Neraxis charged forward.
He was intercepted instantly.
Yura stepped into his path, eyes burning as he muttered,
"Kill yourself… and I will spare you."
Neraxis gritted his teeth, lips curling into a savage grin.
"Aren't you too cocky, for a mere brat?"
Yura slammed his fist forward—
Neraxis tanked it with his guard.
His arms shook for a brief second.
Yep… he's getting strong.
Zzzngh!
THUD!
Neraxis vanished in a yellow dash and reappeared mid-strike—his blow landing clean.
Yura's body was sent flying.
He crashed across the ground, coughing blood as his consciousness faded.
Neraxis' menacing laughter echoed across the city.
"Hahahahahahaha!"
Kozuki Toya had finished recovering his VF.
He charged—launching a combined assault alongside Toura Oni.
Ren, Seraphine, and Ishihara remained behind them, their energies flaring like restrained monsters.
Toya slashed forward—
Neraxis was already behind him.
Toya's eyes widened.
Can we really win against Neraxis… the man known as the devil?
From the sky, Toura Oni descended.
THUD!
Her staff struck the ground, cracking the surface as she gritted her teeth.
"Tch!"
Neraxis was already a step away.
THUD!
Ren crashed into him from the side, slamming Neraxis into a wall.
Debris exploded outward, smoke swallowing the battlefield as chunks of concrete rained down at insane speed.
Toya clenched his fists.
I must not be scared.
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{Flashback – Kael speaking with the Principal}
The Principal spoke cautiously,
"Kael… you should be more careful. You can be killed. This is life or death."
Kael replied lazily,
"Why should I, when they can't even land a proper punch on me?"
The Principal frowned.
"Vital Amplification exists."
Kael muttered, resting his head on the pillow, scratching his hair.
"The only one who can execute it perfectly is Neraxis."
The Principal froze.
"Huh?"
Kael continued,
"Yet he doesn't exist. Which means there's no one else."
The Principal stayed silent.
Kael sighed, eyes half-closed.
"Everyone else uses imperfect Vital Amplification."
He paused.
"Besides Neraxis, the only one with a chance of beating me is the Judgment of Umbra Technique… and their core construct—especially the adaptive tyrant, Yarau."
The Principal nodded slowly.
Kael smirked, voice calm and absolute.
"Though no one in history has ever been able to control Yarau."
He leaned back.
"Which means… I can't ever be defeated."