Black Butler watched him without a word.
And just as Black Widow and Phase Demon were about to charge at him again in a frenzy, he held out a hand and stopped them.
"Power at the peak of Grand Lord-is that right?"
He took a step forward.
Pitch-black flames blazed along the sword in his hand.
"In other words, aside from that portion of divine fire, you're roughly equivalent to a human with three Origin Substances. And among those with three Origin Substances... frankly, plenty of people I've seen are stronger than you."
"Never mind those monsters whose Sequences are all filled with a single type-even plenty of people in the Demon Suppression Corps can keep up with your strength and speed."
He narrowed his eyes.
"The quality of the [Holy Flame] you've displayed is indeed astonishing, but its volume... hardly lives up to your status as a Divine Chosen."
In just these few minutes of fighting, he had already gleaned a great deal.
Yet Lin En remained entirely relaxed, smiling as he said:
"You certainly know your stuff."
Still, he was right. Lin En only had one [Holy Flame] Sequence, and this was as far as he could enhance his physical strength. The Vessel was simply too poor.
Black Butler took a deep breath and shook his head.
"Honestly, you've disappointed me a little. To deal with you, I specifically begged my master for this [Cursed Fire]. It was a weapon meant to counter wielders of Holy Flame like you, but now it seems I really didn't need to prepare so much."
A trace of regret appeared in his eyes.
"Your reputation as a Divine Chosen really is far too great."
Bzzzt-
Almost at that very instant, scarlet patterns appeared between his brows.
At the same time, halos like