He was the captain of this squad. If word of this got out, how was he supposed to lead them in the future?
The other captain would probably laugh himself to death.
"Damn bastard. Since you're alone, I'll send you on your way. You won't have to live so lonely anymore."
"Don't worry. We'll make good use of your corpse after you die. You'll be turned into reserve ingredients and added to our final food stockpile."
With that, he raised his gun again, pulled the trigger, and fired at Ash's forehead.
His face wore an expression somewhere between anger and a grin. With his marksmanship, there was no way this shot would miss.
Bang!
The instant the bullet flew straight at Ash, he remained standing there without moving.
But what happened next made the squad captain's smile freeze completely, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
An invisible barrier suddenly appeared in front of Ash.
The bizarre psychic power born from the fusion of Demon Eligos and the Marrow Eater activated. The bullet was suspended in midair, spinning rapidly without being able to move forward another inch.
"What?!" he blurted out in shock.
The pistol in his hand even fell to the ground as his body shook.
"Y-you... you... are you human, or an evil spirit?"
He pointed at Ash with a trembling finger and stammered out the question.
"Do I look human to you, or do I look like an evil spirit?" Ash smiled and reached out, lightly pinching the rapidly spinning bullet.
With a crack, the bullet came to an abrupt stop, as though caught in a pair of steel pincers.
This was no longer something flesh and blood could accomplish.
"Open fire! Open fire!"
The squad captain screamed in terror, and gunfire immediately erupted all around them.