As the Air Cannon exploded forward with a surge of spirit, ripples of lightning crashed ahead like a giant hammer. Tiny arcs danced within every raindrop before Shade, and the ripples formed by the rain even concretely depicted the power of that strike.
Thunderclap Wave collided with the monster charging headlong, followed by a bang as the Double-Barreled Shotgun fired. This time, two crimson flames erupted from the muzzle.
The monster, its body paralyzed by lightning in midair, was immediately swallowed by the two fireballs. But amid a thunderous roar, the blue-gray creature, with only its skin slightly charred, burst through the flames and continued charging at Shade.
"Go!"
The Soul Chain pierced the monster's body again, slowing its movements. And the time Ms. Handel had bought was enough for Shade to complete the final charge of his Thaumaturgy—
"Chaos Remnants!"
A massive dark-red fireball was held in his palm, compressed and spinning. After it was thrown and struck the blue-gray monster, the heat wave from the explosion dried out even the surrounding earth completely for a brief moment.
More than that, the soil in the area struck by the Thaumaturgy transformed into scorching molten lava, and this time the monster could not completely withstand the flames.
It croaked, dragging along a body with nearly half of its left side blasted apart as it tried to flee leftward. But the cursed soul wrapped in a black robe suddenly emerged from underground.
Joey Barton reached into the monster's chest and pulled out a small, constantly writhing mass of black matter. Shade instinctively knew that it was Humanity. The monster's appearance did not change, but it looked even weaker.
"Croak~"
It cried out again, then its entire body turned into a puddle of rainwater and seeped into the sodden ground.
"Be careful.