Chapter 170: Dark Demon's Circus Outline
The Magic Orb, flying upwards, stopped four meters high in the air, now extremely close to the red contestant stage.
Dark looked at the hexagonal transparent barrier on the Magic Orb, yet without the slightest slack, he picked out his third Magic Guide card!
His previous duel with Sara had given him an epiphany.
How to protect the Magic Orb from attack?
Yes, just make it fly into the air!
So Dark used [Push Spell], and after trying his best to buy time, pushed the Magic Orb directly upwards to its maximum distance—three meters!
The Magic Orb was originally at a height of one meter.
Adding that up makes it four meters.
They naturally possessed the ability to "float," which could mitigate some impact and allow them to drift in the air.
But four meters high in the air was clearly still not enough!
Even though the Bear Spirit's clumsy body didn't seem to jump well, it was already three meters tall just by standing on all fours!
Therefore, by standing on its hind legs, it could easily reach a height of four meters!
And Dark needed a total of: 3.8 seconds cooldown time + 3.8 seconds summon time = 7.6 seconds to activate the next Magic Guide card!
This 7.6-second interval was a desperate period.
He had to ensure that the Bear Spirit wouldn't react immediately and launch a second attack on the Magic Orb!
According to the 2.0 intelligence level of ordinary Magic Guide Spirits, they usually had a slight stun duration after an attack.
Unless the duelist had set commands beforehand, they would react more quickly.
Furthermore, the high speed of the Bear Spirit's charge from mid-field would create inertia, making it difficult for it to stop immediately after the charge.
So, theoretically speaking.
Even if Dark did nothing.
These 7.6 seconds would easily pass!
For a more powerful duelist, with only a six-second gap between two summon activations, the combat sequence could become very fluid.
Moreover, at this moment, Diana was undoubtedly able to begin her second Magic Guide Summon.
"What will she choose?"
Upon seeing Diana take out her second Magic Guide card from her hand, Dark suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
It's stable!
On the blue contestant stage.
Diana watched as the Bear Spirit missed its attack, but she didn't immediately realize this was the effect of [Push Spell].
Because she hadn't actually crafted [Push Spell] yet.
Without hands-on experience, it was hard to imagine.
Based on her trust in Dark, she even thought Dark had summoned some kind of invisible Magic Guide Spirit...
Of course, this was just one of her guesses.
To cope with multiple possibilities, she instinctively made her choice according to her own thought process.
Which was to immediately use [Bear's Might], to make the [Bear Spirit] even stronger, strong enough to face all unknowns!
→Don't let her large ahem features fool you, she actually has a muscle-brain.
→Who would bother using their brain for something that can be solved with muscle?
"Tick-tock!"
Time entered the second round.
Diana's second Magic Guide Summon was finally completed.
"Bear's Might!"
The Bear Spirit's body, which was already emitting light, burst forth with even more intense light under the embrace of the ability!
Its brow unfurled, and its aged face seemed to gain newfound vitality, visibly growing much younger.
Its relaxed muscles instantly tightened, even rapidly expanding.
Causing its already massive body to swell by a full circle once more!
This made it seem as if it could bite off the Magic Orb with a mere glance upwards!
→And it indeed did so!
But the 7.6-second interval had actually already passed.
Dark had been holding onto the Magic charm without releasing it, only suddenly activating it at this moment.
The Magic Orb's shadow suddenly vanished from everyone's sight!
The Bear Spirit, missing its second pounce, roared in frustrated anger!
The roar of the giant bear echoed above the arena.
"It's [Blink Spell]!"
Virt, who held a certain obsession with [Blink Spell], recognized it immediately.
He sharply looked up to a slightly higher position.
And indeed, he saw the Magic Orb at a position approximately seven meters above the ground!
The casting requirements for [Blink Spell] and [Push Spell] were slightly different.
[Push Spell] could be used on any living being or object, with the success criteria being "whether it could be pushed."
While [Blink Spell] could only be used on oneself, and on Magic Guide Spirits refined with one's own magic power!
In the broader concept of spellcasting, Magic Guide Spirits were considered a part of the Magic Master.
Thus fulfilling the original condition of [Blink Spell] only being usable on oneself.
Thirty seconds was actually not a long time.
Dark's right hand had already touched the first Magic Guide card on top of his deck.
His mental energy remained taut.
Among the two remaining cards in his hand.
[Magic Bullet Charm] could only release magic bullets from the location of the Magic Guide card towards a certain direction, unless one possessed advanced magic power manipulation techniques to make it curve.
With the Magic Orb's height now exceeding the contestant stage, the casting angle was available.
And [Barrier Charm] simply couldn't withstand the Bear Spirit's power!
To counter the upcoming attack, he had to draw useful Magic Guide cards.
Fortunately, this was a duel with only twelve Magic Guide cards.
The next two Magic Guide cards he would draw wouldn't be too bad.
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[Fade Charm]
[Magic Beast: Eevee]
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"WTF?"
Dark clenched the Magic Guide card tightly, instantly feeling utterly dismayed.
All six of the non-Magic Guide Spirit cards were now gathered!
His gaze swept across the arena.
After missing its second pounce, the Bear Spirit took some time to locate the red Magic Orb seven meters high.
In its fury, it stood on its hind legs, its entire height surpassing the contestant stage, extremely close to Dark's position.
It felt as if he could reach out and touch its furry bear coat.
Diana, who had also located the Magic Orb's position, had already issued an additional command: "Bear Spirit, swat it down!"
And then.
This giant bear, whose size already surpassed a Troll, actually leaped up after flexing its leg muscles!
Although it didn't jump very high.
But it did become airborne.
That bear paw cut a powerful arc through the air, fiercely striking towards the Magic Orb hovering in the air!
"Hmph!"
Dark had timed his spellcasting precisely for the third time.
A black magic bullet, faster than the bear paw, struck the Magic Orb in an instant from a 45° angle below!
[1000→900]
The Magic Orb, whose magic power plummeted, shot towards the blue team's field like a golf ball taking flight!
But it didn't continue upwards, ignoring air resistance.
Instead, it traced a parabola, and under the effect of the Magic Orb's inherent suspension mechanism, it slowly came to a halt.
At this moment, it was still high up.
But its position had changed from directly above the red team's summon zone to directly above the blue team's summon zone!
The Bear Spirit, with a formidable 2600 Attack Power, was stunned, unable to land a hit, and could only run back.
At this moment, it was still high up.
But its position had changed from directly above the red team's summon zone to directly above the blue team's summon zone!
The Bear Spirit, with a formidable 2600 Attack Power, was stunned, unable to land a hit, and could only run back.
At this point.
If Diana still hadn't realized that Dark hadn't summoned any Magic Guide Spirits at all, then she would truly be slow-witted!
However, she didn't believe Dark hadn't drawn any Magic Guide Spirits. Instead, she puffed out her cheeks fiercely and began to sulk.
"What about giving it your all, as promised?"
Her grumbling, amplified by the megaphone, was still quite loud.
Dark: Cough cough cough!
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