I Died and Became a Noble's Heir

Chapter 538: 450% × Increase[Golden Ticket Bonus Chapter]

Fire mana erupted alongside lightning, the two elements flooding through channels that had been carved to accommodate single affinity.

The strain was profound, Jack’s enhanced constitution struggling to process power operating on scales beyond normal human limits.

His teeth elongated further, canines extending beyond the slight points from Tharaxis’s Contractee state into something monstrous.

The transformation was discernible even from a distance, as his smile evolved into a predatory expression, fundamentally altering his facial structure beyond mere demeanor.

His eyes shifted, pupils narrowing into vertical slits that tracked Warren’s position with reptilian focus.

The yellow color intensified, burning brighter as draconic influence manifested more completely through his physical form.

His skin texture changed, becoming harder and more defined, taking on qualities that made scales begin to form beneath his flesh.

The transformation wasn’t complete, hee remained recognizably human rather than becoming fully draconic.

However, the alteration was sufficiently significant that heightened perception could discern the fundamental transformation.

[Status Update: Dual Contractee State Activated. Damage Output Increased to 450%. Both Power Sources Operating at 30%.]

The notification flashed across Jack’s vision, the System tracking his capabilities with precision that made tactical assessment effortless.

His damage had jumped from three hundred percent to four hundred and fifty percent, the multiplicative effect of channeling two entities simultaneously elevating his destructive potential beyond anything he’d demonstrated previously.

His eyes shifted again, the pure yellow from Tharaxis’s Contractee state separating back into the mismatched coloration he’d worn earlier.

The right eye is yellow from lightning, the left eye is orange from fire.

Both elements are now burning at equal intensity, both dragons contributing their full thirty-percent power output to his enhanced capabilities.

Jack’s right hand rose, mana flooding into his palm as he activated a technique he’d grown accustomed to using.

Red Web.

The construct erupted from his position, crimson lines spreading across the ground in an expanding pattern that resembled a spider’s silk.

The web grew rapidly, covering an area fifty meters in diameter, its edges crackling with power that made the air itself feel heavier within its boundary.

The web touched the ground beneath everyone.

Magnus and Pho watched from their position near the portal as the thirty thousand demons maintained their perfect kneeling formation.

Static electricity jumped between the web’s strands, creating a continuous network of crimson lightning.

Warren’s heightened perception immediately recognized the web’s presence, instilling a growing sense of dread as he realized the trap he had inadvertently encountered.

But understanding didn’t provide solutions or escape routes that his battered body could actually execute.

Mira’s orange eyes tracked the crimson construct, confusion mingling with horror.

What was this technique? What purpose did it serve beyond creating an ominous visual display?

Her pain-addled mind struggled to process tactical implications through waves of agony from the parasitic blood spears.

Within Jack’s soul space, Tharaxis’s voice cut through the exhilaration of channeling dual power sources.

’Be careful using both simultaneously,’ the Paradox Dragon’s tone carried genuine concern that transcended his usual clinical detachment. ’You’re shaving life off yourself to access this power. Your body wasn’t designed to channel two entities at once. The strain is catastrophic even with your enhanced constitution.’

Jack’s smile widened, his monstrous fangs becoming fully visible as dark satisfaction bled into his expression.

’It won’t matter soon enough anyway.’

The response was delivered with casual indifference, deepening Tharaxis’s concern.

Jack wasn’t just dismissing the warning. He was actively choosing to sacrifice lifespan for immediate capability, prioritizing current power over future survival.

’This will cost you a year of your life for using both of us at thirty percent for ten minutes,’ Tharaxis stated bluntly, abandoning subtle concern for direct declaration of consequences. ’After that initial period, every additional minute will take another year. You’re gambling decades for momentary elevation.’

Emberion’s laughter resonated throughout their shared consciousness, with the Slag King’s formidable presence conveying approval that extended beyond mere encouragement, actively inciting further action.

’Let loose!’ Emberion’s voice carried heat that made Jack’s internal temperature spike. ’Don’t worry about insects and their limited perspective. Live in the moment, enjoy the fight, and embrace the power flowing through your veins. You can always push harder, try to handle more output, set an example these weaklings will remember for generations.’

The contrast between Tharaxis’s cautious warning and Emberion’s enthusiastic encouragement created tension within Jack’s soul space, two powerful entities advocating opposite approaches to the same tactical situation.

Jack’s right hand rose higher, golden lightning crackling between his fingers as he began channeling power on scales he’d never attempted before.

The electricity formed a shape.

Long and narrow, tapering to a point that gleamed inside the dark space.

A lightning bolt.

Solidified electricity shaped into a spear eight feet long and thick as his forearm.

The apparatus exhibited significant energy discharge, with electrical arcs emanating from its surface and striking the ground near Jack.

This discharge was strong enough to break marble and scatter stone fragments.

Then Jack began feeding fire mana into the construct.

The process was illuminating for people who had never seen someone combine elements.

Flames erupting along the lightning bolt’s length as two elements that should have been incompatible merged through force of will and dual Contractee state enhancement.

The fire didn’t cut off the electricity, and vice versa.

Instead, they amplified each other, creating a hybrid weapon that transcended simple elemental classification.

The temperature around Jack spiked dramatically, heat radiating from the bolt with intensity that made the air shimmer and distort.

Warren’s constitution registered the change immediately, sweat beginning to pour down his face despite the barrier’s dark mana walls blocking external temperature influences.

The lightning bolt began sparking more violently, electricity jumping from its surface to strike the ground in an expanding radius around Jack’s position.

Stone cracked and shattered where the arcs landed, marble superheating and fracturing from the concentrated energy.

Several of the kneeling demons took direct hits, their bodies absorbing the electrical assault without moving or breaking formation despite visible damage.

Then the fire magic feeding into the bolt exploded with increased intensity.

Flames wrapped around the lightning in spiraling patterns, orange merging with golden electricity to create a visual display that hurt to observe directly.

The heat became catastrophic, temperatures spiking to levels that would have melted steel and vaporized organic matter within seconds.

Magma began dripping from the bolt’s tip.

Molten rock, formed from minerals in the air superheating beyond their melting points and accumulating on the weapon’s surface.

The magma fell in slow droplets, each one striking the ground and burning through marble to create small pools of liquid stone that glowed orange.

The ground around Jack’s feet began transforming, stone turning to slag as the magma spread outward in an expanding circle.

The smell was overwhelming.

Superheated rock mixed with ozone from the lightning, creating an acrid combination that made breathing difficult and eyes water from proximity to such concentrated elemental fury.

Warren’s mind processed what he was witnessing with horror that transcended simple fear of death.

Jack had fire magic.

’Did Jack contract with another entity? A second being beyond what he already has. Or was he always hiding his power? Did he have multiple affinities to begin with?’