"Whoosh-"
A sharp whistle cut through the air as a sniper bullet shot off one of the buns on Hiruko's head and punched a palm-sized crater into the concrete.
His aim has gotten worse.
Looks like that sniper was frightened by the way I took a sniper bullet head-on with my skull earlier, too.
"Annoying little fly!"
Hiruko raised his head, pulled his mask down to his chin, and spat a date-pit-sized pebble toward the roof of the distant office building.
The little pebble grew as it flew, becoming a millstone-sized boulder in midair.
Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Technique!
Eight hundred meters away, the sniper on the office rooftop watched in horror as a boulder crashed down less than three meters from him, embedding itself deep in the roof.
That was not all. A moment later, more rocks came flying in, shattering the glass curtain wall on the tenth floor and smashing through the interior with a tremendous clatter.
Scared out of his wits, the sniper did not bother retrieving his heavy rifle, nor did he dare run downstairs.
Instead, he hid on the other side of the building, in a corner beside the rooftop stairwell.
Staying alive came first.
After driving off the distant sniper, Hiruko pulled his mask back up and looked at the Metropolitan Police Department personnel, who had already begun fleeing.
"Not one of you is getting away."
An aged, raspy voice came from Hiruko's mouth, but the murderous intent within it sent chills through everyone who heard it.
Then they ran even faster!
Clang, clang, clang-
The steel tail behind Hiruko extended, a succession of sharp metallic clashes ringing out as it transformed into an iron sword over ten meters long.
The enormous steel sword swept backward, cutting the Sato Resale House clean in