Innocentius, so imposing just a moment ago, was effortlessly devoured in its entirety.
Or rather, instantly killed.
Stiyl, who had witnessed everything, turned utterly grave in an instant.
The leader of the Blue Dream Company.
Although most information about him amounted to baseless speculation, Stiyl also had only a limited understanding of how strength was ranked on the science side.
But judging from what he had just seen, this man was unquestionably the strongest enemy he had ever encountered.
Until now, that position had always belonged to Kanzaki Kaori.
Even without fully releasing her Holy Stigma, a Saint in her normal state was stronger than most magicians.
But that was a completely different matter from swallowing flames burning at three thousand degrees all at once.
The defeat of Innocentius alone would not have panicked Stiyl this badly, but the fact that such an absurd method had actually worked made his body tremble instinctively.
"You... are you really human?"
"At present, I'm a genuine human. There's no need to be so alarmed. It's difficult, but if you work hard enough, you might actually manage it yourself someday."
"Stop joking! You monster!"
Stiyl gritted his teeth, taking it as nothing more than Roland's mockery with victory already assured.
To maintain so many Runes alongside an exceptional Magic Formula like Innocentius, his Life Force was being refined into magical power almost without interruption.
As a result, although he stood nearly two meters tall and had an intimidating build, outside of magic, Stiyl was actually all bark and no bite.
Ordinarily, climbing a few too many flights of stairs would leave him panting as though he had lost half his life.
Regardless of how Roland had done it, the thought of fighting such a monster weighed on him, but for Index's sake, he would