"Asta!"
Mimosa shouted. A trap spell suddenly appeared at Asta's feet, leaving him no time to dodge.
The magic trap erupted in a dazzling white light, spewing a large amount of venom, knocking Asta unconscious.
Zora, who had parted ways with Asta earlier, now opened his eyes from his sleep.
Bang!
Asta fell stiffly to the ground. The opposing team seized this prime opportunity, simultaneously launching powerful attacks at the crystal Mimosa was protecting.
Thud!
The battle reached its climax. The three different attacks did not shatter Asta's crystal; instead, they were bounced back by a sudden trap spell.
They had no time to dodge and, along with their own crystal, were knocked to the ground.
Asta's team wins!
"How exciting."
Noelle clenched her fists. She, too, wanted to prove to her family that she was no longer the same person she used to be.
"By the way, where's Adam?"
Noelle looked back at Xiao Lan (Little Blue). Only Charmy and Vanessa were on it. This Xiao Lan (Little Blue) only allowed pretty ladies to ride it, besides Adam.
"Sister Vanessa, have you seen where Adam went?"
Noelle walked over, looking worried. That Adam, he wouldn't be out flirting again, would he?
"Noelle, you haven't even married into the family yet, and you're already controlling him so much? Be careful, Adam might find you annoying."
Vanessa said teasingly.
However, there was a hint of jealousy in her tone.
After all, Vanessa had provided Adam with a lullaby service, so it was inevitable that her emotions would fluctuate slightly.
"Sister Vanessa, you don't know, after Adam came back last night..."
Noelle thought for a moment, then decided to tell Vanessa her suspicions. She had really been bottling it up.
Charmy perked up her ears; her love for gossip was rekindled.
"Really?"
"I found a reddish-brown hair on him."
"Damn it!" Vanessa crushed the cake Charmy handed her. "That scoundrel, he already has Noelle and me... Unforgivable!"
Noelle strongly agreed. Vanessa's anger flared up; she had to teach Adam a lesson.
Flirting comes at a price.
That Charmy was still looking at the cake with a pained expression.
"My cake..."
..."Achoo!"
Adam sneezed. He inexplicably felt a chill.
This bad feeling made Adam alert, his expression grave.
Don't underestimate a man's sixth sense.
Adam, having suffered a great loss yesterday, immediately stopped in mid-air. He had to make sure everything was foolproof; there could be no more mistakes.
"Could there be danger ahead?"
Adam thought for a moment and decided on a disguise. He pulled out his grimoire, planning to use the Monkey's ability to give himself some insurance.
"Clever Monkey, grant me the ability to transform into anything."
A flash of golden light, and Adam transformed into an eagle, flying rapidly towards Nean City.
Swoosh!
"This time, there's definitely no problem."
..."Give me your body!"
"Dream on!"
Latin knelt on the ground, his body trembling continuously. He was fighting with the demon for control of his body.
The two were incompatible, both wanting to completely erase the other's consciousness.
"Damn it, after falling into the abyss, I've been dormant for so many years..."
The demon continuously eroded Latin's consciousness. He absolutely had to obtain this body; his incomplete soul power could no longer sustain him in this world.
To survive, he had to devour this human.
"I will not give up."
Latin's mind was filled with images of his parents when they were alive. For his family, he had to survive and then find a way to "resurrect" them.
"What's going on here?"
Three members of the Mantis Squad, passing by on a mission, discovered the tragic scene here.
"There's someone ahead."
Latin was still shouting, his painful wails attracting the three Mages.
"Who are you? State your name."
"Are you listening? Answer quickly, or we'll attack."
"Why waste words? This person is clearly the culprit."
A chubby Mage waved his right hand, and a powerful fireball flew towards Latin.
"Puny creatures, don't disturb us!"
Latin and the demon shouted in unison.
A huge Electric Light Spear instantly pierced the chubby man's chest. The other two were scared half to death and, ignoring their companion's fate, controlled their brooms and fled towards the capital.
They didn't want to die.
"It hurts!"
Latin had no time for these guys. His duel with the demon had reached its climax. Although time had passed, the demon's residual soul was so weak it was about to dissipate.
But even so, it was not something a human like him could contend with.
"Could it be... that this is the end for me?"
His tenacious will ignited Latin's potential. The transparent sphere in his hand emitted a dazzling light. This miraculous power instantly sucked the demon inside.
"Let me go, you untrustworthy human!"
The green demon spun inside the sphere. Latin was drenched in sweat, looking at the object in his hand with a bewildered expression. He knew very well that this unassuming little thing had saved his life.
"Strike while the iron is hot!"
"No, I was wrong, spare me! I know so many things, we can rule this... No!"
Latin didn't hesitate at all. He urged the small sphere, and the demon was sucked back into his body.
After a period of purification, the demon could no longer use any power and could only let Latin devour it.
"You are the demon..."
"Say what you will."
Latin felt his mind was intermittent, as if something strange had entered it.
"Dragon... demon... black aura... rule everything..."
Having absorbed the demon's power, Latin underwent his metamorphosis. This power intoxicated him.
"It's time to go; this is not a place to linger."
Latin now looked like a true demon, with horns growing from his head, a pair of wings on his back, his entire body covered in lightning, and a somewhat broad and distorted face.
"Rest in peace..."
...When Adam flew to Nean City, the grimoire pages surprisingly showed no reaction; the pulling force had completely vanished.
"Bro, are you messing with me?"
Adam was speechless; it was a wasted trip.
"Since I'm already here..."
Adam decided to go to Latin's estate to see if he could find any new animals.
As he flew towards the estate, he also saw the extremely disheveled members of the Mantis Squad.
Adam ignored them and rushed towards the estate without stopping. From this far, he could already smell the scent of rust.
It was very strong!
"What happened here?"
The eagle hovered above the estate. Adam was so shocked by the sight before him that he couldn't speak. He even felt a little nauseous; this place was no different from hell on earth.
Huh? What's that?
Latin, having buried the living beings on the estate, was now flying towards the Diamond Kingdom.
Latin seemed to sense something. He turned his head to look, and a peculiar bird was circling above the estate.
Such a familiar feeling... Both of them thought at the same time that they had definitely seen this creature before.