"I'm going to kill him! I'll use the power of the Animusphere Family to kill him! Uchiha Kanade, you'll help me, right?"
The flames of vengeance consumed Olga Marie's heart. She could not tolerate the murderer who had killed her beloved Theresa still living so freely in this world.
"I would've killed him even if you hadn't said anything. I'm just waiting for an opportunity." Higashino Kanade answered calmly.
Meanwhile, within Einnashe, Higashino Kanade's true body was still fighting Hephaestion.
"Don't run! If you're a man, face me head-on! What kind of fight is it to keep scurrying around like a rat?"
Gales howled and thunder roared. Hephaestion gripped the reins in both hands, driving the Chariot of the Firmament like a maddened bull. It smashed through every obstacle in its path as it relentlessly pursued its prey through the Forest of Dead Apostles.
Higashino Kanade ignored Hephaestion's taunts. He beat his wings and used lightning-nature Chakra to stimulate his cells. The cold Sage Chakra dyed the lightning dancing around his body black, and he raced through the forest like a black bolt of lightning.
Before he began fleeing, Higashino Kanade and Hephaestion had been evenly matched, each winning and losing exchanges.
Just as the battle reached a stalemate, Hephaestion, who had been fighting with great enthusiasm, received some sort of order. With an unhappy expression, she summoned her Noble Phantasm and intended to crush Higashino Kanade beneath her chariot to end the battle quickly.
Higashino Kanade knew he currently lacked the power to clash head-on with a Noble Phantasm, so he decisively chose to run. While dodging Hephaestion's attacks, he also set up his traps.
Higashino Kanade did not simply flee blindly. Competing with the Chariot of the Firmament in speed was no different from courting death. He