Duel City.
In a park.
Four candidates are fighting here.
Several monsters fought together.
Presenting a posture of equal strength.
Several candidates continued to mobilize their magic power, and activated magic and trap cards one after another, and the battle was quite intense.
"I advise you not to persist. Just admit defeat. It won't do you any good to continue holding on."
One candidate spoke with a determined tone, "I'll give you a chance. You can decide to eliminate one person. I will allow the remaining person to continue taking the test."
"What are you talking about?"
The other candidate said disdainfully, "You don't deserve it. I don't think your ability is anything more than this. If you really have the ability, why don't you come and eliminate us? You may not have the ability, but you do have a knack for fantasy."
"Is that so?"
The man smiled nonchalantly, with a hint of amusement on his face. He activated his magic power and turned over a trap card.
The power of the card condensed into a pitch-black javelin, the surface of which appeared rusty and looked like it would break at any time.
whoosh!
The javelin flew out and pierced into the body of one of the opponent's ace beast monsters.
The originally ferocious beast monster suddenly became weak, as if it had become a sickly patient.
"What?"
The man looked shocked. He didn't expect that in such an intense battle, the other party still had such a key backup plan.
Under this javelin, the attack power of his ace beast monster suddenly dropped by 500 points, which was a heavy blow.
500 points of attack power is enough to affect the battle at their level. No wonder that man is so confident.
The situation suddenly changed.
"Haha, you see, I gave you a chance but it didn't work. I can only say sorry."
Admiring the change in his opponent's expression, the candidate who launched the javelin laughed heartily, but the smile did not last long and suddenly froze.
Then, his face darkened and he quickly looked up at the sky somewhere else.
There, two powerful auras suddenly came over.
"What is that?"
He vaguely saw a dark shadow approaching at an extremely fast speed in the distance of the sky.
Not only him, but the other three candidates also looked over there and were horrified.
For a moment, everyone forgot to pay attention to the duel on the field.
A few monsters were doing their job diligently and continued to fight.
Not good, very bad!
Alarm bells rang in the minds of several candidates. Looking at the uninvited guest approaching rapidly, they exchanged glances with each other and made a decision almost immediately, asking their monsters to stop fighting.
"They must be advanced students. There seems to be more than one. We are in trouble now."
Someone said with a grim expression, gritting his teeth.
"What are you afraid of?"
The candidate who had been confident of victory snorted coldly, "There are four of us. We won't lose to them."
Although he said this, he was still nervous, but more annoyed.
Originally, they could have won this duel, but it was ruined. Not only that, he might also be killed. The huge change in situation was difficult for him to accept.
If the four of them were in their prime, he would naturally not be afraid.
But in the chaotic battle just now, they had already played all their cards, and there were not many cards and magic power left to use.
The only advantage left is the four monsters on the field, and they are four strengthened ace monsters.
Of course, except for the monster that ate his 'Javelin' Trap Card.
Thinking of this, he even had the urge to vomit blood.
Damn, why didn’t you come earlier or later, but at this time?
While he was complaining, the two auras were getting closer and closer.
As we get closer, the sense of oppression grows.
"What, this kind of aura?"
Feeling this increasingly powerful aura, the expressions of several candidates changed again.
Now it is no longer just fear and vigilance.
But terrified!
No matter how powerful an ordinary white star monster is, it is impossible for it to produce such a suppressive force on the breath of life.
That's the Black Star Monster!
And there are two of them!
The fighting spirit of several candidates was almost destroyed instantly.
If they were four Class A candidates, in peak condition and well-prepared for the battle, they might still have the will and ability to fight at this moment.
But they do not meet the above conditions, and are even far from it.
whoosh!
A bright yellow light wave bombarded down from above.
The light wave hit the weakened beast monster, and the monster shattered on the spot, raising a large amount of dust on the ground and leaving a hole.
This is a meeting gift.
At this time, several students also vaguely saw the people sitting on Baphomet's back.
"That's... Xia Mu?!"
Someone recognized Xia Mu's identity, but at the same time, they felt completely hopeless.
It’s gone, it’s gone.
This is such bad luck.
He unexpectedly ran into Xia Mu, the rookie king of Guangmu High School.
Isn’t this going to cost them their lives?
"Don't give up. So what if you're the Rookie Champion? Even if you can't win, you're going to tear a bloody hole in them!"
The person who activated the Javelin Trap Card was still holding on, but his trembling body betrayed him.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, several more light waves fell down.
At the same time, Baphomet's figure flew down like a gust of wind.
Swish, swish!
The sharp claws tore through the flesh one after another, and blood splattered.
After Letty unleashed a round of continuous bombardment, Baphomet quickly completed the harvest on the battlefield.
The remaining monsters were also destroyed without any suspense.
This time, the candidate who "would not give up" simply shut up.
They are not on the same level at all.
The battle lost its suspense and no one asked for mercy at this time.
This is an assessment.
If you are eliminated due to lack of ability, then work hard to become stronger and fight again.
But after being crushed, if one still has the nerve to beg for mercy, then what he loses is not only his ability, but also his entire being.
A moment later.
Bang, bang, bang...
There were a series of sounds of soul barriers being shattered, and the four candidates were almost instantly enveloped by a ball of faint blue light and were packed up and sent away.
"Haha, take it, take it."
After the battle ended in a flash, Guo Rui clenched his fists and shouted excitedly.
Although this battle had nothing to do with him and he didn't get any points for it, he could definitely feel the thrill of crushing his opponent.
This is absolute dominance!
Lin You + Xia Mu, these two are too strong.
Guo Rui just found out that the person collaborating with Lin You was the famous Guangmu High School rookie king Xia Mu. No wonder he was so awesome.
"Don't be too happy, these are just appetizers."
Lin You chuckled. It was indeed great to defeat four people in one fell swoop, but in fact, these were not competitors at all.
After all, they were just a few ordinary freshmen and posed no threat.
The real threat comes from those equally powerful teams joining forces.
Those teams are not something they can easily shake now.
In terms of strength, Lin You + Xia Mu are indeed somewhat invincible, but that is only limited to 2V2. If they encounter three or even four advanced students at the same time, the battle will become difficult and they may even be at a disadvantage.
Perhaps their biggest advantage now is gold coins.
Guo Rui also played a significant role in this.
Chestnut Ball activated his perception again, searching for the target's breath.
Among them, the easiest to perceive is the aura of magic.
Just like just now, if there were candidates competing against each other, it would be difficult for them to escape the perception of the chestnut ball.
If it is in normal state, it will increase the difficulty of perceiving the chestnut ball, and it will not be able to be caught unless it is within a certain range.
But fortunately, the city has become a duel city.
There are quite a few candidates competing.
With Baphomet's flying speed, the speed of detection will be greatly improved.
In just a few minutes, Li Ziqiu once again captured two targets fighting each other.
When they discovered their target, the powerful aura emitted by the two black star monsters immediately alarmed them.
Without much hesitation, the two ended the duel and turned to flee.
The direction of escape is also completely different.
Such a decisive escape was somewhat beyond Lin You's expectations.
But unfortunately, relying solely on their leg strength, even with magic power, they are far inferior to Baphomet.
Baphomet quickly caught up with the target, but before it could complete the pursuit, the light wave released by Letty destroyed the target.
Therefore, all Baphomet has to do is tear apart the target's soul barrier.
It is already very familiar with this job.
Not long after, two more soul barriers were broken.
Take the target again.
“This is a really nice place.”
Lin You suddenly felt that shrinking the circle was really a good thing.
Before the circle shrinks, it is difficult to find the opponent even with the help of Chestnut Ball's perception.
Now, people from several starting points have gathered in this area, and within a few minutes at most, they can find one or more targets.
Whether it is points or gold coins, it is quite easy to get them.
Of course, Xia Mu’s help is indispensable.
His Letty is quite outstanding in terms of destructive ability. Often, one round of bombing can completely destroy the target. Combined with Baphomet's lightning harvesting ability, it is a perfect match.
It’s a pity that after searching for so long, I haven’t found any card store yet.
"Coolie~"
At this moment, Chestnut Ball found the target again, and Lin You's thoughts were immediately withdrawn.
Never mind, let’s cut it first!
…
Inside a building.
Inside the office.
A team of seven people is gathering here.
Seven people can be considered a large team in this assessment.
Although there are no top newcomers among the leaders of this team, their average quality is not bad, and their starting points are 7 points or even higher.
Having this kind of points means that they have the ability to enter Class B.
For two people, the starting points reached 10 points.
10 points are given to students who are capable of taking the advanced entrance examination but fail. These students are often capable of entering Class A.
Even some of the strongest ones have the possibility of being favored by a certain mentor.
Therefore, the overall combat capability of this seven-member team can be said to be quite strong.
But at this time, the atmosphere in the office was a little solemn.
The freshman who was the leader among them said solemnly, "As you all know, Guangmu High School's Rookie King, Xia Mu, and Lin You have teamed up. You don't need to ask who Lin You is, just know that his strength is not inferior to Xia Mu's."
"Not inferior to Xia Mu?"
Some people couldn't help but widen their eyes. Although they didn't say much, they were obviously a little bit unconvinced.
"There's no doubt that Lin You was exempted from the advanced entrance examination."
The leader didn't waste any words and directly dropped a bombshell.
After hearing these words, several people looked even more incredulous.
"The situation isn't looking good. Therefore, in this round of competition, we need to keep a low profile and avoid any conflict with them. Those two have teamed up and are relentlessly searching for their target. Fortunately, I got wind of it first."
The leader looked serious. As a qualified freshman who had participated in the assessment together with Lin You and Xia Mu, he knew very well how powerful these two people were.
One of them has a way to make his own card undergo a life leap, thus growing into a Black Star Monster.
The other one, although he had never shown his duel strength in public because he was exempted from the exam, his victory in the Bird City Graduation Cup and his incredible magic test results made people feel incredible.
In his heart, it was even slightly better than Xia Mu's performance.
"Brother Wang, is this too exaggerated?"
Someone curled his lips, feeling unhappy. "After all, there are seven of us. Even if they are stronger, it should be more than enough to deal with the two of them, right?"
"Yeah, Brother Wang, we're just two people, how can we really turn the tables? This is such an important step. If we choose to give in, it will be difficult to develop later."
Everyone was talking at once, and most of them were unwilling to just retreat like that.
Frustrated.
It's so frustrating.
"You are still too young."
The leader known as 'Brother Wang' shook his head and said, "Do you know that the new king named Xia Mu is capable of driving the Black Star Monster? Lin You's combat power is even more unknown, but he will definitely not be inferior to Xia Mu. Can we fight them head-on?"
"Admittedly, we have more people, and we might be able to achieve some results by fighting hard, and the chances are not small. But even if we achieve a result, how many of us will be eliminated?"
"If you want to fight them, you'll have to 'sacrifice' at least three or four people, including me. I might be one of them. So let me ask you, are there any of you willing to be one of them?"
As he spoke, Brother Wang looked around at the few people.
Everyone's gazes were somewhat evasive.
Obviously, no one wants to be the one eliminated.
Seeing this, Brother Wang said again: "So, we are not hiding, but strategically hiding."
Strategic hiding...
Listening to Brother Wang's serious nonsense, everyone was trying to hold back their laughter.
I've only heard of strategic retreat and strategic hiding, but they've all come up. Brother Wang knows how to speak.
Brother Wang's face froze and he coughed twice.
He also felt that there was something wrong with what he had just said, and said, "In short, it's best for us to choose to wait and see. In this duel city, there are more powerful people than just these two. Among the candidates I found through my 'intelligence card', there is one very ruthless person."
"who?"
"Zeng Xi."
"Zeng Xi?"
When they heard this name, everyone's expression changed slightly.
Do they know that Zeng Xi is also a rookie king? Even though it is Yuehua High School, this college is only inferior to the two top prestigious schools, Guangmu and Qiu Shui.
More importantly, Zeng Xi was ranked second in the previous rankings.
The points are frighteningly high.
Being able to achieve such a high score before the circle was shrunk shows that Zeng Xi has formed an extremely strong team.
Otherwise, it would be too difficult for one person to accomplish this.
With the capabilities of Zeng Xi's team, even Lin You and the other two would be unable to withstand the attack due to their weak strength.
"Brother Wang, that's brilliant! Once they really start fighting and both sides are hurt, won't it be our turn to take over?"
Hearing this, everyone became excited again.
Their power is not weak, not at all.
They just can't compete with the top teams, but if someone helps them clear the obstacles, it will be their turn to dominate the city.
Not only points, but also gold coins.
They actually noticed the importance of gold coins in the last round, but they noticed it too late, resulting in the team having fewer gold coins.
Therefore, it is naturally impossible to give up this round of gold coin rewards easily.
As the leader, it is obviously impossible for Brother Wang to let the team avoid fighting all the time.
When the time comes, you still have to run.
We can't expect those powerful teams to escape early, right?
Not very realistic.
Those powerful teams are definitely not like them when it comes to gold coins, so they probably don't have to worry about it.
Even if they can't make it in time, they can use the destination card or tracking card to leave quickly, but they don't have this condition.
"Now we just have to wait and see what happens. Our advantage lies in the intelligence cards, which allow us to know their movements immediately."
Having said that, Brother Wang looked out the window.
This is the 17th floor, with an excellent view, allowing you to observe the situation outside very well.
After finding nothing unusual, Brother Wang withdrew his gaze.
But he always felt a sense of inexplicable uneasiness in his heart. He always felt that if he and his team stayed here, there was still a possibility of being exposed.
It must be an illusion.
This city is so big.
It's impossible for such a coincidence to happen.
Shaking his head, Brother Wang stopped letting his thoughts run wild.
…
At this time, Baphomet had stopped on the road.
The hunting phase has come to a temporary end.
The reason is self-evident.
Lin You discovered a card shop.
This card shop is located in an inconspicuous pedestrian street. The street is not long and is a very insignificant location compared to such a big city.
Lin You didn't know how many card shops there were in the entire city, but there was no doubt that there were very few of them.
In this case, the card shop is mixed in with countless stores and is indeed difficult to find.
But fortunately, this is an empty city.
Without simulated flow of people and vehicles, movement becomes quite convenient.
If anything is discovered, we can rush there in time.
In terms of store design, this card shop is not much different from the card shops in the food town.
It is still an unmanned store, but the space inside the store is larger, and the number of automatic card vending machines has increased from one to three.
"Old Xia, quickly check what cards you have."
After finally finding a store, Lin You was a little excited. He had caught many players before and earned a lot of gold coins.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a wealthy dog owner now.
Walking to the card vending machine, Lin You opened it and browsed directly.
Several cards suddenly appeared in front of him.
Magic Card, Price: 100 Gold Coins
Tracking Card, Price: 100 Gold Coins
Purpose card, price: 200 gold coins
Return Card, Price: 100 Gold Coins
God of War Card, Price: 500 Gold Coins
…
There are still five types of cards.
But the vast majority still have four basic ones plus one special card.
However, the prices of these basic mass-market cards have doubled!
Lin You didn't pay much attention to this, but immediately fixed his eyes on the God of War card that cost 500 gold coins.
What kind of card is so awesome that it can be sold at such a high price?
