Lynn wiped a trace of blood from his cheek, his eyes growing colder.
The monster said nothing. Black vapor swirled within his skeletal eye sockets, as if he were studying Lynn-or assessing his opponent's strength.
And the next instant.
They lunged almost simultaneously at top speed toward the divine spark suppressed by firstborn power.
They were too fast.
In a flash, Lynn collided with the monster.
Lynn immediately realized that even with the combined enhancements of firstborn power and Sinfire, the violent collision had barely shaken the monster. Instead, it felt as though he had slammed into a wall of steel, every bone in his opponent's body imbued with tremendous might.
From that single collision.
Lynn was knocked back half a body's length.
But he did not hesitate. Turning defense into a counterattack, he swept the Trident in his hand toward the skeletal claw reaching for the divine spark.
Boom-
The force unleashed by that clash destroyed every building on the Sixth Layer.
The skeletal claw exploded into countless fragments that scattered through the air.
At the same time, however, the enormous skeletal dragon head snapped open its jaws and spewed forth overwhelming chaos power, engulfing both of them in its raging torrent.
"Thank you for your aid, Lord Beast King!!"
The firstborn power suppressing the divine spark was neutralized by chaos. Overjoyed, the divine spark shot skyward in an instant, trying to escape the battle.
But almost at the very moment he broke through the black mist and was about to flee.
Humm-
The enormous dragon head burst from the billowing black mist and swallowed the divine spark in a single bite.
"No, no, no!"
"Lord Beast King!!"
The Nightmare within the divine spark clearly had not expected this either. He cried out in utter terror, but his cries