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Boom—!!
The sound of breaking wind rang out.
Feros's figure vanished from the spot instantly, appearing out of thin air before Weston's eyes the next second.
What?!
So fast!
Weston was secretly startled in his heart and hastily blocked.
Sure enough, the opponent's attack followed immediately.
Thud—!!
A powerful punch struck directly.
Always on guard and having made corresponding preparations, Weston was still knocked back several meters by this punch.
What heavy power!
This guy... is stronger than any opponent he has encountered before!
Geoffrey had ruled Magnolia for ten years, but that was because he had someone backing him up, and he knew how to extort money and exploit people's psychological fear.
Mark led 'Dark Night Scorpions' to become the strongest force in the 'City of Outlaws,' and everyone feared him, but those in the 'City of Outlaws' were just defeated remnants from the battlefield; their own strength was not great.
Sly had enslaved a large number of people, but in essence, he was just a piece of trash who got lucky and was obsessed with pleasure.
Then there was that Necromancer, a follower of Zeref, who had some skill but relied too much on puppets, neglecting his own power.
But the Feros before him, whether in terms of mindset or strength, was fundamentally different from the previous four.
Weston landed back on the spot, his gaze continuing to size up Feros.
"This is... Take Over magic?"
"This is Take Over magic!"
It took only a second for his tone to change from doubt to certainty.
He could still identify the type of magic.
"You guy, exactly what beast did you take over?"
Feros gave a wicked laugh: "Have you heard the legend of the 'Fire Snake'?"
"Fire... Snake?" Weston showed a look of surprise.
He had heard this name!
Back then, after the 'City of Outlaws' incident, Weston had kept an eye on the guild 'Fire Serpent's Eye.'
After returning to the guild, he conducted an investigation into this name and subsequently, during the investigation process, unexpectedly learned of records regarding the 'Fire Snake.'
In the legends, that was a giant snake born within a volcano.
The giant snake had the ability to swallow flames, and thus fed on fire from birth.
It ate and slept every day, day after day, year after year, until it eventually turned the volcano into a dormant volcano.
Ultimately, the giant snake died within the volcano due to a lack of food.
Weston didn't know if this legend was true, a ghost story made up by predecessors, or simply a cold joke, so he had turned around and put it out of his mind.
Hearing Feros say this now, he realized that perhaps that legendary monster truly existed.
"So, you have taken over the rumored monster 'Fire Snake'?"
"No wonder this guild's name is called 'Fire Serpent's Eye'!"
Take Over magic is magic that incorporates things corresponding to the magic into one's body to obtain a portion of their power.
The target of this takeover can be inorganic matter, such as weapons, or biological, such as animals, beasts, demons, or even gods.
If it is biological, it is further divided into two situations: soul and physical body.
The Take Over magic that appeared in the original work mostly involved souls.
As for physical body takeover, it only appeared once in the 100 Years Quest, which was when Faris took over Acnologia's arm.
He just didn't know if the 'Fire Snake' Feros took over was a soul or a physical body...
"You're right!"
Feros laughed: "However, the term 'monster' is not accurate; the 'Fire Snake' is actually a more special existence."
"A special... existence?"
"Demon Snake!"
Feros opened his mouth and spoke a term that Weston had not anticipated.
"The true identity of the 'Fire Snake' is a fire snake from the Demon World!"
"You're saying the Demon World?"
"You wouldn't naively think that there is only one world, 'Earth-land,' in this universe, would you?"
Feros looked smug, casting a slight look of contempt at Weston: "Edolas, Elentear, the Celestial Spirit World... and the Demon World, these all truly exist."
"I heard your magic is called 'Super Archive,' which can search for all information in the magic world, don't tell me you didn't even know this?"
Weston didn't care about his ridicule either, saying truthfully: "I knew about the previous few, but the Demon World is indeed the first time I've heard of it."
No, actually, it couldn't be said to be the first time.
He remembered in the original work, when Gray fought the 'Winter General' of the Spriggan 12, the term 'Ice of the Demon World' had been mentioned.
All along, Weston thought that was just an adjective.
He didn't expect the Demon World truly existed!
But come to think of it, it makes sense.
This is a world that possesses magic, so the existence of a 'Demon World' doesn't seem too surprising.
"Now, let you witness the terrifying power of a Demon Snake from the Demon World!"
As Feros spoke, he clenched both hands.
With a 'whoosh.'
A ball of orange-red flame erupted from each of his two fists.
Manipulating flames is not strange; any Fire Wizard can do it.
But ordinary Fire Wizards cannot withstand the temperature of flames with their physical bodies, so when they use fire magic, they let the flames circulate outside their bodies, and usually cast spells through magic circles or magic staves.
For someone like Feros to let flames attach directly to his fists, it is either because the temperature of the flames is extremely low, or it is because his body has strong resistance to flames!
But since he took over the 'Fire Snake,' it wouldn't be surprising for his body to have fire resistance.
Weston did not dare to be careless, his heart filled with vigilance.
Suddenly!
Feros's two arms unexpectedly lengthened fiercely, striking directly toward Weston!
"What?!"
"His arms actually lengthened?!!"
In his shock, Weston hurriedly jumped to the side.
Boom—!!
The fists smashed into the floor below, and the flame energy exploded instantly, kicking up a large amount of wood chips and dust.
"Is fire magic also mixed into the attack?"
It's a bit like Natsu's attacks, except this person's arms can lengthen, so the attack range is wider.
Swoosh—
The sound of breaking wind came from ahead.
Weston raised his head, aimed at the incoming fists, and distorted his body in mid-air to avoid the attack again.
Just as he landed, two fists came at him in a pincer attack from the left and right again!
Feros's offensive was fierce and dense, not allowing Weston even a moment to catch his breath.
"You want to deal with me like this? Too naive!"
A few points of excitement from 'meeting an opponent' suddenly rose in Weston's heart, and his hands grabbed toward the sides simultaneously.
With two 'claps,' he firmly caught Feros's wrists in his hands.
"Fairy's Breath!!"
Magical energy gushed out from his body, forming a giant, swift, upward-spinning storm.
Feros's expression changed drastically; he tried his best to pull back his arms but found he couldn't break free at all. Instead, he was pulled over by the massive force coming from his wrists.
The next second, the entire person was blasted into the air by the spinning storm!
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