Worthy Opponents Were Hard to Find

When Edmund finally came out of Duel Arena, his friends were surprised because it took less than three minutes in total.

Jasper was surprised and happy. He didn't pay attention to the time, but he always felt that Edmund took about the same time as himself to defeat his opponent.

Jasper felt that Edmund spent more time than he did, but this was because Edmund had prepared in advance.

Does this mean that he seems to have the same strength as Edmund?

After all, Edmund was a player with 83 points before entering, and he also had a full 80 points after coming out. However, he had only scored 60 points once or twice before, and he quickly fell down.

His friends' faces were full of surprise, and their mouths barely closed. They looked at Edmund and spoke out shocked words like a barrage of words.

"Edmund, what's wrong with you?"

"Isn't it three minutes yet?"

"Shit, Edmund, you made me lose two Gold Coin, but I beat you to win."

Edmund was a little overwhelmed by the warm welcome from his friends. He could only lower his head helplessly and let his friends pull him to the rest area to listen to him talk about what happened in this duel.

"That must have been a 3:0 defeat. The opponent's strength is too outrageous."

Edmund explained to his friend.

"Before I met her, I never thought that someone could cast spells so fast. It was so fast that I made a rough calculation later. Most of the time, I couldn't even open the shield, even First Order Shield Spell."

Once again, I heard from Edmund's mouth that Fran's spellcasting speed was very fast, and the wording was even more exaggerated, which made this impression firmly engraved in the minds of these mages.

"Really? It's so outrageous, how did you do this?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Maybe it's something Talent is born with. Some people's spellcasting speed is very fast, but this one is a bit unusually fast..."

"Not necessarily, it may be that she is born like this. In addition, when she chose Second Order Mage Profession, she used some methods that we don't know about to greatly increase the casting speed, but at the expense of other aspects."

"According to this, if you want to win against this opponent, you can only adopt the turtle strategy and fully use the shield on your body. Maybe she got the increase by increasing the cost of casting spells."

"It's also possible that she couldn't use those large-scale spells, so after setting up the shield at the beginning, she started to channel large-scale spells..."

All the mages are veterans of Magic Duel, just like Edmund knew from Jasper that Fran would start with Greater Fireball, so he took special measures to win the game.

However, he never expected that Fran could actually fly.

"That's it for Edmund. If it were me, with my iron barrel formation and the spell absorption device wrapped around my waist, I could beat the opponent to the point where they couldn't find their way."

Edmund frowned and said angrily:

"With that shield of yours, I feel like you will be played by the other party flying in the sky..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent again, because they captured the most critical words in the words.

"Can she fly?"

someone asked in disbelief.

"Yes, she can fly. It's the most advanced way of flying. She can take off quickly without resorting to magic and can levitate in the sky."

At this time, the previous mage who knew how to use the iron barrel formation took a breath of cold air, leaned back on the chair, and stopped talking.

Because he also knew that in Second Order Mage, flying was a rare resource, and mages who could fly were superior to other mages.

Take his iron barrel formation as an example. The key to maintaining his formation is that after accumulating a certain number of shields, he must use spells from time to time to interfere with the opponent.

Otherwise, even Jasper has a special spell for shields [Spell-Repelling Sword], and other School naturally developed their own spells for shields.

His iron barrel formation is a tactic that can maximize his advantage and can slowly drag his opponent to death. However, when faced with a mage who can fly and control at will, he has no confidence in defeating the opponent.

"It's so outrageous. This kind of flying method is rare in the third level. When did there be a way to fly like this in the second level?"

In response, Edmund cursed and said

"That is, at least none of the colleagues I know have told me about this matter..."

He seemed to have remembered something, and then changed the subject.

"But I also have some guesses that she may have used Wonder Item from the same lineage as Alchemy School Miracle Alchemy. Although these Wonder Item consume a lot of materials, some Wonder Item are really strong."

"She also used a spell that is considered advanced in Alchemy School. I am not qualified to learn this spell. She should have a friend in this field."

At this time, Edmund also remembered the following two rounds, which allowed him to see with his own eyes the cruel methods of the other party.

After knowing that his First Order Greater Fireball was cracked, Fran flew up every time he started the game and concentrated his spells.

In the second game, she used [Elemental Radiance]+[Greater Fireball], and the strongly activated spell directly penetrated the First Order shield that Edmund struggled to guide.

If Edmund channeled the second-level shield at the beginning of this round, he might be able to stay a little longer.

But Edmund, who had lingering fears about Fran Greater Fireball, was a little confused at that time, and subconsciously wanted to guide First Order's shield and Fran to fight for the casting time.

It was not until the third game that Edmund realized: Fran did not trigger Shield Spell in her hand at that time. Otherwise, in the second game, she would have chosen Enhanced Shield or cast a second-level shield, which would have been a good choice.

But he chose to guide the First Order shield, so at this time, Fran raised his hand again and fired two quick [Enhanced Wind Blade] shots in one second and two, ending the battle.

"And for some reason, she always flies at the beginning of the duel without using any spells. From this point of view, I believe there should be no limit to the number of times she can use flying in a short period of time."

After all the mages listened to Edmund's explanation, even those who were usually best at armchair talking fell silent at this moment, because with their configuration, it seemed that they couldn't defeat the opponent at all.

This is not a result that can be changed by any fighting method, but from a hardware perspective, they have no chance of winning.

They all have the ability to fly, but their flying does not have any advantages.

This kind of flight requires five seconds of casting time in advance. After release, you need to stand on a high place or use power to rise. It can only accelerate slowly in the air, and cannot stop or slow down at will.

Just the fact that it can levitate in the air is an area that many Second Order Mages cannot reach.

"Then let's not apply for duels in the near future. I feel like it's a waste of points. Let's wait a few days and let her get a higher score."

This proposal was unanimously approved by the mages present, and they really didn't care. After all, it was almost time for Preliminaries to end.

Originally, they just wanted to score a few points at the end to see if they could get more points.

Of course, some mages thought this way in the past. In the end, most mages just stood still, and a small number of them fell miserably. As for those who can really improve their scores at this time, there are really too few.

"Stop talking, brothers, why don't you give me money?"

Jasper suddenly thought of something important. He looked at his friend and made a twisting Gold Coin gesture with his hand.

Except for Edmund, all the other mages sighed. Who knew that Edmund really didn't win a game?

Inside Duel Arena, in addition to the mage talking in the rest area, there is also Fran who is talking to the staff.

"What, there may be no mage to respond to the application tomorrow." Fran asked in surprise.

The staff member who led her into Duel Arena explained to Fran:

"It's like this. After your Contribution Points rises to this level, the number of mages it can match will be smaller. What's more coincident is that near your segment, other mages have reserved the latest sessions."

"So unless a mage's Contribution Points suddenly comes near your area and is willing to shorten the rest time, no mage will accept your application tomorrow."

When the staff member said this, his face was full of regret. Not having Fran's show was also a loss for him.

After experiencing the first game in which Fran defeated Jasper at the speed of light, he went in to check the venue, but surprisingly found that there was no damage to the venue.

Originally, after the venue was damaged to a certain extent, their Duel Arena staff had to report it, fill out the damage list, and call Construct School to come over and repair it.

Although the ground Duel Arena where Fran fought in the previous duel has not yet reached the point of repair, it has entered the later stage of its life. It is estimated that it will be repaired in another month.

The staff member felt troublesome when he thought that he had to report for repairs before Preliminaries was over, but he couldn't do anything.

Fran's fighting style gave him new hope: the Greater Fireball she released would at most blow up some clods of soil and would not affect the overall structure of the Duel Arena ground.

It is also a good thing to be responsible for the maintenance of the Duel Arena ground of Fran. For this kind of Duel Arena ground that is approaching the later stage, it may be damaged at any time, so it needs to be carefully inspected after the duel.

Therefore, after Fran's duel in the afternoon, he did some inspections. After completing the inspections, he got off work, and his work was very relaxed.

Fran looked at the staff member and could only sigh helplessly, and then asked:

"Then can I book a duel for the afternoon of tomorrow? It will also follow the previous application pattern."

The staff member nodded hurriedly. He was very happy for Fran to do this. If other mages were allowed to play a few more games, then his idea of not repairing it before Preliminaries ended would be in vain.