Mahito's Black Flash was already inches from Suguru Geto's face, but Geto had no time left to think. He immediately raised both hands to shield his head.
"Geto!" Riko Amanai cried out, conjuring a handgun in her hand.
"Get away from him!" Suguru Geto shouted urgently, setting aside his shock at Mahito's Black Flash.
Riko Amanai fired several shots at Mahito, then immediately leaped back to put distance between them.
Having just seen Riko Amanai lose her composure, Mahito couldn't help laughing.
"Just as I thought. Whenever one of you gets hurt, both of you lose your heads.
These pointless human emotions really are fascinating."
Even though Suguru Geto had reinforced his arms with cursed energy, he was still sent flying dozens of meters.
"I finally understand the essence of my soul... Thank you."
Mahito ran both hands over his face, taunting him wildly. "It's thanks to you that I grasped my ultimate technique!"
"Give me a cheer, Suguru Geto..."
"Idle Transfiguration-Instant Spirit Body of Massacre!"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Suguru Geto looked at the completely transformed cursed spirit before him, and his heart sank.
This guy... actually evolved in the middle of the fight?
Layers of exposed muscle now covered Mahito's body. His head had no visible eyes, barbs had sprouted from his arms, and a tail grew from his back. Nothing remained of his former humanoid appearance.
With just a single Black Flash, Mahito had grasped the essence of his soul and undergone a true evolution.
Feeling his newfound power, Mahito was beside himself with excitement. He jabbed a finger into his head and kept twisting it. "I'm so high right now!"
"Idiot."
Suguru Geto's mouth twitched as he watched Mahito's deranged antics. Did he think he'd won?
Just because of one ordinary evolution?
"Riko, just