Played Well

"How do you still have one?" Kare was completely dumbfounded. "How many sets did he even make?!"

Having one identical set could be understood, it could be a coincidence.

But pulling out another one... that's just bullying!

"How would I know," Caroso said calmly.

"Wait, he's cheating!" Kare pointed at Caroso. "It's past twelve o'clock, he's cheating!"

"This, Young Master Kolea hasn't cheated..." The faculty member was also bewildered. "If you question the fairness of the match or the arena's magic circle, please bring it up after the duel."

He could be sure that Caroso had only used ten cards. As for what was actually happening, the faculty member had no idea either.

"Twelve o'clock?"

"Is he bowing to the Grand Duke's power?"

"Forget it, don't bring up conspiracy theories. If Caroso were fighting someone like us, maybe the teacher would bow to power, but these two are the Grand Duke's sons. This teacher would be dead no matter who he offended, so he definitely has to remain impartial."

Among those present, only Nimel knew what was going on, but she only knew Caroso had two exquisite cards, not that he had an epic one.

"Brother Caroso, how did you do it?" Elena was also stunned.

Immediately, her eyes lit up. She felt like she had struck gold.

She never imagined the man who was hitting on her was actually this powerful!

"I don't know. I haven't seen anything like it in the records," Rayne shook his head.

The natives of this world had their understanding of cards refreshed, after all, none of them had ever seen cards like these.

This was the difference between natives and netizens.

How many experiments could a card-making master conduct in a lifetime? Perhaps ten card-making masters combined wouldn't conduct as many experiments as a bored-to-death netizen.

Netizens didn't understand the fundamental theories, but they could waste resources infinitely!

Even if they were just randomly trying things, they could discover some interesting and practical cards.

If they grasped a bit of the pattern, it would be unstoppable.

The "funny cards" and "extremely cost-effective divine cards" that netizens talked about were the products of countless experiments.

In this world, any card master could use materials limitlessly, card making didn't require consideration for mental strain, and things like Pandora's Eye could be used freely. By placing the materials and determining their processing method, one could conduct an experiment with a single click. Now, divine cards were everywhere.

"Take this!"

Caroso stepped forward and clashed head-on with Kare again.

With limited time, Caroso's offense was primarily fierce, his martial skills like a storm.

At first, Kare was eager to clash with Caroso, but now he had no choice but to.

The weapons on both sides were rapidly deteriorating. Soon, Caroso's second sword shattered.

Then, what made Kare collapse happened.

A third sword appeared in Caroso's hand...

The reason Caroso had fully protected his armor was because he had replicated seven cards: one armor, four weapons, and two pairs of boots.

If the armor broke, the set's attributes would disappear. As for the boots and swords, he could use them freely.

"I don't believe this!" Kare roared in despair.

Bang, bang, bang...

The two clashed head-on again.

Combat relied not only on one's own strength but also on cards as extremely important aids. Cards were miraculous products that possessed inherent power.

Caroso was indeed inferior to Kare in speed, strength, agility, and magic power, but Caroso had more cards!

In Kare's disbelieving gaze, his sword exploded!

Caroso had used two and a half swords to destroy Kare's weapon.

Kare's armor and boots visibly dimmed significantly.

Before Kare could react, Caroso's sword directly struck his armor, sending Kare flying.

Kare crashed into the magic circle, then bounced off and fell to the ground.

Bang, bang, bang...

Caroso chased after Kare and began wildly striking Kare's body with his longsword as if it were a wooden stick.

Even in a duel, Caroso didn't kill someone in front of everyone.

Killing a Duke's son would have too significant an impact.

The epic sword, in Caroso's hands, looked like a wooden stick, devoid of any elegance.

But the one being humiliated wasn't Caroso; it was Kare, as he was the one being shamed...

[Seriously, I can't even watch this. I need to rewatch that CG.]

[Toying with the opponent, humiliating the opponent, damn it, Boss Caro's personality is completely that of a villain.]

[I will definitely make Baby Caro squeaky clean!]

[I think Boss Caro never even considered being good or bad; he never saw himself as a villain.]

[Boss Caro doesn't have any concept of good guys or villains in his heart; he just acts according to his own ideas.]

[Mhm, Boss Caro knows he will die and fail in the future, but he doesn't think about where he went wrong. Instead, he feels he wasn't strong enough.]

Finally, Kare's armor shattered.

Caroso's longsword pointed directly at Kare's throat. "Do you still want to fight?"

"I... This isn't fair!"

Patada!

A tear fell onto the ground. Kare had actually been made to cry by Caroso.

He had never imagined that he would lose because of his own equipment.

In fact, he had lost inexplicably from beginning to end.

"Brother Caroso is amazing!" Elena formed her hands into a trumpet shape and mouthed the words towards Caroso, where he could see her clearly.

No one else could hear her voice.

If she had shouted it out loud, she would have completely offended Kare, and Elena didn't want that.

Seeing this, Rayne also secretly gave Caroso a thumbs-up.

"Third-tier won against Fourth-tier?"

"The epic card set lost?"

"What's going on? I didn't understand any of it from start to finish."

"It's really like Caroso used fifteen points to fight nine points, a complete point-smash..."

"What's wrong with this world? I must be dreaming!"

"Is the gap in potential really this big? Didn't they say the gap only becomes significant starting from Fourth-tier?"

Patada.

Just then, the ten minutes were up, and Caroso's armor disappeared.

Caroso seemed to have calculated this timing perfectly; the things he had copied with his epic cards were actively dispelled by him at this moment.

Fine beads of sweat had formed on Caroso's forehead, and his chest was rising and falling slightly, showing that he had exerted himself considerably to maintain that ten-minute advantage.

"I'm not convinced, I'm not convinced!" Kare got up and yelled at the faculty members, "I want to inspect the magic circle!"

"Student Kolea did not commit any fouls."

Just then, a stern voice rang out.

Kare froze for a moment and slowly turned his head.

He saw a stern-looking elderly man with a comb-over, wearing a monocle, a white shirt, a black vest, and black trousers.

"Vice Principal?" Kare stammered.

"This duel was completely fair," the Vice Principal stated. "Student Kolea merely used cards you hadn't seen before. You lost due to carelessness."

"Well fought," Caroso said to Kare, then performed a noble bow to the Vice Principal and turned towards the cafeteria.

Seeing this, Nimel quickly followed behind Caroso, like a loyal attendant.