The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"While epic cards are powerful, they also have a potential negative effect."

"That is, it is difficult to untie."

"Unbinding an epic card not only requires precious consumables, but also puts the unbinder into a period of weakness due to soul damage. The card will also be sealed and cannot be rebound by others."

"So players like Dekan, who have a lot of epic cards, actually have very few flexible card slots."

"That's why even if we're at rank eight, we don't carry seven or eight high-cost epic cards."

For example, both Kree and Fahim only brought three epic cards that best suited them and could achieve the desired system.

The remaining card slots are reserved for blue and purple cards that can be freely swapped and combined.

Alger, an eighth-tier combat class with five epic cards, is quite special.

Because he is a Paladin, he already possesses many holy spells, which allows him to appropriately reduce the flexibility of his card distribution and increase the strength of his deck.

"And considering the importance of this match, the Empire may have prepared a special epic card for Adair to counter the Dekan system early on. If Adair's opponent in the final is Dekan, he will probably bind him to it before the match."

Alger analyzed.

Besides the Kali that appears on the screen, Adair will most likely also have unused hidden epics.

And its effects will undoubtedly give Dekan a real headache.

Before the match, Adair was basically certain that his biggest rivals were Dekan and Alger.

The Empire must have a plan, and will likely support Adair in winning the championship.

As the audience listened to the commentary, they realized that Alger actually had a certain bias towards Dekan.

It was as if he was helping Dekan analyze and unfold the situation.

Of course, even if Alger didn't analyze it, Dekan should already know.

For the sake of fairness.

The commentators also need to analyze Dekan.

"As the official who knows Dekan best, Miss Ludwig, I would like to hear your opinion: do you think there are any other unused epic cards in Dekan?"

The official commentator looked at Ludwig, who had been sitting obediently to the side, and asked.

Ludwig smiled and waved to everyone, then said:

"The possibility is not high. If there are still epic cards, nearly half of Dekan's mana will be occupied by epic cards, which is actually a very high cost for someone who pursues tactical mobility."

Dekan's combat role is more like that of a tactician and a command tower for the team.

Being able to flexibly allocate your blue and purple card slots is very important.

Based on the currently available information, we can see that the epic cards shown by Dekan include [Ruined Bard] (1 mana), [Blood Purification] (3 mana), [Blood Mimicry] (5 mana), [Bachelor's Sword of Despair] (5 mana), and [Broken Heart of Pain] (5 mana, incorrect information), which already take up 19 of Dekan's 50 mana.

If there are also hidden epic cards, Dekan's mobility will be severely restricted, significantly impacting his role.

"But do you think there's still a possibility?"

The official commentary revealed that Ludwig did not mean to deny anything earlier.

Ludwig nodded and said:

"Yes, after reaching Tier 3, Dekan proved with his strength that he could create orange epics of the same tier, or even crimson epics. But here we find a suspicious point: Dekan has never shown a Tier 4 epic card."

"You mean, Dekan might have a Tier 4 Epic card that he's never used?"

"Yes, that might be Dekan's trump card."

Ludwig smiled slyly, noticing that Dekan was staring at her with a deathly gaze.

Although she was analyzing it seriously.

But when Dekan heard this, he felt that she was alluding to the "Gospel of Dekan".

Ludwig blinked quickly and said:

"Of course, it's also possible that Dekan once made a Tier 4 Epic card, but it wasn't suitable for him, so he resold it!"

After the in-depth analysis, there was still some time left, so the three commentators chatted casually about their personal opinions.

While the official commentators personally believe this is a match with suspense, they have absolutely no idea how Dekan can win.

Alger agreed, believing that if Dekan didn't prepare any underhanded tactics, he would have almost no chance of defeating the Imperial Sword Saint in a one-on-one duel.

Ludwig, on the other hand, believed that Phantom Canyon itself was Dekan's advantage, as Dekan possessed the class of Card Maker, which also meant that he had the ability to kill on first sight with hidden cards.

The best example is the battle in which Decan first showed his fangs—the entrance exam for Hevenlitt Academy.

Although Dekan is not good at, or more accurately, not suited for, head-on one-on-one combat.

However, it's important to know that Dekan currently has a 100% win rate in Phantom Rift.

Phantom Canyon, after all, can be considered part of the Shadow World.

And Dekan is undoubtedly a genius at conquering the world of film.

……

"We can see that both teams have entered Phantom Canyon! The match is about to begin!"

As the official commentator's powerful voice rang out, the camera panned to Phantom Canyon, and the commentator's voice became background noise.

In Phantom Canyon.

On the mountain, Dekan and Adair face each other across the distance.

During this 20-second preparation period, both sides are invincible, unaffected by any effects, and unable to use magic cards.

It also cannot be moved outside the one-meter radius limit.

The main purpose of this period is to give athletes time to observe the environment and adjust their state.

"We can see that both sides are prepared to seize the initiative and play key spell cards the moment the duel officially begins!"

“Adair will undoubtedly use [Pain Shield] first, otherwise he won’t be able to attack Dekan at all. Even if there is only 1/4 pain in Phantom Canyon, the 15 times pain feedback is still deadly.”

"Will Dekan seize the moment when Adair casts [Pain Shield] and unleash a 15x pain attack on him?"

"Of course, Adair might also be betting that Dekan won't choose to use the Pain Feedback set at the start and instead directly unleash attack spells to go face. It's a process of mutual gamble."

The commentators have begun analyzing the strategies employed by both sides.

As the countdown for the preparation time ended, the competition officially began!

At that moment, Adair and Dekan both pulled out a card that needed to be released first!

As expected, Adair had [Pain Shield] in his hand.

Since he already has a significant advantage, there's no need for him to gamble big on Dekan; he can simply choose a stable strategy to crush Dekan.

Dekan also had a purple card in his hand.

Surprisingly.

What Dekan held were not the [Crown of Thorns] and [Cursed Doll], which required almost no casting time.

Instead, it's a spell card with a faster casting speed than [Pain Block].

"Dekan chose to gamble on a big win from the start!"

"He did indeed win this round. Rather than winning the gamble, it should be said that his strategy was successful, because the Imperial Sword Saint would never be willing to gamble with him from the start!"

"But this spell card is..."

Dekan's spell was activated first.

There were no exaggerated special effects.

It was as if nothing had happened around him.

But what about Adair?

His expression was one of utter astonishment, and the [Pain Shield] on his hand flew off!

Adair's wrist seemed frozen and he couldn't move it!

The screen quickly displayed the authentication result for Dekan's new card.

【Vibration Card】

[Category: Spell Card]

[Grade: Purple Rare]

[Class: 5]

[Effect: Shakes the card out of the opponent's hand and paralyzes the opponent's arm for a short time.]

[Note: Inspired by Cornelia.]

It is an extension of the mental magic [Mental Interference], a result of the poison magic extraction of the special poison [Paralyzing Toxin] from the Demon Realm prison, and also incorporates Cornelia's unique martial arts skills.

It can be said to be the culmination of Dekan's research and development after returning from the Demon Realm prison.

Although it was accompanied by a painful memory for Dekan.

But the first thing Dekan did after experiencing fear was to confront and overcome it!

So, through repeated experiments and Cornelia's help (education).

Dekan has finally created this brand new counter card.

"※! What ※ card?!"

"This guy has been desperately hiding this card, hasn't he?!"

"Here's a scary story: this card might become an essential general-purpose card in duels in the future..."

"I don't want to play those weird duels where both sides start with a card flash! Can you please remove this card?!"

The audience was reminded of a legend once again.

Even before he became famous, Dekan already had the title of "deck environment destroyer".

Adair quickly realized what was happening and used [Purify] without hesitation to remove the [Local Paralysis] status.

Then, he tried to pick up the [Pain Shield] as quickly as possible.

However, before he could even bend down, he felt his vision go completely white and he couldn't see anything.