Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 345

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Chapter 345: Golden Flash·

[Card name: ]

[Type: Spirit Card]

[Level: ✪✪✪]

[Race: Insect-type]

[Attribute: Psychic-type]

[Magic Energy: 1200]

[Attack: 0]

[Defense: 2000]

[Ultimate: Mobius Ring, Energy Scale(能量音阶), Supersonic Wave(超声波)]

……

A mere 3-star magical spirit could actually block the tentacle's attack!

The red light in 's eyes slowly brightened.

It seemed to see the shadow of [Shuckle] in [Mobius Bug].

But compared to [Shuckle], [Mobius Bug]'s ability was undoubtedly of a completely different nature.

The [1] that appeared above its head might be a sign denoting a certain state, or it might also be a warning for its endurance limit.

Devimon didn't have any clue about it.

But as of present, [Mobius Bug] seemed to be much more useful than it had thought.

So even if it immediately returned right now, it should be fine, right?

Glancing at White—who was still vomiting—and the other two people through narrowed eyes, the corners of Devimon's mouth spontaneously curved up.

"Three useless trash!"

It sneered in its heart, its pride gradually overflowing.

……

"Hsss!"

After the tentacle retracted, it only spent a few seconds observing before reverting to its ferocious look, launching an attack for the second time.

But in a repeat of its previous attack, the force of its strike was drained almost instantly. Its tip turned powerless upon breaching the force field, its eight lips limply falling open as drool dripped out of its mouth.

Once again, it retracted its "head" in shock.

Upon seeing this scene, Devimon turned its back to White's group of three and raised its hand in a gesture of "bye", its lofty stature disappearing in front of their eyes without a warning!

……

Devimon's tall and sturdy body ought to have been like a solid mountain wall that protected them, giving them a constant sense of security.

It was precisely because of this that its sudden disappearance led to an unexpected panic.

It was akin to the sudden collapse of the wall protecting the city, abruptly tearing down the barrier between humans and beasts, inevitably causing terror to rise.

"Where did it go?" Robert couldn't help asking in panic.

Emma was calmer, but when she failed to find Devimon after looking through each and every corner, the expression on her face eventually became a little tense.

"It has most likely gone back, after all, there's also a tentacle over there..."

"We can't dawdle anymore, go and help White!"

"If you don't want this dungeon adventure to end ahead of time, then run!"

Emma resolutely gritted her teeth and spoke to Robert in a low voice.

Robert's mind was still in a jumble, but due to his trust in top students, he instinctively followed Emma's instructions and started moving.

"Barf—"

Puking out another mouthful of the solid-liquid mixture, White fiercely said, "No need to help me, I can walk!"

Robert was very adept at taking action during critical moments. Judging that White wasn't able to walk normally, he heedlessly supported his right arm and started running.

Seeing that they had begun to move, Emma immediately started running as well.

In actuality, she had the weakest stamina among the three of them. At this moment, her legs had nearly given up and she had been clenching her teeth to continue moving.

But in order to boost morale, she still solemnly said, "Hurry up, although I don't know how long it is, there must be a limit to the tentacle's length. As long as we run fast enough, we can definitely escape its capture range."

Sure enough, upon feeling hope, Robert's momentum doubled. Even while supporting White, he ran fast enough to surpass Emma.

Soon, the trio ran to the place they had fled to before. The traces left over the place made them reflexively relax a little.

White leaned on the wall and looked back, panting, "There's no more sound, it doesn't seem to be chasing us?"

Turning his head to listen carefully, Robert couldn't help saying, "Seems like it. Did we manage to escape?"

Emma was propping herself up on her knees, desperately gasping for breath. After a long while, she finally managed to say, "I don't know, but it's not safe here. We need to run further."

And yet Robert muttered, "It should be fine here, right? The previous tentacle retreated when we reached this place."

White also chimed in, "Its movement is quite loud, if it really came after us, we'd have definitely sensed it."

"You guys!" Emma couldn't help feeling exasperated, but there was nothing she could do.

But in an instant, an extremely jarring soundwave fiercely rushed into their ears like a surging tide.

"What's that noise?"

White broke out in a scream.

The soundwave was very similar to the noise produced by nails scratching on glass.

When the sound entered their ears, it was as if something was scratching their skulls from the inside out, making it feel as though their heads were going to explode.

White desperately covered his ears, but it barely did anything.

Robert and Emma were also not spared, their faces contorting in visible pain.

Fortunately, it didn't last very long.

When the three of them felt that their heads were just about to explode, the soundwave coming from the direction of the abyss abruptly stopped.

Then, it was silent all around.

There was no other sound than their panting.

Before they knew it, the three of them had curled up on the ground with their heads in their hands.

……

On the other side.

After Devimon returned, Dark promptly started to act.

As it was stated previously, he didn't know much about Rose's [Mobius Bug] and couldn't judge whether or not it could hold back the second tentacle.

Thus, in order to make more time for White's team to escape, he began attacking the first tentacle again!

The combo attack of [Shuckle]+[]+[Devimon] had in fact given him a relatively clear understanding of the overall strength of the first tentacle.

To roughly calculate it by using the combo as a gauge, the attack power of the tentacle should be above 4000, but it wouldn't be by much.

Its defense was only around 3000.

Its overall strength was similar to an 8-star magical spirit—but this was just a single tentacle!

If there was only this tentacle, Dark wouldn't hesitate to finish it off right here.

But the emergence of the second tentacle had revealed the horror of the monster inside the abyss.

If it wasn't for the trio over on that side, he wouldn't have continued to attack it.

But now that the choice had been made, Dark wouldn't hesitate any longer.

When Devimon returned, he swiftly decided to summon a new partner—!

As [Misdreavus]'s magic card lit up, this magical spirit who had just been crafted for a short time was summoned by Dark.

"Misdreavus~"

The moment Misdreavus—who was more or less an incarnation of [Lust]—came out, it pounced on Dark's face and vigorously nuzzled against it.

Somewhat embarrassed, Dark pulled it off his face and then took out his next magic card—[]!

As a mere 3-star, Misdreavus who hadn't stored plenty of magic energy in the orbs on its chest wouldn't be of much use in direct battles.

But once it successfully evolved, it would instantly turn into a nightmare on the battlefield!

Dark's movement was quick.

Dianna and Rose were still immersed in Misdreavus' cuteness when they were struck by another kind of cuteness exuded by the stern .

After summoning [Mismagius], Dark promptly said, "Next, I'll let my magical spirit unleash its field spell skill. After that, Rose and I should become faster, but it might not necessarily be the case for Dianna."

Dianna: "Huh?"

Dark continued without explaining, "In short, our increased speed will be enough for us to make a quick escape at the critical moment. Once you find something wrong, don't hesitate and immediately run away."

Rose nodded with a vague understanding.

Dianna was still thoroughly confused.

Dark added, "Of course, the speed of that tentacle should become slower."

After saying that, he reached out and stroked Mismagius' head. Although the top of its head was shaped similar to a mage's hat, it was actually part of its body.

Mismagius narrowed its eyes and rubbed against his palm, seemingly enjoying the touch.

As a magical spirit born just the previous night, its heart was currently still as pure as a baby.

Dark didn't feel at ease letting this magical spirit with zero combat experience face the enemy, but if it was to use it merely to unleash its space, then he still had enough trust in it.

"Let's start."

Dark withdrew his hand and commanded, ", unfold!"

"Misdreavus!"

Upon hearing its master's order, Mismagius visibly turned serious, the light in its eyes instantly condensing.

With a cry, thick purple mist silently diffused from underneath its body and spread all around the place, seemingly slow yet in fact quick.

In the blink of an eye, the mist spread out of the passage and enveloped the tentacle.

As the hallucinogenic effect of [Nightmare Space] took effect, the tentacle didn't notice anything wrong at all.

While it was fixedly staring at them, the wound Devimon carved on its body was rapidly healing.

The moment the wound completely healed might be the moment it would start to attack again.

But it wasn't given the time to wait until then.

……

As Nightmare Space was fully unleashed, Devimon and Gatomon couldn't help frowning.

Inside Nightmare Space, these two extremely fast magical spirits found it very difficult to walk, as though they were stuck in a quagmire.

The tentacle's speed was faster than theirs, so it was probably feeling even more uncomfortable.

On the contrary, Shuckle and Eevee were jumping for joy.

However, although Eevee had been promoted to a 2-star under the effect of [], its basic attributes were still not enough for it to actively take part in this battle.

As for Shuckle, its [Power Split] had entered its CD time, so the only ultimates it could use were [Guard Split] and [Power Trick].

"By swapping its attack and defense with [Power Trick] and then further lowering its defense using [Guard Split], the tentacle's defense will be reduced to half its original value."

"Seizing this momentary weakness, after its defense and attack are swapped, Shuckle's attack power of 2200 will be able to deal a heavy blow to the tentacle."

"But this is still not enough."

Following Dark's order, Gatomon put down its backpack and walked in front of Mismagius.

Mismagius circled around it a couple of times. It wasn't until Gatomon frowned that it cheekily stirred up a cloud of thick purple mist, wrapping it inside.

Then, before everyone's eyes, Gatomon's figure completely disappeared.

It immediately displayed the ability of a "cat" and started moving without a sound.

In terms of attributes, when both [Lust Ⅲ] and [Pride Ⅲ] were used, Gatomon was the one with the strongest attack among Dark's magical spirits.

If Gatomon could get close to the tentacle without being noticed, despite becoming very slow due to the effect of [Nightmare Space], it would definitely be able to work with Shuckle to land a fatal blow to the even slower tentacle.

Inside [Nightmare Space], the speed Shuckle could reach was comparable to a high-speed train!

Based on the theory of "the greater the speed, the greater the kinetic energy", the punch it launched in that state would far exceed the limit an attack power of 2200 could achieve!

……

Combine all factors, calculate all possibilities, and maximize the attack.

Dark's thoughts were extremely clear.

His magical spirits also possessed the intelligence to carry out this plan.

Shuckle's eyes flickered, ready for action.

Gatomon crouched while silently moving forward.

Devimon stood at the front to attract the tentacle's attention, fully prepared to assist in attacking at the critical moment.

"Misdreavus~"

Mismagius floated to Dark's side, rubbing against his shoulder.

Dark instantly understood—Gatomon had reached the edge of the abyss.

The tentacle was located only less than half a meter away from the small platform extending from the entrance of the passage.

The time had come for them to charge.

"I'll leave it to you."

"Shuckle!"

Perceiving the super speed that felt as though it could easily cross over hundreds of meters in a flash, Shuckle burst out with an unprecedented confidence.

After it nodded in approval, a blinding white light fiercely burst forth from its eyes!

The instantaneous eruption of psychic power resulted in the switch of its defense and attack power.

[Attack: 0]→[Attack: 2200]

[Defense:2200]→[Defense:0]

Thereupon, it stretched out its head from behind the wall and fiercely glared at the tentacle.

The tentacle's body was once again shrouded in the light of psychic power.

Due to the level gap between the two sides, the effect of [Guard Split] could only last for a very short time.

But [Shuckle]'s current speed was enough for it to seize this momentary weakness.

Its four legs vigorously swiped as its whole body turned into light!

When the light of psychic power lit up Shuckle's body, Gatomon immediately bent its knees and jumped, leaping into the air to swing a [Cat Punch] at the tentacle's body covered with suction cups!

The purple mist around its body instantly dissipated when it soared into the air, revealing its snow-white figure.

In the eyes of Dark and others, it looked like it was moving in slow-motion.

But the tentacle's reaction upon discovering it was even slower than that.

As the white light of psychic power illuminated the tentacle, Dark Demon's golden flash—Shuckle—rushed over in the speed of light.

"Shuckle!"

Swinging its rock-solid leg that was bulging with muscles, it struck the tentacle whose defense had been reduced by half with a fervent cry.

BOOM!

……

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