The audience was boiling.
All kinds of exclamations and shouts combined into a wave of sound, rising again and again. This was what they liked to see the most.
"Todoroki, come on, come on!" Some of the audience began to root for Shoto Todoroki, but quite a few rational people weren't optimistic about him.
The reason was simple: who was Lock? Lock was a pro hero and a mage. From any angle, Shoto Todoroki was still some distance away from him.
Could a sneak attack like this really work? This part of the audience didn't believe it. But they were still willing to cheer for Shoto Todoroki. If he won, then without a doubt, what he had done would be a miracle. To be honest, no one had thought Shoto Todoroki would be so bold, quietly setting up a trap that looked weak and harmless but was potentially dangerous.
If this gamble paid off, Shoto Todoroki could prove himself and step over Lock to go even further. If he lost, it was actually nothing. At most there would be a round of boos, and a new round of discussion and admiration for his father.
Shoto Todoroki had no distractions and concentrated on preparing his magic. In the previous confrontation, both Lock and Shoto Todoroki had spent a lot of magic power. Maybe that was nothing to Lock, but to him, it was an enormous drain.
Lock narrowed his eyes slightly. He greatly appreciated Shoto Todoroki's determination and courage, as well as his combat intelligence. However, Shoto Todoroki was doomed to fail.
In fact, Shoto Todoroki's idea was good, and the setup was good in every respect, but unfortunately it had been exposed. Otherwise, Lock would have been caught off guard.
"Ice-Make: Silver World!" Lock was also decisive. After understanding Shoto Todoroki's intentions, he raised his hands, and the ice magic power began to spread, centered on Lock and covering the entire venue.
Shoto Todoroki hadn't expected Lock to suddenly cast a spell, and it seemed to be stronger than his own magic. But he didn't panic and directly released his own.
His purpose in challenging Lock was to prove himself!
Two majestic ice magic powers erupted in the arena at the same time.
The powerful magic covered the entire venue. Fortunately, they both still had a sense of proportion. Otherwise, the two combined might have frozen everyone except themselves.
Shoto Todoroki was out of breath after casting his spell. He looked at Lock in disbelief. "You're fine? How can you be fine? It's impossible!"
Lock had been attacking his defenses with powerful offensive magic the whole time, so the consumption definitely wouldn't be small, let alone from the powerful ice magic he had just cast.
With such a wide coverage area, it was impossible to stand there so calmly.
You had to know that every time the range of ice magic expanded, the magic power consumed increased geometrically. Was Lock a bottomless source of magic power?
Why couldn't he show any fatigue at all?
Shoto Todoroki wasn't convinced. "Lock, are you humiliating me?"
Why drag it out when he could end it instantly?
Lock thought for a moment and said very honestly, "I think you seem a bit unconvinced. So, you can keep fighting me."
Shoto Todoroki froze. What kind of answer was that? Were people this bad these days...
Lock was really telling the truth.
Shoto Todoroki seemed to want to prove himself the whole time, and Lock didn't mind wasting his time. After all, no one was challenging him right now.
It was better to give him a chance to recover and let him fight again.
Lock liked to convince people. If one round didn't get the point across, he would keep beating until it did.
"Lock, you might be a good person." Shoto Todoroki stepped back, behind what he thought was a safe line.
Lock blushed. "I don't think I need to be handed the good guy card."
Shoto Todoroki smiled and stood there straight with his eyes closed.
He was trying to get his strength back. He hoped to defeat Lock with dignity.
Lock didn't care that much and sat down cross-legged. If it weren't for the fact that this was a public place, he actually would have wanted to lie down.
"What are you doing?" Someone shouted from the stands. "Are you wasting our time?"
Lock didn't even bother to pay attention.
Seeing that Shoto Todoroki and Lock weren't fighting for the time being, the rest of the contestants went on to the second round.
"I'm recovered. How about you, Lock?" After a while, Shoto Todoroki opened his eyes and stared sharply at Lock.
Lock smiled slightly. "I've just been waiting for you. If you've recovered well, you can use your methods to your heart's content."
Shoto Todoroki nodded slightly. "Next, I'll go all out to defeat you."
Lock didn't mind. If it could break through his psychological defense, he didn't mind either way.
Shoto Todoroki raised his left hand.
Lock was surprised. Was he finally going to use his own fire?
Shoto Todoroki hesitated slightly, but quickly made up his mind.
Lock was a high mountain, and he simply wanted to cross this high mountain now.
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!"
Lock didn't bother with demeanor. A blue magic circle wrapped in electric light appeared, and a lightning dragon burst out of it, rushing toward Shoto Todoroki.
Shoto Todoroki's vision dimmed, and in his pupils there was only a lightning dragon flickering with electricity.
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