William needed to end the fight as fast as possible. The bird had to die. It was necessary.
He decided to go further—activating his second-stage demonic transformation.
It was different from his first form. In the first form, his body became wrapped in demonic energy—black, and seeming to have a life of its own.
In the second stage, the color shifted to a deep crimson, and his eyes followed the same pattern, turning red.
His hair began to move, as if the energy around his body was so intense it affected everything nearby.
The power inside him was far greater than before. He now had a massive boost to his attributes: 300 points to each one.
That was huge. Even the bird sensed the difference in power and didn't attack immediately. In fact, something curious happened.
The bird flew away.
That massive, majestic creature, the city's guardian, chose to leave upon feeling the level of power emanating from William. It wasn't worth staying and dying in a fight against him.
