An Opponent I Haven't Encountered in a Long Time

Among Number Nine Floating City's Duel Arena, Lynn came three hours early to the place Duel Arena that Fran often visited in the past, just to be prepared for this duel.

And it was only now that Lynn realized one thing that those mages who had fought with Fran had not said, that is, Fran would actually get stuck.

For Magic Duel readers, this is a phenomenon that is not often seen, and it is also a bad habit.

This kind of stuck point may come at once, which may prevent the mage from getting familiar with the field, and the opponent may have carefully observed the entire field and made a plan for what style of play is suitable next.

The mage who is stuck will be at a disadvantage the moment before the duel begins.

A Magic Duel player with a score of 100 or above, like Lynn, will never get stuck on points easily. This will only happen when some more arrogant mages despise their opponents.

But after all, Fran achieved an unprecedented 3:0 winning streak in fifteen games, which made Lynn a little doubtful whether there was something he didn't know about.

Anyway, it was not until one minute before the duel started that Fran, wearing Shield Device, came over unsteadily.

This is the first time Lynn has seen the appearance of 'Philly'. Like the mages who dueled with Fran before, this appearance in his impression is not what a Magic Duel should look like.

"What is going on? Am I calling Magic Duel?"

Different from the Magic Duel he had experienced before, he actually felt a sense of absurdity before this duel started.

Before the game, he rarely knew the basic situation of his opponent. This was an extremely rare situation since his uncle Caleb helped him collect information, so he could only play freely.

His opponent is as young as the apprentices in the academy, and they don't even look like Formal Mage or Order.

And this was the earliest opponent he had ever seen who was stuck. Even those arrogant duelists would come in within ten minutes at least, but Fran came in in less than a minute.

In less than a minute, can a reasonable layout be made according to the current venue conditions?

"No, this is a psychological game." Lynn straightened his expression.

He quickly adjusted his mentality and believed that the scene in front of him was specially made for him by his opponent in order to increase his psychological burden.

"As expected of a duelist who can win fifteen games in a row... no, a 3:0 victory in fifteen games in a row..."

At this moment, he understood why the duelist in front of him could achieve such results, but his father could not.

"Father, it seems that you have forgotten to teach me the psychological game and the 'duel' off the court."

Lynn's father did not teach Lynn much about psychological games. He only taught him some tips on how to use spells. He did not teach him how to put pressure on the opponent or make the opponent look down upon.

This is because Lynn is still too young, and his father intends to make Lynn suffer more losses, which makes his psychological impression even more profound.

That's why Lynn felt even more pressure when faced with Fran's extraordinary behavior. The subsequent 'duel' outside the court was something he figured out on his own.

"She was the holder of fifteen consecutive victories before the game. No one will let down their guard..."

"She filled the outside world with false information, and even used Mage Tower's reputation in unknown ways to make it difficult for others to obtain her information..."

"She may have had this appearance on purpose. Although she will have to pay a certain price, the slight difference when other mages see this appearance is enough of an opportunity to take advantage of it..."

"No, she might have even learned about me before the duel, my fighting style, my spell-casting habits... She could spread false information and get more information about me..."

Lynn's eyelids trembled, and the muscles in his arms continued to tighten. While calculating the start time of the duel in his mind, he was also constantly adjusting the release order of the first spell and subsequent spells.

At this moment, he had to admit that his preparation before the duel had failed, putting himself at a disadvantage.

"Is this the opponent who can win 3:0 in fifteen games in a row? It's really too strong!"

"What spell should I cast next? Open the shield first? Launch an attack? Or keep a distance?"

Lynn found it quite tricky, because almost all of the first spells suitable for the opening had been used by him in previous battles. He felt that no matter what spell he used to start, his opponent would have a plan to deal with it.

This scene, as if someone had tied a string around his neck, made it almost difficult for him to breathe.

Fran, who was standing opposite him, used her boots to kick the small mound of soil beside her feet, because there was a protrusion there, making it very uncomfortable for her to stand in this accustomed place.

She kicked the mud away with her boots, stepped on the small platform under her, and thought about what tactics she should use ten seconds before the duel started.

"I used the Lord of Shadows rune on my boots yesterday. My opponent should have received the news today."

Fran raised her head and retracted her right foot. She did not plan to use the runes of Lord of Shadows now. She felt that the opponent might have prepared some visible spells or large-scale attack spells.

"So, try the new spell I got yesterday?"

Fran patted the small bag on his waist, which contained a small amount of mithril.

This is the second-level protective spell scroll that Fran exchanged from the warehouse of Alchemy School a few days ago with the identity of 'Lai', as well as Award Certificate of Golden Hourglass Award and Silver Alchemy Award.

Before this, she actually did not have second-level protective spells on her body, because her body was a second-level Physical Profession practitioner. Her physical body alone was stronger than most second-level protective spells.

But this doesn't actually apply to Magic Duel, because as long as Shield Device is triggered, she will lose the duel.

This Shield Device doesn't matter how strong your physical strength is, as long as the attack you suffer can seriously injure a Second Order Mage, it will be triggered directly.

Only by using a shield can one resist this attack.

Therefore, if Fran wants to fight the more traditional Magic Duel, then it must find a second-level protective spell.

And Fran fell in love with Warren, who was defeated by her a few days ago, and used Alchemy School's second-level protection spell [Mithril Body].

This kind of protective spell, which specializes in protecting against magic damage, is most suitable for the current Fran.

The headlights suddenly lit up, which was the signal for the duel to begin. Fran did not choose to attack Greater Fireball this time, but honestly put up the shield.

She changed the spell model of [Mithril Body], and now the energy consumption has been increased by half, allowing her to use [Mithril Body] with entry-level proficiency in just three seconds.

A silvery luster appeared on the appearance of Fran, covering the entire mage robe and various magic props around his waist.

She could feel that the bright silver film actually seemed to be tightly bound by magnetism and gravity, staying two millimeters outside her body surface.

Her body movements are not restricted at all, because when she stretches her arms forward, the silver film will also push forward as a whole due to a strange force, still tightly wrapping her arms.

Lynn also starts with a second-level shield, which is the second-level Shield Spell [Active Trigger Shield] of Sword Chant School. This is an actively enhanced shield. If the enemy's attack happens to hit the shield when used, it can be blocked with less consumption.

Lynn looked up at Fran and saw that Fran had completed casting the shield and was about to cast the next spell, but he was stunned for a while.

"Isn't this Alchemy School's [Mithril Body]? Isn't my opponent's Elemental School?"

"And [Mithril Body] is a spell that obviously weakens the ability to cast spells. Why would she work with me to guide the spellcasting to be successful?"

His [Active Trigger Shield] boot time is average, it takes 3 seconds.

Feeling Fran's unusual speed, Lynn immediately became vigilant. He felt that his opponent's casting speed was really too fast.

But his previous daze caused him to lose 0.4 seconds before he immediately pulled out his sword and moved in the direction of Channeling Spell while moving in the direction of Fran.

Only now did he feel that Fran's rumored extremely fast casting speed seemed to be true.

Only two seconds later, Fran, who had reached the proficiency level [Heart of Quicksand], had completed the guidance. Thick yellow sand immediately wrapped around Lynn's shield, making it difficult for him to move even an inch.

"Heart of Quicksand, isn't this too fast?"

The spell in Lynn's hand is still guiding, but at this moment, his mood has hit rock bottom, because the opponent can release a second-level spell in two seconds, which is really too fast.

In the past, when facing Heart of Quicksand, it would take at least 3 seconds for the yellow sand to wrap up. Although his active trigger shield was a bit difficult to deal with quicksand, it could still last for four to five seconds.

It was enough for him to release the corresponding spells to drive away all the yellow sand.

But Fran is too fast.

6.2 seconds after the duel started, Lynn completed his [Spell-Repelling Sword], which was 0.2 seconds ahead of the average Sword Chant School mage, and several casting rounds ahead, which was his common method of creating an advantage in the past.

But this time pales in comparison to the boot time of Fran.

When his [Spell-Repelling Sword] was completed, he could feel the Fire Element around him instantly active. After that, there were five consecutive Greater Fireball impacts.

Before he could rush in front of Fran, the dark green shield lit up, but was instantly evaporated by the terrifying firepower.

This is a new tactic that Fran spent some time setting up. It is a relatively traditional Magic Duel, which basically involves putting up a shield, and then using Heart of Quicksand to restrain the opponent.

When the opponent was entangled, she fired [Elemental Radiance], and then directly relied on the magic shield on her body to stand with the opponent.

It is much more time-consuming than just throwing Greater Fireball at Fran, but this style of play is very stable. As long as you use [Mithril Body], you are basically not afraid of the opponent's spell attack.

With Fran's extremely fast casting speed, few opponents can overturn her.

After the first game, Fran looked at Lynn, who looked a little stunned, and felt a little incredible.

"Didn't he bring First Order Shield Spell Ring? I haven't encountered such an opponent for a long time..."