MTLNOVEL Chapter 1000
Chapter 1000: Dark Demon and the Final Ritual (13k for Moon Ticket)
Yet, with the re-summoning of the 【Omanyte】, a new opportunity appeared!
The moment the 【Omanyte】 was summoned, it immediately sensed the extremely high-quality 【Ancient Power】 within the statue.
Not only that statue of Hermes, but the other eleven statues also contained a large amount of 【Ancient Power】.
The transformation opportunity for the 【Omanyte】 had arrived; there was no reason to let it go.
A glint flashed in Dark’s eyes; this might be the only chance to break the deadlock.
While absorbing the 【Ancient Power】, the 【Omanyte】 was also absorbing the divine power from those items, though it couldn’t digest them due to the mechanism.
If ordered to absorb the immobile statues’ 【Ancient Power】, it could potentially disrupt the entire ritual structure.
Once this happened, the Hermes statue would surely react. Of course, the best option would be to directly absorb the 【Ancient Power】 from the Hermes statue, but that was unrealistic.
Due to the intense battle, Dark didn’t have time to think much and decisively gave a hint.
The 【Omanyte】 nodded slightly and immediately directed two of the 【Omanyte(Sword Beasts)】 to transform into 【Sword Beasts】 and fly towards the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 and the 【Stardust Dragon】.
It itself activated 【Silent as an Ancient Tomb】 and entered a separate state of 【Silent as an Ancient Tomb】.
Its presence vanished, its body became invisible, and its movement speed increased dramatically. It silently flew to the nearest statue near the staircase entrance.
That statue held a spear, clearly the statue of the 【War God】 Ares! Mentioning the 【War God】 Ares reminded Dark of the sheath he carried, suspected to belong to Ares, which hadn’t been useful until now—so much so that he almost believed it was something Alma placed to confuse Hermes.
But thinking about the divine blood of Hermes extracted from that sheath made him reconsider.
However, now was not the time to ponder these things.
The 【Omanyte】’s 【Silent as an Ancient Tomb】 would become visible during attacks and absorption of 【Ancient Power】.
This meant it would be discovered as soon as it started absorbing.
Indeed, that’s what happened.
But with the added support of the 【Twin Burst Baby Blue-Eye Dragon】 and the 【Stardust Dragon】, they launched a furious assault.
Hermes’ statue was momentarily held back, allowing the 【Omanyte】 to fiercely absorb from the Ares statue!
The 【Omanyte】’s progress in absorbing the 【Ancient Power】 had already exceeded 96%. With this one intake, it surged to 98%, leaving just 2% until 100%.
But that last 2% wasn’t easily attainable. Just as the 【Omanyte】 tried to absorb more, Hermes’ statue suddenly glared, releasing an incredibly strong divine aura.
Immediately afterward, the air in the entire floor was violently stirred, with chaotic wind elements gathering crazily toward the palm of the statue.
It didn’t attack but stretched out its hand toward the 【Omanyte】. Instantly, an irresistible suction force erupted from the vortex in its palm.
Those affected by the suction force instinctively tried to escape. The 【Omanyte】 was instantly pulled in.
The statue of Ares grew increasingly distant…
On top of the tower, Hermes’ face darkened, and his hand holding the chess piece remained still.
Alma wasn’t worried and patiently waited. Finally, Hermes’ statue used one of its powers.
Under the influence of this divine authority, no matter how hard the 【Fossil Skin】 of the 【Omanyte】 was, it would be drawn into the vortex and crushed.
However, the statue of Ares had already absorbed a significant amount of power, making its awakened consciousness relatively weak.
But this wasn’t a major issue; it could still withstand it.
Hermes pushed the chess piece forward again.
He had long been annoyed by the crude War God; this was fine.
But beneath his feet, the 【Omanyte】 being sucked away suddenly vanished.
Zane Burns had set a 【Random Teleportation】 trap along the path of the suction with his 【Cube Magic Ball】.
Although the barrier prevented random teleportation outside the tower, the trap still teleported the 【Omanyte】 out of the suction range.
It blinked its eyes and found itself in front of a new statue!
That statue held a trident, unmistakably the statue of the 【Sea God】 Poseidon!
But regardless of which deity it was, the 【Omanyte】 did not discriminate. It opened its mouth and forcefully sucked in the Poseidon statue.
The ancient power inside the statue was absorbed. Another significant intake!
The progress reached 99% from 98%, leaving just 1%.
This 1% was the hardest to overcome.
At this point, if the 【Omanyte】 continued searching for divine artifacts in the city below, no matter how much it absorbed, it wouldn’t bridge the remaining 1%.
But before it were twelve… eleven readily available statues of deities!
Any of these eleven deities’ 【Ancient Power】 could easily surpass that final 1% with a few more intakes.
But Hermes’ statue was enraged.
Though this statue lacked true self-awareness, Hermes had endowed it with considerable intelligence based on the principle of golems.
Its “rage” might not be genuine anger, but its manifestation was indistinguishable from real anger.
This time, it didn’t use wind powers but another ability that would absolutely prevent the 【Omanyte】 from escaping!
It spread its fingers, palm facing up, and a symbol resembling crossed swords appeared in its palm.
Then, it closed its fingers, instantly crushing the symbol. White light spread rapidly, covering every corner of the floor.
This power wasn’t just aimed at the 【Omanyte】 but at everyone and every golem on the floor.
Isaiah Rogier sensed the danger and retreated downstairs, pulling Aurora with him.
Everyone else on the floor stood on the white light.
Even those flying in the air had white circles appear under their feet. In the next instant, intense fighting spirit surged in everyone’s minds.
Driven by this intense fighting spirit, whether armed like Olivia, Angrey, and the 【Twin Saints】 or unarmed like Zane and Lucia, they all ran toward the statue.
Their golems couldn’t resist either and rushed faster toward Hermes’ statue.
Only Dark
Meng stood in place, his eyes slightly red, barely resisting the urge that surged within him.
He suddenly looked down and saw Xemi struggling to crawl out of his arms.
On the other side, the powerless Fantasy Carnivore: Goddess of Heartful Eyes and the Blue-Eyed Maiden also walked directly towards Hermes’ statue without casting any ultimate skills.
“Hypnosis?”
Dark shook his head immediately, denying this possibility at once. It was definitely not hypnosis.
Hermes theoretically did not possess the authority of the Hypnosis lineage. The power emanating from that statue felt more like the rule force that the War God Ares would use.
That should be some authority related to combat. However, reality was before him, leaving Dark no choice but to believe it.
He had to think of ways to break through these rules based on this premise, but… he had no relevant information!
“There’s no other way!”
With a firm resolve, Dark reached for his mana card deck.
The golems like Omastar being controlled by that authority to walk toward the statue were secondary.
What mattered most was that humans like Olivia were also under its control.
He lacked information and did not know what kind of authority the statue was exerting.
Yet, he resisted it, unlike others who were dominated.
This indicated much.
Thus, the method to counteract this rule-based power naturally emerged.
His fingers brushed past the side of a mana card, first landing on Arrogance IV.
But this Arrogance IV was incomplete, unable to ensure effectiveness. After a moment of hesitation, he pulled out another nearby mana card—Bliss IVv!
The deployment of Bliss IV would inevitably bring about negative effects.
However, supplementing it with Arrogance IVv afterward could solve many problems.
Dark acted decisively at this moment.
As he drew Bliss IV, he began chanting the incantation.
When he raised Bliss IV high, the usual summoning spell was completed.
“By the name of Dark Demon, Mana Summoning — Bliss V!” A powerful energy wave instantly spread.
The light released from the card illuminated the entire floor.
Using his strong control ability, Dark condensed the light of Bliss IV into multiple beams, shooting them at all humans and golems affected by the authority.
Unbeknownst to him, when he deployed Bliss IV, a deity above dropped a chess piece.
Those affected by the authority stopped moving abruptly when the beams of Bliss IV entered their hearts.
Two conflicting forces tugged at their minds. One made them want to battle the statue intensely, while the other filled them with intense pleasure, threatening to engulf their entire mind with bliss.
However, the authority used by Hermes’ statue, borrowed from Hermes himself, was far weaker than what Hermes could wield personally.
Since it couldn’t affect Dark Demon, it had no chance of winning the mental struggle.
But after Bliss V gained the upper hand, the humans and golems influenced by both forces didn’t immediately regain consciousness.
Dark expressionlessly drew Arrogance IIV and summoned, “By the name of Dark Demon, Mana Summoning — Arrogance IV!” The light of Arrogance IV directly illuminated everyone and golems. The heat in their minds cooled instantly.
After Arrogance IV canceled out the effect of Bliss IVv, the affected humans and golems regained their senses.
However, they immediately noticed how close they had gotten to the statue!
“Cubic Magic Ball!”
Zeni Burns exclaimed suddenly.
Her Cubic Magic Ball immediately responded at an unimaginable speed, placing random teleport traps beneath each person’s feet.
In the next moment, everyone randomly appeared elsewhere; fortunately, no one was teleported onto the statue’s face. Other golems, directed by humans, launched a new assault on the statue.
Only the Omastar unhesitatingly turned around and flew toward the nearest statue!
At this moment, Hermes’ statue suddenly opened its eyes, and the light rays from its eyes pierced through Omastar’s wings.
Immediately, another golem rushed forward, blocking Omastar from all sides.
After using two authorities—especially the second one—its divine power consumed drastically. The already strained divine power dwindled to almost nothing.
Though this remaining power could support one more authority use, afterward, it would completely fail.
Thus, it temporarily lost its most terrifying means.
And all of this was provoked by Omastar.
Moreover, Omastar continued to act!
Hermes’ statue had no time for further maneuvers. It waved its hand, flinging off the golem缠着 it, then drove its winged ankles to charge at Omastar like a wind.
Just as it reached behind Omastar, only a tiny white light remained in its sight.
Omastar stepped on a random teleport trap and reappeared elsewhere.
Connected to this was a position swap trap. A golem standing in front of a statue beforehand instantly swapped positions with it.
Though Omastar was disoriented, it saw the statue right in front of it and sucked in a large breath.
With this intake of ancient power, its ancient power progress neared 100%.
The same scenario repeated.
When Hermes’ statue chased over, Omastar was teleported to another location by the position swap trap.
Then, it bit into the statue of the Agriculture Goddess Demeter.
With this bite, its ancient power finally reached the critical point.
As the last bit of ancient power was digested, the final barrier was easily broken.
It was because the quality of the absorbed ancient power was so high that the last 1% was so easily overcome.
In that instant, it raised its head and let out a roar filled with ancient energy.
The savagery and terror that seemed to come from the prehistoric era instantly pressed upon the souls of those present.
But when Dark thought Omastar would undergo a complete transformation, it suddenly transformed into a beam of light, rapidly returning to the mana card!
Even the two fossilized dragons that had become sword beasts also turned into light and entered the mana card simultaneously.
Dark silently took out his mana card and saw that
On the surface of the card that should have been Zham, there was only a huge egg covered with intricate patterns!
The Fossil Wyvern had truly undergone a complete reformation.
When it hatched from that ancient egg, it would inevitably undergo a metamorphosis and return to its so-called “ancient form.”
Dark had made tremendous efforts for that moment. Of course, he was very eager to see that scene.
But if he couldn’t overcome this current challenge, everything would lose its meaning. Even if the Fossil Wyvern successfully transformed, it could only remain forever dormant within the Magic Card.
However, at this critical moment when it was most needed, it had turned into an egg!
Olivia and the others, although they were not clear about the situation of the Fossil Wyvern, could discern something from Dark’s expression.
They immediately realized that their previous efforts might have been in vain. However, anything could happen during the battle, and they couldn’t dwell on the past at this moment.
Without the Fossil Wyvern and the Sword Beast, the battle seemed to revert back to how it was several minutes ago. Hermes’ Statue regained the upper hand.
At this moment, it charged towards Dark without hesitation. But Shenmi, who was in Dark’s arms, suddenly darted out. It transformed into its Sky Form and almost simultaneously used Growth.
Instantly, countless blade-like leaves swirled around it amidst the wind.
It didn’t hesitate to control the Leaf Storm and aimed it at Hermes’ Statue.
But Hermes’ Statue flowed through the Leaf Storm effortlessly, and its massive fist viciously struck Shenmi.
In its Sky Form, after using Growth, Shenmi’s three main attributes reached an extremely impressive level.
But its defense was still a weak point, barely able to withstand the blow from the Statue without dying.
Yet, to protect its master, Shenmi had long since disregarded life and death. “Shenmi, Land Form!”
Dark forcefully caught Shenmi as it reverted to its Land Form. After one successful hit, Hermes’ Statue continued charging at Dark without any hindrance.
The divine power stored within its body cried out, urging it to resolve the current trouble quickly.
However, Dark Daimon completely abandoned the fight at this moment, leaped, and dived into the staircase leading downward!
—Strategic Retreat!
No one wants to throw their life away. After diving into the stairs, Dark rapidly descended.
And the Shenmi in his arms continuously absorbed the power of nature, rapidly recovering.
Isaiah Rogier and Aurora, who had previously hidden by the staircase, were already gone, having received prior notice.
All twelve gold medals were in his backpack. He knew that if the Statue pursued, it would definitely pursue him! As expected.
This staircase was indeed too narrow compared to the Statue’s size.
It moved with difficulty inside the staircase, getting stuck with every step.
Yet, it still rushed into the staircase—despite causing massive destruction to the outer walls.
But this Endymion Tower was already damaged; it had merely been repaired by Hermes.
Once this ritual succeeded, what difference would it make if the Endymion Tower collapsed?
Hermes himself atop the tower was so tense that his toes curled. The situation changed too quickly, giving him a sense of opportunity.
Meanwhile, Dark Daimon held Shenmi and flipped over the railing, continuing his rapid descent.
His body was imbued with various buffs, making him incredibly fast.
In this confined space, Hermes’ Statue’s speed significantly decreased, unable to catch up for the time being.
The strongest parts of the Endymion Tower were the support column and the staircase winding around it.
Even Hermes’ Statue couldn’t smash the staircase or leap down forcibly.
During his run, Dark summoned the Imp Beast again, then used Pride 3, evolving it into a Demon Beast.
Then, Instant Teleportation!
This time, the distance of the Instant Teleportation was extremely long. The Demon Beast consumed a vast amount of magic power.
But it successfully brought Dark and Shenmi to a special floor every twenty levels.
Below this, there was a layer of toxic gas pollutants! “The final move.”
Dark reached out and touched Shenmi’s head. “Mii…”
Shenmi rubbed against his palm voluntarily and jumped onto the staircase.
Despite usually hiding like a pet in Dark’s arms, it was actually much stronger than Dark himself.
After landing, it sniffed below and showed a look of disgust.
Yet, it activated Natural Resonance and opened its mouth wide towards the pollutants below!
Its small mouth generated immense suction, targeting only the pollutants.
Almost filling the entire Endymion Tower, the pollutants began to stir.
They seemed to recognize their nemesis, suddenly becoming agitated, just like in the special floor with windows. They quickly filled each level and kept rising, as if trying to swallow Shenmi above.
But Shenmi had already activated Natural Resonance.
A faint green light emitted from its body, which soon turned into bright white light.
The white light illuminated the hallway.
Suddenly, countless black dots appeared below. Shenmi opened its mouth, and those black dots surged into its body like a tidal wave.
The red flowers on either side of Shenmi bloomed with brilliant light.
The pollutants on the surface of the first layer had turned white and were immediately swallowed by the ones below.
Then, more pollutants appeared.
Although Shenmi was continuously absorbing them, it only had one mouth. Its absorption and purification rate couldn’t keep up with the rate of pollutant growth!
“Mii!”
As if to counteract, Shenmi suddenly called out, dramatically increasing its absorption speed.
The black dots gathered in greater numbers, pouring into its mouth like rivers and seas.
The topmost pollutants visibly turned white, then disintegrated into powder, leaving only a thin layer of transparent liquid.
Shenmi’s absorption and purification rate increased further. More pollutants turned white within its body.
Those pollutants were transformed into the purest high-grade energy. “Shenmi!”
Dark shouted loudly.
Hermes’ Statue had already rushed down, shaking the stairs with each step.
“Mii!”
Shenmi raised its head abruptly and opened its mouth towards the direction of Hermes’ Statue, releasing Seed Flash!
[I’m still writing, not asleep. Many Moon Tickets needed!]