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

　However, Noah Sharp encountered Charles in the second round, which left him with no other option.

　This made Stanford the last face among the twelve heroes.

　He cannot afford to lose.

　The match proceeded as scheduled. The ninth duel.

　"Mysterious Orc" Mephis Grimm wins.

　The tenth duel.

　The Phoenix Sage wins.

　This is the only sage to advance to the regular selection, and he is the focus of everyone's attention. The eleventh duel.

　Professor Steven Harvey won.

　None of these three duels were unexpected.

　The mage who graduated from St. Marian Academy lost.

　The goblin sorcerer from the goblin kingdom lost.

　The twelve heroes, who couldn't afford to lose, still lost.

　With only five duels remaining in the competition, and the third round of the preliminaries drawing to a close, the list of those advancing to the main competition is being revealed one by one, and the audience's emotions are gradually reaching their peak.

　The contestants who hadn't yet taken the stage were gradually getting nervous.

　It is known that the two contestants in the twelfth duel are Quintinanos from the Royal Academy of the Kingdom and the Butterfly Mage from a minority tribe.

　The contestants in the thirteenth duel were a fox priest from the Orc Kingdom and a professor from St. Marian Academy named Kazel!

　The fox-person priest was skilled in seducing people and was adept at fairy-related and charm-related spells.

　But Professor Cazell's heart was as firm as a rock, and she could not be seduced by other enchantresses.

　With prior preparation, the probability of him losing this duel is infinitely close to 0.

　Therefore, among the contestants from St. Marian Academy, only Darkdemon remains who has not yet been selected.

　He leaned back in his chair, looking at the projection screen.

　The selection of the contestants for the fourteenth duel has begun on the host's platform.

　The name of the six players was still undecided at the time. When Dak looked at those players, he felt that none of them posed much of a threat.

　I can't help but wonder if my "good luck" has returned.

　But he immediately reminded himself that he could not let his guard down. If someone had been holding back in the previous matches and suddenly burst out and took him down in one fell swoop, he probably would not be able to forgive himself for doing so.

　"We must be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious."

　Dark took a deep breath and saw that the number of the first contestant had been announced.

　——[0][4][0]

　"It's my turn now."

　Dark's heart stirred, and he became even more attentive.

　Ms. Marilyn quickly pulled down the lever, and the digital panel began to rotate again.

　Soon, the spinning stopped, and the opponent was identified.

　—Charlie Clarissa!

　"Ah, I'll hit Charles!"

　Dark paused for a moment when he saw his opponent's name.

　Before participating in this World Cup, he didn't consider Charles a serious opponent. But as Charles proved his worth, winning two consecutive matches and advancing to the third round, he gradually began to take him seriously.

　I never expected to run into him on this tricycle.

　Is this luck good or bad?

Chapter 1567 Darkdemon VS Insect Demon (1/3)

　Chapter 1567 Darkdemon VS Insect Demon (13k)

　Charles did not use his privileges and was also in the players' lounge. Most of the players associated with nobles were gathered there.

　However, Eliza left after the match and did not return. When the list of contestants for the fourteenth duel was announced, Charles glanced sideways at Dark Dimon.

　The other contestants surrounding him instinctively looked at him. Clearly, in their minds, drawing Dark Dimon wasn't a good draw.

　Charles's expression remained unchanged, only his brow furrowed slightly. Dak also turned to look at him at that moment. Their eyes met briefly, then looked away. Dak was slightly puzzled, pondering deeply.

　Charles performed reasonably well in the first two rounds of the qualifiers. Although he only won the second round against Noah Sharp, it was still a victory.

　His behavior after winning those two duels was normal, slightly flamboyant, but not excessive; it seemed as if he had toned it down after experiencing trials.

　But that brief eye contact had left him with a vague sense of unease.

　But where exactly does the incongruity lie?

　With a hint of doubt and confusion, Dark watched the game while pondering how to build his deck.

　The twelfth duel.

　The butterfly mage from a minority tribe attempted to defeat him with poison.

　But neither the hypnotic powder nor the paralyzing powder had any effect on Quintina.

　After her plan to poison the mage herself failed, the butterfly mage had no choice but to return to her mage persona and focus her attacks on Quintina's magical spirits.

　But once she returns to the realm of magic, she is forced to confront Quintina's God Card—"Zeus' Thunderhawk".

　She simply couldn't handle "Zeus's Thunderhawk".

　Otherwise, they wouldn't have wanted to poison Quintina herself directly.

　The final result was obvious: Quintina won the duel.

　The thirteenth duel.

　Professor Kazel faces off against the Vulpera Priest.

　There's not much to say about this duel.

　Professor Cazell won easily.

　Thus, the competition moved to its fourteenth duel.

　Darko Dimon takes the stage!

　At this point in the match, the showdown between Darko Dimon and Charles Clarissa was basically the last highlight.

　The remaining two duels are also very strong, but their popularity is relatively low, unlike Dark and Charles, who are both at the top of the popularity charts.

　Moreover, with Elizabeth Elurri already eliminated, Charles is arguably the only remaining member of the royal family, thus receiving even more concentrated attention.

　Furthermore, he also represents the royal faction, which has a natural conflict in political stance with Dark Dimon, who represents the Valkyrie faction.

　Their duel was full of talking points.

　If newspapers were allowed to report freely, they could probably report on something different for seven days and seven nights without repeating themselves.

　The audience's discussions grew louder, and the atmosphere in the venue continued to heat up.

　With the blessings of the professor, senior students and others, Dark left his seat, walked out of the players' lounge, turned into the players' passage, and soon came out of the passage exit, and then came to the dueling stage in the center of the venue.

　Because he was the first to be drawn, he was on the red team's side, while Charles was on the blue team.

　He didn't wait for Charles to arrive; he stepped directly onto the platform and looked down at the audience as it slowly rose.

　His clear profile appeared on the projection screen; his elven-like handsomeness was truly impressive.

　He stepped onto the dueling platform. Dark waited quietly. About half a minute later.

　Charles appeared on the opposite side of the dueling platform.

　The relationship between Dak and Charles is somewhere between familiar and unfamiliar; he doesn't really understand Dak's true nature.

　But when they faced each other again on the dueling platform, Dark suddenly noticed where the incongruity came from.

　He's not afraid of me.

　"Wait, why do I feel like he's afraid of me?" Dark quickly focused his mind.

　Just now, he clearly felt that "arrogance" almost overflowed. It turned out that his sense of unease stemmed from Charles's "fearlessness".

　Moreover, Charles wasn't afraid at all; he wasn't even a little nervous.

　Dark didn't think Charles was just going through the motions at this World Cup; he'd even gotten past Noah Sharp, so he was definitely aiming for a starting spot.

　But under these circumstances, Charles only frowned slightly after confirming that his opponent was Dark.

　Although Dark said he wanted to remain humble, he was very clear about what he had shown in previous duels.

　I won't go into detail about "BlackWarGreymon" and "Aerodramon (Ancient Mode)".

　Just during the day, he had summoned "Thundercloud," which is a god card!

　But Charles wasn't afraid at all.

　Does this mean that Charles also has a "God Card"? And that he's absolutely certain he can defeat (Thundercloud)?

　The thought flashed through his mind, and Dark dismissed his doubts, becoming even more cautious.

　He realized that Charles had probably been hiding his true abilities all along.

　In the first round of the qualifiers, Charles faced an orc mage ranked around 50th in the preliminary rounds. After a hard-fought battle, he barely managed to defeat him.

　In the second round of the qualifiers, Charles fought a fierce battle with Noah Sharp and barely won.

　Both times they barely won.

　In the first round, perhaps because the opponent was too weak, we were able to control the situation and keep our strengths hidden.

　In the second round, because the opponent was Noah Sharp, Noah Sharp simply didn't dare to win, so they were able to control the situation as well.

　In other words.

　In the first two rounds of the duel, Charles didn't show his true strength at all.

　Dark was certain that he was about to face an opponent full of unknowns.

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　Faced with such a formidable opponent who was hiding his true abilities to an extreme degree, he knew the best course of action was to forget all previous information and look at Charles from a completely new perspective.

　At this moment, Dark simply regarded Charles as a dueling opponent, ignoring everything else.

　"Expand your domain!"

　The two sides opened up their territory and collided at the center line of the field.

　As the domains connected, the perceptions of the two players inevitably clashed.

　Dark sensed a familiar aura for a moment, then immediately noticed Charles, who had just been calm, and frowned as well.

　The breath dissipates, and perception separates.

　“Charles,” Darke said instinctively.

　“In public, call me Prince,” Charles said immediately. Despite this, his tone was calm and composed, lacking any hint of arrogance; rather, it sounded like a joke.

　Dark smiled and said, "Your Highness, may we begin?" Charles replied, "We'll begin after activating the 'Life Card'." The two then activated their "Life Cards," gaining a shield containing 8,000 health points.

　Then, place the prepared decks into the card slots, and the deck will be automatically shuffled. After that, proceed directly to "Standby Phase 2".

　Dak was convinced that Charles definitely had a trump card up his sleeve, and a lot of it.

　[Preparation Phase 2]

　[30s]

　Both players draw cards simultaneously, entering a round of deliberation. Dark looked at his hand.

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　【Demon Fox Beast】

　Agumon