I Know the Secret to Surpass Level 100

Elliot wanted to feel relieved, but he cannot. The one who the prophecy preferred to could not be Malice at all. It might be someone more powerful and more dangerous than her.

He glanced at Lance who felt the pressure placed into his shoulders. Lance was the one with the White and Dark affinity, and he might be the Prophecized Boy. Now he have to defeat Bruno, the Archangel Sariel instead.

"Lance," Elliot placed his hand on the man's shoulder. "We're here to support you in fighting Bruno. You're not going to be defeated."

Lance laughed and shook his head. "I know I have you guys. Besides, you're the most powerful one among us. You just need a little more push."

Elliot laughed. He opened his mouth and was about to say something when they felt an immense aura loom over them. Before they could even react, a large ball of energy was hovering at the area they hid on.

"There you are, you little ants."

Bruno launched a powerful attack against them. He rained down a series of smaller spheres of energy before dropping a large one, an orb that was the size of a village.

"Oh, no!" Elliot gasped. "Lance, can you counter that?"

"I don't think I can," Lance gulped. "Is there any way we can?"

The two looked at each other and then the rest of their friends. "Of course, we can."

"Irus, disable the shield," Elliot ordered. "We have to party with Bruno. He came to us and we should not disappoint him."

"Are you sure?" Irus asked. "Just be careful."

Elliot brandished his sword and his friends followed him. They raised their weapons and simultaneously launched their attacks. Their bond created a synchrony of their powers and the attacks were able to merge into each other and become one, just enough to counter the attack from Bruno.

Elliot panted as he watched the stoic face of Bruno watching them. "It was just one attack, but we had to use up quite a bit of our powers."

"That's not a problem," Lance said. "Just go on with the plan."

"About damn time," Barbara laughed when he heard Lance said. "This is going to be fun. It's been a while since I fought with someone with an intent to kill."

"Be careful Barbara," Irus warned. "He's a dangerous man."

"For you, he's especially dangerous," Barbara commented. "For me, just regularly so."

Malice, Hansel, and Gretel appeared on the ground. They stood right below where Bruno was hovering. The three of them were powerful and they could be deadly if fought against without any caution.

"I'll handle Malice," Irus said. He stretched before launching himself froward. His movements were so fast that nobody noticed him push Malice and drag her away from the crowd. "Queen of Hell, it's just you and me now."

Malice did not respond. She only grit her teeth and launched her attacks at Irus mindlessly. It was now obvious that Bruno was controlling her. Previously, he only controlled her thoughts but right now, he was controlling her very being.

"You know that you don't have enough powers to defeat me, Malice," Irus said. "I know it's no use talking to someone that's being controlled, but I know you're hurt and you just want to protect. But this is not the time and avenue to discuss things. Malice, wake up!"

Malice did not respond. Instead, she continued to launch her attacks at Irus. She was shooting large fragments of glass created from her Dark magic. The shadows that she used to create the shards were the shadows that belonged to those who perished.

"You have great powers, but it would be no use to let yourself be used," Irus tried to say. "I always admired the rulers of Hell even since before. The generations that come after you always hated the Angels for killing your kind. Why are you letting yourself get controlled by one?"

Malice stopped moving. Irus thought that he was finally able to get through to her, but he was wrong. Malice laughed more shards and lost Irus his only chance of peaceful fight. He sighed and decided to let Malice listen without the mind control. He has to fight her with violence.

"Waking of the Damned." Irus painted a circle in the air. He blew right inside the circle and a large circle appeared around Malice. She was squirming and was trying to get away, but the skill overpowered her. "This is a skill that I use using some of Ed's power. I could seal your magic without lifting a single finger."

Malice grunted and launched a powerful force of magical pressure. This caused the ring around her to shake before shattering. Malice got stronger and Bruno was behind it.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Bruno laughed. "I just gave her some insights, but I did not give her a power boost. Should I say, her powers were sealed before. I was merely opening them up again."

Irus knew that something was wrong, so he didn't have to prepare for such thing to happen. He knew that Malice was powerful and her skills the time they fought were easy to calculate and counter. It was like she wasn't trying at all.

And now that Bruno released her thoughts, and now Malice just got four times stronger. Irus did not worry. Instead, he got more excited when Malice's powers were releaed. It meant that he could fight her without holding back.

"No restrictions," Irus said. "But I'm not going to be sorry if I accidentally killed you."

Malice just screamed and rained the crystal shards at Irus. The man lauged and waved his arm in front of him to create a shield that blocked the shards that might come his way. Irus was powerful, too powerful.

He was punching and kicking Malice like she's a toy that he used for playtime. The Demon Queen had no problems taking the damage because her same resistance was high. She was a powerful Demon and was able to defeat powerful folks that wanted to take the throne.

"I am the queen of this realm!" Malice suddenly yelled. She spun and created a sword from her crystal shadows. "Do not date defy me. I am a candidate for the Absolute. I am not your ordinary woman!"

The two clashed their blades and their powers ignited into sparks of black light. They were so evenly matched, that it would be hard to distinguish which would win after this. It was a close fight.

Irus fired several attacks when there was a gap. He was able to hit Malice whenever he attacks while she wanted to hit him but failed every time. She was already having a hard time even when she regained her thoughts.

"There is a third aspect of you that Bruno could control over," Irus said. "It should be—"

"Malice, full release!" Bruno ordered. "Kill Irus and take his head for me."

Malice screamed and the band on her neck glowed bright red. Irus noticed this and slashed the band on her neck, making sure that he did hit her skin.

Snap!

The ban was cut in half and it fell to the ground. Malice stopped moving while Bruno was silent in disbelief. "How dare you?"

"I'm done with my fight," Irus spoke to Elliot. "Now finish yours."