Rost glared at him, his eyes nearly splitting with rage. Fury burned in them, and his gaze looked as though he wanted to tear him to pieces.
Clutching his blood-drenched arm, he stared at him like a madman and snarled:
"This isn't over. You'll pay for your madness. I know what you came here for. You found out about that Evil Spirit, so you came back for her, didn't you? Good. I've been looking forward to this day myself. Since you're here, let me show you..."
But almost before he could finish speaking-
Lynn abruptly opened his right eye, black as the Abyss.
Dense black capillaries instantly crawled across half his face. That pitch-black Curse Eye, seemingly filled with screaming Evil Spirits, immediately reflected Rost's image.
Bzz-
An utterly terrifying surge of curse energy made Rost's expression change almost instantly.
"Shit!"
Almost at the very moment he scrambled back into the Barrier at an unimaginable speed, countless densely packed black chains rose from the ground beneath his feet and climbed viciously up his legs, trying to bind him like thorns.
He had never imagined-
That Lynn would fight so dirty, placing a curse on him the very first time they met.
"Get inside!!"
With that tremendous roar, the black chains immobilized him the instant he stepped into the Barrier. Only half his shoulder and his remaining intact arm failed to make it through, locked outside by the frenzied chains.
[Ding! You have cast the Self-Binding Angel's curse on the target. Your Curse Eye has begun rolling. Current roll: 3. Nothing happened.] [Ding! You have suffered severe backlash from the Curse Eye. Your M charge has reached max! Please release it as soon as possible!]
"Gaaaah!"
Lynn contorted in agonizing pain, pressing his right eye so hard that half