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

　The new information revealed the future potential of "Gatomon" to him, which strengthened his determination to change its skin.

　The temporary nature of the [Holy Ring (Secondary)] also reveals a piece of information.

　"Did you reach some kind of agreement with it?" Dark asked rather abruptly.

　"Gatomon" looked up in surprise, then said, "It wants me to take it away from here. That's not difficult, is it?"

　Dark nodded slightly and said, "Indeed." If everything goes smoothly.

　He looked at the blue and white [Holy Ring (Secondary)] on Tailmon's tail and thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

　All the inconsistencies were finally explained at this moment. This angelic halo possessed its own consciousness, or rather, the consciousness of the "water angel" had transferred into the angelic halo.

　This angelic halo is the true form of the "Water Angel".

　However, judging from its interactions with "Gatomon," even the consciousness within this angelic halo does not possess high intelligence or complex humanity.

　Dark's initial guess about "Fantasy Beasts: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" wasn't entirely wrong.

　Angels are pure, but not stupid.

　Long lifespans usually endow them with profound knowledge. But the consciousness within that angelic halo is as immature as a child's.

　"Did it tell you where it came from?" Darke tried to ask.

　Unexpectedly, "Gitomon" immediately said, "It said that it came from underground in the city and drifted here along the sewers."

　"The sewers?" Darke frowned. "And before that?"

　"Gi-Oh!" shook its head and said, "It has no memory of anything before that. It woke up in the sewers. But it was very anxious, fearful and frustrated, and desperately wanted to leave."

　Dark asked again, "So, where to leave?"

　"Gi-Oh!" looked at the [Holy Ring (Secondary)] on its tail, which then pointed towards the direction of "Endymion Tower" with its tail.

　Of course, it's also in the direction of that huge halo.

　And the direction where Ori Dimon is!

　I want to leave!

　"Water Angel"... let's just call it "Water Angel".

　The "Water Angel's" prayer finally overlapped with clues from the past. The "possessed angel" summoned by Sister Lillian did so because it didn't want to return to "Heaven" and forcibly possessed Lillian, which led to that tragedy.

　Now, this "water angel" also came here through the sewers because she wanted to leave, and finally met Dark.

　The fact that these two angels had the same attitude is enough to show that this is not an individual bias, but that there is indeed a place in this "heavenly court" that the "angels" avoid at all costs.

　Perhaps even more "angels" gather there! That's how things have developed.

　The "cat of curiosity" within Dak finally couldn't be suppressed any longer.

　但理智告诉他。

　He's already struggling to deal with even a single "Water Angel" with significant mental deficiencies. If the destination is teeming with "angels," it will likely be even more dangerous.

　However, he is now in this "heavenly court." In fact, he is in Hermes's trap.

　The question remains: should one submit to Hermes's scheme, cooperate with him in this charade that is neither a trial nor a ritual, and ultimately entrust one's life and death to the gods for judgment?

　Or perhaps we should take another path and uncover the secrets hidden deep within this "Heavenly Court".

　Dark believes this is not an either-or option.

　However, since he was traveling with others, he could not make decisions based solely on his own opinion; he had to discuss the matter before making a decision.

　So after sorting things out, Dak returned to the carriage, ready to explain his next thoughts to Lucia and Aurora.

　But as soon as he entered the carriage, he found that Angry had already woken up and was sitting there feeding himself "Little Phoenix Blood Pills".

　Putting everything else aside, the "Little Phoenix Blood Pills" provided by the professors are really effective.

　For a mage, nothing is more important than this top-quality mana-restoring potion.

　Dark's expression softened slightly, and he asked with concern, "Sister Angrey, how are you recovering?"

　"You can move now," Angry said.

　Dak then sat down beside her and recounted in detail what had happened after she fell asleep.

　A few minutes later, Angrey understood the details. Lucia and Aurora also learned about Dark's thoughts.

　Lucia Artemis didn't really want to take any risks, especially with Zenny Burns still lying there.

　But she now knows very well that going with Dak is the safest option right now—again, because of Zenny Burns.

　Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, she said, "I can follow you for a while." Ludak, of course, had no problem with it, and he nodded, "Sure."

　As for Aurora and Angel, they both shared his ideas.

　Angry said directly, "If we're lucky enough, we might be able to find Head Maid Ollie there. There shouldn't be many places that can interfere with prophecies, right?"

Chapter 979 Silent Acceleration in the Sewers (4k)

　As Angry said, there is no essential difference between finding the source of the "water angel" and finding where Ollie is.

　On the journey to find the origin of the "Water Angel," we might just find Ollie.

　The main difference between the two is that one goes underground and the other goes through the sky.

　Of course, this is just a prediction based on the available information.

　After confirming everyone's opinions, Dark decisively said, "In that case, let's set off now."

　He then stepped out of the carriage again and returned to the edge of the fountain pool.

　Even if the "Water Angel's" true form is that angelic halo, the half-liquid remaining in the fountain pool is ultimately a product of its body.

　Now, if we want to continue on our journey, the first thing we need to deal with is this pool of liquid.

　Dark watched as Gatomon jumped into the pool and then dipped the [Holy Ring (Secondary)] from its tail into the water. Suddenly, the liquid in the pool began to rapidly gather towards the [Holy Ring (Secondary)].

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　In the blink of an eye, the pool dried up again.

　The [Holy Ring (Secondary)] on Tailmon's tail glowed faintly, radiating an increasingly powerful holy aura.

　Dark waited a moment, and then "Gitomon" spoke on behalf of the "Water Angel": "It needs some time to recover its angelic body. So it has chosen to attach itself to me in the form of the 'Holy Ring,' and..."

　Dark: "Hmm"

　Tailmon sighed and said, "It said that becoming a 'Holy Ring' would make it more stable, and would greatly reduce its anxiety and restlessness. Otherwise, it probably wouldn't have been able to bring us back."

　"Could becoming a 'dead thing' bring it peace of mind?" Dark pondered for a moment. "It seems its mind has indeed suffered great trauma. The fact that it's still willing to lead us to its origin under these circumstances suggests we should truly thank it."

　"Gatomon" shook its head and said, "This is a deal. The condition of the deal is that we take it out of here. So it can only be considered that each of us gets what we want."

　Dark nodded and said, "Ask it which way to go next." Gatomon squinted and asked in its mind.

　After the "Water Angel" transforms into the "Sacred Ring," one can communicate with it spiritually at any time without needing to speak.

　After a while, Gatomon said, "It said it climbed up along the pipes of this 'fountain pool'."

　"Pipe" Dark frowned. Only then did he realize that the entrance and exit of this "fountain pool" were extremely narrow, and the "Moon Chariot" definitely couldn't fit through!

　He asked, "The pipes there."

　"Gatomon" walked to the middle of the fountain pool, slowly clenched its right fist, which was covered by claws, and then suddenly threw a punch at the statue in the center of the fountain pool!

　"boom!"

　With that punch, the water-spraying statue shattered into pieces, flying in all directions.

　Beneath the statue, where the base should have been, lies a hole the size of a well.

　—This hole is unexpectedly large.

　Unfortunately, it still cannot accommodate the "Lunar Chariot".

　After confirming that the passage led to the city's underground pipe system, Dark promptly summoned "Curse Cage: Gabumon".

　As one of the three familiars, "Cursed Cage: Gabumon" showed a strong presence in this mission, and its usefulness was even greater than that of "Cursed Cage: Impiemon" and "Cursed Cage: Agumon".

　But it itself didn't seem very happy.

　In short, Dark used "Greed 3i" again to evolve it into a mature "Drill Squirrel Beast", and then... it started digging!

　The "Drill T-Rat Beast" only lasts for fifteen minutes. But that's perfectly fine.

　It took only two or three minutes to expand the well-shaped passage into a spacious passage that could accommodate the "Lunar Chariot".

　With it as a pioneer, the scene below the passage was quickly presented to Dark and the others.

　After confirming that the "Water Angel" was not lying, Dark finally drove the "Lunar Chariot" into the tunnel and entered the city's underground pipe space.

　Once down there, Dak discovered that the underground space was even flatter and cleaner than the surface.

　The sewers teeming with rats and insects that one might imagine do not exist. The underground pipe system of this central city is paved with bricks and stones, and the walls on both sides are even pieced together with smooth metal plates, exuding a modern feel.

　Under normal circumstances, the facility that provides water to the fountain pool is one of the pipes radiating outwards from the city center.

　However, the pipe has now broken in the middle, and it has been dry for a long time, with not a drop of liquid remaining.

　Beyond that pipe lies the sewer system the "water angel" spoke of. Sewers are facilities for discharging sewage, but the water flowing through that sewer system was not foul-smelling.

　In fact, no one in the entire central city uses water anymore, and most of the pipes are broken or blocked, so there is naturally no sewage discharge.

　Most of the original water supply facilities were broken, and only some "wells" that could draw water from underground became the water source for the creatures in the city.

　It was quite surprising that water was still flowing in this sewer.

　Tailmon walked to the side of the waterway before speaking, "This is it. The Water Angel floated downstream from this waterway. Therefore, if we follow this waterway upstream, we can find the place where it first awakened."

　Dark approached it, looked up at the source of the waterway, and frowned, asking, "Did it encounter any danger while drifting downstream?"

　After asking in its mind, "Gitomon" said, "It's hard to say whether it's dangerous or not, but there are many creatures that don't see the sun living underground, and the pollutants underground are no less than those above ground. It's just that the area we are in now is relatively clean."

　"Is that so?" Dark frowned in thought. "Among those underground creatures, are there any shadowy beings that wander aimlessly?"

　Throughout the entire "Heavenly Court," regardless of strength, only those black shadows wandering the streets are the most enigmatic and unsolvable.

　If they were to appear in relatively small underground spaces, it would be a disaster.

　It's good to have a happy birthday.

　Gatomon finally shook its head and said, "Probably not."

　“In that case, let’s follow this waterway upstream!” Darke decided.

　After that, he boarded the "Moon Chariot" and sped against the current on the water at an extremely high speed.

　In this place that truly tests driving skills, "Fairy Tale Kui Animal? Little Rabbit" was so excited that its cheeks turned red, and it squealed as it displayed its natural driving skills.

　Along the way, we only stopped to deal with the occasional creature blocking our path or when we saw the flow of divine energy.

　And so, half an hour later, the cooldown of "Lost Prophecy" in "Fantasy Beasts: God of Destruction" finally came to an end.

　The carriage stopped temporarily.

　"Fantasy Beast: God of Destruction" closed its eyes and cast "Lost Prophecy." A moment later, it suddenly opened its eyes, pointed in the same direction, and said, "The same direction, the distance has shortened, but..."

　Dark asked, "But what?"

　"Fantasy Beast: God of Destruction" squinted and said, "Based on the distance we've advanced, it seems she hasn't made any significant movements since the last prophecy."

　Dark frowned and said, "You mean, Sister Ollie is trapped somewhere?"

　"Fantasy Beasts: God of Destruction" said, "I didn't say that. You figure it out yourself."

　Knowing that further questioning was pointless, Dak ordered "Fairy Tale Animal? Little Rabbit" to set off immediately and speed up its journey.

　At this point, the "Ancient Power" progress of the "Fossil Pteranodon" has reached 95%, and it looks like only the last 5% is left to complete it. However, that 5% gap is unexpectedly difficult to fill.

　[Demon King Aldridge] used "Devourer" to absorb more special moves, and after selection, kept two of them.

　After such a long slumber, Zenny Burns has finally shown some signs of awakening.

　After using the "Lost Prophecy" to deduce Aoli's situation, all three members of the academy became worried.

　They stopped midway and pressed on relentlessly until they finally arrived at the location where the "Water Angel" had awakened.

　The "Lunar Chariot" had to stop. Dak opened the car door and frowned as he observed.

　The place where "Water Angel" first awoke was in front of a sluice gate. The entire sluice gate was made of a special metal material, and a huge, thick gate descended from the front, leaving only a gap of a few tens of centimeters.