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

　He calmly issued the command: "Activate the ultimate attack—'The Undying Ruins'!"

　The broken parts of the "toy castle" immediately transformed into a steel shell that clung to the castle, reinforcing its defenses layer by layer.

　Each effective attack from the "Stray Rabbit" reduces the magic power of the "Toy Castle".

　But the defenses of the "Toy Castle" also increased layer by layer as a result.

　After finally reaching a certain point, even with the blessing of "Dance of the Wanderer", "Wandering Rabbit" could no longer break through the defense of "Toy Castle"!

　……

　Buddy Morris was speechless for a long time. Both "Dance of the Wanderers" and "The Undying Fortress" were extremely rare special moves, which made her unable to react for a moment.

　But the situation on the field will not end because of her stagnation.

　Rose immediately launched a second summon as soon as the cooldown of her normal summoning spell ended.

　The second magical spirit to appear in the red team's summoning zone was none other than the "Sonic Bug" that she had summoned the night before.

　The "Sound Scale Bug" looks like a palm-sized golden beetle. However, it has a light-emitting gland at its tail that can emit different colors depending on the pitch.

　Although it is a three-star magical spirit, its attributes are extremely low except for defense, and its special move is not powerful.

　Card Name: Pitch Scale Bug

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Species: Insect]

　[Type: Bug]

　【Magic Power: 700】

　[Attack: 300]

　[Defense: 1400]

　【Special Moves: Sound-absorbing Barrier, Pitch Scale Tour】

　Despite its decent defense, its tiny, palm-sized body makes it completely unsuitable as a shield for the magic orb.

　In Rose's deck, aside from its use for sacrifice, "Pitch Bug" is entirely used as a companion support for "Mobius Bug".

　However, she did not have the "Mobius Worm" in her hand.

Chapter 563 Rose Florty's Sins and Punishments (4k)

　The second round progressed extremely quickly.

　Neither side managed to use time precisely down to the second.

　The battle in the arena had drawn too much of their attention.

　This is a common problem for new duelists in Base 8: they cannot balance commanding and summoning.

　Reducing the cooldown of summoning spells to a minimum of three seconds can greatly improve the margin for error.

　Rose still has three cards in her hand, which are not useless, but she just hasn't been able to make a decision yet.

　Robert, on the other hand, had only four cards left in his hand.

　However, after Rose commanded the "Sound Scale Bug" to release the "Sound Absorption Barrier," he immediately began summoning new magic cards.

　That's not a Magical Spirit Card, it's an Equipment Card!

　Equipment cards are a type of item cards.

　Its application in magical duels is extremely widespread.

　In order to forge this equipment card, Robert spent a lot of time during his vacation learning about weapons and armor from veterans and their application techniques.

　After returning to the academy, he integrated this knowledge and forged it into a "weapon" and a "armor".

　He used the "Armor" card multiple times during the Duel Club's recruitment tournament, but unfortunately, the opponents he faced could not be defeated with just one "Armor" card.

　It was only in the week following the recruitment competition that he finally forged another "weapon".

　"In the name of Robert Broheim, a magical summoning—'Rapid Fire Crossbow'!"

　……

　The "Steel Gun Ratman" suddenly opened its blood-red maw, revealing incredibly sharp triangular teeth, and shoved the "steel gun" in its hand into its mouth, chewing it frantically.

　This action triggered the "Gold Eater" passive ability, restoring its mana and granting it a short-term "Strong Attack buff," increasing its attack power by 100 points.

　Although an increase of 100 attacks is not much, it's better than nothing.

　Moreover, having eaten the "steel gun," he was free to use his hands.

　The "Steel Gun Ratman" reached up, and the stream of light falling from the sky gathered in his hand, forming an exquisitely designed repeating crossbow.

　Card Name: Rapid Fire Crossbow

　[Type: Item Card]

　[Effect: Arrow attack power +150, consumes 50 mana for a single shot, consumes 150 mana for a double shot, consumes 300 mana for a triple shot, cooldown is 3 seconds/6 seconds/10 seconds.]

　The "Steel Gun Ratman" suddenly grabbed the repeating crossbow and crouched down to move quickly!

　The new weapon gave it a new operational module.

　"Weapon cards," like bows and crossbows, are not something that every magical spirit can use freely.

　However, the "Steel Gun Ratman" has a special attack called "Steel Gun," possessing a universal talent for this type of weapon, enabling him to shoot accurately.

　More importantly, Robert never used this "Rapid Fire Crossbow" in front of outsiders.

　No one would have thought that this crossbow could fire three powerful bolts made of concentrated magic at once!

　These three crossbow bolts are like an extension of the "Steel Gun Ratman's" attack, each capable of dealing approximately (1300+100+150=1550) damage.

　If one of these three crossbow bolts hits the target and the other grazes it, the match will be over.

　Compared to the single-shot steel gun, the "Swift Crossbow" is undoubtedly more unpredictable and difficult to defend against.

　Robert remained calm, his gaze sharp.

　……

　"Tick!"

　As the "Steel Gun Ratman" bypassed the "Soundproof Barrier" and charged into the red side's half of the court from the edge, the turn switching sound rang out.

　Both players draw cards simultaneously.

　At this moment, Rose was unaware that danger was approaching.

　Her overwhelming victory in the Duel Club recruitment tournament ultimately made her overconfident.

　When people set their sights too high, they easily overlook what's right under their feet.

　She did notice that "Steel Gun Ratman" had already crossed the halfway line, but she did not believe that the three-star magic spirit could break through "Winter Iceman's" defense.

　Although "Winter Armor" was used on "The Stray Rabbit," "Winter Iceman" also has a special attack called "Winter Guardian"!

　Therefore, she appeared calm and unhurried when drawing cards from the deck.

　But just as she looked down at the two newly acquired magic cards, Robert seized the opportunity precisely and shouted, "Now! Triple Shot!"

　His voice was amplified and carried throughout the venue.

　Outside the stadium, Witt clenched his fist and slammed it down, his eyes gleaming.

　When the "Rapid Crossbow" was summoned, he guessed Robert's tactic—although it was a tactic that could only be used once, it was already significant enough to win this victory.

　Nobody wants to lose their debut battle.

　Only the victors are remembered forever.

　Witt's debut was not smooth, so he naturally wanted to see Robert carry on his regrets and work hard together.

　"This is the turning point in the game!"

　He stared intently at the field.

　……

　Meanwhile, Dark, who was nearby, also had a bad feeling, and Diana's cheers came to an abrupt end.

　The audience seemed to realize from Robert's shout that "the big one is coming" and almost simultaneously focused their attention on the "Gunner Ratman" who had received the order!

　The mechanical ratman, with only half a face still covered in flesh and blood, instantly stood still with a single step, mounting the "Rapid Crossbow" on its left arm. The mechanical eye on its left face emitted a blinding red light, and a laser-like aiming line shot out from its eye, passing through the central axis of the "Rapid Crossbow" and illuminating the red team's magic ball.

　Its intentions are now completely exposed!

　But the moment the red light shone on the red magic ball, the magic power of the "Steel Gun Ratman" was already channeled into the "Rapid Crossbow" under the guidance of the "Ultimate Move".

　The surging magic power condensed into three crossbow bolts on the "Swift Wind Crossbow".

　Then, starting with the first crossbow bolt, three bolts were fired in quick succession with almost no pause!

　The three crossbow bolts were almost all aligned with the aiming line, and the distance between the two bolts was no more than the length of the bolt itself.

　"call out--"

　The sound of three crossbow bolts being fired in quick succession was continuous.

　Rose, the red player on the platform, only realized what was happening at that moment, but three crossbow bolts were already flying in the air.

　With just a moment's hesitation, the first crossbow bolt had already passed between the "Winter Iceman" and the "Scale Bug," and was less than two meters away from the red team's magic ball.

　"Winter Guardian!"

　Almost instinctively, Rose shouted out another of "Winter Iceman's" ultimate moves.

　The "Iceman of Winter" reacted swiftly upon hearing the order.

　With a sudden wave of its hand, a stream of icy mist shot out from its palm.

　The icy mist instantly rushed towards the red team's magic orb, but it failed to intercept the first crossbow bolt.

　It instantly solidified into an ice wall, freezing the second crossbow bolt inside, with only the arrowhead protruding.

　Just a hair's breadth away from hitting the red team's magic ball through the ice wall.

　"boom!"

　Two loud bangs followed.

　The first loud bang came from the impact between the first crossbow bolt and the red team's magic ball.

　The life barrier of the magic orb was pierced through in an instant, and the attack only stopped when it hit the magic orb inside the life barrier.

　The magic value of the Life Barrier also plummeted by 1500 points instantly!

　The life barrier, with only 500 magic points remaining, was riddled with cracks and looked as if it could shatter at any moment.

　The second loud noise came from the impact between the third crossbow bolt and the ice wall.

　"Winter Guardian" finally managed to defend against the third crossbow bolt.

　Despite the cracks appearing on the ice wall, it did manage to stop the fierce third crossbow bolt!

　Suddenly, the ice wall, controlled by the "Winter Iceman," turned sharply and circled around the red magic ball, completely enveloping it.

　Then the ice wall extended all the way to the other hand of the "Winter Iceman".

　The "Winter Iceman" suddenly clasped his hands together, and the ice wall was forcibly twisted at the end, forming an arc that glued together in front of him.

　It forms a circle of 3.

　……

　The noise in the room subsided slightly.

　Both the "Steel Gun Ratman" that launched the attack and the "Winter Iceman" that defended and protected them stopped moving.

　Their owners, Robert from the blue team and Rose from the red team, both had grim and unusually solemn expressions.

　Rose paid the price for her overconfidence and potential underestimation of Robert.

　The red team's Magic Orb's Life Barrier only has 500 points of magic power left.

　Robert, however, failed to grasp the "turning point" in the game.