A terrifying, oppressive aura hung over the evil throne opposite him. Countless vengeful spirits formed a small tornado, slowly circling around it.
After several seconds of silence, a response finally came:
"Are you insane, or am I? You actually dare to egg me on to attack two High-level Mages protected by a Legendary Archmage inside a Mage Tower?" The sharp voice was quite androgynous, leaving anyone listening unsure whether the speaker was male or female.
The male devil at the entrance wasn't offended. "A genius who became a High-Level Mage in just a few months would be a once-in-a-decade talent in the human world, perhaps even a once-in-a-century super-genius. If we just leave such a terrifying little fellow alone, he could very well become an obstacle to the Purgatory Plan in the future."
"Hmph! Legendary Archmages are all fearless, stubborn old bastards. I'm not crazy enough to go head-to-head with one. If I anger that lunatic, who may well be from ancient times, he might come flying over in his Floating City and smash my palace!"
The Great Devil by the entrance sneered. "Then just keep that Archmage occupied with something unrelated, and make your move while he's distracted."
"Oh?" The figure on the Head Seat of the great hall finally seemed interested. "Go on."
"Even a Legendary Archmage is both powerful and vulnerable. According to my plan, we can at least keep Tesla occupied—and perhaps even kill him..."
In the middle of the night the next day, just as Lein was about to go to sleep, everything happened without warning.
A warning from the Defense Department.
[Alert! Alert! An unknown entity is attempting to launch a magical attack of unknown properties against the host... Cross-space attack imminent...]
At the sight of this, Lein's heart nearly leaped into