The Villain Young Master Just Wants to Live a Buddhist Life

To Robert, being the "sidekick" to the Hero's son was nothing more than a detestable, minor role.

However, Robert's "Magic Phantom Beast: Castle" was truly eye-catching, enough to make anyone wary.

"Dulong, you're back?"

"Yeah, just went to the restroom."

Dulong flashed a flawless smile and asked his companions, "How is it going? Our Kingdom Bear shouldn't disappoint, right?"

A chubby boy with his arms crossed lifted his chin, boasting, "See for yourself."

Dulong turned his head to look.

"Roar!"

Diana's Polar Bear let out a fierce roar, actually jamming its fingers into the gap between the Castle and the ground, forcibly lifting the heavy structure!

Emma Mortis's First Foray into the Way of Pay-to-Win

Dulong: w(Д)w...

"Hahaha!"

Watching her Big White Bear lift Robert's Turtle Shell bit by bit, Diana couldn't help but laugh with her hands on her hips.

Robert, however, looked as if he had seen a ghost, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit a goose egg!

"Don't just stand there, Robert!"

Victor, watching from outside the arena, couldn't help but shout.

But other than struggling to close his mouth, Robert truly had no idea what else he could do.

The Knight Academy students who had mocked Robert the night before, only to be proven wrong in this first round, actually began to laugh as well—or so they claimed, without malice.

After all, it really was funny.

Watching his Castle about to be completely flipped over by that Big White Bear.

Robert finally couldn't help but roar, "Hold Position!"

The Castle finally responded to his call for the first time, a layer of earthy yellow radiance flowing across its walls.

It was clearly visible that the Castle, having used the "Hold Position" skill, had become even sturdier, and that layer of earthy yellow barrier was better able to help it absorb the impact.

However, "Hold Position" was ultimately just "Hold Position," not "Rooting."

→What was meant to be flipped over would still be flipped over!

"Awoo!"

The Polar Bear unleashed the power of a bear, flipping Robert's Castle over completely in one go!

After that, the Magitech Ball no longer had any protection.

As Diana commanded the Polar Bear to shatter the Magitech Ball's Life Barrier, this lopsided duel was officially declared over.

Robert left the arena with a grim expression and completed the hand-off with Victor: "Brother, it's up to you now."

Victor: "Rest assured, I will succeed."

Robert: "This is our last chance."

Victor: "There is no 'what if'!"

Diana flicked her card to recall the Polar Bear, then hopped away happily.

Seeing Rose and Dark, she trotted over, patted her chest, and boasted, "How was it? Isn't my bear huge?"

Dark gave a rare thumbs-up: "Huge!"

"Number 13 and Number 16."

Professor Jones announced the numbers for the next match.

Victor and Robert both shuddered, and the two turned their heads at almost the same time, looking in the same direction.

Emma Mortis was watching the match all by herself.

She suddenly noticed someone looking at her and turned her head to gaze back, her eyes colliding with theirs.

The contact broke instantly.

Emma turned back, feeling somewhat unhappy.

Victor and Robert exchanged a look and stood up simultaneously.

Robert couldn't help but say, "Don't lose!"

Victor's gaze was slightly grave: "I won't, as long as I'm not slower than her."

After the attempt in the previous round, Victor had already gauged his own summoning speed.

Although he hadn't practiced for long, his casting time for the standard Summoning Technique had already been compressed to 12 seconds, which was about the same as Emma's.

He even believed that if he could just focus a little more, he could compress that time by another second!

If it were 11 seconds, he would even have a chance if he were dueling Dark!

The temporary arena was only ten meters long; while ten meters seemed very short and could be crossed in a few steps, it was still a distance.

However, it also took time for a Magic Spirit to manifest and land after being summoned.

Not to mention that the acceleration from the start also consumed time.

As long as he could successfully summon it before the Life Barrier of the Magitech Ball was completely destroyed, that little fox, which didn't look like it had high attack or defense, shouldn't be a match for his Stag.

→Coincidentally, Victor and Dulong were thinking the same thing.

Of course, now was not the time to think about such things.

Victor was very clear that his opponent right now was Emma!

"There won't be a problem. Emma's Otter is very weak; the only thing to watch out for is that it can spray water."

Victor and Emma walked past each other, but neither of them spoke.

The newly enrolled young magi were still too innocent and couldn't grasp the art of trash talk at all.

The arena was divided into red and blue sides; Victor stood on the red side, and Emma stood on the blue side.

The referee was Sievert from the Noble House.

Sievert looked at the two key students from the Knight Academy meeting in the second round, appearing somewhat gloating.

But he still had to blow the whistle when it was time.

"Beep--Ready!"

Victor and Emma immediately gripped their Magic Phantom Cards in their hands.

Outside the arena, Dark walked over with Diana and Rose.

He was also paying close attention to this match.

Diana asked in a low voice, "Dark, who do you think will win?"

Dark narrowed his eyes slightly: "On the surface, Victor has the upper hand, but in reality..."

Diana: "In reality?"

Dark: "Neither of them is simple."

Diana: "Eh?"

"Battle start!"

11.5 seconds.

Victor broke his limit and completed the Summoning Technique before Emma!

That majestic Stag appeared from within the white light, its massive, branch-like antlers pointed fiercely forward.

Charge!

And less than half a second later.

Emma also completed her Summoning Technique in under 12 seconds!

The Otter, similar in size to a little Eevee, performed a sliding tackle just as it was about to land, avoiding the Stag's charging path and choosing to run in a circle with great agility!

Emma's strategy was very clear.

In a pure contest of strength, her Otter would definitely not be a match for Victor's Stag.

But the ultimate goal of a duel was not to defeat the opponent's Magic Spirit, but to shatter the Life Barrier of the Magitech Ball!

Although she had failed to mimic Dark in the previous match, Emma had still learned from the experience and broadened her thinking.

At this time, most of the first-year students were still obsessed with the duels between Magic Spirits and failed to understand the essence of a magic duel.

Seeing Emma's Otter pounce toward his Magitech Ball like the wind, Victor felt a slight tightening in his chest and hurriedly signaled the Stag to fall back and defend!

→This move caused him to miss his first chance at victory.

The Stag's attack was clearly stronger than the Otter's, and coupled with its earlier start and the short straight-line distance, a desperate base-race would have been a guaranteed win!

But he didn't have that awareness yet.

The retreating Stag couldn't catch up to the agile Otter, allowing the Otter to take a hard bite out of the Magitech Ball's Life Barrier, causing its magic value to drop by a significant chunk!

But the Otter didn't dare to continue and immediately darted away, fleeing at full speed.

After returning to defend, the Stag guarded the Magitech Ball, its four hooves tapping the ground, looking somewhat agitated.

Victor was also feeling slightly nervous; he had thought Emma would be difficult to deal with, but he hadn't expected her to be this troublesome.

"This won't do, staying in a stalemate isn't a solution... I need to come up with an idea!"

Victor's mind raced, and he immediately hit upon a plan.

Under his command, the Stag lowered its head to nudge the Magitech Ball upward, wedging it firmly between its two antlers!

"Perfect!"

Victor felt his confidence stabilize.

Emma's Otter didn't dare to confront the Stag head-on, which made Victor feel even more certain of his victory.

He immediately ordered the Stag to charge toward Emma's Magitech Ball—he was putting what he had just learned into practice!

But just as the Stag began to run, Emma suddenly commanded the Otter to close the distance.

Seizing the opportunity, the Otter opened its mouth and fired a Water Gun, striking the Magitech Ball wedged between the antlers!

The Magitech Ball went flying instantly!

At the same time, the mana value plummeted by a significant amount!

"A finishing move?"

Instead of being alarmed, Victor was delighted.

The finishing move of a one-star Magic Spirit Card usually consumed 50 mana. For a Magic Spirit with only 100 mana, it could only be used once!

In other words, the Otter was now completely devoid of any threat!

He immediately commanded the Stag to go and catch the Magitech Ball again.

But just as the Stag caught the Magitech Ball, the Otter, which should have been unable to release another finishing move due to a lack of mana, actually fired another Water Gun!