Although it could not break Aerodactyl's defenses, the gems' attacks could exceed ten thousand damage, enough to take out Dark Demon, who now had only a little over eight thousand Life Points left, in a single shot.
Placing his hopes on Heavenly Descending Wheel did indeed involve an element of gambling on luck. But battle itself was a science of probability; so-called action predictions were all built upon high probabilities.
If the chance of success was high enough, then do it. If the chance of success was extremely low, then give up.
Through one choice after another, finding the path most likely to lead to victory—that was the essence of battle.
Archbishop Molière's gaze remained fixed firmly on Dark Demon as he watched the rain of falling gems pour down, only to be knocked away by WereGarurumon's Kaiser Nail!
The gems exploded the instant they were knocked away, blooming in multicolored radiance. WereGarurumon's claws were rapidly corroded, then swiftly healed. After that, a red light flared, thickening its arm. Yet another glass-colored radiance fell upon it, freezing the reinforced arm in midair.
WereGarurumon's expression stiffened slightly. The gems' effects changed too much and too quickly for it to react.
However, its initial reaction bought Dark Demon precious time to respond. He instantly released his grip, leaned his upper body back against WereGarurumon's spine, then flipped over and landed on the ground.
Though WereGarurumon was not a Giant Beast, it was still enormous compared to a human.
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With a decisive sliding tackle, Dark Demon slid beneath it and immediately drew a Magitech Card!
WereGarurumon could not hold out for long.
If it came into contact with an attack-type gem at maximum power, even with defenses and magical power that were