Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

The agreed day finally arrived. "I thought this place would be empty." Cardin arrived at the agreed indoor training ground and sneered at the empty training ground.

Since Blanche was preaching not to mess with Cardin, almost no first-year students were unaware of the confrontation between the two.

"You're making a fuss about it, but you want to have a quiet duel." He just conveyed a warning not to provoke Cardin, and it seems that the date, time and place of the duel were not told to anyone.

"It's easier without onlookers." Click. Looking around the empty training ground, Cardin relaxed and heard the door open, and Branch appeared.

"I thought you would run away, but I didn't expect you to keep your promise." Blanche said in a cold voice, walking towards Cardin, with another person behind her.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"Coach Chris?" Seeing Chris, the coach in charge of the first-year students, Cardin looked at him in surprise.

"A duel without a neutral party is too dangerous. I will be the referee." Even if it is an informal duel, it is against the rules to have a duel without the participation of a coach. It seems that Branch specially invited Coach Chris.

"Are you both ready?" Coach Chris asked, looking at Cardin and Branch in turn, and both nodded.

"Well, take your positions." Following Chris' words, Cardin and Blanche walked to the center of the training ground and stood face to face.

For some reason, a subtle sense of tension filled the training ground. "It's a pity that I'm the only one watching." Coach Chris looked at the two of them and smiled secretly.

If they were the coaches and professors of the academy, they would definitely want to watch this duel. "Blanche is already a famous figure." The magician Blanche is attracting much attention as a candidate for the next Guardian.

"And Cardan is a talent recognized by Isaac." The necromancer Cardan has been mentioned by coaches and professors since the entrance exam. What kind of strength do the two have?

"No one will die here. Since we have decided to fight, don't hesitate during the battle." Coach Chris' words revealed that if a crisis situation arises, he will intervene to stop it. Cardin and Blanche both nodded.

"Yes." "Yes." After hearing the answer, Chris immediately stretched out a hand forward.

"Let's start." As Chris raised his hand, he stepped back. Whoosh! At the same time, sharp ice pieces flew towards Cardin. Cardin dodged the ice pieces sideways and looked at Blanche with a sneer. Whoosh. She summoned countless ice pieces in the air and smiled.

The beautiful woman smiling in the flickering ice was like a painting. But in Cardin's eyes, the scene looked dangerous. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! One of the basics of dealing with a summoner is not to give the other party time to summon.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Blanche faithfully followed this principle and kept throwing sharp ice flakes.

"Remember death." Unlike summoners who need time, necromancers can quickly summon the undead at any time as long as the corpse is prepared.

Snap! Soon, dozens of skeleton soldiers were summoned in front of Cardin.

"Freeze it." Although she might be a little panicked when her plan failed, Branch seemed to have anticipated this and immediately used magic on the summoned skeletons.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! A whirlwind of cold air from the sky covered the skeleton soldiers. Snap! In an instant, the skeleton soldiers were frozen.

"It's indeed a troublesome ability." Seeing the frozen skeleton, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Can't even counter-summon?" Because of the ice layer covering the skeleton, even counter-summoning is impossible. If this continues, no matter how many times I summon, I won't be able to launch a decent attack.

"No matter how many times you summon, you can't defeat me." Cardin was at a disadvantage after freezing the skeleton soldiers with a simple spell.

"Remember death." Cardan didn't seem to care, and stretched out his hand again to use necromancy. Snap! The bone powder flowing out of the ring immediately turned into the shape of a skeleton, and soon dozens of skeletons were summoned in front of Cardan.

“I told you, this is useless.” Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! As the skeleton was summoned, a whirlwind of cold air blew in again, and the skeleton was frozen without being able to launch any attacks.

"If you want to fight a war of attrition, I'm here for you." The Necromancer's specialty - war of attrition, Blanche seemed confident.

“And this Skeleton, who didn’t even have a weapon, made me wait for a month with such strength?” Despite the ridicule from those who were sure of victory, Cardin still maintained a calm expression.

"Are you confident in a war of attrition?" Cardan stretched out his hand again to summon the skeletons.

"Wait. Are the skeletons a little different this time?" The skeletons that appeared this time were different from the frozen skeletons, and they were all equipped with weapons.

"Are the skeletons summoned this time real combat power?" And like well-trained soldiers, they arranged themselves in formation according to the weapons they held.

"But it's just a skeleton after all." It doesn't matter. Whatever happens, just freeze it. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! A whirlwind of cold air began to blow rapidly towards the skeleton.

"Hmm?" Snap! Snap! Snap! At this moment, a huge wall made of bones appeared, blocking her magic.

"You are confident in the war of attrition. I am looking forward to it." Cardin smiled with satisfaction and pointed at the bone wall. Bang. Blanche gritted her teeth and quickly activated her magic power. Whoosh! Whoosh! At the same time, a cannon-like ice mass appeared around her.

Bang! Boom! The ice shells shot towards the bone wall. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Snap! The bombarded bone wall was ruthlessly destroyed.

"What a quick-witted fellow." I thought this would make her even more flustered, but she immediately found a solution. Cardin looked at Blanche and nodded as if to express approval.

"Attack!" Crack! Crack! The moment the bone wall was destroyed by the shells, the skeleton troops immediately launched a charge as if they had been waiting for a long time. Blanche wanted to change the magic and fight back immediately, but suddenly felt his throat dry and couldn't help gasping for breath.

This slowed down her spellcasting speed, and the skeleton soldiers took the opportunity to quickly close the distance. "Where are you running to!" She summoned a cold storm again and attacked the skeletons.

Crack! Crack! Crack! However, the bone wall appeared again, protecting the skeleton soldiers from the magical attack.

"This guy!" When Branch tried to activate the magic power again and create ice cannonballs. Crash! The bone wall suddenly collapsed, and the skeleton soldiers walked out from behind the wall and continued to move forward. Crack! The skeleton soldiers moved forward through the remains of the bone wall, which was terrifying.

“Damn it, let’s get some distance first…” She tried to get some distance to cast the spell, but suddenly felt her feet being grabbed tightly and she couldn’t move.

"This damn necromancer!" Branch's expression twisted in anger, and he created another ice cannonball and fired it at Cardan.

Whoosh! Whoosh! The skeletons rushing towards Blanche were hit by the ice shells and shattered into countless pieces, scattered on the ground. Under the baptism of countless shells, no skeleton survived. However.

"Remember death." At Cardan's command, the shattered skeleton stood up again. "As long as you are not frozen, resurrection is not a problem."

As if to show off their immortality, the skeleton soldiers immediately charged at Blanche as soon as they were resurrected. Snap! Snap! Blanche looked at the skeletons and Cardin with gritted teeth.

"I can't defeat her with simple magic, so..." Suddenly, her eyes glowed blue, and the cold air around her began to form a storm. Whoosh! The ice storm swirled around Blanche, and its range continued to expand.

It looked like it was going to freeze everything around it. "So, is that four-star magic?" Chris, the referee, looked at Branch in surprise.

“When did Blanche become a four-star? I’ve never heard of such a thing.” Although rapid growth is commendable, now is not the time to sigh.

The four-star magic could be fatal if not stopped correctly, so he had to stop the duel and rescue Cardin.

“Hmm? Something is wrong?” However, Chris just felt uneasy and did not take any immediate action. “That guy… is she trying to use four-star magic even though she only has three stars?” Upon closer inspection, her magic seemed to be a little unstable.

The spinning ice storm seemed to be shaky like a spinning top that had lost its balance. As its range expanded, its instability increased.

"This fool!" It seems that in order to defeat Cardin, she exhausted her magic core and used advanced magic. If this continues, Blanche may be in greater danger than Cardin.

Just when Chris wanted to stop her magic. "Huh?" The storm that was spinning rapidly around Blanche gradually weakened.

"Did the magic fail to activate? Or was there not enough mana? Why did the magic stop?" Finally, the storm lost its power and dissipated in the air. Blanche sat down exhausted.

"Damn..." She looked at Cardin angrily.

"How despicable to use a curse."

"Who told you to use four-star magic by force?" It was Cardan who made her magic ineffective. Of course, Cardan could not use dispel magic.

A curse that weakens an opponent in 3 to 5 seconds. Cardin casts a curse on Blanche that renders her overused magic ineffective.

Although the curse only lasted 3 to 5 seconds, it was enough to stop her from forcing the magic she was using. Blanche had trouble concentrating as her power was rapidly draining away, and the magic she was overusing also disappeared.

“Besides, it’s not despicable for a necromancer to use curse magic.” At this time, the skeleton troops had arrived in front of her.

Whoosh! The shield-holding skeleton soldiers thrust out their short swords and approached her. "Do you think that necromancers only use the undead to fight? This is also a mistake." Cardan's victory was perfect.

“Damn it, if I were already four stars, whether it was a bone wall or a skeleton, I would freeze them.” Blanche looked at Cardin angrily.

But the reality has not changed. The rusty sword is pointed at her, and even if she uses magic to freeze the skeleton, it is difficult to reverse the victory or defeat.

"I lost." Blanche lowered her head and admitted defeat. She knew that not admitting defeat would hurt her self-esteem more. Her mana core had become a mess due to excessive use of magic.

"I was too careless. I thought he could only summon bones and undead spirits, but I didn't expect there would be a curse." There was no room for excuses. Once you use four-star magic, it means you have exposed your bottom line.

If victory or defeat cannot be determined by overused magic, then failure is the inevitable result.

"The winner is Cardin. Both of you worked hard." The winner was decided, and Chris walked between the two and said.

"Blanche, a strong desire to win is a good thing, but imperfect magic will not only hurt you, but also others." He did not forget his mission as a coach.

“I’m sorry. I’ll take care of that.”

"Okay, be careful. Then, greet each other politely after the duel. Stand face to face." Following Chris's instructions, Blanche stood up with difficulty, placed her right hand near her heart, and lowered her head.

Click! Cardin also did the same gesture as her to show respect.

"Blanche, go to the priest for treatment immediately. Your mana core may have been damaged."

“Yes, I’ll go check it out. Coach.”

"Kadan, as a token of your victory, you will clean up this place and then return to the dormitory."

“Got it.” Chris quickly ended the situation and watched the two people disperse as ordered. “If they continue to grow like this, they may become dangerous people in the future.” Chris watched this duel and sighed in his heart.

Although the match was not as exciting as he expected, they are only three stars and can only show a limited amount of things. They can only continue to win or lose with limited technology.

Therefore, split-second choices and judgments are important. Cardin and Blanche responded to each other in real time and continued the duel. Unfortunately, Blanche made an impatient choice and the duel ended.

"If Blanche could control her impatience, she would become a better magician in the future." Even if she made different choices, the outcome of the victory or defeat did not seem to be much different.

"This guy always surprises me." Chris looked at Cardin with surprised eyes. He didn't expect that he could easily defeat Branch, who was considered to be the next guardian.

And he didn't lose his composure from the beginning to the end of the duel. "The strength he showed in today's duel may not be all." What would happen if Cardan was not a magician but a warrior? Chris looked at Cardan's back curiously.

Whoosh - Cardin began to use the summoned skeletons to clean the training ground. "It seems that I have become proficient enough in using curses." The joy of victory did not last long. Only Professor Isaac's words were in his mind.

-If you can use these two magics perfectly, then from that point on you will begin to prepare for becoming a four-star.