Dekan Had Been Predicting This for a Year
"Innocent!"
Ultimately, that's all Dekan can do.
A thought flashed through Isabel's mind.
Fortunately, she had activated [Spell Counter] earlier.
[Mental Clash] is a Tier 1 Spell Card, and it will undoubtedly be negated by [Spell Counter] that Isabel has already equipped.
Just when Isabel thought Dekan's last struggle was about to be wiped out and the situation was once again turning in her favor.
She suddenly felt a slight tremor in her brain.
It's like being scammed in a car accident.
It seemed that a spiritual entity much weaker than itself had just collided with its own.
The very next instant.
The pain, which seemed to come from nowhere, felt like it was tearing her brain nerves apart.
"Ahh!"
Isabel cried out in pain.
Her body convulsed violently, then collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, not even understanding what had happened.
"Silly cat."
The Dekan Cat nimbly popped out of the Substitute Doll's belly.
It raised its front paw to cover its mouth, sizing up Isabel, who was lying unconscious on the ground, a cunning glint in its eyes.
"Cost can't be saved, meow!"
Aside from a slight headache, Dekan Cat was otherwise unharmed.
He didn't even faint from being the loser in the [Mental Clash].
The stun effect was negated by [Spell Counter].
However, the Mental Clash between the two sides was not neutralized by [Spell Counter].
Dekan was always someone who would do his preparations in places the enemy couldn't predict.
He had considered the possibility that enemies might use interruption spells against him when he was creating [Mental Clash].
[Mental Clash] can be considered one of Dekan's ultimate tactics.
This card is usually sufficient to easily defeat most enemies.
Dekan almost always needs to use this card when facing a strong opponent and deciding the outcome of the game.
If this card is countered, Dekan could lose everything.
Therefore, when he was creating [Mental Clash], he had already begun to consider methods to counter [Spell Counter].
As a seasoned card player, Dekan quickly identified the obvious weakness of counter spells in this world—
These counter spells can only negate the "effect" of Spell Card.
However, it cannot counteract the "activation cost" already paid when Spell Card is activated!
Theoretically speaking, only time-based Spell Counter can potentially undo the activation cost already paid when activating a card.
However, cards involving time are fundamentally different from [Spell Counter].
In the history of this world, time-based and space-based cards, much like the Red Legend cards, cannot even be definitively confirmed to exist.
After finding a counter-countermeasure method.
Dekan then devoted himself to research, and after continuous experimentation, finally created [Mental Clash].
Dekan deliberately made "inducing a clash of mental forces" the price for initiating the attack.
This is separate from spell effects that "cause severe dizziness".
Therefore, Isabel's [Spell Counter] only countered the stun effect, but did not affect the intense mental clash between the two at all.
Dekan successfully returned the pain he had suffered at Isabel's hands 60 times over.
"Oh, if only all the dueling arenas were ten thousand meters in the air!"
Dekan transformed back into human form and sighed helplessly.
He is currently facing a problem.
A place where you can't use terrain to your advantage is terrible.
Isabel, at the seventh rank, is too tough.
With her protective gear, she's probably much more durable than Batchel and Olive.
Given Dekan's methods, only [Blood Purification] can slowly whittle down Isabel's health.
However, Isabel is not the pitiful vampire in the Snow Mountain Mansion; she has troublesome Magic Card.
The Blood Purification awakened her from her pain.
I didn't even have a chance to knock her out again.
She will then activate Pain Shield to retaliate.
Against a formidable opponent like Isabel, the same tactics are unlikely to work a second time.
It's almost impossible to knock her unconscious again.
Therefore, at this moment, Dekan needs the help of his teammates.
So he looked in the direction of Croix.
Far away.
The Ice Princess, leaning on her Chain Staff, opened her eyes wide.
She knew she should focus all her attention on suppressing the [Devil King of Ruin].
But starting from just now...
She was completely mesmerized, unable to tear her gaze away from Dekan.
The entire exchange between Isabel and Dekan lasted only a dozen seconds.
When Ice Princess saw Dekan at a disadvantage and on the verge of defeat and death, she unconsciously bit her lip, not even noticing that it was bleeding.
A few seconds later, Isabel suddenly collapsed without any resistance.
Ice Princess finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Every move Dekan made was beyond her comprehension.
Even with over two hundred years of life experience, the Ice Princess couldn't help but feel increasingly curious about Dekan's affairs.
Did he win?
Ice Princess asked, stunned.
Even now, she still finds it hard to believe.
"Not yet, both of us supports lack a finishing move."
Croix shook her head helplessly.
If Croix were to rashly use a sixth-tier summon, it would only wake Isabel up, not kill her.
"Then I'll do it."
Ice Princess's expression turned somewhat cold.
If Isabel wakes up, it will be another disaster!
However, just as the Ice Princess was about to unleash her strongest ice magic to kill Isabel in one fell swoop...
"Roar!!!"
[The Devil King of Ruin] suddenly began a violent struggle, trying to take this opportunity to break free from suppression.
It seems that if Ice Princess were to be even slightly more distracted, she could succeed!
Ice Princess gritted her teeth, filled with resentment, and poured all her strength back into the Chain Staff.
"No, I have to deal with the Devil King of Ruin first before I can get away to kill that woman."
Although Ice Princess said this, she also knew it.
Even Isabel couldn't defeat Dekan and Croix, so there's no way they could defeat the [Devil King of Ruin].
"Pity."
Croix sighed and took out a few cards.
If any other students from the Havenlit Academy were here, they would immediately recognize this card as the [Bandit Goblin] that had given them such a terrible experience a few months ago!
When the Bandit Goblin deals damage to an enemy, it will prioritize forcibly stealing one of the enemy's items instead of dealing damage!
What you might snatch could be items like candy, keys, or a wallet.
Of course, it's also possible to directly steal the opponent's Magic Card and, incidentally, break their soul bond!
If your rank is high enough, you can just grab it and bind it yourself to use it immediately!
However, it can only steal cards of Purple Rare rarity at most.
Because Orange Epic cards cannot be unbound from their souls against the holder's will.