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    The head of the hammer, which was about to crush a person, began to melt before it even reached the masked man.

    The part connecting the handle and the head collapsed, and the hammer’s head fell helplessly to the ground.

    With a crash, the melted head of the hammer stuck to the ground like mud falling to the ground.

    “This flame…!”

    Lilith’s face looked like she had seen a monster resurrected from the jaws of hell.

    “Persona!!!”

    Tols shouted at the familiar shape of the mask.

    “Persona?”

    The eyes revealed behind the half-mask sparkled.

    He faced his former colleagues with the same attitude toward others.

    “What are you doing? Persona!!”

    Not realizing the hostility directed at him, Tols continued to shout.

    Although it was surprising that a colleague he thought was dead was alive, the fact that he had been blocked made him angry.

    “What are you doing?”

    Kang In-ho, a man called Persona by them, approaches Tols.

    “!!!”

    Toles tried to let go of the heated sack, but his hand movements were sluggish.

    My body becomes strangely heavy.

    Before I knew it, the head of the approaching opponent was located in Tols’ solar plexus.

    “Avoid Tols!”

    Lilith, who took out a large scythe, flew in to remove Kang In-ho.

    Her relaxed face was only filled with urgency.

    Kang In-ho placed his palm on Tols’ solar plexus.

    Tols tried to move his body in response to his opponent’s actions, but his body was slow, as if he was moving in a dream.

    Kang In-ho’s palm was in close contact with Tols’ skin, which was like an iron plate.

    For a moment, Tols thought his body felt warm.

    My body becomes warm beyond warmth. In particular, the heat is concentrated in the solar plexus.

    Fear slowly creeps in due to the unknown actions of the other person.

    ‘Afraid? ‘This Tols?!’

    He was proud of being the best among the Four Heavenly Kings in terms of physical strength and durability.

    It was a great humiliation for him to be feared by the weakest Persona, not even the other Four Heavenly Kings.

    “Aaaah!!!”

    I scream to shake off my fear.

    The air vibrates, and the cracked glass of the building breaks apart.

    The magical girl who fell down after being pierced is coughing and coughing up blood.

    “Hey.”

    Kang In-ho glances back and says.

    Even though the sound came from under his chin, Tols could not easily look down.

    It felt like someone was pulling his neck muscles and shouting, “Don’t look down!”

    “You’re resting. Don’t make noise.”

    “Get away!!”

    Lilith raised her scythe high and swung it at Kang In-ho.

    Kang In-ho bent his back and avoided the scythe’s trajectory. His hand was still in contact with Tols.

    “Gyeok (擊)”

    With a short syllable, Tols’ body was thrown away.

    He ran across the street and landed in a sandwich shop on the other side.

    “Persona, what are you doing!”

    Lilith, turning in the air, swung her scythe once again, and Kang In-ho raised his leg.

    When I stepped on the reverse blade of the scythe and pressed down, Lilith’s body leaned forward.

    thud!

    The scythe hit the ground, and Lilith flew towards Kang In-ho due to the recoil.

    “Hu-eup.”

    Kang In-ho took a deep breath.

    The entire body was filled with oxygen.

    Suddenly, the flame in his hand began to burn.

    The sight of him in a horseback riding stance, with his fists on his hips, was almost reverent.

    “Gratitude Fire Punch, 1 time.”

    A fist covered in flames hits Lilith’s flying stomach.

    “ugh-”

    As the combined force of the flying force and the thrusting fist hit her abdomen, Lilith’s body folded into an ‘L’ shape.

    “Aaaa!!!”

    Kang In-ho, who hit the same Lilith where Tols was placed, bent his neck to the left and right.

    “Kaaaa!!! I will kill you!!!”

    Tols got up and threw away the concrete debris while cleaning up Lilith that had fallen on his body.

    Kang In-ho did not back down even in the face of Hyundai’s debris that exceeded his height.

    He dodged it with minimal movement, and all the thrown objects that fell at the blind spot were melted into flames.

    “The output is good. Even in the martial arts world, if it was like this, I wouldn’t have died.”

    He said it as if he really regretted it.

    The meaningless sound stimulated Tols even more.

    “Kaaaa!!!”

    A large man, pounding his chest like a gorilla, runs towards me.

    The killing created by humiliation and fear made Kang In-ho’s skin tingle.

    ‘I just can’t stop it.’

    Should I avoid it or not? Kang In-ho estimated the course of the charge.

    If you avoid it like this, the magical girl will get caught up.

    Kang In-ho raised his right hand to his face again.

    “[Form Change]”

    A black flame appeared in my hand.

    Just like when I first transformed, flames consumed my face.

    A hot and dark energy heated the air.

    “[If it continues like this]”

    Nevertheless, Tols’s rush did not stop.

    “Ugh….”

    Lilith, who had finally come to her senses, saw through blurred vision the two men who were about to clash.

    “[Rider Cheonma]”

    A black mask decorated with golden wave patterns was revealed, and the color of the flames that Kang In-ho was wearing changed.

    A black flame that seems to devour even the darkness.

    He, covered in flames all over his body, runs forward to confront the rushing Tols.

    “Yeomnyungong reform, Heavenly Demon Fist!”

    Keep a distance of about five steps and extend your arms.

    A huge black flame erupted, and a huge wave of flame engulfed the giant.

    Grumbling

    The unpleasant smell of burning and melting flesh wafted everywhere.

    – Whiing

    The wind blows, and the black flame fades.

    “Heo Eok… Heo Eok….”

    The mask began to tingle, then split into pieces and fell to the ground.

    Kang In-ho’s face was revealed, drenched in sweat.

    As the black flame subsided, Tols’ body, transformed into a grotesque lump of flesh, was revealed.

    “Wow!!”

    Lilith vomited at the horrifying sight of bones and flesh mixed together into a mush.

    “…Are you next?”

    Kang In-ho’s eyes turned to Lilith.

    ” too, you have to run away.”

    Lilith held her stomach and spread her wings.

    The wings of a large bat created a gust of wind.

    “Two, we’ll see!!”

    Lilith, who gave the exit line of a third-rate villain, flew straight into the sky.

    Lilith continued to flap her wings.

    “Hurry, to the witch!”

    One of the Four Heavenly Kings was alive, and one of the Four Heavenly Kings was dead.

    The identity of the magical girl was discovered, and the betrayal of the Four Heavenly Kings was confirmed.

    This incredible fact had to be made known.

    If you fly a little further, you can open a crack.

    She gritted her teeth.

    “Vega”

    A voice sounded clearly in my ears.

    “!!!”

    “Deneb”

    Before I knew it, the magical girl was flying in the air and pointing her wand at herself.

    Although his complexion was pale because he had lost a lot of blood, his eyes were vivid and alive.

    “Four years!!!”

    “Altair”

    The triangular magic circle shines brightly.

    “Brilliantly shining summer triangle, purify the energy of evil.”

    “Lyrical star!!!!!”

    Lilith shouted sharply. The evil sound was close to a scream.

    “It’s magic, so there’s no avoiding it. You two bitches!!!!!”

    A huge beam of blue light struck Lilith.

    In the sky where the harsh rays disappeared, starlight dust fluttered.

    ***

    “Haha… That’s complete bullshit.”

    Kang In-ho’s impressions after seeing the streets in disarray were simple.

    “Dead people cannot be brought back to life.”

    Mourning is replaced by seeing the images of those who died in the attack.

    I was becoming more and more familiar with people’s deaths, but the feeling of compassion still remained.

    “The form change holding time is too short.”

    He checked the condition of his body by clenching and unclenching his hands.

    “I imitated my teacher’s strength, but it’s only about 1/100th of it.”

    There was no need to say how fortunate it was that the ability of this Four Heavenly Kings called Persona was related to flames.

    The source of the power was different, but if you had the power of flame, you could unleash the Flame Ball.

    It took a week to gain strength and get used to it.

    He thought that even this was possible because he had the experience of learning Yeomryun Gong.

    “There are other powers besides flame… but it would be difficult to use them.”

    As Kim Seong-ah said, the true power of Persona lies in changing its mask and attacking the opponent with various abilities.

    “Let’s think about other forces later.”

    He was about to leave the street, kicking a rolling stone with his toe.

    “Uncle.”

    A voice calling him from behind grabbed his feet.

    “You’re a real guy, right?”

    He turns around slowly.

    A magical girl with a pale complexion, covered in blood and dust, was looking at him.

    “…….”

    “Uncle….”

    Magical girl Kim Seong-ah’s eyes grew wide.

    “Ahh….”

    A cracked sound came out from between the lips covered in dust.

    Tears flowed down her cheeks.

    “I missed you.”

    It approaches slowly.

    “Are you okay?”

    An indifferent worry is suddenly thrown at her.

    Seongah Kim barely suppressed the tears rising from her throat.

    There was so much I wanted to say to him. I couldn’t cry until I finished saying those words.

    “I thought about you a lot.”

    Approach slowly.

    “I never missed school.”

    One step, one step. Carefully close the distance between you and him.

    She was afraid that he would just leave like this.

    “I worked hard as a magical girl.”

    As if expecting praise, she laughed and cried.

    One step like that.

    Her hands grab the hem of his clothes.

    “Uncle….”

    Slowly raise your head and look up at him.

    A face with a mixed and painful expression is visible.

    “I was sorry.”

    Kang In-ho hugged Kim Seong-ah tightly and whispered in her ear.

    That low voice broke Kim Seong-ah’s patience.

    Tears came out of my eyes and tears came out of my mouth.

    “I…! I was more sorry!!! Haha, I’m sorry. Mister… I’m sorry, Mister!!!”

    In the middle of the ruined city, the man and woman hugged each other and comforted each other for a long time.

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