-498- True power
In the field of magic, Rozen has always had exceptional aptitude.
Even without considering his unprecedented abilities in summoning, commanding, and controlling familiars, Rozen's talent in other aspects of magic is also remarkably high, ranking among the top in all magus and not inferior to anyone.
In this regard, the quality of Rozen's magical circuits can be deemed top-notch among top-notch.
In other words, Rozen's magical power is naturally formidable, which leads to a significant conversion of his life force into magic power, resulting in a constitution that tends to be weaker.
For someone like Rozen, even considering only the magical power itself, he can already stand proudly among the best. Unless it's a miracle like the Holy Grail that can almost be described as a continuous source of magic power, among magus, there are truly few who can surpass Rozen based solely on their own magical power. Even the Mages capable of becoming a Servant fall into the same category.
If we were to represent Rozen's magical power with Servant ability values, his magical power would be at least of A+ rank.
The magnitude of magical power at this level is astonishing, to say the least.
Unfortunately, Rozen hasn't fully utilized this advantage in the past.
Because having immense magical power is one thing, but being able to utilize every drop of it perfectly is another.
In the past, although Rozen used his magical power normally, providing it to the Servant and utilizing it through magic, the efficiency was not particularly high, causing a considerable amount of magical power to be wasted and lost.
This is also a drawback of excessively powerful magical power, just like voltage—the higher it is, the harder it is to control, the stronger it is, the more difficult it is to utilize completely, resulting in a lot of waste and loss.
But now it's different.
After obtaining 'Mind's Eye,' Rozen can perfectly control the rapidly flowing magical power within his magical circuits, transforming it into curse power and continuously releasing it from his body, like a gentle stream.
Yet, this incredibly powerful curse power, like a docile water flow, flows through the shikigami contract, all entering Hokuto's body, enhancing Hokuto's power in the most efficient manner.
Thanks to this, Hokuto's power surged, exceeding its prime state in an instant, reaching the peak among upper-tier familiars, just a step away from the realm of the top-tier familiars."
In this state, Hokuto's dragon aura seemed to stir the atmosphere, surging from its body. Amidst Hokuto's resolute dragon's roar, it materialized into tangible strength, empowering Hokuto as it charged towards the shikigami horde below.
In this moment, Hokuto transformed completely into a ferocious beast.
"Boom!"
Amidst thunderous rumbling, Hokuto's charge sent a multitude of shikigami flying, akin to sand dunes being blasted away by artillery, generating shockwaves while propelling the shikigami like discarded debris in all directions.
Following that, Hokuto gracefully maneuvered its slender body, changing direction like a ferocious giant beast, charging once more towards a group of shikigami.
"Boom!"
Another thunderous roar echoed, and a large number of shikigami were sent flying in the shockwave.
In this manner, Hokuto continuously rammed into the mass of shikigami, leaving none unscathed.
The scene resembled a gigantic dragon thrashing amidst an avalanche, with its slender body repeatedly charging back and forth, causing all the shikigami to be sent flying, scattering in all directions like shattered building blocks.
"Crack...!"
Such sounds suddenly emerged from the shikigami sent flying.
These were the noises caused by the disarray in the shikigami's entire body due to being sent flying.
Under Hokuto's rampage, these shikigami experienced a phenomenon where they began to fracture, one after another, falling towards the ground, scattering around Dairenji Suzuka.
"This...!?"
Dairenji Suzuka was taken aback, feeling as if she was in shock.
She, the prodigy, never expected that her self-made army of shikigami would be disposed of so easily.
"Don't... underestimate me!"
In her astonishment, Dairenji Suzuka let out a shaken cry.
"Go! Asura!"
Upon Dairenji Suzuka's command, Asura was once again activated, flying towards Hokuto. Various parts of its body moved like they were being opened, causing one curse seal after another to pop out, densely packed, innumerable.
This modified shikigami indeed seemed to have been significantly enhanced by Dairenji Suzuka, equipped with numerous runes on its body.
As the saying goes, in the face of absolute numbers, even ants can kill an elephant. Even though this was an emergency measure meant for stalling, using such a large number of runes, as long as Dairenji Suzuka's magical energy remained, the threat was immense.
Hence, this time, Rozen wouldn't allow Dairenji Suzuka to have her way.
At this moment, Rozen formed a hand seal.
"—————!"
The next second, a passage of Sanskrit flowed smoothly from Rozen's chanting.
"
Dairenji Suzuka immediately recognized the spell Rozen was preparing.
This was done in the name of Fudou Myouou, harnessing its power to turn magical energy into invisible chains, binding the target in a manner similar to being shackled by golden chains, rendering them unable to move—a spell commonly used by onmyouji, widespread yet far from basic.
Depending on the user's skill, the binding force would vary. If wielded by a powerful individual, it could even bind the target's mind and consciousness, rendering them unconscious.
Naturally, Rozen hadn't reached that level yet. For magic not related to shikigami, once he learned it, he would put it aside and not practice it further. However, by injecting a large amount of magical energy, the binding force of this spell remained extraordinary.
'—!'
Just as Asura was about to unleash countless curse symbols, it suddenly froze in mid-air, as if invisible chains had firmly bound it, rendering it completely immobile.
Having utilized
'—————'
This was the exorcism spell used on Rozen years ago by Kurahashi Genji—
'Bang—!'
Supported by a massive surge of magical energy, a raging blaze ignited.
It was a towering firewave that lit up the entire sky above the shrine.
As the firewave blazed, it immediately engulfed Asura.
The scorching heat burned Asura, not only incinerating all the curse symbols on its body, but also scorching its mechanical-like body, resulting in intense fracturing.
Several seconds later, Asura was burnt to charred metal scraps, then reverted to a shikigami seal, turning the seal to ashes.
'Impossible...'
Dairenji Suzuka's delicate face turned pale in an instant.
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