Chapter 169: What Can Relieve My Worries When My Hand Has No Monsters?
"Swish-swish-swish!"
Dark, who had just managed to re-motivate Diana, walked onto the red contestant stage urged by Professor Jones's whistle.
He placed his newly adjusted deck into the card slot and glanced briefly downwards.
The students gathered on both sides of Arena #1 were, without surprise, predominantly from the Noble House.
Both he and Diana were representatives of the Noble House, but unfortunately, they entered a civil war in the first round of the winner's bracket.
However, whether it was an internal match or an external one, it had little impact on him.
[Preparation Phase]
"I'm drawing cards!"
Diana's voice came from across the arena through the amplifier, full of energy!
Dark nodded slightly and responded, "Ready!"
[30s]
The atmosphere between the two entered a combat-ready state.
Dark immediately focused.
He hadn't lied to comfort Diana, because Diana's deck was indeed very strong.
Both [Earth Bear] and [Bear Spirit] were highly versatile Magic Guide Spirit cards!
What's more, she also possessed a [Bear's Strength]!
With the current limited number of cards in the deck, the probability of drawing these key cards would be very high.
One careless mistake, and Dark could suffer a crushing defeat!
After calming himself, Dark reached out and, with extreme speed, drew five cards from the top of his shuffled deck.
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[Push Spell]
[Barrier Charm]
[Barrier Charm]
[Magic Bullet Charm]
[Blink Spell]
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"Pfft!"
How do you play with an initial hand that has no monsters?
Waiting online, urgent!
Dark's face instantly fell.
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Thirty meters apart.
Diana couldn't quite make out Dark's expression.
She drew five Magic Guide cards completely at her own pace, and then her expression brightened.
Among all her Magic Guide cards, the most important were three bears and one [Bear's Strength].
The rest of the Magic Guide Spirit cards were basically duds.
They were purely for filling up the card pool.
After all, if she couldn't even draw five cards, there would be no need for this match.
And this time.
Her luck exploded.
Among those five Magic Guide cards, there was clearly a [Bear Spirit]!
She had a total of two three-star Magic Guide Spirit cards.
[Bear Spirit] was one of them.
The other was a white card named [White Female Boxer].
But she hadn't drawn it.
For the initial round, one [Bear Spirit] was enough!
What's more, there was also a [Bear's Strength]!
[Bear Spirit] + [Bear's Strength] could boost the Bear Spirit's attack, which was already as high as 1700, by its star level X 300
attack power, meaning a full 2600 attack power!
This even broke the limit of five-star cards!
Undoubtedly, this was the most aggressive combination in Diana's deck!
And now, she had drawn both of these Magic Guide cards in just the first round!
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[Battle Phase][30s]
Dark was still hesitating.
Diana, however, began summoning [Bear Spirit] without hesitation!
The light in the arena seemed to collapse inwards for an instant, and in the center of that pit, increasingly brighter light gradually expanded.
A three-meter tall light-type giant bear emerged from the light under countless gazes.
Its face was wise and amiable, as if it were an old man telling stories to children in the yard.
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"Diana actually summoned this Bear Spirit in the first round?"
Outside the arena, Virt, who had chosen to observe this duel, couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
This Bear Spirit, which had broken free from the enchantment of [Forbidden Love] solely relying on so-called "bond," had left a very deep impression on him.
An attack of 1700, and racial characteristics that made it almost physically immune.
Even just looking at it head-on, it was the absolute bane of [Troll]!
To defeat the Bear Spirit, he could only rely on [Luminous Python]'s Finishing Move—"Divine Light."
One could say.
His deck's strength had already been surpassed by Diana's!
"I wonder how Dark will respond?"
Thinking this, Virt looked towards the red summon zone.
With Dark's summoning speed, which was unparalleled among first-years, he should have summoned a Magic Guide Spirit faster than Diana.
But at this moment, the red summon zone was empty.
"What's going on?"
...
The same question appeared in everyone's minds.
First-year students likely wouldn't have similar worries.
Because they simply didn't have more than five non-Magic Guide Spirit cards!
So for a moment, they couldn't possibly imagine that Dark hadn't drawn any Magic Guide Spirit cards at all!
Only Professor Jones, the referee, couldn't help but reveal a mischievous smile.
What should one do if they don't draw any Magic Guide Spirit cards in the opening phase?
—This was a topic to be addressed in the next semester.
Since some people were ahead in their studies, they would naturally encounter problems of being ahead.
"I wonder how he will respond?"
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On the red contestant stage.
Dark, after his initial surprise, had regained his composure.
"30 seconds per round, I must find a way to endure these 30 seconds!"
"Diana's summoning speed is under ten seconds, but not much faster than ten seconds. The cooldown of summoning spells
is basically synchronized with the summoning time. Therefore, she can only perform a second summon after approximately twenty seconds from the start."
"The second summon might only be completed as the first round is about to end, and then there will be another cooldown of nearly
ten seconds."
"In other words."
"I only need to face two summons."
Dark used every single second of the [Preparation Phase] to think.
At the beginning of the [Battle Phase], he had actually already made a move.
Diana's opening summon of [Bear Spirit] took less than 10 seconds.
The Bear Spirit was very powerful.
But in reality, whatever she summoned, it didn't matter to Dark.
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"Go, Bear Spirit!"
Diana was not confused by Dark not summoning a Magic Guide Spirit.
"Since it's Dark, there must be a reason for Dark."
Based on trust.
She launched her attack without hesitation!
The Bear Spirit, as massive as a small mountain, spread its limbs and accelerated its run!
The Bear Spirit's physical immunity existed because it was an energy body, which was different from ghosts.
It was a physical entity and could make contact with objects.
However, pure physical attacks against its body would not cause substantial damage.
This was more akin to an elemental race!
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"Hit!"
As the Bear Spirit was about to cross mid-field, a 1-cubic-meter air brick suddenly appeared directly in front of it!
"It's Barrier Charm!"
Some students immediately realized the origin of that air brick.
However, the strength of this Barrier Charm was clearly insufficient.
"BOOM!"
A loud bang.
The air brick was instantly shattered by the Bear Spirit's impact!
Diana was full of fighting spirit: "If it's just Barrier Charm, it can't stop my Bear Spirit!"
The Barrier Charm only delayed the Bear Spirit for a few seconds, slowing it down.
Dark lowered his eyebrows and picked out the second Magic Guide card from his hand.
The Bear Spirit regained speed.
After a few seconds, it charged fiercely towards the red Magic Orb like a heavy armored vehicle!
If this hit landed squarely, the outcome would be decided in an instant.
"Rise!"
Just as the Bear Spirit's head was almost striking the Magic Orb, that Magic Orb, representing the red team's HP,
suddenly flew upwards with extreme abruptness!
The Bear Spirit missed!
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