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

　A powerful force originating from the heart converges within the emblem.

　Its body instantly turned into light.

　……

　As the radiance of "Pride IV" shone down, the tailless, pointed rat monster suddenly turned around and quietly emerged from the shadows, its eyes and nose widening.

　Its mind was influenced by the light of "pride," and a feeling it had never experienced since its birth welled up from the depths of its hidden inferiority complex. All sorts of thoughts that it had never dared to even think about before flooded into its mind all at once.

　It looked at Gatomon, which had become a luminous being, at Groot, who held the "Blood Sword" in his hands, and at the human boy on the high platform who looked like a god under the glow of the magic cards. A seed deep in its heart secretly sprouted.

　"Squeak... Why? Why can we only hide underground, never seeing the light?"

　……

　Dark didn't notice the rat monster peeking out from the shadows, nor could he have imagined that a mere glimpse of "Pride IV" would have a transformative impact on the life of a monster.

　He focused more on the Gatomon and the Orc Sword Saint.

　Groot Dulles was originally an extremely arrogant person. Even though he was only in a body manifested in the dungeon, his nature remained the same.

　The lingering light of "Pride IV" shone upon it, causing the arrogance deep within its heart to rise.

　The bloodlust in his eyes intensified!

　"boom!"

　With a sudden explosion, the "Nightmare Space" shattered completely.

　The "Blood River Sacred Domain" was like a terrifying torrent breaking through a dam, surging outwards in an instant and reaching the walls, covering half of the hall with blood-red light.

　The platform where Dark was located was also affected. He suddenly clutched his heart, feeling his heart race and his blood flow accelerate, making him even more irritable and explosive.

　"This earth-based art performance..."

　Dark couldn't help but think of Tom Nixon, Ophelia Brad, vampires, and bloodlines.

　This must be a field technique that perfectly matches their power.

　Within the "Blood River Sanctuary," the orc swordsman's blood boiled, his power surged, and he roared as he charged toward the direction of the Dilu Beast.

　Without the obstruction of the "Nightmare Space," its speed is terrifying.

　Dark felt a blur before his eyes and saw the beastman swordsman's holy sword piercing towards Gatomon, which was still shrouded in the light of evolution... no, it was already "Angewomon"!

　"Meow...drink!"

　Suddenly, a delicate shout rang out, and Angewomon completed its evolution at the crucial moment. Its pinkish-white right arm, adorned with pinkish-purple ribbons, emerged from the white light, and its five fingers tightly gripped the "single sword sheath" that emitted a pure white light.

　The two holy swords clashed once more, their blood-red and white light seemingly threatening to split the entire world in two.

　Angewomon suddenly unfurled her six flawless white angel wings, and the incomparably holy aura merged and superimposed with the holy aura of the "sword sheath," dispelling and purifying the bloodstains around her.

　"Roar!"

　As Groot Dulles watched Gatomon evolve into the even more powerful Angewomon, he was not surprised but delighted. The hunger in his eyes was no longer concealed as he greedily stared at Angewomon's delicate, white skin.

　"fighting!"

　It roared, and the holy sword in its hand suddenly spun back. Almost instinctively, it used extremely high skill to press down the blade of the "single sheath," and then its muscular right arm violently thrust forward, causing the blade of the "Blood Holy Sword" to pierce forward.

　Angewomon sensed danger and reacted by bending backward with lightning speed.

　The "Blood Sword" pierced through the canyon, cutting straight through its face. The mere glint of its blade caused its face to sting painfully.

　Before Groot could change tactics again, Angewomon shifted her feet and retreated quickly to the side, finally creating distance between herself and Groot.

　Bathed in the crimson light, Angewomon spread her six wings and flew into the air, her face beneath the cross-shaped mask unusually solemn.

　It has a graceful figure, wearing snow-white high heels, and on the left side of its body, it wears a one-piece white stocking and long gloves, and on its ankle, it wears a "sacred ring" symbolizing "holiness".

　在「神圣环」的加持下，它原本便高达3500/3600/2000点的三围再加500，达到了4000/4100/2500的高度！

　These stats are so impressive that they wouldn't be inferior even to a nine-star magical elf.

　What's more, it also has the "Holy Sword" in its hand!

　Of course, its opponent also wields a "holy sword"!

　Groot became even more excited after forcing Angewomon to retreat.

　It raised a finger of the "Blood Sword," and the slowly flowing blood light surged into the sky under its control, rushing towards Angewomon like a tsunami.

　In the next instant, its figure also disappeared, chasing after the blood-red light and approaching it. With a flick of its finger, it shot out a blood-red sword light.

　Above, a tide of blood; below, the glint of swords.

　Angewomon did not retreat this time. It raised the "Holy Sword" and drew a circle in the air, then suddenly thrust it straight at the center of the circle, as if shooting out a "holy arrow" from the sword, from which a holy light shot out.

　The holy light exploded in the air, instantly scattering the oncoming tide of blood.

　Then it swung its sword down with a swift motion, shattering the sword light that Groot had shot out.

　It all happened in the blink of an eye, though it's a long story.

　Having eliminated the threat, Angewomon swooped down without hesitation, her aura soaring like a rainbow, and unleashed a sword strike.

　The two clashed again on the ground, the sounds of their swords clashing almost continuous.

　On the high platform, Dark had already summoned "Eevee" once again.

　At the same time, he also had a [Pride II 3.0] in his hand.

　He was incredibly fast; just three seconds later, the latest "Arrogance II" card was activated, and Eevee was promoted from one star to two stars, gaining the Light-type Field Move - Sunny Day (Arrogance)!

　"Use 'Sunny Day'!"

　Even before Dark gave the full command, Eevee had already raised its head and released the power of the sun upwards.

　A bright sphere, as radiant as the sun, rapidly ascended, like a sunrise, bringing new light to the entire world.

　Under this light, the stench of blood in the arena immediately diminished.

　Although the "Sanctuary of Blood" was not dispelled, the effect of "Sunny Day" was not hindered.

　Within five rounds and two minutes and thirty seconds, the power of light-attribute special moves will be increased by 50%!

　While Angewomon didn't receive a tangible boost to her stats from being bathed in sunlight, her energy and spirit became noticeably more abundant, allowing her to thrive, react faster, and perform better.

　With a soft shout, it suddenly repelled Groot, and a sacred bow quickly materialized in its left hand.

　The spread of "Sunny Day" not only significantly enhances the power of light-attribute ultimate skills, but also makes the energy of light attributes gather faster, and the casting process is smoother and faster.

　Therefore, just three seconds later, Angewomon drew back the bowstring at extremely close range, and a lightning bolt condensed between her two fingers!

　"Tianchu!"

　With a thunderous roar, the lightning bolt shot out.

　Although it did not accelerate to its peak in a short distance, the weight of this arrow was not in terms of its power.

　After firing the electric arrow, Angewomon charged forward with her sword, a terrifying storm swirling around the holy sword in her right hand—and in that brief moment, she unleashed "Sword Dance"!

　"Duang!"

　Groot parried with lightning speed, managing to block the electric arrow.

　However, the lightning that exploded on the sword instantly spread to Groot's arm, and the paralyzing effect was indeed produced.

　Then, Tiannv Beast approached like a whirlwind, unleashing a "Sword Dance" that brought a fierce slash!

　"Ow!"

　Groot was paralyzed on one side and unable to swing his sword for a short time, only able to raise his left arm to block at crucial moments.

　The left arm, covered by the arm guard, was completely unable to withstand the power of "Sword Dance" and was severed and sent flying in an instant.

　Groot regained consciousness for a moment amidst the excruciating pain. His completely suppressed rationality forced him to rise, and he abruptly turned his head to look at the left arm that had been thrown out. A sharp pain shot through his brain, and the familiar scene was reborn once again.

　That was its first time joining the orc army and participating in the orc king's defense war against the demon invaders.

　Having recently shaken the orc kingdom with the name "Sword Saint," it became the center of attention after joining the army.

　It enjoys special treatment with a clear conscience, because it is destined to go to the front lines and make unparalleled contributions to the kingdom.

　Assuming it didn't rashly attack the demon army's position and was instead ambushed and killed by deeply hidden demon powerhouses...

　Even on his deathbed, Groot couldn't understand why those demons, each one stronger than him, would do such a despicable thing!

　Don't they have the dignity of being the strong?

　……

　When his sword-wielding right arm was grabbed, Groot could only use his left arm to block the fatal blow coming from the left.

　Then its left arm was severed and flew off, just like it is now.

　……

　In a daze, Groot had already subconsciously completed more than ten blocks.

　Its gaze slowly fell on Angewomon.

　Memories flooded my brain like a tidal wave.

　"Angel……"

　It couldn't help but let out a sound of surprise.

　But to Dark and Gatomon, it was just a meaningless growl.

　As an orc swordsman who had fallen a hundred years ago, Groot had very little knowledge of magic technology. At that time, the nascent magic technology was unable to create such a powerful magical spirit.

　As Groot endured Angewomon's relentless pursuit, his gaze couldn't help but drift towards the remaining shadows in the corner of the wall.

　The rat monster that had only now truly caught its attention was peeking out with half its head sticking out.

　Groot's memories gradually returned, though only a small part of them, but the order of things became clearer.

　This finally made it realize how incredible the existence of that mouse was!

　In this special dungeon, all the monsters are empty shells created by the dungeon.

　The difference between ordinary monsters, elite monsters, and even tiered bosses lies solely in the amount of matter filling their void shells.

　Even for a level boss, under normal circumstances, it only has a small coating on the inside of its shell.

　The mouse, however, seemed to be filled with paint, as if it radiated color from the inside out.

　Groot is aware of his status as a boss of his class. He is highly rational and knows that the memories being constantly fed into his mind belong to another person.

　Although it is also "Groot Dulles", it is not "Groot Dulles".

　However, as the shell is gradually filled with paint, "Groot Dulles" will become Groot Dulles.

　Groot did not reject this idea; in fact, he longed for it.

　Just like it craves blood, craves battle, craves... victory!

　Yes, it finally understood what it needed.

　It needs a victory, a victory enough to wash away the humiliation of its death!

　"Is the one who can summon angels the Holy Son of the human papacy?"

　Groot glanced at the blond boy on the platform out of the corner of his eye, his heart churning with turmoil.

　It doesn't know how many years have passed since its "death." But since humanity still exists, the Holy Church still exists, and the Holy Son still exists, then the Demon Race has not yet achieved its war goal of dominating the entire continent.

　The war may still be ongoing, and the orc kingdom may still be struggling to survive.

　It wants to leave this dungeon, not as a monster, but as an orc, and return to the battlefield.

　This time, we absolutely will not lose!

　……

　"boom!"

　Let's return to reality.

　The collision between the "Holy Sword" and the "Holy Sword" generated a terrifying energy tide.

　Angewomon suddenly noticed a huge change in the orc swordsman's aura, as if he had transformed from a jackal into a tiger or leopard.

　The "holy sword" in the orc's hand even emitted a humming sound as if it were resonating.

　Angewomon's expression changed slightly, and a dense purple light suddenly emanated from her right hand holding the sword.