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

　LadyDevimon's Dark Spear pierced Randolph Agnes's body in an instant.

　The dark power wrapped around the "Dark Spear" swirled and eroded the green soul.

　Randolph Agnes's expression froze for a moment.

　He is a rare and special undead race, even in the deep sea. Only half of his body is ghost-type, while the other half is formed from water element.

　Therefore, if we disregard the soul attribute, he should be a hybrid of ghost and water elemental life.

　However, both ghosts and water elemental life forms have a high degree of immunity to physical attacks.

　The piercing shot from "Ladymon" shouldn't have caused him too much damage.

　However, the dark power wrapped around the "Dark Spear" suddenly transformed into "Dark Poison," frantically devouring Randolph Agnes's power and converting it into the dark power belonging to "LadyDevimon"!

　This "dark power" continued to grow and become stronger, destroying Randolph Agnes's body structure at an extremely terrifying rate.

　He tried to resist, but lost the initiative. The magic power within him was partially out of control, and even his movements became sluggish as a result.

　Even if his body were not restricted, he would never be a match for LadyDevimon.

　What's more, there's another nine-star magical spirit in front of it—"Priest Beast"!

　When you talk about "Priest Beasts", you think of "Lucky Migrants" trapped in a defensive barrier.

　Randolph Agnes's "Lucky Refugee" possesses an extremely powerful special attack. Once activated, this attack can assess all attacks it receives, with a very high probability of ignoring them until it can no longer avoid them.

　When he is unable to avoid the attack, he will release all the accumulated "luck" at once, dealing damage to the target at a multiple of the "luck count".

　The "Lucky Refugee's" ultimate move is extremely terrifying, and it is clearly a combination of offense and defense.

　During "Lucky Time", it has a very high probability of being immune to attacks, but the probability will decrease as the number of times Luck is activated increases... Even so, the lowest probability is still 50%.

　However, the only thing the "lucky refugees" could ignore was the attack.

　Harmless, defensive, healing, or buffing special moves will not trigger the luck check.

　It was based on this that Dark commanded the "Priest Beast" to use the "Death Rune".

　Sure enough, the "lucky refugees" trapped inside the defensive barrier were unable to break free.

　However, the barrier of the "Death Talisman" does not last long, so the time it can be sealed is very limited.

　During this time, Priestmon and LadyDevimon must send him to the graveyard!

　Faced with the "Priest Beast's" additional attack, Randolph Agnes' pupils suddenly dilated.

　After discovering that the "lucky refugees" had been sealed off, he was extremely surprised, but immediately devised a follow-up plan.

　He was, after all, a member of the sea race, and had mastered the "Abyss Summoning".

　Therefore, once a nine-star magical spirit is trapped, you only need to use "Abyss Summoning" to offer the nine-star magical spirit as a sacrifice to summon an even more powerful abyss creature.

　This should be standard practice for sea creature duelists.

　However, the appearance of "Ladymon" cut off his last chance to turn things around.

　Under the corrosive influence of "Dark Poison," he couldn't even use "Abyss Summoning," let alone "Normal Summoning."

　At this moment, all the means he could think of were sealed away, and he was trapped like a turtle in a jar, with no way to solve the problem.

　There were absolutely no surprises.

　Randolph Agnes of the Sea Soul Clan was killed on the spot by LadyDevimon and Priestmon.

　"Jie Jie Jie!"

　Only the laughter of LadyDevimon remained in the arena.

　Dark put the magic cards he had drawn back into the Duel Disk and listened intently to the voices of the "Gods".

　Finally, he shook his head slightly, somewhat disappointed.

　Before the duel, Randolph Agnes of the "Sea Soul Clan" seemed quite dangerous to him, but the final result was unexpected.

　It's also his fault for taking things too seriously, which blocked all possibilities for Lun Daotian to carry out "deep-drenched teasing".

　As a result, even those "gods" who came to watch were not able to enjoy themselves to the fullest.

　But now, he can generally sense the changes in the "emotions" of those "divine causes".

　If Randolph Agnes hadn't released Dark Poison when LadyDevimon's Dark Spear pierced his body, he should have been able to use Abyss Summoning to summon an even more powerful abyssal creature.

　If this scene were to come true, those "divine causes" that were attracted would be even happier.

　However, he doesn't yet have complete control over the hard power to determine the outcome of a duel, so this level of seriousness is still necessary.

　Thinking this, Dark couldn't help but turn his head to look at the "Graveyard" area. Randolph Agnes was being reborn in the "Graveyard." "If he could challenge me to another duel..."

　But the moment this thought crossed his mind, Randolph Agnes put away his magic card, and with the rapid contraction of the "Dark Soul Domain," he vanished without a trace, enveloped by the domain, as if he had been caught in a shadow.

　Dark: "..."

　"It runs so fast!" Even Aurora couldn't help but exclaim. Diana's eyes widened in surprise, "It's already gone!" "Sigh." Dark sighed deeply, put "LadyDevimon" and "Priestmon" back into his magic cards, and then replenished his magic.

　Randolph Agnes ran so fast that Randolph hadn't expected it. After all, after being dueled by him, Randolph should have already gained duel protection time and didn't need to worry about being dueled again.

　But Randolph still ran away. Most likely, it was because he lost too quickly.

　As a senior contestant in this year's main competition for the Sea Clan, he certainly has his own pride.

　Now that pride has been burst like a bubble, and for a time, it may be really hard to face.

　I just don't know where he ran off to.

　Dark turned to look in the direction where Shrek, Holmes, and the others had disappeared, and a thought struck him. He said, "Let's go and see what's going on."

　Because the duel ended so quickly, Shrek Holmes and his companions did not have much time to leave.

　If we start chasing now, we should be able to catch up quickly... In fact, when Dark and the other two caught up with them, they had only just begun to activate their duel domain!

　However, the actual duel unfolded slightly differently than expected. Dark stopped on a rooftop some distance away to observe the situation. At that moment, Shrek Holmes and Marscare were dueling with two contestants from the Public Magic Academy.

　These two contestants from the public magic academy must have been discovered shortly after the duel protection period ended, and then fled all the way to where they are now.

　Unexpectedly, it ended up in the hands of two senior students from St. Marian Academy.

　But losing to anyone doesn't mean losing.

　Losing to St. Mary's Academy seems to feel better than losing to Ocean Magic Academy.

　In short, both contestants from the public magic academy were ashen-faced. The badges on their chests displayed the final value—[1]. This meant that if they lost this duel, they would be forced to leave the arena. But the public magic academy contestants who had just been chased weren't just two.

　It seems that the other contestants from the public magic academy have already escaped.

　Meanwhile, the remaining contestant from St. Marian Academy, Vitgold, was caught up by senior students from the Ocean Magic Academy who were chasing after him, and a duel was immediately initiated!

　After a moment's thought, Dak roughly guessed it.

　It's likely that because Witt was slower than Shrek and Mars, he failed to catch the contestants from the Public Magic Academy and was overtaken by the senior contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy who were chasing from behind.

　But that's okay, there are two other lower-grade contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy here.

　"Aurora, Diana."

　As soon as he finished speaking, Aurora and Diana immediately leaped down from the roof and challenged the lower-grade contestant from the Ocean Magic Academy to a duel!

　However, after searching the area with his eyes, Dak found no trace of the "Sea Soul Clan".

　However, he had a hunch that Randolph Agnes must have already arrived, but was hiding.

　But since Randolph Agnes doesn't want to come out, there's no need to force him.

　He stood on the rooftop, arms crossed, watching the duel.

　The duel between Shrek Holmes and Marscare needs no further mention.

　Their duel with the two contestants from the public magic academy was not much of a surprise.

　The giant robots created by the goblins and dwarves still have significant quality issues.

　Their rise will likely depend on a significant advancement in manufacturing technology, or perhaps the awakening of a "God of Machines" from his slumber, who will then be willing to favor them.

　Currently, both Shrek Holmes and Marscare have an absolute advantage.

　The duel between Vittor and the senior student from the Ocean Magic Academy is of particular interest.

　That senior student from the Ocean Magic Academy was a sea creature who, instead of having beards, had squid tentacles growing in the area where they should have grown.

　This "Squid Tribe" contestant possesses the strength expected of a senior contestant in the main competition of the Sea Tribe.

　Under normal circumstances, Witt should not be a match for him.

　Unless Witte suddenly becomes incredibly powerful during this duel...

　But reality isn't a novel; even a breakthrough requires a "seed" to sprout. Vittorio's potential as the "son of a hero" hasn't been fully realized. The number of "holy swords" he's collected is far from sufficient.

　However, the power of his bloodline belonging to the Blood Clan had been activated... but his use of the Blood Clan's power was still far from mature. For a period of time, he relied on the power of the Blood Clan.

　But after visiting the Holy Mystic Academy, he changed his mind and shifted his focus back to developing the power of the "Hero".

　The result of being half-hearted is that you become bad at everything.

　This situation finally improved after he obtained the "hero" destiny.

　As the match began, Witt immediately began his summoning.

　The card he summoned at the start was a magical spirit "Hero Deck" with the "Hero" attribute.

　Darke narrowed his eyes slightly.

　The last person to use a "Hero" deck in front of him was "Saint" Audrey Jeanne.

　But the essence of the "Hero Deck" is "Fusion". It seems that Witt hasn't been able to figure out "Fusion" yet.

　Why did he add the "Hero" magic card to his deck at this time?

　Is it because the "Hero" Magical Spirit card is very strong on its own, or because it has a special effect?

　However, Dark soon discovered that none of these were the reasons.

　The reason Witt included the "Hero" Spell Card in his deck was because he could get a response from that "Hero" Spell Card!

　"Bonds"

　The word flashed through Dark's mind, and he suddenly understood. After obtaining the "Hero" destiny, Witt had finally embarked on the path of a Mind Mage!

　The system of spiritual mages is not a separate system.

　It is a compatible system that leans more towards the "auxiliary" level.

　Dark was actually guiding Diana, Rose, and others in learning how to master psychic powers.

　Diana is very likely to develop "bonds" with certain types of magical spirits.

　It's perfectly normal for Witt to follow this path as well.

　Even in the original game, he likely relied on this system to grow rapidly—presumably after obtaining the "Hero" destiny.

　However, in the original game, he probably didn't trigger the hidden trial so quickly, and the time when he obtained the "Hero" destiny should have been much later.

　But it doesn't matter.

　Judging from the current situation, it would be better if the "hero" were stronger.

　Dark turned to look at the duel between Diana and Aurora.

　Their duel opponents were both lower-year students from the Ocean Magic Academy. The lower-year students at the Ocean Magic Academy possessed relatively strong individual combat abilities and, due to their different races, each had unique special abilities.

　Diana and Aurora cannot be easily defeated by them relying on their individual combat strength.

　Therefore, both duels were extremely close. But that's what makes them good.

　Anxiety is the key to growth.

　Anxiety attracts more "divine cause." Dak continues to observe.

　He wanted to use this observation to discover Diana and Aurora's weaknesses, and then guide them on how to make up for them.

　Of course, he would occasionally observe Witte's duels and analyze his performance in them.

　Witt's performance was actually quite good.

　Compared to his performance in previous matches, he has made a significant improvement.

　But his opponent was, after all, a senior student from the Ocean Magic Academy, and that "Squid Tribe" student could spew ink. Not only could he turn the ground into an extremely viscous ink field, but he could also vaporize the ink, turning it into black mist that obscured visibility.

　If Witte got too close, he'd have to worry about being blinded by the ink. The duel had barely begun, and Witte was already completely black, looking like a little black man stuck in a mud pit.