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

　He had clearly calmed down just now, and even when Dark asked him for the "Fire Demon," it didn't provoke him to resist.

　Dak did not believe that his subsequent words and actions were excessive.

　The only reason for his sudden change can be "God"!

　In theory, all holders of "God Cards" should have a "god" following them.

　It could be the soul or the consciousness.

　Though fragmented, it is still "God". Thompson's will is not firm.

　This can be clearly seen from the fact that he could not even escape the consciousness erosion of the "Fire Hell Demon".

　If it is a "god" hidden within him, it should not be difficult for him to interfere with, influence, or even control his consciousness.

　And the intense divinity that spread with his "outburst" does indeed have that meaning.

　But is that really the truth? — "Shami."

　Dark gave a soft call, and a magical sprite resembling a green hedgehog emerged from his arms.

　"Mifu—"

　"Shemi" lay on the edge of the table with its tiny front paws, its emerald-like eyes fixed on Thompson.

　"Shami" is a Grass-type Magical Spirit, which is weak against Fire-type.

　However, the flames emanating from Thompson's body were formed from dark power, possessing even more characteristics of filth and darkness.

　As soon as Dak had a thought, "Shami" climbed onto the stone table.

　Then, it opened its tiny mouth towards Thompson and began to suck! "Pfft!"

　Lara skillfully manipulated the "Shadowfish" to remove the shadow bubble.

　Therefore, the sweeping black flames were instantly sucked into "Shemi's" mouth.

　"Shami's" cheeks suddenly puffed out.

　The sheer volume of those black flames was unexpectedly large.

　But this is still far from exceeding its capacity.

　It closed its eyes and inhaled deeply.

　The black flames that erupted from Thompson's body, almost filling half the cave, were suddenly completely absorbed.

　Thompson remained in the same pose, arms outstretched, head raised in a furious roar. Just moments before, when dark power enveloped his body, his appearance had been both ferocious and majestic.

　But when the dark power suddenly disappeared, his appearance suddenly became childish and ridiculous.

　You could clearly see that he froze for a moment.

　Both his own consciousness and the thing eroding his will became stagnant due to the unfolding of incomprehensible events.

　But that blankness only lasted for a moment.

　Because the next moment, that blank stare turned into a scream.

　Calling it a "scream" might be an exaggeration; it was more like the whistling sound of the wind rushing through the cave.

　Countless dark forces, like fire, mist, and snakes, were forcibly drawn from Thompson's ears, eyes, nose, and mouth in that instant, along with the portion that had been absorbed earlier, all of which was sucked into "Shami's" mouth.

　The "shriek" lasted as long as the process continued. The dark power must have considered resisting, but the face revealed above the dark power, stretched into a thin curtain, was nothing but twisted contortion and terror.

　Thompson was frozen in place, like a machine with five holes emitting black smoke.

　The magic cards that had been swept into his arms by the black mist scattered the moment the mist was completely absorbed, including the "Fire Hell Demon" card.

　After "Fire Hell Demon" fell to the ground, most of it was covered by other magic cards, with only a small corner showing.

　It desperately squeezed into that small corner, its eyes, almost bulging out of their sockets, darting around frantically, trying to see what was happening outside.

　—It seems that even demons possess a very basic curiosity.

　"Hmm!"

　"Shemi" inhaled the last bit of filth and abruptly shut its mouth. Like an inflated balloon, its eyes darted around, and its body, which had been lying on the table, slowly rolled over, revealing its snow-white and tender belly.

　Dak resisted the urge to immediately reach out and rub his belly.

　"Shami" is a magical spirit blessed by nature. It can actively absorb impurities in nature and completely restore the damaged environment. The impurities absorbed into its body are usually purified by it at high speed.

　However, if there is filth that is difficult to purify or exceeds its own carrying capacity, it will spray it out in the form of "seed flashes".

　During this process, the purification capacity will increase explosively, so that the final ejected substance is no longer polluted.

　Therefore, for "Shami", all he needs to do now is use "Seed Flash" on the sky to be freed.

　But that was not Dark's goal.

　The "filth" residing in Thompson's body had now been completely absorbed into "Shemi's" stomach.

　If we simply purify it completely and spray it out, wouldn't that be a complete waste?

　Dark's goal was to capture the "filthy thing" and extract information from it that Thompson did not know.

　……

　Thompson was unaware that the "filth" was residing inside his body.

　His usual interactions are with the "Fire Demon".

　The "Fire Demon" possesses a fragmented self. He has always believed that the "Fire Demon" is a "god" and is extremely obedient to the "Fire Demon's" words.

　He obtained the "Fire Demon" from "that person" and thus became a "Chosen One".

　Even though he subconsciously believed that demons shouldn't be called "gods," the "Fire Demon" granted him magic and talent, fulfilling his long-held wish.

　So, the "Fire Demon" is his god!

　However, this is only his personal opinion.

Chapter 1530 Evil Nature, God's Eye (4k)

　Thompson suddenly let out a scream, and his entire body fell backward, face up.

　His facial features were still contorted, his limbs were outstretched and twitching, and his ten fingers were twitching irregularly, as if some tendon had snapped.

　"Shami" absorbed that "filth," just as if it had absorbed his soul.

　His magic was constantly draining away, and his muscles were rapidly atrophying, gradually making him thin and small.

　“Laura, go help him,” Dark said.

　Laura nodded slightly, then drew a magic card from her card pack and quickly chanted an incantation to summon a magical spirit.

　The maids of the "Zodiac" originally possessed little magical talent. Even the deputy head maids didn't have much magic. But it was precisely because of this lack of magic that they had to precisely control every bit of it, using it wisely.

　Therefore, maids who are inclined towards combat are by no means inferior in their control of magic.

　Laura is also known for her skill in using magic cards.

　After gaining immense magical power by utilizing "Netherworld Fire," she instantly became a powerful archmage.

　Her magic is dark, she is good at using shadow energy, and even possesses the extremely rare dark magic spirit with healing abilities—"Shadow Priest"!

　As the "Shadow Priest" was summoned, Lara quickly walked to Thompson's side, knelt down to check on Thompson's condition, and then unleashed a continuous stream of "Shadow Waves," using shadow energy to replenish Thompson's dwindling life force.

　Thompson's symptoms mainly focus on two aspects: one is the trauma from his consciousness being corrupted by the "Fire Demon" and not yet fully recovered, and the other is a kind of backlash from the removal of the "filth".

　The former is not fatal for now, while the latter depends on whether the backlash will stop.

　Generally speaking, these symptoms, which are similar to magic backlash, do not last indefinitely. As long as he can endure until the symptoms disappear, his life will be saved.

　However, how he deals with the backlash will determine how much of his life he will have left.

　In short, magic is definitely gone, but we'll try to preserve as much life force as possible.

　After entrusting the rescue to Laura, Dak settled down to carefully study the "filthy thing".

　The "Semi" system's "natural recovery" is a continuous purification process; the "filth" it inhales is constantly purified into water or air that is harmless to nature.

　It's just that because the "filth" is so difficult to purify, the automatic purification process is slower.

　But there's no rush, Darko has plenty of time.

　While he waited patiently, Joliet had already collected all of Thompson's magic cards, neatly stacked them, and placed them back on the stone table. She deliberately placed the "Fire Demon" card at the very top of the pile. Dark looked at the "Fire Demon," trapped within the magic cards, pressed tightly against the card surface as if glued to glass, and found it quite amusing. This "God Card" possessed a self, but not a complete one, and its intelligence was roughly equivalent to that of a five- or six-year-old child, thus severely lacking self-control.

　From this perspective, it does fit the concept of "God Cards" quite well. After all, "God Cards" are formed from the remnants of the souls or residual divine consciousness of gods.

　However, this "Fire Demon" is more regrettable compared to other "God Cards".

　Dark slowly recalled Raqi Hotchia's "Thunder Dragon", Alice's "Four-Winged Angel", Rose's "Goddess of Stars"... These were the "God Cards" he had come into contact with. Only Alice's "Four-Winged Angel" was relatively rational, but it was still much better than this "Fire Hell Demon".

　"But as expected, Alice's 'Four-Winged Angel' is also a creation like this 'Fire Demon.'"

　Dark became increasingly certain of his judgment.

　He saw that "Shemi's" round little belly was gradually deflated, and he knew that the "filth" that it had absorbed into its body was gradually weakening.

　"Shemi's" purifying abilities are certified by the Heavenly Court. Even if the "filthy thing" contains a strong divine essence, it cannot resist it.

　About a quarter of an hour later.

　Thompson's condition has stabilized.

　His magic power was almost gone, but his vitality was still relatively healthy. However, his muscle strength had been almost completely lost, and he had returned to the level of an ordinary adventurer.

　That's probably his original level!

　Having lost most of his magic, Thompson could no longer continue as a mage.

　But that magic was never his to begin with. This is simply a return to the beginning. At least, he has saved his life.

　Without Dark's intervention, his final outcome wouldn't have been any better than it is now.

　Another quarter of an hour later.

　"Shemi's" body has returned to normal.

　Only the core of the "filth" remaining in its belly was left.

　Dak held it in front of him and stretched out his palm.

　"Shemi" opened its mouth and ruminated forcefully, spitting out an irregular black sphere!

　This black sphere is uneven, rough, and clearly a crystallization of dark power.

　Dark picked up the black sphere and examined it closely, discovering that it still contained divinity. Moreover, due to the shrinking size, its divinity had been further compressed, seemingly reaching a higher level of "quality" than before. However, its "quantity" had completely collapsed, leaving only about one percent of its original state.

　after awhile.

　Dark picked up the black ball and shook it, saying, "Don't speak." The black ball did not react at all.

　Dark then plunged his magic into the black sphere.

　As expected, the black sphere had no resistance to his magic and was invaded in no time.

　But even after he manipulated his magic to stir things up inside the black sphere, the sphere still didn't react at all.

　"That's really tough."

　Dark narrowed his eyes and then handed the black ball back to "Shami's" mouth.

　"Shami, open your mouth." Disc—"Mmm!"

　"Shami" let out a soft cry and opened its little mouth. Dark casually tossed the black ball into its mouth. "Smack."

　The moment "Shemi" closed his mouth, a buzzing sound finally came from the black sphere.

　It shook wildly in "Shemi's" mouth, but its best efforts to "shake" only created a sensation like popping candy.

　This is all it can do now, its last struggle. Three minutes later.

　"Shemi" opened its mouth and spat out the black ball again.

　But the black ball, which was already only the size of a ping-pong ball, has now shrunk even further.

　Dak picked it up with two fingers and could clearly feel a slight tremor.

　—This black ball is actually afraid!

　Although it was speculated that the black sphere hidden within Thompson's body possessed a self, Dark was still somewhat surprised when it was actually confirmed.

　It possesses both self and divinity, and given its current form, it's hard not to associate it with the remnant soul of a deity.