Chapter 108: Celestial Beast – Reborn from Mire
Just as Wit could not recall the Gigant after it went berserk.
A Magus needed the response of their Familiar or Golem to recall them back into the Card.
Once the Familiar or Golem was unable to respond,
Only then could they be forcibly recalled.
And for a forced recall, the Magus’s Mana had to be higher than that of the Golem!
Dark poured his Mana desperately into the Selection Card, but the signal couldn’t reach the Demoness Beast.
This made him feel uneasy.
The scene before him felt too familiar.
Usually, such occurrences signaled the beginning of corruption, parasitism, and even possession!
Especially with the moonlight becoming increasingly intense, converging into a single point.
It felt like the ritual was finally reaching its end.
No time to think for Dark.
The melody composed of the prayers of the Heterodox Sect suddenly grew more intense.
That black mass rolled violently like boiling water.
Then, the last bit of converging moonlight was absorbed.
The black mass abruptly stopped rolling.
Time seemed to freeze in that instant, only the melody growing louder.
Outside the castle…
The night sky returned to clarity.
Moonlight was no longer being contained.
Everything seemed to have returned to a moment when nothing happened.
But the black mass within the Temple started flowing downwards.
The murky substance flowed to the ground, spreading out like a pool of sewage.
A white light seeped out from the initial crevice, then blossomed!
That extremely gentle, refreshing light.
Being illuminated by this light brought an incredibly comforting feeling from deep within, generating genuine joy.
A holy Great Archangel with eight pairs of snowy wings was reborn from the dark mire.
“Little Demon Beast?”
Dark called out tentatively.
But the Celestial Beast, no, the Moon Goddess, merely lifted her head slightly, a smile curling her lips as she spoke, “I am the Moon Goddess, also the Earth Mother.”
Dark fell silent for a moment, then spat out a few words, “No, you’re just a Celestial Beast.”
The Celestial Beast, oh no, the Moon Goddess, showed no sign of anger, but instead chuckled lightly, “The flesh is but ephemeral; my divine essence has awakened.”
She stretched out her hand, and a beam of moonlight projected down, held in her palm, forming a Moon God Arrow.
This was the manifestation of her lunar power.
She reached out again, and in her left hand appeared a Sacred Bow.
“O blasphemer, you shall be punished!”
The Moon Goddess placed the Moon God Arrow on the Sacred Bow, drawing it elegantly and slowly aiming at Dark at the temple entrance.
The light released by the Moon God Arrow suddenly intensified, then the bow was fully drawn and released!
“Whoosh!”
The arrow flew.
The shield rose.
Dark summoned “Huhu” in time to protect his chest.
But the impact of the Moon Goddess’s casual shot caused countless cracks to appear on Huhu’s sturdy shell.
Mana: 900-1;
[Sturdy: Passive skill, Golems with this skill cannot be instantly killed.]
Thanks to the passive skill, Huhu survived, but immediately became weak.
Dark quickly scooped it up and slid to safety outside the temple.
Even if Huhu was hardy, it was still just a three-star card that could be normally summoned.
The Moon Goddess only needed to be slightly serious to easily penetrate its defense.
“Mana Summoning!”
In a critical moment, Dark broke through his limit, compressing the summoning time to four seconds.
Huhu, after taking the “Energy Potion,” regained some vitality.
Without needing instructions, it immediately used its psychic abilities to execute “Power Split,” attempting to weaken the Moon Goddess’s power.
But the Moon Goddess effortlessly dispelled Huhu’s psychic ability!
The first failure of “Power Split” made Dark realize he was in a desperate situation.
He felt his expression pale as he touched his Card Deck.
Huhu was his greatest reliance; next were the “Bliss III” state Moon Eevee and the “Silence Potion.”
However, the “Silence Potion” could not play a decisive role with its interference effect at this moment.
Though Moon Eevee was powerful, it was impossible to match the Moon Goddess who had consumed the Demoness Beast.
Yet the Moon Goddess already had another Moon God Arrow ready.
Dark didn’t have time to think, he waved his hand and summoned the “Silence Potion,” throwing it forcefully at the Moon Goddess!
The Moon God Arrow shot out, piercing the potion bottle.
The “Silence Potion” exploded suddenly, creating a thin mist.
Dark immediately carried Huhu forward, rushing toward the temple entrance, waiting for the cooldown to end to summon “Magical Beast: Eevee” and “Bliss III.”
The evolved Moon Eevee’s eyes flashed, charging recklessly.
At the critical moment, Dark’s mind sparked, and he immediately added another “Arrogance I”!
With a dark gold orb entering his brow, a hint of arrogance instantly appeared in Moon Eevee’s frivolous gaze.
This made it slightly more restrained, stopping its face-first charge, though its gaze remained provocative.
A kind of reluctant yet welcoming sensation.
“It actually worked.”
Dark’s thoughts raced.
When using “Bliss III,” there was no connection formed with the Moon Goddess.
This indicated that the Moon Goddess, no longer a statue, could now control her energy, making previous tactics completely ineffective.
The Moon Goddess followed closely, her second Moon God Arrow re-aimed.
“Whoosh!”
The light arrow flew.
Fearing for her life, Moon Eevee turned and launched a Shadow Ball!
However, the Shadow Ball hadn’t even touched the Moon God Arrow when it was purified by the sacred light.
“Bam!”
Moon Eevee let out a cry, directly blown away by the shockwave from the Moon God Arrow.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Dark ducked into a corner, breathing heavily.
“The level difference is too great!”
“This should be the moment for the Hero to appear, right?”
“Where is the Hero?”
Dark’s thoughts were already in disarray.
But he continued to struggle to think.
Suddenly, a thought surfaced in his mind.
“Hold on, the Hero…”
“Isn’t he in my bag?”
…
The Moon Goddess flapped her wings, tracking carefully, savoring the first joy after her rebirth.
She was very satisfied with the “Celestial Beast” body.
While the “Demoness Beast” body was also suitable, a goddess should be sacred.
And this body seemed to hide immense potential.
If she could unlock that potential, she felt intuitively that she could regain her former glory.
At least one-tenth to one-twelfth.
“Found it.”
Seeing movement ahead, the Moon Goddess’s heart leaped, and she formed another Moon God Arrow.
