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

　However, the other contestants in the chaotic battle zone were not so comfortable. The twelve members of the Royal Academy of the Kingdom were all cautious and had begun to quietly retreat.

　They are the ones who most want to leave this area.

　However, since the contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy had come here, they couldn't possibly let go of such a group of walking points.

　The first to challenge the Royal Academy of the Kingdom was a contestant from the "Sea Soul Clan".

　The leader of the Royal Academy of the Kingdom is Kennickan, the captain of the senior group.

　Demao.

　The Sea Soul Clan contestant directly challenged him to a duel. But with a single glance from Kennick Andrew, another lower-grade contestant from the Royal Academy stepped forward, releasing his dueling domain to engage that...

　The dueling domain released by the "Sea Soul Clan" contestant was followed.

　This result even surprised the contestant from the "Sea Soul Clan".

　At the same time, some thoughts suddenly popped into the minds of the spectators. Would the "Sea Soul Clan" contestant still be considered the "duel initiator" in this context?

　Are Royal Academy students who actively engage in duels and connect with the other party considered "duel recipients"?

　If we're going to consider it, how exactly does the mechanism determine who initiates the duel? Even if someone is the "duel initiator," wouldn't that allow them to use this third-party intervention to stall their opponent?

　The strong don't think about these kinds of mechanics. Only the weak strive to learn how to survive.

　However, the Royal Academy of the Kingdom was not prepared to wait for the outcome in this chaotic battle zone. The lower-grade contestant who was dueling with the "Sea Soul Clan" was prepared to drag out each stage of the duel, trying to buy his companion time to retreat.

　At this moment, the other two contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy had not yet made a move.

　Winiscathy of St. Marian Academy was also observing. She had initially wanted to challenge Quintina of the Royal Academy after seeing her, but she was cautious and didn't immediately initiate a duel.

　Then the contestants from the "Sea Soul Clan" deployed their domains first, resulting in the situation we see now.

　Winiscat glanced at the Sea Spirits contestant who was being held back by the younger contestants, and her feelings were quite complicated.

　The remaining eleven contestants from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom seized the opportunity and immediately withdrew.

　But shortly after they withdrew, a trio from the Public Magic Academy arrived with a team from the Elf Magic Academy, blocking their retreat. However, the situation was too chaotic, and neither the trio from the Public Magic Academy nor the four-person team from the Elf Magic Academy dared to act rashly, all observing the situation.

　The first to break the deadlock was Prit, the dwarf warrior from the Public Magic Academy. Prit was initially in the worst position, but thanks to the duel protection time, he didn't have to worry about being dueled. However, at this moment, he sensed that the four-person team from the Elf Magic Academy might be considering retreating, so he decisively challenged one of the contestants from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom to a duel.

　His target for the duel was a lower-year student, but an upper-year student immediately stepped in and challenged him to a duel.

　Although this wasn't good news, he felt he wasn't without a chance of winning.

　Taking this as an opportunity, the contestants from the Elf Magic Academy, encouraged by Babayevnidam, finally challenged the contestants from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom to a duel!

Chapter 1303 A Duel After Meeting for Three Seconds (6k views, please vote)

　The Elf Magic Academy team originally came for the Kingdom Royal Academy, but there were indeed many academy teams present, and they were worried that they might "lose more than they gain."

　However, given the prior promise and the allure of the Royal Academy, they feared that other academies might seize it if they didn't act soon. Therefore, after exchanging glances, they immediately decided to take action!

　The four-person team from the Elven Magic Academy was led by Chloe Artemis, the "Child of the Night".

　After all, Quintina North was still in the Royal Academy's team, and the Elf Magic Academy wouldn't dare to provoke them easily if it weren't for Chloe leading the team.

　Moreover, the public magic academy is willing to pay the price and send people to hold Quintina North back!

　Their plan was not to score points, but to make the Royal Academy of the Kingdom lose points.

　Exchanging one's own small amount of points for a large amount of points from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom is definitely a win-win situation.

　However, they were already twelve points behind the Royal Academy of the Kingdom, and that twelve-point gap was very difficult to close.

　But this is also why they have to seek cooperation with other colleges.

　Moreover, this twelve-point gap has actually widened to a full twenty points by now, but Babayev Needham and the others here are still unaware of it.

　But even knowing this, what they're about to do won't change. They'll at least try to salvage some points.

　The situation is changing rapidly.

　Seven contestants from the Elf Magic Academy and the Public Magic Academy simultaneously challenged the contestants from the Kingdom Royal Academy.

　Although the Royal Academy had some countermeasures, they hadn't expected to be surrounded by so many people, and it was impossible to deploy personnel to cover everyone's needs. Moreover, their own strength was lacking, so even if they wanted to cover everyone's needs, it was simply impossible.

　Forced into a corner, Kennick Andrews had no choice but to tighten his defenses to prioritize protecting Quintina North.

　But Quintina North really needs protection, doesn't she?

　Kennick Andrew didn't have time to think about any of this, because Chloe Artemis of the Elf Magic Academy suddenly emerged from the shadows behind him and summoned a Duel Domain in that instant!

　In a duel that takes place at almost hand-to-hand distance, it is impossible for anyone to "interfere"!

　A cold smile appeared on Chloe's lips as she dragged Kennick into the duel.

　And almost at the same time.

　Five more students from the Royal Academy were forced to accept duel challenges from the Elf Magic Academy and the Public Magic Academy. This brings the total number of Royal Academy students drawn into duels to eight.

　Some people were using the duel arena's mechanics to stall for time, while others, after assessing their own strength, chose to immediately accept the challenge.

　According to the duel rules, once the duel areas of both sides are successfully connected, a three-minute countdown will appear in the arena.

　After these three minutes have passed, the duel will automatically enter "Preparation Phase 1".

　Between "Preparation Phase 1" and "Preparation Phase 2", up to three minutes can be added.

　Adding these two together makes a full six minutes.

　If we add the 30 seconds of "Preparation Phase 2", it's six and a half minutes. Therefore, even if one of the duelists is weak and gets killed in one round, they can still last for at least seven minutes.

　This is an extremely long time for a mage. Those dragged into a duel are essentially out of touch with the current situation.

　This applies to both players.

　At this point, of the combined forces of the Elf Magic Academy and the Public Magic Academy, only Babayev Needham remained to make a move.

　Within the Royal Academy of the Kingdom, only four contestants, including Quintina North, remain to be drawn into the duel.

　Babayev Needham stared intently at Quintina, ready to challenge her to a duel at any moment.

　However, he only had three points from the base score, and after losing to Dark, he only had two points left. If he lost to Quintina as well, he would only have one point left to be eliminated.

　This is a very serious reality for him as well.

　He reserved the worst possible situation for himself, ready to duel Quintina at any moment.

　The remaining two Royal Academy contestants were also staring intently at him. If he hadn't been under the duel protection period, they probably would have already challenged him to a duel.

　"I never expected that losing to Dark Dimon would become my shield." A thought flashed through Babayev Needham's mind as he quickly scanned the situation.

　At the same time, they were also calculating how much time they had left for their duel protection.

　He was the first to lose to Dark, so the remaining duel protection time was actually running out.

　If I initiate a duel with Quintina North later, I might lose my protection after the duel ends.

　At that time, he would be in danger of being captured by the Royal Academy of the Kingdom and dragged into another duel.

　His three points were gone! That was a price he couldn't afford to pay.

　Therefore, he must find a way to avoid this worst outcome.

　But he promised to hold off Quintina North, preventing her from dueling with the Elf Magic Academy contestants. Even if he didn't act now, he would wait until one of the Elf Magic Academy contestants finished...

　Since the duel has begun, he too must take action.

　And by then, his duel protection time will probably have expired. "Duel protection time...right!"

　Babayevnidam's eyes flickered as he quietly pulled out a magic card and hid it behind his back.

　"The key is timing!"

　The mechanics of this round of the competition are very important.

　The "Sea Soul Clan" contestant from the Ocean Magic Academy and the lower-grade contestant from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom will be the first to emerge from the duel.

　By observing the changes in the badges, the competition mechanics can be deciphered.

　……

　It's too late to say.

　The duel between the "Sea Soul Clan" contestant and the lower-grade contestant from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom had already ended.

　Babayevnedam glanced quickly and noticed that the lower-grade contestant's badge had changed from white to red at the edge. This meant that he had indeed been identified as a "duel acceptor" and had been granted duel protection time.

　"very good!"

　From this perspective, if Bryant summons the Duel Domain as a follower, he becomes the "Duel Acceptor".

　However, the decision of whether to act first or second can actually be made separately.

　Seize the opportunity, deceive your opponent, and make yourself the "duel recipient" to extend the duel protection time!

　Babayevned Nidam instantly regained his composure and immediately executed the operation. He judged that his duel protection time had expired, so he quietly activated the magic card, and his entire figure disappeared without a trace like a phantom.

　But with the example of Chloe Artemis, the "Child of the Night," before them, the remaining three from the Royal Academy immediately realized what was happening and instinctively looked behind them.

　Babayevnedam indeed appeared behind Quintinanos.

　The moment Quintina saw him, she instinctively reached out to attack—lightning even flickered in her palm—but she immediately reacted and extinguished the lightning.

　Of course, we can't take direct action during this match.

　Babayevnedim immediately launched the duel.

　Quintina sneered inwardly and accepted the spell without hesitation. At this point, most of the Royal Academy's contestants had been dragged into the finals.

　It's clear that there's no point in continuing to run away.

　This was exactly what Quintina wanted.

　She disagreed with Kennick Andrew's decision from the beginning; running away is always the stupidest decision.

　But the moment she summoned her dueling domain, her expression changed abruptly as she saw Babayev-Nedam's figure behind her vanish once more. Babayev's dueling domain, naturally, disappeared as well. She immediately realized it was an illusion!

　Then, in the next moment, Babayevnidam's true form reappeared from the other side, this time truly summoning the Duel Domain!

　The realms were successfully connected, and the duel began!

　Quintina was taken aback, because she couldn't understand what Babayev was doing.

　If you're going to duel, then duel properly. What's the point of all this nonsense?

　This, of course, meant nothing to her.

　But for Babayevnidamm, it was crucial.

　By using illusion magic, which goblins are not good at, Babayevnidam successfully made himself the "duel victim".

　After this duel, he will regain the duel protection time and then retreat at his leisure.

　But before that, he had to do everything he could to stall for time, at least... for a full seven minutes!

　in this way.

　The situation in this battle zone has been settled.

　Of the twelve contestants from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom, nine were drawn into the duel arena. Apart from Quintina, only the contestant who dueled the dwarf warrior Prit had a chance to win.

　This means they will lose at least seven points. The three remaining contestants who haven't yet faced off will also be affected.

　The Ocean Magic Academy's "Sea Soul Clan" contestant had finished his duel, and he immediately ordered the other two Ocean Magic Academy contestants to challenge the last three members of the Royal Academy of the Kingdom to a duel.

　The three had no choice but to be pulled into the duel by the three from the Ocean Magic Academy.

　at last.

　Everyone present was locked in a fierce battle.

　Only the lower-year student from the Royal Academy who lost to the "Sea Soul Clan" and Winiscatti, who had not yet dueled, remained.

　Winnie remained calm; since she had already lost the initiative, she would simply be a spectator.

　She stepped back slightly and watched the duels like an ordinary spectator. However, in this chaotic battle zone, the only duels worth watching were Pandora Dragon vs. Serena Triss and Chloe Artemis vs. Kennick Andre.

　Needless to say, the former is a given, and in the latter duel, Kennick was able to hold his own against Chloe for a few rounds.

　As for the rest, they were basically uninteresting.

　Regardless, the melee in this area was a carnival for the spectators.

　As time passed, the duels came to a conclusion. The most anticipated duel, between Pandora Drogon and Serena Triss, ultimately ended in Pandora Drogon's victory.