Chapter 169: How Can One Alleviate Woes Without Monsters in Their Hand?
“BEEP BEEP BEEP!”
After finally reviving Diana’s enthusiasm, Dak walked up to the red competitor’s platform under Professor Jones’ whistle urging.
He placed his newly adjusted deck in the card slot and glanced down slightly.
The students gathered on both sides of this Number 1 field were unsurprisingly mostly from the Noble Academy.
Both he and Diana were representatives of the Noble Academy, but unfortunately, they entered the internal conflict stage in the first round of the winners’ bracket.
But whether it was an internal or external conflict, it did not affect him much.
[Standby Phase]
“I’m going to draw cards!”
Diana’s voice came through the speaker from across the way, full of energy!
Dak nodded slightly and responded, “Ready!”
[30s]
The atmosphere between them entered a state of imminent battle.
Dak immediately focused his mind.
He didn’t lie to comfort Diana because her deck was indeed very strong.
Whether it was the “Earth Bear” or the “Bear Spirit,” they were both highly versatile Mana Spirit Cards!
Moreover, she had a “Strength of the Bear” card!
With such a limited number of cards in her deck, the probability of drawing these key cards was very high.
If he wasn’t careful, Dak could suffer a bitter defeat!
Calmly, Dak reached out and quickly drew five cards from the top of his shuffled deck.
[Push Spell]
[Barrier Spell]
[Magic Bullet Spell]
[Flash Spell]
“Pfft!”
How can one fight without any elemental monsters in their initial hand?
He needed help urgently!
Dak’s expression instantly darkened.
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Thirty meters apart.
Diana couldn’t see Dak’s expression clearly.
She drew five Mana Spirit Cards according to her own pace, then her expression brightened.
Among all her Mana Spirit Cards, the most important ones were the three bears and the “Strength of the Bear.”
The rest of the Mana Spirit Cards were basically useless.
They were just filler cards.
After all, if she couldn’t even gather five cards, there would be no point in playing the game.
This time, however, her luck was amazing.
Among those five Mana Spirit Cards, there was indeed a “Bear Spirit”!
She had two three-star Mana Spirit Cards.
One was the “Bear Spirit,” and the other was a white card called “White Female Boxer.”
However, she didn’t draw that one.
With just one “Bear Spirit” at the beginning, it was already enough!
Moreover, there was also a “Strength of the Bear”!
The combination of “Bear Spirit” + “Strength of the Bear” could increase the Bear Spirit’s attack power by 300 points, bringing it up to 2600 points!
This even broke through the limit of five-star cards!
There was no doubt that this was the most offensive combination in Diana’s deck!
And now, she had drawn both of these Mana Spirit Cards in just the first round!
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[Battle Phase] [30s]
…
Dak was still hesitating.
Diana, however, unhesitantly began summoning the “Bear Spirit”!
The light in the field seemed to collapse inward, and in the center of the pit, a bright white light gradually expanded.
A giant three-meter-tall bear spirit, with a wise and kind appearance, stepped out from the light as if it were an old man telling stories to children in a courtyard.
…
“Diana actually summoned this Bear Spirit in the first round?”
Outside the field, Wit, who chose to watch this duel, couldn’t help but freeze.
This Bear Spirit, which broke the “Forbidden Love” charm merely by its so-called “bond,” left a deep impression on him.
With an attack power of 1700 and almost physical immunity due to its race traits, it was the absolute nemesis of “Gigants”!
To defeat the Bear Spirit, he could only rely on the “Holy Light” ultimate skill of his “Radiant Python.”
It could be said that his deck had already been surpassed by Diana in terms of strength!
“I wonder how Dak will respond?”
Thinking this, Wit looked at the red summoning area.
Given Dak’s unparalleled summoning speed among first-year students, he should have summoned the Mana Spirit faster than Diana.
But the red summoning area was completely empty at this moment.
“What’s going on?”
…
The same question floated in everyone’s mind.
First-year students probably wouldn’t have such worries because they didn’t have more than five non-Mana Spirit Cards!
So for a moment, they couldn’t think of the fact that Dak hadn’t drawn any Mana Spirit Cards at all!
Only Professor Jones, as the referee, couldn’t help but reveal a mischievous smile.
What should one do if they don’t draw any Mana Spirit Cards at the starting phase?
— This would be a topic discussed next semester.
Since someone’s learning progress was ahead, naturally they would encounter advanced problems.
“I wonder how he will respond?”
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On the red competitor’s platform.
After experiencing initial shock, Dak had already regained his composure.
“One round lasts 30 seconds, I must find a way to survive this 30 seconds!”
“Diana’s summoning speed is within ten seconds, but it won’t be much faster. The cooldown time for summoning spells is basically synchronized with the summoning time. Therefore, she can only perform a second summon after about twenty seconds into the game.”
“It’s only when the first round is about to end that a second summon might be possible, followed by nearly ten seconds of cooldown time.”
“In other words,”
“I only need to face two summons.”
Dak used every second of the “Standby Phase” for thinking.
At the beginning of the “Battle Phase,” he had already taken action.
Diana summoned the “Bear Spirit,” taking less than ten seconds.
The Bear Spirit was extremely powerful.
But no matter what she summoned, it didn’t matter much to Dak.
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“Go, Bear Spirit!”
Diana was not confused by Dak not summoning a Mana Spirit.
“Since it’s Dak, there must be a reason.”
Based on trust,
she launched her attack without hesitation!
Like a mountain-sized Bear Spirit, it started running forward with all four legs!
The Bear Spirit’s physical immunity was based on its energy form, unlike a ghost.
It was tangible and could interact with objects.
Physical attacks on its body wouldn’t cause substantial damage.
This was more akin to an elemental creature!
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“Hit!”
Just as the Bear Spirit was about to cross half the field, a cubic air brick suddenly appeared right in front of it!
“It’s the Barrier Spell!”
Some students immediately realized the source of the air brick.
However, the strength of the Barrier Spell was clearly insufficient.
“BOOM!”
A loud explosion.
The air brick was instantly shattered by the Bear Spirit!
Diana’s fighting spirit surged: “If it’s just a Barrier Spell, it won’t stop my Bear Spirit!”
The Barrier Spell only slowed the Bear Spirit down for a few seconds.
Dak lowered his eyebrows and picked out the second Mana Spirit Card from his hand.
The Bear Spirit accelerated again.
Seconds later, it charged towards the red Mana Guidance Ball like a heavy truck!
If this hit, the outcome would be decided in an instant.
“Up!”
As the Bear Spirit’s forehead almost collided with the Mana Guidance Ball, the red Mana Guidance Ball representing life values unexpectedly flew upward!
