Chapter 170: The Outline of Dark Demon’s Circus
The Mana Guidance Ball floated upward to a height of four meters, now extremely close to the Red Side Competitors’ Platform.
Dark looked at the hexagonal transparent barrier on the Mana Guidance Ball but did not relax in the slightest as he picked out his third Mana Card!
…
His duel with Sarah earlier had given him inspiration.
How could he protect the Mana Guidance Ball from being attacked?
Yes, just let it fly into the air!
…
So Dark used the “Push Spell,” trying to buy time, then pushed the Mana Guidance Ball to its limit at three meters above.
The Mana Guidance Ball was originally at one meter high.
Combined, that made four meters.
They naturally possessed the ability to “hover,” which reduced some impact and allowed them to float in the air.
…
But four meters up was clearly not enough!
Even though the Bear Spirit’s clumsy body didn’t seem very agile, it reached three meters high just by getting on all fours!
Thus, if it stood upright, it could easily reach four meters!
And Dark needed 3.8 seconds for cooldown + 3.8 seconds for summoning, totaling 7.6 seconds!
These 7.6 seconds were critical moments.
He must ensure the Bear Spirit wouldn’t immediately react and attack the Mana Guidance Ball again!
Ordinary Mana Golems at level 2.0 usually have a brief period of stiffness after an attack.
Unless the Duelist pre-set commands, they would react faster.
Also, the Bear Spirit’s high-speed sprint would create inertia, making it hard to stop immediately.
In theory:
Even if Dark did nothing,
These 7.6 seconds would pass easily!
For stronger Duelists, the interval between two summons could be only six seconds, making the combat smoother.
At this moment, Diana undoubtedly began her second Mana Summon.
“What will she choose?”
Seeing Diana take out her second Mana Card from her hand, Dark breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s settled!
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On the Blue Side Competitors’ Platform.
Diana watched the Bear Spirit miss its first attack but didn’t immediately realize it was due to the “Push Spell.”
Because she hadn’t actually created the “Push Spell” yet.
Without direct contact, it was hard to guess.
Trusting Dark, she even thought he had summoned an invisible Mana Golem…
Of course, this was just one speculation.
To handle various possibilities, she instinctively followed her own logic.
She immediately used “Bear Strength,” making the Bear Spirit much stronger, strong enough to face any unknown threats!
-Don’t judge her by her size; she has a muscular brain.
-Who would use their head when muscles can solve everything?
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“Drip!”
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Time entered the second round.
Diana finally completed her second Mana Summon.
“Bear Strength!”
The Bear Spirit’s luminous body burst with even more intense light under the influence of Bear Strength!
Its frown relaxed, its old face rejuvenated, visibly younger.
Its loose muscles instantly tightened and swelled rapidly.
Making its already massive body even larger!
It seemed like it could bite the Mana Guidance Ball with just a lift of its head!
-Indeed, it did try!
But the 7.6-second interval had long passed.
Dark had been holding back the spell until now.
The shadow of the Mana Guidance Ball suddenly vanished from everyone’s sight!
The Bear Spirit roared in anger at missing again!
The roar of the giant bear echoed over the battlefield.
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“It’s the ‘Flash Spell’!”
Wit, who had a fixation on the “Flash Spell,” recognized it immediately.
He raised his head to look slightly higher.
Sure enough, he saw the Mana Guidance Ball about seven meters above the ground!
The “Flash Spell” and “Push Spell” had slightly different requirements.
“Push Spell” could be used on any life form or object, judged by whether it could push them.
While “Flash Spell” could only be used on oneself and Mana Golems crafted by one’s own magic power!
In the broad sense, Mana Golems were considered part of the Magus, satisfying the condition for “Flash Spell” being usable only on oneself.
…
Thirty seconds wasn’t long.
Dark’s right hand touched the top card in his deck.
His mental energy remained taut.
Among the two remaining cards in his hand,
“Magic Bullet Spell” could only release a bullet from the Mana Card’s position unless skilled in advanced magic manipulation to make it turn.
With the Mana Guidance Ball already above the competitors’ platform, the angle was set.
“Barrier Spell” couldn’t block the Bear Spirit’s strength!
To counter the next attack, he had to draw useful Mana Cards.
Fortunately, this was a duel with only twelve Mana Cards.
The next two cards he drew wouldn’t be too bad.
[Invisibility Spell]
[Magic Beast: Ibut]
“WTF?”
Dark gripped the Mana Card tightly, feeling terrible.
Only six non-Mana Golem cards, and now all were present!
His gaze swept across the field.
After spending some time finding the Red Side Mana Guidance Ball at seven meters high, the Bear Spirit stood upright in anger, towering over the competitors’ platform, extremely close to Dark.
It seemed like he could touch its furry fur with just a stretch of his arm.
Similarly, Diana had added a command: “Bear Spirit, knock it down!”
Then…
This giant bear, whose size exceeded a Gigant, suddenly jumped after exerting force in its leg muscles!
Though the jump wasn’t high,
It indeed left the ground.
The bear’s paw traced a powerful arc, striking the Mana Guidance Ball in mid-air!
“Quickly!”
Dark cast his spell for the third time accurately.
The black Magic Bullet was faster than the bear’s paw, hitting the Mana Guidance Ball from below at a 45-degree angle!
[1000-900]
The Mana Guidance Ball, with its magic power drastically reduced, flew like a golf ball hit off the tee towards the Blue Side field!
But it didn’t continue upward ignoring air resistance.
Instead, it followed a parabolic path, stopping slowly due to the Mana Guidance Ball’s inherent suspension mechanism.
Now, it was still high up.
But its position changed from directly above the Red Side Summoning Area to directly above the Blue Side Summoning Area!
With an attack power of 2600, the Bear Spirit missed and could only run back.
At this point…
If Diana hadn’t realized that Dark hadn’t summoned a Mana Golem, she would truly be foolish!
But she didn’t think Dark hadn’t drawn a Mana Golem; instead, she puffed up her cheeks in anger.
“What happened to giving it your all?”
Her grumbling, amplified by the microphone, was quite loud.
Dark; cough, cough, cough!
