Below the dragon horde, a dark golden magic storm spread like surging waves.
Card magic circles materialized one after another, their surfaces inscribed with mysterious, shimmering runes.
HUM HUM HUM.
The scorched, barren earth trembled violently. Deep fissures spread in all directions. Amid falling debris and flowing sand, a rock giant slowly rose to its full height.
Its gaze was sharp. The two massive rock swords in its hands radiated a sense of weight and power.
"Ta-dah! The genius magical girl makes her sparkling debut~!"
A streak of pink light traced an elegant arc through the air. Dark Magician Girl, clad in her robes, landed on the Rock Giant Soldier's shoulder. After steadying herself, she raised her signature peace sign.
"I see. So this is the world four hundred years ago. The magic concentration is indeed quite different."
"Humans, dragons, dark mages—such an environment gave rise to the End Dragon. In a way, it's a unique form of chaos."
The Dark Magician and Dark Magician of Chaos stepped out of vertical magic circles, the gems atop their staves glowing faintly.
Appearing alongside them was Silent Magician, cool and aloof, in her most beautiful and powerful LV8 form. She said nothing, merely observing the overwhelming dragon horde with cold, clear eyes.
Flames and gales howled. Curse of Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress, and the young Baby Dragon flew out from the magic circles.
CRACKLE!
Thunder struck where they had passed. In the dissipating white arcs, Summoned Skull slowly opened its crimson eyes.
Crimson light spread. Archfiend of Gilfer stepped forward with heavy strides, standing alongside Summoned Skull, both radiating wild energy.
Following them, Chaos Soldier, Celtic Guardian, the King's Knights trio, and Big Shield Guardna appeared one by one, their varied armor and equipment gleaming with silver light.
Watching Chase surrounded by his Card Spirits, Bahamut's dragon eyes widened. "What is this—"
As a battle-hardened Dragon King, its perception of danger was sharp. It sensed powerful pressure from many of these individuals.
Not just dragons and humans—rock giants, demons, all these unrelated races were "comrades" to this human?!
BOOM!
Descending black chains shattered into destructive flames. Amid a powerful dragon's roar, Gandora made its grand entrance!
Bahamut wasn't particularly surprised to see the black-gold dragon that had destroyed its Netherworld Domain. What truly shocked it was the mysterious swordsman in deep blue armor standing atop Gandora's head.
"Oooh! Finally, my turn to shine!"
Buster Blader gripped his Dragon Fang Greatsword, scanning the dragon horde with barely contained excitement and ecstasy. "My greatsword has been thirsting for blood!"
The moment the words left his mouth, a fierce wind howled. The Dragon Fang Greatsword hummed.
A card effect silently activated. His attack power kept rising by +500, +500, soaring to unimaginable heights in an instant—reaching Chase's current limit!
This battlefield, swarming with dragons, was paradise for both Chase and Buster Blader.
Chase could summon warriors of equal power with relatively little magic—and Buster Blader could fight to his heart's content!
"Thirsting for blood my ass! Who said you could stand on my head?!"
The hot-tempered Gandora didn't care. It jerked its head, ruthlessly throwing Buster Blader off, ruining his dramatic entrance.
Destruction Dragon indeed.
"Damn! I'll cut you down right now!" Buster Blader landed ungracefully and immediately started cursing at Gandora.
"Try it if you dare! Don't think a little attack boost makes you invincible, you cockroach-helmet-wearing bastard!"
Gandora bared its sharp claws.
"Heh. Not bad, you overgrown flying bug!" Buster Blader raised his Dragon Fang Greatsword.
Spittle flew between the two, a scene strikingly reminiscent of Natsu and Gray.
Watching this, Bahamut's mouth twitched uncontrollably. The enemy is right before them, and they're still flirting...
Though this was its first meeting, it felt it had already gained a very clear—or perhaps completely mistaken—understanding of Chase's Card Spirits.
The clanking of steel armor rang out. Surrounded by several knights, Chase pushed apart Gandora and Buster Blader, who were still forehead-to-forehead. He stepped onto a magic circle and rose into the air, moving to the front to face the dragon horde.
The strength of the Card Spirits was tied to his magic power limits. This full summon was a considerable burden—but he was stronger than before.
And the Heart Magic completely compensated for this flaw, allowing him to continuously supply magic, keeping the Card Spirits at peak condition for battle, maximizing his chances of earning card drops!
On this point, the second master Hades's "contribution" was invaluable.
As for the magic stored in his heart being needed to activate the hyperspace magic Anima to return to their original world?
At this point, such trivial concerns were irrelevant!
As Chase stopped, the dragon horde stirred.
Even the Nether Dragon King Bahamut was shaken by the gathering of such savage auras—let alone the newly arrived dragons.
HUM HUM HUM.
Turbulent winds churned the sky. Jagged blue-green dragon wings blotted out the sun.
A dragon several times larger than ordinary ones slowly lowered its head, radiating an invisible pressure.
At the same time, on the distant horizon, beyond the swirling sand, a massive black silhouette approached like a moving mountain. Each step shook the earth violently!
"Chronos the Wind King Dragon. Ragnarok the Earth King Dragon." Bahamut's expression grew serious as it named them.
As two of the opposition faction's leaders, both were Dragon King-level beings with power rivaling its own!
If those two were here, then that bastard Obituus was surely—
The thought had barely formed when CRACK, the space before Chase shattered like a mirror.
A dragon covered in shimmering multicolored spots emerged from the rift. Energy far more terrifying than Minerva's Spatial Magic rapidly gathered in its maw.
Without a word, it opened with a "Spatial Dragon King's Roar"!
The Dragon King's breath shattered the void, crossing the distance in an instant. The savage shockwave whipped Chase's hair wildly.
But Chase stood calmly, making no move to counter.
"I won't let you interrupt our king right from the start!"
Just as the attack was about to hit, a roar erupted. Buster Blader appeared before Chase, his Dragon Fang Greatsword wreathed in destructive flames.
"Destruction Dragon Fang Flash!"
BOOM!!
Amplified by destruction energy, the massive slash exploded with terrifying force. It cleaved the dragon's roar in two, and the residual power struck the Spatial Dragon King behind it, triggering a chain of deafening explosions!
Chase glanced sideways, a flicker of surprise crossing his face.
Though he'd known Buster Blader and Gandora would inevitably act, testing the opponents' strength—the fact that these two, who were always at odds, had secretly developed a combined technique together was something he truly hadn't expected.
ROAR!
Caught in the explosion, the Spatial Dragon King staggered back, letting out a pained roar mixed with shock and fury.
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