The Dwarf, whose Electric Type resistance had been maxed out and who had specifically built an "Insulation" deck, was charred to a crisp by God's Thunder.
After that, it was Professor Power Jones's turn to take the stage in another duel.
The fifty-sixth duel.
Professor Jones stepped onto the dueling platform and very politely greeted his former superior.
But Mallory merely waved a hand and said, "On the battlefield, everyone relies on their own abilities."
Professor Jones nodded slightly and unfolded the duel domain.
Three rounds later.
The old man, whose back had just twinged, pointed at the professor and cursed, "I told you to go easy on me! Can't you understand human speech?"
Professor Jones looked somewhat awkward. "Captain, I already went easy on you." Mallory immediately shut up and fell silent. Only after a long while did he raise a hand. "Help me down. Ow, my old back... If I hadn't strained my back, how could I possibly have lost to you?"
At this point, all four main professors of Saint Marian Academy had advanced to the second round of preliminaries.
Only eight duels remained before the end of the first round of preliminaries. The contestants for the first two of those eight duels had already been decided, but Dark Demon's name was still absent.
Dark looked over the list of the final sixteen contestants who had yet to be drawn.
Aside from himself, Saint Marian Academy still had Winnie Scathach, Ailuli Clarissa, and Ergane remaining!
And besides them, Mephistogram, the mysterious Orc ranked first in the open qualifiers, had yet to fight as well!
"They're about to draw lots," Pandora reminded them. The remaining eight pairings presented an extremely grim situation.
Whether it was an internal match or Mephistogram, both were opponents best avoided. Dark narrowed his