Gripping their sword hilts, Jiatuos and Snameith put on their Bamboo-copters and engaged Feixiang, who was floating by the city gate tower.
Under the effects of the potion, the already immensely strong elephant demon's brute force became even more aggressive, abandoning all defense.
The heavy blows caused cracks in Jiatuos's and Snameith's tiger mouths, but such minor injuries were nothing under their immortal bodies.
Even if they were flattened into meat paste, they could revive.
This continued repeatedly, the potion's effects were about to wear off, and the elephant demon grew wearier with each clash. His last hope was the group of invulnerable metal men behind him.
"Thundercloud Gas!"
Doraemon pulled out a gas canister, twisted the valve, and plumes of black gas continuously billowed out, forming an endless dark cloud.
It drifted towards the metal essence that was bombarding the city gate, and intense lightning struck down from above.
"Crack!"
The metal bodies instantly twisted and deformed under the impact of the electric current, as if being squeezed by an invisible giant hand.
Their outer shells began to melt under the lightning's erosion, and the flowing metal liquid formed puddles of silver traces on the ground.
Soon, they completely collapsed, emitting a series of piercing cracking sounds, turning into a pile of scrap metal.
"This! Damned humans, you all deserve to die, you all deserve to die…"
Looking at the broken metal scraps below the city wall in despair, Feixiang stared at Doraemon in horror.
He hadn't expected that in just two and a half hours, Demon Spirit Emperor Odom's strongest army would be completely annihilated by this raccoon dog demon.
The blood red in his eyes gradually faded. As he was slightly dazed, two long swords simultaneously struck.
"Demon, die!"
Jiatuos and Snameith jointly sliced off the elephant's ears, causing the General's massive body to lose its ability to float in the air and plummet rapidly downwards.
"Ah!"
The crashing Feixiang rolled from the mountaintop to the cliff, lying motionless on the grass, having expired.
"Victory! We are victorious!"
As all the enemy flags fell, the soldiers on the city wall erupted in thunderous cheers.
They suffered no casualties, enjoying the feeling of being carried to victory by the item masters.
Feixiang's corpse was transported back into the city by the soldiers and paraded through the streets.
"Why are you shaking again…"
Nobi Hiroshi on the city wall was about to go back to rest, but the silver sword at his waist vibrated again.
It meant there were still enemies around!
His lazy demeanor instantly changed, his gaze piercing through the cheering crowd, spotting a dark shadow hiding behind the pagoda eaves.
With a hooked nose and sharp eyes, there probably wasn't a uglier bird in this world.
Its sinister gaze stealthily observed Doraemon's secret pocket; it was clearly no ordinary bird.
"Hmph…"
With a cold laugh, Nobi Hiroshi gripped his Bamboo-copter, silently retreated a few steps, and melted into the stone wall, so as not to alert the enemy.
"So it was this strange pocket causing all the trouble. I've finally discovered the secret of this raccoon dog demon, Jiejiejiejie!!!!"
"I must quickly go back and tell Demon Spirit Emperor Odom." The birdman revealed a smug smile, turning to fly away.
He spread his wings, but before he could take off, a silver flash of cold light suddenly appeared before his eyes.
At the same time, it was accompanied by a mocking tone: "Ugly bird, you're quite smart, but unfortunately, you won't have a chance to report back to your master."
Crack~
With a swift strike, a few light feathers stained with blood fell into the mud below.
The birdman, still disoriented, seemed to see his own body: "That… that's my body? Why is there no head!"
"Silver Swordsman? Why is he here? And why is there blood on the silver sword?"
Many questions popped up in an instant, but there was no time to answer them. The motionless body of the strange bird fell backward, landing on the city wall walkway.
"Ah! What was that!"
With a thud beside her, the unprepared Jingya was startled and jumped back.
"Don't worry, it's just an ugly bird that was secretly peeping." Nobi Hiroshi retracted his treasured sword, descended on his Bamboo-copter, and casually said as he stroked the girl's cheek.
It should be Demon Spirit Great Emperor's spy, used to monitor every move on the front lines.
Hmm~ If that's the case, wouldn't it be returning to its lair to report back!
Suddenly, an idea came to Nobi Hiroshi. He patted Doraemon's shoulder: "Doraemon, do you have any gadgets that can temporarily change one's body shape and appearance?"
"Ah, what do you want that for?"
Doraemon asked curiously.
"Just lend it to me first, I'll tell you the plan slowly later."
Nobi Hiroshi kept them in suspense, then used Doraemon's shaping clay to mold himself into the ugly bird's appearance for his plan.
Although he disliked his current appearance, in order to quickly and conveniently deal with Demon Spirit Emperor Odom, he endured it.
"Alright, later I'll use this appearance to deceive Demon Spirit Emperor Odom and assassinate him."
"If I fail, I'll call Doraemon to come help."
The group gathered, and Nobi Hiroshi laid out the upcoming plan.
Assassinating Demon Spirit Emperor Odom in the birdman's identity—success means everything is fine, failure doesn't matter either.
He could use the locator to call for backup, and anyone who knew the target's anywhere door could quickly join the fight.
"Then let's do it this way. I think your plan, Hiroshi, will definitely succeed."
Doraemon clapped his hands in approval and took out a person-finding staff to navigate for Nobi Hiroshi, as no human knew where Demon Spirit Emperor Odom's lair was.
"You all go back and wait. I'm off now."
After bidding farewell, Nobi Hiroshi headed towards the Dark City, flying in whatever direction the person-finding staff pointed.
He flew from noon until evening, his arms tired from flapping, before finally arriving near the Dark City.
Along the way, he passed some cities occupied by the Demon Spirit Great Emperor. The guards above looked at him and didn't notice anything unusual, even waving hello.
So… the disguise was fine.
"How is it, birdman? Did you find out anything about that raccoon dog demon wizard for me?"
An ethereal demonic voice came from the dim hall.
Nobi Hiroshi, disguised as the birdman, had just landed and hadn't even caught his breath when the black-robed, rat-eyed Demon Spirit Emperor Odom walked over, leaning on his staff.
The staff dragged across the dark floor with a grating sound, like the mocking laughter of death, sending shivers down one's spine.
"..."
Nobi Hiroshi faced Demon Spirit Emperor Odom, silent.
Firstly, speaking would expose his identity, and the distance between them wasn't close enough.
Secondly, the other party's appearance was indeed so shocking that he couldn't speak.
A pitch-black long robe, like the deepest darkness in the night sky, exuded a suffocating aura.
His face was pale and gaunt, and in his sunken eye sockets flickered two cold green lights, like two venomous snake eyes, revealing endless cunning and cruelty.
His eyeballs were small but exceptionally sharp; whenever he squinted, the chilling malice became even more apparent.
"Hmm? Why aren't you speaking? Did you not find out anything?"
After a long silence, Demon Spirit Emperor Odom narrowed his eyes, his tone becoming irritated.
The dragging black robe slowly approached, and Nobi Hiroshi's heart grew increasingly delighted, the silver sword hidden between his legs also becoming excited.