Chapter 389: Dark Demon Also Has Good Luck (22.5/233)
The reactions of the audience did not significantly affect the overall competition.
The Easter Duel Festival continued to be in full swing.
The “Lia Goethe” who had to leave her original seat was now wandering among the crowd.
She never expected that Dark Demon would find her among so many students, but indeed their gazes met.
But if she was discovered, then she would just walk away.
She didn’t pay much attention to it.
Compared to Dark Demon, she was more concerned about his two golems—”Lion Beast” and “Deoxys”—and that “Holy Sword.”
Among those present, very few could determine with just one glance that the “Solo Sword Sheath” belonged to the “Holy Sword.”
“Lia Goethe” was one of them.
While pondering how Dark Demon had crafted these three golem cards, she pinched her facial “skin” to change her appearance.
For a great magus, there were countless ways to disguise oneself.
She chose the simplest method.
Slanted sunlight illuminated her body.
Her orange-red hair seemed to absorb the light, becoming even more vibrant.
…
Dark Demon sat in “Lia Goethe’s” original seat for a while before finally standing up and leaving.
He did not return to Rose and Diana, as there were only two seats, and he couldn’t always squeeze with the two young girls.
So he thought for a moment and walked towards Senior Pandora’s seat.
He noticed that there was an empty seat next to Senior Pandora.
When he found Pandora Dragon, the backstage staff was moving a second table full of Easter eggs onto the stage.
Afterwards, Judy used a small hammer to crack open two eggs, selecting the first two contestants from the senior group.
Just as two numbers were drawn, Dark Demon happened to reach Senior Pandora’s side and bent down to ask, “Can I sit here?”
Pandora turned half her body in surprise, slightly raised her head, and then smiled, “Of course you can.”
Dark Demon sat down in the seat beside Pandora amidst the astonished gazes of the surrounding students.
Then, he instinctively reached out his hand toward Pandora’s lap, grabbing the soft part of one of the “plump pigs.”
“Mew—”
The genuine “dragon” cat-like “Grass Cat Plant” actively rubbed against Dark Demon’s fingers.
Dark Demon couldn’t help but squint his eyes and pinch it twice.
Although the cats at home were very cute,
wild flowers smell better than home-grown ones.
Dark Demon… cough!
…
Once the atmosphere calmed down, Pandora curiously asked, “Can your sword transform freely between weapons and golems?”
Dark Demon nodded, “That’s right. Have you never seen it before, Senior?”
Pandora shook her head, “I have seen it, but I didn’t expect you to be able to craft it so early. This type of golem can be specially summoned through weapon cards, which is very rare.”
Dark Demon chuckled and took off his card pack from his leg, injecting mana into each golem card one by one.
The two seniors selected from the field had already stepped out from the competitors’ passage.
Dark Demon glanced over and had a deep impression of one of the seniors, “Is that the senior who uses the ‘Dragon Slayer Sword’?”
“Luke Beck, fifth year,” Pandora softly said, “a formidable opponent.”
Dark Demon replied, “It’s clear.”
Pandora nodded, “Dragons are naturally dominant. Dragons mutually restrain each other, and the ‘Dragon Slayer Sword’ is actually made partly with dragon attribute materials.”
Dark Demon was somewhat surprised, “Is that so?”
Pandora smiled, “It’s not a secret. By the way, did you plan this Easter Duel Festival? I mean, the model Easter eggs.”
Dark Demon smiled back, “In a way.”
Pandora winked at him and then took out two models from her small bag, shaking them.
Dark Demon looked closely, rubbing his eyes subconsciously, thinking he might be seeing things.
But in her fair and smooth palm lay two equally snow-white golem models.
One was a cute cat, clearly the “Deoxys” model.
The other was the rare “Sky White Dragon”!
Dark Demon couldn’t help asking, “Senior, how many Easter eggs did you buy?”
Pandora’s lips curled up with a hint of pride, “Three.”
“Three… three?”
Dark Demon felt uneasy and instinctively asked, “What about the other egg?”
Pandora carefully put the two models back into her bag and then took out a third… egg!
She handed the Easter egg to Dark Demon and smiled, “I bought three at once. I didn’t expect to get the Sky White Dragon on the second try. How about this third one, do you want to give it a shot?”
Dark Demon took the goose-sized egg from her hand without hesitation, staring at it for a long time before suddenly asking, “If I get a high-tier golem from this egg, is it my luck or yours?”
Pandora’s eyelashes trembled, her crystal-clear lips parted slightly, and she said, “Of course, it’s my luck. After all, it’s my egg.”
Dark Demon then asked, “What if it’s a low-tier golem?”
Pandora said matter-of-factly, “That would be your bad luck. After all, even my egg can only give you the worst.”
Dark Demon: “…”
After a while, he seriously looked at the egg in his hand, considering whether to summon the “Imp Beast.”
So far, relying on the “Imp Beast’s” “good luck,” he had successfully obtained a C-grade “Gigant” model and an A-grade “Pure White Dragon Princess” model. Later, he also bought a “Imp Beast” model from a senior who didn’t want it.
To be honest, compared to Pandora’s D-grade “Deoxys” and A-grade “Sky White Dragon” models, his weren’t too shabby.
However, even though they were both A-grade, the “Pure White Dragon Princess” was slightly less valuable than the “Sky White Dragon.”
The “Sky White Dragon” model could almost be considered “Super A-grade.”
“Speaking of which, I’ve bought a few model Easter eggs, but I haven’t opened any myself,” Dark Demon said, pressing his hand on top of the egg.
Pandora laughed and asked, “Isn’t this your first time opening one?”
Dark Demon smiled, “Exactly.”
As he pressed his finger, there was a “snap” sound as he broke through the shell.
He wasn’t in a hurry and slowly peeled off the surrounding eggshell.
When enough of the shell was removed, he inserted his finger.
, he took out the model.
“It seems my luck is pretty good.”
Dark held up the model towards Senior Pandora.
Under the sunlight, the model emitted a faint white glow, as if it had just been born and opened its eyes.
The blue-green cat eyes seemed to have gained some form of sentience.
The white cat that should have been a model suddenly licked Dark’s finger.
Dark’s thoughts stirred, and he was immediately delighted. “It’s actually an animated mana model!”
This mana golem was indeed a “Deoxys”!
“Not bad, really not bad—”
Pandora looked at the model in Dark’s hand and suddenly took out another “Deoxys” model from her small bag.
Then she put the ordinary non-animated model into Dark’s palm and took away the animated mana model, smiling sweetly, “Alright, now it’s mine—”
Dark: “…”
Since he got a “Deoxys” model for free, Dark naturally had no objections.
He held the ordinary “Deoxys” model and hesitated, “So I’ll take this then?”
Pandora: “No words of thanks?”
Dark: “Thank you.”
Pandora: “Good boy—”
…
While Dark was busy, the two contestants from the senior group had already climbed onto the competitors’ platform.
The red side contestant was Luke Beck, who possessed the “Dargon Slayer Sword,” while the blue side contestant was an upperclassman that Dark didn’t have much of an impression of.
Although Judy had briefly introduced every contestant on stage.
But Dark wasn’t a tape recorder; those who weren’t interested obviously didn’t bother to remember.
However, Pandora clearly knew something about them, so she casually listed their details.
Luke Beck VS Eluria Clarissa.
“The Dragon Slayer” VS “Fairy Princess.”
Fifth Year VS Fourth Year!
“Luke Beck is a fifth-year student at Fool’s Academy. For a time, he was a fierce rival to another fifth-year student, ‘Baron of Darkness’ — Noah Sharp. This is how he earned the title ‘Dragon Slayer.'”
“And Eluria Clarissa is a fourth-year student at Noble Academy. She has a noble status and royal bloodline… I thought you might know her to some extent.”
“Luke Beck has many decks, but he excels most with his Dragon Slayer deck. As for Eluria Clarissa, she specializes in Fairy-type mana golems, making her a very troublesome opponent.”
Fairy types have certain restraints against Dragon types.
At first glance, whether it be Beck or Clarissa, they both clearly targeted Dragon types.
But upon closer reflection, this situation was quite normal.
After all, among the highly popular duelists at Saint Maryann Academy, the two star duelists were both specialized in Dragons!
And if these two faced each other in the first round, one of them would definitely be eliminated.
In that case, the “Baron of Darkness” Noah Sharp, who barely qualified in eighth place, would have an easier time.
“The Baron of Darkness” must be smirking now, right?
Listening to Pandora’s explanation, Dark watched the match seriously.
High-quality duels were hard to come by.
Watching carefully always yielded some insights.
…
The duel between “Dragon Slayer” and “Fairy Princess” lasted for thirty rounds.
Even though both sides had drawn all forty mana cards by the eighteenth round, the outcome was still undecided.
Subsequently, relying on their remaining cards, both sides fiercely attacked and defended, taking turns to clear the field. The intense battle left the audience exhilarated.
Dark had never experienced such a long duel before and found himself entranced.
It wasn’t until the thirtieth round that “Dragon Slayer” Luke Beck finally gained the upper hand, shattering “Fairy Princess” Clarissa’s mana ball.
The instant the blue side’s mana value reached zero, the referee’s whistle sounded sharply, and the entire venue erupted in a wave of excitement.
Compared to the three-round duel between Dark and Mike Owen, this thirty-round duel between the seniors was much more captivating and enjoyable.
Dark straightened his back and couldn’t help but exhale.
“How powerful.”
The strength displayed by these two contestants in this duel alone was astonishing.
Probably, even a vampire like Vlad wouldn’t last many rounds in front of them.
Over the past decade since the end of the war, mana technology had exploded, and the students’ power had surpassed previous generations visibly.
After defeating Mike Owen, Dark’s slightly restless heart had also settled down with the end of this duel.
“Now comes the low-grade group’s duel segment. However, compared to the high-grade group’s duel, the low-grade group’s duel can only be considered a filler.”
With such thoughts, Dark listened to Pandora’s explanations while waiting.
…
Easter Duel Festival, low-grade group, first round second match.
Else Kevin VS Maly Bond!
…
As the two contestants were confirmed, Dark blinked and suddenly became intrigued.
Whether it was Senior Else Kevin or Senior Maly Bond, they had both interacted with him before.
Watching a duel between acquaintances was certainly different from watching strangers.
Dark watched the two climb onto the competitors’ platform and remarked, “Second year against second year, Noble Academy against Noble Academy, it’s a complete civil war.”
Pandora raised her hand to push a strand of hair behind her ear and asked with interest, “Since you know them both, which one do you think will win?”
Dark frowned and thought for a moment.
He had dueled Else Kevin during his debut match in the Novice Tournament.
Senior Kevin’s “Mechanical” series deck was indeed unique.
From the assembly fusion of “Mechanical Components” to the effect of components being destroyed and still usable as sacrifices, and even the final ritual summon, it had left a deep impression on him.
Unfortunately, Senior Kevin’s ace card — the six-star mana golem “Mechanical Dragon” — was slightly weaker than Bastemon.
Otherwise, Dark might not have won.
As for Senior Maly Bond.
He hadn’t actively provoked her during the preliminary scramble, and their only encounter was a bare-knuckle brawl between “Lion Beast” and “Fighting Tiger.”
If it were a formal duel, such a scenario would be impossible.
That “Fighting Tiger’s” combat skills did leave a deep impression on him.
But that was about it.
Emotionally, Dark hoped that Maly would win.
But in terms of duel skills, Senior Maly, who had spent considerable effort training, would likely be at a disadvantage under normal circumstances.
With a rational judgment, he believed that Else Kevin’s strength was higher than Maly Bond’s.
As for who would win?
“Close combat beats steel; Maly-senpai has a high chance of winning,” Dak said.
…
Pandora blinked and said, “Attribute suppression isn’t everything. Want to add some stakes?”
Dak paused, suddenly feeling this scene was familiar, but he still said, “What stakes?”
“Let me think.” Pandora propped her chin with her index finger, pretending to think.
Dak rolled his eyes and said, “Alright, according to personal duel rules, 100 credits.”
“That’s too boring,” Pandora immediately rejected, “If you lose, come help me with something.”
Dak asked curiously, “What is it?”
Pandora revealed a mysterious smile, “A small experiment.”
Dak said, “If it’s just an experiment, there’s no need for stakes…”
Pandora immediately stopped him, “That won’t do.”
Dak smiled helplessly, “Alright then. If I win, Senpai also help me with something.”
Pandora agreed happily, “No problem.”
…
Then, the duel between Else Kevin and Maly Bond began.
To Dak’s surprise, the previous year’s Crimson Star winner actually abandoned the “Mechanical Components” deck she had previously used and adopted a completely different deck.
Clearly, Else Kevin had a certain understanding of Maly Bond’s deck. Realizing that his “Mechanical Components” deck was suppressed by the “Combat” series, he decisively switched to a flying-type deck that countered combat!
The soaring eagle he summoned at the beginning caught Maly off guard.
Maly Bond, specialized in combat, was not proficient in special summons. She excelled in enhancing her golems’ power with cards like “Equipment Cards,” “Armed Cards,” or “Magic Spell Cards,” elevating them to second-tier combat levels.
Her biggest feature was that every combat-type golem had above-average fighting capabilities.
Compared to ordinary golems, hers were faster and more powerful.
But facing Else Kevin’s flying-type golems, Maly’s combat golems were clearly at a disadvantage.
Especially since very few of her golems could fly…
This was truly fatal!
Reluctantly, Maly had to give up on attacking and adopt a defense strategy she wasn’t good at.
She had one of her three-star golems hide the Mana Guidance Ball, using the “head-hugging squat defense” tactic once used by Sara Swati, trying to protect the Mana Guidance Ball from harm.
The other golems formed a battle formation to build defenses.
With various enhancements, Maly barely held off Else Kevin’s frenzied attacks.
In the ninth round, she finally drew a Mana Card capable of turning the tide — “Gravity Tide!”
Combat-type golems’ biggest weakness was flying-type, psychic-type, and fairy-type golems. Among them, flying-type golems, which could generally fly, were the most troublesome. Maly naturally couldn’t ignore this in advance.
Her deck always hid such a Mana Card.
“It’s finally here!”
The moment Maly drew “Gravity Tide,” she felt a bit relieved.
She looked seriously at Else Kevin across from her, pouring a large amount of mana into the Mana Card.
Though “Gravity Tide” type Magic Spell Cards could be summoned in just three seconds under extreme conditions, the power of such “Magic Spell Cards” was usually limited.
Only by injecting more mana and spending more time could the power of such Mana Cards approach their upper limits.
Maly’s mana talent was merely average, taking a whole round to fully charge “Gravity Tide.”
On the battlefield, the flying-type golems attacked the ground combat-type golems like bombers, putting the situation in jeopardy.
But she steadied herself, waiting until she fully charged the mana before loudly summoning “Gravity Tide.”
“In the name of Maly Bond, Mana Summon!”
As the summoning phrase rang out, transparent air currents surged from “Gravity Tide,” like tides gradually surging, flowing towards the sky under her control.
Else Kevin’s flying-type golems were immediately affected.
The weakest one plummeted like a bird with broken wings.
The sudden increase in gravity made these birds lose balance, being forced down from the sky.
Though the remaining flying-type golems didn’t fall immediately, they could only fly low under the pressure of the tidal wave.
Once they descended, Maly’s combat-type golems had room for counterattack.
Else Kevin’s eyes widened in shock, completely unable to fathom how Maly Bond, whose mana theory grades weren’t outstanding, could craft such a “Magic Spell Card” that approached a field spell.
But his reaction was quick, immediately sacrificing two flying-type golems to summon a second-tier Mana Spirit.
It was a golem with wings that resembled a wyvern.
After failing to break through for so long, Else Kevin had been thinking about strategies.
This wyvern-like golem could spray a range attack like a “sea of fire.”
Using the strong wind field, it could completely control the “sea of fire” within the Blue Side’s summoning area, forcing Maly’s golems to relocate.
And once they started moving, the defensive formation they maintained would reveal weaknesses.
Breaking that defense would make victory possible.
…
The two contestants’ attacks and defenses were exceptionally intense.
Though not as spectacular as the senior group’s battles, the close-quarters fight was equally thrilling.
…
Maly successfully forced Else Kevin’s golems from the sky.
Else Kevin also successfully drove Maly’s golems out of the Blue Side’s summoning area.
In the subsequent direct confrontation, Else Kevin, leveraging the advantage he had built up earlier, dominated the battle.
Though Maly struggled to hold on, she remained unyielding.
But in the fifteenth round, Maly Bond gathered three equipment cards:
[Veteran Leggings]
[Veteran Bracers]
[Veteran Belt]
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