[Card Name: Snow Beast]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Level: ???]
[Race: Elemental Species]
[Attribute: Ice-type]
[Mana: 1000]
[Attack: 800]
[Defense: 1000]
[Ultimate Move: Ice Wind Roar]
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A pile of snow falling from the sky transformed into a round-headed, big-eared Snow Beast.
It looked just like a clumsy plaything piled up by children using snowballs. Its three main stats were not worth mentioning among 3-star Magic Guide Spirits, but its Ultimate Move, [Ice Wind Roar], was a powerful skill with AoE freezing properties.
However, after summoning it, Frank did not order it to attack. Instead, he waited with full concentration for his summoning spell's CD to refresh.
Yes.
Among his five hand cards, there were not only two tributes but also a 4-star Magic Guide Card!
Summoning a 4-star Magic Guide Spirit within one turn was a standard requirement for the second-year final exams.
Frank had evidently already reached this level.
When he began to cast the Tribute Summon spell, Diana finally started summoning her second Magic Guide Card.
The gap between the first year and the second year was vividly embodied here.
Diana glanced at her hand cards. [Bear's Power] was one of her trump cards, but in the current situation, it was obviously useless.
She had two choices now: one was to summon a less powerful Magic Guide Spirit, and the other was to give up summoning to save the CD and wait for the card draw in the second round.
But just as Wilson's commentary suggested, the purpose of Frank's actions was already very obvious.
If she waited for him to summon the 4-star Magic Guide Spirit before acting, this duel might very well end directly.
So Diana had to choose the first option and directly perform a Magic Guide Spirit summon.
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Player Waiting Room.
Dark had been watching the battle from the window, and he was also very curious about Diana's coping method.
He had a certain degree of understanding of Diana's deck, but Diana had obviously refined new Magic Guide Cards recently and had been hiding them, wanting to reveal a big surprise.
So he had kept pretending not to know.
The [Orange Bear] she started with was quite good.
He just wondered what other Magic Guide Cards there were?
"Hmm?"
Immediately, he suddenly noticed a small hut appearing in the Red Side's summoning zone!
It was a simple hut, boxy and built from red bricks. The arched door on the front and the two windows were all made of wood.
A delicate doorplate hung on the door, with the heads of three little bears drawn on it.
Excluding the roof, the specifications of this hut were a standard 2x2x2!
"What kind of Magic Guide Card is this again?"
Dark was a bit confused for a moment.
Because he had never seen this type of Magic Guide Card before.
"It looks like an Item Card, but something seems off?"
Just as he was pondering, he suddenly noticed that the [Magic Beast (Snowflake Dango)] and [Snow Beast] in the Blue Side's summoning zone turned into light!
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"Here it comes!"
Wilson's commentary voice suddenly rose in pitch.
The audience's attention was also focused.
The Tribute Summon of a Magic Guide Spirit was magical enough in the eyes of ordinary people. Just seeing a Tribute Summon could make some people excited for a long time.
...
On the Blue Side player platform, Frank finally revealed a smile.
The "tick-tock" sound of the round switch rang in his ears, but he was not in a hurry to draw a card.
On the Tribute Summoning array that lit up almost simultaneously, wind and snow swirled. Two giant furry palms drilled out from within the summoning array, then pushed hard against it, and a massive upper body appeared in everyone's field of view.
"It's the Snowfield Giant!"
Someone in the audience shouted excitedly.
That Snowfield Giant, covered in long hair, finally crawled completely out of the Tribute Summoning array.
Its body was five or six meters tall, its physique obese—its belly big enough to punt a boat. Hidden under the long hair were a face and limbs resembling a gorilla.
"┗|｀O′|┛ Roar~~"
The Snowfield Giant raised its arms, clenched its hands into fists, and beat its chest forcefully. An unusually irritable aura suddenly rose up.
The audience's blood boiled along with it.
There were many factors that made Magic Guide Duels popular, and one of them was those giant beasts that could basically never be seen in daily life!
The more massive and imposing the giant beast, the more popular it was.
For a while, some people were even addicted to the thrill of being grazed overhead by a giant beast's Ultimate Move.
Of course, because the audience seats and the dueling grounds were not in the same plane, the audience was actually in no danger.
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[Card Name: Snowfield Giant]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Level: ????]
[Race: Demi-human Species]
[Attribute: Ice-type / Fighting-type]
[Mana: 1000]
[Attack: 1800]
[Defense: 1200]
[Ultimate Move: Great Avalanche, Frostbite Fist]
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"Snowfield Giant, finish her!"
The audience's excitement seemed to drive Frank's emotions as well.
He pointed his hand and shouted loudly.
After hearing its master's command, the Snowfield Giant finally stopped its display of dominance and strode toward the Red Side's zone.
Each of its steps could cross a distance of two or three meters. Its stepping speed seemed not fast, but its actual speed was not slow at all.
However, Diana on the Red Side player platform was unusually steady.
She reached out and drew two new hand cards, sighing heavily.
One was the 3-star white card [White Female Pugilist], and the other was the 1-star Magic Guide Card [Magic Beast (Polar Bear)].
Neither were cards capable of reversing the situation at the current stage.
"Bear Baby, Bear Baby, when are you coming?"
Diana pouted as she looked at the field.
Different from the commentator's feeling, she didn't think she was at a disadvantage desperate enough to be urgent.
Relying on the Orange Bear's high defense, she could always hold on for a period of time.
And the second Magic Guide Spirit she summoned—[Bear Den], was also a Magic Guide Spirit Card capable of holding the situation!
So when the Snowfield Giant rushed into the Red Side's half-court, she still very calmly began to summon her third Magic Guide Spirit—[White Female Pugilist]!
[White Female Pugilist] was a white card without skills. Its stats of Mana, Attack, and Defense were also not outstanding; it could be said to have the level of 3 stars but only the strength of 2 stars.
Placed in the deck of any high-ranking duelist, it was a Magic Guide Card that would definitely be eliminated.
But Diana didn't have many choices.
The only advantage of the White Female Pugilist was probably that her race as a [Human Species] allowed her to display dexterity higher than general Magic Guide Spirits, enabling the execution of some relatively complex tactics.
Regardless.
Diana summoned the [White Female Pugilist] in this round.
The White Female Pugilist, appearing in the Red Side summoning zone on one knee, started sprinting the moment she appeared. She circled the field fiercely, attempting to rush toward the Blue Side's half-court from the edge of the arena!
The Blue Side's Magic Sphere was still floating in the summoning zone without any defensive measures.
Frank had certainly summoned a 4-star Magic Guide Spirit, but he had also sacrificed the previous two Magic Guide Spirits.
At this moment, if he wanted to protect his own position, he would need to recall the Snowfield Giant, or summon a new Magic Guide Spirit in time, or use magic power to remotely control the Magic Sphere to make it dodge the White Female Pugilist's attack!
And no matter which method, it would consume his energy.
All benefits and no harm.
In a 120x80 arena, various tactics had room for maneuvering.
...
A moment later.
The White Female Pugilist and the Snowfield Giant crossed paths.
The Snowfield Giant did not look back, continuing to press forward indomitably.
The Blue Side's Magic Sphere, however, suddenly glowed and was forcibly pulled high into the sky!
The White Female Pugilist, having successfully interfered with Frank, stopped abruptly, swaying on the edge of the field's center line.
Although it seemed to have no practical use, she had indeed perfectly executed Diana's strategy.
On the other side.
The Snowfield Giant smashed a fist violently toward the Orange Bear hugging the Magic Sphere!
The obese Orange Bear was as tiny as a child in front of the Snowfield Giant, yet the Orange Bear actually took the Snowfield Giant's punch without dodging or evading!
"Bang!"
The Orange Bear's thick fat trembled crazily, but its Mana, originally as high as 1400, dropped by only 180 points.
"Not even a scratch!"
Diana on the Red Side player platform couldn't help but reveal a trace of smugness.
During the recruitment tournament, she had learned a lot by watching the matches.
For example, not every 4-star Magic Guide Spirit was as tough as Dark's!
Just like how some 2-star Magic Guide Spirits could have stats stronger than 3-star Magic Guide Spirits.
That kind of star level distribution and stat gap was unreasonable.
A standard 4-star Magic Guide Spirit could not cause fatal injury to the Orange Bear.
Frank on the Blue Side player platform seemed to finally notice this, and he hurriedly commanded: "Snowfield Giant, [Frostbite Fist]!"
"Roar!"
The Snowfield Giant raised its arm once again, clenching the five fingers of its right hand into a fist. Then, from the fist to the elbow, thick blocks of ice condensed.
With this punch, the Orange Bear would likely suffer extra damage.
But at this moment, the third round had already begun.
Diana immediately drew a card.
"Good, it's here!"
Her eyes shone, and she immediately began summoning [Bear Spirit].
In her hand cards, not only was there [Bear Spirit], but there was also [Bear's Power]!
If she could successfully summon both of these Magic Guide Cards, the Bear Spirit would possess an exaggerated Attack as high as 2600.
[Bear's Power] was indeed a rule-breaking strong card.
"Boom!"
The Snowfield Giant's [Frostbite Fist] smashed ruthlessly onto the Orange Bear's spine. The ice blocks attached to the fist shattered into ice chips, colorful and dazzling under the sunlight.
Frostbite appeared on the Orange Bear's spine, and its Mana plummeted by 600, leaving only a little over 600 points.
But the Orange Bear still held on!
...
At this time, Frank had calmed down.
He realized that a single 4-star Magic Guide Spirit seemed unable to take down this duel, so after a brief contemplation, he began to summon new Magic Guide Spirits.
Although he hadn't done anything in the second and third rounds, he hadn't forgotten to draw cards.
So his hand cards were very abundant.
Since one couldn't handle it, then bring another!
First, he summoned a 3-star Magic Guide Spirit, and then a 1-star one.
During this process, Diana also successfully summoned the [Bear Spirit].
The aged giant bear, gathered from light, slammed fiercely into the Snowfield Giant upon appearing, actually making it stumble!
But the Snowfield Giant's strength was obviously greater; it only took one step back before standing firmly.
Then Frank issued the final command to it: "Snowfield Giant, [Great Avalanche]!"
The Snowfield Giant, possessing two skills, was a rare Purple Card. Both of its skills were explosive attack techniques.
Among them, [Frostbite Fist] was a single-target skill.
And [Great Avalanche] was an AoE skill!
The Snowfield Giant leaped back abruptly. After finding its footing, its two ape arms beat the ground like drums.
In an instant, waves of snow rolled out, layer upon layer, accumulating higher and higher.
The Bear Spirit wanted to try to break through the snow waves and interrupt the Snowfield Giant's casting, but it was heavily blocked by the snow waves and couldn't advance an inch.
The snow waves, piling higher and higher, surged into the sky like a tsunami.
Diana, standing on the player platform, had to tilt her head back to completely see the terrifying crest of the wave!
As the Ultimate Move of a 4-star Magic Guide Spirit, the momentum of this [Great Avalanche] could be called terrifying!
The cheers of the commentary, the exclamations of the audience, and Rose's encouragement drowned in the roar.
Various sounds rang out simultaneously.
Diana felt the crisis.
But she pursed her lips and toughed it out.
"Rumble!"
As fierce as the rising momentum of the snow waves was, the momentum of their fall was just as ruthless!
The Snowfield Giant, having released this Ultimate Move, stood exhausted on the spot, enduring the [Great Avalanche] falling from the sky!
In the Red Side's half-court, almost more than half of the field was covered by it.
The Orange Bear, with only six hundred Mana points remaining, was smashed into particles of light. The Magic Sphere's Life Barrier was exposed to the Great Avalanche; its Mana value plummeted abruptly, its radiance dimming.
The Bear Spirit, with 1400 Mana but 0 Defense, was also blasted to smithereens by this terrifying ice energy!
This time, it turned into light as soon as it appeared.
There was also the [Bear Den] summoned in the first round, which also completely collapsed under the [Great Avalanche]!
Can any egg remain unbroken when the nest is overturned?
The Snowfield Giant itself was also completely swallowed by this [Great Avalanche]!
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"A strike that damages the enemy one thousand while self-inflicting eight hundred!"
Dark, inside the player waiting room, watched with an uplifted mood.
A so-called duel should be just like this, filled with unexpected surprises at all times.
"I wonder if Diana still has a way to respond?"
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"Tick-tock!"
The battle phase entered the fourth round.
At this moment in the dueling field, the Red Side's half-court was covered in accumulated snow. The Blue Side's half-court had two Magic Guide Spirits waiting to be sacrificed.
At the centerline between the Red Side and Blue Side, the White Female Pugilist had survived the disaster.
But as the avalanche ended, the ice and snow melted.
The Magic Guide Spirits buried under the accumulated snow poked their heads out.
The Snowfield Giant dragged its heavily injured body and stood up with difficulty; it had not fallen yet!
The Red Side's Magic Sphere lay quietly on the ground, the light of its Life Barrier dim, its Mana value remaining at only a few hundred.
The reason it didn't shatter directly was that the Orange Bear had used its broken body to withstand part of the damage.
But just as the Snowfield Giant wanted to drag its broken body to deliver the final blow to that Magic Sphere, three round little bear cubs crawled out from the melting and disappearing snow.
One of them slammed fiercely into the Snowfield Giant.
The other two pushed up the Red Side's Magic Sphere and just ran!
Their appearance was comical and cute.
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