The arm Gwen had severed rapidly regenerated under the blazing flames.
Facing the sea of fire spreading from the pillar, Gwen ignored it completely, merely watching the man in the flame column who looked like a demon.
Though he had expected this, and had anticipated Kalpas's appearance after his collapse, seeing him with his own eyes made Gwen suddenly recall something he had once read. A strange melancholy rose in his heart—
Angels warned the world with ugliness; demons tempted people into corruption with beauty.
Setting aside all the artistic embellishment, the original image of angels was much like Kalpas before him—ugly, terrifying, and awe-inspiring.
And Kalpas's origins could indeed be called angelic...
However, Kalpas paid no heed whatsoever to what Gwen was thinking.
Having finally confirmed that the brat before him was enough to let him vent properly, Kalpas unleashed all his strength and stepped out of the towering pillar of fire.
Terrifying heat spread outward, but even more frightening than the heat was Kalpas's excited roar, one he could no longer suppress—
"Come forward, march toward death! March toward—me!"
Roaring as though making a proclamation, Kalpas's flaming body turned into an afterimage and charged at Gwen, who had been quietly watching.
"Ha..."
Facing Kalpas, who had entered his strongest state, Gwen's lips curled into a wild smile as he glared at that unruly figure.
"You really dare to say that..."
As he spoke, Kalpas streaked through the air like a line of fire and arrived before Gwen.
His fist wreathed in blazing flames came crashing down at Gwen's head with unmatched killing intent—
After confirming that Gwen's strength had reached a certain standard, Kalpas finally used his full power without restraint.
In an instant, their fists collided.
Bang!
Amid a sonic boom, Gwen was sent flying, crashing through