Erica clapped her hands lightly, raised her head, and gazed calmly and firmly at the group of monsters gathered together.

They floated upright again, crimson light emanating from the depths of their pupils, and slowly approached 'Erica'.

Faced with the surging horde of dead souls, Victor calmly raised his head and glanced at the crimson writing floating in the sky.

98:01

Only two minutes have passed since that brief but intense period of pressure.

It's easy to imagine how difficult it would be to face such a wave of deadly souls and endure it for a hundred minutes.

but……

Viktor said in a low voice:

"Five minutes at most."

After speaking, she quickly turned around and ran to the other side of the field.

At the same time, it left behind a seed that flickered with firelight.

Hades, perched atop the platform, propped his cheek with one hand, watching the darting 'Erica' below with utter boredom.

He knew that the human girl had been possessed by the dog thief.

But so far, he hasn't seen the other side perform anything impressive.

All that was left was constant dodging.

This displeased Hades.

If that's all there is to it, he felt he had overestimated the dog thief.

"but……"

What has this person been muttering to himself from the very beginning?

What does "at most five minutes" mean?

Full of doubt, he turned to look at his wife beside him.

But they found Persephone watching intently below, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.

What's there to look forward to?

Could this dog thief come up with some new tricks for me?

Hades, somewhat frustrated by his incomprehension, then turned his gaze back to the trial grounds.

But suddenly, his eyes changed.

Hades leaned forward slightly, his gaze fixed intently on 'Erica'.

He clearly saw that 'Erica,' who was being controlled by the dog thief, was inexplicably circling around the trial grounds, dodging the attacks of the undead.

And every time, he could see that the other side would always wait at the edge for a ghost warrior to get close.

He would deliberately pause for a moment, and would not dodge at all.

It might even throw the opponent back into the soul current when they attack.

Strangely, he did not kill any of the undead warriors.

Back and forth, repeated several times.

"Wait, this kid..."

Suddenly, Hades noticed the location where Victor stopped each time.

He would always leave a burning red ember at the edge, hidden beneath the fires of hell.

Even more striking are the undead warriors who successfully approached him only to be thrown back.

Each one had a similar ember remaining on its body.

As Viktor moves around the trial grounds, the spirits carrying the embers of fire follow him.

And gradually it penetrated into the heart of that ocean current of the soul.

Hades narrowed his eyes upon seeing this.

What exactly is he trying to do?

At this moment, Viktor finally stopped his hasty escape.

He looked up and glanced at the remaining time displayed in the sky.

95:25

Twenty-five seconds left.

That's about it.

Immediately afterwards, Erica crouched down slightly, then suddenly exerted force with her legs, and her whole body leaped up like an arrow released from a bow.

She spun once in the air and instantly leaped into the center of the encirclement of the dead.

95:20

A crimson glint flashed in the eyes of the dead, and they all locked onto Victor again.

They brandished their jet-black wolf-tooth weapons, jostling each other as they pounced on him madly.

95:15

Viktor remained calm and crouched down as the torrent gradually approached him.

Then he muttered to himself:

"Make good use of your own strength."

95:10

"Because you can do it yourself."

Then, Erica's right hand was engulfed in flames and she slammed it down onto the ground.

It hit the spot where the last embers of the fire were originally located.

Boom—!!!

In the very center of the trial grounds, a ball of burning crimson lotus flames suddenly burst forth with a deafening roar.

Intense, scorching light burst forth from the center, and waves of heat swept across the trial grounds, rapidly spreading outwards.

A powerful burst of high temperature erupted from the center, and the dazzling crimson light, along with the rising smoke, transformed into a brilliantly blooming crimson lotus in the air.

As the explosion began, the undead warriors carrying the flames around them seemed to sense something as well.

The embers on their bodies were affected by the blast wave and began to glow.

Then, it gradually expands—

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

The deafening roar of the series of explosions echoed throughout the space, causing the vast fiery space to tremble uncontrollably.

Explosions spread outwards in concentric rings, accompanied by simultaneous explosions from the surrounding embers.

Like clusters of red lotus flowers blooming together, pouring out towards the edge of the world.

A terrifying aura violently filled the entire trial grounds, and all the steel gears collided together with a deafening roar.

They continuously emitted reverberating vibrations, attempting to completely destroy a segment of the world within that space.

【A Sea of ​​Radiant Red Lotus】

Finally, as smoke and dust rose and blasts of air ascended, everything returned to calm.

All that remained were the red characters floating in the center of the trial grounds.

[95:00 - Passed]

And along with it, a faint, confident voice emanated from amidst the smoke and dust:

"Now, have you learned it?"