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Suddenly, a huge suction force was released from its mouth.
The eagle's head and body were swallowed whole by its suddenly opened maw.
This appearance is almost identical to that of the "Black Mist Beast" devouring.
Ultimate move – "Devourer".
launch!
Only after the giant eagle was completely devoured did Dark finally breathe a sigh of relief. These powerful creatures possessed incredibly strong vitality. Unless they were reduced to ashes, they always gave the impression that they could be resurrected at any moment.
Now that the giant eagle has been swallowed whole by "Demon King Aldrich," there's no way it could ever be resurrected.
However, a final conclusion can only be reached after it has been completely digested. Dark took out the "Demon King Aldrich" magic card, infused it with magic power, and obtained feedback.
For about two minutes, apart from the gradually whistling wind, there was no other sound.
This life-or-death struggle, which didn't actually last very long, has finally come to a complete end.
The "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon," which had died and died repeatedly, was finally freed from the cycle of reincarnation—the fusion was released.
The "Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon," which had degenerated from its fusion state, looked exhausted from working on a manuscript for thirty-six hours straight, but there was still a lingering excitement in its eyes.
Darke gently tapped it, transforming it into a dragon egg before storing it back in his magic card.
One by one, the "Ditto" monsters deactivated their transformations and turned into light. The "Blue-Eyes Girl" gave Dark a final, reproachful look before returning to the card.
In the final battlefield, only the "Fossil Aerodactyl" and its "Sword Beast", the "Curse Cage: BlackMetalGreymon" waiting to degenerate, the "Demon Lord Aldridge" digesting, and the "Death Coffin" sealing the "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast" remained.
After digesting the giant eagle, "Demon King Aldrich" withdrew from its true form as the "God-Eating Beast" and reverted to its original form as a round-faced, short-legged cat with wrinkled wings.
It flapped its wings vigorously and flew unsteadily toward Dark. Dark finished organizing his card pack and looked once again at the "Demon King Aldrich" magic card.
After devouring the giant eagle, this twelve-star magical spirit finally achieved its first growth.
"Demon King Aldrich" is known as the "Devourer". It can devour targets whose remaining life force is not higher than its Devour Damage. While completely absorbing the target's life force, it randomly gains one of the opponent's special ultimate skills.
Aldridge can selectively forgo acquiring an opponent's special move. Furthermore, he can retain the special moves acquired through absorption until the summon is dispelled.
"Devourer" has no cooldown, but it can only be used again after the consumed target has been digested.
As it continues to devour, it gains more and more powerful special moves. Unfortunately, it is, after all, a magical spirit.
Once Dark Demon, as a mage, enters a sleep state and cannot actively provide magical support, it will return to the magic card due to exhaustion of magical power, and the devoured ultimate techniques will also disappear.
If you want it to continue to exist.
It would then be necessary to attach a magic recovery device to it, just like the "vampire heiress".
But Dark wasn't entirely at ease and kept it outside. After all, it was, in essence, a demon king with its own will!
"The more unique the ultimate skill, the higher the probability of acquiring it. I wonder what kind of ultimate skill it will obtain from that giant eagle."
Dark thought with a hint of anticipation.
Sure enough, a new special move was listed separately under the "Devourer's" special move section.
Its name is "Iron Body"! A truly deadly technique.
Although it wasn't Dark's most desired skill—the Metal Egg that grants the giant eagle a brief period of invincibility—it had extremely high compatibility with "Demon King Aldridge."
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[Iron Body: Hardens the skin to the point of being as rigid as steel, greatly increasing defense and granting a degree of magic reflection. The permanent passive effect increases base defense by 20%. If actively activated, it increases defense to 100% of base defense and grants 20% increased magic reflection. Duration: 60 seconds.]
The truth is known at first sight.
This is an enhanced version of "Iron Wall".
"Demon King Aldrich" has a base defense of 9000 points. With the mastery of "Iron Body", his passive defense increases by 1800 points, and when activated actively, it can increase by 9000 points, bringing his final defense to 18500 points!
If transformed into the "God-Devouring Beast", the final defense can be increased to 23000 points!
The data on this panel is extremely exaggerated at any time.
This means that even ordinary twelve-star magical spirits cannot break through its defenses!
At this moment, Darke clearly realized that the "Demon King Aldrich" he had forged might possess even greater potential than the Demon King II itself!
"Smack—"
The "fairytale animal? kitten" finally flew back and nuzzled his cheek affectionately.
Dak held it in his arms and rubbed it, finding that the "steel body" did not harden its soft fur.
"Perhaps it needs to become puffed up or engorged with blood to harden."
As Dark was thinking casually, he suddenly saw "Demon King Aldridge" puff out his cheeks and then spit out a gold medal from his mouth!
A thought struck him, and he quickly grasped the gold medal in his hand.
This gold medal, which was clearly obtained after devouring that giant eagle, actually contains an exceptionally pure divine aura!
That divine aura was warm and harmonious, yet it also carried the intensity of flames and the sharpness of steel.
The first thing that comes to mind is Hephaestus, the "god of fire and forging"!
"This is the gold medal symbolizing Hephaestus."
Dak picked up the gold medal and examined it closely. He saw that the front of the medal was indeed engraved with a god holding a giant hammer and forging iron on a smelting table!
He immediately flipped the gold medal over and found that the back of the medal contained a circular design.
Within that circular composition, surrounding the center, there are twelve symbols representing the twelve gods of Mount Polopus.
One of the symbols was emitting a faint glow, clearly belonging to Hephaestus, the "god of fire and forging"!
Dak immediately realized that this gold medal was the key to this trip to "Heaven".
"If this gold medal is necessary... then those powerful creatures hunting us are both hunter and prey."
Daying's gaze involuntarily fell upon "Death Coffin," which was performing radio calisthenics on the ground.
"If my guess is correct, then that 'Lion-Headed Serpent Beast' should also have such a gold medal inside its body!"
"Dark Dimon, what is this gold medal?" asked Lucia Artemis, the moon elf girl, curiously.
As Dark channeled magic into the gold medal, attempting to activate something, he said, "This was obtained from the giant eagle's body, and it might be related to why we were brought into the 'Heavenly Court.' If we can also obtain a gold medal after killing the remaining snake, it's basically confirmed. This should be a game of hunter and prey hunting each other."
As he spoke, he lowered his head, a hint of regret appearing on his face. The magic injected into the gold medal had vanished without a trace, failing to activate any change.
"By the way, how many of your elven race members were brought into the 'Heavenly Court'?"
Lucia Artemis frowned. "Although I don't know the exact details, I'm the third to disappear. Combining what Aurora told me, we should have four people taken to the 'Heavenly Court'."
"Four?" Dark guessed. "The elves are dead, the Holy Church has two, the Northland has two, and our academy... already has three. If we add Ollie, then it will be four."
“There are twelve people in total,” Aurora suddenly said. Dark nodded, “Twelve people in total!” Was this merely a coincidence, or destiny, or perhaps a scheme orchestrated by Hermes?
Dak prefers the last one.
He waited until "BlackMechanyGreymon" reverted to Agumon before recalling it. Then he had "Fossil Aerodactyl" place "Coffin" on the head of this "Metal Soldier".
"Let's go somewhere else."
Despite its enormous size, the "Iron God" is very conspicuous wherever it goes.
But lingering too long in this place that has just been ravaged by war still gives one a very bad feeling.
Lucia Artemis nodded and then gave the order.
And so, to Dark's astonishment, the "Iron God Soldier" took flight.
Jet thrusters erupted from all over its body, levitating its heavy form. Then, lying flat in the air, flames erupted from its feet... and it suddenly shot off!
At this moment, Dark finally understood how they had escaped here in the "Iron God Soldier".
Shortly afterward, the "Iron Soldier" landed in a desolate area. The surroundings were flat and unobstructed.
After confirming that there was no threat in the surrounding area, Dark and the others relaxed slightly and sat down to rest within the "Absolute Fortress" barrier.
Aurora first gave Dark and Lucia "Little Phoenix Blood Pills", then took out "Food Cards" to summon food.
After the three rested for a while, Dark brought up the "Coffin of Death". [Shaymi (Land Form)] and "Demon King Aldridge" lay together on the table.
Upon receiving the command, the "Coffin of Death" opened its lid. In an instant, black mist surged out, and the "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast," now shrunken even smaller, burst forth from the coffin. But it was immediately seized by the shadowy hand of the "Coffin of Death" by its tail.
Within the "seal," the "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast," whose soul power had been partially absorbed by the Death Coffin, became even weaker, and this final counterattack was completely ineffective.
Its lion head, which it had finally managed to extend, was blocked by the fleshy mass of "Demon King Aldridge" and could not advance an inch.
Dark looked at "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye". The latter nodded slightly, indicating that they could begin.
Dark then asked, "Can you understand? Why are you hunting us down? Who is guiding you from behind the scenes? What benefits can you gain? And what is the gold medal inside your body?"
Several questions were asked in one go.
The "lion-headed serpent beast" didn't answer at all, only struggling and roaring incessantly. But surprisingly, it could understand the language of humans in this era, and that was enough.
After a while, Dark had the "Death Coffin" put him back into the coffin, and then waited for "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" to relay the message.
But the final answer wasn't good.
"The Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" said, "It has no idea that it has a golden medal inside its body, nor does it have any concept of the origin of that golden medal. The reason it is chasing us is because of a will."
“Individual will,” Dark said, frowning.
"The Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" nodded and said, "Yes, before we entered the 'Heavenly Court,' it received a will, and afterwards, its mind was filled with the thought of hunting humans. There was no temptation, no reward or punishment, just that."
"So that's how it is," Dark thought to himself. "It seems that, in the eyes of the person behind the scenes, these creatures are nothing more than pawns on a chessboard. But to be able to control these powerful creatures simply through the descent of will... Since we can't get anything out of them, let's see if killing them will yield a gold medal."
He then instructed "Demon King Aldridge" to prepare. A moment later, the "Coffin of Death" reopened its lid.
Before the "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast" could pounce, "Demon King Aldrich" leaped out first, his enormous mouth opening wide and swallowing the "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast" whole into his small belly.
Its stomach is also very special.
Two minutes later, "Demon King Aldridge" burped into the sky and then, as expected, spat out a new gold medal.
The obverse of this gold medal features a young girl holding a giant shield and a spear; she is Athena, the "goddess of war and wisdom"!
Dark sensed the divine aura hidden within the gold medal and confirmed that it was almost identical to Ergani's divine aura.
"It seems that we can only get the final answer by hunting down all twelve creatures."
Dark rubbed his temples and said
Hunting twelve creatures, solving the riddles left by Hermes, or completing the schemes set by Hermes—none of these were actually within his plans.
He was certainly curious about it, but rescuing Principal Arte was a much higher priority than that curiosity.
However, he currently has very limited information and is completely clueless about how to find Principal Arte.
Moreover, given the strength of these few "Heavenly Court" creatures that have appeared, it is completely impossible for them to harm Principal Arte.
In fact, the environment inside this "Heavenly Court" differed from his imagined hellish landscape.
So, where exactly is Principal Arte, and what is she doing?
Dak put the two gold medals into his backpack and waited where he was.
"What are we going to do next?" Lucia Artemis couldn't help but ask.
Dark countered, "Do you have contact information for your other companions, or rather, can you find them?"
Lucia Artemis shook her head helplessly and said, "We have a way to communicate, but it's being interfered with by the environment and can't be used. We can't find out about them for the time being."
“Well, there’s nothing I can do then,” Dark said. “I’m waiting for my ultimate technique to cool down. Next, I’ll go find my companions. Do you have any other plans?”
Lucia Artemis shook her head somewhat awkwardly and said, "Not now."
Dark nodded and said, "Then let's move together for now." After saying that, he whispered to Aurora, leaving Lucia Artemis looking like she was all alone.
In short, it was very fortunate that we were able to find Aurora.
Dark then simply waited for the "Lost Prophecy" cooldown to finish before heading off to find another companion who had entered the "Heavenly Court"—Angrey!
Incidentally, the "Destruction Declaration" in "Fantasy Beasts: God of Destruction" ultimately failed. Therefore, it did not gain control of the "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast".
However, after "Demon King Aldrich" devoured "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast", he gained a special move called "Desperate Lion's Roar", which was the sonic attack that "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast" had once used.
This ultimate move possesses physical destructive power, but its core is actually a mental attack.
It couldn't affect the people inside the barrier until it penetrated it. That's why Aurora and Lucia were spared.
The effect of the special move itself is not important; what is important is that "Demon King Aldrich" has finally obtained a usable offensive special move.
This is undoubtedly a good start.