The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

The cat teacher in the stands already sensed that something was wrong.

Although Dekan's words to the Imperials were venomous, something seems off.

Are you going to say something like, "It is our duty to rebuild the glory of the resurrected church" right off the bat?!

However, Dekan quickly changed his tune:

"And none of our kingdoms would be foolish enough to allow the Shadow World to fail and cause a natural disaster. Whether it's the Shadow World or an artificial one, it might be your Empire's lifelong enemy, you know?"

After speaking, he glanced at the artificial shadow world activation device, seemingly casually.

Immediately, a frenzied roar erupted once again from the arena!

Dekan seemed to have no intention of trash-talking this time, and he was unusually calm during the interview, apparently just waiting for the other party's attitude.

Dekan's meaning is very clear.

I'll treat you with courtesy if you don't provoke me, but if you want to engage in verbal sparring, I won't miss the chance to mess with your mentality.

"..."

Adair recalled that Dekan had been staring at the artificial shadow world activation device, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart.

This guy has been mocking the Imperials from the very beginning, but he didn't even realize it himself.

But soon, Adair calmed down completely and returned to her usual smile.

To deal with Dekan, you just need to stay calm and not get emotional.

He smiled and shook his head, as if he didn't care at all about Dekan's aggressive words.

"Thank you for your comments, both players! The match will start promptly at 6:00 PM! We're now handing the camera over to the commentary booth!"

The host took the microphone from Dekan and within a few seconds, he felt that Dekan had won back his favor.

As the host finished speaking, the camera stopped showing the exterior.

Instead, the three of them sat side by side in the studio.

"Okay, thank you, host! There are about five minutes left before the competition starts. We also have two special guests with us today! Let me introduce them to you..."

In the center of the screen, a middle-aged male official commentator took over the scene.

Sitting to his left is Alger, the Holy Knight Commander of the Cult of the Sun, who is the third-place winner of this competition. He easily defeated his opponent in yesterday's third-place match and will also receive a generous reward.

Although Alger lost to Dekan, his reputation improved significantly because of the stark contrast between his performance and Dekan's.

Meanwhile, during his preparations, Alger considered Dekan and Adair as his ultimate opponents and was able to offer many professional opinions, which led to his invitation by the organizers to participate as a guest commentator.

Sitting on the other side of the official commentator was a young woman with light blue hair.

She is Ludwig, a special correspondent for the Federation of Kingdoms.

Having been responsible for tracking and reporting on Dekan's deeds for a long time, she can be said to be one of the people who knows Dekan best.

Before the match started, the broadcast screen was showing pre-match announcements.

The screen continuously displays data analysis, ace cards, and close-ups of the two players in action.

Meanwhile, the official commentators were exchanging ideas with the guest commentators, and began analyzing the battle situation.

The Imperial Sword Saint's basic attribute growth potential was briefly shown just now.

Strength S, Magic A, Physical Strength A, Spirit B

Dekan followed closely behind.

Strength E, Magic C, Stamina D, Spirit SS

“We can see that Adair has the near-perfect growth attributes that combat professionals dream of, while Dekan is more like a genius administrative professional.”

"However, viewers familiar with the competition will know that Adair is an all-around player skilled in both martial arts and magic. Although his combat class is swordsman, he has demonstrated comprehensive dominance in the previous matches."

"Dekan, uh..."

When it comes to match statistics, Dekan's various match statistics have become very strange.

For example, "match duration" and "damage analysis" both showed signs of data corruption.

However, the commentators quickly bypassed these awkward segments and began discussing the deck composition of the Imperial Swordmaster with the guest commentators.

Compared to the well-known and powerful cards of Dekan, the epic cards of the Imperial Swordmaster are relatively unfamiliar to the audience.

First of all, the Imperial Sword Saint didn't use any of the summoning cards in the previous matches.

【Chariot Chessboard】

[Category: Summoning Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 7]

[Effect: Consuming mana summons a large number of Tier 7 cavalry derivatives. Additional mana consumption summons special cavalry with buffs, special-role cavalry, and commanders.]

[Note: I am the army.]

"This card can exert absolute pressure on the opponent with a single card, and it is mutually restraining with Dekan's [Cursed Soul Mask]."

"While the [Cursed Soul Mask] can prevent summoned creatures from being dispelled and doubles their mana cost, it can only be attached to the [Chariot Chessboard] itself. Not only can derivatives not be equipped with the [Cursed Soul Mask], but their sheer number will also make them difficult for Dekan to handle."

"Of course, if Adair wants to use it to suppress Dekan, he will have to pay a huge price in mana."

Alger offered his opinion, clearly having already analyzed the key cards of these two players.

The Imperial Sword Saint hadn't used this card before because his opponents were too weak to warrant such trouble.

However, this card will indeed cause Dekan a lot of trouble.

Because Dekan has neither offensive power nor the ability to clear large areas of the field, he simply cannot clear Adair's pressure.

He had just finished speaking.

The cards that were then displayed on the screen made Alger frown.

[An indestructible body of crystal]

[Category: Spell Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 7]

[Passive Effect: The lower your health, the more damage reduction you gain. When you receive fatal damage, you become immune to it and are fully restored to health. Cooldown: 30 days. This effect cannot stack with other card effects that provide damage reduction, immunity to fatal damage, or automatic recovery.]

[Note: Mages can also turn into tanks with this.]

This is the most troublesome card for the Imperial Sword Saint, no less so than the Mad Bishop's [Super Regeneration].

Although each has its own merits.

However, this card is more versatile, while [Super Regeneration] is more suitable for people with a high stamina limit.

Next up is the Imperial Sword Saint, the third known Epic card.

【Blazing Demon Sword】

[Category: Equipment Card]

[Rarity: Orange Epic]

[Class: 8]

[Effect: Gain life steal; damage dealt is unaffected by enemy effects; life is continuously consumed while using this weapon in combat.]

[Note: Beware of wicked women—from a deceased user of this sword.]

This is a natural epic card from the eighth-tier Shadow World, and also the true trump card of the Imperial Sword Saint.

Putting aside its powerful sustain from life steal, the damage it deals can directly penetrate the enemy's damage reduction and invincibility effects, making it the bane of flashy tactics.

Combined with the Imperial Sword Saint's passive spell [Undying Glass Body], it allows the Imperial Sword Saint to maintain a high level of damage reduction.

It can even cut off the cavalry derivatives created by the [Chariot Chessboard] to steal their life.

Even if the Imperial Sword Saint is on the verge of death, he can instantly recover to full health by wielding this sword and unleashing an area-of-effect skill.

His invincibility was written all over his face.

One-on-one duels, and you can even actually spar with a bishop.

It is only because Adair has never fought against a bishop that it is conservatively estimated that he has "quasi-bishop level strength".

After all, if he were to face the unreasonable dominance of Bishop Evans of Destruction, or the increasingly ferocious fighting style of Bishop Clay of Madness, he would likely be suppressed.

"Imperial Sword Saint Adair can carry a total of 80 mana cards. In my pre-match analysis, in addition to those few Ace Epic cards, he will also bring a deck that targets the Dekan deck."

Alger continued his analysis.

The cards that best counter Dekan include, for example, Pain Shield, which is essential for Dekan's 60x pain feedback, and Purifier's Chosen, which provides strong control over Captain Dekan.

Dekan's usual tactic is to first wreak havoc on his opponent's mentality, making them hate him to the point of madness.

Then, you can take advantage of Captain Derkan's characteristic that the more the target hates Derkan, the longer the taunt lasts, to achieve a control chain.

However, the [Called One of Purification] can remove a specific abnormal status or control effect from the user, and the user will not be affected by that abnormal status/control effect for 10 minutes.

Furthermore, Named Spells share a 60-minute cooldown, which is not shared with regular Purify spells.

This card ensures that Adair will not be affected by Captain Derkan for 10 minutes.

A match can often be over in ten minutes.

If the duration reaches one hour, the winner will be determined based on the percentage of mana remaining for both sides.

Of course, this rule was not used in this competition.

It would take two players, both known as "King of the Hill," to outlast each other to possibly fight for an hour.

Given that Dekan is skilled in poison magic, the Imperial Sword Saint will definitely bring along ordinary [Purify] and [Forced Dispel].

Then there are some blue and purple cards that are not suitable for Dekan but are appropriate for Adair's own system.

After Alger finished explaining, the official commentator looked at Alger and asked:

"Many viewers probably have a question: why don't these high-level powerhouses equip themselves with all their epic cards? Please let Paladin Commander Alger explain this to us."

Alger nodded and said: