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While "Demon Lord Aldrich" transformed into the "God-Eating Beast," it still possessed the memories of Demon Lord II. Although Dark used the shackles of command to prevent it from using any spells, it could still freely utilize its own inherent abilities.
The devastating power of the "Desperate Lion's Roar" was channeled into its own howling, causing the "Black Mist Beast" to unknowingly fall into a man-made illusion of despair.
Originally, although there was a gap in strength between the two sides, it was not to the point of one-sided crushing.
However, the "Black Mist Beast" was consumed by despair and lost all will to resist. It could not exert even a fraction of its own strength and was naturally manipulated by "Demon King Aldrich".
As despair seeped deeper into the creature's heart, the "Black Mist Beast" even lost the will to escape.
Its ability to disintegrate into countless black mists and escape was useless even in its death.
Once its life force was weakened to a certain extent, "Demon King Aldrich" suddenly opened his massive maw and unleashed his ultimate attack—[Devourer]—on it.
The "Black Mist Beast," whose core ability was devouring, ultimately died from (devouring).
Two minutes later, "Demon King Aldrich" absorbed and digested the last bit of life force of "Black Mist Beast" and won the third gold medal.
It spits out the gold medal and then quickly shrinks back to the shape of a kitten.
Dak caught it, gently patted its head as a reward, and looked down at the gold medal.
The obverse of the gold medal is engraved with Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, grain, harvest, and the earth, holding a sickle and harvesting ears of wheat.
"Third gold medal secured."
Dark put the third gold medal into his backpack, then grabbed Devimon's arm and ordered it to use Teleport.
A moment later, Dark returned to the outside of the "Lunar Chariot". He put away the "Flying Spell", landed lightly, and signaled "Fairy Tale Animal? Little Rabbit" to drive.
"Lunar Chariot" once again embarked on its journey towards CD. Meanwhile, Dark obtained information about the newly absorbed ultimate technique from "Demon King Aldrich's" magic card.
That belongs to the "Black Mist Beast," its ultimate attack, "Devour"!
[Devour: Swallows the target into its stomach, absorbing and converting it into its own power. Normal Devour can be used to restore one's life force and mana. Actively activated Devour allows the user to swallow the target into a special stomach, slowly digesting it to acquire its abilities. Additional finishing move: Dimensional Stomach.]
In short, this ultimate attack belongs to the same category as "Demon Lord Aldrich's" "Devourer." However, its priority is much lower than "Devourer," and its advantage lies in its ability to recover by devouring weaker creatures. However, devouring too many creatures at once will impure its own energy, hindering its growth.
As for the actively activated "devouring" ability, it can basically be ignored. "Devouring" without a threshold judgment means that one has to bear the risk of being swallowed up and then breached from the inside.
Although it uses an "other-dimensional stomach" to imprison its targets, creatures with superpowers can actually sense space and have the potential to destroy the "other-dimensional stomach."
Moreover, its effect is clearly inferior to that of the "Devourer".
However, the "Otherworldly Stomach" that comes with "Devour" is a pretty good little skill.
This means that "Demon Lord Aldridge" has acquired a portable alternate dimension. Even if it's not used to digest prey, it can be used for storage.
However, Dark's focus remained on the normal effect of "devouring." "Being able to restore one's own health and mana by devouring weaker units... it doesn't really count as eating."
Magic spirits consume magic power in seconds, but if they have enough magic power, they can actually last for quite a long time.
"Demon King Aldrich" has a normal magic power of 9500 points, which is consumed at 12 points per second, and he can sustain himself for more than 13 minutes on his own magic power.
If it can maintain a feeding frequency of once every 13 minutes... well, that's asking too much of it!
Dark shook his head, abandoning his unrealistic idea. He then continued to channel magic into the "Demon King Aldrich" card, obtaining feedback on its other ultimate attack—"Flames of Sin"!
Since being summoned, "Demon King Aldrich" has killed a total of three creatures.
Each of these three creatures had its soul transformed into a "seed of sin."
Using the "Seed of Sin" can ignite the "Fire of Sin," which is used to burn the target.
However, the "Fire of Sin" has no fixed power; its damage depends on the quality of the "Seed of Sin," that is, the strength of the deceased's soul, as well as the deceased's pain and fear.
But the latter is the main condition.
"The Fire of Sin" not only burns the enemy, but also allows them to feel the pain and fear of the dead contained within it.
Therefore, although the three creatures killed by "Demon King Aldrich" were all very powerful, only the "Seed of Sin" transformed from the soul of the "Black Mist Beast" had extremely high quality.
Of course, Aldridge can also restore a certain amount of magic power by consuming "Sinful Flames".
In short, the power of "Demon King Aldrich" has been enhanced once again.
Dak has a scale in his heart.
It has been almost an hour since he entered the "Heavenly Court", but there is still no news from the professors.
This basically means that the professors encountered difficulties in that passage and will probably not be able to enter the "Heavenly Court" in the short term.
If we could find Ollie, who arrived last, we might be able to gather more information.
With the professors unable to enter the "Heavenly Court" in time, it is indeed necessary for him to continue increasing combat power.
Although raising "Demon King Aldridge" inevitably involves risks, at this point, those small risks don't matter.
Only by making "Demon King Aldridge" stronger can the subsequent exploration proceed more smoothly.
Once we get through this, we'll completely clear its name and turn it back into a harmless little kitten.
Thinking of this, Dak picked up the kitten and continued to knead its paws.
Back in the carriage, Dark temporarily stored the unnecessary magical spirits back into his magic cards. He only kept "Demon King Aldrich", "Shamy", "Magical Beast: God of Destruction", "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye", and "Cursed Cage: Impmon" lying on the ground, refusing to leave.
He estimated the time and leaned against the window to observe the scenery along the way.
The appearance of that huge halo in the sky will surely guide those who have entered the "Heavenly Court" to gather in that direction.
At that time, he might not even need the "Lost Prophecy" to find Angry or Ollie.
Of course, he wouldn't place his hopes on such a vague possibility.
So, after the one-hour cooldown was over, he immediately had "Fantasy Beast: Destroyer" use "Lost Prophecy" to confirm Angry's location once again.
Sure enough, both the direction and the distance changed.
First, there's the direction.
Compared to the direction of the previous prophecy, it is clear that Angrey is moving closer to the location where the halo hangs.
With both sides moving, the distance was reduced from the initial 300 kilometers to 130 kilometers.
The prophecy refers to a time five minutes later.
Although the distance is still far, now that Angrey's movement tendency has been determined, it is entirely possible to make minor adjustments based on the coordinates and head to the calculated predetermined location.
After a moment's hesitation, Dak assisted "Fairy Tale Animal - Little Rabbit" in adjusting its direction.
He then stood outside the carriage, his brows furrowed as he looked at the sky above which floated with a huge halo.
In the direction of that halo, the silhouettes of the city were already faintly visible.
Under his direction, the "Chariot of the Moon Goddess" continued to rise, making the outline of the city increasingly clear.
After more than ten minutes, he finally saw the complete city plan.
The city's layout is as if it has twelve functional units, and the coloring is mainly white—which should be true.
But now the city has been completely painted black.
Everywhere there was solidified black pollutants, and everywhere there were ruins of collapsed buildings.
The black fog floating above the city seemed to be telling the story of the catastrophes it had endured.
The heaviness I felt when I saw the words "Ragnarok" in the literature pales in comparison to the feelings I have now.
Even if the twelve gods of Mount Porobos truly survived the cataclysm of Ragnarok, what heavy burdens did they bear?
Hard to imagine.
Even after seeing the ruins of this city, I still can't imagine it.
The Moon Chariot continued its journey. More details came into view.
The first thing approaching was the territory of some unknown god's kingdom, a city surrounded by a ring wall, with ravines left behind after the water had dried up visible all around.
The landscape within the "Heavenly Court" has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and the great river that encircles the city is still recognizable.
The "Moon Goddess's Chariot" entered the city wall area.
Dak immediately felt a lingering divine power, just like he had felt outside the palace before.
But once the "Moon Chariot" passed through the city wall area, its divine power vanished without a trace.
Darke narrowed his eyes and suddenly noticed a huge footprint. The footprint was imprinted in the center of the city, as if a giant leg that reached the sky and the earth had stepped down from the clouds, turning the central area of the entire city into a basin.
At the center of that terrifying footprint, countless black substances converged into a mountain, emanating a monstrous stench.
Dak tested the contaminants and could tell almost immediately that the quality of the contaminants far exceeded the samples they had created in the laboratory.
If that pollutant hill were activated, the toxic gas it releases alone would kill all life in the city on the spot.
Yes, there are living things in this city.
Dak slowed down the "Fairy Tale Animal - Little Rabbit," allowing it to descend gently, its golden eyes carefully observing the city.
Black shadows roamed the streets of this abandoned city.
They move upright, but are not human-shaped; their lumpy outlines have half of their length dragging on the ground, and their movements show no apparent purpose.
Dark saw with his own eyes that two dark figures collided on a road. Neither stopped moving until one was pushed aside by the other, at which point they continued forward. But this changed their direction of movement.
These dark shadows wandered across the empty ruins, exuding a chilling loneliness.
The entire city was silent.
These black shadows also make no sound.
They appeared at some point, and it's unclear when or how long they've been lingering on this street.
Dak observed for a long time, but apart from these shadows, he could not see any of the other "heavenly" creatures that looked more like living things.
He circled the city for a long time, but still didn't see a single person.
But the "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" standing behind him saw the flow of divine energy.
Within this city, there are numerous buildings and objects that exude a divine aura.
Those buildings or objects are extremely resilient; despite enduring so many years of pollution, they still retain a divine quality.
After careful consideration, Dak chose to land! Time was of the essence; the opportunity would not come again.
After being transformed by the power of the Mountain Giant's Sword, the Fossil Pteranodon has a higher demand for Ancient Power.
If he leaves the "Heavenly Court," he will probably find it difficult to find ancient items that can advance the collection of "Ancient Power."
"Aren't we going to fly any further in?" Lucia Artemis asked, puzzled. Dark replied, "I have things to do and will be staying in this city for a while."
After considering it in her mind, Lucia Artemis gave up the idea of leaving the group to find other spirits.
The three then rode the "Moon Goddess Chariot" down into the city.
Dark chose a location extremely close to the giant footprint. It was the center of the city, and although it had been heavily damaged, many divine artifacts still remained in the surrounding area.
"In the name of Dark Dimon, I summon Gabumon!" Gabumon looked up and read Dark's intentions in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh.
Sure enough, after a three-second cooldown, Dark used "Greedy i3i" on him.
Gabumon, which evolved in the light of "greed", transformed into the five-star Drillmon.
"Where is it?" it asked directly.
Lucia Artemis, standing to the side, had become numb to the sight of magical elves speaking human language.
Dark had "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" point out the location of "Drill Rat Beast".
The "Drill Rat Beast" immediately used "Dig" and burrowed into the ground buried under the ruins.
Less than two minutes later, the "Drill Squirrel Beast" returned from underground, holding something that looked like a seal in its hand.
Dark wasn't interested in its actual use; instead, he took out the "Fossil Aerial Dragon" magic card and had it identify the "Ancient Power." Sure enough, this seal, which retained traces of divinity, also contained extremely high-quality [Ancient Power].
Upon smelling it, the "Fossil Aerodactyl" immediately and impatiently emerged from the card, opening its mouth to inhale the stamp. A hazy aura emanated from the stamp and was completely absorbed by the "Fossil Aerodactyl".
Dark checked the magic card and noticed that the 58% progress had advanced another level, reaching 59%.
He couldn't help but sigh. The seal had even lost its divine aura, and it was no better than the previous lantern.
"next."
Dark Dimon had completely transformed into a ruthless, god-like sweeping machine. Fifteen minutes later.
"Drill Ladybug" reverted to "Gabumon". Dark retrieved it and glanced at the "Fossil Aerodactyl" spell card. The progress of [Ancient Power] increased from 59% to 67%.
Fortunately, two divine artifacts provided a considerable amount of (Ancient Power).
Dark boarded the "Lunar Chariot" and continued his search.