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

　After another turn, he used a Normal Summon to summon "Four Elemental Saints", and then activated the "Four Elemental Saints'" special attack to Special Summon "Water Serpent" from the deck. He then sacrificed "Water Serpent" to Special Summon "Water White Dragon" from the deck.

　With the summoning of "White Water Dragon", Professor Kazel's lineup now includes three more combo skills.

　However, he didn't immediately use a combination attack. Instead, after gathering "Earth Shield Demon," "Fire Black Bird," "Water White Dragon," and "Wind Feathered Serpent," he unleashed their shared ultimate attack—"Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind!" With the elements of earth, fire, water, and wind in place, these four nine-star magical spirits, under the astonished gazes of countless onlookers, all upgraded to twelve stars! From this point on, Professor Kazel completely took control of the duel. Senior Pandora was utterly unable to cope with the combination attack of the four twelve-star magical spirits.

　She tried everything to summon her strongest dragon. But in the end, she was no match for the four elemental beasts and suffered a regrettable defeat.

　However, Pandora, despite her defeat, appeared cheerful and showed no signs of frustration.

　Although she lost, she felt enlightened.

　As for the defeat in the duel, he will naturally make up for it in the next match.

　After this duel, another thought of Pandora came to light.

　She had been hesitating between "staying at the school" and "leaving the school" after graduation.

　The former is more in line with her own wishes.

　She had only recently reunited with her mother and wanted to spend more time with her.

　Moreover, the person she likes is still at the academy, so if she stays on campus, she can see him all the time.

　From this perspective, "staying on campus" and "leaving campus" seem to be issues that require no hesitation at all.

　But that's not actually the case. She needs experience.

　This journey in search of the legendary dragon taught her a lesson: a caged bird cannot soar through the sky.

　After her duel with Professor Cazell, she gained an even deeper understanding.

　Staying at school won't bring her closer to him; instead, it will push them further apart.

　She had to "leave school".

　So that I can still stand by his side in the future.

　of course.

　St. Mary's College will always be her home. "Leaving school" doesn't mean she'll never come back. She'll still visit often.

　As her thoughts became fully clear, Pandora's smile grew even brighter. She walked up to Professor Kazel and said sincerely, "Thank you for your guidance."

　Professor Cazell, though feeling he hadn't done anything at all, nodded nonetheless.

　Since the other party feels that they have done something, let them feel that way.

　As long as the other party thinks it's good, then there's no problem.

　This duel was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

　The combination technique of the four elemental magical spirits—earth, fire, water, and wind—is just one part of Professor Kazel's winning strategy.

　If you only focus on the extreme power of combo moves, you won't be able to see the essence of the duel.

　Because Pandora's strongest dragon species is actually not weak in terms of strength. Neither side used "God Cards," but the intensity of their battle was in no way inferior to that of using "God Cards."

　Professor Cazell did not achieve a crushing victory in this duel.

　He basically adopted a steady and methodical strategy. He operated step by step, strengthened step by step, and finally achieved a qualitative change.

　His deck of four elements—earth, fire, water, and wind—is actually quite complex and difficult to use.

　If someone else were to use it, they might never be able to gather all four elements—earth, fire, water, and wind—until they die, let alone experience a qualitative change.

　Moreover, this deck is actually a relatively typical "shady" deck.

　Once exposed, opponents can figure out the strengths and weaknesses of this deck and then counter it accordingly.

　The next time we fight them, it will be even harder to gather all four elements: earth, fire, water, and wind.

　Therefore, Professor Cazell never considered using it again.

　Thinking about the upcoming duel with Dark as his opponent, a warm smile appeared on his face.

　"There's still one duel between duels. Go back to the lounge and think carefully about which deck to use for the next duel..."

　"I wonder if he will study my deck and then specifically adjust its construction."

　"Oh, I almost forgot, he doesn't have many options."

　After all, they are only students at the end of the third grade.

　Although Darko fought his way to the World Cup semi-finals, his experience was actually not enough.

　The reason he has been doing relatively well so far is simply because his deck is not easy to counter.

　Moreover, he always kept his cards hidden.

　But by now, he'd used most of what he should and shouldn't have. All he could still pull out were the completely unsuitable "Lilith," "Demon Lord Aldrich," and "Cherubimon (Evil)!"

　Players lounge.

　After seeing Pandora's ultimate failure, Dark couldn't help but gasp.

　Professor Kazel used a completely new deck in this duel. But in reality, this deck wasn't that new.

　Because he actually taught it in his magic theory class.

　It even discusses how to enhance the four elements of earth, fire, water, and wind by combining them in pairs, and how to make the four elements resonate...

　This knowledge, which is not found in textbooks, can only be acquired by paying close attention in class.

　The simplest way to counter this type of deck is to target and ban one element.

　The four elements of earth, fire, water, and wind cannot be formed if any one of them is missing. As for the combination skills of the nine-star magical spirits... even if they are very powerful, their strength is still limited.

　As long as they don't eventually evolve into twelve stars, it's not a problem. However, Dark doesn't have any magic cards that can seal elements. So even if he wanted to use this to counter them, it's basically impossible.

　The final format of the World Cup qualifying rounds has been slightly adjusted compared to the initially announced format.

　With the conclusion of the fourth round of the losers' bracket, the competition has moved back to the winners' bracket. The next match in the winners' bracket will be the third round, featuring Pava Jones, both from St. Mary's College, against Professor Steven Harvey.

　This final showdown in the winners' bracket was a fierce battle, a veritable clash of titans. Many saw it as a preview of the ultimate final. Whoever emerged victorious would be the strongest contender for the championship.

　There will be a break and performance time between the start of the duel.

　After all, the competition has progressed to this point, with only four duels remaining.

　The organizers will also consider the athletes' perspective and try to give them more rest time.

Chapter 1621 Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, and the Calamity of the Undead (2/2)

　In addition, the timing of the duel should be fine-tuned according to the progress of the ritual to ensure the successful execution of the "summoning of the gods ritual".

　In short, this adjustment is relatively advantageous for Darko. After all, he only has one "V of Elysium".

　Once used, you will need to wait up to an hour for the CD to play.

　It would be truly laughable if the CD for "Elysium V" wasn't ready by the time the duel with Professor Cazell began.

　Since the opponent is Professor Cazell, then the discussion about winning or losing is meaningless.

　Fight with all your might and don't let yourself have any regrets in this game.

　This is what Dark wanted to do, and what he should do. After figuring it out, his thinking became clearer. And as things stand now...

　There might be a break of about an hour between the fourth and fifth rounds of the losers' bracket.

　However, there is a seamless transition between the fifth and sixth rounds of the loser's bracket, making it impossible for him to last until "Elysium V" recovers from his CD.

　That would mean he'd be limited to using the "Golden Kingdom" deck. But the "Golden Kingdom" deck...

　Dark shook his head. This deck is still lacking and needs to be improved!

　The breaks and performances between matches did not last as long as Dark had imagined.

　The final match of the winners' bracket, a duel between Professor Pava Jones and Professor Steven Harvey, is about to begin.

　Dark was calculating the CD count for "Elysium V" when he suddenly let out a breath.

　"Alright, now you don't need to think about anything."

　"Unless Professor Jones and Professor Harvey have a battle of the century, the chances of dragging it out until CD gets better are basically zero."

　"We can't very well announce it now and have Principal Art insert even more segments into the program, can we?"

　As Dak thought about it, he laughed at himself.

　However, since the competition had come this far, this was the only option. He calmed himself down and tried to devise a strategy for adjusting his deck without using "Elysium V".

　Meanwhile, in the arena, Professor Jones and Professor Harvey took turns stepping onto the dueling platform. After exchanging greetings, they opened their dueling zones and prepared for battle.

　Both men looked very serious, clearly not taking this duel lightly.

　Although their interactions within the academy were not as close as Professor Cazell's, they shared a common competitive spirit.

　If the opponent were a student, it wouldn't matter, but since it's a professor, there's nothing to consider.

　There is only one battle!

　The rivalry between the two professors was palpable.

　Professor Jones made slight adjustments to the deck construction for the Undead archetype. Professor Harvey also made slight adjustments to the deck construction for the Giant archetype.

　However, both players' decks have very distinct characteristics, and even adjustments would hardly change their core gameplay.

　The duel began swiftly once both sides were ready.

　Dark's thoughts came to nothing for the time being, but his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the duel on the field.

　This is a live duel between Professor Jones and Professor Harvey. Just thinking about it is exciting.

　He had given it his all when he dueled Professor Jones using the "Golden Kingdom" deck, but in the end he still couldn't win.

　The opponent now standing before Professor Jones has changed from him to Professor Harvey.

　He was eager to know how Professor Harvey would deal with those terrifying "Kings of Giants"!

　"Is it to control the undead, turning giants into your own warriors to fight against the enemy, or to pile up flesh and blood, creating an ultimate Frankenstein's monster comparable to the giants?"

　Dak tilted his head and thought about it carefully, then realized that both of them were possible.

　The battle begins.

　Professor Jones started with a nine-star giant.

　Professor Harvey immediately activated the Ritual Card "Martyr," turning the newly summoned Nine-Star Giant into a corpse, and then ordered it to launch a powerful attack on Professor Jones.

　This nine-star giant, transformed into an undead being, had its flesh melt away, leaving only bare bones, and its roar was unusually hollow and piercing.

　Professor Jones wasn't surprised. He simply raised his hand, grabbed the giant undead's finger, twisted it, and slammed it to the ground, shattering it instantly.

　Seeing this, Professor Harvey couldn't help but secretly wipe away a bead of sweat.

　Although he came with a strong desire to win, he still felt a lot of pressure facing Professor Jones.

　The pressure didn't come from magic, but from the magic itself. There was no way his old bones could withstand Professor Jones's casual squeeze.

　If you anger Professor Jones, you might one day be walking down the castle corridor with her and suddenly find yourself turned into a meat pie.

　—Of course, this is just an old person's joke.

　Professor Harvey then activated a magic circle, summoning an army of undead out of thin air. He then used the undead as a sacrifice to summon the Nine-Star Undead.

　Professor Jones snorted and activated the secret ritual—"Guardian of the Fallen Kingdom"—transforming the nine-star undead into a "tomb guardian".

　The towering, nine-star undead creature glared and instantly swung its blade. But just as the blade was about to strike Professor Harvey's head, it suddenly stopped, and then its bones shattered, and it died.

　After initial probing, both sides abandoned their strategy of seizing control of each other's magical spirits.

　The nine-star giant under Professor Harvey's control was actually awed by the King of Titans when it pounced on Professor Jones; it was almost ready to kneel down and pay homage to the king.

　Even if it transforms from the living to the dead, it cannot escape the fear that is buried deep in its bones.

　Therefore, turning the Titans into immortals becomes pointless. The same thing actually happened to the immortal being controlled by Professor Jones.

　No undead can defy the will of a necromancer.

　Both sides have mastered the control of their respective magical spirits to the extreme, and in this respect, they are evenly matched.

　The duel then settled into a more conventional rhythm.

　The giants summoned by Professor Jones clashed head-on with the undead summoned by Professor Harvey.

　Both sides had their strengths and were evenly matched, making it difficult to determine a winner. However, this situation changed in an instant when Professor Jones finally summoned the "King of the Mountain Giants".