Chapter 997: Collecting All Dark Demons (6k)
Controlling Norma Rogers could only be that last creature that had yet to appear!
Dark’s gaze suddenly shifted towards Zane Burns. The latter was also looking over, their gazes colliding.
“Without any surprises, it should be him.” Zane Burns said with some guilt.
Clearly, in her mind, if she hadn’t failed to kill that creature, Norma Rogers wouldn’t be suffering like this now.
But Dark had no time to consider her feelings.
If this deduction was correct, it meant that the creature chasing Zane Burns was nearby.
That was the last remaining creature, and the last of the gold medals. At this point, there was no reason to let it go!
“Find it and capture it!”
The treatment for Norma Rogers went relatively smoothly. There was indeed a mass of cursed matter within her body.
Olivia did not rely on Shenmi’s Natural Resonance but instead summoned a Hand of Illusions from a magic card, which reached into Norma Rogers’ body and directly extracted the cursed mass!
Then the Twin Holy Knights summoned holy light to purify it.
At this moment, the effects of Fragrant Healing became evident. The residual curses in Norma Rogers gradually dissipated amidst the fragrance.
Once the curse was completely purified, her soul and consciousness were liberated. However, she did not wake up.
Norma Rogers’ current condition was much worse than Zane Burns’ previous state; she was unlikely to wake up anytime soon.
However, at least her life was secured.
Dark immediately launched a search for the last creature afterward. He did not search aimlessly but summoned a Trash Slime and used Greed Level 3 to evolve it into a Greed Slime 2.
He then threw one of the gold medals into the Greed Slime 2’s body, making it analyze it, and used the ultimate skill—Greed Addiction—to find new gold medals!
Greed Addiction in the Greed Slime 2 was severely disrupted within the Heavenly Court.
Even if the creature was nearby, there was still a possibility of finding it.
However, Dark’s idea was too idealistic.
The Greed Slime 2 could not perceive new gold medals.
The gold medals appeared after those creatures died, not carried by them.
Naturally, searching based on this was impossible.
However, after the search failed, the Greed Slime 2 suddenly turned in a direction and started “puyopuyo” calls.
Dark’s heart stirred, and he immediately gave a signal to Demon King Eldridge.
“Slap!”
Demon King Eldridge’s eyes narrowed, and he ran out of the train car, flying towards the direction the Greed Slime 2 had chosen.
Not long after, intense battle sounds came from that direction.
This fight was unexpectedly difficult.
Just as Zane Burns said, the creature chasing her had grown stronger after their final battle!
It not only possessed extremely strong combat capabilities but could also curse souls and control targets.
Initially, Demon King Eldridge did not manifest his true form and was not its match.
Thanks to the passive abilities of the Demon King, he wasn’t worried about being controlled.
But later, when Demon King Eldridge manifested his true form, he didn’t immediately slay it but slowly drained its vitality until a Swallower finished it off!
The creature looked like an elephant without a head, with twelve eyes evenly distributed around its body, forming a circle.
From below its eyes, countless transparent roots grew.
These roots transformed into special tentacles during its growth process. Some had physical substance, capable of forming sharp stabbing attacks, while others were ghost-like entities, able to penetrate defenses and strike souls directly!
After digesting and absorbing it, Demon King Eldridge actually gained the ability to curse and seal souls!
This ability, named Soul Seal Needle when transformed into an ultimate skill, could condense needles with curse power and pierce into someone’s soul, pinning it down.
Despair Roar, Sinfire, Envyfire, Soul Seal Needle… skills targeting the soul seemed to be increasing.
When Demon King Eldridge completely absorbed the last creature’s power, the final gold medal indeed appeared!
The front of the gold medal was engraved with Hestia, the Hearth Goddess, who was cooking.
Hestia, known alongside Artemis and Athena as the Three Great Goddesses, showed her beauty even through the statue.
In the Chariot of the Moon Goddess’s train car.
Dark took out all twelve gold medals, placing them on the table one by one, attempting to find any hidden secrets among them with everyone else.
However, the setting of gathering seven dragon balls to summon a dragon did not appear. Although these twelve gold medals emitted a divine aura, they couldn’t trigger any special powers.
Everyone shared their opinions, but they remained unresolved. They intended to spend time here, waiting for the professors to arrive, so they weren’t in a rush.
Although Dark had the mission to save Principal Altair, his experiences made him more cautious—he didn’t want to take unnecessary risks and add another name to the list of people needing rescue.
By now, the young people of various forces had begun to doubt the so-called “guidance” and “inheritance.”
Norma Rogers, lying unconscious in the train car, constantly reminded them how dangerous the Heavenly Court was.
They wanted to know the truth, but only if they could survive. No one wanted to die for no reason.
Moreover, under such obvious conspiracies, dying mysteriously was unacceptable.
Therefore, everyone tacitly agreed to wait for the main forces of various factions to enter before continuing their actions.
Although they had been inside the Heavenly Court for a long time, there were still no signs of the main forces entering.
But they still believed.
Dark naturally shared this trust, so he waited patiently.
Indeed, they were patient.
The time in the Heavenly Court gradually entered deep night.
The sky, devoid of stars or moonlight, was pitch black, occasionally showing large, shadowy forms writhing in the darkness.
However, the ground in the central city was unable to see the night sky. Dark and the others continued waiting.
Apart from lacking sufficient rest, their conditions gradually improved, and they replenished the mana in their magic cards.
And the person behind the scenes seemed to have deliberately and “kindly” waited for them to recover before suddenly creating new variables!
The stillness of the Fossil Pterodactyl could not stop a true deity’s scrutiny.
The twelve gold medals placed back in the backpack suddenly emitted blinding golden light.
Dark and the others almost instinctively prepared themselves.
But where the light shone, all humans vanished! This was very similar to their experience of the “disappearance.”
Their personal items remained, but the magic golems did not teleport with them.
When they steadied themselves, they found themselves on the top of Endymion Tower!
The exact floor was unclear, but it was definitely very high.
The backpack containing the twelve gold medals was right in front of them, but it looked particularly conspicuous.
Fortunately, they were not teleported to different places but gathered together. The surrounding space was circular, with nothing but pillars and stairs, making it easy to see everything, including the windows on the walls.
The windows lacked glass, and wind constantly blew in, creating eerie whistling sounds.
Dark carefully checked and discovered all twelve people were present—including Norma Rogers, who was still unconscious.
“Don’t panic,” Dark said calmly, allowing the chaotic emotions to gradually subside.
But his heart was actually somewhat nervous.
Because Shenmi and Demon King Eldridge did not come with him.
Fortunately, the Magical Beast: Destroyer God did not get teleported either.
Once the Magical Beast: Destroyer God realized what happened, it could directly use Lost Prophecy to find him.
Then, Demon King Eldridge and Shenmi would naturally return to him.
—Shenmi could be summoned at any time, so it wasn’t urgent. The key was Demon King Eldridge!
Re-summoning Demon King Eldridge would cause it to lose all the ultimate skills it had acquired since entering the Heavenly Court.
Those ultimate skills were a crucial part of Demon King Eldridge’s overall strength.
No matter what, he had to protect it. “Summon Shenmi first.”
Considering the threat of pollutants, Dark made a decision. The others quickly summoned their magic golems.
Soon, a variety of magic golems appeared beside them.
[Good morning, it’s the end of the month, brothers, cast your votes and throw your knives, make it to the top ten on the monthly ticket chart! Sigh!]
