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Chapter 380: DemiDevimon, the Incarnation of Justice
[3s]
[2s]
[1s]
[0s]
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The moment the countdown ended, the last number turned into a new countdown: [29:59].
In the following seconds, the duelers' stern voices echoed throughout the entire venue.
"Magic summon!"
Amidst the impassioned chants, magical spirits were summoned one after another.
Since the war ended, such a spectacle where more than a hundred magical spirits were summoned at once had become a very rare sight.
Although the initial summons were all magical spirits of the first tier, quantity was justice.
Seeing so many magical spirits appearing at the same time, the audience fell in love with this new duel mode almost instantly.
The participating contestants were also infected by the atmosphere. Looks of excitement appeared on many people's faces.
However, the world of magic dueling was a cruel one.
The smiles of nearly half the people abruptly ceased within mere seconds of summoning their magical spirits.
Because their magical spirits were instantly knocked out right in front of their eyes!
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The attacks from the people around him came faster than expected.
After Dark Demon started with summoning [Curse Cage: DemiDevimon], just within the instance of waiting for the three-second CD, he discovered that an attack from contestant no. 80 on his right had already been launched!
The third-year senior, who summoned his first magical spirit in the quickest speed of only three seconds, immediately opted for the first-year newbie who seemed like the easier target.
Although Dark performed decently in his debut appearance in the Rookie League, it didn't change the fact that he was indeed only a first-year student.
For starters, the third-year senior chose the 3-star magical spirit with the strongest stats and the most agile moves among his deck, a steel-type serpent with wings!
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[Card name: Serpendrill(钢钻蛇)]
[Type: Spirit card]
[Level: ✪✪✪]
[Race: Bird & Beast-type]
[Attribute: Steel-type/Flying type]
[Magic Energy: 1200]
[Attack: 1500]
[Defense:1500]
[Ultimate: Spinning Drill (螺旋钢钻), Gale Dash (狂风冲刺)]
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The Serpendrill with steel wings on its back had a conical structure for its mouth. Just like a steel drill, it could rotate at high speed and had a top-notch armor-piercing capability.
And its ultimate, [Gale Dash], could make good use of the ability of the flying-type to increase its already fast speed and launch a fatal charge against the enemy!
The moment [Serpendrill] launched [Gale Dash] against DemiDevimon, if Dark, as DemiDevimon's master, wanted to give it an instruction, it would inevitably put a stop to his ongoing second summoning.
Therefore, Dark chose to believe in it.
Carrying the trust of its master, DemiDevimon reacted swiftly when it was targeted, flapping its wings to quickly scurry up.
Its flying speed was far inferior to [Serpendrill], but it was astute enough to survive by a hair's breadth.
Yet [Serpendrill], who darted past from underneath it, didn't turn around to continue to attack it. Instead, it took the chance to attack the magical spirit of contestant no. 76 on the left!
The second-year student, who also chose to summon a 3-star magical spirit for starters, shouted out the moment he noticed [Serpendrill].
His 3-star magical spirit—a horse-headed man equipped with a large shield, immediately raised its shield and aimed it at [Serpendrill].
"BOOM!"
The spear and the shield collided at this instance!
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[Card name: Horse-head Shieldbearer (马头盾卫)]
[Type: Spirit card]
[Level: ✪✪✪]
[Race: Demi-human-type]
[Attribute: Fighting type]
[Magic Energy: 1300]
[Attack: 1300]
[Defense: 1600]
[Ultimate: Unshakeable(坚定不移), Ballistic Shield (防爆大盾)]
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In an instant, [Horse-head Shieldbearer]'s body flashed with an orange light. The triggering of the ultimate [Unshakeable] granted it the ability to withstand more damage.
The existence of [Ballistic Shield] had greatly increased its defense, and the basic defense that exceeded the peak value of a 3-star gave it the capital to withstand powerful impacts!
But the fighting-type’s inherent weakness against flying-type had it ultimately forced a few steps back by [Serpendrill]'s [Gale Dash]. This caused its lower body to lose its balance, the large shield in its hand raised up high!
There were resistances between the attributes of magical spirits. This knowledge was taught in the first year, but the actual application usually started in the second year.
Fortunately, the attribute resistance in this world wasn't as severe as in the Pokémon world, where the damage would often be doubled or tripled.
Depending on the race and skill properties of the magical spirits, the resistance would also fluctuate within a certain range.
Therefore, achieving a sure kill through the effective use of attribute resistance was undoubtedly an advanced move.
[Serpendrill]'s steel-type ultimate [Spinning Drill] was more powerful than [Gale Dash], but when facing off against the fighting-type Horse-head Shieldbearer, [Gale Dash] was more effective.
After it seized the chance to break through [Horse-head Shieldbearer]'s shield with [Gale Dash], it immediately switched to [Spinning Drill] and attacked [Horse-head Shieldbearer]'s chest head-on!
A giant hole was drilled out in that sturdy chest!
This battle was undoubtedly the victory of the spear.
But just when contestant no. 80 was calmly preparing to summon his second magical spirit and inflict fatal damage to the second-year student's magical spirit, a bright dark golden light suddenly burst out between contestants no. 76 and no. 80!
Basked in the illumination of that ray of light, an unusual emotion abruptly rose in both contestants’ hearts.
Contestant no. 80’s heart went astir. His gaze turned sharp, and even the tone of his summoning thereby changed.
"Come on, Serpendrill, let those foolish juniors know just who’s the real boss!"
A second [Serpendrill] suddenly appeared amid this condescending tone.
As a shiver similarly ran through his body, contestant no. 76 shouted, "How can a mere steel snake break through my defense? Magic summon——[Golden Armor Spell(金甲咒)]!"
The golden energy armor wrapped around [Horse-head Shieldbearer]’s body, once again improving its already powerful defense.
At this moment, the horse-headed man wearing the golden armor and holding a large shield looked as majestic as the god of war.
As its eyes flashed with the light of [Unshakeable], it raised its shield once more and launched a ferocious shield bash at [Serpendrill]!
BOOM!
The hit had Serpendrill howling out a miserable scream.
But the emergence of the second Serpendrill once again put [Horse-head Shieldbearer] in a predicament.
However, in the next moment, the huge and sharp [Deathclaw] suddenly soared up and slashed down, wrecking the defense of [Horse-head Shieldbearer] with overwhelming force and ruthlessly smashing its horse head to the ground.
"Devimon, Deathclaw!"
Dark Demon’s command only came out afterwards.
Devimon, who unleashed an ultimate on its own initiative, unbridledly started cackling wildly. Its other arm also abruptly grew longer, grabbing the head of one of the Serpendrills with its [Deathclaw] and similarly smashing it to the ground!
The two 3-star magical spirits were completely powerless in front of the 4-star [Devimon].
The expressions of contestants no. 80 and 76, who uttered cocky nonsense under the influence of [Pride], greatly changed in an instant.
Contestant no. 76 suppressed his urge to summon a second magical spirit at this critical moment, whereas contestant no. 80 took out a 6-star magical spirit card...
But his [Serpendrill] failed to last before he could complete the [tribute summoning].
After Dark discovered his intention, he immediately instructed Devimon to focus on attacking [Serpendrill], thoroughly finishing off one of the [Serpendrill]s!
[Point +1]
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The names of contestants who achieved kills in a very short time immediately jumped to the top of the rankings.
Dark Demon's [First year] was mixed among a bunch of [Second year]s and [Third year]s, looking extremely conspicuous.
But after the students clearly saw his name, they weren't so surprised anymore.
"If it's Demon, then it still makes sense."
Most students who had heard about him had this attitude.
But the audience who noticed this name for the first time were extremely shocked.
However, the pace of the early stage of the preliminary battle royale was unexpectedly fast.
Just when the audience was feeling shocked, they saw the rankings change again!
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[Point +1]
[Point +1]
Contestant no. 76’s [Horse-head Shieldbearer] and contestant no. 80’s two [Serpendrill]s were all brutally wiped out.
After both contestants regained their senses, they chose to put a halt to summoning to stop their losses in time.
The rules of the preliminary battle royale warranted the feasibility of this choice. Biting the bullet and continuing to do summons would only make them keep losing points.
Contestant no. 76, who lost a magical spirit, now had a negative score.
Contestant no. 80, who lost two magical spirits in a row, directly plunged to -2 points!
Meanwhile, Dark, who scored 3 points in a short period of time, had already started to summon his third magic card.
As a [Holy Sword] exuding a sacred aura appeared in Devimon's grip, it marked the completion of Dark Demon’s initial phase of summoning.
The big devil holding the [Holy Sword] in its hand would at last turn into a soul-reaping god of death!
Devimon, a 4-star magical spirit with a basic attack of 2000 points, had a sharp boost of 1200 points of attack value after equipping [Honedge], reaching a terrifying 3200 points.
Combined with the weakened ultimates [Fury Cutter] and [Swords Dance], its attack power would soar to the extreme, enabling it to burst out with the strongest slash at the critical moment!
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The esteem of a [Holy Sword] was indeed extraordinary.
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"That's?"
The appearance of [Honedge] caused a wisp of aura to faintly leak out.
White Gawd, who was most sensitive to this, suddenly turned his head with a trace of surprise in his eyes. He smelled a hint of "Holy Sword" aura from the direction where his eyes were facing.
This hint of aura was soon drowned out within the tide-like turbulent magic energy waves.
Feeling slightly puzzled, White turned back his head.
But this brief distraction cost him a heavy price.
Dianna, who disregarded fair play, had commanded [Bear Spirit] to launch a brutal sneak attack on his [Troll]!
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Meanwhile, [Devimon], who finally got its hands on the [Holy Sword], was completely submerged in the emotion of "ecstasy".
Although it wasn't able to fully unleash the power of the [Holy Sword], the feeling of wielding "Gatomon's Holy Sword" had made it feel even more excited.
Following the order Dark had told him beforehand, it started slaughtering the nearby low-ranked magical spirits!
After contestant no. 76 and contestant no. 80 stopped summoning, contestant no. 75’s magical spirit naturally became Devimon’s target.
Similar to [Horse-head Shieldbearer], it was a 3-star magical spirit who excelled at defense.
But in front of Devimon who had been buffed by [Honedge], the solid defense of the 3-star magical spirit was easily torn to shreds like a measly piece of paper.
Under the horrified gaze of the third-year student, Devimon, who had killed his magical spirit, turned around with an evil smile, brandishing the holy sword to kill its next target.
[Point +1]
Dark, who had considerable confidence in Devimon's ability, looked up at the rankings on the big screen after completing the three consecutive summons.
No one would go all out in the preliminary round.
His tactic was to kill as many low-ranked magical spirits as he could in the early stage to ensure he had enough base points, and then look at the rankings to decide if he should continue summoning.
In the preliminary battle royale mode, summoning a weaker magical spirit would only result in a loss of points.
If one performed too strikingly, they would inevitably come under joint attack by some of the contestants.
Among the magical spirits in his deck, only [Devimon] could easily escape from that kind of siege.
Other than [Devimon], even [Gatomon] couldn't withstand the siege of numerous magical spirits.
And in the current rankings, his name had unsurprisingly entered the top ten.
In the preliminary battle royale where nearly sixty third-year students were participating, this was already a pretty good result.
But this was only the beginning.
Dark turned to look at [Devimon].
The moment he did, his brows silently furrowed.
Devimon was actually being restrained!
The red and blue magical spirits stood on both of its sides, simultaneously releasing a red light chain and a blue light chain that formed an intermingling red and blue light prison, trapping Devimon in midair!
"Have I been targeted?"
Somewhat surprised, Dark proceeded to look at the master of the two magical spirits.
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"He looked over!"
Contestant no. 74 Ollig Ruther broke out in cold sweat.
As no. 74, since the act of directly bypassing two people to attack no. 77 might seem too abrupt, he didn’t summon any magical spirit to attack Dark Demon at the beginning.
But after this delay, he found that Dark Demon actually took the initiative to come over to attack!
Aside from being rather taken aback, he also rejoiced a little.
Because in this case, it would only be natural for him to fight back.
But even so, he still felt nervous when Dark’s gaze locked onto him.
He obviously hadn’t done anything out of bounds, yet his guilty conscience was killing him.
Ruther tried his best not to shift his eyes and focused his attention on the arena.
His two magical spirits were both 3-star psychic-type. Because they were crafted from the same materials, they unexpectedly obtained a combined ultimate.
When the two magical spirits unleashed their ultimates together, they could even restrain a second-tier magical spirit!
As long as that obviously threatening demon-type magical spirit was restrained, unless they had rocks for brains, he believed that the surrounding contestants would choose to launch a siege on Devimon!
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