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

　After all her magical spirits were affected and fell into a deep sleep, Quintina immediately retreated at top speed.

　Electricity surged throughout her body, especially the lightning beneath her feet, which caused her speed to explode to its maximum in that instant.

　She dodged Professor Lily's follow-up attacks and maintained high-speed movement across the field, flashing and leaping like lightning, untouchable.

　This tactic bought them valuable time.

　She completed the card draw and immediately summoned the magic card she had drawn – "Thunder God's Spear"!

　However, the "Thunder God's Spear" alone was still not enough to defeat the little fairy. So while she was stalling and delaying, she was still searching for the "Thunder Eagle of Zeus".

　She was confident she could bring him back, as long as she could find even the slightest trace.

　But after a series of quick movements, her vision suddenly blurred, and she heard the sound of wind chimes spinning.

　You are now completely trapped on the carousel.

　That's a carousel with an umbrella-shaped structure in the middle, and colorful wind chimes hanging from the edge of the "umbrella".

　The wind chimes spun as the carousel turned, ringing in the wind, creating a leisurely and carefree atmosphere.

　Quintina had barely come to her senses when she found herself sitting on one of the rocking horses.

　On the other side, the little fairy appeared out of nowhere, sitting on the rocking horse with her feet together and facing inwards, looking at her with a grin.

　Looking at that grinning face, a nameless rage suddenly rose in her previously calm heart!

　It wasn't that she lacked manners, but rather that the little vixen was truly infuriating. However, she had already stepped into a trap, her movement inexplicably restricted, and she was now in a life-or-death crisis. Rationally, she knew she shouldn't let her emotions control her thinking; her priority now was to figure out how to break free.

　Then, she immediately noticed that the little fairy on the other side was also unable to move!

　Inside the carousel, both she and Professor Lily temporarily lost their ability to move and had to sit on the carousel and go around three times.

　The carousel rotates twice per round, so three rounds take forty-five seconds.

　Forty-five seconds of movement binding time is quite terrifying in magical duels.

　The only saving grace was that the trap worked on both sides simultaneously! Quintina immediately realized this was her chance!

　She wields Thor's Spear, while Professor Lily is unarmed. Although the distance between them is considerable, Thor's Spear's ultimate attack is sufficient to cover them, and its barrel can actually be extended to reach the opponent.

　In this situation, what is the point of escaping the trap?

　This wasn't her trap at all; it was Professor Lily's trap!

　In an instant, lightning flashed from the "Thor's Spear" in Quintina's hand, and the spear shot out like a dragon.

　Countless bolts of lightning converged at the tip of the spear, roaring out like a dragon. Professor Lily's petite body was engulfed in an instant!

　But just as Quintina felt a surge of joy, she suddenly heard a "hee-hee" sound behind her, which made her hair stand on end, and she turned around abruptly.

　Then she saw Professor Lily lying unharmed on the carousel behind her, her hands supporting her chin, smiling at her!

　Immediately afterwards, the "Mother of Fairies" descended from outside, suddenly raising her right hand, which suddenly swelled and grew larger, before slamming it down hard on Quintina.

　Quintina's reaction was incredibly fast; at the last second, she turned the gun around and thrust it out swiftly.

　"boom!"

　The "Mother of Fairies'" giant hand was instantly pierced upon contact with the spear tip, bursting open like a punctured balloon and scattering countless fluorescent dust particles.

　The dust hitting her face immediately put Quintina on alert.

　However, the dust is extremely toxic and has no curse, only causing a slight itching effect in the nasal cavity.

　"Ah, ah, yawn!"

　Quintina finally couldn't hold back and sneezed. That one sneeze ended everything.

　Although she sensed something was wrong, she had already started wildly swinging "Thor's Spear".

　But a spear without proper technique is meaningless.

　Moreover, the "Mother of Fairies" did not approach to attack. She simply raised her hands above her head and rhythmically clapped them. Her voluptuous body floated in the air, swaying with the rotation of the carousel.

　The rhythm played by my hands produced beautiful music.

　A mysterious power emanated from his palm.

　People sometimes lose focus for a moment when they sneeze.

　In that instant, Quintina's consciousness went into a daze. It was as if she had suddenly returned to her infancy, her small body curled up in a warm swaddling cloth, surrounded by a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

　"Boom!"

　A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky. Quintina was instantly awakened by the thunder.

　Her body didn't turn into that of a child as she had imagined. But that was because she was a mage.

　If this ultimate attack is used on a magical spirit, it will cause the magical spirit to revert to a newborn infant.

　If the magical spirit is a bird, it can even turn directly into a bird egg.

　Professor Lily's deck is designed to be extremely effective against "Zeus' Thunderhawk".

　Even the "Thunderhawk of Zeus" could no longer function after turning into a bird egg.

　However, because the start was too smooth, this ultimate move was not even used on "Zeus' Thunder Eagle".

　As for now.

　Although Quintina did not turn into a child, her mind was affected and she fell into a hallucination. If she hadn't been awakened by thunder, she would still be trapped in it.

　Even now, when I wake up, my limbs still feel weak and limp. It's not that my strength has diminished, but rather that I have the strength but can't use it.

　She is very weak right now.

　At least that's how it is with Professor Lily, in front of the twelve-star magical spirit.

　She suddenly heard a breath behind her neck, and without hesitation, the hand holding the gun lashed out with an elbow to the back.

　But the elbow strike was easily caught.

　Professor Lily was back on her rocking horse at some point, with a small fairy sitting on her shoulder, waving its hand in preparation for unleashing its ultimate attack.

　"boom!"

　A loud bang came from the air a little distance away.

　Quintina finally felt a connection between herself and "Zeus's Thunderhawk".

　She immediately sought to locate the traces and retrieve them.

　But Professor Lily did not give her a chance to turn the tables.

　As the attacks from the two magical spirits came one after another, Quintina's already depleted health points dropped rapidly.

　When the "Thunderhawk of Zeus" broke free of its cage and burst into the void.

　Her health points have been reduced to zero.

　……

　Everything seemed so clean and efficient. But that was only on the surface.

　The most crucial part of the entire duel was actually inside, which was invisible to outsiders.

　That is, how to make your own magical spirit's ultimate move work against "Zeus' Thunder Eagle".

　But that was Lily's secret, unknown to others.

　In conclusion, the battle is over.

　Professor Lily Laplace emerged victorious in the duel and advanced to the next round of the losers' bracket.

　She will face Dakdimon in the next round!

　As for Quintina, it's a great pity, but that's where it has to end.

　She has received the favor of Zeus and has enormous potential, and her growth rate is also astonishing, but unfortunately it is not enough.

　However, reaching the quarterfinals of the main draw has already achieved her goal for this trip.

　Her goal is simply to make it into the main draw, to meet the requirements for receiving the "gift from God," and then go as far as possible, rather than necessarily winning the championship.

　The current top eight rankings, while not the best, are still acceptable.

　After that, all she had to do was wait quietly for the match to end and then welcome the awakening of "Zeus".

　This was her path to godhood, the path she herself had chosen. At that time...

　She will participate in the most crucial step of the divine ritual as an apostle/messenger of Zeus.

Chapter 1612 Alchemical Miracle, Returning to the Origin (4k)

　"A professor is still a professor after all."

　Dark watched Professor Lily jumping for joy on the dueling platform and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

　With the end of this duel, his next opponent was confirmed to be Professor Lily, which was not good news for him.

　Professor Lily's magic cards are 99% fairy-type, giving the impression that they are easy to counter. However, fairy-type cards are the most unpredictable, especially those held by fairies.

　Just like in this duel, Quintina's biggest reason for defeat was that she failed to anticipate Professor Lily's "change" and lacked the means to deal with her unpredictable changes.

　However, Dark is relatively better in this respect. He understands Professor Lily better than Quintina, so his chances of defeating Professor Lily are naturally higher.

　With that in mind, he shifted his focus and decided on the deck system he would use in the next duel.

　This round is from eight to six, the next round is from six to four.

　If he can win the next round, he can advance to the semi-finals, a result he never imagined before the World Cup started.

　In fact, his success has already exceeded his own expectations.

　Every step forward from here on was another step towards victory. A few minutes later, he looked up at the dueling platform.

　The second duel of the third round of the losers' bracket is in preparation. The no longer so mysterious "mysterious orc" Mavis Gram is the first to step onto the dueling stage.

　Immediately afterwards, Professor Cazell stepped off the platform and slowly walked to his own side of the field.

　The two contestants finally took their positions, and the match began with the referee's whistle. Mavis and Professor Cazell simultaneously entered the dueling arena; the outcome of this duel was crucial for both. Mavis's minimum goal in this World Cup was to finish in the top three, that is, to become one of the final three.

　Professor Cazell, on the other hand, was instructed by Principal Arte to stop him here and prevent him from going any further.

　As the organizer of this World Cup, the Magic League is, in principle, not allowed to interfere with the players' normal advancement in the competition.

　Furthermore, the ceremony based on this competition has already reached its final stage, and the entire trajectory of the ceremony has been formed. Forcibly stopping it would inevitably disrupt the ceremony and cause deviations from its final effect.

　Therefore, the best approach is to eliminate them directly during the competition using methods that comply with the rules.

　If Professor Cazell fails to eliminate Mavis at this point, his next opponent will be Pandora, and the one after that, the winner between Professor Dark and Professor Lily.

　To be honest, neither of them is very reassuring.

　Principal Art did not want to place his bets on Professor Lily and the two students.

　Therefore, Professor Cazell can only win.

　This still put some pressure on Professor Cazell, who basically has no competitive spirit.

　He methodically set up the duel area, activated the "Life Card," and quietly waited for the duel to enter the "preparation phase."

　As a goblin hybrid, he was taller than a typical goblin, but still much shorter than a typical human.

　This made him appear exceptionally short standing opposite Mavis. But Mavis, looking at this diminutive professor from afar, dared not underestimate him in the slightest.

　We're already in the quarterfinals, but this goblin professor hasn't summoned any magical sprites above the fourth tier so far.

　Although a twelve-star magical spirit of the fourth tier would have been considered the pinnacle of magical power in the past.

　However, after the Age of Gods arrived, the truly powerful individuals had already crossed the barrier of the fourth tier and possessed at least fifth-tier magical spirit cards.

　It's just an ordinary fourth step, nothing special at all!

　However, that ordinary fourth-tier magical spirit defeated the sixth-tier god card, "Thunder Dragon," as if it were a game!

　Although Mavis didn't think that weaker God Card could compare to her "Beast King God," Professor Kazel's ability to make his ultimate move fully effective even across two steps was something that couldn't be ignored.

　When the "God Card" loses its positional advantage and its immunity to transformation-type special moves, it may even be turned into a toad or a sheep by the special move of a one-star spirit.

　That's absolutely terrifying!

　Mavis couldn't fathom where Cazell's potential lay, so she could only do her utmost.

　The duel has entered the "battle phase".