The Greatest Sinner

<Who is that?"> Evan thought as he looked at Rave.

Evan was alarmed, he realized that the man in front of him was on a very different level, one that was beyond Evan's reach at the moment. This man's aura and strength were several times stronger than the Lightning Wolf in The Hills of Bloody Falls. That monster was rank three.

Evan's eye glowed gold, and he looked at Rave's status and was horrified.

[Rave Blank

Race - Mage

Rank - Three-Pointed Star, with three flames

Warp - Purple(???)]

This was the first time Evan had encountered a man at such a high stage.

"О? That eye, it's giving off demonic energy, so that's one of your unique spells, right?" Rave asked curiously..

Evan became wary and asked, "Who are you, and how do you know my name?"

<He realized that I used Mammon's Gaze and that he didn't know that spell. Did he come here because he felt the demonic energy emanating from my body? That sounds about right. It's more likely that the pressure I felt in the mines was coming from him. He killed a mage at the Three-Pointed Star stage with a single spell.>

"Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you. Honestly, I wasn't expecting it to be you, Evan Lynch. I thought you'd joined us a long time ago. You'd already broken through your second Barrier." Said Rave.

Despite his power and formidable aura, he looked calm and friendly.

"I came here because I smelled your demonic energy. It is very similar to what the bodies of Demonic Tree members emit when they use the power of the Seven Princes of Hell. Others wouldn't have noticed that slight difference, but it wasn't hard for me. Tell me what it was and why you still haven't joined our organization?"

Evan frowned but decided to answer Rave's question partially, "I haven't joined Demonic Tree because I have to do one experiment before that. After that, I will go straight to the place indicated to me. I found these spells in an ancient book and am trying to use them to survive."

<Hmm, he said about the power of the Seven Princes of Hell, when the members of the Demonic Tree fought against the Lightning Wolf in The Hills of Bloody Falls, one of them used a similar spell. Could it be that the power of the Seven Princes of Hell is a secret spell that only Demonic Tree members can use?"> Evan thought. 

"An experiment? Did you find these spells in an ancient book? Hmm, it doesn't sound like you're lying, but it doesn't matter either way. You asked who I am, and I'll tell you. My name is Rave Blank, and in this kingdom, I am known as the reaper of the Demonic Tree. I am one of the strongest members of this organization."

"I see you are also a rather humble man," Evan said with a smirk.

"Hah. And you're pretty brave. The other mages tremble with fear just seeing me and feeling the pressure of my aura on them. Evan, you must understand that I came here to see your spells, otherwise I will kill you. I'm sure you understand that you won't be able to escape." Rave gave Evan an ultimatum, but his voice was still as calm as ever, even though he was directly threatening Evan.

"Okay, but what are you going to do when you see my spells? Will you tell all the Demonic Tree members about them?"

"I don't know, maybe do my own experiments, or maybe tell the head of the Demonic Tree about it. For starters, I'd like to see the spells you know in action."

Evan nodded and said, "I don't really know many spells. This eye effect is from one of them. Aside from this spell, I know only one - that spell greatly increases my physical strength."

He wasn't going to tell Rave about the 72 demon spells, that would have been his biggest mistake. Evan wanted to keep it a secret as much as possible. Other mages were not to find out about it under any circumstances. But, Evan could show him the spells he got by unlocking all the chains on the Pillars. 

Evan thought that the Demonic Tree might have known something about these spells or the names that appeared in the names of the spells.

"All right, show me." Calmly Rave said and adjusted his glasses. He watched Evan's every move carefully.

Whooosh.

Evan's Warp spun, and streams of mana headed for his hands. After a few seconds, tattoos in the shape of black stripes appeared on his arms. Evan was using Lucifer's Shackles.

At that moment, Rave thought, <This spell gives off demonic and divine energy, the guy's not fooling me, that's the spell he used in those mines. But, why do I feel like this spell is very familiar to me?>

Rave was in those mines and saw that the ground was scorched there. But, he thought it was from fighting, and someone was using a particularly powerful spell of fire magic. Maybe even Evan, it wasn't that important. The most important thing for Rave was to see that spell that contained demonic and divine energy.

"Hit me," Rave said calmly.

"What?" Evan asked, puzzled.

"Just hit me, I want to see how much your power has increased, hit me with all your might," Rave repeated and put his arm out in front of him.

Evan nodded and struck at lightning speed. He put all the power he had into this attack.

Bam.

His fist slammed into Rave's palm. With this attack, Evan could kill most first rank monsters, but Rave's hand didn't even move. To him, that blow was no stronger than a whiff of wind.

Rave nodded, "Not bad, this spell is even better than I imagined. Tell me, what does your golden eye do?"

"It greatly improves my vision. I can see all the smallest details," Evan said calmly.

"I see, tell me, what are these spells called?" Rave seemed to feel something familiar from the spell Evan had just used.

Evan nodded and said slowly, "Lucifer's Shackles and Mammon's Gaze."