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

　The dwarf, with maxed-out electric resistance and a deck specifically designed to be "insulated," was reduced to charred remains by the divine lightning.

　Then came another duel, and it was Professor Pavajohn's turn to appear.

　The fifty-sixth duel.

　Professor Jones stepped onto the dueling ring and very politely greeted his former superior.

　Mallory simply waved his hand and said, "On the battlefield, it's all about skill."

　Professor Jones nodded slightly and then activated the dueling field.

　After three rounds.

　The old man, whose health points had dropped to zero and who had also strained his back, pointed...

　The professor erupted in a tirade: "I told you I went easy on them! Can't you understand human language?"

　Professor Jones was somewhat embarrassed: "Commander, I've already gone easy on you." Mallory immediately shut up and fell silent. After a long while, he raised his hand: "Help me down. Ouch, my old back... If I hadn't hurt my back, I wouldn't have lost to you."

　With this, all four of St. Mary's College's main professors have advanced to the second round of the preliminary selection.

　With only eight duels remaining until the end of the first round of preliminary rounds, the participants for the first two duels have already been determined. However, Darkdemon's name is still not among them.

　Dark looked at the list of the last sixteen contestants who had not yet been drawn.

　Besides him, the other contestants from St. Marian Academy alone include Winiscatti, Eluri Clarissa, and Ergani!

　Besides them, the mysterious orc Mephiss Glamour, who ranked first in the preliminary rounds, has not yet participated in the competition!

　"The lottery is about to start," Pandora reminded them. The final eight groups are facing a very tough situation.

　It's best to avoid both the civil war and Mavis. Dark narrowed his eyes and looked at the podium.

　Marilyn has been participating in the lottery all day long, and she still manages to come up with new words to create atmosphere; that's truly remarkable.

　The first contestant in this lottery was quickly identified. It wasn't anyone from St. Mary's Academy. Dark and the others' expectations rose slightly.

　This lottery determined the fifty-ninth group of contestants.

　The player who has been confirmed so far is of above-average skill and is a very good opponent.

　"Next up... Winiscathy from St. Marian Academy!"

　Winnie breathed a slight sigh of relief.

　She still wants to go further in this World Cup.

　This opponent is somewhat challenging, but the probability of victory is not low.

　"Hey."

　Eluri Clarissa sighed softly, turned to look at Dark, and said, "Then it's just you and me left."

　Dark smiled slightly and said, "And Ergane too." Eluri covered her mouth and chuckled, "Yes, mine too."

　After saying that, she turned to speak to Ergane, ignoring Pandora's gaze.

　The fifty-seventh duel.

　The fifty-eighth duel.

　In this duel, the host finally drew a contestant from St. Mary's Academy again.

　"This time, it's Eluri Clarissa from St. Marian Academy!"

　"Among the few remaining players, who will Eluri Clarissa face next? Let's find out."

　Marilyn yanked the lever down hard!

　As the number panel spun, numbers appeared one by one. It was an orc player!

　"Lucky!"

　Eluri clapped her hands in excitement.

　She will appear in the sixty-first duel, facing an orc ranked in the seventies during the preliminary rounds.

　Overall, I was quite lucky.

　"The last three groups."

　Dark glanced at the last six contestants.

　Apart from himself, Ergane and Mavis are still not drawn.

　"In the end, it might not be..."

　Dark turned slightly to look at Ergani, who tilted her head at just the right moment, perfectly avoiding his gaze.

　But Dark felt he saw a smile in her eyes. "Miss Fortune, this is no joke," Dark muttered to himself.

　The fifty-ninth duel.

　Winiscatti steps onto the dueling ring.

　Her opponent was ranked in the sixties in the preliminary rounds and was quite strong.

　But when she successfully summoned her trump card—the "Frost Giant"—she turned the tide and ultimately won the duel.

　[Frost Giant] is actually quite common in Magical Cards.

　However, the most common "Frost Giants" are all "Zhu Ru" who are less than five meters tall.

　The "Frost Giant" summoned by Winnie was a full twenty meters tall! When it materialized from the summoning circle and rose from the ground, the entire arena was shrouded in its shadow.

　The opponent had no chance to fight back and lost the game in no time.

Chapter 1544 Darkdemon Makes a Deal with the Goddess of Fortune (4k)

　After Winnie Skadi won the duel, the next round of the lottery finally began.

　At this point, only the last three groups of contestants remained to be determined.

　But in reality, only two draws are needed to determine the groups for all the contestants. This is the penultimate draw.

　Dark looked at the stage with slight nervousness.

　Of the remaining five contestants, two were opponents he did not want to face.

　The probability of avoiding them is three in five, more than one in half. "Hmm, the advantage is on my side!"

　Dak couldn't help but think.

　At this moment, the contestants from St. Mary's Academy were also watching the draw on the host's stage.

　Only Ergane herself seemed very relaxed.

　She might still be thinking to herself how interesting it would be to meet Dark. Ergan had absolutely no interest in winning the World Cup. From the very beginning, she had no chance of profiting from the competition.

　Neither "divine cause" nor "divine gift" was anything she needed.

　It's even possible that the latter could have a negative effect.

　Since the "gift of the gods" is bestowed by divine rituals, its origin must lie in the twelve gods of Polopus.

　Ergane, a goddess born from Athena's heart, readily accepted the "gift from the gods," and no one knew what kind of special reaction this would produce.

　In short, avoid it if possible; the best option is to avoid contact altogether. Therefore, her World Cup journey was already predetermined to end in the qualifiers. The only difference was whether she was eliminated in the first, second, or third round. If she was drawn against Dakh this time, she would just play around and then concede defeat. Ergani had no concept of winning or losing because she didn't even consider her opponents as opponents.

　Of course, it would be best not to run into Dark in the first round; she wanted to play two more rounds.

　On the hosting stage.

　Marilyn finally pulled the lever, and the digital panel on the lottery device began to rotate.

　Under everyone's watchful eyes, the first number on the digital panel finally appeared.

　—（0）!

　Then comes the second number.

　——[0]!

　As soon as these two numbers were announced, everyone turned to look at Mavis Gram in the corner.

　Of the remaining contestants, only Mavis, who ranked first in the preliminary rounds, had a single-digit number.

　"Is it finally the orc's turn?"

　It would be absolutely impossible for them to have no interest in this number one ranked mysterious orc.

　In fact, even the audience members were eagerly anticipating Mavis's appearance.

　Therefore, as soon as the number was announced, the audience's applause and shouts immediately filled the entire venue.

　Next, it's time for the "victim" to make her entrance. Marilyn pulled the lever again.

　The digital panel started spinning again.

　As the panel gradually came to a stop, the three numbers were determined one after another. "0" [4] [7]

　"what."

　Although the numbers are very close, they are not Daq.

　Ergani's ranking was even higher than theirs. Dark frowned.

　While avoiding Mavis is a good thing, it now increases the chances of arranging Ergani in the queue.

　"The remaining three contestants, besides Ergani..."

　“Yes, Dulles, Whitney…”

　Dulles, ranked in the top 100, was someone Darko had played against. He won relatively easily, but it was clear that Dulles was holding back.

　Whitney, ranked in the thirties, is higher than Dulles and Dark in terms of ranking. She comes from the insectoid race and belongs to the Sand Scorpion Insectoids.

　For various reasons, the insectoid race has always been subordinate to the orc kingdom, just like the birdmen, fishmen, reptiles, and so on, and is considered to be part of the orc kingdom.

　However, not all insectoids actually live in the orc kingdom. Whitney is an insectoid who lives in seclusion in the Yellow Wind Desert.

　The Yellow Wind Desert is a desert distinct from the Death Desert. It is never quiet for a single moment of the 24 hours in a day. Gale-force winds and yellow sands forever obscure the sky, making it an unfamiliar territory that neither humans nor subhumans have ever set foot in.

　This insectoid woman named Whitney, who was able to live in seclusion in the Yellow Wind Desert, must possess great abilities.

　In fact, her performance in the preliminary rounds was quite outstanding. Coupled with her exotic features and brown skin, she won over many fans in just two days.

　Because it was discovered that she did not belong to the orc kingdom, the Duke's mansion sent people to try to contact her, but unfortunately they were politely refused.

　"Neither too high nor too low, they all seem like formidable opponents." Dark relaxed his brow and stopped looking.

　Next, there is a one-third chance of encountering Ergane, and a two-thirds chance of avoiding Ergane.

　He certainly hoped for the latter, but if it was the former, there was nothing he could do. In truth, whoever his opponent was wouldn't affect him much. The moment he stepped onto the dueling ring, he had only one choice: Duel!

　Once Winnie Skadi returned, the sixtieth duel officially began.

　This duel was a civil war within the Holy Church.

　This wasn't the first time this had happened in the preliminary rounds, but what can you do when the Holy Church has so many members?

　After the duel ended, it was finally time for the final group draw.

　Ms. Marilyn paused deliberately for half a minute on the stage, waiting for the audience's attention to shift...

　When his anger flared, he abruptly pulled down the lever.

　——[0][4][0]

　Once the number panel stops spinning, the winner of this group is determined.

　Darkdemon, a third-year student from St. Marian Academy, ranked fortieth in the preliminary rounds!

　"At least it's not the last one, is it?" Dark shrugged, indicating that he was quite calm. He would appear in the sixty-third duel.

　The next draw will determine who his opponent will be.

　"I always believe that the goddess of fate is kind and generous, and will never target me because of a momentary displeasure."

　-1

　The second lottery determined the first number. At the same time, Dark's duel opponent was also determined.

　Because the first digit is "1", there is only one contestant – Dulles.

　The moment Professor Harvey saw the number, he turned and said, "It's Dulles, the one you mentioned earlier."