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

　Ultimate move – "Dragon Arrow"!

　In that instant, the two "Dorummesia" transformed into arrows of light and shot into the "heart" of the statue at an extremely tricky angle!

　It's unclear whether it was due to the protection of its "heart" or because some of its divine power was lost in the explosion.

　In short, the two "Dragon Arrows" fired by "Dragon Baruto" actually pierced through the metal shell and penetrated the energy core hidden inside.

　But the anticipated "heart explosion" did not occur. The statue merely stood there, stunned, for about half a minute. That half minute seemed to freeze.

　Dark pondered repeatedly whether the "Dragon Arrow" had worked.

　But even with the "Hold On" ability, "Dorummesia," which was shot in the heart, could not return.

　It has most likely been dissolved by the energy within the heart.

　It's unclear whether the energy within its heart is decreasing or increasing.

　This is indeed a difficult problem to measure.

　However, since "Doromecia" did not return, "Dorombalut" could not launch "Dragon Arrow" again.

　Considering these things is not very meaningful.

　Judging from the statue's appearance, the "dragon arrow" must have been effective and had some negative impact on it.

　Dark patted the "Devimon" behind him, and the moment the statue started moving again, he used "Instant Teleport" to move to the lower level.

　This instantaneous transfer allowed Dak to estimate the velocity of the pollutants. However, he was still startled when it appeared so close to the pollutants.

　While "instant teleportation" is useful, if you're teleported to some dangerous place, there's no way to save yourself.

　He quickly picked up "Shami" and ran uphill. Hearing the sound again, the statue indeed chased after him.

　To be honest, Dark was very worried that the idol would give up on chasing him and attack other people instead.

　But now it seems that its intelligence may not be as high as imagined, or perhaps the "seed flash" shattered its logic system.

　Anyway, after moving to a slightly safer floor, Dark immediately entered the building on that floor. He left a "cat boss" at the entrance of the stairwell!

　The "Cat Boss," who also possesses the "Protect" ability, can at least block a punch from that statue.

　If we can stall for ten minutes, Shaymi's second "Seed Flash" will help the statue recall the joy it felt when it was an inanimate object.

　however.

　This time.

　When the "Cat Boss" suddenly let out a menacing roar, Dark immediately sensed an extremely powerful burst of divinity that instantly spread throughout the entire floor.

　The "Instant Teleportation" that "Devimon" was about to perform failed on the spot! The statue of Hermes actually deployed a barrier directly on this floor.

　Dak's heart sank.

　This floor is not far from the pollutants; in less than ten minutes, the pollutants will completely fill this floor.

　What was that statue of Hermes thinking?

　By creating a protective barrier here, it prevents anyone from going to the top floor and destroying the other statues.

　Okay, they might not be able to smash the idol. But they could at least remove those pipes, right?

　Moreover, all twelve gold medals were in his backpack.

　If everything is destroyed, then the twelve gold medals in the backpack will also be swallowed up by pollutants!

　If it were engulfed by pollutants, it would be impossible for it to return to the top floor and continue the ceremony.

　Therefore, this is clearly very, very unreasonable!

　So, what would be the reason if a robot with advanced intelligence suddenly behaves illogically?

　Program bugs, virus intrusion, and hardware damage leading to logic circuit failure

　But whatever the reason for this situation, it's probably not something Hermes himself wanted to see.

　Dak tilted his head slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

　The reason he can remain calm is simple.

　This behavior of the Hermes statue also signifies that it is doomed.

　At this point, the statue was far from being in its best condition.

　If it doesn't use its authority, it's probably not even as good as the "monster angel" in the underground city.

　But Dac still has a trump card up his sleeve! Yes.

　Despite his continued hope that "Demon King Aldridge" would return with the ultimate technique he had devoured.

　Even if "Demon King Aldrich" fails to return in time, he can still summon him and merge him with "Demon King Aleister"!

　The fourteen-star "Four-Winged Cat King" is his last trump card. In the current situation, he can also perfectly evade the spying of the "Twin Paladins".

　It's a real shame that those few ultimate moves were wasted. In a brief moment of thought, Dark had already begun summoning. He started with "Magical Beast: Fusion Cursed Creature? Dragon".

　Then, using this one-star dragon as a sacrifice, Special Summon "Flame Dragon - Blast Dragon".

　Offering "Flame Dragon - Blast Dragon" and a two-star Magical Spirit as tributes, Special Summon the nine-star Magical Spirit - "Vilizion"!

　"Viligion, deploy 'Fast Defense' area." "Whoosh!"

　"Viligeon" tilted its head slightly and conjured the "Holy Sword". It then immediately deployed a defensive domain, bringing the entire area into the range of "Quick Defense".

　But just as this "rapid defense" was fully deployed, the wall separating the entire floor silently turned to dust.

　An extremely terrifying aura of death suddenly rushed in as the wall disappeared.

　"Viligeon" sensed that extremely evil dark aura. Instantly, its fur stood on end, and "Raging Righteous Heart" was passively triggered, causing it to roar fiercely towards the wall.

　Dark frowned suddenly, a very ominous premonition rising in his heart.

　Hermes is a god known for his powers of "commerce," "traveler," "theft," and "fraud," so why does his statue exude such a terrifying underworld aura?

　Under the influence of that aura, this area seemed to be dragged into the underworld, with a suffocating smell filling the air.

　The dark aura originating from the underworld and the dark aura emanating from the pollutants seemed to share the same properties, yet they were distinctly different, making it very intuitive to feel that they were not from the same system at all.

　However, regardless of the type of dark aura, it is deadly! "In the name of Dark Dimon, I summon the magical creature—'Ball-Ball Sea Lion'!"

　In that instant, Dak realized that he had no room for hesitation.

　At the same time he summoned "Balloon Sea Lion", he had already drawn the "Elysium 4? Moon" magic card.

　At the same time, the figure of "Dorambaruto" appeared behind him.

　This seven-star magical spirit stealthily reached his side even faster than the statue of Hermes.

　By offering "Dragon Balto" and its evolved form "Flower Sea Lion" as sacrifices, one can immediately summon the twelve-star magical spirit - "Demon King Aleister"!

　After successfully summoning "Demon King Aleister", he will release the summoning of "Demon King Aldrich" and then summon it back to his side.

　However, the entire summoning process abruptly stopped at the point of sacrificing to summon "Demon King Aleister".

　The statue of Hermes had stepped over the ruins and entered the outermost room on that floor.

　It was no longer the badly damaged creature it once was; a dark aura of the underworld covered its entire body, burning and leaping like flames.

　It was like a death knight returning from the underworld, with the faint outline of a skull mask appearing on its face.

　Although Dark couldn't guess which power it had used, he knew it must be related to the underworld.

　The statue of Hermes first sealed this layer with a barrier, and then used its last divine power to activate this power related to the underworld. All of these actions are illogical.

　It would do no good for it to perish along with the jade.

　Destroying those twelve gold medals would completely undermine its core objective.

　Exhausting all divine power is tantamount to abandoning the task assigned by Hermes.

　It was neither possible nor should it have been done that way.

　But now it did it, and it did it with extraordinary decisiveness. Dark felt terrifying pressure.

　He withstood the pressure and completed the sacrificial summoning, and "Demon King Aleister" appeared before him.

　Completely unaware of what was happening, "Demon King Aleister" opened his eyes to see a statue engulfed in black flames. His eyes widened in terror.

　Deep down, it was cursing wildly.

　However, its body remained under Dark's forceful control, and it was forced to face opponents that were clearly beyond its level to defeat.

　Where are my compatriots?

　Suddenly, "Demon King Aleister" thought of his brother "Demon King Aldrich".

　But before it could turn around to find the location of "Demon King Aldrich", it saw the statue raise its hand and push forward.

　Suddenly, pitch-black flames surged from behind him, sweeping in like a tsunami.

　"Viligeon" was the first to be hit, and in that instant it used "Quick Defense" to teleport in front of "Demon King Aleister".

　But in less than half a second, it and "Demon King Aleister" were burned to ashes by the dark flames.

　Where the flames passed, not a single piece of armor remained.

　[Bilijion] was instantly evaporated.

　(The Demon King, Aleister) was burned to ashes, and the "Immortal Crown" fell to the ground and was buried in the ashes.

　After burning the two magical spirits blocking its path to death, the statue of Hermes continued forward.

　Dark's mind raced, and the immense pressure caused beads of sweat to drip from his forehead.

　"Shami" stood on his shoulder, making cute yet fierce noises at the statue.

　Dark reached into his backpack and grabbed a "Sphere of Truth." At this point, even forcibly summoning "Demon Lord Aldrich" would bring no change.

　Without the "body of steel," "Demon King Aldridge" would also be burned to ashes by the black flames, just like "Demon King Aleister."

　Without Pride 4 and Elysium V, Devimon cannot Mega Evolve, and even if it does, nothing will change.

　But he wasn't completely without options.

　He opened the "Orb of Truth," reached out and grabbed the handle of the "Witch's Staff," and slowly pulled it out of his backpack.

　His eyes were fixed on the statue, and the pressure in his heart was rising sharply.

　He had actually considered this when he decided to go to the Mountain of the Gods.

　If the professors, Nyx, Ergan, and he were all helpless against the potential dangers within Heaven and thus faced certain death, what would he do?

　He had considered this, but subconsciously avoided thinking about it in depth.

　Now that we are truly facing a desperate situation, although it is not the same as the expected scenario, it is time to make a choice.

　Upon closer examination, entering this "Heavenly Court" means facing the gods. And to take the gods as your adversaries, you can only become a god yourself.

　However, this time the situation was indeed different from what was expected.

　In the original scenario, he should have professors, Aurora, Ollie, and Angry behind him... and in order to protect those who cherish him, he would put that option on the table.

　But it's just something that's put on the table.

　Before the event actually happened, he wasn't sure if he could make the decision to make that choice.

　The current situation is even more powerless than the anticipated one. Although he has grasped the "Witch's Wand," he still makes no choice, even though the "Witch's Wand" has already stirred his jealousy, and even though a system notification of "[Jealousy +1]" has appeared before his eyes.

　However, his initial "jealousy" level was not high, and his self-control was extremely strong. The speed at which he gained "jealousy +1" was not as fast as expected, and there was still a long way to go before he broke through the critical point.

　He can stop at any time. "Mmm—"

　"Shami" tried to rush out, but he pulled her behind him.

　Rushing out at this moment would be certain death. But if we don't rush out, will we survive?

　The top of the "Tower of Endymion".

　Hermes and Principal Arte have stopped playing chess.

　Hermes's eyes were extremely gloomy, but he still stared intently at Principal Arte.

　At this point, Principal Arte had lost her initial composure. No one can predict everything.

　Even the diviners on the Star Tower, or the goddess of fate who knows destiny, cannot be omniscient and omnipotent.

　The sudden change of the idol was completely unexpected for both Hermes and Principal Arte.

　Hermes did not want to see this change. Principal Arte did not want to see it either.