Show Your Hand!

"Alright, I accept."

Actually, even Ronaldo himself did not expect that there would really be someone who would take the initiative to give him an opportunity like this to gain more experience. However, since he was here, he could test if his deduction was correct.

Mr. Snook originally wanted to stop them from messing around, but he was stopped by the dean's gaze. However, he could not allow them to mess around at the academy entrance. After weighing the pros and cons, he announced that the academy had agreed to this competition. At the same time, they were summoned to the academy arena for a duel.

Naturally, Ronaldo did not have any objections, and neither did Jack. Although Jack had awoken his elemental magic not too long ago, the almost-expelled Ronaldo might have gone through the same. This kind of duel was not as simple as it seemed.

The moment the students heard about the duel between them, their exhausted spirits were revived, and they decided to join in the fun. The strength of this twelve-year-old classmate who had presented a high-level tier-2 magic core had also aroused their curiosity.

The dean also wanted to know, but he would not take the initiative to ask. Thus, he secretly told Mr. Snook to pay attention to this old student named Ronaldo during the duel.

The duel arena was actually not far from the main entrance, so it did not take them long to enter this large enclosure.

The Eastern Magic Academy relied mainly on theoretical strength to establish itself on this continent. However, it was precisely because of this that the other academies criticized it for not having sufficient combat strength. Therefore, the upper echelons of the eastern continent decided to build a dueling ground for every elementary magic academy. After all, it was useful to improve the students' actual combat abilities from the start.

The arena was not that large. It was surrounded by walls similar to those in the ancient Roman gladiator arenas. There was a platform in the east. During large-scale competitions in the school, the dean of each school would appear there, but now the platform was empty.

The arena was divided into four small dueling grounds, which were named after the elements: water, fire, earth, and wind. Although there were corresponding names, in fact, they were just square blocks of soil, and there was no substantive difference. The names were only given to facilitate the management of the elements left behind.

Jack was a mage who specialized in fire elements. In fact, the element he practiced completely depended on a mysterious condition called element affinity. Only with the corresponding element affinity could he practice the corresponding element like a fish in water. On the flip side, without the corresponding element affinity, he could not even sense the corresponding element.

"Don't accuse me of bullying you, junior."

Jack did not realize that the person in front of him had such a strong element affinity, so he was still trying his best to mock him.

Ronaldo smiled slightly. "Alright, but it's meaningless for us to just fight. Why don't we make a bet, senior?"

Before today, he definitely would not have made such a bold move. However, since he already had a modifier, if he did not put on an arrogant front, he would be letting the person in front of him, who was trying his best to mock him, down.

"Alright, if you win, I will buy you a month's worth of food. However, if I win, you have to kneel down to me. How does that sound, junior?"

Jack was still arrogant and domineering. His arrogance finally triggered Ronaldo's anger.

Actually, he did not care about this small fry's mockery.

However, he did not expect him to be so arrogant. A flash of anger colored his voice as he said in an unfriendly tone. "Thanks in advance for the food, Jack."

The two sides did not exchange any other words and directly walked onto the dueling platform.

Mr. Snook walked onto the platform and declared, "This is considered a fair duel. You aren't allowed to hurt lives or to use auxiliary tools. After the opponent concedes, you may not continue attacking. Do you understand?"

The two sides nodded.

Battles between mages had always been exciting and beautiful. In their battles, they would use various corresponding elemental magic to bombard each other. As a result, even space could be affected.

In a war, a mage could even deal a fatal blow to tens of thousands of ordinary people.

Although he knew about Ronaldo's background, Jack was still prepared to go all out. Humiliating the weak had always been his favorite thing to do as a self-proclaimed strong mage.

After both sides saluted each other, they then turned around and took ten steps back. Once they were ready, they would directly engage in the battle.

The battle was about to start. Compared to Jack's impulsiveness, Ronaldo was more curious. It was absolutely easy for him to defeat that idiot on the other end. However, he actually accepted this meaningless battle to discover how to use the modifier in a confrontation.

Barking an order, Jack directly absorbed all the fire elements in the vicinity that he could control. He concentrated them in his palm, and a fist-sized fireball suddenly appeared. This was the first time he had tried to use the fire element with all his might. It was precisely because he wanted to defeat this guy, who was obviously a waste but had attracted everyone's attention, in one strike.

"This is a promising talent. It's a pity that his opponent might be stronger," the dean muttered. After a rational analysis, the dean could confirm that the tier-2 magic core was killed by this candidate who had been held back for four years. In other words, the dean recognized Ronaldo's strength. Anyone who could defeat a tier-2 magical beast must be stronger than a level-1 mage who had yet to enroll in the school.

The fist-sized fireball still attracted the attention of many students.

Although a few of them were already tier 2 mages, this ability to borrow the elements in the air took a high toll on one's elemental affinity. It was also very difficult to control the elements in the air. Therefore, not many students were willing to practice it.

Although the attack was more powerful, it could backfire because of its strength.

It was not very suitable for elementary mages to use, but this mean person was trying to use it. It was indeed stunning.

The fireball did not take long to accumulate power. Jack let out a muffled sigh and pushed out the pure energy ball with all his strength.

Although the violent energy immediately whistled towards Ronaldo, the latter, who had an incredible affinity with fire elements, was not afraid at all. He raised his right arm lightly, meeting the fireball that was roaring towards him. When a bright red light flashed in his palm, the fireball that was whistling just now stopped abruptly. Then, with a slight shudder, the fireball directly smashed towards the ground.

"Since you passed me a ball, here's one right back at you." The hand in the air retracted into the shape of a fist. A bigger and purer fireball quickly took form.

Although he had not learned this skill before, due to the powerful fire affinity that the modifier had transformed, he still managed to create an even larger fireball. The pressure of this fireball was enough to send chills down Mr. Snook's back although he was a tier 5 fire mage.

He swung his fist forward, and a terrifying fireball whizzed out. Although it was larger, it was by no means slower than the smaller fireball.

Bang!

The burning fireball hit its target while the surge of energy sent Jack flying.