Chapter 237: Wrestler Eagle Reverses the Situation (4k)
The magic spell “Dance of Ice Flowers” was broken, but the temperature in the arena did not immediately rise back up.
John?Smith took the opportunity during the cooldown of the summoning spell to exhale, feeling invigorated by the chilly environment.
His mana spirit mainly specialized in ice magic, performing exceptionally well in the cold environment, but this wasn’t the main reason for the spell’s effectiveness.
He just wanted to show off!
Since childhood, John wasn’t known for being low-key, but after entering Saint Maryann Academy, he was suppressed by the environment.
When everyone around him had a simple-minded personality, even if you were skilled at socializing, you couldn’t really shine!
Therefore, he could never understand why he was assigned to the Fool’s Academy.
Ever since he was assigned to the Fool’s Academy, his luck had been poor.
He encountered indescribable events during two consecutive Halloween activities and missed two recruitment opportunities for the Dueling Club due to stomach issues.
This time, if he hadn’t asked Sister Carrian for medicine to improve his digestion beforehand, he would have missed it again!
Of course, he wouldn’t admit that it was because he ate too much ice cream.
John didn’t realize that the main reason he was assigned to the Fool’s Academy was because he lacked noble bloodline, resilience, bravery, and even calmness and wisdom.
He was only kicked to the Fool’s Academy because he didn’t fit the traits of the other three houses…
Enough with the chitchat.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to show off.
The mistake lies in underestimating others.
Dark’s intuition was accurate; John indeed underestimated him.
Though the magic spell seemed spectacular, once it proved useless, it exposed the mana guidance ball to danger.
If the opponent’s mana spirit was still a three-star flying type or possessed precise long-range skills, then controlling the mana guidance ball from afar might not be effective.
A duelist has limits on how fast they can move their mana guidance ball.
Under normal circumstances, no duelist would take such a risk—unless they had no mana spirit cards in their hand!
Dark had experienced this before, so he understood better.
After assessing the situation, he didn’t immediately attempt a sacrificial summon but instead had Wrestler Eagle and Imp Beast switch to a defensive stance.
“The Big Milk Jar” among his four-star mana spirits is a tank-type with only 1000 attack power. Without successfully using “Roll,” it couldn’t effectively deal with the Frost Gigant.
Moreover, when facing an opponent who could remotely control the mana guidance ball, he didn’t want to sacrifice Wrestler Eagle.
Imp Beast was also an evolution material for Black Diarumon. If he could draw “Bliss III” next turn, he could summon a second-tier four-star mana spirit without sacrificing anything.
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On the other side, John looked at the life barrier with only 521 mana points left and finally had to become cautious.
Both sides stopped moving simultaneously, causing the rhythm of the duel to suddenly slow down.
The countdown for the first round’s 30 seconds ticked away, eventually leading to the second round.
“Ding!”
Draw cards!
Dark drew two new mana spirit cards from his deck and immediately checked them.
[Huhu]
[Eevee]
“Here!”
Using Huhu as a sacrifice to summon Eevee was clearly a good strategy.
But just as he was about to start the summoning, he noticed that John was holding up a mana spirit card, with pale blue ice crystals flowing on his wrist, a look of ecstasy on his face.
Clearly, he had drawn a key card!
Dark’s mind raced, and he immediately pointed at Huhu.
When in doubt, summon Huhu.
“Bzz!”
Huhu, which had appeared multiple times in class and left some people with psychological shadows, was summoned right in front of the red side mana guidance ball.
On the opposite side,
Frost Gigant took a step forward, and a pale blue magic circle appeared in front of it, followed by a cylindrical handle.
Frost Gigant reached out, grabbed it, and pulled out a deep blue ice crystal spear!
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“It’s a weapon card!”
Dark’s pupils instantly contracted.
Weapon cards are a branch of item cards.
Generally, weapon cards increase attack and add effects.
Higher-level weapon cards even come with built-in skills!
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Seeing Dark startled, John couldn’t help but make a gesture and grinned, “Ice Lance, a special weapon for ice humanoid mana spirits, adding 300 attack power!”
Frost Gigant’s attack was already top-tier at 1500 stars, adding another 300 made it a total of 1800!
Indeed, it was powerful.
But even more powerful was that after obtaining the Ice Lance, Frost Gigant would gain a联动技—Blizzard Thrust—that could only be triggered with both cards together!
“Blizzard Thrust!”
John pointed, commanding with authority.
Frost Gigant spread its legs, grabbing the spear with its giant arms reaching to its knees, and suddenly twisted. A violent ice wind burst from the tip of the spear, swirling around the handle, creating a visible whirlwind.
The whirlwind spun, mixing with snow.
The entire field turned white.
Frost Gigant’s figure was engulfed in the blizzard.
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Vit, watching from the sidelines, felt a surge of awe seeing a mana spirit that resembled his own giant.
Why was there such a huge difference?
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Professor Foxs on the judges’ bench glanced sideways at Professor Jones, feeling quite proud.
John?Smith was just a fairly promising second-year student from the Fool’s Academy. He hadn’t paid much attention before, but没想到假期一过，进步飞快。
Foxs教授顾左右而言他：“有些年轻人啊，就是不知道天有多高地有多厚。年长一些的，总有些年长的道理。”
Jones教授反而笑道：“后浪推前浪，亘古不变。Foxs教授，时代变了。”
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“砰！”
场地中传来一声震响。
蓄势完成的巨怪向前踏了一步，空气为之震颤。
这一步之后，它整个人向前倾斜了45度，彻底化身为暴雪中的一柄巨枪。
下一刻，暴雪突刺！
在这向前猛突的巨枪面前，红方召唤区的三只魔导精灵显得微不足道。
“胜负已定。”
约翰露出笑容。
即使第二梯队的魔导精灵也挡不住这一波攻势，更不用说仅仅是三只第一梯队的魔导精灵了。
将它们推开，一举刺穿红方魔导球的生命结界！
胜利唾手可得！
只不过是一名一年级生罢了。
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摔角鹰人被正面刮来的冰晶碎片迷住了眼。
小恶魔兽忍不住用翅膀遮住了脸。
壶壶从硬壳里探出了一个头：“吧呲！”
摔角鹰人狐疑地转头瞧了它一眼。
壶壶坚定地点了点头：“吧呲吧呲！”
摔角鹰人半信半疑地转回前方。
下一刻，它的身上亮起了超能力的光芒，一股充沛的力量涌入了它的身体。
它忽然感觉自身变得强壮了一些。
而在达克手中的摔角鹰人魔导卡上，它的防御数值已经从1200变成了1700！
正是壶壶的必杀技——“防守平分”！
更强大的体质让摔角鹰人对壶壶的提议有了信心，它目光一凝，摆出架势，迎向正面冲来的冰霜巨怪！
这一刻，它的精神绷紧到了极限。
往日用木人桩训练时的场景闪过脑海。
它自然而然向前踏出，猛地一跃，迎风一拳！
仅仅三根手指握出的拳头不算好看，但汇聚在拳头之上的力量却无一丝虚假。
正入人枪合一之境的冰霜巨怪仿佛看到了可笑的爬虫在做最后的挣扎，它的智力并没有高到理解这其中的玄机。
只知道这一幕，如同螳臂当车，不自量力。
直到它的身体被超能力的光芒悄悄包围，暴冲而出的身躯突然感到了一丝疲软。
那一瞬间，一种无法理解的情绪浮现脑海，但它遵守命令一往无前。
“砰！”
并不惊人的撞击声。
拳与枪在空中碰撞。
所有人的目光都凝聚到了这一处。
整个世界仿佛定格了一瞬。
刹那之后。
拳枪分离。
身躯庞大，气势凶猛的冰霜巨怪，如风筝一般倒飞了出去！
摔角鹰人则是一展翅膀，在减缓了冲力之后，稳稳落地。
一丝宗师风范，不经意间流露。
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“不可能！”
评审席上的Foxs教授猛地拍案而起。
Jones教授则抱着巨大的胸膛，露出得意之色。
这不能怪Foxs教授坐不住，换成任何人，在第一次见识到金色“壶壶”的可怕时，都会如此震惊。
但这仅仅是达克·迪蒙这位新晋魔导师的冰山一角。
如果因为这一点就失态，她还是比较担心Foxs教授的心脏能否继续承受。
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一年级的学生们，无论来自哪个学院，都爆发出欢呼声。
他们对达克相对了解，也有人有所预料，但还是忍不住惊呼。
太酷了！
不管达克用了什么方式达到效果。
刚才摔角鹰人一拳轰飞冰霜巨怪的那一幕，实在太酷了！
外行看热闹，内行看门道。
但外行才是支撑决斗行业繁荣的基础。
别的不说，帅就完事了！
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红方选手台上。
达克看了眼彻底失态的约翰?史密斯，缓缓放下手中的Eevee。
场地中，摔角鹰人稳稳落地，已经开始行动。
冰霜巨怪被击飞的这一刻是个绝佳的机会。
摔角鹰人不想错过。
刚才的碰撞实际上已经让它翅膀受了伤。
它要速战速决，站着赢得这场比赛。
而不是被当作祭品……
趁着冰霜巨怪还没站起来，摔角鹰人成功摸到了蓝方魔导球面前。
在给那破碎的生命结界最后一击之前，它一脸疑惑地抬起头，有些不解。
头顶的那个家伙，就这样放弃了吗？
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“战斗结束！”
“胜者：666号选手，达克·迪蒙！”
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达克让摔角鹰人享受全场欢呼的时间，然后才将魔导精灵们一一收回。
他有些失望，史密斯学长的表现并不如意。
“冰花狂舞”、“冰霜巨人”和“冰霜长枪”这三张魔导卡都非常强力，但它们的拥有者却缺乏一颗决斗者的心。
果然……
有些人是因为其他特质更突出而没有进入骑士院。
有些人却是因为不够格，才没有被选入骑士院。
希望日后在决斗场上再次相遇时，他能有所成长。
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达克整理好魔导卡，走下选手台。
后方评审席上。
Jones教授摇头叹息：“可惜没有11分。”
然后她举起标有10分的红色牌子。
至于另一个蓝色牌子，则写着6分。
尽管John心理素质有些差，但在魔导卡的制作上有一定的基础，而且召唤速度也不慢，算是合格以上。
但Jones教授更注重学生的心灵养成。
Foxs教授冷哼一声，也给出了评分。
“红方?达克，10分。”
“蓝方?约翰，5分。”
即使是他也无法从达克身上挑出任何毛病，那只“壶壶”的BUG技能，以及摔角鹰人在场上表现出的恐怖智力，都让他震惊不已。
他心中有一股怒火。
为什么这样的学生总是轮不到他？
当年以女武神、勇者等人为首的黄金一代，也刚好和他错开。
他虽然也培养出了不少英雄式人物，至今还有书信联系，但和女武神他们一比，总是差了点意思。
另一边……
五年级学长默默地举起牌子。
“红方，10分。”
“蓝方，7分。”
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“三个满分！”
胜利归来的Tudor刚和小胖子Pistons会合，便看到了那让人震惊的三个十分。
他转身道：“不愧是达克，我们贵族院的骄傲！”
Pistons问道：“你怎么样？”
Tudor笑了：“超常发挥，平均7分！”
Pistons：“那稳了啊！”
Tudor：“哪有那么简单。哎，真的好遗憾，没看到达克的决斗。他的对手是谁？”
Pistons：“一位二年级的学长，挺厉害的……当然，那要看跟谁比。”
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在学生们议论纷纷时，达克却在为摔角鹰人补充魔力。
摔角鹰人用翅膀抱胸，高昂着头，一副“我很欠夸”的表情。
直到达克答应给它一朵小红花，它的表情才缓和下来。
因为学习很吃力，这是摔角鹰人获得的第一朵小红花！
它内心非常开心。
当然，奖励一出，就不能厚此薄彼。
重大功臣壶壶和陪跑者小恶魔兽，也分别获得了小红花的奖励。
达克在补充魔力完成后眯起眼，准备稍作休息再看。
但下一场比赛的双方吸引了他的注意，他忍不住睁开眼看向场地。
竟是Vit和Scott！
