[Crossing Gate Progress +8%]
[Ding! "Protagonist Slayer (Red)" Triggered. Do You Wish to Plunder the Target's Existence?]
"Wahoo~ Just made it! What a haul!"
After viciously delivering another stomp, Hayashi's face was filled with the joy of harvest.
He looked at the notification that popped up and immediately selected decline.
Once he chose Existence Plunder, he would replace the target on every level.
It would be equivalent to going back in time and re-living that "protagonist's" life up until the present.
To Hayashi, Hyoudou Issei's life didn't have anything worth plundering.
With Hayashi's refusal, the system panel continued to display new information.
[Ding! Acquired Traits: Boosted Gear (Purple), Favored by the Rich (Green), Protagonist Halo (Green)!]
Glancing at the three new Traits, Hayashi quickly reviewed them.
[Boosted Gear (Purple): One of the Sacred Gears, forged by the Red Dragon Emperor, Ddraig.]
[Favored by the Rich (Green): The wealthier a woman is, the more easily she will fall for you.]
[Protagonist Halo (Green): Your luck, potential, and so on will receive a slight boost!]
"Protagonist Halo is only Green in quality? Lower than I expected."
Considering how complex this world's makeup was, Hayashi let it go.
After all, there wasn't just one "protagonist" in this world.
His internal musings had only taken a second or two in real time.
When he came back to his senses and looked up, he locked eyes with Dohnaseek's stunned gaze.
Watching Hayashi suddenly appear and stomp Hyoudou Issei's head into paste, Dohnaseek was utterly dumbfounded.
But the moment he sensed the aura coming from Hayashi's body, Dohnaseek's gaze turned completely cold.
"A Devil? But there's human essence mixed in... You're a half-blood Devil.
Who's your master, and why would they let you roam freely here?"
Dohnaseek stared directly at Hayashi, his voice low as he questioned him.
But Hayashi didn't respond.
The instant he sensed killing intent, he knew conversation was meaningless.
He began moving step by step toward Dohnaseek, who was hovering in midair.
Black feathers fell from the sky as the killing intent in Dohnaseek's eyes surged even more.
"Not answering? Or is it that you don't have a master? In that case, you're a Stray Devil.
Hahaha~ That means killing you won't be a problem, and I might even get a divine reward!"
Hearing the so-called reward from Dohnaseek's mouth, Hayashi's gaze grew even colder.
This was part of the world's "rules"—heroes, magical girls, and the like could receive rewards for killing "evil."
The form of that reward changed with societal perception, and currently, it took the form of Points Cards.
Points Cards could grant wishes, such as wealth, immortality, resurrection, and more.
Depending on the size of the wish, the number of required points varied.
Before being exiled from the Hero village, Hayashi had defeated a few monsters and earned three Points.
With just those three Points, he exchanged them for three million yen.
Unfortunately, after being driven out, he seemed to fall outside the "rule's" definition, and received no more rewards for subjugations.
But judging by this situation, Fallen Angels killing Devils were still within the system's recognition.
In that case, this really was a fight to the death!
Channeling all his magic power, the newly obtained Sacred Gear [Boosted Gear] instantly manifested within his body!
A crimson gauntlet wrapped around his left hand, with a brilliant green gem embedded on the back.
The moment he acquired the Trait, Hayashi instantly understood all of its abilities and could wield them at will.
The only limitation was his own physical limit!
"Boosted!"
As the gem on the gauntlet lit up, his strength doubled in that instant!
With his current physical endurance, he could double his power once every eight seconds.
"Not good!"
Sensing Hayashi's surging energy, Dohnaseek immediately launched an attack.
But just as the light spear appeared in his hand, Hayashi's figure had already leapt from the ground.
BOOM!!!
Under Hayashi's explosive strength, the tiles of the park shattered and erupted!
His figure shot out like an arrow released from a bowstring, instantly reaching Dohnaseek.
Dohnaseek's face filled with terror, and he reflexively thrust his light spear at Hayashi.
The sharp light spear blazed with scorching heat and emitted a holy aura that struck fear into Devils.
As the spear lunged forward, Hayashi didn't dodge or evade. He took the hit head-on with his body.
A strike that should've easily pierced a Devil's body only sank two inches into his shoulder blade before being shattered by sheer brute force!
Dohnaseek stared in disbelief, momentarily forgetting to retreat.
Hayashi seized the opening, swinging his seemingly boneless arm like a whip directly at Dohnaseek's face.
"Snake Bone: Supersonic Whip Fist!"
His whirling arm, like a whip, suddenly tightened and lashed out.
Already faster than the speed of sound, the punch accelerated even further in that moment!
As two layers of supersonic force overlapped, it was like two tsunamis merging and roaring forth!
The punch struck Dohnaseek's face, exploding in a shockwave!
The violent force ruptured the bones in Dohnaseek's face.
It was as if hundreds of high-explosive grenades went off at once, unleashing a thunderous blast in midair.
The visible shockwave, carrying deafening high-frequency vibrations, slammed into every corner of the park, making the ground hum violently.
BOOM!!!
Like a meteor, Dohnaseek crashed from the sky, smashing hard into the ground.
His facial features collapsed inward, and his vision faded to black. Even his consciousness grew dim.
"How is this possible… how could I…"
From what Dohnaseek could tell, Hayashi's aura was only at the level of a Middle-Class Devil.
Though Dohnaseek wasn't the strongest among Mid-Rank Fallen Angels, with a type advantage, suppressing a Middle-Class Devil should have been effortless!
How could someone withstand his strike with just their body?!
Hayashi didn't bother answering Dohnaseek's confusion. He quickly closed the distance to him.
"Boosted!"
The Boosted Gear lit up again, doubling Hayashi's strength once more!
The aura on him now approached that of a High-Class Devil, burning and surging.
Even in his half-conscious state, Dohnaseek's body trembled instinctively.
Hayashi didn't waste any movement—he just brought his fist down.
Splurt!
Dohnaseek's head was pierced and crushed, reduced to a useless corpse just like Hyoudou Issei.
[Ding! Randomly Plundered Trait: Fallen Angel Bloodline (Green)]
[Fallen Angel Bloodline (Green): You are a fallen angel, possessing average potential.]
In an instant, a torrent of holy light surged from within him, intertwining with his magic power.
The magic that had once devoured aura now overwhelmed the light itself, consuming it completely in the blink of an eye.
Pitch-black Fallen Angel wings sprouted from his back—then vanished again.
"Some people's starting points are others' lifelong destinations."
Before his Devil Bloodline awakened, he trained since childhood, and even then had not reached the level of a Low-Rank Fighter by the time he was exiled.
Yet the day after his Devil Bloodline awakened, he became a Low-Class Devil.
After wandering for a few years, even without the [Beast Power (Blue)] Trait, he'd become a Middle-Class Devil.
Now, with the acquisition of [Fallen Angel Bloodline (Green)], Hayashi felt that it wouldn't be long before he touched the threshold of a High-Class Devil.