Seeing this, the intruders instinctively raised their guns to fire, but at that very moment, an explosion with a boom interrupted them.
What Amon had thrown this time was no prank prop, but a genuine grenade!
This was a special Freedom Day edition for students. Its explosive charge had been reduced, and its plastic casing would not produce lethal shrapnel.
After all, he still had to get by at Kassel College, and he was not yet powerful enough to disregard the Secret Party, such a massive organization. Amon had shown considerable restraint.
Otherwise, he would not have thrown this little toy for adults, but a defensive grenade. One of those would have sent everyone except Zero and Mai Sakatoku straight to heaven!
Even so, the first fool who had tried to attack Amon was badly injured.
He had underestimated his opponent, mistaking this for another bluff. The grenade detonated right in front of his chest, and the surging shockwave displaced his internal organs. He crumpled limply to the ground, blood spilling from between his lips and gleaming darkly in the faint light.
The others hurriedly scattered, avoiding the spreading red anesthetic mist.
"Damn it, that guy has the real thing!" someone growled, still shaken.
"So he really went easy on us just now?"
"The question is, what do we do now? With that much noise, those students will soon surround us."
"We need to relocate immediately?" Mai Sakatoku said quietly.
"What about this guy? If we leave him alone, he could die," someone said, looking at the unlucky man brought down by the grenade.
"Leave him to Kassel. To get intelligence out of him, they'll treat his injuries. Kassel College has a very advanced Medical Department. He'll probably survive," Mai Sakatoku said.
"Becoming a prisoner... that sounds like a pretty