The Office's Second Floor

Leaving aside how he had cast it.

That was super-tier magic.

Never mind a Devil King—even a being who surpassed one.

Their magic power likely would not have been enough to sustain it.

Yet the man before him looked as though nothing had happened.

Lind merely watched him coldly.

[Infinite Magic Power] + [Devil's Gun]

Together, these two skills were simply that absurd.

"Not going to answer? It doesn't matter."

"Because if that's all you have, defeating me is nothing but a fool's dream."

Ddraig roared, his enormous body diving toward Lind.

At the same time.

Lind made his move as well.

Absolute Zero!

Hum!

A chill that seemed capable of freezing everything spread out, turning the entire World of Fire into a frozen wasteland.

Ddraig's pupils contracted. Visible frost had already formed on his crimson dragon scales.

"This cold..."

His expression changed, and power erupted throughout his body as he forcibly broke free of the cold's restraints.

But that single instant of paralysis had already created a fatal opening.

"Absolute Zero: Slash."

An Ice Sword had appeared in Lind's hand at some point, and he slashed it straight at Ddraig.

Hiss!

A vast, icy-blue Slash instantly swept across the void.

Everything in its path seemed to stop.

It was as though time itself had frozen.

The Slash struck Ddraig's draconic body in an instant, unleashing an overwhelming chill.

The entire sky became as bright as day, and Ddraig's body turned into an ice sculpture.

Boom!

His body fell like a meteor and slammed heavily into the ground.

Crack! Crack!

But just then, countless cracks appeared across the ice.

The entire dragon-shaped ice sculpture exploded.

Although Ddraig looked utterly bedraggled, his aura showed no sign of injury.

"As expected of one of the Two Heavenly Dragons. He won't be that easy to kill."

Lind muttered to himself, "I'm still too weak."

Ultimately, the gap between their Levels was too great.

Had they been equals.

That combination of attacks would have left nothing of his opponent.

"Hahaha! Demon, you've really gotten me excited!"

Ddraig laughed loudly. "To think a mere Devil King could bring me such pleasure."

"Let's continue..."

As his words fell, Ddraig opened his mouth again.

A tremendous pillar of magical light descended from the sky.

The power it contained was scarcely different from before.

But its nature was entirely different.

This time, the pillar of magical light contained the power of penetration.

This was one of the Red Dragon Emperor's abilities, a terrifying power capable of piercing any defense.

Faced with this, Lind frowned, then relaxed his brow.

"Very well. Let's try that move."

"Progenitor Devil Transformation."

As Lind's words fell, a terrifying pressure erupted throughout his body like a raging flood and a tsunami.

Lind's magic power turned pitch-black, shattering everything around him.

The terrifying magic power gathered into an indescribable black ocean, driving out every flame in the space.

Without a sound.

The descending pillar of magical light came to a complete halt, then shattered entirely.

"..."

Ddraig's pupils contracted, his expression changing in horror.

What had happened to his opponent? He had overwhelmed Ddraig's attack with magic power alone?

"So this is the power of a Progenitor Devil. What a peculiar feeling."

Lind's awed voice rang out.

His body had undergone a visible transformation.

The clothing on his upper body had completely vanished, replaced by strange black markings.

The whites of his eyes turned pitch-black, while his black irises became gold, leaving only small black pupils.

The devil wings behind him expanded endlessly, seemingly formed from countless blades, while an exceedingly long, slender, sharp tail grew from his back.

"You... you're definitely not a devil. What are you?"

Ddraig's expression had changed completely.

Lind's aura had reached a level he could not even comprehend.

It could not even be called a difference in power.

It was a difference in their very realms of existence.

The feeling his opponent gave him.

Was unlike anything he had ever experienced.

Even those two Dragon Gods fell far short of him.

Almost instinctively, his very soul seemed to tremble, and he felt an urge to bow down in worship.

Chapter 48: The Office's Second Floor

"It seems I really did underestimate you."

Ddraig took a deep breath and looked at Lind. "I acknowledge you."

"You are worthy of becoming the wielder of the Boosted Gear."

Even after hearing Ddraig's words, Lind's eyes remained cold.

From the very beginning, he had intended to deal with this dragon soul.

After all, having a male dragon following him around was rather off-putting.

Still, since there had initially been no bad blood between them, he had planned to transfer the dragon soul elsewhere if possible.

But now, this was even better.

He could simply kill him.

That would save even more time and effort.

"It seems there's no room for negotiation."

Having received no answer, Ddraig's expression darkened completely.

"In that case, you can't blame me."

A terrifying, immense aura erupted from within Ddraig.

"Roar!"

With a draconic roar, surging flames rose from Ddraig's body.

Like towering waves, they rolled outward in every direction.

In an instant.

The temperature of the entire world began to rise wildly.

Ddraig seemed to become a volcano on the verge of eruption, radiating a horrifying heat.

The power contained within the flames seemed to burn every tangible and intangible substance in the space.

Including the air.

Including sight.

Including sunlight.

Everything was consumed by the flames.

At that moment, the entire world became Crimson Lotus Hell, where any living being would meet its destruction in the fire.

"Though I don't know where you came from, this ends here beneath my blazing inferno."

As the sound waves reverberated, flames capable of destroying everything converged toward Lind.

But!

Faced with all this, Lind merely raised his hand slightly, and a deep, pitch-black light blossomed within it.

This was not a skill of any kind, nor was it even magic.

It was merely the simplest release of magic power.

Yet in Lind's current state, even this shook heaven and earth.

Rumble!

Deafening booms instantly merged into one continuous roar.

But it took only an instant.

The seemingly endless flames that had just filled the world vanished completely.

"My blazing inferno..."

The unbelievable sight left Ddraig frozen in place, unable to believe what he had seen.

Whoosh!

Just then, Lind flickered above Ddraig's head and pressed one hand down.

Hum!

An incomparably radiant Magic Circle spread in every direction.

An aura capable of annihilating souls instantly enveloped Ddraig.

"..."