"Is this?"
Dark looked at the Magic Guide Card in his hand.
After Ditto transformed into a 4-star, its Mana value changed from 100 to 400. But the current Mana value had directly doubled.
From this, he guessed that [Mechanical Guardian]'s Ultimate Move, [Extreme Giant Core Change], not only allowed it to giantify but also caused its three main stats to double directly.
But if that was truly the case...
"This [Mechanical Guardian]'s original Attack and Defense are only 1200???"
Dark suddenly had an ominous premonition.
...
"Bang!"
A violent collision interrupted his thoughts.
Ditto, leaping up from below, slammed fiercely into the Mechanical Guardian descending from the sky.
The Attack and Defense of both sides were exactly the same, but the Mechanical Guardian occupied the advantage of potential energy, forcefully knocking Ditto down!
"Rumble!"
Two lumps of iron rolled onto the ground; neither could do anything to the other.
Shuckle, guarding the Magic Sphere, had glowing eyes. But after thinking about it, it ultimately did not take action.
On the commentary platform, Wilson's mouth was wide open, unable to speak.
He was already a fourth-year student, but he had never seen such a BUG-like Magic Guide Spirit!
"Was that Copy Transform just now?"
The same question appeared in the minds of almost everyone.
It wasn't that similar spells and Ultimate Moves didn't exist. But wasn't that a Magic Beast? And looking at the fierce wrestling between Ditto and the Mechanical Guardian, was this a perfect transformation without any attribute debuffs?
"No, there should be some restrictions that cannot be seen on the surface, such as star level, time, or other factors!"
First Prince Charles's gaze gradually turned solemn.
The Archbishop beside him finally opened his eyes and immediately spoke: "There is no such thing as a perfect transformation in this world."
The First Prince nodded slightly, relaxing a little.
The Archbishop never spoke frivolously. Since he could say this, he naturally had evidence. Among the ancient tomes collected by the Holy Church, there were records of deities possessing the divine power of "Transformation."
But even that deity could not transform 100% perfectly into any species, let alone humans or Magic Guide Spirits created by humans!
Dark Demon's Magic Beast must definitely be the same!
...
On the other side.
The reaction of Eldest Princess Eliza's group was completely different from that of the First Prince.
The Eldest Princess finally breathed a sigh of relief because Alvit had retracted the claw pressing on her thigh...
As for the Valkyrie herself, her excitement was visible to the naked eye. There was nothing more pleasing than witnessing the growth of her own baby.
Who cared about transformation or copying?
As long as it was her baby son's Magic Guide Spirit, of course, the more powerful, the better!
...
Pandora, somewhere in the ring-shaped belt, was slightly surprised. She suddenly felt that this junior of hers still had too many things to dig up; he was simply an endless treasure trove!
Diana, meanwhile, had slipped to Rose's side at some point. She snatched Rose's sign and waved it vigorously; the heart on the sign was unusually bright.
Beside them, Doron and Pistan practically shook that banner into a giant wave. Doron had just been worried that Dark wouldn't be able to cope, but now he felt he was just like the man of Qi worrying about the sky falling.
"Dark! Dark! Victory! Victory!"
The first-year students of the Noble House suddenly shouted loudly, attracting a wave of attention.
...
Not far from them.
The President of the Noble History Research Society looked over with a face full of disgust, feeling that this batch of Noble House students was completely ruined!
...
And as one of the parties involved, Elsie Kevin was more solemn than anyone.
He exerted force with his two fingers, veins popping out on the back of his hand.
Magic Dueling required extremely high thinking skills from the duelist. How to analyze the situation and come up with countermeasures within a short few dozen seconds was an extremely difficult task to accomplish.
And it wasn't that you could use as many Magic Guide Cards as the number of summons you could complete in one round.
Just like now.
Elsie Kevin was encountering an opponent with copy transformation abilities for the first time. He was completely ignorant of Ditto's characteristics, making it difficult to find a way to respond.
In the end, he could only rely on his own guesses and hypotheses, gambling on a possibility with the mindset of a gambler!
He drew two cards from the top of his deck, adding them to his hand.
Then he chose one of them and began to attempt a summon!
...
On the Red Side player platform.
Dark also added two Magic Guide Cards to his hand.
These two Magic Guide Cards: one was [Lust III · Moon], and the other was [Greed II]!
Although [Lust III · Moon] had significant defects, its application value at critical moments was not weak.
[Pride II] went without saying.
Unfortunately, the only Magic Guide Spirit in his hand that could apply these two Magic Guide Cards was [Magic Beast (Eevee)].
So the two Magic Guide Cards in this round could only be considered passable.
However, according to the current situation, the battle between Ditto and the Mechanical Guardian wouldn't conclude easily. He estimated that lasting until the next round wouldn't be a big problem.
But just as he was thinking.
He subconsciously looked up and suddenly saw a beam of light shoot out abruptly from the opposite player platform!
That beam of light solidified after shooting out more than ten meters, turning into a disc-like item that looked somewhat familiar.
"Mechanical Guardian!"
Elsie Kevin's shout was transmitted here through the amplification device.
That Mechanical Guardian, which was wrestling endlessly with Ditto, suddenly broke free and then stood up with force.
The disc-shaped item, guided by magic power, shot directly into the Mechanical Guardian's neck!
Only then did Dark suddenly remember that there was a circular groove in this Mechanical Guardian's neck!
After the Mechanical Guardian underwent [Extreme Giant Core Change], the circular groove at its neck had enlarged accordingly.
The disc shot into it, not fitting tightly at first.
But after contact, it actually enlarged along with it, finally fitting seamlessly, as if the assembly was complete!
In that instant, red light lit up in the Mechanical Guardian's eyes.
The disc at its neck flickered with red light as well.
That red light gradually overflowed, dyeing the Mechanical Guardian's entire body red.
Ditto tilted its head in thought for a split second on the spot, then immediately waved its thick arms and smashed fiercely into it!
However, this time, when that Mechanical Guardian intercepted with its arms, it held the upper hand in strength!
"Bang!"
Ditto was actually pushed to the ground!
...
The situation changed suddenly!
...
Dark frowned fiercely, realizing that the disc was likely some kind of exclusive item capable of boosting the Mechanical Guardian's three main stats.
And Ditto's transformation could not copy this kind of extra item.
But he glanced at the Magic Guide Cards in his hand and immediately began to summon!
In just a little over 3 seconds, light lit up on the card face of [Magic Beast (Eevee)].
"I'm counting on you, Little Eevee."
Dark muttered a sentence silently.
Immediately after Eevee-chan manifested and landed, he began to cast the second Normal Summoning spell.
The target this time was impressively a Magic Guide Card he had obtained right at the start—[Greed II]!
The entire process did not exceed ten seconds.
The blue light of [Greed II] poured into Eevee-chan's body.
It raised its head slightly, and a purple crest emerged on its forehead. Power surged out from it continuously, causing its star level to change from one star to two stars.
...
[Card Name: Magic Beast (Eevee)]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Level: ??]
[Race: Animal Species]
[Attribute: Normal-type]
[Mana: 500]
[Attack: 700]
[Defense: 300]
[Ultimate Move: Mimic, Baby-Doll Eyes, Covet]
...
"Eebui!"
After staring up, Eevee immediately moved its short little legs and charged toward that massive, terrifying Mechanical Guardian.
Since the Mechanical Guardian was not far ahead.
It ran to the Mechanical Guardian's feet in two or three bounds, then gently swiped over its toes.
Just as the commentator and audience were guessing what this Little Eevee was doing, the red light on the Mechanical Guardian's body suddenly vanished!
A red disc appeared out of thin air on Eevee-chan's paw pads!
The next moment.
Ditto bent down abruptly, grabbed that red disc with one hand, and then with a "snap," pressed it into its own neck!
Shining red light instantly lit up!
...
At this moment, Elsie Kevin's face had twisted uncontrollably.
Commentator Wilson's words got stuck in his throat just as he was about to speak, nearly choking him.
Whether it was the people in the ring-shaped belt or the audience seats, a strange, indescribable feeling arose in their hearts.
But the duel on the field would not be interrupted because of this.
Ditto, radiating red light all over, had both its Attack and Defense stats increased. Although it was only an increase of 300 Attack and 100 Defense, it was enough to completely suppress that Mechanical Guardian!
"Bang!"
A solid punch landed.
The Mechanical Guardian staggered back.
Ditto chased closely, unceremoniously throwing another punch at its chin!
This punch was heavy and powerful, directly blasting the Mechanical Guardian backward.
Showing absolutely no martial ethics, it landed another punch, knocking it down completely!
It was only because the Mechanical Guardian's total Mana value was now as high as 2200 that it didn't turn into light on the spot.
But if this continued, it was only a matter of time.
Once the Mechanical Guardian's Mana dropped too low, even if it was used as a tribute to summon a new 5-star Magic Guide Spirit, there would be a high probability of failure.
The entire situation had undoubtedly reversed again.
It was like a turn-based battle; you take a punch, I take a punch.
But the audience actually liked this kind of duel the most. According to them, it should be Elsie Kevin's turn to make a move now!
...
But how was Elsie Kevin going to make a move?
No one understood his Magic Guide Spirits better than he did.
Ditto, having snatched the red disc from his hand, already possessed Attack and Defense surpassing five stars!
It wasn't something that could be turned around by casually summoning one or two Magic Guide Spirits or using one or two Magic Cards.
Kevin scanned his hand cards again, realizing that all he could summon was cannon fodder, and he couldn't help but want to hammer the table.
But he held it back!
"Next turn! Next turn!"
...
"Another Magic Beast!"
Alvit looked at the Little Eevee in the field with shining eyes and couldn't help asking, "Claire, this is Baby's initial Magic Beast, right?"
Claire smiled mysteriously: "How about it? Doesn't it fit Dark's traits particularly well?"
Alvit exchanged a glance with her, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly; everything was understood without words.
...
"Tick-tock!"
Fourth round.
Both sides drew cards simultaneously.
Two more cards entered Dark's hand!
They were [Curse Cage: DemiDevimon] and [Sylveon]!
At this point, he had a full six cards in his hand, which were:
▼
[Curse Cage: DemiDevimon]
[Sylveon]
[Lust III · Moon]
[Pride II]
[Miltank]
[Blink Spell]
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"I already have two 4-star Magic Guide Cards, but I lack low-star tributes."
"Using DemiDevimon as a tribute isn't cost-effective."
"I need a [Trash Slime], or a 2-star [Popplio]!"
Dark's eyes flickered.
Using whatever one had was actually a poor strategy.
Adapting to the situation was the best strategy.
At this time, he absolutely had to keep his cool!
...
30 seconds was not long.
Ditto hadn't even managed to kill the Mechanical Guardian yet.
The match had already entered the fifth round.
During this period, Elsie Kevin was obviously also weighing something and didn't move at all.
And at the instant the round switched.
Kevin added two new Magic Guide Cards to his hand.
Then, on his originally slightly distorted face, a smile bloomed visibly.
"Gathered!"
"Start with you first."
"[Magic Guide Summon]—[Mechanical Component · Split]!"
White light shooting from the card face shone on the Blue Side's summoning zone.
[Mechanical Component · Split] made its debut!
That was a Magic Guide Spirit slightly different from the other three components, possessing two strong and powerful legs, as well as a round head!
Without a doubt, among the many Mechanical Components, it occupied the position of the "Legs."
...
[Card Name: Mechanical Component · Split]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Level: ??]
[Race: Mechanical Species]
[Attribute: Steel-type]
[Mana: 300]
[Attack: 800]
[Defense: 300]
[Ultimate Move: Perfect Assembly]
...
After being summoned, [Mechanical Component · Split] immediately ran toward the Red Side's zone.
The goal was extremely obvious: it wanted to further assemble with the Mechanical Guardian!
A four-in-one assembly could allow the Mechanical Components' combination to transform again!
This was Elsie Kevin's opportunity for victory!
...
Commentator Wilson obviously had some understanding of Kevin's Mechanical Components and said on the spot, "It seems Contestant Kevin has not sat still awaiting destruction; he might be ushering in a chance to turn the tables!"
...
The Mechanical Guardian, beaten until it was looking for its teeth on the ground, rolled all the way back to the Blue Side's half.
Subsequently, its body suddenly shrank. It was unknown whether it voluntarily canceled [Extreme Giant Core Change] or if the time was up.
But Ditto, which had perfectly transformed into the Mechanical Guardian, showed no signs of fading.
It took three steps in two, throwing a heavy punch right at the Mechanical Guardian's back!
"BOOM!"
The Mechanical Guardian fell forward.
But it happened to meet the rapidly approaching [Mechanical Component · Split]!
Under the effect of [Perfect Assembly], the fourth Mechanical Component joined the big family.
The Mechanical Guardian gained strong and powerful legs!
Although its remaining magic power was low, it obtained new strength.
...
[Card Name: Mechanical Commander]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Level: ???????]
[Race: Mechanical Species]
[Attribute: Steel-type]
[Mana: 1400]
[Attack: 2000]
[Defense: 1500]
[Ultimate Move: Perfect Assembly, Extreme Giant Core Split Blade]
...
The Mechanical Commander, standing upright at over two and a half meters, possessed a terrifying level of seven stars, yet had three main stats equivalent only to a 4-star Magic Guide Spirit.
But the instant it flipped up, it drew an extremely long exclusive weapon from the side of its right leg!
Attack power skyrocketed by 1000!
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