CRACK—BOOM!
Under the brutal clash of magic between Chase and the three Dragon Kings, the pocket dimension finally reached its breaking point and shattered.
The explosion swept across the entire battlefield. Card Spirits and dragons alike were caught in the blast, pausing their fights to glance toward the center, where spatial fragments flew in all directions.
A figure was sent flying from the smoke, crashing into the distant plains.
Divine power exploded on impact, sending nearby dragons stumbling back, coughing blood!
"With my current magic power, I still can't go head-to-head with three Dragon Kings at once..."
Chase pushed aside the rubble pinning him down and struggled to his feet, gasping heavily.
His aura was in disarray. His clothes were shredded. Blood seeped from countless wounds on his exposed muscles. His condition was far from ideal.
Even so, the dragons nearby dared not attack recklessly. They held their ground, watching.
The heat from the explosions evaporated his blood into a thin mist, mingling with the dissipating dark golden magic power. From a distance, he looked like a monster bathed in a crimson hell—terrifying, savage.
"Are you alright?"
A dark purple streak shot across the battlefield. The Dark Magician, staff in hand, appeared before Chase.
"Fine. At least I had fun."
Chase raised his bloody right arm with a smile, wiping the blood from his lips. "Where's that idiot Dark Magician Girl?"
Not just her—fewer Card Spirits remained on the field. The others had clearly been "killed."
At this, the Dark Magician shook his head helplessly. "Got too cocky and was taken out by a few roars."
As he spoke, his body flickered. His solid aura rapidly dissipated.
Though Chase had held off the strongest Dragon Kings, the sheer number of dragons meant there were some formidable opponents among them.
In terms of power, they were "half-step Dragon King" level—even high-star Card Spirits couldn't handle them easily.
Since the core goal of this "Dragon King Festival" was to earn as many new cards as possible through intense combat, the Dark Magician and the others had been using a "Prince Strategy"—spamming magic against the dragon horde without restraint.
This maximized their chances of card drops, but the obvious downside was that Chase's magic consumption was extremely high.
Combined with his own battle against the three Dragon Kings, the Heart Magic's stored power had been completely drained—which was why Chase's wounds weren't healing.
"I'll leave the rest to you. Time to go back and give that idiot a remedial lesson." The Dark Magician waved his hand and dissolved into motes of light.
His tone was perfectly calm, showing no concern about whether Chase could escape the dragon horde.
As long as those two cards existed, the ones who should be worried about their safety were the dragons!
"Haha. See you later." Chase imagined the amusing scene of the idiot girl being scolded into a turtle.
Meanwhile, the remaining Card Spirits also returned to the card space one by one.
"Tch. I still have two-thirds to go before my Thousand Dragon Slash goal. Keep up, my master." Buster Blader flicked dragon blood off his Dragon Fang Greatsword with lingering dissatisfaction, casting a disdainful glance at Chase.
"Agreed. My ultimate slash still has room for improvement." Chaos Soldier spoke with an awkward, stiff formality.
"Still, we did gather quite a bit of interesting dragon magic data this time." Dark Magician of Chaos seemed satisfied.
Compared to their dissatisfaction or reflections, Silent Magician said nothing, quietly departing.
As the ordinary dragons watched these "monsters" leave with lingering fear—
BOOM!
Three savage magic powers erupted, shaking heaven and earth.
Only Chronos the Wind King Dragon, Ragnarok the Earth King Dragon, and Obituus the Spatial Dragon King could wield such overwhelming pressure!
Though wounded themselves—their wings torn, foreheads bleeding, scales scorched, and breathing ragged—they were still better off than Chase, who had been drained by the entire horde.
They still had magic power to use!
BOOM!!
Several chaotic pillars of light descended, distorting the space around Chase.
Intricate magic circles bloomed at their landing points. Dense beams shot out, forming a massive cage that completely isolated him from the outside!
Though Chase now looked like a candle in the wind, and the dragons still had plenty of fighting power left, the three Dragon Kings had fully shed their disdain for humanity.
Obituus acted first, sealing off any possible escape route. He was determined to trap and kill Chase!
"I admit, as a human, you are indeed a threat to our existence."
With the spatial seal complete, Obituus finally relaxed slightly. His blood-stained, savage face showed undisguised killing intent. "But today, you will die here!"
"Only by eliminating you can we proceed with the human extermination plan!" Chronos shook his half-destroyed wings.
"To have fought us to this extent—even in death, you can be proud." Ragnarok added.
Seeing their leaders adopt such a confident, victorious posture, the ordinary dragons swelled with confidence, baring their fangs and claws in intimidation.
In an instant, the sky and earth were filled with the dragon horde—a solid black mass. The scene was terrifying!
Thousands of savage auras rushed toward him. Yet Chase remained calm, showing no panic or fear.
As if it wasn't him trapped in this desperate situation, surrounded, but those arrogant, ignorant evil dragons!
"Hey, brat. Let me out." Bahamut's deep sigh reached Chase's ears.
From inside the card, it hadn't noticed the card nerd's steady-as-an-old-dog expression.
The next second, the card magic circle flashed.
Bahamut, whose wounds hadn't even scabbed over, was released.
The cold wind hit its face. Staring at the dark cloud of dragons ahead, Bahamut's mouth twitched.
Once it committed, it never looked back. Its earlier words hadn't been empty—it had truly been prepared to fight alongside Chase to the death.
But—
What the hell was with releasing it without warning?!
Couldn't you be a little more polite?!
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