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

　The "Fossil Pterosaur" absorbed the power of the "Mountain Giant's Sword" and underwent a transformation.

　After that, it required even more Ancient Power. Although the absorption rate of "Ancient Power" did not appear to decrease on the surface, it became significantly more difficult to continue increasing it.

　This lantern contains a great deal of ancient power.

　However, after the "Fossil Aerial Dragon" drained it dry, the 56% progress only jumped forward two spaces, increasing to 58%!

　"Gulu."

　The "Fossil Aerial Dragon" absorbed the last wisp of gray aura, then closed its mouth in satisfaction, and the small dragon head retracted directly into the magic card.

　Almost simultaneously, the flame inside the lantern suddenly went out and never reignited.

　Dark carefully sensed it and was suddenly surprised to find that the divine aura contained in the lantern had also disappeared!

　He then looked at "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," trying to get confirmation from it.

　"Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" actually nodded and said, "This lamp no longer possesses any divine aura."

　A slightly strange expression appeared on Dak's face. The divine aura of that lantern couldn't have vanished into thin air.

　The only explanation now is that the lantern's divine aura, along with the "ancient power," was completely absorbed by the "fossilized ape-dragon"!

　Dark doesn't know whether this is good or bad, but what the "fossilized pterosaur" sucked up can't be spat out.

　In short, when he opened his "Eye of Truth" again to observe the lantern, he discovered that the value of this antique had greatly diminished and it was no longer worth carrying.

　"Although it's a bit of a regret, this is the only way it can be."

　After thinking for a moment, Dak gently placed the lantern, which had lost its divinity, on the ground, then stepped back onto the "Moon God's Chariot" and headed towards the sky.

　The fact that "Blessing of the Wind Spirit" still has no effect means that Aurora has already left some distance away, and there is no point in staying here to wait any longer.

　Before the cooldown of "Lost Prophecy" was over, he planned to use this palace as a base and explore the surrounding area as much as possible.

　If we're lucky, we might run into Aurora, or find some clues she left behind.

　"Assuming I came from direction a, and the direction of the Blackwood Forest is c, then Aurora can only leave from directions b and d."

　"This is a coin. If it lands with the numbers facing up after being tossed, I will walk in direction B."

　"If the number side is facing down after it's thrown up and lands, I'll walk in the direction of 'c'."

　After Dak finished making the arrangements, he looked at "Shami," who had already transformed into "Sky Form," and placed the coin on its paw.

　"Shemi" caught the coin and tossed it gently—there was no unexpected event like the coin standing upright; the coin landed face up with the numbers facing up.

　“Then let’s head in direction B!” Darke said without hesitation.

　As it turns out, [Shami (Sky Form)]'s "Divine Grace" is trustworthy.

　By believing in "Shemi's" good fortune, one can receive guidance from destiny.

　Once the "Lunar Chariot" had determined its direction, it immediately accelerated. Dark sat in the carriage, closing his eyes to rest.

　"Fantasy Beast: Goddess of the Mind" and "Fantasy Beast: Destroyer" stood on the left and right, observing the environment along the way.

　About five minutes later, "Fantasy Beast: Destroyer" suddenly called a halt. "Fairy Tale Animal? Little Rabbit" immediately brought the carriage to a stop. However, the carriage continued to surge forward a considerable distance due to inertia. When it turned around again, Dark had already opened his eyes and was looking out of the carriage window. The black mist drifting in the air immediately came into view.

　He instinctively covered his nose, only then remembering that [Shemi (Land Form)] had been maintaining the release of "Aromatherapy".

　All he could smell was the fragrance of flowers.

　But the polluting nature of the black gas was already evident.

　The surrounding environment was almost completely destroyed, and the ground looked as if it had just been eroded, full of pits and bumps.

　The black mist clearly contained toxicity, and the plants dripped out pitch-black venom after being corroded.

　When the "Lunar Chariot" returned to the location specified by "Fantasy Beasts: God of Destruction", Dark finally saw what made it stop.

　It was a huge pit, nearly ten meters in diameter. At the bottom of the pit lay a hideous and mangled corpse.

　The large amount of black mist floating in the air was actually emanating from the corpse! Dak tried his best to identify it, but could only make out that the original form of the corpse was roughly a large lizard.

　Its long tongue, protruding from its mouth, hung limply and motionless. If one knew more about this lizard, perhaps the degree of rigor mortis in its body could help determine when it died.

　Then, based on the time of their death, the approximate distance of the murderer from this location can be estimated.

　Of course, if this is just an assumption, it's because it's impossible.

　Dark directed the "Lunar Chariot" to descend slightly, allowing him to examine the lizard corpse and the surrounding traces more closely.

　"Flames, ice... it looks like the work of 'Aurora.'" "But besides the flames and ice, what truly pierced the corpse was some kind of physical attack."

　"Judging from the marks, it looks like a large weapon imbued with purifying power." "This doesn't seem like Aurora's doing. Was it someone else, or is someone traveling with Aurora?"

　As information from his surroundings flooded his mind, Dark's brain raced, simulating all sorts of scenarios.

　Finally, he deduced that Aurora was most likely involved in the killing of the lizard.

　Moreover, Aurora is not acting alone!

　In theory, it should be safer for two people to travel than for one. But based on various signs, Darke had his doubts.

　Assuming Aurora had originally chosen a relatively safe place—outside the palace—as planned, the reason she had to abandon her plan and leave was most likely related to the second person.

　All I can think of is that the arrival of that person also brought more danger.

　It's even possible that the person wasn't in full condition and might have been injured.

　The people from the academy were the last to disappear among everyone. Those who disappeared before them encountered events after entering the "Heavenly Court," so the possibility of them being injured was not low.

　In fact, based on what Dark has seen so far, most of the creatures in the "Heavenly Court" are quite aggressive.

　An encounter with the enemy would be a fierce battle. Anyone could be injured in the process.

　Judging from the traces of purification left on the corpse, it is highly likely that the person was one of the "Twin Paladins".

　"Is it Emily, or Albert?"

　"If it was one of them, what kind of monster could have made them flee in such a sorry state?"

　"What is their current situation?" Dark's worries deepened as he deduced this.

　There were many signs of battle around them, indicating that there was more than one monster chasing them.

　That dead lizard was probably just one of them. They are still in danger!

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　Dak placed "Shemi" on his shoulder, jumped off the carriage, and began searching at lightning speed.

　The more traces of battle left around here, the more information can be collected.

　However, without a brain capable of processing massive amounts of information, too much information will only lead to more chaos.

　As Dak searched and sifted through the information, eliminating useless details, he finally confirmed the most likely direction Aurora had taken when she left.

　Using "a" "b-" [c↓] and "d→" as directional coordinates, Dark's path to this location was from d to b, while Aurora's most likely direction was between a and b. This means that her and Dark's previous paths formed a U-shape.

　If Dac continues straight, it will most likely miss it.

　Fortunately, they discovered the battlefield in time, and it wasn't too late to change course.

　Therefore, Dak decisively returned to the carriage and urged "Fairy Tale Animal? Little Rabbit" to drive the "Moon Goddess's Chariot" and speed away in the direction of ab.

　The "Moon Chariot" is extremely fast, and Aurora is in the midst of battle, so theoretically it shouldn't be difficult for her to catch up.

　Dak was worried, and his lips remained naturally closed.

　He opened the car door wide and stared intently ahead, trying not to miss a single clue.

　Just a few minutes later, he discovered another battlefield that had been left behind.

　The battleground was more damaged than before, with more corpses lying on the ground and embers of flames still burning.

　Dark realized almost immediately that Aurora and her companions must be not far from here.

　He took the "Blessing of the Wind Spirit" from his ear and whispered its name, but still received no response.

　"Not close enough!"

　Dark quickly searched along the battlefield tracks and this time determined Aurora's departure direction even faster, still between A and B.

　Without hesitation, he had the "fairytale animal - little rabbit" drive the carriage forward.

　He then entered the carriage and quickly began preparing for battle. First, he summoned the magical spirits to be used as sacrifices one by one inside the carriage.

　Then, the sacrifice begins to summon the smaller nine-star magical spirit, "Viligeon"!

　"Vilizion" is a magical spirit that excels in both offense and defense. Its unique special move, "Quick Defense," allows it to rescue allies from perilous situations.

　After summoning "Viligion", Dark set about summoning "Blue-Eyes Maiden" and "Primordial Dragon Egg".

　High-level creatures typically possess extremely strong regenerative abilities. When fighting them, the destructive power of the "Blue-Eyes" dragons always plays a crucial role.

　Dark continued summoning, and then summoned "Cursed Cage: Impmon" as well.

　"Welcome, King Impmon!"

　The "Little Demon" that materialized from the light of summoning showed excitement at seeing the light of day again.

　But it immediately sensed something was wrong in the atmosphere inside the carriage and quickly shut its mouth to ask questions. While explaining the current situation, Dak summoned "the soul of the moon goddess" again.

　Although the cooldown of "Divine Armament: Luna" has not yet ended, the cooldown of "Great Sin Armament: Elysium" remains unchanged.

　Of course, the key is that "Soul of the Moon Goddess 2" can summon "Moon Palace" and unleash a super-wide "Blessing of the Moon Goddess".

　In short, Dark summoned as many small magical spirits as possible.

　This also includes "Momomon", "Sword Sheath" and "Gitomon", among others.

　If the "Lunar Chariot" had a limited capacity, he would have summoned even more.

　After gathering a group of magical spirits, he kept a close eye on the movements of the "Blessing of the Wind Spirits".

　Finally, at some point, he received a response from the other side! But the voice that came through the medium of "the blessing of the wind spirit" was extremely mixed and weak, and did not have a clear subject.

　Dark felt a pang of anxiety, realizing that Aurora's situation was so dangerous that even giving her a clear response was impossible.

　"Wings of Moonlight!"

　Almost instinctively, he gripped the scabbard hanging at his waist, his eyes fixed intently ahead.

　Upon receiving the command, the "Fairy Tale Animal - Little Rabbit" immediately activated the "Wings of Moonlight" of the "Moon God's Chariot".

　The clear, water-like moonlight re-condensed into three pairs of light wings on both sides of the carriage.

　Then it suddenly flapped its wings!

　The speed of the "Lunar Chariot" increased dramatically, and it transformed into a flying arrow, slicing through the sky like a long line.

　But the house leaked and it rained all night.

　Just as "Lunar Chariot" accelerated, Dark suddenly looked down and took out the "Stardust Dragon" magic card from his card pack.

　Due to the great distance, the amount of magic he could provide to the "Stardust Dragon" was extremely limited.

　Finally, Stardust Dragon exhausted its magic power in the battle with the giant eagle and has just returned to the Magic Card.

　This shouldn't have been a big deal.

　But Dark had long suspected that the giant eagle possessed a special ability to track prey in the current environment.

　Now that Stardust Dragon has been defeated, if it intends to pursue, based on Dark's current position, it would probably catch up in less than ten minutes!

　If Dak had already joined forces with Aurora by then, it would have been tantamount to bringing a huge threat to their side.

　This is definitely not what Dark wanted to see! But the thought only flashed through his mind.

　At this point, Dark had no time to worry about anything else. Whether the giant eagle came after him or not would not change his current actions.

　As the distance rapidly closed, the voice emanating from the "Blessing of the Wind Spirit" gradually became clearer.

　Realizing that Aurora was in a perilous situation where every second counted, Dak stopped calling out to her.

　But through the voice conveyed by the "blessing of the wind spirit," he was able to glean some information.

　The calls of Aurora and another person were becoming more and more frequent in my ears. They were clearly chanting summoning incantations and summoning magic cards to fight the enemy.

　From a slightly further distance, the roars of wild beasts could be heard continuously.

　It could be a magical spirit they summoned, or it could be a native creature that attacked them.

　In addition, the sounds of giant objects colliding, the explosions of blazing flames, the clanging of metal against metal, and extremely eerie and piercing singing... all sorts of sounds were mixed together and constantly transmitted over.