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

　Gatomon raised an eyebrow and a cold smile appeared on its lips.

　It disdained using the "cat's eye" and stepped onto the scabbard of the "single sword sheath" as it rose into the air. Its body suddenly sprinted forward, and with a flick of its wrist, it changed from a downward slash to a downward thrust. It gripped the hilt with both hands and used the force of its fall to stab the unsuspecting back of the bronze behemoth!

　"laugh--"

　A sound like glass being shattered suddenly rang out.

　The holy sword, its momentum reaching its peak, pierced the bronze behemoth's body, almost disappearing to the root.

　The Dilumon stepped on its back and pulled hard, pulling up the sword. Liquid metal immediately flowed out of the hole.

　Almost simultaneously, a burst of white light flashed in Koko's eyes, and the effect of his ultimate move was complete.

　The bronze behemoth felt a surge of power flowing back into its body, and the luster on its skin returned to its bright state. It instantly erupted into a frenzy, but it no longer targeted Dark.

　The Gatomon clinging to its back made it feel slightly powerless. But Leomon, grabbing its tail from behind, was within attack range.

　It suddenly spun its body, and its massive frame displayed an incredibly flexible waist strength—no, its waist was clearly elongated!

　Then its head turned out to be a lion-like beast that could collide with its tail, and the bronze light on its head, like a round mirror, gathered into a spiral horn that began to spin wildly.

　The lion tried to free its hands, but was surprised to find that its hands were instead wrapped by the snake's tail. The two snake heads bit its arms, causing limited damage, but were extremely difficult to deal with.

　"In the name of Dark Demon, Summon Magic!"

　"Leomon, evolve!"

　A clear and pleasant voice reached my ears at the crucial moment.

　A deep crimson light suddenly shone in the lion's eyes.

　However, the "heart of justice" in his chest emitted a golden light.

　Amidst the intertwining of evil and justice, the dark power of "Pride IV" mixed with the madness within him and spread wildly, infecting his entire body in an instant.

　"Roar!"

　The lion beast was letting out an extremely suppressed roar at the bronze behemoth.

　His two already thick and strong arms swelled wildly as if they were about to burst, with thick blood vessels bulging out of his skin, and terrifying power gathering within his decaying muscles.

　The lion's back bulged, its mane grew wildly long, curling backward, and its majestic and righteous face became rough and ferocious, with crimson staining the corners of its eyes.

　"hiss--"

　The two bronze snake tails were torn off by it.

　It showed no fear; as it raised its right arm, it was already wrapped in black steel bandages, and its five fingers became increasingly sharp and blood-red.

　As the bronze behemoth's spiral horns approached, the evolved "Mad Lion Beast" advanced instead of retreating, unleashing a dense aura of death from its right arm. All its power gathered in its fist, and it unleashed a powerful punch!

　A blood-red energy wave erupted from the fist, transforming into a ferocious lion upon leaving the hand, its gaping maw snapping at the head of the bronze behemoth.

　"Boom!" A loud explosion rang out.

　The forces of the two collided, causing an explosion.

　The Mad Lion Beast was forced back half a step by the shockwave from the explosion.

　Although the light above the bronze behemoth's head had faded, its body remained motionless, its eyes glaring fiercely at the lion beast, its killing intent growing even stronger.

　But in the blink of an eye, the sword emitting white light descended from above and pierced through its hardest skull!

　The snow-white sword light emanating from the tip pierced its jaw and shot towards the ground.

　After unleashing its "Double Slash," Gatomon raised its body again, drew the Holy Sword, and then unhesitatingly unleashed a third strike at its neck!

　The bronze behemoth's head was pierced from top to bottom, and it was immediately terrified. It no longer cared about Crazy Lionmon and rammed into the wall like a madman, trying to knock Tailmon off its back.

　If it hadn't been a completely metallic object, it would have been dead on the spot.

　"Boom!"

　The walls of the maze trembled violently from the impact, and the roar spread in all directions.

　The nearby monsters, hearing the sound, instantly gathered around.

　The two students following behind were also surprised. They exchanged a glance and then groped their way in this direction.

　But the riots did not last long.

　Although Gatomon's "Triple Slash" missed its mark due to the Bronze Giant's struggle, it still managed to cut off half of its head, along with one of its eyes.

　With half its vision gone, the bronze behemoth was like a blind bull, finding it increasingly difficult to defend itself against the seemingly insane yet calm and cunning attacks of the Mad Lion Beast.

　After tossing the "scabbard" to CrazyLeomon, Gatomon retreated and cautiously stayed by Dark's side.

　It has sensed a large amount of malice approaching.

　……

　The little devilmon and the phantom bug flew together in the air, looking around, their two eyes rolling around.

　Its first thought was to explore the surrounding area, but then it realized it was completely unnecessary.

　By now, the passageways leading to other side paths must be teeming with monsters.

　Fortunately, this is only the fourth level of the underground city.

　Apart from tier bosses and some elite monsters guarding treasure chests, the vast majority of monsters fall into the first tier.

　Even the slightly higher ones are only four-star monsters.

　What we need to be wary of are only some individuals with special abilities and endless swarms of beasts!

　Of course, Dark is also very clear about this.

　Therefore, upon sensing that monsters were approaching, he drew the "Renamon" magic card from his card pack.

　"Come out, Rei-fox Beast."

　As the chanting began, a delicate orc-like magical spirit materialized beside him.

　After the fox beast stood still, it took a step away, distancing itself from Dakra with a cold and aloof expression.

　Dark's lips curled into a smile, and he whispered, "How was it? Did you feel it?"

　The fox-like beast nodded slightly and said, "A huge number of beasts are surging in from multiple directions."

　Dark asked, "Are you confident?"

　After a moment's hesitation, the fox-mon cautiously replied, "If we evolve..."

　Dark said, "You have very little combat experience, so start by getting familiar with one-on-one combat."

　In the blink of an eye, a monster had already entered their field of vision.

　Dak had now exited the dead end and was standing at a relatively open crossroads.

　He turned his head and saw that the first monster was just a small demon dog, which was very common in the dungeon.

　Without needing to give an order, the fox beast instantly teleported up.

　Ultimate move – "Fox Flash Strike"!

　The little demon dog had barely opened its mouth before its bark was torn to shreds by the sharp fox claws.

　Bright red blood splattered beneath the fox demon's eyes, revealing a cold and alluring beauty.

　It raised its blood-stained paws, its pretty fox eyes narrowed into slits, and a whole pack of little demon dogs emerged into its field of vision.

　then.

　Without hesitation, it charged into the horde of beasts, and the sudden burst of blue flames on its body gave it an explosive increase in attack speed.

　Ultimate move – "Fujihachi Fist"!

　Originally a single-target ultimate move that could hit up to eight times in a row, it cleverly transformed it, delivering eight consecutive punches, each punch shattering the head of a small demon dog.

　In the blink of an eye, the eight little demon dogs exploded on the spot.

　The remaining demonic hounds, who should have been fearless, felt fear for a moment.

　The fox-like beast raised its paw, held a sharp nail in the corner of its mouth, and finally revealed a gorgeous smile.

　Circling, killing, dancing.

　Bliss is supreme!

　……

　Just a moment later, the sound of monsters rushing in could be heard from the other two paths as well.

　After a moment's thought, Dark summoned "Hawkman" and "Meow Meow".

　Although these two magical spirits do not possess wide-range attack capabilities, they excel in their agility.

　Moreover, "Hawkman" must be really looking forward to having such an opportunity to fight to his heart's content.

　As a qualified mage, one must naturally fulfill the wishes of the magical spirits.

　really.

　The Wrestling Hawkman was full of fighting spirit and quite excited as soon as he came out.

　Meow Meow wasn't particularly eager to fight, but it obeyed orders and charged toward a path.

　As soon as the Wrestling Hawkman charged out, he unleashed his ultimate move – "Feather Dance"!

　Countless feathers swirl around him under his control, swirling like a storm.

　Each of its punches was accompanied by a storm, blasting the monsters away. For a short time, no monster could get close to its body.

　In contrast, Meow Meow merely weaves between the monsters, occasionally striking with its claws to draw their aggro.

　It doesn't seem like it's killing enemies, but rather gathering monsters.

　Dark originally thought it was planning to gather the monsters together and then annihilate them all with its ultimate move, "Gathering Treasures".

　But it didn't.

　……

　"Fox Leaf Wedge!"

　The fox-like beast suddenly let out a delicate shout, and countless leaves condensed around it.

　When the monsters surrounded it again, it spun on its toes, and its whole body seemed to dance in an instant. The leaves condensed by demonic magic were launched at the same time, piercing through a large number of monsters in an instant!

　Its expression was solemn, and it was slightly out of breath.

　Despite using the "Fox Leaf Wedge" to clear out a large number of monsters around it, the dangers of the dungeon still taught it a lesson.

　More and more monsters are pouring out of the passage, in an endless stream.

　Having used all three of its ultimate moves shortly after the start, it was already finding it difficult to cope with such a surging tide of beasts.

　As a last resort.

　It had no choice but to retreat quickly back to Dak's side and look at him.

　Dark blinked, looking back at the fox-like beast with great interest.

　The fox-like beast suddenly looked embarrassed, unable to utter the words it wanted to say.

　"Disgusting."

　Gatomon turned its head away, too lazy to look.

　But in a dead end.

　The bronze behemoth that had appeared with such ferocity had already been slain by the Mad Lion Beast.

　The magic within it begins to surge toward a certain part, which will then form high-quality materials.

　The crazed lion-beast, having freed its hands, covered its forehead, suppressing its madness, and then tried to stand up straight again, walking step by step towards Dark's location.

　The number of monsters on all three paths is increasing.

　The Hawkman also began to decline after his feathers were exhausted.

　Meow Meow, however, remained calm and collected, its skill in seizing every opportunity was exceptionally clever, and it always managed to make the monsters roar in anger.

　As for the complicated path the fox demons had taken, the demons, now unhindered, were rushing towards it in a frenzy.

　This road clearly has the most monsters.

　With a flick of his fingertips, Dak had already sandwiched "Paradise III" between his two fingers.