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

Chapter 1337 Darkdemon's Chaotic Fishing Grounds (5k)

　Selena Teresa's defeat was hard for supporters of the Ocean Magic Academy to accept.

　But the wind had died down, the duel was over, and the result was in. Selena Teresa not only lost the duel, but also had to give back all the points she had taken from the "Tiger King".

　Oh, it seems like they also lost some points.

　On the contrary, Dark gained ten points from this duel in one go.

　The number on his badge had changed from "39" to "49"! A full forty-nine points!

　Anyone who sees this score will gasp in astonishment.

　However, if all his dueling records from yesterday onwards were compiled, no one would question this.

　Captain of the senior group at the Ocean Magic Academy.

　Captain of the senior group at Sky Magic Academy.

　Captain of the senior group at War Totem Academy.

　Captain of the senior group at the Elf Magic Academy.

　Aside from the captains of the senior classes from the Royal Academy and the Public Magic Academy who have already been eliminated, only the captain of the senior class from the Holy Mystic Academy—"Judgment Knight" Saint Zachary Lancelot—remains whom he has yet to duel.

　All the senior team captains who had fought against him were already defeated by Dark Dimon.

　Although various factors contributed to the victories in these duels, winning one was luck, winning two was sheer good fortune, but what about winning three or four?

　This series of terrifying victories and a personal score of "49" made it very clear to those who were watching the match that this was a duelist who, at only a third-year student, had already stood at the pinnacle of various academies!

　The duel with Selena Teresa elevated the significance of this result to a whole new level.

　The Ocean Magic Academy represents the mysterious and powerful sea race, and Selena Teresa is one of the top experts among the senior students. Her performance in every duel is quite amazing.

　Being able to duel with them and win is proof of absolute strength.

　In particular, Angewomon's "Holy Bubble" attack at the end of the duel left a very deep impression on everyone. However, there were quite a few other contestants in this year's School Championship who made a similar impression on the audience.

　For example, there's Pandora Drogon from the same St. Marian Academy, Quintina North who previously displayed incredible power, and the ever-growing "Saintess" Audrey Joan of Arc...

　Ordinary viewers are completely unaware of the impending "Age of Gods" and have no understanding of "divinity." They only know that the gods are incredibly powerful and that the battles they create are terrifying.

　In comparison, Dark Dimon's performance during the duel was relatively restrained, and he rarely used those spectacular special moves.

　However, this year's academy championship has indeed overturned people's perception of "strong".

　Just watching this match gives one the feeling that even a reborn demon king would be easily defeated by these student duelists.

　The fear that the Demon King had imprinted on the hearts of those old people during the war seemed to have faded considerably as a result.

　Many people only realized at this moment that the level of power of the Archmage had reached such a height.

　Those "professional duelists" who were active in various dueling competitions, and the superstars who shone in the dueling world, finally woke up from the dazzling lights.

　The path of magic has been opened, and the world is developing at an unprecedented speed. If we don't strive to be at the top now, we'll probably be left at the bottom, eating dirt.

　Selena Teresa did not immediately launch another round of revenge against Dark after her rebirth.

　Although she predicted that Dark's magic cards would also be added to the CD, the same was true for her own magic cards.

　Moreover, this is no longer within the "duel time," so even if you win, you can only get one point at most.

　Taking a risk for just one point is clearly not worth it.

　Therefore, after calming down, she immediately withdrew and rejoined the contestants from the Ocean Magic Academy.

　Dark returned to the St. Marian Academy team as well. On the now-ruined dueling arena, the contestants from the Sky Magic Academy and the Ocean Magic Academy had also finished their battles.

　After being brutally beaten by Pandora Drogon, Saint Zachary Lancelot of the Holy Mystic Academy led his academy team to occupy a corner, cautiously observing the situation on the field.

　At this point, only three students remained from the War Totem Academy and four from the Elf Magic Academy. Both academies had already evacuated the area.

　Meanwhile, Quintina North, the sole representative of the Royal Academy, went into hiding again. However, although she only had 12 points left, she was still the target of everyone's attacks and probably couldn't hide for long.

　With seven contestants remaining, the Holy Mystic Academy, along with St. Marian Academy, Sky Magic Academy, and Ocean Magic Academy, each occupy a corner, becoming the four academies with the highest scores so far.

　The director projected this scene of four-sided division onto the screen, leaving a deep impression on the viewers' minds.

　But just when the audience thought something was about to happen, the other three academies besides St. Mary's Academy withdrew almost simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, only the contestants from St. Mary's Academy remained.

　But they were just...

　After lingering for a while, he summoned his flying vehicle and flew towards the blue restaurant.

　This sudden and chaotic battle was far too intense.

　Even the athletes from St. Mary's Academy needed a quick rest.

　Under these circumstances, the academy whose players recover the fastest will gain the upper hand the fastest.

　Now that the players have a clear understanding of the game's mechanics, the remaining task is to utilize those mechanics to score points faster, more, and more efficiently.

　After the St. Marian Academy contestants returned to the Blue Restaurant, Dark glanced up at another building and saw that the Sky Magic Academy contestants had also returned.

　"Aren't they afraid we'll come knocking on their door right away?" Shrek Holmes, who had previously broken in, said with his arms crossed.

　“It’s not ‘duel time’ right now,” Dark said with a smile. The match seemed to be developing in the direction they had predicted before the match.

　There was no indication of any connection between the various colleges.

　No academy wanted to engage in pointless duels outside of "duel time".

　During this period, everyone was conserving their energy and believed that others would not act easily.

　Everyone was waiting for the next "duel time" to begin. With this tacit understanding, the entire competition naturally became more orderly, unlike yesterday's chaotic match.

　The audience also had time to pause, reflect, and discuss. However...

　Will anyone actually step up for the next "duel time"?

　The Red and Blue Restaurant offers free food, has a clean environment, and plays music to enhance the atmosphere, making it clearly the most suitable place to relax in this "Duel City".

　The players from St. Mary's Academy were also the team that recovered to a fighting state the fastest.

　However, instead of taking immediate action after resting, they chose to wait, continue to recuperate, and adjust their condition to its best.

　After some time, a pillar of light suddenly rose from the location between the red and blue buildings. [Duel Time], activated!

　The students from St. Mary's Academy immediately crowded to the window to look. However, the multiplier appearing in the pillar of light was... "2".

　Witt's eyes widened, and he let out an incredulous scream. Double the rate? Is this some kind of way to get rid of a homeless person?

　Having gotten used to eating food at ten, nine, or eight times the normal value, this two-fold increase is really hard to swallow.

　Witt suddenly lost interest in "charging into battle".

　The other contestants did the same.

　Doubling the points was already quite a significant amount. Furthermore, the two duelists weren't limited to betting only one point.

　If the bet is three or four points, multiplying it by two gives six or eight points.

　In actual duels, however, no one is willing to bet more than one point. Therefore, the double multiplier is almost universally assumed to be two points.

　两分

　"There probably aren't many players willing to risk a duel for just two points."

　Dak sat back down, holding the coffee cup in both hands, slowly warming his palms.

　"According to the rules, if there are few duelists during this 'Duel Time,' the next 'Duel Time' should come sooner, and the multiplier will be higher."

　Pandora tasted a piece of pastry, looked up, and said.

　"Then let's start preparing for the next 'duel time' in advance."

　Dark smiled slightly and said this.

　The students from St. Mary's Academy all sat back down at the table and continued their discussion of the topics they hadn't finished talking about earlier.

　Similar conversations were taking place among contestants from other colleges.

　Even the Red Restaurant A across the street, Da Gong Jian Cun, is not planning to make a move during this "duel time".

　Firstly, they had expended too much energy in the previous duel and needed to continue recovering.

　Secondly, the multiplier for this "duel time" is indeed low.

　With a double multiplier, even winning two duels in a row will only earn you four points.

　It's better to stay put for now and continue building up the multiplier. When the next "Duel Time" begins, the multiplier will definitely be much higher.

　……

　The views of the various colleges are basically the same.

　However, not all the contestants from all the academies remained inactive.

　Of the remaining seven contestants from the Holy Mystic Academy, all but Audrey Jeanne are from the senior group.

　Without the burden of the lower-grade group, they moved with extremely high efficiency. After recovering as quickly as possible using special methods, the contestants from the Holy Church Mystic Academy quietly began their work.

　They firmly believe that opportunities don't just come to you; to succeed, you have to actively seek them out.

　The top four colleges are tough to beat, but the bottom three colleges are still in contention.

　By planning ahead and identifying the hidden locations of the remaining contestants from those three academies, we can launch an attack as soon as the next "duel time" begins!

　This time, they learned from their experience and are prepared to extend the duration of a duel as much as possible after it begins, until the "duel time" ends.

　If the players haven't initiated a duel, they should immediately disperse and hide, trying their best not to be discovered.

　……

　However, the locations of the Elf Magic Academy and the War Totem Academy are not so easy to find.

　After learning their lesson, they deployed strong defenses, placing magic or magical spirits around their stronghold as a precaution.

　If anyone is detected approaching, immediately flee.

　Meanwhile, they were also using magical spirits to search for Quintinanos's location.

　The saying "big fish eat little fish, little fish eat shrimp" applies here. And right now, Quintina is the smallest shrimp. Everyone wants a bite!

　The temporary base of the Elf Magic Academy.

　Chloe Artemis is lying on the "Moonstone," in a deep sleep. Chloe is extremely exhausted and requires special methods to recover as quickly as possible.

　Otherwise, he would have already taken matters into his own hands to find Quintina's whereabouts.

　But time flew by, and even as the next "duel time" began, the academy still hadn't found Quintina's hiding place!

　Even the audience had no idea where Quintina was hiding. The audience buzzed with discussion, and the contestants all frowned.

　But this time, the start of the "duel time" became the clarion call for the operation to begin.

　All the academies sprang into action at the sound of this horn! The Holy Mystic Academy was the fastest to act.

　They spotted the defenses of the Elf Magic Academy and the War Totem Academy from afar. However, they didn't alert them. Instead, they chose the War Totem Academy and waited patiently until the start of this "duel time" before suddenly deploying a field barrier to surround the War Totem Academy's stronghold.

　The barrier's durability was average; it wasn't enough to trap the War Totem Academy's contestants.

　But at least it can buy us a little bit of time. And that little bit of time will be enough.

　The Holy Ritual Academy's contestants, in a 3+2+2 formation, stormed the stronghold and captured the last three War Totem Academy contestants who were about to break the barrier and retreat.

　Saint Zachary Lancelot, the "Judgment Knight," personally initiated a duel against the "Lion Prince" Grace Leon.

　Grace Leon has very few points left.

　This time, the multiplier for "Duel Time" is as high as eight points.

　Grace Leon was instantly plunged into a final battle for survival.

　If he loses in this duel, he will be sent out of the Duel City.

　While the remaining two orc players had relatively high scores, only one of them had a score above eight points, and the other orc player was also facing a life-or-death battle.

　After the contestants from the Holy Church Mystic Academy engaged in duels, they all let out a cold laugh.

　The Holy Church and the Orcs do not have a good relationship.

　It's just that the contestants of the Holy Church Mystic Academy are generally quite disciplined. That's why they didn't cause any trouble during their previous time at the academy.

　But now that they've found an opportunity to eliminate this group of orc players in one fell swoop, they certainly won't let it go.

　"duel!"