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

　Countless feathers shot out from its body, forming a silvery-white metallic storm centered on it.

　With a flick of its wing, a metallic storm swept towards "BlackMechGreymon" with tremendous force.

　BlackMechGreymon was immediately engulfed in the metal storm. Each steel feather in that storm possessed an attack power of over 6,500 points, and its Fossil Skin was shattered almost instantly.

　"Roar!"

　"BlackMechanyGreymon" roared amidst the metal storm, and the hatch on its chest opened again, spewing out a high-temperature energy wave that resembled a storm.

　That was a finishing move that was in no way inferior to the "Giga Destruction Cannon"—"Giga Storm"!

　The metal storm was disrupted by the high-temperature energy wave, and the rotating energy instantly became unbalanced. "BlackMachineGreymon" wielded its giant rock sword and forcefully cleaved the storm, finally breaking free.

　While it was trapped by the metal storm, the "Fossil Aerial Dragon" took over the battle.

　The "Fossil Aerial Dragon" has insufficient attack power and cannot effectively damage the giant eagle without using its special attack.

　But its fierce struggle prevented the giant eagle from taking any further action.

　The Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon that had been blasted away earlier has finally returned. The other Fossil Aerodactyl (Sword Beast) that has recovered from its Fossil Ghost state has also been transformed into Rock Sword under Dark's command.

　The Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon abandoned its claws and equipped itself with the Sword Beast. The destructive power that originally covered its claws spread towards the blade of the rock sword under its control, emanating a terrifying aura.

　Above the "Iron God Soldier," another "magical beast: Ditto," which "transforms" into the "Blue-Eyed Girl," bestows upon it a new blessing: [Strong! Invincible! Strongest!]!

　With these multiple enhancements, "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon" swung its sword upwards, severing the tip of the giant eagle's wing with a single strike.

　The giant eagle didn't initially take this minor injury seriously, but it began to panic when it discovered that the wound was completely unhealable.

　However, after acquiring the weapon, the "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon" fully utilized all its skills and wielded it quite skillfully, forcing the giant eagle to leap and dart about, revealing its disheveled state.

　When "BlackMechanyGreymon" rejoined the battlefield wielding "Swordmon", the tide of battle began to tilt infinitely in Dark's favor.

　However, the only creatures that can truly inflict effective damage on the giant eagle are still the "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Whelps," and they are unable to convert their advantage into a victory.

　Once the buffs of "Resilient! Invincible! Strongest!" are broken, this righteous three-on-one battle will likely be unsustainable.

　Therefore, Darko was not overly pleased with this temporary advantage. Instead, he was busy figuring out how to turn this advantage into a winning position.

　The Magic Shield Fire, capable of dealing with this giant eagle, was something he subconsciously sealed away deep within his card pack.

　Now, in this perilous "Heavenly Court," perhaps the time has finally come to summon it.

　Dak frowned, pondering the matter repeatedly in his mind.

　At this moment, he was accompanied only by Aurora and a moon elf; the "Twin Paladins," who had also been sent to the "Heavenly Court," were not among them.

　Unless one is a high-ranking member of the Holy Church, there should be no reason to doubt its identity.

　Since that's the case, then there's no reason to continue hiding it! Thinking this, Dark's expression gradually hardened, and he also became more composed.

　After entering this "Heavenly Court," he encountered three high-level hostile creatures. However, none of them actually exceeded the strength limit of a twelve-star magical spirit.

　Even the giant eagle before us is no exception.

　However, they do not possess divinity and cannot be considered divine beasts. They appear formidable now, but this is likely only because their prey consists of young humans from the real world.

　Within this "Heavenly Court," one might be considered some kind of high-ranking official.

　In fact, the giant squid-like creature that Dark had seen on the road gave him a feeling that it was more dangerous than the three creatures.

　If he continues to hold back at this point, he might... never reveal his true colors until his death.

　"In that case, come forth, 'Magical Beast: Fusion Cursed Creature? Dragon'."

　Dark quickly draws cards and performs a Normal Summon.

　He first summoned a one-star "Magical Beast: Fusion Mark Creature - Dragon", then used it as a tribute to trigger the "Fire Dragon Ritual", which Special Summoned "Flame Dragon - Explosive Dragon".

　"Flame Dragon - Explosive Dragon" is a seven-star magical spirit that can be used as a sacrifice to summon fourth-tier magical spirits.

　By adding two more first-tier magic spirits with a total of four stars, we can sacrifice and summon a twelve-star demon king!

　The situation on the field stabilized, and Dark's summoning was proceeding smoothly. Aurora watched him curiously.

　Lucia Artemis, however, was puzzled.

　So far, all the magical spirits summoned by Dark Dimon have stopped at the nine-star level.

　Could it be that this summoning is finally about to unleash a fourth-tier magical spirit, higher than nine stars?

　But his nine-star magical spirit is already so overpowered, what about the even higher fourth-tier magical spirits?

　Thinking of this, Lucia Artemis couldn't help but recall her "Forest Shadow Leopard," and a faint blush appeared on her face—it was shyness.

　Her "Forest Shadow Leopard" is clearly a twelve-star magical spirit. However, its performance on the battlefield is actually inferior to Dark Dimon's nine-star magical spirit.

　She didn't feel this when the situation was tense, but now that things had finally calmed down, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

　As Dark summoned sacrifices one by one, Lucia Artemis became increasingly certain of her feeling.

　She secretly observed Dark Dimon's profile, wondering what kind of magical elf it could be.

　Is it ten stars, eleven stars, or twelve stars?

　What level can a second-year student at St. Mary's Academy possibly reach?

　Lucia Artemis suppressed her competitive impulses and looked at the scene carefully.

　After summoning "Flame Dragon - Explosive Dragon", Dark Dimon immediately began the final sacrificial summoning.

　"There is one seven-star magical spirit, and two two-star magical spirits... In the name of Dark Dimon, one 'Flame Dragon - Blast Dragon' and two 'Magical Beasts: Eevee' are offered as sacrifices to summon—'Fairy Tale Animal - Kitty'!"

　The unvarnished concluding remark immediately caused Lucia Artemis, who was listening intently, to show an extremely astonished expression.

　For a moment, she thought she had misheard.

　Then I realized I couldn't have misheard, so could it be a nickname for a fairytale animal... a kitten?

　"Buzzing sound—"

　The sacrificial summoning circle of the twelve star magical spirits almost covered the entire space above the "Iron God Soldier's" head.

　But what emerged from that enormous sacrificial summoning circle was a small, round-faced, black, short-legged cat.

　If one had to find something unusual about this cat, it would only be its pair of curled-up, blood-red bat wings.

　However, its pair of bat wings were wrinkled and folded small on its back, showing no imposing presence whatsoever.

　—It really is a "fairytale animal? Kitten"!

　Lucia Artemis was certainly not fooled by this seemingly frail appearance. After all, the adorable little creature named "Shami" that Dark was always holding was a ten-star magical spirit.

　Even so, she couldn't help but feel strange and began to wonder what this little black cat could possibly do.

　The kitten ran to Dak's feet with an adorable expression and rubbed its soft cheeks against his ankle.

　Lucia Artemis looked blank.

　Dak then bent down and picked up the "fairytale animal? kitten".

　Then, immediately afterward, a series of harsh instructions were quickly given in his ear!

　"Demon King Aldridge" only regains his memories when he manifests his true form.

　But if Dark wants to get rid of that giant eagle cleanly and efficiently, he must transform it into a "God-devouring Beast"!

　After further binding it with the shackles of "command," Dak held it in his palm and said, "Fly, little kitty!"

　"Fairytale animal? Kitten," no, "Demon King? Aldridge" suddenly spread his wrinkled bat wings and flew towards the battlefield.

　Although it is not in its true form at this time, it is still a veritable twelve-star magical spirit with a three-dimensional attribute of 8000/7500/8000 points.

　Including the bonuses from the "Demon King" passive skill and aura, each of the three attributes will receive an additional 1500 points!

　Therefore, even if it simply flew over in this posture to engage in hand-to-hand combat, it would not be easily killed by that giant eagle.

　However, if we want it to become the key to turning our advantage into victory, we must restore it to its true form and transform it into the "God-Devouring Beast"!

　After taking flight, "Demon King Aldridge" revealed its petite and agile side.

　Its small body contains great power.

　The flight speed increased again and again, and in the blink of an eye, it approached the battlefield.

　Then, without wasting time maneuvering, it directly obeyed Dark's order and activated its ultimate move - "God-Devouring Beast"!

　"Buzzing sound—"

　The soft, melodious chirping attracted everyone's attention.

　"Demon King Aldrich" raised its head and roared with all its might. Its small body rapidly expanded with the roar, gradually exuding a dark and evil aura.

　Its three dimensions also increased dramatically during the process of transforming into its true form, with its overall attributes rising by 50%.

　When the transformation ended, it had transformed into a colossal beast shaped like a mountain! At this moment, "Demon King Aldridge" was shrouded in ominous black aura, especially between his limbs, where black clouds seemed to swirl around him.

　But if you look closely, you'll find that apart from the wings on its back being larger in proportion, its body shape and outline have not changed at all—it is still a cute and silly round-faced short-legged cat!

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Chapter 975 Darkdemon's Fairy Tale Animals: Kittens (16k)

　The 1000 attribute points gained by [Demon King Aldrich] due to the "Demon King" passive ability fall into the category of basic attributes.

　Therefore, when it transforms into the "God-Eating Beast", its three attributes will increase by 4500/4250/4500 points respectively.

　The final three stats are 12500/11750/12500!

　With its three main attributes averaging over 10,000, this is the kind of presence a 12-star magic spirit of the fifth tier should have.

　However, "Demon King Aldrich" is not a perfect magical spirit in every aspect.

　Of its four ultimate moves, apart from the first passive ultimate move "Demon King", the remaining "Devourer", "God-Eating Beast" and "Flame of Sin" are all growth-type ultimate moves.

　In other words, it needs to develop!

　Before it fully develops, "Demon King Aldridge" is just a panel monster.

　Of course, its stats are indeed very high. Its 11750 attack power is second only to [l2umu Demon King? Aldridge], which is the fundamental reason why it remains as stable as a mountain.

　When it joined the "Three Against One" battle, the giant eagle, which had been able to hold on against the siege of three nine-star dragons, immediately felt double the pressure.

　The giant eagle was quite large, but compared to the true form of "Demon King Aldrich," it was like a sparrow being toyed with by a cat.

　"Demon King Aldridge" was able to pin him to the ground simply by virtue of his combined strength and weight.

　With an attack power of 11750, it is enough to break through defenses and can be torn to pieces in just a few hits.

　The giant eagle immediately wanted to retreat upon discovering "Demon King Aldrich".

　However, while "BlackMechanyGreymon" and "Fossil Aerodactyl" could not inflict effective damage on it, they could block it in place and prevent it from escaping.

　This giant eagle is, after all, a steel-type magical spirit. It cannot break itself into multiple parts to escape like the previous "Black Mist Beast," nor does it possess the "molting" ability of the "Lion-Headed Serpent Beast."

　Its advantage lies in its superior attack and defense due to its steel attribute. However, its strongest attack has been countered by the "Fossil Aerodactyl," and its indestructible defense cannot withstand the sword of the "Blue-Eyes Twin Blasting Drake." Its proud speed is also unable to be utilized in close-quarters combat.

　At this moment, he was suppressed by the combined power of three nine-star dragons and was then tackled by "Demon King Aldrich".

　Suddenly, it found itself in a desperate situation with no way to retreat!

　The addition of "Demon King Aldridge" had a better-than-expected result.

　But Dark knew very well that the giant eagle would not sit idly by and wait to die. Therefore, now was the most dangerous time!

　Fortunately, the giant eagle did not launch a desperate attack on Dark and his companions. Instead, it unleashed its hidden trump cards, pouring them all out on the greatest threat to it—"Demon King Aldridge"!

　In that instant, the giant eagle's cry pierced the entire sky, and its steel feathers stood on end, shooting out in a flash, like the legendary hidden weapon "Rain of Pear Blossom Needles," piercing countless holes through the body of "Demon King Aldrich" who was pressing down on it!

　However, these holes were extremely small compared to the true form of "Demon King Aldridge." They simply disappeared without a trace when "Demon King Aldridge" voluntarily shrank his size.

　The magic power it loses is completely insignificant compared to the total magic power of 12500 points.

　That burst of feathers, like a "rain of pear blossoms," ultimately became the final fireworks of the giant eagle's life.

　"Demon King Aldrich" completely suppressed the giant eagle, and "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon" wielded "Sword Beast" and slashed down from above—the sword light flashed and disappeared, and the huge eagle head flew out from its neck.

　Thick, black blood gushed from the severed neck, corroding a huge crater in the ground.

　The highly toxic odor burst forth, but the resulting abnormal condition was purified by "aromatherapy".

　The giant eagle was dead but not stiff; its headless body continued to struggle frantically. Even its head was glaring and screaming.

　But "Demon King Aldrich" let out a "whoosh" and opened its huge mouth towards its mangled body.