Chapter 165: Dark Demon Encounters a Formidable Foe
"Bang!"
Virt slammed his palm on the card table, his twisted face as if he had seen a ghost.
The core ability of [Forbidden Love] is indeed brainwashing primarily through charm, but with the Magic Guide Spirit's intelligence level of less than 3, it's fundamentally impossible for it to autonomously break free from brainwashing control similar to yours!
Unless, of course, a corresponding counter-curse card was used!
Yet Diana didn't activate any Magic Guide Cards.
"Just with a blurted word? How is that possible?"
Virt simply couldn't comprehend this phenomenon.
His fingers clutching the Magic Guide Card unconsciously tightened.
In any case, [Forbidden Love] had already become ineffective.
And the Radiant Anaconda, after its Special Move entered cooldown, also found it difficult to inflict damage on those two Magic Guide Spirits that were energy bodies.
After just one turn, the once excellent situation was completely ruined!
Sweat broke out on Virt's palms.
What to do next?
It wasn't just Virt who sensed something amiss.
Professor Sarah's surprise was no less than Virt's.
As a professor of the Knights House, she was naturally more concerned about Virt, and also very clear about the effect of [Forbidden Love].
"To be able to forcefully remove brainwashing by relying on the bond with a Magic Guide Spirit…"
"I never expected Diana to possess such strong qualifications as a Mental Magic Guide!"
"No wonder Pava favors her so much."
"They're practically cut from the same cloth!"
"Truly unbelievable."
Dark opened his mouth, expressing great surprise.
Diana was almost entirely taught by him, but now she had clearly exceeded his expectations.
He was still thinking that after refining the [Zoo], he would establish a "bond" with Magic Guide Spirits through the method of "love growing over time."
He didn't expect that Diana had already established a "bond" with her [Bear Spirit]!
"Is it true that the purer a person's heart, the easier it is to establish a bond with Magic Guide Spirits?"
Dark couldn't help but recall Professor Claire's teachings from these past few days.
Professor Claire also established a bond with her own Magic Guide Spirits before developing the [Zoo].
Her heart at that time was very pure, with a simple love for Magic Guide Spirits deep within.
There was not much utilitarianism.
She also didn't know much about "Mind Summoning Art."
Just like Diana at this moment, she had only heard about it.
"Perhaps Diana is more suited than I to become the successor of the Beast Sage?"
Of course, sometimes, the most suitable isn't necessarily the best.
Dark continued to pay attention to the match.
By now, the duel had progressed to the fourth turn.
But both sides had few cards left in their decks.
Virt, moreover, had only one Magic Guide Card left.
He knew very well what this last Magic Guide Card was, so much so that he lacked the desire to even draw it.
That was his [Magic Beast].
The Junior Magic Guides' initial Magic Guide Spirit.
He really liked that stag, but unfortunately, the 1-star [Magic Beast: Stag] had extremely low stats.
When there wasn't a need for Sacrifice Summoning of high-star Magic Guide Spirits, the 1-star [Magic Beast: Stag] was no different from those junk cards.
That's what he thought.
"Battle End!"
"Winner: Dianna Greatbear!"
Virt, with no more Magic Guide Cards available, ultimately failed to block the Bear Spirit's offensive, and the Magic Orb Life Barrier representing his life points was completely shattered!
[End Phase]
Virt propped his hands on the card table, as if he had just experienced a battle of life and death, completely exhausted.
In his first in-class match, he lost to Emma.
In his second in-class match, he couldn't even cross Diana's threshold.
Had he not made progress?
It seemed not.
It was just that other classmates had progressed faster than him!
So.
What to do next?
"Hey, Gold."
From afar, Diana's voice reached him.
Virt reluctantly raised his head.
Diana blinked her large eyes, curiously asking: "What was your last Magic Guide Card? Why didn't you draw it?"
Virt glanced at the last Magic Guide Card remaining in the card slot, drew it out, and put it back into his card case, then casually said: "Nothing, a junk card."
Then he turned and stepped down from the competitor's stage.
His back looked lonely.
The students watching from outside the arena probably hadn't expected Virt to stop at the Round of 16 to Top 8.
Many seemed very surprised.
But they also had to admit that Diana's strength was truly formidable.
The students of Noble House appeared most pleased.
The Knights House's morale, however, was clearly suppressed.
Sara of the Magic House whispered with her friends beside her, occasionally pointing at Virt, then at Diana.
Emma of the Knights House merely sighed, then fiddled with the winged gold coin in her hand, and left.
Waiting for Virt below the competitor's stage, only Robert remained.
"Virt, don't lose heart."
Robert quickly put his arm around Virt's shoulder and comforted him.
"Diana's Magic Guide Cards must have been refined with Dark's help!"
"Besides, we've caught up a bit on our studies, haven't we?"
"Once we master more knowledge, we'll definitely be able to refine even stronger Magic Guide Spirits!"
Virt took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Ah, you're right. I still have to go to the confinement room tonight."
On the other side.
Diana, who had come down from the competitor's stage, bounced over to Dark and Rose, showing off: "How was it? My little bear!"
Dark sincerely said: "That was truly amazing!"
Diana: "Hehehe!"
Rose, however, quickly reminded her: "Don't get too ahead of yourself; you need to replenish your Magic Guide Cards' magic power as soon as possible."
Diana immediately pouted: "Alright."
With the conclusion of this Round of 16 to Top 8 matches, all eight competitors finally advanced.
The upcoming Top 8 to Top 4 will be a double-elimination tournament, where each competitor has two chances.
But the matches didn't start immediately.
The eight competitors rested, replenished their magic, and all prepared for the next round.
Half an hour later, everyone gathered, and Professor Jones gave a phase summary and speech, then announced the new schedule.
Dark looked at the schedule: "My opponent is… No. 9?"
Diana cheered: "I'm No. 0!"
Rose counted on her fingers: "No. 9 should be Sara Swati from the Magic House. No. 10 is from Fool's House… Diana has good luck!"
In other words, Dark's luck wasn't good.
"Sara Swati?"
Feeling the gaze upon him, Dark immediately turned his head and saw Sara already observing him.
This undisputed chief among the first-year students of the Magic House, despite having extremely poor physical strength, had a rather healthy complexion. She tied her white hair into a single braid that fell over her chest, her eye color slightly lighter than her skin tone, with a high nose bridge and slightly full, yet more alluring, lips.
Dark offered a polite smile and nodded in greeting.
Although they hadn't exchanged a single word since the start of the school year, they actually saw each other almost every day.
——They were both regulars at the library!
Without a doubt, this was a formidable foe!
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