What do you mean I've traveled to worlds geared towards children?

As soon as An Yan entered the office and closed the door, he asked directly:

"Dr. Duck, you just said that we can't defeat the Lion King with our own strength... Does that mean even with the power of the Illusion Crystal, it still won't work?"

An Yan held up the fantasy crystal in his hand and asked.

Dr. Duck shook his head: "Although I don't know who made this thing, it's clear that its power limit doesn't exceed the Fantasy level. At most, it can only purify Fantasy-level darkness."

“Isn’t the Lion King also a Fantasy-level monster?” Ron asked.

Dr. Duck continued to shake his head: "It's different. Although he is a Fantasy-level Mythical Beast, the darkness within him... should be related to the Legendary-level."

"!?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Ron's expression also darkened slightly. He suddenly remembered that the Lion King had only become like this after returning from his audience with Jumang, who was of the highest rank.

And considering that Jumang has been out of the public eye for a long time...

Ron had a bad feeling about him.

Could this guardian of the Endless Forest also have been corrupted by darkness? If so, then that so-called 'demon god' is probably even more terrifying than Ron imagined!

"Don't make that face, I'm just guessing... but it's certain you can't beat the Lion King, huh?" Dr. Duck said, then suddenly added, "But if someone helps, that might not be the case, huh."

The big-eared dog was very pessimistic. She plopped down on the ground, dejected, and said:

"In times like these, who will help us?"

"Um……"

Dr. Duck fell into deep thought, and Ron also began to ponder.

If the Fox Goddess were on their side, they might be able to rely on her power... but besides the Fox Goddess, there is also a Sky Eagle Guardian of the same rank, which makes things more difficult.

Ron envisioned the ideal scenario: the fox spirit would help hold off the eagle guards so they could deal with the lion king.

But if none of them are a match for the Lion King, even if the Fox Fairy can help restrain the enemy, it will be useless.

Could it be... that the power of a fifth person is needed here? Does this mean we need to assemble a five-person team before fighting the BOSS?

Ron was still pondering how to defeat the Lion King when he suddenly heard Dr. Duck say:

"If you trust me, you can entrust the Fantasy Crystal to me for research. I will try to improve the Fantasy Crystal's purification ability. The improved Fantasy Crystal may be able to purify the darkness within the Lion King's body."

"Really?! That's great!" An Yan handed the Fantasy Crystal to the Doctor Duck without thinking.

He pulled out the fantasy crystal so fast that Ron didn't even have time to stop him.

Doctor Duck seemed surprised by An Yan's decisiveness. He paused for a moment after receiving the Fantasy Crystal, but said nothing, grasped it, and turned to walk towards the nearby laboratory.

"I will give you an answer as soon as possible. As for now... you can go to the arena."

"Participate in the arena? Why?" Ron asked.

"Because becoming the champion of the arena is one of the necessary conditions to see the Lion King. As long as you win, you will definitely be able to see the Lion King in the end."

"Dr. Duck explained."

To purify the Lion King, one must first see him. And since the Lion King's whereabouts are currently unknown, participating in arena battles is the fastest way to see him.

Seemingly to reassure everyone, Dr. Duck added another explanation:

"With your strength, although you can't beat the Lion King, you can still handle ordinary fantasy-level opponents without any problem."

Currently, in Forest Town, apart from a small number of fantasy-level monsters that were originally fantasy-level, the rest have all been forcibly evolved.

Not only do they possess a dense darkness within them, but their strength is also extremely unstable, just like the modified gorillas that everyone dealt with earlier.

Therefore, the fact that the mythical beast warriors went to participate in the arena can be considered a dimensional reduction attack.

Apart from a limited number of mythical beasts, no one can rival them.

Chapter 56 Mythical Beast Purifier? A Explosive Machine!

An Yan and the others decided to take the advice of Doctor Duck and participate in the arena.

Ron thought for a moment and decided not to go with An Yan. He wanted to stay here and keep an eye on Doctor Duck to prevent the guy from running away with the Fantasy Crystal.

Although Dr. Duck appears to be an ally, and in a children's world, characters initially identified as allies are unlikely to betray you later on...

But one thing is one thing, and just because everyone believes Dr. Duck doesn't mean that Ron, this 'dirty adult,' will believe Dr. Duck.

After all, they've only known each other for a short time. Who can guarantee that Dr. Duck isn't an enemy spy?

Ron even opposed going to the arena.

He feared it might be a trap, and that the enemy would wipe them all out.

But An Yan had already decided to go to the arena; he said he had to see the Lion King in person at least.

Tsk, just because he's the main character he dares to wander around like that, huh? This guy...

Ron couldn't persuade him, and didn't want to argue with An Yan, so he let An Yan go, but he knew An Yan wouldn't go.

So he stayed.

Dr. Duck's experiments were conducted openly, and his laboratory had no partitions, allowing Ron to see what he was doing with the fantasy crystals.

Ron stared intently at Dr. Duck. Dr. Duck, sensing Ron's gaze, chatted with Ron about the Dao of Heaven while processing the fantasy crystals in his hands:

"You're very wary, aren't you?"

"It's not a bad thing to be more vigilant in unfamiliar places, is it?"

Ron sat on the lab steps, staring at Dr. Duck.

The doctor, without even turning his head, said, "That's true, but the other phantom beast warriors aren't as wary as you are, quack."

"Really? That's because they're too young."

"You two look about the same age, don't you?"

"Do mythical beasts also know our age? I thought we all looked about the same to you."

"That's true, but... we can still tell the difference between older and younger, for example, you wouldn't mistake a 'kitten' for a 'big cat,' would you?"

"So in your eyes, we're all 'kittens'?" Ron asked.

The doctor duck replied, "That's right."

So, in the eyes of the mythical beasts, they are actually very small? No wonder Grandpa Rat always called them 'children'.

"It's better for kids to be innocent," said Dr. Duck. "If they're too scheming, they might not be able to evolve. Quack!"

"Hehe, we humans can't 'evolve,' we humans... can only 'grow.'"

Ron found Dr. Duck's words amusing.

Humans can't evolve into another species like mythical beasts; they can only grow and age. So even if they are cunning, they can't become something else.

But as soon as Ron finished speaking, Dr. Duck retorted:

"What I mean is, the magical beasts that give you power, your magical beast warriors' power is definitely not limited to this, and you will definitely evolve in the future, but if... you can't get your magical beasts to further acknowledge you, you definitely won't be able to evolve."

"..."

Ron's smile vanished, and he fell silent, no longer speaking.

Because he knew that Dr. Duck was right.

In a world geared towards children, children gain strength from their innocence and fearless courage. The more they believe in their victory and persist in their inner thoughts, the stronger they become.

In this respect... Ron can't do it right now.

He had too many thoughts in his mind and could no longer be as simple as a child. If the condition for him to possess fantasy-level power came from the mind, Ron felt that he probably didn't have that chance.

Ron remained silent, and Dr. Duck also stopped talking.

He sped up his crafting speed, and before long, when Ron came to his senses, Dr. Duck had already created a special device using the Illusion Crystal.

"what is this?"

Ron walked over to Dr. Duck, looked at the finished machine that Dr. Duck had made, and asked him questions out of curiosity.

"Hmm...this is the Mythical Beast Purifier. Pick it up and take a look."

Dr. Duck gave a brief explanation and gestured for Ron to pick up the pure white air purifier.

The air purifier made by Dr. Duck looks somewhat like an old-fashioned game console, except it doesn't have a screen.

The display screen's original position was replaced by a special slot.

Ron stared at the air purifier for a long time, feeling like he'd seen something similar somewhere before. After a while, he remembered and exclaimed in surprise:

"...Holy crap, a 1000-digit Digimon?!"

"What is this? This is a mythical beast purifier, it doesn't have any dragons."

“It’s okay… just pretend I was talking nonsense… um, all I have to do is pick it up, right?” Ron asked, pointing to the air purifier in front of him.

The doctor duck nodded.

Ron then placed his hand on the air purifier.

To Ron's surprise, something unusual happened when his hand touched the air purifier.