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The uncertainty surrounding that plan was so great that there was absolutely no reason for him to do it.
Most importantly, he himself will have to pay a very high price for this!
Although the twelve celestial beings were of one mind, he naturally did not want to sacrifice himself for the sake of others.
Moreover, if he did that, he would have completely lost his bet with the human in front of him!
Now that things have come to this point, the factors that determine success or failure are very clear.
If the statue can force Dark and the others to hand over the gold medal before the pollutants rise up, Hermes's basic objective will be achieved.
If the statue is destroyed by Dark and his companions, or if Dark and his companions refuse to submit even at the cost of their lives, Hermes will have lost completely.
Although Dak and the others did not know the inside story behind the ritual, they were not wrong about their shared understanding of destroying the idol.
However, the gap between the two sides is becoming increasingly apparent.
Trying to destroy that statue would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Even if "Demon King Aldrich" were here, and even if he used "fusion magic" to fuse it into "Four-Winged Elvis," he might not succeed.
Moreover, with the Twin Paladins right beside him, he still had reservations.
Of course, those are all meaningless fantasies.
The truth is, he was about to be killed by that idol!
Unable to respond!
The statue suddenly burst forth with such speed that even Ollie, who was not far from Dark, could not react in time.
At this moment, he only had the six-star "Dream Demon" and the ten-star "Shaymi" by his side. Even the increased speed due to the "Nightmare Space" wasn't enough for him to dodge.
At this moment, Dark Dimon is in dire straits!
The shadow of death loomed.
His brain started working even faster under the threat of death. The "dream demon" floating beside him reacted immediately and rushed towards the statue without hesitation.
Facing the fist swung by the idol, "Dream Demon" suddenly let out a scream, and the "Fear Gem" on its chest instantly released a dazzling magical light!
The accumulated fear energy was released as magic at this moment.
The "Dream Demon" unleashed a powerful attack far exceeding its own limits. However, the terrifying demonic light was instantly extinguished upon encountering the statue's fist.
"mum!"
Amidst screams, "Dream Demon" stepped forward and immediately used (Fate/Destiny Bond).
After the idol's punch shattered the magic light of the "Fear Gem," it continued its advance without stopping, and the fist, radiating divine light, sank heavily into the body of the "Dream Demon."
Almost instantly, the "Dream Demon's" magic was completely wiped out. "Fate Link" was triggered on the spot.
The portion of the magic power that the dream demon lost and dissipated was drawn back the moment it dispersed, forming a deep purple vortex of magic power beneath its vanished body.
The magical vortex expanded to its limit in an instant, covering the entire floor, as if it were about to devour everything.
Then a mysterious and terrifying aura suddenly erupted.
Hermes and Principal Arte, atop the tower, sensed the fluctuations of fate's power at that instant.
Hermes couldn't help but show surprise. The golem's movements also stopped instantly. The golem itself was powered by divine energy.
The "Fate" of "Dream Demon" is "Magic Limited".
When one's own magic is exhausted due to severe injury or near death, the opponent will also be cursed by the power of fate and suffer almost the same command.
Although the magical power referred to here is different from divine power, it is the same for both.
As a result, the golems that suffered from the "fate-sharing" curse lost a portion of their already limited divine power.
—Although the effect was incomplete, the "shared fate" had clearly taken effect. The statue temporarily ceased its movements due to the loss of some of its divine power. This provided Dark with precious time to escape.
Darke evacuated the site as quickly as possible.
Ollie and Angry rushed over at the same time, realizing what was happening.
At Angry's urgent signal, Aurora ran towards the stairwell.
In a battle of this magnitude, she was completely unable to intervene, and the snakeskin she wore was rendered useless because Nix was not in this realm.
However, given the extraordinary circumstances, the greatest help she could offer to Dark was simply to protect herself and avoid becoming a burden.
Among the others, the "Twin Paladins" exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and simultaneously drew a special Magical Spirit Card.
Both of them knew that at this moment, any act of holding back could cause the outcome of their lives to change.
Therefore, they did not hesitate to launch a fusion summoning, using one of their own magical spirits as fusion materials to fuse across realms and summon a twelve-star angel!
Nearby, Lucia Artemis once again summoned the "Forest Shadow Panther".
Knowing that his "Overlord Flower Tree" was useless at this time, Zenny Burns selectively summoned another support and defense-type magical spirit.
The magical sprite resembled a pure white sphere. However, eight metal holes were evenly distributed on the upper half of the sphere, and the energy field released from them could spread throughout the entire floor.
Within that area of control, this magical spirit can set up all sorts of trigger traps on the field.
These traps include, but are not limited to, "random teleportation," "position swapping," "speed boost," "speed deceleration," "energy charging," "immobilization," and "explosion."
At this moment, the "Nightmare Space" had dissipated, and the magical spirit's field covered the ground of "Paradise".
Zenny Burns's purpose was to create more obstacles for the idol and to help his companions avoid danger.
In contrast, although Lucia Artemis summoned the "Shadow Panther of the Forest," she was well aware that her twelve-star magical spirit could not interfere with the statue, so she only used it to protect herself and Zephyr.
At this point, the only real fighting force left were Ori, who was wearing the "Aries Saint Armor", Angry, who was wearing the "Aquarius Saint Armor", and the twelve angel species summoned by the "Gemini Saint Knight" - "Omnipotent Angel"!
The moment "Omniscient" is summoned, its passive aura quickly unfolds.
A golden "omnipotent halo" appeared beneath the feet of everyone who was implicitly considered "friendly" by the "Twin Paladins" and the magical elves.
As the name suggests, "Omnipotent Halo" means omnipotent!
It can provide almost every kind of benefit you can imagine.
And beyond that, it provides a shield that's better than nothing. Well, not exactly better than nothing.
At least "Omniscient Angel's" own "Omniscient Shield" is still very strong.
When the Twin Paladins fought the Monster Angel, they relied on the Omnipotent Angel's Omnipotent Shield to hold out for a while before Ollie came to their rescue.
Currently, while the idol before them possesses power slightly greater than the "Monster Angel," it's still impossible for it to shatter the "Omnipotent Shield" with a single punch.
Therefore, after summoning the "Omniscient Angel", the "Twin Paladins" commanded it to charge forward from the front to attract the idol's attention.
Meanwhile, Auri and Angry used it as a shield, flanking from both sides. Dark Dimon quickly retreated to the stairwell and summoned "Blue-Eyed Girl"!
His usual blue-eyed tactic, while unable to pose a real threat to the statue, could at least hold it back for a while.
After a brief pause, the statue restarted.
However, the lost divine power could not be returned, and the divine power remaining in its body was becoming less and less, no longer enough to support it in using too much authority.
But so far, it has not encountered a situation that requires it to use its authority. "Omniscient Angels" has launched an attack on it.
It simply steps forward, gathers strength in its right hand, and prepares to throw a punch.
Although it moves extremely fast, its attack speed is relatively slow, which gives Dark and others more opportunities to take advantage of it.
After discovering that "shared fate" was working, Dark realized that he had finally found a way to break the deadlock!
The statue was incredibly powerful and indestructible, but its divine power was inevitably lacking due to the absence of "angelic essence".
Using Hermes' authority would undoubtedly consume a great deal of divine power. Furthermore, its divine power had already been partially depleted by the "Fate of the Beast" curse. So how much divine power did it have left within its body?
If we could gain favor with that divine power, wouldn't we win without a fight?
As he summoned the creature, Dark quickly stated his assessment.
With the arrival of the "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Drake" on the battlefield, everyone knew the solution to break the deadlock and their spirits lifted.
Before this, they had no idea how to defeat the statue—although they were still putting up a fight on the surface, they were somewhat confused inside.
Now, thanks to Dak's words of wisdom, that trace of confusion has vanished, as if I have found a ray of light in the darkness, and I finally have the motivation to move forward.
The battle began to shift from a large-scale manpower tactic to an elite tactic.
The "Omniscient Angel" has an unexpectedly strong endurance; it uses the "Omniscient Shield" to block the idol's attacks. Even if the shield breaks, it can regenerate by consuming mana.
Meanwhile, Zenny Burns' "Cube Ball" uses field traps to help "All-Around Angel" change positions.
Once Auri and Angry are in danger, her "Cube Ball" will immediately set a "Swap" trap under the feet of the person in danger, allowing them to swap places with "Omniscient Angel".
If the statue tries to bypass it, it will be intercepted by the Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Whelps.
When Aoli and Angrey were both in danger, Dark summoned the "Star Dragon".
Even so, they failed to induce the idol to use its authority. As time passed, Angrey's energy began to wane, causing a breach in the entire defense system.
The statue, however, remained steady and methodical, as if Dark's assessment of its lack of divine power reserves was completely wrong.
Finally, in one battle, it landed a punch on Angry's chest by quickly switching its target!
The "Aquarius Saint Armor" chest armor shattered instantly.
Angrey's body was sent flying by the terrifying force. Although the white holy light instantly enveloped her, easing her injuries, her energy was no longer sufficient to sustain her in this life-or-death battle.
Dark paused briefly before decisively summoning the "Fossil Aerial Dragon." This decision amounted to abandoning the battle on the side of "Demon Lord Aldrich."
Without the "Fossil Pterosaur" as their main force, their situation there will definitely be even more dangerous.
The likelihood of them arriving in time also drops sharply.
However, due to the circumstances, Dark was under immense pressure and had no other choice at this point.
But with the re-summoning of the "Fossil Pteranodon", a new opportunity has emerged!
Almost immediately after being summoned, the "Fossil Aerial Dragon" sensed that the statue was filled with extremely high-quality "Ancient Power"!
Moreover, it wasn't just the statue of Hermes; the other eleven statues also contained a large amount of "ancient power."
The opportunity for the "fossilized pterosaur" to transform has arrived, and there is no reason not to seize it.
A glint of light flashed in Dak's eyes; this might be the only chance to break the deadlock.
While absorbing the "Ancient Power," the "Fossil Pteranodon" also absorbed the divine power of those items, but it was unable to digest it due to its ability mechanism.
If it were ordered to absorb the "ancient power" of those immobile statues, it could very likely disrupt the entire structure of the ritual.
If this happens, the statue of Hermes will inevitably be forced to react. Of course, the best-case scenario would be to directly absorb the [Ancient Power] within the statue of Hermes, but that is clearly unrealistic.
Due to the intense fighting, Dark didn't have time to think too much, so he decisively gave a hint.
"Fossil Aerodactyl" nodded slightly and immediately commanded the two "Fossil Aerodactyl (Sword Beast)" to transform into "Sword Beast" and fly towards "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon" and "Stardust Dragon" respectively.
It itself, on the other hand, actively activated "Silent as an Ancient Tomb" and entered a separate "Silent as an Ancient Tomb" state.
Its aura vanished, its body became invisible, and its movement speed increased dramatically. It then silently flew to the statue closest to the stairwell entrance.
The statue holding a spear was none other than the statue of Ares, the "God of War"! Speaking of Ares, Dark was carrying what appeared to be Ares's sword sheath, which had not yet been used—to the point that he almost thought that the sheath was something Principal Arte had released to confuse Hermes.
But then, thinking about the divine blood belonging to Hermes extracted from that scabbard, one feels that the possibility is really high.
But now is clearly not the time to think about these things.
The "Fossil Pterosaur's" "Silent as an Ancient Tomb" will become visible when it attacks, and the same applies when it absorbs "Ancient Power".
This means that it will be discovered by the Hermes statue as soon as it begins to absorb the energy.
In fact it is.
However, after receiving the "Sword Beast" buff, the "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon" and the "Stardust Dragon" immediately launched a ferocious offensive.
The statue of Hermes was momentarily held back, allowing the "Fossil Aerial Dragon" to take a deep, forceful inhalation of the statue of Ares!
The "Ancient Power" progress of the "Fossil Pteranodon" was already over 96%, and after this bite, it directly increased to 98%, leaving only 2% to reach the final 100%!
But that last two percent was not so easily satisfied. Just as the "Fossil Pteranodon" was about to take another breath, the statue of Hermes suddenly glared, and an extremely strong divine aura erupted from its body.
Immediately afterwards, the air on the entire floor suddenly swirled up, and an exceptionally violent wind element frantically gathered towards the palm of the statue.
It didn't attack, but simply reached out its hand towards the "fossilized ape-dragon." Instantly, an irresistible suction force erupted from the vortex in its palm.
Those caught in the suction wave and the magical spirits instinctively tried to break free. The "Fossil Aerodactyl," which was directly subjected to the suction, was instantly pulled in.
The statue of Ares, the god of war, was getting farther and farther away from it...
Hermes, atop the tower, had a somber expression, and his hand holding the chess piece remained motionless for a long time.
Principal Arte wasn't in a hurry; she simply waited patiently. Finally, the statue of Hermes invoked one of its powers.