Then why the hell was I running?!
Lynn laughed.
Don't you know that countering curses of every kind is my specialty?!
Almost without hesitation, Lynn spun around and fearlessly met the pitch-black wave spreading toward him.
He thrust out his hand and shouted:
"Curse Removal!"
Buzz-
Surging streams of white light spread toward the approaching black wave like a densely woven net. Like ice meeting fire and swiftly melting, like a drop of ink rapidly spreading through a pool, the wave of Curse Removal tore into the swelling curse like a savage beast, devouring it.
This also proved that the afflictions he had inflicted on the Nightmare Demon were working!
After all, the demon must have investigated every piece of information about him.
Yet even under these circumstances, the demon had still risked everything to unleash a curse against him. Without a doubt, his ability to think and judge had been suppressed to its absolute limit. Or perhaps, in this final moment, he had still wanted to gamble on his finishing move. But there was no doubt that he had failed!
Whoosh-
Almost in an instant, Lynn easily dispelled the curse the Nightmare Demon had unleashed with all his strength.
At the same time, system notifications rang in his ears.
[Ding! Congratulations on successfully recording the curse: Ninefold Nightmare. You have received 200 base experience.] [Ninefold Nightmare]: A powerful mental curse. Once someone is afflicted, their mind and will are dragged into the nightmare world created by the curse. Unless the caster dies or the victim leaves the area cursed by Ninefold Nightmare, the curse remains in effect.
Lynn looked at the rune appearing on his arm, then raised his head and adjusted his Monocle. Looking at the Nightmare Demon sitting there vacantly, utterly spent, he said with