In the next instant!
Lin Luo's fist and Athena's scythe collided.
Boom!
It was as though the sun and moon had crashed together!
The entire world began to shake.
A vast stretch of ground caved in, soil, sand, and stone vanishing continuously as though forcibly erased by some power.
An earth-shattering explosion shot straight into the heavens.
Countless currents of air swept up smoke and dust, forming a colossal mushroom cloud like a blazing star.
Then!
A tremendous Shockwave surged in every direction like a tide that would destroy everything.
Seeing this!
Rias stepped forward, golden flames seeming to burn around her.
At that moment!
She unleashed the power of her blessing, forming what seemed like an invisible wall that sheltered herself, Koneko Toujou, and Akeno Himejima behind it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Terrifying explosions erupted one after another.
Akeno Himejima and Koneko Toujou watched with their hearts pounding.
Without President Rias's blessing, they would probably have been in danger.
For some reason, their gazes grew a little more complicated as they looked at Lin Luo.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just then.
Two figures flew backward simultaneously.
Athena rode a black tornado through the sky.
Lin Luo flapped his Devil Wings and landed steadily on the ground.
At least on the surface.
They had been evenly matched in this clash.
Neither side had gained any advantage.
"God Slayer, you actually made me feel pain?"
Athena looked at her slightly trembling hand, which held the black scythe, and said in realization, “I see. You possess divine power capable of slaying Snakes.”
"Something like that."
Lin Luo shrugged.
One of the powers he had seized from Mekar was effective against dragons.
Athena's true nature was that of a winged Snake, which could also be classified as a dragon.
Thus, to a certain extent, his power