"Unforgivable!!!"
Menthuthuyoupi let out a roar, his body twisting grotesquely as six thick arms sprouted from his original limbs. Waving them wildly, he was about to smash every human before him into pulp to vent his fury.
Unfortunately, he had chosen the wrong targets.
With the Cat Girl no longer holding them back, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's eyes were cold as he faced Menthuthuyoupi, whose defenses were wide open.
"Now."
Energy coursed through the Parasite's tentacles, following the Teigu's flames as it struck Menthuthuyoupi's weak point.
"Pshhk!"
As the wound opened, the blazing flames around them seemed to find an outlet, pouring through the breach!
"Uwaaaaaah—!!!"
The searing flames ravaged Menthuthuyoupi's insides.
His body began to expand violently beyond his control!
"Boom—!!!"
With a deafening explosion, he blew apart!
"Huff..."
Kiriyama Ikuto set down the scorching Teigu in his hand and panted heavily.
His gaze darted back and forth.
"The Cat Girl ran inside... Can Kiryuin and the others hold her off?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka remained expressionless as he bent down to pick up the loot card Menthuthuyoupi had dropped after his death.
"I'll go help Nagumo Miyabi." Ayanokoji made the decision for them, looking at Kiriyama. "Once you're back, go help Kiryuin and the others."
Kiriyama Ikuto wasted no words and immediately turned away.
Ayanokoji, meanwhile, looked toward the battlefield beyond the cave entrance, where rumbles and flashes of fire erupted from time to time.
He lowered his head slightly and asked the Parasite on his right hand:
"Zero, are you ready?"
The Parasite's eyeball shifted, as though it had sensed something.
"Ayanokoji, are you leaving?"
"Yes. I intend to test that limit."
Ayanokoji nodded.
The Parasite fell silent for a moment.
"You'll take me with you, right?"
"Yes. If I can."
Meanwhile.
'Menthuthuyoupi actually... died?!'
Shaiapouf, who was flapping his