"Who knows, humans are so fragile, maybe they have become extinct in the process of moving from ancient times to modern times."
Regardless of the disdainful tone, the information given by the elf is indeed of considerable value. After Jock and Judai relayed it to the other two people, the four of them had a certain understanding of the general origin of this place.
But regardless of its origin, in order to find the missing Junko and Momoe, even if they know that there are certain risks, they have to bite the bullet and continue to go deep.
About an hour later, everyone arrived at the deepest part of the ruins, an empty room with huge murals, floor paintings, altars, sacrificial vessels and a large number of idols.
Obviously, this is the room used for "ancient sacred rituals" depicted in the previous murals.
besides……
"Junko! Momoe!"
The two missing students, Junko Makuda and Momoe Hamaguchi, were lying dead in the middle of two magic circle-like paintings on the altar of the main hall!
Seeing Asuka's two friends lying unconscious on the ground, Judai had an ominous premonition in his heart and hurriedly rushed towards the two people on the ground.
"Coolie coolie!" "Brother, be careful!"
But the winged chestnut ball on his shoulder suddenly exerted force, causing Judai to stumble.
"Partner, how come..."
Just as Judai was about to ask Kurizi Ball about the situation, a fireball flew past the tip of his hair, and a burst of flames instantly erupted behind him.
"!!!"
Judai quickly turned around and looked in the direction of the fireball. He saw a gorgeous giant bird covered in flames like the Phoenix of the West, and a mighty old man with a dragon's lower body and a muscular upper body holding a trident. He appeared out of thin air above the altar. appear!
The old man pointed his trident at Judai and the people behind him: "You humble son of man, you..."
However, before the elf shadow that appeared out of thin air could finish speaking, Jock interrupted him directly and shouted loudly: "Go, the decision is yours, little old emperor - latent shadow surprise attack!"
The next moment, the shadows under his feet expanded crazily, and a giant dragon that looked like it was wearing a golden-green armor with red gems on its chest soared out of the shadows and turned into a physical entity. An astonishing coercion swept across the entire place, both the enemy and ourselves. I was in shock for a moment!
"Dragon...Dragon!" Sho Marufuji fell unconscious on the spot.
"Chaos Emperor Dragon! How is this possible? Shouldn't you be sealed and exiled!?" "So this is the card elf hiding in your shadow!"
The dragon, which almost collapsed the enemy and shocked everyone, turned to look at Jock on the ground and laughed proudly: "With less than 8 badges, the elf ignored the trainer's order!"
"Understood, I will throw you into the box now and pass it to Zhenghui to manage the water dispenser, and then come out and fight them with the strange eyes."
"No, no, no, I will destroy them right now."
"Hold your hands and remember to stay alive."
The Chaos Emperor Dragon, which was finally materialized and wanted to make waves, happily rushed towards the battle group of unknown elves who had also materialized under the threat of Jock's "watch the water fountain warning".
Without any further hesitation, Judai and Joke took advantage of the chaos and ran towards Junko and Momoe, dragging them out of the ground painting suspected of being a magic circle and away from the elves.
Then he hung on Maeda Hayato together with Marufuji Sho.
Hayato: It's so difficult for me.
Looking at the koala-like human beings who were almost full of humans, Silver Claw Wolf tilted his head and thought for a moment, then quietly took the initiative to dissipate his form and return to the card, lest anyone else fainted later and become a "coat hanger". .
"Wake up, Junko, Momoe! I am Yujo Judai, Asuka is looking for you in a hurry!"
Judai shook Junko and Momoe who were hanging on Hayato, but there was no response. He patted the girls twice more, but there was still no response.
So he took a few steps back thoughtfully, apparently intending to try to use a phased dash to wake the opponent up with the force of the impact.
"Quick, stop it!" Hayato asked Jock for help in a panic, "Can't you think of a way?"
"Actually, I think you can give it a try..." Jock paused and continued: "But forget Judai, don't get too excited yet. Their souls may no longer be in their bodies, so they will wake up no matter how they are called. Not coming."
"That's right! The souls of those two humans are in our hands!"
The three of them looked towards the altar after hearing this, and saw that the gorgeous giant bird and the half-human dragon holding a halberd were no match for the dragon. In less than a minute, the latter had already pinned them to the ground, and sprayed them on their faces from time to time. One breath.
But for some reason, the red gem on the dragon's chest seems to be shining intermittently...
Seeing the three people looking this way, the giant bird hurriedly chirped: "They launched a sacred ceremony in order to gain our recognition, but they lost their souls to us... Stop fighting! The souls of the two humans will also be lost after we die. It will dissipate!”
"Stop the dragons for a moment and listen to what they want to say."
"Who was it that just came up and asked me to take action?"
Despite his harsh words, Jock's elf still stepped aside and silently watched the other party's performance.
As we all know, at least eight or nine out of ten urban legends are real in some sense or can be traced back to their origins. The same is true for the rumored story of "Fire King" and "Poseidon King". Such two people do exist on the island. A card wizard.
However, they do not stay here on their own, but are sworn to be bound here by the Familia of Pacificus after their defeat, and their power as elves is given to those who can defeat them in the sacred ritual.
And this sacred ritual refers to playing cards.
Originally, this ceremony could only be initiated by the dependents and descendants of Pasiphis, but probably because it had been too boring for thousands of years, the two elves simply relaxed the conditions and accepted all comers.
This allowed Junko and Momoe, as ordinary people, to challenge them... but they also lost their souls because of losing the duel.
As elves who are unwillingly sworn here, their goal is to collect enough souls to regain power and freedom. Generally speaking, they will never give up the souls that have fallen into their hands.
But they obviously can't defeat Jock's elves, and they are not so proud that they would rather die than surrender...
"Let's do this, humans." The giant bird suggested, "We can use those two souls as bets for a duel. If you win, we will return their souls; if you lose... we will also return them. soul, but you have to find a way to free us from this bondage."
Judai thought about it and felt that there seemed to be no reason to refuse, so he nodded in agreement: "No..."
"But I refuse!" Jock said, "I think it's more convenient than playing cards until you have to surrender! Is it necessary to go through this procedure if you all have to return your souls anyway?"
