The Lightning Dragon flew at incredible speed. In Shoto Todoroki's eyes, it instantly grew larger and flew straight toward him.
What to do?
Shoto Todoroki's mind raced, trying to find a way to stop the Lightning Dragon.
But the dragon's flight path didn't give him any more time to think. He had only a moment to make a decision.
In a rush, he only had time to raise an ice wall, but it was smashed straight through by the Lightning Dragon. The ice wall wasn't very strong.
Shoto Todoroki was knocked back by the Lightning Dragon and slammed into the edge of the ring. His whole back hurt so much that he almost lost consciousness.
"Your ice wall doesn't seem very strong." Lock looked at Shoto Todoroki calmly. "Do you want to fight again? You might get hurt."
Shoto Todoroki got up, looked at Lock, and squeezed two firm words out from between his teeth. "Continue!"
He hadn't lost yet, and he could keep fighting until he defeated Lock. Well, maybe that was just a wish, but how could it come true without a plan?
Lock thought for a moment and looked at the audience. "It seems I don't have time to play with you now. The next group draw has come out."
Lock was a little lazy now and wanted to watch the matches instead of fighting.
Shoto Todoroki gritted his teeth and said seriously, "Mage Lock, can you please fight me seriously?"
Lock was treating him with a bit of carelessness. It wasn't that he looked down on Shoto Todoroki. He admired Shoto Todoroki very much, but the difference in strength was indeed a bit large.
"Fighting seriously is fine, but are you sure you want me to fight seriously? Are you okay with getting hurt?" Lock shrugged. "I want to make an agreement with you."
Shoto Todoroki stood up with resolute eyes. "That's absolutely fine. As long as it doesn't cross a moral line, I'll agree to anything."
"As long as you promise me, fight me."
"Okay, no problem." Lock readily agreed. "As long as you don't trouble me, this is just a small request."
"Lightning Dragon's Halberd!"
Lock had no intention of holding back, and he directly released a lightning spell. A halberd-shaped bolt of lightning came down from the sky, slashing fiercely at Shoto Todoroki.
Shoto Todoroki reacted quickly this time. He raised his hands, and thick ice slammed into the halberd.
Lock stood where he was, watching the halberd cut toward the ice, and said calmly, "Are you sure you can defend?"
"I'm not sure, but people always have ideas, don't they?" Shoto Todoroki's ice couldn't hold up against the halberd and was chopped down to the ground.
Lock didn't go for the kill either, and only slightly injured Shoto Todoroki.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Lock didn't give Shoto Todoroki a chance to breathe, and another spell came out.
Shoto Todoroki still had some stubbornness left, and he kept using only his ice to deal with Lock's magic.
Lock's magic power was formidable, and even held back, it wasn't something Shoto Todoroki could compete with.
"It looks like those five victory points are getting further and further away from our contestant Shoto Todoroki." Present Mic said with some regret.
They had believed that Shoto Todoroki had gone up to challenge Lock just to win the championship directly with those five victory points.
The stands were also a little tense. Looking at the gorgeous magic on the stage, there were those who supported Shoto Todoroki and shouted loudly, cheering for him.
In the next round, the result would basically be decided.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Lock ignited flames in his hands, covering them in fire. "Take this punch, and you lose!"
Seeing Lock's move, Shoto Todoroki became vigilant and used the maximum defensive power of his ice to resist the Fire Dragon's Iron Fist.
This time, Lock didn't give Shoto Todoroki a chance, and he slammed his fiery fist hard into Shoto Todoroki's body.
The flames drew a line of fire in the air, mainly because Lock's speed was so fast that the flames trailed afterimages.
Shoto Todoroki was sent flying out of the ring, his clothes burned by the flames.
"Does anyone else want to challenge me?" Lock straightened his clothes, looked at the stands below, and showed a kind smile.
"Anyone can."
After the second round, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and then a person suddenly jumped onto the ring, his eyes burning with anger, and said loudly, "I'll fight you!"
Lock took a closer look and saw that it was Katsuki Bakugo, who had failed to snatch his headband. "You want to come? Okay."
Katsuki Bakugo raised his hand and greeted Lock with a fireball.
Lock blocked it lightly. "Is that all the strength you've got? You still want to beat me? That won't do."
"You'll get more fire, don't worry. I can satisfy you." Katsuki Bakugo said coldly. "I'll make you ashamed."
Lock laughed. "Okay, then I'll wait and see."
He was very much looking forward to what kind of trouble Katsuki Bakugo could bring him. He was a little bored right now. "Ice-Make: Lance!"
Five blue magic circles suddenly appeared.
This time Lock was serious and gave Katsuki Bakugo five Lances directly.
A dense array of ice spears appeared in the air, pointing obliquely at Katsuki Bakugo, and the sight was a little frightening. "Go!"
Every escape route for Katsuki Bakugo was covered.
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