And under the chains' ferocious barrage-
He uncorked another bottle of [Critical Hit Potion] and gulped it down.
As his body absorbed the potion, the halo above his head shone ever brighter, flashing with a ding-ding-ding at an unimaginable speed. Every aspect of his abilities skyrocketed at an equally unimaginable rate.
He was already bald, after all.
So what did it matter if he went bald a few more times?
In that case, let me go completely bald! Wouldn't it be even better to enhance all my abilities?
For a moment-
Under the rapid barrage of chains controlled by Lynn, the Nightmare Demon was actually forced back again and again.
Boom-
A thunderous crash rang out.
The Night Demon Blade in Lynn's hand flashed with golden light as he brought it down hard on the Nightmare Demon's position. Countless frenzied chains rattled as they tore the Nightmare Demon's incorporeal body to pieces once more.
"Not bad. Very interesting."
Hundreds of meters away, the Nightmare Demon's body slowly reappeared within a cloud of dark vapor, and he rasped:
"Your potions certainly give your strength a considerable boost, and that piece of equipment you're wearing is indeed powerful enough to keep me from getting close. But you need to understand something. We are devils from Hell. I don't need to physically destroy you to kill you."
Humm-
Almost at that very instant-
He abruptly extended his incorporeal finger toward Lynn.
Billowing black mist filled his eyes.
[Warning! You are under a lethal mental attack from the Nightmare Demon! Evade immediately!]
As the system notification sounded in his ears-
Lynn immediately felt a change spreading through his body from the inside out. It was as though an incorporeal hand had instantly bypassed his bodily defenses and seized his soul, setting it