"Are you bastards looking down on me?"
Raiser's gaze swept across the faces of Ayato and his group, his eyes turning dark. "Kill them."
As his voice echoed, several of his servants turned into blurs and charged toward Ayato and the others.
Facing the onslaught of these servants, Ayato stood still, showing no intention of making a move himself.
Are you kidding?
Against enemies of this level, with his own servants by his side, there was no need for him to lift a finger.
And sure enough,
Seeing Ayato motionless, someone else stepped up to share their master's burden.
With a flicker of movement, Leone's form appeared in front of Ayato.
"Hehe, want to hurt Master? Then you should pass through me first!"
The moment the words fell, Leone's pupils slitted and a pair of cat ears popped up on her head.
Bang!
The ground shattered beneath her feet as Leone's figure vanished.
The explosive burst of speed made all of Raiser's charging servants' vision blur.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
They couldn't even react before a surging force slammed into them.
Leone landed several blows in quick succession, her terrifying brute force sending the servants flying backward.
Crash! Crash! Crash!
Distant buildings were instantly shattered by the impacts, burying the figures under rubble.
From the moment Leone attacked, the battle was over in just a few seconds.
Seeing this, the room fell into silence.
"Th-That was amazing."
"Her name is Leone, right? She can transform. What kind of special race is she?"
In the Occult Research Club room, after a brief silence, exclamations arose.
Before them was a live broadcast of this Rating Game.
With everything unfolding before their eyes, everyone was shocked.
"Incredible speed, and immense strength too." Sona's eyes widened. "Could she be Ayato's Rook?"
"No, just a Pawn." Rias shook her head. "But I never expected her to be this strong either."
"Now I understand where Ayato's confidence came from." Sona praised.
Koneko stared intently at Leone's chest, then looked down at her own. "I've completely lost."
"Impossible!"
Raiser cried out in shock. "They're just low-class Devils. How can they be this strong?"
"Why is it impossible?"
Ayato remained standing in place, speaking calmly. "Of course, maybe your servants are just too weak."
He had reaped quite a harvest recently.
After acquiring the technology of the Imperial Arms, aside from Esdeath's Demon's Extract being already perfect, the Imperial Arms of Leone and the others had all been modified and strengthened accordingly.
Their strength had undergone a fundamental transformation.
"You sure have a big mouth, don't you?"
Raiser's gaze turned vicious and violent as he roared, "Yubelluna, don't disappoint me again."
"Yes!"
A tall woman dressed in mage's attire shot straight into the air.
Hum!
A magic circle enveloped the sky. An explosion as loud as a bomb blast roared as it descended toward Ayato and the others.
"Your Explosion Magic is not bad."
Ayato offered a compliment, but still didn't move a muscle.
Clang!
Murasame left its scabbard!
Akame's form shot up like a meteor, leaving a fleeting flash.
Swish!
A chilling sword light flashed. A slash rose to meet the massive explosion, splitting it in half and causing it to dissipate into dust.
This sight made Raiser's pupils contract.
He felt this low-class Devil was also a monster.
"Come on, who wants to fight me!"
At that moment, Raiser's servants heard a low shout.
Just as their attention was drawn to Akame, Leone had already closed in on them.
Her lithe body seemed to contain surging power.
With every step, she turned into an afterimage, tearing through the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With each dull thud, several more figures were sent flying, plowing deep furrows into the ground.
"You bastard, this ends here!"
Raiser's eyes were wide with fury, his aura exploding outward.
"Utaha, let me see the Essence of the Fire God." Ayato spoke up. "You should be able to use its power by now, right?"
"Of course, Master!"
Utaha floated into the air, her expression turning solemn as she raised her hands slightly. "And I've even developed a new technique."
Hum!
The moment her words fell, a brilliant magic circle bloomed in the sky. A massive tornado surged forth from within it.
Boom!
At the same time, a vast, boundless crimson flame descended like a heavenly river pouring down. Caught up in the raging tornado, it swept forward with overwhelming, magnificent force, completely engulfing everyone's vision.
Rumble!
The tornado of flame, like a writhing dragon, began to madly grind the earth into dust.
Endless waves of heat rolled outward in all directions.
The entire ground looked as if it had been repeatedly slashed and stabbed, then began visibly melting away.
The entire alternate dimension seemed to tremble.
Boundless dust instantly filled the air.
Vaguely, through the sea of towering flames, the ground and the principal's office had completely vanished, replaced by a massive crater.
This scene caused even Rias and the others to sharply inhale.
'What was happening?'
'When did Kasumigaoka Utaha become this strong?'
'She was a Mid-Class Devil, what kind of joke was this?'
Akeno, in particular, was deeply shaken.
She was practically Utaha's magic teacher.
But even she couldn't achieve that kind of power.
"Not bad. Infusing the power of Essence of the Fire God into your Wind Magic?"
Ayato nodded slightly in approval. "Well done."
The destructive power just now...
Had already touched the realm of High-Class Devils.
Receiving Ayato's praise, Utaha showed a pleased expression.
"But... they didn't all get killed, did they?"
Looking at the flames shooting into the distance, a flicker of complexity crossed Utaha's eyes before she sighed.
"Oh well, they are the enemy."
"That's the right attitude."
Ayato chuckled softly, feeling pleased that Utaha's mindset was finally getting more and more on track.