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Capim lay on the floor, itching and aching, wishing he could tear himself apart on the spot to escape the torment.
Then he saw the crimson waves of fire spreading toward him in an instant and heard a deafening explosion. He had thought this final moment would stretch out, letting him recall every beautiful scene with his wife and children by his side. He had thought he would feel relieved because he would no longer have to endure this inhuman torment. But in that instant, immense fear still welled up within him, along with an intense desire to live. Before any of those supposed memories could flash through his mind, agony filled his thoughts, and then he sank into profound darkness.
Boom!
The dining room windows shattered and flew outward, accompanied by countless bricks, chunks of rubble, and tongues of flame visibly curling outside.
The guards who happened to be patrolling this spot were knocked down in droves. Even those lucky enough not to be struck had ringing ears and swaying bodies, staggering or falling. They saw that most of the dining room's outer wall had collapsed, and that flames seemed to hang in midair.
Residents along the entire street and the police responsible for the surrounding area heard the tremendous explosion at the same time, bewildered and frightened.
Inside the dining room, Klein stood covered in Black Armor and wearing the Pitch-Black Crown, bathed in crimson flames and buffeted by powerful shock waves, unmoved. Much of the black aura surrounding him had burned away, and his spirit body itself had suffered some damage, but it was not serious.
In the area opposite the fireplace, Harras, who had already been very close, was swallowed directly by the flames behind him. Despite his sturdy flesh, powerful physique, and the enhancement