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"SILENCE!" Jurassic Rex roared, swinging his massive arms and legs as he tore through the serpent’s many heads. Yet for every one he severed, new heads sprouted endlessly, their jaws opening wide to unleash a foul, poisonous fog laced with energy-sapping curses that weakened him further.

"You lot! Hurry up and get my master! I will protect you, so fetch him before that damn rock crushes us all! HURRY!"

Realizing that the intimidating Yamata-no-Orochi was on their side, everyone nodded. They descended into the Fragmented Domain atop Obsidian, the giant three-headed dragon, and rushed toward Frank.

"GRRRR! MORE ANNOYING FLIES! HOW DID YOU NOT DIE?! PERISH BEFORE THE MIGHT OF JURASSIC REX!!!"

Jurassic Rex roared again, swinging his razor-sharp claws at Obsidian and nearly ripping the dragon apart. Only the eight-headed serpent’s intervention saved them—Yamata-no-Orochi wrapped its long necks around the dinosaur’s arms and forced him down, allowing the children to narrowly escape certain death.

"YOU BASTARD!!!"

Enraged, Jurassic Rex sank his jaws into Yamata-no-Orochi’s entire body and tore through it. Elena and the others panicked as they finally reached Frank. They watched in horror as the mighty serpent began to crumble, its form dissolving into dust.

"Oh no!" Elena cried.

"Did he die?!" Harumi asked.

"A noble sacrifice!" Yasuke declared. "Now grab Frank and let’s get out of here—quickly!"

Harumi rushed forward, lifted Frank, and carried him onto Obsidian as Jurassic Rex charged straight at them.

"HAHAHAHAHA! IT’S TOO LATE! YOU CANNOT ESCAPE IN TIME!"

His triumphant laughter rang out, but the meteor was already looming directly above them. Its immense pressure burned Obsidian’s body, boiling the dragon until it began melting back into black ink.

"No! Obsidian!"

Everyone crashed hard into the ground as Obsidian exploded into pieces, its liquid form cushioning their fall. But there was no time to celebrate. The meteor hung overhead—less than a minute remained before they would all be annihilated.

"Obsidian!" Elena cried, realizing her beloved dragon pet was gone. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Elena, we have to escape!" Monica shouted, dragging her away. "Anna, we need to fly—now!"

"Yeah!" Anna nodded desperately.

They all climbed onto the beasts Anna had summoned. With a swift Flying Beast Spell, the creatures took flight, racing toward the exit.

"Oh no, you’re not going ANYWHERE."

Jurassic Rex surged forward, smashing into the mountain and tearing it apart. Massive rubble cascaded down, completely sealing the entrance they had used.

"GAHAHAHA! NOW ACCEPT YOUR FATE AND PREPARE FOR JUDGEMENT, HUMANS!"

As the dinosaur king laughed in victory, a strange ghostly mist began to rise behind him. What remained of Yamata-no-Orochi was not mere ashes—it had transformed into a spiritual fog, rapidly coalescing into an entirely new form.

"You’re the worst, dude. Seriously! Why are you picking on kids?! Did you never have any friends or something?"

"Huh?! Who are you—GAAAH?!"

Jurassic Rex screamed as a giant golden club smashed into his heads and sent him flying, crashing through three entire mountains and shattering them.

A new figure now stood in his place: a giant with red skin, a massive belly, and a powerfully muscular frame. His ugly face bore sharp fangs and tusks, his eyes glowed golden, and long white hair flowed wildly. Most striking of all were his immensely long horns.

"What?!"

Everyone stared in shock at the towering giant.

"Who is that?!" Erika asked.

"W-Wasn’t Frank’s summon Orochi?!" Elena exclaimed.

"No... I was mistaken," Yasuke said, eyes wide. "That’s... Shuten Doji! The King of all Oni!"

"Hurry up and get out of here, brats!" Shuten Doji roared. He smashed the mountain with his fists, then, as the meteor descended, lifted his powerful arms and held it back with a strained grunt. "Nnnggh...! I can’t hold it for long!"

With no time to thank him, the group rushed through the newly opened exit and burst back into the museum.

Elena glanced behind her just in time to see Shuten Doji crushed beneath the meteor. A cataclysmic explosion followed instantly.

BOOOOMMM!!!

The blast erupted violently, hurling giant pieces of debris toward them amid an endless sea of roaring flames.

"RUN!!!"

Elena’s scream pierced the chaos. Anna poured every ounce of her Mana into her beasts. They fused together in a brilliant flash, forming a giant humanoid mecha. The mechanical giant swung its glowing rainbow sword, slicing through the flames and debris to buy them precious seconds.

They flew desperately until they finally reached the exit, bursting out of the museum as the flames consumed everything behind them, burning and destroying the entire Moguro Sky Garden.

RUMBLE!

All the students stood in stunned silence, watching the beautiful sky garden collapse into rubble beneath a rising cloud of thick smoke.

"Oh fuck, how are we going to explain this now?" Erika muttered.

"Holy shit!" Matsuo screamed.

"Yeah, I know, but at least we’re alive— Matsuo?" Harumi asked, noticing he was staring upward in disbelief.

Matsuo rarely swore, yet in this moment he was utterly flabbergasted.

After surviving dinosaur madness and a battle against a heroic spirit, only to witness the collapse of Moguro Sky Garden, something even worse now awaited them.

The sky had turned blood-red. A colossal black gate tore open above, and something utterly malevolent began to descend.

"W-What the...? What the hell is that?!" Erika cried.

"Oh, this isn’t good..." Elena whispered.

"Where’s Elayne and everyone else?!" Elena asked frantically.

"Kids!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out. Olivia, who had rushed back to save them, stared in horror at the ruined garden. "You’re safe! I was coming to help, but the whole building just collapsed! What’s happening?!"

"Are you really asking that when there’s that thing in the sky?!" Erika shot back.

"Eh? Ahhhh! What the fuck?!" Olivia gasped, her usual composure shattered as she swore loudly.

"GRYYAAAAAAAHHHHHH...!"

A monstrous roar composed of millions of screaming souls echoed from the heavens. Hundreds of giant red eyes glared down at them.

Sharp-fanged tentacles descended, lashing toward the group.

"Fly away! As fast as you can!"

Anna commanded her fused familiar. In an instant, it transformed into a giant rainbow mechanical phoenix and shot forward, desperately trying to outrun the pursuing tentacles.

"Teacher! What the hell is going on anymore?!" Erika shouted. "We were just attacked by a Heroic Spirit that summoned dinosaurs, and now this?!"

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