The weather was supposed to be nice today.
The blue sky, the warm sunshine, the pleasant breeze, the fragrance of flowers and plants... every wonderful thing that should be embraced by you in spring is not absent.
However, this damn gray fog that filled London blocked all the good things from the outside world.
In recent days, the urban area has been without sunshine for several days in a row. It is cold, humid, lethargic, and depressing... Now this city, which has been rainy all year round, seems to have no hope of welcoming the dawn.
"Speaking of which... the scope of the fog seems to have stopped expanding?"
While Maka was staring closely at the black shadow in the dust, she somehow got distracted and thought about the spread of gray mist.
Yes, gray fog is no longer spreading in the city. After all, the core of the demon summoning ritual is a consumable, and it has now been "consumed" with the end of the ritual.
However, Muriel, who was originally the core of the ritual, was the "devil" standing not far away. Maka had no way of knowing this at the moment.
Of course, Maka's thoughts did not stay on the mist for too long. Most of his attention was still placed on the tall figure in front.
The opponent's punch against Charlie just now stirred up a large amount of dust, covering the opponent's body, so that Maka still hasn't been able to take a good look at this "newly released" devil. A few glances.
He only knew that the other party had extremely terrifying speed and strength, but there was no magic fluctuation in his body. It's as if it has no magic power at all, or it's all contained within the body in some way, without even a single bit leaking out.
In this regard, Maka's guess is actually more inclined to the latter - if this guy is really the "demon" summoned by Haierbo, there is no reason that he can't even use magic and can only use brute force like the Black Death. Fight with force.
"Um?"
The thoughts in her heart passed by like lightning. Maka was suddenly startled, and then thought of a possibility. It was only because Bill was still helping Charlie get on the broomstick that he didn't speak immediately, but just maintained a confrontation with the other party silently.
"Then... let's go first."
After Bill whispered something behind him, he took his brother and flew into the sky. Then Maka took another small step forward.
He had taken a few steps closer just now, but just like this time, the figure standing in the dust still showed no reaction.
But Maka could notice that the eyes behind the dust were always looking at her closely with a cold gaze.
After looking at each other for a few more seconds, they realized that Bill and Charlie had quietly moved away from here, and finally raised the staff in their hands and tapped it lightly on the ground.
"boom!"
Without any warning, the street beneath the opponent's feet suddenly collapsed, and the dust that had not yet settled and dispersed suddenly increased in size.
"Helbo...is your new body useful?"
While refilling the removed mud and rocks, Maka asked, but received no answer.
"Bang."
With another muffled sound, he simply compacted the ground.
The reason why Maka asked that was precisely because Delphi had previously mentioned to him Halbo's purpose - to summon the devil and try to turn the other party's body into his own.
And this will also be the real beginning of that nightmare future.
Therefore, Maka must confirm as soon as possible whether this is the body of a demon, and... whether it has been possessed by Haierbo.
Before trying to fight with the opponent, he must first find out who his opponent is, right
"… no response?"
"boom!"
When Maka was feeling a little confused about the street that soon became quiet again, an extremely short space vibration shocked him, and his body subconsciously moved a step sideways.
Then, a black fist containing explosive power suddenly appeared next to him, making an explosion out of thin air. There is no doubt that if Maka had not taken that step just now, his body would have been penetrated by a punch now.
While frowning slightly, Maka immediately accelerated and disappeared in an instant.
The black demon who appeared behind him by means of space movement punched the air, leaving an afterimage on the spot, and chased after him.
As for this battle, it is probably destined that no one can see it clearly.
Within more than ten seconds after the two entered high-speed movement, a series of explosions and roars followed. During this period, Maka did not launch any attacks, and all movements were caused by the other party.
Every time a sound rang out, it was accompanied by a black afterimage that briefly stayed somewhere, and occasionally a cracked depression formed on the ground.
Until more than ten seconds passed, when a frost-colored stream of light suddenly flashed in the center of the ruins of the street, the black devil and Maka finally reappeared.
At that moment, the devil appeared a second first. When he suddenly stopped, his entire body was wrapped in a layer of extremely solid ice crystals and frost.
The next second, Maka's figure quietly appeared, holding the staff in his hand and his chest rising and falling slightly.
Although there were rules to support him, the sustained high-speed movement just now still put a lot of burden on his body. You know, since he got this ability, this is the first time he has used it continuously for such a long time.
"…Crack."
Suddenly, a crack made Maka's heart tremble again - so fast? This means that the power of his cooling rules did not cause any harm to the opponent at all, but simply coated the opponent with a layer of ice.
However, he had no reservations about the attack just now, and the instantaneous cooling was very close to the limit of what he could achieve.
Sure enough, soon, the frozen figure easily broke free from the shackles of the ice crystals with an explosion, revealing its original black color.
"Are the first-level rules completely useless?"
Maka narrowed her eyes slightly, with a sharp look in her eyes. Needless to say, this is the most powerful opponent he has ever encountered since entering the magic world.
What's more important is that the other party has not responded to his questions yet, which makes him unable to determine the identity of the other party.
"I don't know... can Harry's Gryffindor sword be able to cut this guy?"
While muttering secretly to herself, Maka did not stop. Even after freezing it, a translucent rune appeared on the top of his staff, twisting with slight trembling.
A strange aura was brewing silently around him.
But it was at this moment that the black figure, who had not spoken since he appeared, finally spoke.
"Arrogance... a mortal sin! A mortal sin must... be destroyed..."
Before he finished speaking, the opponent immediately burst out with astonishing speed again, forcing Maka to trigger the rules and step out quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged positions, and the place where Maka was originally had been stamped by the other party, creating a depression full of cracks.
Maka didn't hesitate, and while the other party's back was still facing her, she swung the staff instantly.
A large swath of soul flame quickly splashed out, shooting towards the opponent like a turbulent stream, wrapping around its body of the same color and burning fiercely.
Afterwards, this time it was Maka who took the initiative to use the "swift" ability, accelerating suddenly and leaving her own afterimage behind.
At that second, it was seen that the demon immediately noticed his movements, but had no intention of dodging. Instead, he faced Maka and rushed back, wrapped in soul flames.
Maka, who was charging forward, clearly saw the opponent's behavior. In fact, he had already anticipated the opponent's reaction through previous confrontations.
Every move that guy made was full of aggression, and there was obviously no reason to dodge.
And it was at this moment that Maka's left hand, which had been hidden in the sleeve of her robe, suddenly stretched out and threw several small potion bottles between her fingers towards the opponent.
The moment he quickly turned back, several vials hit the demon's face, and a huge bright blue flame flew into the sky.
That was Maka's Fierce Fire Bottle. Although he had not had time to further improve it in the past two years, the use of its effects was still worth a try.
Suddenly, the bright and shining blue flames were mixed with the black soul flames on the surface of the demon's body, clinging to each other without interfering with each other.
It can be seen that the demon that rushed out of the blue fire curtain was covered with large swaying flames mixed into a faint blue.
"This guy used space movement before, which shows that there is still magic power in his body. But now it seems that the magic power in his body is more than just 'there'..."
In fact, Maka's attack this time was anything but simple. The fuel of the soul flame is the soul, while the fuel of the Lihuo bottle is magic power. The combination of the two will scare everyone who sees it.
Unfortunately, even if the superposition of these two special flames can be effective on the demon body, it will probably take time to consume. Now, the other party still has no intention of stopping, and has not even slowed down much.
As a last resort, Maka could only continue to move at high speed to avoid getting "fired" herself. After all, even if the soul flame will not cause any harm to him, the flame of Li Huo Ping is the standard "disowning relatives"!
"Boom—"
After several shuttles, the opponent crashed through a nearby Muggle house without any delay, completely collapsing half of it.
And maybe it’s because I chased him several times but couldn’t catch Maka! This time, the black figure suddenly disappeared during the chase, and then appeared exactly on Maka's running route.
"Tsk."