On the busy Iris Street in the early morning, citizens passing by the Capim Mansion were frightened by the earth-shaking loud noise and ran away. It was not until they realized that they were not in danger that they all raised their heads and looked at the location where the sound came from.
All the window glass of the villa located in the vast lawn was shattered, and a large amount of flames and black smoke poured out from every door and window. A huge hole was directly blown out of one of the walls. A figure flew out of the hole dragging black smoke, crossed a parabola, and landed on the lawn outside the villa.
The figure stood up unsteadily, his steps were shaky, and he was about to fall again after stumbling, but he finally stabilized his body before falling into the fountain pool. Half of his face was covered with black ash, and half of his skin was torn. There were only a few strips of cloth left in his windbreaker. The shirt inside was ignited, and there were several yellow flames. He wore a black iron-colored glove on his left hand, and his right shoulder was bloody. It was Harras who had escaped from death.
He rolled into the pool nearby, used the fountain to extinguish the flames on his body, coughed twice, and spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm. Then he looked at his exposed skin, which was covered with dense blisters one after another.
The combination of the continuous use of Beyonder Ability, the consumption of Mystical Item, the impact of "Madness" on Spirituality, and the seriously injured body had brought him to the verge of losing control.
Feeling that his life was in danger, he decided his next action almost instantly.
Not caring about the lives of Katie and Berris who were affected by the explosives, and not caring about Capim and the girls he captured, Harras jumped out of the fountain pool, ran wildly without looking back, pushed open the side door of the garden with a trail of water, and disappeared into the stunned crowd on the street.
Berris, who came from the basement for support, was standing at the door of the restaurant and did not enter it, so he did not suffer much damage from the explosion. However, the backpack he was carrying deformed and failed in the huge impact. The high-pressure steam inside quickly leaked, and the resulting secondary explosion almost killed Sequence 7 and Beyonder on the spot.
Struggling to get up in the steam, Berris glanced at the restaurant full of broken limbs, firelight, and black smoke, took off his backpack, threw away the Steam Rifle connected to it, and stumbled out of the villa.
Harras has run away, what is he still doing?
Until then, Angel, who used Magic Mirror Substitute to escape from the center of the explosion, returned to the lobby on the first floor from the second floor. He looked at Berris's bloody back, hesitated for a moment, and still did not catch up.
The top priority is to rescue the kidnapped girls, rather than chasing the two Beyonder. The huge explosion and smoke must have alerted the police and official Beyonder in this area. This area is under the responsibility of Church of Storms's "Mandated Punishers". In a few minutes, he will be blocked here by the violent law enforcers, facing a second, more difficult battle.
"As expected, the basement is intact. Harras's Imprisonment blocked most of the impact. I have eliminated the remaining guards inside."
The translucent armored ghost emerged from the ground, and the sound of Moriarty Detective came from inside, as if coming from afar, far away, and carrying endless majesty.
"That's good. Just release them as soon as possible and let them escape to the streets. The police will probably arrive soon. I will retreat after cleaning the battlefield."
Looking at the armored ghost who was slightly taller than himself, Angel replied that not only the servants here, but also the guards were involved in the torture of the kidnapped girls. Angel and Moriarty did not consider their lives when they acted.
Ghost Moriarty nodded, ducked into the ground again, and went to the basement where the girls were detained.
Angel returned to the bombed-out restaurant. The unconscious servants in the ghost Shriek had already died in the explosion, and not a single body could be found. Capim who was kicked into the corner was slightly more Luck. He at least left a complete body.
Turning this slightly obese guy with the burnt pudding on his face over, Angel followed the agreement with Moriarty and took out a pair of Tarot Cards, sprinkled it around the rich and evil man, and finally covered his two eyes with two special main cards.
After creating this rather mysterious scene, Angel picked up the Beyonder Characteristic that had precipitated Parker. He came to Katie, whose skin and flesh were burnt black by the bombing and had lost his breath. He rummaged around and picked up her similarly precipitated properties.
It's a pity that the soft whip that can directly attack the soul has been broken into three parts by the explosion and has lost its use value. However, Angel still put it away carefully. Maybe he can find someone to repair this item, or get some Beyonder Characteristic from it.
After cleaning the battlefield, Angel appeared in the attic of the villa directly through Flaming Jump. She climbed up the stairs to the roof, looked at the frightened but curious crowd on the street, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and prepared for the final "performance".
"Click—click—"
There was a sound of the door lock opening. Klein, which contained "Master Key" in Spirit Body, had no time to identify which cell had someone in it. Instead, it went through the cell doors in the basement one by one and opened them all.
In the separated cells, the girls in ragged clothes only felt the cold wind blowing past them, and the cell door in front of them opened automatically.
They were stunned and did not dare to move, fearing that it was a prank by those fierce adults, until a brown-haired girl took the lead to push Door Opening and came to the corridor. They looked at the guard who was usually fierce but now lying on the ground with blood pouring from the bullet hole in his head, and looked at the basement entrance that was also open.
"Everyone, run, the door is really open!"
Emily shouted and ran towards the entrance stairs, towards the light of freedom. The other girls who heard the sound also moved their scarred legs and rushed out of the basement. Under the leadership of Emily, they walked through the smoke-filled villa hall, ran across the gravel-strewn lawn, and came to the bustling street.
The citizens who were attracted by the explosion and smoke first dispersed in confusion, and then let out a few exclamations. Some people had already recognized the girls who had been missing for a long time and were even listed on missing persons notices. Two police officers who were attracted by the explosion squeezed through the crowd and walked towards them.
The girls huddled together, wondering whether they should trust these policemen. Most of them were from East Borough, and they didn't have a good impression of the police. What's more, they had just escaped from the mansion of Capim.
Some of them were kidnapped in the street, some were tricked into corners, knocked unconscious and taken away, and several girls had the experience of escaping from the clutches of the devil Luck, but quickly returned to the basement after calling the police.
But this time, those vicious adults are gone. Maybe... they can really be rescued?
Emily didn't pay attention to this. She turned around and looked at the villa that was shrouded in smoke. A large gap had been blown out on the first floor, and half of the wall collapsed.
A hazy-faced woman stood on the top of the attic, her long hair fluttering in the wind, her tall figure facing the rising sun, seemingly looking into the distance.
At the end of the woman's sight, an illusory door appeared in mid-air, with complex symbols carved on it. The translucent door opened silently, and a figure walked out, observing the messy villas and streets from a high altitude; in the distance, a strong wind blew, and another figure quickly approached in the wind.
Emily seemed to see the woman at the top of the attic grinning with a mysterious smile.
Immediately, a large amount of mist surged out of her body, and black armor and a pitch-black crown emerged from the mist, wrapping her around her like the majestic Empress.
More people noticed the movement in the attic. The girls who were being questioned by the police and the citizens who were shocked by the explosion looked to higher places.
The armored woman jumped from the sky, plunged headlong into the burning ruins below, and disappeared without a trace amidst people's exclamations.