"No, humanity has not been wiped out yet. How could I die!!!"
Trash King's form kept changing. Its body was made of garbage—countless irregularly shaped pieces of trash that could move according to its will, altering the shape of its body.
But Yucali's power was too strong. With every change in shape, not only was Trash King unable to find Yucali's weakness, it was instead compressed even further by Yucali's energy.
At that moment, Trash King caught the scent of death.
At present, Trash King had only three "allies": Hidden Malignant Spirit, Wind Malignant Spirit, and Fire Malignant Spirit.
Its current ability to turn invisible came from Hidden Malignant Spirit. It was a tiny, tiny bead, perhaps one that had long ago been forgotten by its owner in a corner beneath the bed, before suddenly gaining life one day. It hoped its creator would remember it, so it waited quietly, never disturbing its creator's daily life.
But as time passed, its creator never discovered it. Hidden Malignant Spirit gradually grew resentful, eventually darkening into a Malignant Spirit.
As Hidden Malignant Spirit's creator, its owner had died innocently in a sneak attack by Hidden Malignant Spirit, never understanding what had happened even until death.
Wind Malignant Spirit had once been a breath exhaled by a human. Because that person left too quickly, it was left behind where it was, eventually darkening into a Malignant Spirit.
As for Fire Malignant Spirit, it had been a spark left by humans in the wilderness. Likewise, because it was never noticed, the humans had already gone far away by the time it gained consciousness. Thus, over a long span of time, it darkened into a Malignant Spirit.
After being absorbed by Trash King, these three Malignant Spirits had not lost consciousness. They had merely become