taking place above the red and blue restaurant, Dark jumped down from the roof and called to Diana and Aurora to continue.

　But the duel between St. Mary's Academy and Sky Magic Academy was not over.

　The two duels that were not taken to the top of that building are still ongoing.

　Garfield, the "Cat Fairy," is a three-tailed cat fairy with three lives. He also possesses the "Cat Fairy Child," which can be catalyzed into a "Nine-Lives Cat Fairy." Duels involving him can easily turn into long and drawn-out battles.

　Pamela Ingersoll of the "Twilight Clan" has the Nine-Star Magical Spirit "Twilight Dragon," a powerful dragon comparable to the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," but it is Saraswati who will fight against it.

　Saraswati has been aggressively pushing his deck up over the past two weeks, significantly increasing its strength and creating the possibility of dueling and winning against these types of opponents.

　However, Pamela Ingersoll of the "Twilight Tribe" was indeed formidable. She was suppressed from start to finish and could only rely on the characteristics of her deck to maneuver and hold on. Under these circumstances, it was not easy for Pamela Ingersoll to defeat her, and the game dragged on for longer and longer.

　However, the duel between Sara and Pamela Ingersoll was the quickest to decide the outcome.

　Unfortunately, it was Saraswati who was ultimately shot down. However, on the other side, Emma Metis gradually stabilized her advantage and was methodically wearing down Garfield's life.

　Emma ultimately won.

　This victory was crucial for building her confidence and also meant that she was gradually catching up with the top players.

　Overall, her duel with Sarah resulted in one win and one loss, failing to boost the academy team's total score.

　The team from St. Mary's Academy and the team from Sky Magic Academy shook hands amicably, with neither side gaining any advantage.

　Shrek Holmes felt very disappointed. Tess of the Sky Magic Academy, however, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

　St. Maryann's team consists of five people. If they force their fifth member to fight against their lower-grade team members, they will most likely lose a point.

　Fortunately, the St. Mary's Academy team was very friendly and valued "fairness," which allowed them to retain their points.

　Tess then bid farewell to Shrek and the others and left. Shrek turned back and discussed the matter with his companions for a while, and quickly made a decision to chase after the group from the Public Magic Academy.

　After watching Shrek's duel with Tess and the others, Cairns Manan and the others immediately set off to leave.

　Having witnessed this duel, they were once again certain that they were no match for the Shrek team, and they ran without hesitation.

　But their experience of running into Tess's team made them more cautious, and they changed their course as they left.

　This action allowed them to evade the Shrek Academy's pursuit. Afterwards, they finally located a team from the War Totem Academy. The two teams then joined forces, exchanged information, and began their plan to encircle and annihilate the "Kingdom Royal Academy."

　And on the other side.

　The three-person team led by the "genius inventor" Babayevnedam unexpectedly encountered a team from the Elf Magic Academy first. The two teams then joined forces and prepared to act together for a period of time.

　Meanwhile, the dwarf warrior Prit, who had broken away from Babayevnidam's group, encountered the Ocean Magic Academy team. After being discovered by them, he was forced into a duel, and then... unsurprisingly, he lost. In the end, he couldn't escape being harvested by others.

　But shortly after being plundered by the Ocean Magic Academy, the dwarf warrior Preet discovered the Royal Academy of the Kingdom's team!