Xytherion stood firmly in front, his gaze locked onto Kaito.
"Kaito… stop right there. Take one more step toward Anvi, and I won't hold back."
Kaito smiled faintly.
"Xytherion… just step aside. Leave the girl and walk away."
Xytherion's aura grew heavier, darker.
"That's not possible."
A spark of excitement flickered in Kaito's eyes.
"Then I'll have to force my way through."
Both of them dashed forward at the same time—
DHAM!
Kaito struck directly at Xytherion's leg.
Xytherion lost his balance and fell.
In the next instant—
Kaito unleashed a barrage of rapid strikes.
Fast. Continuous. Relentless.
Xytherion crashed to the ground.
Kaito straightened up, letting out a small laugh.
"You turned out to be weaker than I expected."
Xytherion slowly pushed himself up.
I might not be able to defeat him…
…but I just need to buy time until Aviraj wakes up.
Kaito looked straight into his eyes.
"Oh… so you're stalling for him?"
Xytherion didn't answer.
He charged again.
Kaito smirked.
"You're going to fall again."
He swung—
But this time—
SLASH!
Xytherion's blade pierced straight through Kaito's chest.
Kaito was thrown back, sliding across the ground.
Kaito rose slowly, gripping his chest.
"Hmm… you do have power…"
"…but you're still not on my level."
He rushed forward again.
This time—
Xytherion summoned his army.
Dozens of shadow soldiers appeared across the battlefield.
Kaito glanced around, unimpressed.
He picked up an iron rod from the ground.
"Interesting…"
He charged.
A heavy clash—
Xytherion was sent flying backward.
And then—
Kaito tore through the entire army alone.
One by one… all of them fell.
Xytherion stood up again… barely.
His energy was fading.
"I can't defeat him…"
He looked toward Anvi.
"…but I can give her my remaining power. Just for a moment…"
He placed his hand on her head.
"Power Division."
Suddenly—
Anvi's aura began to change.
Dark… intense… unstable.
Xytherion collapsed.
Unconscious.
Kaito stepped forward.
"Where did you go, Xytherion? Ran away?"
Then he noticed—
Xytherion lying on the ground.
He laughed.
"Looks like you were finished already."
Then—
His gaze shifted.
Anvi's aura was rising.
Becoming something else.
Kaito narrowed his eyes.
"What is this… her aura… it's turning demonic."
Inferno Mode
Anvi slowly lifted into the air.
Her eyes opened—
Completely black.
With a single red dot at the center.
She looked to the side—
Xytherion…
Then Master…
And finally—
Aviraj.
Lying motionless.
For a second—
She went blank.
Then—
Something inside her snapped.
Her expression twisted.
Unstable.
Kaito whispered,
"Inferno Mode…"
In the next moment—
She vanished.
And—
DHAM!
She appeared behind Kaito and struck him with a powerful blow.
Kaito was thrown away—
But quickly regained his footing.
Anvi raised her sword—
And it transformed instantly.
Behind her—
Hundreds… thousands of swords materialized.
Kaito looked up.
"What kind of mode is this…"
"…this level of power… she won't last long."
A blade dropped toward him—
He dodged.
Then—
He looked up.
Thousands of swords were descending.
He tried to escape—
But—
Anvi appeared in front of him.
And struck him again.
Kaito crashed back down.
Dust filled the air.
The next second—
All the swords fell.
Aftermath
The smoke slowly cleared.
Kaito stood there… heavily injured.
He held his shoulder.
In front of him—
Anvi stood silently.
Then—
A sound from above.
Kaito looked up—
A massive floating landmass was descending toward him.
"What… is that…?"
He braced himself—
But suddenly—
Anvi collapsed.
The island vanished.
Kaito exhaled slowly.
"Interesting… she's the fifth person in this world to reach Inferno Mode."
Aviraj Awakens
Kaito began recovering.
He walked toward Anvi—
But then—
Aviraj's eyes opened.
He stood up immediately.
Ran to Master.
"Master!"
Master slowly opened his eyes.
"Aviraj… save Anvi… you can do anything now… don't worry about me…"
His eyes closed again.
Aviraj removed his jacket.
His eyes—
Filled with nothing but rage.
Kaito picked up iron rods.
"So… you're back."
Aviraj summoned his swords.
"I'll end this here."
They charged at each other.
Clash.
Steel against steel.
Power against power.
After the Battle
The battlefield was in ruins.
Aviraj—badly injured.
Anvi—standing beside him.
Kaito—also wounded.
Kaito let out a low laugh.
"Impressive… both of you impressed me…"
"…but you're still not strong enough to defeat me."
He paused.
"So I'll give you a chance… and tell you the truth…"
"I'm not human…"
"…I'm the second personality of this body."
"For now… I'll leave…"
"…but when I return… we may fight again."
In the next moment—
Kaito disappeared.
Vaibhav stood there… confused.
"What… happened…?"
"Did I… hurt someone…?"
He looked at Aviraj.
"Are you… my friend?"
Chapter Ends