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

　This duel became the only performance in this round of "Duel Time".

　However, Quintina still has 5 points left, so losing 3 points wouldn't be fatal.

　However, even five minutes after the "duel time" had ended, the duel still showed no signs of ending.

　Chloe and Quintina had previously engaged in a fierce battle of heavy firepower. But this time, their tactical styles were completely different.

　Quintina actually used magic to transform herself into a "high-speed warrior," and the two went from chasing each other to chasing each other, and then back to chasing each other again... constantly switching sides according to the strength of their hand cards, running almost all over half of "Duel City."

　This very duel made all the spectators realize something: the seemingly defined "duel zone" actually had no boundaries! The two duelists could completely move their duel zones around with them.

　In the end, the more experienced Chloe prevailed and emerged victorious in the duel.

　However, both sides suffered huge losses afterward.

　Chloe quickly used "Shadow Concealment" to hide in the shadows and escape. Quintina, however, did not have such a simple, quick, and effective escape technique. With only "2" points left, she had nowhere to retreat.

　With the end of the duel, the entire "Duel City" fell silent.

　But the atmosphere hovering over "Duel City" became even more tense.

　About fifteen minutes later, another "Duel Time" began. This time, the multiplier for "Duel Time" was "10"!

Chapter 1342 Darkdemon's Death Gaze (4k)

　Ten times the points!

　When the number "10" appeared in the huge pillar of light that suddenly rose, many contestants subconsciously looked down at the badge on their chests.

　In round after round of "duel time," the points they had painstakingly accumulated were unknowingly lost to who-knows-where.

　At this moment, there are very few players who can afford to pay "10" points.

　Even within the Ocean Magic Academy and the Sky Magic Academy, only a handful of the most outstanding contestants possessed scores of 10 or higher. Under these circumstances, the pressure on the contestants suddenly became immense. This unexpected 10x multiplier instantly pushed them to the brink.

　This made them hesitant to act easily again.

　However, as the game has progressed, the situation has become completely different from what it was at the beginning.

　The biggest change is that even the teams from Ocean Magic Academy and Sky Magic Academy no longer have many players left.

　These players who have survived to this day are all core members of their respective academies.

　Each lost unit means a significant drop in the team's strength. Simply put, they've run out of "Kugum" (a type of slingshot).

　Every duel from now on will be a real fight, and every loss will mean losing a player.

　Even more alarming is that St. Mary's Academy, which had firmly held the top spot, has officially been eliminated.

　Moreover, none of St. Mary's Academy's top combat forces were lost! What does this mean?

　This means that even the Ocean Magic Academy and the Sky Magic Academy will suffer heavy losses if they are targeted by St. Marian Academy during this round of "duel time"!

　It was as if, suddenly, the key to victory was no longer in their own hands, but depended on who St. Mary's Academy would strike first! This situation was undoubtedly unacceptable to these academies who had come from the very beginning with the goal of winning the championship.

　They have essentially given up on winning the championship, but in the end, the competition for second, third, and so on should at least be determined by their own strength, instead of being left to pray that St. Mary's Academy will take action against other academies first, as is the case now.

　Rather than waiting for death like this, it's better to live in this moment.

　The remaining contestants from the three academies, who still had a fighting chance, almost simultaneously thought of the word "union".

　Although joining forces with other academies to fight against each other in this independent academy competition will certainly draw criticism, there are fundamental principles to "cooperation."

　As long as no one deliberately exploits loopholes in the game, temporary cooperation based on the situation is merely a tactical element.

　Moreover, if it's just a tacit understanding without communication...

　Just like before, the Sky Magic Academy and the Ocean Magic Academy had also joined forces to divide up the Holy Mystic Academy. Although they fought each other again afterward, this level of "cooperation" left both the audience and the contestants speechless.

　Moreover, the current situation has reached a point where "unity" is no longer an option!

　The strongest remaining contestants from the three academies will unite to face off against the core experts of St. Marian Academy, while others will divide up the contestants who are not among the core experts.

　This may be their biggest chance to turn the tide!

　This sudden "10" times "duel time" is both a crisis and an opportunity.

　If the three academies join forces, it is not impossible to dethrone St. Mary's Academy.

　But while everyone knows the solution, how many people can actually crack the problem?

　Could the remaining three academies possibly form a coordinated alliance? Even if they manage to achieve a short-term victory through a single alliance, can they truly maintain that victory in the end?

　Even if they suddenly team up, it won't change the final outcome; at most, it will just indefinitely prolong the suspense of the match.

　"To avoid making things complicated, we need to first create a situation where they feel there's no need for them to unite."

　"When they suddenly feel pressured, they must act decisively and swiftly eliminate one side."

　"Of the Sky Magic Academy, the Ocean Magic Academy, and the Holy Mystic Academy, the Holy Mystic Academy is the easiest to deal with."

　"Starting with the last-place team won't make the second and third-place teams feel overly threatened."

　"So, this time the target is still the Holy Church Mystic Academy!" "The core of the operation can be summed up in one word, which is... speed!" In short, regardless of whether the three academies have any intention of joining forces, St. Marian Academy has already taken this possibility into account.

　Moreover, the alliance of those three colleges is not the worst-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is that all the other colleges unite against St. Marian College.

　Although the worst-case scenario is highly unlikely due to factors such as the different colleges' stances and the nature of the "College Championship" (where all participants are students), the probability of such an event occurring is extremely low.

　However, analyzing all possibilities and formulating corresponding tactics is part of the pre-match preparation.

　This reveals the flaws in the so-called "competition system".

　The problem lies in the fact that there is no explicit rule against "collaboration" in this round of competition.

　However, under this competition system, if the contestants are truly determined to unite, then explicit rules are of no use.

　Therefore, this kind of competition format has inherent flaws. If it is to continue to be used, appropriate adjustments are needed.

　However, this was the first academy competition, and many aspects of it were still experimental.

　Moreover, the primary focus of organizing this competition is actually "promotion," rather than the outcome itself.

　However, as the competition progressed, the purpose of "promotion" had been achieved, and the objective of the competition naturally returned to the outcome of the match itself.

　Having persevered to this point, of course no one wants to lose.

　But thinking about it too much is useless.

　The "duel time" has begun, and contestants from all academies must act immediately, whatever their ideas may be.

　Under Dak's leadership, St. Mary's College accurately located the Holy Mystic Academy.

　This time, however, the Holy Mystic Academy did not divert its forces to other tasks. Darkdemon finally faced off against the captain of the Holy Mystic Academy—the "Judgment Knight," Saint Zagari Lanslot!

　Saint Zaga Lilanslot was acutely aware of his own strength. He was currently the strongest member of the Holy Mystic Academy. Therefore, he had to defeat one of Saint Marian's core experts to minimize the losses this time.

　However, he had no chance against Pandora and Drogon. So he had no choice but to settle for Darkdemon. Although Darkdemon was also a very formidable opponent, the duel had already begun, and his opponent was clearly targeting him. As the captain of the senior team, he couldn't refuse a challenge from a junior, both morally and logically.

　Therefore, he summoned the Duel Domain and chose to fight!

　Aside from Saint Zachary Lanslot, the most troublesome one in the Holy Mystic Academy is actually the "Holy Knight" Percivalis.

　The most unexpected character is "Battle Maiden" Audrey Jeanne. Even though Audrey is only a second-year student.

　However, the entire St. Marian Academy mobilized, with Gina Grant taking over Percivalis and Pandora Drogon directly taking charge of Audrey Jeanne, giving the "Soul of War" the utmost respect and eliminating all possible unforeseen circumstances.

　The remaining players, going down the ranks, were also completely suppressed.

　In a normal duel, the Holy Mystic Academy would have no chance of winning against the Holy Marian Academy.

　The main reason for this situation is that the senior students at St. Mary's Academy are indeed very strong, and the secondary reason is that there is also a junior student who has managed to squeeze into the ranks of the strongest.

　The appearance of Dakdimon completely disrupted the balance.

　As the Holy Mystic Academy became embroiled in the siege of St. Mary's Academy, the "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu" tactic had reached a point where it would become unusable if not used.

　The Sky Magic Academy and the Ocean Magic Academy also appeared one after another after that. They did not deliberately seek out each other. Although they rushed over after discovering the commotion, they were located in two different directions.

　Upon closer inspection at the scene, it became clear that even with all its forces mobilized, St. Mary's Academy had ultimately revealed a weakness.

　With the strongest members of St. Mary's Academy making their moves, the remaining contestants themselves became the source of the team's weaknesses.

　If they were to launch a surprise attack at this moment, they would surely gain something. Moreover, St. Mary's Academy still has many contestants who have not yet entered the duel, enough for all of their contestants to duel with one of them, thus eliminating the need to worry about a surprise attack from another academy.

　More importantly, under such a "coincidental" situation, no one would mention any "cooperation".

　They came with the intention of securing victory, made a chance discovery, and then... launched a decisive attack! The Ocean Magic Academy arrived even earlier and attacked even faster.

　Led by Selena Teresa, all the remaining contestants charged forward and began dueling with the Saint Marian Academy contestants who had not yet engaged in combat.

　But the Sky Magic Academy arrived just as quickly. Seeing that the Ocean Magic Academy's contestants had already started moving, they grabbed sacks and started picking up the money without even thinking. The Ocean Magic Academy contestants were ultimately faster, pulling two Saint Marian Academy contestants into a duel.

　But the players from St. Mary's Academy had anticipated this moment from the moment they took the initiative.

　They had made preparations well in advance and had already accumulated enough points to pay out in the previous two rounds of duels.

　Although the multiplier of "10" is high, all of them except for Vitgot and Saraswati have more than ten points.

　Vittorio and Saraswati were surrounded in the middle.

　As duel domains spread from both sides, they stepped back slightly, causing the two duel domains to collide.

　According to the rules of the competition, once these two realms collide, a duel is automatically initiated and cannot be withdrawn.

　The two exchanged a smile, then fixed their gazes on the weakest remaining contestants from both the Ocean Magic Academy and the Sky Magic Academy.

　Even if they don't have much of a chance against those other players, they should still give it a shot.

　Even if you lose the battle, you simply have to withdraw. That's the advantage of having a powerful group backing you.

　They had no need to worry about how much their defeat would affect the team.

　Besides, they'll be the first to be eliminated. In short, relax and let the duel begin!

　Thus, with St. Mary's College at the center, the remaining four colleges were once again locked in battle.

　However, the few contestants from Sky Magic Academy and Ocean Magic Academy who had not yet joined the duel did not engage in battle this time. Instead, they chose to leave almost simultaneously and flew in different directions.

　The game situation has already reached this point.

　At this point, they cannot afford to continue their internal strife.

　Eliminating even the smallest factors that could affect the outcome of a match is also a crucial part of ensuring a good result.

　Their targets are Quintina and Chloe!

　This time, the Ocean Magic Academy sent out a contestant from the "Sea Soul Clan." The Sky Magic Academy sent out a contestant from the "Thunder Clan." The Thunder Clan's Radiodas is different from the "Thunder Knight" Bedivereville, who is also a master of lightning.

　His control over the lightning element is based on his racial talent, and he is not afraid of Quintina.

　He is essentially a half-lightning elemental being and is completely immune to lightning magic.

　Leaving aside Quintina who was previously dominated by "fragments of Zeus's consciousness," he is now Quintina's absolute nemesis.

　Both players had very clear goals.

　Moreover, during their previous rest period, they had already located Quintina and Chloe.

　Other fighters might not be able to find Chloe hiding in the shadows. But Randolph Agnes, a member of the "Sea Soul Clan," could easily spot him. Therefore, before the end of this "duel time," Quintina and Chloe were both found and pulled into the duel arena. Rediodas VS Quintina Nos!

　Randolph Agnes vs. Chloe Artemis!

　At this moment, the difference in individual points between Quintina and Chloe is meaningless.

　Neither of them scored more than ten points.

　In this duel, unless one wins, the first to fall will be sixth.

　Both of them were clearly aware of this. Therefore, once the duel began, they both dragged out the required six and a half minutes to the fullest extent.

　Of course, the reason for doing so was that their respective opponents were in a very bad situation for them.

　The battles between magical spirits originally relied heavily on the principle of "attribute" advantage.

　This time, their respective opponents were all extremely restrained.

　Winning this duel will indeed be extremely difficult.

　But now that the competition has progressed this far, they have no way out.

　Whether they win or lose, they cannot fall before the other one of them falls!

　Therefore, when these two duels unfolded, the Royal Academy of the Kingdom and the Spirit Arts...

　The supporters of the academy were ecstatic.