"I failed? No, impossible. The descent of the gods, a new era of magic..."
"No one can stop it. No one, no matter who, can even think of stopping it!"
"Demon War Gods, take it! My body, my will, my soul—take it all!!"
Marshall, atop Sky Drum's body, was utterly deranged, his eyes filled with terrifying bloodshot veins.
In his shrill and crazy scream, his head shattered with a loud crack, exploding into a mist of blood.
He wasn't just ruthless and merciless toward his subordinates—this bastard was the same toward himself.
He actually chose to sacrifice himself to Sky Drum, compensating for the magical power it had lacked earlier!
A vast blood-colored magic array tore through space, suspended above the dissipating Sky Drum, pouring forth an ancient and cold aura.
Bathing in this aura, Sky Drum's battered body was immediately restored—and was even more solid than before!
Within the depths of chaotic space, a pair of scarlet giant eyes, like those of a demon king from purgatory, slowly opened.
All of this seemed slow, but in reality, it happened in an instant.
"This is bad!"
Every nerve in Mira's body tensed. Realizing the grave danger, she stepped forward, instinctively about to take in Satan Soul again.
However, the physical backlash from her depleted magical power caused her to cry out in pain, nearly collapsing to the ground.
Sky Drum turned its blood-red pupils, its gaze sweeping down past Mira and landing on Chase, who was protected behind her.
"Heh, what a humble and ridiculous insect. Even now, you still need a woman to protect you..."
Freshly awakened, it still retained some of Marshall's lingering will.
"This body is still far from its most perfect state... Is it because the sacrifice was insufficient?"
"Foolish human descendants, using my power yet unable to accomplish even such a trivial matter..."
Sky Drum muttered quietly, slowly raising its palm toward Mira and Chase.
A more profound chaotic vortex condenses, stirring space as it shot forth.
BOOM!!
The horrific energy exploded right in front of Mira, whose face showed utter despair. As the thick smoke cleared, she stood there stunned, completely unharmed.
Lifting her gaze, she saw that within the surging, searing flames, a warrior holding a huge shield slowly rose to his feet, then dissolved into specks of light and vanished.
[Giant Shield Guardian]: Four-star monster card, possessing extremely formidable defensive capabilities.
"That was... Giant Shield Guardian?!"
Mira recognized it, her brow furrowing slightly, her stunned gaze filled with surprise and shock.
Across from her, Sky Drum, which possessed Marshall's memories, also showed confusion.
Hadn't the card space of the entire island been completely sealed? Why was there still such a card summon?!
As it pondered this, a dark blue cape fluttered.
"Although I don't know if you're Marshall or Sky Drum now, you monster, what I want to tell you is..."
Chase slowly walked past Mira, arriving at the front to face Sky Drum from a distance. "Mira is strong. Being protected by her is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of."
"If she hadn't bought us this time, I wouldn't have been able to reconnect with my cards."
He chose a relatively reasonable explanation.
"You claim you broke through my spatial seal? Mere humans—how could you possibly accomplish that?!"
Sky Drum had an almost blind confidence in its own abilities and roared angrily.
"Times have changed, Lord War God. Don't underestimate the bond between me and my deck!" Chase retorted.
"Bond? In your current pathetic state, like flickering candles in the wind, about to be blown out at any moment?"
With just a simple analysis of the battle situation, Sky Drum quickly recovered from its disbelief and burst into laughter, clutching its stomach.
Even if Chase could reconnect with his cards, so what?
In his current state, barely able to breathe steadily, this human was no better off than the white-haired woman whose magical power was exhausted.
The Giant Shield Guardian card just now had been his final struggle before death. Now he was just bluffing!
Its judgment was actually very accurate.
After all, before this, Chase had already fought a major battle against the dark guild, rushed nonstop across the distant sea to reach this place, and used Lightforce Sword and Hexagram Curse to protect the tourists.
His magical power had long since bottomed out.
But...
"So, want to give it a try?"
Chase crossed his arms, his gaze meeting Sky Drum's without fear, and smiled. "Use your proud fists to smash us into pulp."
This arrogant attitude practically had "Come and get me!" stamped on his face!
Sky Drum clearly hesitated.
Even it couldn't help but suspect there might be a trick.
Through Marshall's memories, it had learned that card mages from this future world were full of cunning schemes—all seemingly shady bastards...
But if it retreated just because of a mere human's words, and word got back to its other old rivals, it would absolutely be laughed to death!
With this thought, Sky Drum's gaze turned violent.
"You pretentious fool! I shall grant your wish!!"
That said, it still cautiously used a ranged attack to test the waters, rather than swinging its fist directly.
The shooting chaos beam tore up the ground along its path, wrapped in an aura of destruction as it rushed toward them.
This was the moment!
Chase waved his hand, flipping open the trap card he had placed beneath his feet in advance: Energy Potion · Super Z!
[Energy Potion · Super Z]: Trap card. When receiving fatal damage, restores the user's maximum magical power. Requires time to recharge after use.
Like Mirror Force, Energy Potion also requires a long incantation time and was conditional upon being attacked by an enemy.
So, to be safe, while Demon Mira was fighting Sky Drum, Chase had already prepared in advance—waiting for this moment!
Abundant magical power instantly filled his body. Revived with full mana, he only needed a single punch to disperse the chaos beam.
"How is this possible?!"
Even though Sky Drum had mentally prepared itself, the scene before it still shocked it so much that its eyes widened and it froze in place.
"Mira, you should be able to do it now, right? Take in a new demon power or something." Chase looked back at Mira.
Mira paused for a moment, remembering a question she had once discussed in depth with Chase long ago.
"If Chase says so, then absolutely!"
Her expression was firm as she nodded heavily.
Hearing this, Chase smiled knowingly.
"Then, follow my will—descend, Summoned Demon!"
ZZZAP!
Rolling black clouds gathered high above. A thunderbolt struck from within, landing before Chase.
Ashen white exoskeleton, dark red muscles, hooked demon horns, and pale blue demon wings slowly spread open, revealing a pair of utterly terrifying pupils.
[Summoned Demon]: Six-star monster card, possessing dark power far exceeding monsters of the same star level. Even among its own kind, it was an extremely powerful existence.
Key point: Demon race!
With just a single exchange of glances, Summoned Demon understood its master Chase's intention and nodded slightly at Mira.
"Please, lend me your power, Summoned Demon."
Mira reached out and placed her hand on Summoned Demon's forehead. Her eyes closed slightly as she began to use Take Over magic.
Because it was a card monster summoned by Chase, the entire process went quite smoothly.
When the flash of light from the Take Over magic passed, Mira reappeared—now in a brand new form, clad in white demon armor.
Demon · Summoned Demon · Mirajane, appears!
"You bastard! Are you really a card mage?!!"
Sky Drum, having witnessed the entire process, roared in anger and couldn't help but curse. It was on the verge of collapse.
It had fired a magic blast at them, and not only did nothing happen, but it had also revived two enemies who were on their last legs?
Damn!
Chase raised his right arm, a card pinched between his fingers, answering its question with real action.
After a blinding flash of white light, five figures of various sizes appeared on the battlefield.
Rock Giant Soldier, Curse of Dragon, Elusive Elf Swordsman, Dark Knight, and...
The black-robed mage slowly stepping out of the black magic array—the teacher Dark Magician Girl had mentioned—the seven-star monster, Dark Magician!
"If this were Natsu, he'd probably say that line right now, wouldn't he?"
Chase, surrounded by his card monsters, looked at Summoned Demon Mira.
Mira understood instantly. The corners of her mouth lifted, blooming into a breathtaking smile.
After a brief pause, they spoke in unison: "I'm fired up!"
Seeing this, Sky Drum, who had been single for who knows how many years, immediately entered a berserk, red-hot enraged state.
"Damned humans! Turn to dust under my magic!!"
BOOM!!
Their magics violently collided, exploding flames covering the entire island!
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