From MC’s perspective:

Duel Platform,

“As expected the metal is strong,” I said in my heart.

Looking at the confrontation. I don’t know how to describe it. A Power Wizard is having difficulty breaking the body of the puppets.

Which shows the strength of the metal. Looking at Rayon, my eyes flash with a glint.

He is sure to come prepared. Marcus is getting pushed back. If this goes on, Rayon doesn’t have to blow up the puppet to win the duel.

On the Power Hall side, the expression of Kurtz was solemn. Marcus was better than other companions.

He has the power of black rock. A tough earth element. Which gives him a boost in strength and defense. But he is facing difficulties right now.

Rayon is effortlessly fighting against Marcus.

Time passed,

The confrontation continued for more than half an hour. But still, Marcus fails to take the aggression forward.

He was still being pushed towards the passive position. If this goes both of them will exhaust their mana.

Rayon’s eyes flash with a glint. It may seem effortless. But that’s not the case. His spells are control type related to the puppets.

He needs to put huge concentration and mana into each attack. So he can’t allow the situation to continue like this.

He then looks towards Marcus whose movements also slowed down by this time.

Marcus on the other hand was not in good condition either. Both the puppets are keeping him occupied, not giving him any chance to relax.

Which made him consume more mana than Rayon. But Marcus was unwilling to admit defeat. Their Power Hall has lost one duel before. If he loses the duel, then he will be left with 2 chances.

Before he could think further.

Swish!

One of the humanoid puppets retreated backward. Rayon took back the puppet. Which made everyone surprised and confused.

The audience thought that it would allow Marcus to bounce back.

But people with discerning eyes saw through Rayon’s intention.

“Sh!t”

“This guy intends to blow up,” I said to myself.

The words reached the ears of Miranda. She was shocked as well.

“Stay back,” Kurtz said out loud. But it was no use.

Boom!

The remaining silver puppet exploded right on the spot.

The explosion caused a deafening sound and the aftermath hit the barrier forcibly.

Gasp!

The genius wizard students stood up from their seats. Even Mike Curtis sat up straight. The power coming from the explosion was not ordinary.

It can kill any ordinary level-5 wizard. This is not a life-or-death duel. It’s not said publicly, but a killer move was not allowed.

But the Mechanical Wizard was a bit special. His explosion tactics were treated as a normal spell.

When the smoke settled. The appearance of Marcus became clear. His skin returns to normal. But some upper parts of the body are in red marks.

Other than that he seems to be unconscious.

Seeing that there were no gruesome injuries on his body. Everyone sighed in relief. Especially the Power Hall Wizard Kurtz let go of his worry.

For a second, the explosion made everyone scared sh!t. But still, the threat was not over yet.

If Marcus failed to gain consciousness, his place would be threatened.

Then the barrier starts to go down below.

Rayon was surprised as well. He thought that the explosion would make him bedridden. But the black rock magic was able to block the direct attack.

When the barrier was brought down completely.

Marcus was checked by the Medicine Hall staff. Fortunately, he was returned to normal after getting the first aid.

But still, those red scars remain on his body.

Then Marcus returned to the 21st seat. Whereas Rayon moved to the 18th place. It was a calculated move.

Because Rayon knows at one point. Everyone has to use their 1st chance. No, the same person will be allowed to use the 2nd chance before everyone uses their 1st chance.

This was what he had understood when the referee made the suggestion. He had made a move before he was forced to do so.

Cheer! 𝘪𝘦.𝘤𝑜

The audience is cheering outside.

Now everyone’s expression becomes solemn again.

At the 25th seat, I sighed inwardly. Just as I thought he won’t blow up the core. In the end, he wasn’t able to avoid the old habits.

Now Rayon was left with one puppet. I don’t know whether he has other puppets in inventory. If he does have other puppets. Then he is no less troublesome than Mike Curtis.

Rayon has changed the opinion of people. Including the views of genius wizard students. Before the duel, many ignored the presence of the Mechanical Wizard.

They treated him like he was here to add up the numbers. Now the explosion has left a mark in their minds.

Marcus was safe because he was a Power Hall wizard. The physique of other wizards is not as great as Power Hall. If it was them, the same explosion might cause serious injuries to them.

So the look of the elemental wizards, weapon wizards, and bloodline wizards is solemn. The only person who was not afraid was the Taboo Wizard Mike Curtis.

Mike Curtis saw through the weakness. As long as he can take down the spell caster, those puppets become useless.

He can easily use his shadows to take him down.

The referee saw everyone return to normal.

“Cough” “Cough” .𝒎

He coughed up twice to attract everyone’s attention.

Quiet!

The small coughing sound reached everyone’s ears. Including the audience on the stand. They all again felt goosebumps all over their body.

Everyone immediately turned towards the big screen.

On the platform,

The referee saw that everyone was paying attention.

Then he asked, “Who is coming up next?”

Hearing that the genius wizard students looked at one another’s face. Everyone targeted the top 3 Hall and Power Hall.

But still, there are wizard Halls who are yet to make decisions. They are the Beast Hall and the Transformation Hall.

Even the referee is looking towards them. Other wizard Halls have at least one of their members participate in the duel.

But these 2 Halls are just watching the show so far.

𝘪𝑎.𝘤𝑜𝘮