The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　"Fantasy Beast: Destroyer" pointed again, and a black phantom appeared in the giant python's corpse—that was the giant python's "soul," a special spirit born under the effect of a finishing move.

　A hint of surprise finally flashed in Professor Cazell's eyes: "How long can this ghost last?"

　Dark said, "Three minutes."

　Professor Cazell immediately said, "Then let it cover our retreat!" Darke replied, "Okay."

　Professor Sylph just tested the waters with the "Spear of Wind Element" and came to only one conclusion: retreat!

　Professors Dak and Cazell had no doubt about Professor Sylph's judgment, so they decisively began preparations for evacuation.

　However, the three members of the Holy Church had doubts.

　They had clearly gained the upper hand in their clash with the giant elephant, even though they hadn't inflicted any definite damage. However, the elephant's attack methods were extremely limited. Its attacks, using only its trunk as a weapon, were also ineffective, posing even less danger than the "Flower of Demeter."

　The only thing that caught the eye was the force field that was set up to defend against the "Wind Element Spear".

　However, the deployment of that force field also meant that its main body could not withstand the attack of the "Wind Elemental Spear"...

　Why retreat in this situation?

　Under normal circumstances, shouldn't everyone work together to take down that giant elephant?

　Moreover, they also need to get information from the giant elephant about the whereabouts of Professor Steven Harvey and his two companions.

　Of course, the main reason was to find out the whereabouts of the three men. This made the three members of the Holy Church hesitant.

　However, after transmitting her message, Professor Sylph did not hesitate to begin her retreat.

　"The Bride of Stormwind" charged out at his command, and two hurricanes were created with a wave of her hand, slamming into the giant elephant.

　The hurricane whipped up a fog, revealing its face.

　The giant elephant suddenly raised its head, and its two tusks collided with the two hurricanes, easily shattering them.

　But the next second, Bishop Sabrina Melville's "Black Angel" rushed to the giant elephant's brow and struck down with a palm!

　The black mark that emerged from its palm suddenly struck the giant elephant's brow. However, it had already used the same move once before.

　The giant elephant, after all, possessed intelligence and couldn't possibly be hit again. "Thump! Thump!"

　Two drumbeats sounded, and another force field was unleashed from the giant elephant's body, instantly pushing the "Black Prison Angel" away.

　Then the giant elephant's newly grown trunk suddenly rose up and wrapped around the "Black Prison Angel".

　Its eyes narrowed and its trunk tightened, as if it were about to strangle the "Black Prison Angel" to death!

　"Black Prison Angel, teleport back!"

　Bishop Sabrina Melville immediately gave the order.

　The "Black Angel" vanished instantly and reappeared beside Sabrina Melville.

　Bishop Sabrina Melville did not hesitate any longer and waved her hand, saying, "Withdraw!"

　Of course, there must be a way to retreat.

　She would try her best to guide the giant elephant in another direction to prevent it from heading straight east.

　Upon receiving instructions, the Twin Paladins immediately sprang into action. Albert's Sword Guardian Angel transformed into Shield Guardian form, summoning the Shield of Light to stand in front of the group.

　Emily's "Slow Angel" flew directly into the fog to slow down the giant elephant with its "Slow Aura".

　Then the three members of the Holy Church followed Professor Sylph and retreated northwards.

　Professor Kazel slowed down slightly, and only accelerated again after Professor Sylph had flown onto the steel golem.

　As soon as Professor Sylph landed, her expression darkened, and she said in a low voice, "Go quickly!"

　Professor Kazel's expression shifted, and he immediately summoned a magic card called "Power Unit" and equipped it on the back of the Steel Golem.

　As the "power unit" spewed flames, the steel golem accelerated instantly! Although the three members of the Holy Church didn't know the reason, they also unleashed their speed without hesitation. Their movement was so fast that the giant elephant didn't even have time to react before they had already rushed out of the camp from the north.

　Influenced by the "slow-witted angel's" aura, the giant elephant was already a step too slow to take any action.

　In its anger, it raised its front paw and stomped it hard.

　A deafening roar, as if the heavens and earth were shattering, erupted instantly, and the entire ground exploded at an terrifying speed.

　The hill where the camp was located vanished with a deafening roar. The violent impact even reached the feet of the steel golem.

　In that instant, Albert and Emily suddenly sensed that the "Sword Guardian Angel" and the "Slow Angel" had returned to the Magic Cards.

　Those two powerful angels were instantly killed!

　Good evening, (°一° ")

Chapter 953 Darkdemon's Temple of Thought (4k)

　The sudden deaths of the Sword Guardian Angel and the Slow Angel were completely unexpected by Albert and Emily.

　But they immediately heard Bishop Sabrina Melville's voice in their ears: "Run! Don't look back!"

　Suppressing their fear, the two unleashed a torrent of magic, propelling their wings to accelerate flight.

　A sudden gust of wind swept in, enveloping the two and increasing their speed. In the blink of an eye, they caught up with Professor Sylph and the others, together with Bishop Sabrina Melville.

　At this point, Bishop Sabrina Melville had stopped talking about "leading the giant elephant away".

　Ignoring the potential dangers lurking in the fog ahead, they focused all their energy on breaking through the mist and accelerating their flight. They quickly reached the area where the "Demeter Flower" had been before and continued their sprint without stopping.

　Moreover, during the flight, the two professors and Bishop Sabrina Melville were constantly summoning magical spirits to cover their retreat or setting traps to hinder their pursuit.

　One by one, the magical sprites were left behind in the mist, their connection with the mages quickly severed, but they still faithfully carried out their orders.

　But the giant elephant did not immediately give chase; it was temporarily held back by the ghosts of the "Bride of Stormwind" and the giant serpent that its trunk had transformed into.

　Although it only bought them a little time, after it strangled "Stormwind's Bride" with its trunk and crushed the giant python's spirit with a single step, the group of seven had completely disappeared into the thick fog.

　Enraged, the giant elephant suddenly raised its head and roared, its massive trunk shooting straight into the clouds like a chimney, spewing out countless plumes of mist.

　The fog in that area suddenly became several times thicker.

　After the roaring stopped, the giant elephant did not give up the pursuit. It took off on all fours and chased after Dark and the others in the direction they had fled.

　Even though it tried its best to speed up, it still couldn't catch up with Dark and the others. The magical spirits and traps it encountered along the way further slowed it down, making it even more impossible to find any trace of Dark and the others in the Mountain of the Gods.

　Unless, of course, Dak and his men looked at its dark silhouette in the mist once more—but even the main force heading east never looked back at the silhouette again after that, let alone Dak and his men.

　So after chasing north for another three to five minutes, the giant elephant finally stopped, stomping its feet to vent its anger, and then spurting out a spherical object with its trunk. The object was about the size of a human head... no, it was a human head!

　The giant elephant carefully sucked the man's head with its trunk and lifted it in front of it, as if afraid of accidentally crushing it.

　Then it opened its mouth and spat out a transparent, soul-like substance that enveloped the human head, slowly seeping in and absorbing the knowledge and information contained within it bit by bit.

　Just now, because it suddenly sensed the gaze of Dark and the others, it used a secret technique to accelerate from a distance, which is why it arrived here in a few minutes. Now that the secret technique is gone, its speed has returned to normal, making it seem extremely slow.

　Its massive size endowed it with great strength, but also limited its speed of movement.

　Therefore, it "feigns weakness" in an attempt to lure the humans into continuing their attack and walking into its trap.

　But those humans were unexpectedly cunning, seeing through its true nature in just one glance and running even faster than the previous group.

　Fortunately, it still has this human head... As long as it can find out their purpose from this human head, it can go directly there and wait for them to come to it.

　However, a few minutes later, its rage erupted again, and with a twitch of its nostrils, it crushed the human head into dust.

　It did not find the information it wanted from that human head.

　The roars of the giant elephant pierced through the mist and echoed throughout the entire Mountain of the Gods.

　It was as if the fog had no effect on blocking sound.

　All the magical beasts were filled with fear upon sensing that terrifying aura and lay prostrate, motionless.

　The mist over the entire Mountain of the Gods churned as a result.

　Only when the giant elephant stopped raging did the monster in the mountain cautiously get up, and then... quickly regain its ferocity.

　The giant hole trampled by the elephant wriggled and closed again. The Mountain of the Gods returned to peace.

　At this moment, no one doubted Professor Sylph's judgment anymore. After calculating from the roar that they were getting further and further away from the giant elephant, Professor Sylph quickly summoned the "Storm Carpet" and invited everyone to sit on it.

　This magic carpet, which seems to have flown out of Aladdin's lamp, can change size within a certain range. There is a howling wind beneath the carpet, making it a true "wind-riding" experience.

　Professor Kazel also retrieved the "Goblin Alchemist" and the "Alchemist Beast," leaving only the seemingly heavy but actually extremely light "Black Steel Golem."

　Dark held only "Shami" in his arms, while "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind" and "Magical Beast: God of Destruction" sat on either side of him, and Chris remained hidden in the shadows.

　Professor Sylph's "Wind Spirit King Sylph" flew through the air, maneuvering the "Storm Carpet" to accelerate forward.

　As for the three members of the Holy Church, they sat at the back of the "Storm Carpet," protected by the "Black Prison Angels."

　Once everyone was seated, Professor Sylph drew a "Storm Barrier" card from her card pack and summoned it to merge with "Storm Carpet".

　Then she finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "I sensed a message left by Professor Harvey on that giant elephant." Dark's brows furrowed, and he quickly asked, "Is Professor Harvey alright?" Professor Sylph shook her head slightly and said in a slightly heavy tone, "They paid a very high price to lure the giant elephant away."

　“Wait a minute,” Bishop Sabrina Melville suddenly asked, “Where is Elder Meredith?”

　Professor Sylph turned to look at her and said, "Still alive." "Still alive?" Bishop Sabrina Melville frowned sharply, unsure whether to be happy or worried.

　Professor Sylph said, "Professor Harvey's message was limited in length. All I know is that all three of them are out of danger, but they were all injured and paid a considerable price to escape from that giant elephant."

　Bishop Sabrina Melville said, "Is this why you withdrew so decisively?"

　Professor Sylph nodded and said, "Because of this information, I was convinced that it was hiding its strength. Now it seems that my choice was correct."

　Bishop Sabrina Melville asked, "How did he get the message to you?"

　Professor Sylph frowned slightly and said, "That's unclear. There must have been something left on that giant elephant."

　Bishop Sabrina Melville asked, "Can they continue?"

　Professor Sylph shook her head and said, "The weather envoy from the North is seriously injured, while Professor Harvey and Elder Meredith should be in slightly better condition. Professor Harvey was in a great hurry when he delivered the message and did not specify the subsequent itinerary. But I personally estimate that they will choose to send the weather envoy out of the Mountain of the Gods first."

　Bishop Sabrina Melville asked, "And then?" Professor Sylph took a deep breath and said, "Professor Harvey will weigh the pros and cons and make a choice based on the circumstances. I wonder what Elder Meredith will do."

　Bishop Sabrina Melville said, "Given Elder Meredith's temperament..."

　“Understood,” Professor Sylph said. “It seems we need to wait a little longer at the entrance to the ‘Heavenly Court’.”

　Bishop Sabrina Melville said, "So, how do we continue north, or should we turn back and rejoin the group?"

　Professor Sylph hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's go a little further." After all, they were still on their "escape" journey and couldn't be sure if the giant elephant would catch up.

　If they went to rejoin the group now, there was a risk of leading the giant elephant in that direction. After a brief, rapid discussion, the group decided to continue north.

　But after making this decision, Professor Cazell said in a deep voice, "I just don't know if Count Gavin North and his two companions have rejoined the group. If they have successfully rejoined, they should have passed on our information... I hope they won't risk coming to investigate."

　As soon as he finished speaking, Professor Sylph and Dark frowned deeply, and even Chris peeked out from Dark's shadow.

　Chris said in a heavy tone, "There's no doubt that Ollie and the others will investigate."

　Professor Sylph said in a deep voice, "This is something I didn't expect." Dark said, "The shadow of that giant elephant is still visible above the mist, and it's not difficult to find it. But that's precisely why the problem is so serious."

　Professor Cazell said, "The enormous display made by that giant elephant just now could have given Mitia and the others the wrong information, making them think we are in danger."

　“Let me think about it,” Darke said, raising his hand. “Let me think about it carefully.”

　Even if the giant elephant hadn't made such a huge fuss, Ollie and the others would most likely have gone to investigate after receiving the information.

　However, in that case, they might not be in such a hurry, and they would be more cautious.

　But given the current situation, there's a fear that they might actually mistakenly believe that Dark and the others are in danger—in which case even Professor Mitia and the others would go along.

　Although the outcome of a full-force collision between the two sides is still uncertain, it would be a completely unnecessary risk.

　Dark does not want to see any damage as a result.

　A moment of silence fell over the magic carpet as everyone activated their mental sanctuary. This concern wasn't unique to the academy; the Holy Church trio shared it as well.

　They had no doubt that the remaining four golden-armored paladins would immediately lead their troops out once they suspected they were in danger.

　But with their strength, if they were to collide head-on with that giant elephant, it would be like throwing meat buns to a dog—a one-way trip.

　"That giant elephant can spew out mist, and I even suspect that all the mist in the Mountain of the Gods is spewed out by it. If that's the case, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it is the true master of this Mountain of the Gods. It may also be able to exert its power to influence or control the mist of the entire mountain... which means that we who are in the mist are like fish on a chopping board."

　"Bishop Sabrina Melville said in a deep voice."

　"Of course it didn't do that, so the latter speculation is debatable."

　“Your thoughts are basically the same as ours,” Professor Sylph said. “To fight them in this Mountain of the Gods would be extremely unwise; we should avoid it if possible.”

　"The key to avoiding battle is preventing it from locking onto our location," Dark suddenly said. "That giant elephant was initially able to pinpoint our location because we were staring at the dark shadow appearing above the mist. That gaze was two-way; the longer we focused our consciousness into it, the more information we gained. At the same time, we were also more affected by the giant elephant. The fact that some people's hearts nearly exploded at the beginning is proof of that. But that didn't happen to the magical spirits..."

　At this point, Dark couldn't help but look up and say, "This means that the gaze of ordinary magical spirits will not cause them to react. This is probably related to the fact that those magical spirits have not developed intelligence and cannot project thoughts. But in any case, we can use ordinary magical spirits to observe and confirm the existence of the shadow, and then avoid looking at it. Or we can use appropriate means to directly block the view in that direction."