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

　……

　"Gatomon, Cat Punch!"

　With the blessing of the Holy Ring, Gatomon, whose magic power, attack, and defense reach 2000, 2400, and 1400 respectively, is practically invincible at this stage!

　Its superior performance lies not only in its dimensions, but also in its high mobility.

　The 30-meter-long area was easily traversed.

　The cat's claw, copied from the data of the Golden Saber Lion's claw, instantly tore apart the defensive-oriented Nut Dragon!

　The Nut Dragon turned into light with a scream, leaving only a dark claw shadow in the air.

　……

　Even a magic ball life barrier with only 1000 magic points couldn't withstand the power of a single claw from Gatomon!

　With the barrier of life shattered in one blow, this battle, in which both sides were giving it their all, came to a complete end!

　"Beep——"

　After Professor Jones blew his whistle.

　Too late.

　The students watching were in an uproar.

　A frenzy of discussion erupted.

　While most junior mages were still relying on random alchemy to "gamble for cards," their classmates had already created extremely powerful four-star magical spirits!

　The light array of the Sacrifice Summoning spell is like a key that directly knocks on the heart, making one yearn for the even more dazzling world beyond the gates of magic!

　Darko Dimon undoubtedly played a guiding role.

　……

　While admiring him, Professor Jones couldn't help but worry about Doron: "I hope he won't be discouraged by this temporary setback."

　But if you can't even overcome such a small hurdle, then there's nothing to look forward to.

　Of course, as a professor, she would try her best to provide psychological counseling.

　"The battle is over!"

　"Winner: Darko Dimon"

　……

　[End Phase]

　Dark recalled Gatomon into his Magic Cards, then took out his deck from the table, preparing to leave the stage.

　But just as he was about to turn around, a shout from Duolong came from the opposite side.

　“Dark”.

　Dark stopped and chose to listen.

　Doron gritted his teeth, his voice trembling from the fall from heaven to hell: "Just keep going, I will catch up with you!"

　Dark's expression softened slightly, and he responded with a smile, "I'm looking forward to it."

Chapter 163 Diana vs. Witt

　Based on the initial principle of reducing social interaction and cultivating self-discipline.

　Aside from his unavoidable good relationship with Diana and Rose, Dark didn't have much interaction with the other classmates.

　But this classmate, Duolong, undoubtedly won his favor.

　A person who is both ambitious and willing to take action to achieve their goals is the most likely to win people over.

　He held a sliver of hope for Doron's growth before slowly walking off the contestant's platform.

　……

　16 into 8.

　The winners advance, the losers are eliminated.

　There are four arenas, with two rounds of matches in each arena.

　Dark followed Diana to Arena 2, where he witnessed her duel.

　The junior mages have a limited number of cards, so at this stage, there isn't much of a gap between them.

　Therefore, most of the matches in the round of 16 were evenly matched, and few players could hide their true strength.

　By watching their matches, you can get an understanding of their theoretical strength.

　In the round of 16, Diana faced contestant number 8.

　"Numbers 2 and 8, get into the venue as soon as possible!"

　Professor Sylph, the headmaster of the Knights Academy, blew her whistle.

　"come on! Come on!"

　After being encouraged by Rose, Diana walked confidently onto the red team's platform.

　Meanwhile, the blue team player who appeared on the other side was none other than the Son of the Warrior!

　"So, Witt was number 8?"

　Dark felt a slight stirring in his heart, and he became more expectant of the match.

　But Rose beside him clenched her fingers tightly, saying worriedly, "How could it be Vittoria? There's no loser's bracket in the round of 16..."

　Dark asked curiously, "Why do we need a loser's bracket? Isn't winning enough?"

　"But," Rose hesitated, poking her finger at herself, "Isn't the Hero's Son incredibly powerful?"

　Dark: "Uh."

　maybe.

　After all, he was the second-place finisher among the first-year students in the Halloween event.

　Dark suddenly realized that he hadn't been paying attention to Witt's progress in strength for a long time...

　"I wonder if he has successfully crafted any new magic cards?"

　……

　It seems that quite a few people are paying extra attention to this match.

　The aura of the son of a hero still exists.

　More than half of the people gradually gathered outside the venue.

　Emma Metis and Sara Swati, who won their previous matches, also made appearances.

　Emma was only accompanied by two girls who often sat next to her, and a little further to the side, Robert Broheim could be seen mixed in with the crowd.

　Sara Swati seems to have a high reputation within the Magic Academy.

　Most of the girls in the Magic Academy were gathered around her.

　With her silver hair and brown skin, she was extremely eye-catching.

　The largest group, of course, consists of students from the Knights Academy.

　Although Witt believed he was "nobody cares," those who should have been paying attention to him were still paying attention, just not with the same enthusiasm as before.

　Upon first contact, students will instinctively think, "The son of a hero must be exceptionally outstanding."

　But now, that idea has gradually changed, becoming "the son of a hero should have something special."

　Moreover, the Knights Academy already has an "exceptionally outstanding" representative!

　They placed their hopes on Emma.

　He then paid less attention to Witte.

　……

　Amidst a multitude of thoughts, the competition began!

　[Preparation Phase]

　Diana stood on her tiptoes to make herself appear taller, but eventually got tired and gave up.

　The height of the card table on the player's table was not very friendly to her, but fortunately it didn't have a particularly big impact.

　After placing the deck into the slots according to the rules, she looked up at Witt opposite her, raised her hand, and greeted him warmly: "Hey! Hello there!"

　Actually, Witt was still somewhat preoccupied and didn't respond to her because he was lost in thought.

　Diana puffed out her cheeks, thinking that she should use a little more force later.

　[30s]

　The shuffle ended, and the whistle blew.

　A countdown timer appeared directly above the card table.

　Both players immediately focused and started drawing cards.

　Diana looked at the "Earth Bear" in her hand and immediately smiled.

　"Good luck."

　"Earth Bear" is a magical spirit she created in class using the "Basic Alchemy Method".

　Among the many useless cards, this two-star magic card is still one of her favorites.

　Card Name: Earth Bear

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Bird-Beast]

　[Type: Ground]

　【Magic Power: 1000】

　[Attack: 800]

　[Defense: 1000]

　【Ultimate Skills: Earth Power, Bear's Bond】

　……

　Its magic power and defense are both at the top level of a two-star magic card, and its attack power is also not weak.

　It has two ultimate skills and is a relatively rare purple card.

　Moreover, both of these ultimate skills are very practical.

　……

　And the other side.

　Witt also drew five cards.

　The "Troll" card reassured him a lot.

　Unfortunately, I couldn't get my hands on "Forbidden Love".

　"Fantasy Beast: Stag", "Forbidden Love", "Troll", and another three-star Magical Spirit are the core cards in his hand.

　During this period, he also looked for opportunities to "gamble on cards," and although he only gambled a few times, he was quite lucky.

　He dripped his blood into the "Combine Array No. 1" and finally obtained a new three-star card.

　I haven't bought it yet.

　……

　"Battle Phase" [30s]

　……