That—golden beam was successfully blocked by the armor just as it nearly pierced the "Moon God Armor" and Dark's heart.
The next second.
The golden beam suddenly reflected back.
The God-Devouring Beast, which had failed to react at all just moments ago, finally dodged this time.
Although its body had been pierced through, the wound was insignificant relative to its enormous size.
However, it was ultimately a Magic Spirit. Once its defenses were breached, its magic power was bound to decrease. Though it had not been instantly killed due to the golden beam's special nature, it was not in good condition either.
If the reflected golden beam pierced its body again, Dark would face the predicament of being one short of three.
"..." A demigod-level creation could not truly allow Dark to slaughter it like a lamb awaiting the knife.
A reaction of this level was entirely within expectations.
Even if the "Moon God Armor" were pierced through, Dark still had the "Fairy Doll" protecting him.
Even if the "Fairy Doll" was expended as well, he still had "Wind Spirit's Blessing."
—This strand of "Wind Spirit's Blessing" had naturally been replenished later by Professor Sylph.
Without survival measures of this caliber, Dark could never have stood before so many demigod-level ice statues.
He watched as the golden beam shot back, instantly entering the chaotic battlefield, and then... it actually pierced the third eye in the forehead of one of the ice statues!
After all, it was merely an ice statue, not the god itself.
After the golden beam released by its own divine power pierced its forehead, the ice statue crashed down with a bang, already nothing more than a "corpse."
Dark hesitated no longer.
He immediately ordered [Fairy Tale Kingdom Great Demon King]—that was, [Demon King Aleister]—to summon the