The two sides' actions were almost identical.
After completing their opening summons, the moment the cooldown on Normal Summoning Technique refreshed, both immediately drew a second Magitech Card and began summoning again.
And those second Magitech Cards were both "Magic Cards"! Instant-cast, mid-range offensive magic!
Boom!
The two spells fired at the same time and collided violently on the center line of the field.
Though the two spells had different attributes, their power was roughly equal. After colliding, they mostly canceled each other out, leaving only the aftermath of an explosion.
Their eyes flashed, and both ran sideways to evade the blast.
Then Mobile Stealth Spell activated simultaneously. At that moment, both figures vanished, entering a state of high-speed stealth.
In that brief span of time, the events unfolding on the duel field were tremendously dramatic, leaving the audience dazzled.
The duel between Elven Spell Academy and War Totem Academy was clearly more exciting than the one between Royal Academy and Ocean Magic Guidance Academy.
Every spectator stared fixedly at the field. Even after both duelists had completely vanished from sight, no one shifted their gaze.
—The anticipated stalemate never came.
Chelsea and Lena revealed themselves after only a few seconds. Flying daggers and folding fans slammed together, their gazes colliding as though sparks of lightning shot between them. The two three-star Magic Spirits lunged fiercely at one another.
Then, at last, their actions diverged.
A Magitech Card on Chelsea's Duel Disk suddenly lit up, and several vines of thorns burst forth, winding toward the foxwoman Lena.
A Magitech Card on Lena's Duel Disk lit up as well. However, the pink radiance released from it flowed into Lena's own eyes.
—Charm Eyes!
Chelsea froze in that instant. The muscles on her face visibly struggled, but her eyes gradually became vacant.