Ifrit—
The highest-level Flame Spirit.
The Ruler of Exploding Flames that burns everything, second only to the Spirit King among flame-type spirits.
Is it strong?
This question is foolish.
In the that time i got reincarnated as a slime plane, if not compared to the top tier, Ifrit could definitely be included in the 'list of strong ones'.
But if those monsters are included, Ifrit appears vulnerable.
Of course, it might also be because it appeared too early, met the Demon Lord, and was eaten after the fight.
Although it later got a name and evolved into the 'Flame Spirit King'... in Chen Hai's eyes, this guy staying inside Izawa Shizue's body was a problem.
He planned to eliminate it.
Then, completely transform the power of this Ruler of Exploding Flames into Izawa Shizue's own power.
Returning to the present—
Chen Hai had the Kijin (Ogre) (Race/Tribe), Goblins, and Ranga around him retreat.
The three Adventurers also obediently moved to the back.
"Lord Chen Hai is strong, but going alone to fight the enemy is still a bit reckless. Please give us orders!"
"Benimaru, no need to rush, this battle will end very quickly."
"End quickly... What are you planning to do?"
"Just watch."
Chen Hai replied calmly.
This made Shuna and Shion no longer worried, and instead became curious about how Chen Hai would crush the enemy 570.
"That guy is going to attack!!!"
Kabaru, one of the three Adventurers, noticed the movements of the Ruler of Exploding Flames Ifrit.
The Flame Spirit in the air made the fire lizards move at high speed, rushing towards Chen Hai from both sides.
Chen Hai had no intention of dodging at all.
"Ah!!!"
Eren dared not look, and directly hugged Shion next to her.
Although not particularly fond of human intimacy, Shion still calmly patted her shoulder.
"If you think Lord Chen Hai will lose to that guy, you are sorely mistaken."
"Eh? Is he okay?"
Eren raised her head again, looking at the battlefield.
Her companions... Kid and Kabaru responded:
"More than just okay."
"Rather, he wasn't affected at all. Why are those fire lizards like small animals?"
The two saw it clearly.
The fire lizards dominated by the Flame Spirit spat out scorching tongues, their bodies wreathed in fiery light, and engaged in a close-quarters clash with Chen Hai!
The moment the two sides were about to collide, the fire lizards were swatted away by Chen Hai as if they were flies buzzing around.
They were like fragile toys, dissolving and shattering as they hit the ground, then completely dissipating!
Chen Hai's flick of the hand caused a terrifying roar of hot wind.
This made Ifrit pause.
The flames he felt just now were similar to his own, no... they were even more terrifying than his own!
Upon realizing this, the temperature of the battlefield where both parties were located suddenly soared.
But this time, the rise was not merely heat energy, but something that transcended Ifrit's comprehension.
As Chen Hai breathed, tiny sparks drifted in the air, not flickering like ordinary flames, but trembling with a regular frequency, as if narrating the truth of fire's genesis.
Seeing this, Ifrit raised its hand, gathered power, locked onto its enemy, and unleashed its flames!
The result—
Its attack dissipated before it was even launched!
Outside the battlefield, the Ogres, Goblins, and Adventurers all witnessed this scene.
"The flames went out?"
Shuna recalled everything she had just seen and came to this conclusion.
Because the flame spear Ifrit had condensed was blown away by a scorching current of air as soon as it formed.
The first attack had no effect, so Ifrit landed on the ground and used a new ability!
Chen Hai noticed a magic circle pattern, glowing red, appearing beneath his feet.
"Lord Chen Hai!"
As Shion shouted, the magic circle erupted!
This was Ifrit's skill—Inferno Prison Array.
A fiery tornado, rising from the ground, melted the earth and ignited the space, incinerating everything within its range!
Ifrit watched the engulfed figure and then fixed its gaze on the others outside the battlefield.
"This must be the convenience of the entries."
Chen Hai took a step forward.
The moment his right foot landed, a slight tremor triggered a ripple.
It was an even more scorching, more terrifying heat flow!
Ifrit couldn't believe what was happening before its eyes.
Its most powerful offensive magic was ineffective against the enemy, and the rampant flames were even being toyed with in the opponent's palm?!
Without giving Ifrit another chance to attack, Chen Hai teleported in front of it.
He merely raised his hand, and the flames in the trajectory left by his fingertips as they cut through the air presented a completely different form.
They were not a combustion that spread along matter, but a high-temperature field that directly warped space.
The flames around Ifrit, the moment they touched this field, were like inferior fakes exposed before the genuine article—all the blazing inferno it prided itself on lost its color, turning into grayish-white embers and scattering!
Its own flames were burned to ash?!
Ifrit couldn't understand, nor did it want to.
It let out a roar, and just as the explosive flames it had condensed in its hands were about to be released... "Shut up."
Chen Hai grabbed Ifrit by the neck with his right hand.
The 'high-temperature field' that enveloped both of them, burning even the flames to ash, suddenly contracted, instantly engulfing the scene.
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Chen Hai stood amidst burning flames.
However, the flames here were not scorching.
They emitted a soft glow, as if they were the embodiment of memories.
In this mental world composed of fire, countless fragments drifted.
A young girl, a small hut in the woods, grass swaying in the wind, and tree branches casting dappled light.
These were Izawa Shizue's memories.
And at the center of it all, Shizue sat alone on the ground, hugging her knees tightly.
Compared to the scorching flames around her, her figure appeared lonely and fragile.
Chen Hai, having arrived here, slowly approached.
His steps were steady, each one leaving a brief ripple in the flames.
As Chen Hai drew near, the surrounding flames seemed to sense his intention; some began to stir, others began to scatter.
"Excuse me, Miss…"
Chen Hai spoke, breaking the silence of this space.
Hearing his voice, Shizue looked up, tears glistening in her eyes.
"Chen Hai…"
"Do you want to stay here?"
"I don't know…"
After Izawa Shizue was summoned to this other world, having experienced countless joys, delights, and sorrows, she held two completely conflicting thoughts about this world.
Like and dislike coexisted.
How should she choose?
Should she just give up?
Chen Hai listened to Izawa Shizue's confused answer and extended his right hand to her.
"Not knowing is the most perfect answer."
"Why… do you say that?"
"Because every step you take from now on will be a surprise."
Chen Hai's hand remained there.
"And it will be a surprise that satisfies you, so… come with me to see a new world."
"A world like before?"
"Exactly, but a world that can be completely changed."
"Of course…" Chen Hai said helplessly,
"We can also just sit here, preferably with some game consoles. A game console refers to an electronic device used to play various games. Regarding…"
"No, Chen Hai's words… no."
Izawa Shizue interrupted him.
"Is that so? Then let's go together."
Izawa Shizue, invited again, hesitated slightly, but she still extended her right hand.
"Got you."
With a gentle pull, Chen Hai lifted Shizue from the ground and pulled her into his embrace.
At this moment, all memories, all flames born of pain, began to dissipate.
And those volatile flames were also ignited by Chen Hai.
And so—
The two figures, pressed together, for the first time had a complete silhouette under the illumination of the new flames.
A new journey, too, began from this point.