Izumi watched the countless worlds rushing toward him and grinned.
Rika's magic was terrifying, but he was hardly an easy opponent himself.
Power surged through his body.
It had been a very long time since he had felt this excited.
The thrill of facing a worthy opponent made his blood race.
The next moment, dazzling radiance erupted from his entire body.
His form dissolved into pure light.
In an instant, he transformed into a colossal Giant of Light that towered over countless worlds.
Then he drew back his fist.
And swung.
BOOM!!
A single punch swept across the dimensional void.
The enormous fist seemed capable of encircling entire worlds.
One after another, the worlds created by Rika's magic shattered like fragile glass before the overwhelming force.
Seeing that spectacle, a faint smile appeared on Rika's lips.
"Impressive."
Without hesitation, she waved her staff again.
A massive crack tore open in the void.
It was a spatial rift so vast that it could swallow multiple worlds at once.
The darkness within seemed endless.
Then the rift shot directly toward Izumi.
At their level, even a casual attack possessed enough power to erase a world.
Every spell Rika cast carried unimaginable destructive force.
Any Double-Digit being witnessing this battle would probably be trembling in fear.
She was simply too powerful.
And so the two continued their clash within the dimensional void.
Some of Rika's attacks inevitably flew toward Izumi's world.
However—
Not a single ripple appeared.
The golden bracelet Izumi had thrown earlier had expanded into an enormous barrier, perfectly protecting his universe.
Because of that, neither of them needed to hold back.
They fought without restraint.
Worlds collided.
Dimensions shattered.
Spatial storms raged across the void.
Rika unleashed one devastating spell after another.
If any ordinary magician had witnessed her techniques, their understanding of magic would have been completely overturned.
What people called a magical barrage was nothing compared to this.
Meteor showers?
Planetary bombardment?
Those were children's toys.
Rika was hurling entire worlds at her opponent.
And not just one.
She was firing them continuously like a never-ending barrage.
If those worlds had contained living beings, some observers might have mistaken her for a mad goddess dragging universes from elsewhere and throwing them around as weapons.
Although no one inside Izumi's world could directly witness the battle, there were still a few beings capable of sensing what was happening.
The disturbance was simply too enormous to ignore.
One of them was Guang.
The unfortunate man whom Izumi had recently beaten black and blue.
When he noticed the battle taking place outside the dimensional world, he immediately rushed over.
The moment he saw Izumi and Rika exchanging blows, a grin spread across his bruised face.
"Oh?"
"Those two are actually fighting?"
"Tsk, tsk..."
He rubbed the swelling on his cheek and couldn't help but laugh.
"Fight harder."
"Come on."
"Beat each other's brains out."
The more violent the battle became, the happier he felt.
If he could see Izumi suffer even the slightest setback, it would make his day.
After all, if he couldn't beat Izumi himself—
Watching someone else do it was the next best thing.
With that thought, Guang became completely engrossed in the battle.
...
Meanwhile, Izumi remained oblivious to his spectator.
Right now, all of his attention was focused on Rika.
She was proving to be far more troublesome than he had expected.
Every time he tried to close the distance, Rika immediately unleashed another devastating barrage of spells and forced him back.
Even his mastery over space wasn't helping much.
Whenever he attempted spatial movement or teleportation, she instantly sealed the surrounding dimensions.
There wasn't even the slightest opening.
She had clearly anticipated his methods from the beginning.
Izumi clicked his tongue.
"Seriously..."
"This woman is ridiculously difficult to deal with."
And for the first time in a long while—
The battle had become genuinely interesting.