The weather should have been nice today.

Blue skies, warm sunshine, pleasant breezes, the aroma of flowers and plants...... Every wonderful thing that should give you a hug in the spring is not absent.

But the damned gray fog that permeates London has kept all good things out of the world.

In recent days, the city has not been exposed to the sun for several days, it is cold, damp, drowsy, and stuffy...... Now this city, which is rainy all year round, seems to have no hope of ushering in the dawn.

"Speaking of which...... The range of the fog seems to have stopped expanding? ”

While staring at the dark shadow in the dust, Maca somehow distracted herself slightly, thinking about the spread of the gray mist.

Yes, the gray fog in the city no longer spreads. After all, the core of the demonic summoning ritual was a consumable after all, and now it had been "consumed" with the end of the ritual.

However, Muriel, who was originally the core of the ritual, was the "demon" standing not far away, and Maca had no way of knowing about this at the moment.

Of course, Maca's mind didn't linger on the fog for long, and most of his attention was still on the tall figure in front of him.

The punch that the other party threw at Charlie just now stirred up a large cloud of dust and covered the opponent's body, so that Maca still hasn't been able to take a good look at this "newly-baked" demon.

He only knew that the other party had extremely terrifying speed and strength, but there was not the slightest magic fluctuation on his body. It's as if it has no magic at all, or it's somehow all contained in its body, and not a single cent of it is leaking out.

In this regard, Maca's speculation is actually more inclined to the latter - if this guy is really a "demon" summoned by Helpo, there is no reason why he can't even use magic, and can only fight with brute force like the Black Death.

"Huh?"

The thoughts in her heart flashed like lightning, and Maca was suddenly stunned, and then thought of a possibility. It was only because Bill was still helping Charlie with the broomstick at this moment that he didn't speak immediately, but just silently confronted the other party.

"That'...... Let's go first. ”

After Bill whispered a word behind him, he took his brother into the sky, and Maca took another small step forward.

He had taken a few steps closer, but as before, the figure standing in the dust still didn't react.

But Maca could perceive that the eyes behind the dust were always staring at her with a cold gaze.

After a few more seconds of staring at each other, realizing that Bill and Charlie had quietly moved away from this side, they finally lifted the staff in their hands and paused lightly on the ground.

"Boom!"

Without warning, I saw that a piece of the street under the other party's feet suddenly collapsed, and the dust that had not yet settled and dispersed suddenly became much more.

Helbo...... Your new body, is it easy to use? ”

As she backfilled the removed mud and rock, Maca asked a question, but received no answer.

"Bang."

With another muffled thud, he simply compacted the ground.

The reason why Maca asked that was because Delphi had previously told him about Helbo's purpose - to summon demons and try to turn the other person's body into his own.

And this will also be the real beginning of that nightmare future.

Therefore, Maca had to confirm as soon as possible whether this was the body of a demon and ...... and whether it has been occupied by Helbo.

Before he tries to fight the other party, he has to find out who his opponent is, right?

“…… No response? ”

"Boom!"

When Maca was feeling a little puzzled by the street that was soon quiet again, an extremely short spatial vibration startled his heart, and his body subconsciously moved a step to the side.

Then, a black fist with explosive power suddenly appeared next to him, and a bang burst out of thin air. There is no doubt that if Maca hadn't taken that step just now, his body would have been pierced by a punch by now.

While frowning slightly, Maca immediately accelerated, and disappeared in place in an instant.

The black demon that appeared behind him with spatial movement swung his fist into the air, and immediately left an afterimage in place, followed by chasing.

As for this battle, it is probably destined that no one will be able to see it clearly.

In the more than ten seconds since the two entered high-speed movements, a series of explosions followed. During this time, Maca did not launch any attacks, and all the movement was caused by the other party.

And every time the sound sounded, it was accompanied by a black afterimage that briefly lingered somewhere, and occasionally a cracked depression formed in the ground.

It wasn't until more than ten seconds passed, when a frost-colored streamer flashed in the middle of the ruins of the street, that the black demon and Maca's figure finally reappeared.

At that moment, the demon appeared a second earlier. As he came to a standstill, his entire body was enveloped in a layer of condensed ice crystals and frost.

And in the next second, Maca's figure was quietly revealed, holding the staff in her hand and her chest rose and fell slightly.

Although he was supported by rules, the continuous high-speed movement just now still caused a lot of burden on his body. You know, this is the first time he's been using this ability for so long since he's gotten it.

“…… Click. ”

Cold, a cracking sound made Maca's heart sink again—so fast? This means that the power of his cooling rules does not cause any damage to the opponent at all, but simply coats the opponent with a layer of ice.

However, he didn't have any reservations about the attack just now, and the instant cooling was very close to the limit of what he could do.

Sure enough, soon, the frozen figure easily broke free from the shackles of the ice crystals with a bang, revealing its original blackness.

"Is the first-level rule completely ineffective?"

Maca narrowed her eyes slightly, and there was a hint of fierceness in her gaze. Needless to say, this was the most formidable opponent he had ever faced since he entered the wizarding world.

What's more, the other party has not responded to his questions until now, which makes him unable to determine the identity of the other party.

"I don't know...... Can Harry's Gryffindor sword slash this guy? ”

While whispering to herself, Maca didn't stop at hand. Long after freezing it, a translucent rune had already emerged from the tip of his staff, twisting and turning in a slight tremble.

A strange aura was brewing silently around him.

But at this moment, the black figure that had not opened its mouth since it appeared finally spoke.

"Arrogance...... Mortal sin! The grave sin must be ...... Destroyed ......"

Before the words fell, the other party immediately burst out again with an astonishing speed, forcing Maca to also have to trigger the rules and step out one step at a time.

In the blink of an eye, the two swapped places, and the place where Maca was had been stamped by the other had stomped a cracked depression.

Maca didn't hesitate, and while the other party was still facing away from her, the staff was instantly swung out.

Large swaths of soul flames quickly poured out, shooting towards each other like a beam of turbulence, wrapping around their bodies of the same color and blazing.

Then, this time, it was Maca who took the initiative to use the "Swift" ability, and a sudden acceleration left her afterimage behind.

At that moment, I saw that the demon immediately noticed his movements, but he didn't mean to dodge at all, but instead turned around and rushed towards Maca, wrapped in soul flames.

Maka, who was in the middle of the rush, clearly saw the opponent's behavior, and in fact, he had already anticipated the opponent's reaction through the previous encounter.

The guy was aggressive in every move, and there was obviously no reason to dodge at all.

And it was at this moment that Maca's left hand, which had been hidden in the sleeve of her robe, suddenly stretched out and threw a few small potion bottles between her fingers at the other party.

The moment he quickly turned back, several vials smashed into the demon's face, and a huge puff of bright blue flames flew up.

It was Maca's Flame Bottle, and although he hadn't had the time to further improve it in the past two years, the use of the effect was still worth his try.

Suddenly, the shining blue flame and the black soul flame on the surface of the demon's body were mixed together, and they clinged to each other without interfering with each other.

It can be seen that the demon that rushed out of the blue fire curtain was already wrapped in a large area of swaying flames that mixed into a dark blue.

"This guy used a spatial movement before, which shows that there is still magic in his body. And now it seems that the magic in his body is not as simple as 'being'......"

In fact, Maca's attack this time was anything but simple. The fuel of the soul flame is the soul, and the fuel of the fire bottle is magic, and the combination of the two makes anyone afraid to be terrified when they see it.

It's a pity that even if the combination of these two special flames can work on the demonic body, it will probably take time to consume. Now, the other party still has no intention of stopping, and he hasn't even slowed down much.

As a last resort, Maca can only continue to move at a high speed, so as not to provoke "fire" herself. After all, even if the soul flame would not cause him any harm, the flame of the powerful fire bottle was the standard "six relatives did not recognize"!

"Boom—"

After several shuttles, the other man slammed into a nearby Muggle house without hesitation, knocking half of it into pieces.

And maybe it's because I chased it several times in a row and didn't catch Maca! This time, the black figure disappeared abruptly during the chase, and then appeared exactly in the route that Maca was running.

"Tsk."