"Ah! I can breathe underwater!"
Just as Adam was about to transform into a fish, the seawater that entered his mouth surprisingly didn't choke him; instead, it felt somewhat invigorating.
"Awesome!"
The discomfort Adam felt from the deep-sea pressure completely vanished. He felt as if he had merged with the ocean, letting out joyful cries, his body seemingly entering a state of bliss.
A dazzling blue light erupted from Adam, and a blue page entered his grimoire, automatically adhering to the others.
"Other people's grimoires add new spells to blank pages, but I'm actually adding pages!"
Adam flipped his grimoire to the newly added thirteenth page, where there were patterns of eight devils, the most evil beings on the ancient planet.
The blue light focused on the Water Devil pattern in the bottom right corner—a dragon's face and a snake's body, the legendary master of Atlantis, the Lord of the Ocean!
"Hehehe… Hahaha… I can do anything…"
Adam became maniacal in the water, his mouth splitting into a semicircle, his face extremely ferocious, letting out an evil laugh.
"No! The time is not right!"
Adam felt his magic power increase again. Through the newly acquired power, he could now use magic normally.
However, he had gained the Water Devil's abilities but not her strength, so Adam still had to prioritize the Zodiac Power!
"It's time to go back!"
Adam swam upwards, excitement in his eyes. He was already a little impatient… "Idiots, a troublemaker has appeared in the game. He's an Eye of the Midnight Sun executive. I can't participate in the battle for some reason, so I'm leaving it to you now."
Captain Yami's voice echoed through the temple. This dramatic game had turned into a real war.
"Everyone! Surpass your limits here!"
The people scattered throughout the temple heard Yami's instructions, all raised their guard, and began to act.
Of the four subordinates Beto brought, one was maintaining the Spatial Magic outside, while the remaining three were searching for targets to strike inside the temple.
The war had begun!
"It's not over yet!"
Luck and Magna, not wanting to lose face in front of their junior, Asta, stood up, covered in wounds and enduring the pain.
"Lightning God's Armor!"
"Super Fireball!"
Luck and Magna cooperated with each other. Ever since they joined the Black Bulls, they had stumbled and struggled, and although there were always arguments and conflicts, they secretly considered each other true friends.
Luck and Magna's attacks were like tickles to Beto. No matter how they attacked, they were sent flying by the beast.
"Survival of the fittest, only despair!"
Beto looked at Luck and Magna with a playful expression. He was getting a bit bored and wanted to deliver the most despairing blow to the two.
"Now!"
"This is all our magic power, combined magic, Flame Lightning Ultimate Cannon!"
Luck's left hand and Magna's right hand connected, and the attack, imbued with super magic power, was easily blocked by this darling of magic.
Bang!
Luck and Magna fell to the ground. Beto's face was grim, and he shouted fiercely, "Pathetic bugs, giving you a chance is useless! Die!"
"Bear's Paw!"
Thump!
Just as Beto was about to finish off Luck and Magna with a single palm, Asta arrived in time, blocking his attack with a sword.
"You dare to come again! You who hurt Licht!"
Asta slashed Beto across the stomach. As expected of Anti-Magic, it actually made this beast bleed.
"I'll be the one to defeat you!"
Asta and Zora began their second round. This playful beast continued to toy with them… Meanwhile, Gauche encountered Beto's subordinate, a user of scythe magic, on the way.
Gauche's Mirror Magic was countered by him, and the situation reached a stalemate. Fortunately, Grey stealthily arrived on the battlefield and broke the deadlock with her transformation magic, defeating the white-robed man.
However, Gauche and Grey's Luck was not good. As soon as they defeated one enemy, they were caught by another enemy using traps.
Vines bound Gauche and Grey, continuously absorbing their magic power.
Another great coincidence: Charmy, the sleepyhead, was attracted by a large meat leg Grey conjured. Awakened by the delicious food, Charmy summoned a giant sheep and instantly killed the enemy with one punch.
"Let's eat something first!"
Charmy's stomach was rumbling, and the Three people's magic power was also running low, so they could only eat to recover their magic power.
At this moment, Grey's transformation also automatically dispelled. It turned out that this "big fatty" was actually a blue-haired little girl.
Finral, on the other hand, was still hiding. Even when he arrived at the battle site of Beto and Asta, he just hid to the side and didn't come out, as his Spatial Magic didn't seem suitable for combat.
Vanessa beautifully dealt with her enemy and rushed towards the main battlefield.
Noelle and Kahono had already reached the main battlefield. Asta and Zora had been knocked to the ground. Those with only close-combat abilities were truly powerless at times.
Unless, like a certain bald man in a yellow suit, they could defeat an enemy with one punch.
"onii-chan (big brother)! Don't sleep, we still have to be dancers and musicians!"
Just as Kahono awakened Zora and engaged Beto with combined magic, Yami, who had been watching from the observation room, couldn't hold back any longer. He shouted angrily, "Adam, where did you go, you bastard! When I get out, I'll punch you first!"
… "Achoo! Why can't I catch this fish?"
Adam sneezed. With the Water Demon Power, he could return to the temple in an instant. Unexpectedly, he turned around and encountered a transparent fish.
As the page was taken by Adam, the surroundings plunged back into darkness. This transparent fish, emitting a golden light, was extremely bright in the dark.
One person and one fish stared at each other. Adam was the first to give in. This was a treasure next to the page, and he had to get it.
After all, a thief… no, since he had come all this way, there was no reason not to return with a full load.
"Give it to me!"
Adam transformed into water and instantly appeared in front of the fish. He reached out a hand, but it passed right through its body.
"No way!"
Before Adam could react, the little fish darted away with a whoosh, its speed not much slower than his.
"Stupid fish, hurry up and surrender."
One person and one fish chased each other in the deep sea. Meanwhile, the main battlefield had entered a white-hot state!
"Roar of the Sea Dragon!"
Noelle unleashed a giant dragon-shaped torrent of water, shattering Beto's entire right half.
Having mastered magic control, she had chosen to avoid herself because she didn't want to hurt others.
Kahono's unconsciousness finally awakened this tsundere little princess.
"I'll kill you all!"
Beto remembered the demise of the Elf Clan and Licht's entrustment. The third eye on the beast's forehead suddenly opened, and an even more astonishing magic power surged from his body. The shattered half of his body also grew back.
Even villains can use bonds! Isn't that sinister?
Noelle's magic power was exhausted at this point. Fortunately, Kahono used her last bit of magic power to heal Asta.
"It's not over yet! So what if you have an extra eye, why are you so arrogant!"
Asta shouted angrily.
"No, no, Asta, you can't win." Finral hid to the side, a thought of escaping forming in his mind.
"Little mice, no matter how many come, there will only be one outcome! I'll deal with the fallen bugs first, then I'll kill you!"
Beto, enveloped in magic power, threw a punch at Magna. At that moment, threads pulled the fallen people away, causing the punch to miss.
"Sister Vanessa." Asta called out.
Vanessa arrived at the main battlefield, and Charmy and the others were also rushing there.
"Beast Magic! Breath!"
Beto spat out the red phantom behind him, unleashing a giant beam of light. A Spatial Magic blocked in front of Asta and the others, sending the attack back.
"I didn't expect you to come too, coward Finral!" Vanessa exclaimed, somewhat surprised.
Finral's expression didn't change, but he was terrified inside. He calmly walked out from behind a rock and said with a smile to Asta, "As a senior, how can I let my junior fight alone?"
"Heh heh, no matter how many mice come, there will only be one outcome!"
Black Bulls vs. Beto, the battle was about to erupt!
…As the battlefield entered a stalemate, Adam, in the depths of the temple, also caught the little fish with his grimoire.
"See where you can run!"
Adam's face lit up with joy. This was indeed the Power of the Sheep. The sheep pattern on the eighth page of the grimoire had directly reached the third stage, the perfect Power of the Sheep.
Usually useless, but a divine counter-attack skill in desperate times: astral projection.
"It's time to go back. This boring game, everyone must have won already!"