In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

Midnight Bells

【✪】【Spell】

[Designate one enemy magical spirit, gain control of it, and trigger one of three random magical effects:]

1. Transformation into Human/Beast. This involves changing its form from human to beast, or vice versa.

[2. Expulsion. The material world will no longer allow it to exist, and the magical spirit will be transferred from the material world to the spirit world, the shadow world, the warp, or any space with supernatural properties.]

[3. Metamorphosis. Causes the magical spirit to undergo a metamorphosis, which will result in it gaining 100/100/0, but its form will be reversed.]

When they saw the description of the effect projected on the screen, almost all the students fell silent.

They were either pondering how to deal with such spells or debating their power. Professor Liz, seeing the atmosphere had been sufficiently engaged, clapped her hands, making a sound that gradually quieted the students:

"I'm sure all of you are afraid of encountering this type of card in tournaments, right?"

"But actually, you don't need to worry so much—because the effect of this card is not as powerful as you imagine."

"Have you ever heard of the concept of 'bond with the deck'? In professional matches, we often see that a magical spirit controlled by the opponent can break free and attack the one it is supposed to obey; or some cards are very powerful in one person's hands, but once they are controlled, they lose their fluidity and aggressiveness, and may even be hit by some slow attacks."

"This is because magical spirits have minds. They are definitely not inanimate objects that only obey commands. They have their own thoughts and ideas. Even though these tiny things are difficult to express due to limitations in intelligence, there is no doubt that they are real."

"If the command is issued in accordance with the magical spirit's 'nature' and by someone it trusts, then it will naturally carry it out without hesitation; if the command it receives goes against its nature, or is issued by a stranger, then the magical spirit will naturally hold back, or simply run away..."

Professor Liz was giving a passionate speech, and her words naturally implied that Nayaphili was likely to win—

Of course, this was only because Naya Fili was actually to her liking. Moreover, the most important thing at this time was to dispel the students' fear of spell cards that could control other people's magical spirits. Otherwise, if these cards really became popular, wouldn't the duels become a kind of nested doll?

I control your Pokémon, you control mine, and we keep stacking our Pokémon on top of each other. What's the point of watching this competition?

But looking back, Nayafili's elves were utterly wiped out, and even their magical artifacts were barely hanging on!

Professor Liz had no questions, but calmly turned the screen back to watch the confrontation between the two from the beginning.

……

【Magical Effect - Alienation】

The once ferocious wolf, after being deprived of its command, became visibly more terrifying: bloody gashes were slashed open on both sides of its neck, and emerging not from the wolf's head, but from the heads of an eagle and a snake—

Even the 'wolf' itself can hardly be called a wolf, because its body hair has fallen off one by one and replaced by a layer of fish scales. Two horns have also appeared on its original head. Combined with its strangely enlarged body, it looks more like a bull's head than a wolf's head.

It cannot be denied that this mutated beast is incredibly powerful. The wolves, which originally had no special skills and were only of ordinary level one-elf physique, were almost no match for this mutated beast. With the guidance of the fairy spirit's demonic fire—the forced ambush was too ruthless—the mutated beast could almost devour a wolf in one bite.

Even if Naya Phili summoned her last magical spirit, it would be to no avail, so without a doubt, it was a victory for Laise!

After Nayafili's defeat, she was sent to the audience seats, and the arena she had occupied in the previous round was refined again by the alchemy array and returned to the ground. The eight finalists held their breath, awaiting the command from the magical spirits in the sky for the second round—

"Second pair, Nagini Parkinson versus Brownie Bosder!"

This was an internal battle between noble academies, both sides using typical noble academy decks, and even their fundamental skills were quite similarly solid. Four large, robust magical spirits were locked in combat, and Lu Mingfei had to admit it was no wonder everyone loved watching these kinds of matches—

Ultimately, isn't this just a more three-dimensional and diverse form of cricket fighting?

Ultimately, Brownie secured the victory with slightly better leadership than Nagini. After shaking hands, Nagini returned to the stands, and Professor Liz began preparing for the next match—

"The third contestant, Lu Mingfei, will face off against Annabelle!"

Lu Mingfei looked up at the opposite side, where Annabelle was fully engaged in battle, and had even held her magic cards in her hand long ago.

"I will kill you right here! Your path ends here!" Anna pointed a finger at Lu Mingfei's nose. "You're destined to die!"

Lu Mingfei didn't answer her, but turned to look at the stands. Rong En, who was leaning against the railing, saw Lu Mingfei's gesture and gave him a thumbs-up from afar.

"Both players prepare to summon; the duel is about to begin."

The venue's sprites gave a final warning, and the thirty seconds passed in the blink of an eye.

"The duel begins!"

"In the name of Lu Mingfei, I summon!"

"In Bell's name, I summon!"

Both summons appeared almost simultaneously. The Dragon Slime hopped forward, quickly taking center stage on the platform, then inflated its size by absorbing air; the Polar Bear strode forward, its claws slapping at the Dragon Slime—

"Thump!"

However, what was produced was a dull drumbeat.

Well, in many cases, magical spirits are subject to the cold, hard laws of physics. While they possess magic, they cannot truly defy reality entirely—

Those high-level, legendary beings with aspirations for constellations or mathematics might be able to do it, but for today's students, it is indeed a bit too ambitious.

This also means that the polar bear is indeed firmly blocked by the swollen and enlarged slime, unable to advance an inch.

...But at this moment, Anna suddenly curled up a cold smile.

She raised her hand, and the second card hidden in her palm was thrown out, gleaming brightly—

"Summon! Equip the [Thunder Rosary]!"

The polar bear reached out and scooped up an astonishingly large string of Buddhist prayer beads, quickly putting them on. With each breath, thunder seemed to explode within its fur, then dissipate with each movement—

Accompanied by the explosion of the tarragon slime.