Chapter 97: Dark Demon Has No Interest in Rankings
The influx of Jack O'Lantern Axemen brought a bit of life to the empty classroom.
Dark Demon was by the window at the back, escape route secured, the [Lust III] in his hand glowing faintly.
DemiDevimon, screaming "Help!" 13 times a second, didn't actually rush towards Dark Demon but flew straight towards the window opposite the door, tumbling in mid-air and dashing out.
The pursuing Jack O'Lantern Axeman slammed into the window railing with a "thwack," half its body hanging out, almost falling.
The several Jack O'Lantern Axemen behind it also failed to brake in time, crashing into each other with a series of "thwacks."
DemiDevimon flapped its wings outside the window, turned its head, and burst into laughter.
However, the laughter had just begun when one of the Jack O'Lantern Axemen swung its small wooden axe and threw it forcefully!
DemiDevimon shrieked, hastily dodging, but the very tip of its wing was still grazed. Tears immediately streamed down its face.
It dared not act recklessly anymore, maintaining its distance and dodging left and right, continuously attracting the ghosts' attention.
Then, the Redcap Goblins and zombies with broken arms and legs also squeezed in through the front door.
Unable to reach DemiDevimon, the ghosts finally noticed Dark Demon by the back window and gradually shifted their target.
The Redcap Goblins were the fastest and most agile, shrieking as they swarmed forward.
The Jack O'Lantern Axemen and zombies also fanned out, cornering Dark Demon.
"About time!"
Seeing the classroom already packed with ghosts, Dark Demon instantly raised [Lust III]!
Like the Statue of Liberty raising her torch, [Lust III] erupted in a strong light!
Whether it was the ghosts, the walls, the floor, or the ceiling, everything was covered in a layer of suggestive pink.
All the ghosts, under the illumination of [Lust III], froze for a moment.
But their underdeveloped brains didn't seem to comprehend [Lust] very well, and only some Goblins made strange movements.
And the Eevee at Dark Demon's feet became the object of [Lust III]'s gaze.
The moonlight pouring in from the window converged slightly, and the emblem of [Lust] appeared on Eevee's forehead.
Dark Demon didn't wait for it to successfully evolve.
Instead, he scooped it up on the spot and threw it violently into the horde of ghosts.
Eevee,tragic!
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While the ghosts' attention was diverted, Dark Demon, with extreme absurdity, slid from this window to the classroom door, then burst out!
"Bang!"
The moment the door closed.
The meows of Umbreon after its evolution, the screams of the Jack O'Lantern Axemen and Redcap Goblins, and the impotent rage of the zombies came from inside.
Through the window, black light could be seen emerging from the classroom, and an extremely evil and terrifying black wave instantly erupted inside!
→[Finishing Move: Dark Pulse]
→[Dark Pulse: Emits a terrifying aura full of malice from within the body to overwhelm the opponent, sometimes causing the opponent to flinch.]
"Jack O'Lantern Axemen are two-star, Redcap Goblins are two-star, Zombies are two-star. A cluster is about 12-15, a single one gives 20 credits. One go can probably earn around 720-900 credits, which is equal to my efforts for a whole week under normal circumstances."
"And the cooldown for [Lust III] is 90 minutes. Before the ball ends, I can do two more waves."
"And it seems now that mere two-star ghosts can't satisfy Umbreon's appetite."
Dark Demon carefully considered whether to risk going up into the castle to maximize his gains.
The door behind him was suddenly kicked open, and Umbreon, with a "Mii~," pounced on him, licking his face frantically.
"Alright, alright, good, good, good!"
Dark Demon helplessly held one of its front paws, craning his neck to look inside.
In the large classroom, dozens of candies, cookies, and desserts floated around.
He quickly called DemiDevimon to clean up.
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The final score was 860. Adding the previously earned credits, it easily broke a thousand!
Dark Demon, having acquired a large bag from somewhere, stuffed all the snacks into it, then, like Santa Claus, carried the gifts and continued forward.
Umbreon's state could still be maintained for quite some time; it needed to be fully utilized.
Those three-star ghosts were no match for Umbreon. One Shadow Ball per enemy. If its magic power ran low, a dip into the moonlight, and it was a good Eevee again.
It was just that this Umbreon was really uncontrollable, always waiting for the ghosts to pounce before being forced to counterattack.
This put Dark Demon in danger, a painful yet joyful experience.
Finally, after Umbreon first-killed a four-star ghost, the effect of [Lust III] ended.
Dark Demon's credits also rose to 1230.
Undoubtedly, topping the first-year Nobles' House leaderboard!
And second on the list was Doron, whom he had defeated in a duel during class break.
Just a quarter of an hour ago, Doron was still boasting about being first in his class. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he was caught up, and in another blink, the gap had widened.
"Oh, it's Dark Demon, then it's fine."
Under the gazes of his friends, Doron casually brushed it off, clenching his teeth inwardly.
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Coincidentally.
Virt, still on the third floor of the castle, was invincible with the power of [Troll], repeatedly charging through the corridors, quickly reaping credits.
With Robert's Half-Mechanized Ratman luring and distracting monsters, his speed wasn't slow either. After an hour and a half of continuous effort, relying on steady progress, he earned credits that he might not have been able to earn in an entire semester. He was now ranked second on the first-year leaderboard.
First place was a student from the Magic House.
Smart people could always think of various ways to obtain more benefits.
It wasn't strange for the Magic House to be ranked first.
Although Virt was somewhat unwilling, whenever he opened the first-year Nobles' House leaderboard, his mood would lighten.
However, looking at it again this time, his eyelids twitched. Dark Demon, who was originally only at the bottom of the list, had shot straight to the top!
And his total credits were only a little less than his own.
Flipping back to look, sure enough, on the overall first-year leaderboard, Dark Demon was already ranked third!
"What on earth did he do?"
Virt suddenly roared out.
Fortunately, Dark Demon's credit growth rate slowed down afterward, allowing him to regain his composure.
However, with a large amount of hunting, the ghosts on the second and third floors gradually decreased.
After several minutes without encountering a single ghost, Virt, in order to obtain more credits, had to risk going up to the fourth floor.
And at this time, Dark Demon had already reached the fifth floor!
The fifth floor had a relatively large number of four-star ghosts, as well as hidden five-star ghosts.
Most of the third-year students were gathered on the fifth floor.
Dark Demon's goal this time was to trigger hidden ghosts. While [Lust III] was on cooldown, he would rely on [Shuckle] to kill bosses as much as possible and obtain core materials.
However, not long after he started walking on the fifth floor, he suddenly discovered that there was a little bear behind him!
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