Hex stepped forward, lifting his foot as he slowly approached the Bezier Magic Amulet on the stall.
"It belongs to me!! The final piece that will make me invincible!"
"Uncle, you will definitely succeed."
Charmcaster bowed respectfully in congratulations, though a trace of unwillingness flickered in her eyes.
She had no chance.
The stall owner trembled, staring at Hex in horror.
"If I had known… I would've sold it to that little girl…"
Whoosh!
Hex raised his hand and pointed at the stall owner.
Violent wind pressure began to gather around him.
"…Hm?" Hex froze.
"I didn't activate my magic?"
A sense of dread surged through him.
He suddenly looked up.
RUMBLE!!
A blazing meteor tore through the sky, trailing terrifying flames as it crashed straight toward Hex!
"Damn it! In this enclosed area, if I get hit—even if I don't die, I'll suffocate!"
Hex didn't hesitate.
He abandoned the Bezier Magic Amulet and rode the wind, fleeing out of the expo.
The flaming meteor instantly adjusted its trajectory.
At an angle, it slammed down in front of Hex—
BOOM!!
The ground erupted into a sea of fire.
From within the inferno—
A towering, muscular figure stepped forward.
His entire body burned fiercely.
A domineering Heatblast variant.
His expression was cold, his eyes merciless.
"Hex. Long time no see."
[Ding! Quest Issued: The Resurgent Dark Mage, Hex]
[Quest Content: The Dark Mage Hex has escaped from prison and grown abnormally powerful.
Defeat him.]
[Quest Reward: 40 reward points.]
"…Are you kidding me?" Ethen cursed inwardly.
Forty reward points?
Hex's power inflation was ridiculous.
"…It's you again," Hex snarled.
"You've turned into an alien now? What about that other male alien earlier? Can you summon helpers and transform?
And what's with your sleeves—why has your power changed so much?!"
The Disaster Heatblast stared back calmly.
Hex fell silent.
"If you won't answer," Heatblast said coldly, "then don't bother asking me either."
His eyes sharpened.
His palms rubbed together.
In an instant—
Flames hotter than the sun's surface erupted.
BOOM!!
He hurled the condensed Sunfire straight at Hex!
This was a technique that ordinary Heatblast variants needed seconds to charge.
The Disaster Heatblast released it instantly.
"عاصفة شديدة!"
Hex spread his arms, roaring incantations.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
A demonic wind dragon formed in front of him, roaring as it charged the sunfire!
RUMBLE!!
The dragon clawed wildly, tearing into the sunfire—
While the sunfire simultaneously melted the dragon's dark form.
Light and darkness collided violently.
"Fire Fist!"
Ethen condensed blazing energy and launched a massive punch toward Hex!
Hex chanted rapidly.
Endless pillars of fire erupted before him, spewing continuously.
At first—
Ethen's sunfire smashed through them.
But gradually—
The endless flames dissolved his attack.
A stalemate formed.
"…Can't hit him?" Ethen remained calm, though a hint of regret crossed his eyes.
"Then we go close combat."
WHOOSH!!
Flames wrapped around his body, forming heavy flame armor.
He charged forward like a Street Fighter possessed by fire.
Sunfire-wreathed fists rained down like a storm!
"جسد الشيطان!"
Hex's sleeves fluttered violently.
Infinite black light exploded outward.
A massive, majestic Demon God Shadow materialized behind him.
The shadow clenched mountain-sized fists—
Punching repeatedly like a Pegasus Meteor Fist!
The Disaster Heatblast was forced to halt—
Trading blow for blow with the colossal fists.
For a brief moment—
He was actually pushed back.
"…Mom."
"I think I'm watching Ragnarok."
"So gods and demon kings really exist."
At the Magic Expo, everyone stared in shock, bodies trembling.
This was instinctive fear.
Fear of divine power.
Grandpa Max wiped cold sweat from his brow while helping Gwen up.
Both of them kept their eyes locked on Charmcaster lurking nearby.
"Relax," she said, raising her hands with a forced smile.
"I won't interfere."
Her gaze never left the battlefield.
Either fighter could kill her instantly.
Whoever won—
She would support them.
BOOM!!
Hex raised his arms.
The Demon God Shadow mirrored him, smashing its fists downward.
The Disaster Heatblast was sent flying.
He crashed into the ground.
He stood back up, slightly embarrassed, scratching his head.
"Damn… this is the first time I've been sent flying. And with this many people watching, too."
"You will die," Hex sneered. "A miserable death."
"Is that so?" Heatblast spread his hands, smiling casually.
"Hex, keep fighting—but don't get addicted. Otherwise, you'll die even more miserably later."
"Enough nonsense!" Hex roared.
The Demon God Shadow spread its claws, ready to tear heaven and earth apart.
At that moment—
"Et—uh, the super tingly Flame Guy! I've cleared the area—go all out!"
From a street hundreds of meters away, Diamondhead shouted loudly, crystal barriers sealing off the road!
"Heh. Alright." The Disaster Heatblast's smile vanished.
A terrifying chill radiated from his eyes.
Only now—
Did the nature of the battle truly change.
"Playing tricks!!" Hex lunged forward, claws slashing viciously.
The Disaster Heatblast clenched his fists—
And the flames around him suddenly stopped burning.
"…What?"
"No fire?"
"How can he fight like this?!"
"It's over…"
Despair spread through the crowd.
The god had fallen.
The demon king would rule the Earth.
"If Uncle wins," Charmcaster decided, "I'll help him retrieve the Bezier Magic Amulet."
Crack… crack…
A faint sound echoed.
The ground split open.
RUMBLE!!!
Magma surged from deep underground, roaring upward!
It wrapped around the Disaster Heatblast's arms.
He threw a punch—
Two rivers of magma coiled around his fist.
A terrifying Magma Heavy Punch formed!
BANG!!
The magma punch collided with the Demon God's claws—
In an instant—
The claws melted.
Collapsed.
And shattered completely.
...
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