Whilst trembling with excitement, Vali said
“I understand now, that both you and Aži Dahāka are equally noble dragons. I feel honoured to be given the opportunity to fight against you.”
After Vali repaired his armour, a quiet aura began to drift about. And then, he began to chant the words of power! “The pure White Dragon dwelling within me, rise up from your supremacy—”
His silvery-white armour was gradually tainted by jet-black patterns. [The silvery-white Morning Star I possess within me, claim the throne of Dawn—]
“The jet-black God of Infinity”
[—The mysterious and unfathomable father of Devils]
Twelve black wings grew from Vali’s back, the edges of his armour sharpened, and it transmuted into a form that seemed to resemble a living organism. The voices of Vali and Albion overlapped
“[—We shall transcend the limits to accept the oath]”
The magic circle that symbolized Lucifer appeared on all of the jewels of his armour, and his body released a dazzling glow! “[[—Thou shalt kneel down before our bright and glorious existence! ]]”
[[[LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLucifer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]] The loud voice that echoed out from all of the gems seemed like a malfunction. And then, a powerful and majestic voice rang out! [[Dragon Lucifer Drive!!!!!!!!]] What appeared in that place was a brilliant new Hakuryuukou with twelve black wings of Lucifer, and armour that was dyed in silvery-white and jet-black tones—. The shape of the armour seemed to beautifully resemble an organic form. …Rias once again realised how difficult it was to get close. The quality of his aura could instil fear in others—. One could even say that his aura could match that of a Super Devil. The quality and quantity of his aura had soared immensely from his silvery-white form. Glowing with the brilliance of Lucifer’s aura, Vali disappeared from that spot with godlike speed. The abnormal speed was beyond perception, and it was probably difficult to keep track of his presence as well. However, Crom didn’t waver as he thrust his fist out as if it were only natural.Don! A blunt sound emanated from his fist as Vali was hit! Unexpectedly, Crom didn’t use his eyes to keep track of Vali, and he didn’t seem to have detected Vali’s presence either. After a moment of hesitation, Vali immediately recomposed himself, and moved at a godlike speed once again. This time, he unleashed the aura of Lucifer at a velocity that couldn’t be perceived with the naked eye! Crom took a direct hit from the aura of Lucifer and was forced to stop. An explosion occurred at his body, and his blood sprayed out in every direction, but even so, he was still able to move his fists to aim for Vali!Don! —Crom’s punch hit Vali who had descended from above, shattering the armour at his abdomen! “Guha!”
Underneath his helmet, Vali spat out a mouthful of blood. Vali immediately prepared to lengthen their distance, but Crom didn’t hesitate to shorten the distance between them so that he could punch him again! Whilst Crom swung his fists at Vali, he said
“You’re truly fast. Even the quality of your aura has changed. Even I’ll be in danger if I keep taking direct hits.”
Vali gathered aura into his hands to guard against the blows, and then asked in return
“…You can attack me. So doesn’t that mean you can see me?”
“No, I can’t see. I can’t even block or evade your aura.”
“Then, how are you able to hit me?”
Crom replied as if it were only natural
“Intuition.”
—What! It was an unbelievable answer, but coming from this dragon’s mouth, it felt too real, and so Vali had no choice but to accept it. He — Crom combined the intuition that he had cultivated through countless battles and his natural instinct to predict the trajectory of Vali’s attacks. As expected of a dragon who only knew how to fight. He was an embodiment of this concept. A dragon who specialised only in battle—. This was the Ultimate Evil Dragon, Crom Cruach—. He had even broken portions of the armour which had undergone Maouificaiton. Vali asked his partner as he pulled away from his opponent. “Albion, measure this with your eyes. How would you judge the difference between me and that guy?”
[In terms of skill, technique and speed, you have the upper hand, Vali. But, he has the advantage in offense and defence. Simply speaking in terms of destructive power, Crom Cruach is above you.] “I see, that guy’s attacks surpass even Hyoudou Issei’s attacks when he underwent Dragon Deification.”
[That’s right, this Evil Dragon…has already completely surpassed both me and Ddraig when we were alive.] “With only physical attacks, aura and a dragon’s flames huh. With just these three, he can fight against me?”
[Yeah, physical attacks, aura and a dragon’s breath are all ordinary methods that dragons use to attack, and with just these three things, he can overwhelm you.] “…Haha! This is quite the unbearable situation…haha!”
Whilst overflowing with fighting spirit, Vali laughed out wildly. Vali then understood something very clearly. Today, an opponent who could defeat him had appeared before his eyes. The absolute victories that visited him so casually in the previous games would not do so today. Crom once again inflated his chest and spewed forth a great wave of flames. The intensity of the heat was even fiercer than it had been before! Vali spread his twelve wings and flew out! Even a slight movement of his wings caused all of the surrounding buildings to crumble. He then extended his arms out and gathered aura into them. [[[LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!]]] An error-like sound echoed out from all of Vali’s jewels. [[[Satan Compression Divider!!!!!!!!!!!!]]] The absolute aura which was intertwined with relentlessly brilliant silver and jet-black light instantly caused the flames that Crom spat out to compress, compress even further, and compress even more, until everything around it disappeared. Even though he had been unable to compress it with his silvery-white armour, he was able to do so now that he had undergone Maouificaiton. Simultaneously, Vali released the same wyverns that Issei possessed from his twelve black wings towards Crom! Crom used his fists to smash them down mercilessly, but one of them used an ability. [Half Dimension!!] The small wyverns used the ability that allowed Vali to compress space itself. Even against Crom, it would restrict his movements momentarily—. But Crom still continued to edge closer to Vali without any restraint. Even more wyverns began flying towards Crom. [Half Dimension!!] [Half Dimension!!] [Half Dimension!!] The fabric of space was compressed over and over again. At last, Crom’s body buckled under the pressure and his movements were slowed…but Crom grit his teeth and continued to advance forward!