Ray: Hifung!
Yuita, who witnessed it, became furious, but he couldn't stand.
Yuita: Stop, Filz!
Kobayashi, who saw it, grew very upset. He slowly moved toward Filz.
Hifung, seeing this, became slightly panicked. Kobayashi attacked Filz from behind using fire magic.
But Filz noticed it and immediately kicked Kobayashi with his right leg.
Hifung: Sir!
Kobayashi was thrown quite far and fell to the ground.
Filz then glared sharply at Hifung.
Filz: It seems your friends really care about you.
Hifung became furious and angry.
He coated his right hand with red aura, then tried to punch Filz with it.
But Filz, knowing it, didn't let it happen so easily.
Filz blocked Hifung's punch with his own right hand, which was already covered in aura.
Filz: What's this? You still want to fight?
Hifung clenched his teeth tightly and gave a small smile while staring at Filz.
Filz, looking at him, was a bit confused. But Hifung immediately activated the power of his eyes.
In an instant, Filz's soul was dragged into the soul world to be tormented.
However, Filz wasn't affected. He laughed with satisfaction, while Hifung, Ray, Shelyn, Yuita, and Kobayashi, who saw it, were all shocked.
Filz: Huahahaha.
Hifung: Why!? Why doesn't my eye power work!?
Filz then showed both of his claw-shaped hands, covered with scales.
Filz: These are the hands I obtained by altering a small part of a dragon's soul.
Filz: You know? Dragons are creatures that won't be affected by eye powers.
Filz: Because a dragon's soul cannot be attacked… after all, their soul is the purest in the world.
Filz's arrogant voice, belittling Hifung, made him fall into despair and weakness.
Filz: It's time I avenge my father.
Filz then coated his right hand with aura and prepared to kill Hifung with his claws.
Hifung could only remain frozen, hopeless, not knowing what to do.
Hifung (in his heart): "So it's true? This is the end."
Hifung (in his heart): "In the end… I couldn't keep my promise… Micyl."
Meanwhile, Yuita, Kobayashi, Ray, and Shelyn looked panicked and desperate.
Yuita: STOP!!
Ray: HIFUNG!!
Yuita and Ray screamed with all their might until their voices were gone.
Slowly, Hifung saw Filz's right hand moving toward his chest, but he was too hopeless.
Everything around him felt silent and slowed down. Hifung saw everything clearly, but he couldn't move.
Filz's hand slowly pierced through his chest, right at the heart, blood flowing from his mouth.
Yuita, Ray, Kobayashi, and Shelyn, witnessing it, became furious and angry, but also frustrated and desperate.
Shelyn: Impossible.
Shelyn, who was devastated seeing Hifung killed before her eyes, could no longer speak.
Meanwhile, Ray, Yuita, and Kobayashi were so shocked they couldn't move.
Ray was so shocked that his whole body trembled violently, his vision shaking—he couldn't believe Hifung had died right in front of him.
Yuita was also in shock, his severed hand numb; all he cared about now was Hifung.
Yuita (in his heart): "Impossible."
Yuita's heart felt torn apart, full of guilt and despair, trembling in anger at himself for being unable to do anything.
Meanwhile, Filz pulled his hand out of Hifung's chest, causing Hifung to collapse to the ground after spitting out a bit of blood.
Filz only smiled wickedly, glaring coldly and sharply at Hifung.
Filz: Huahahaha… This is the end.
Filz: I've finally avenged my father!
After saying that, Filz laughed in relief for a moment before turning his attention to Yuita, Kobayashi, Ray, and Shelyn.
Filz: Hahaha, I might as well kill you all, so you can't avenge this boy.
Yuita, Kobayashi, Ray, and Shelyn were too shocked to even hear Filz's words.
But Filz turned back to Hifung, raising his right hand level with Hifung's neck.
He planned to sever Hifung's head.
Filz: How delightful this is… Two years ago I found a fragment of a dragon's soul.
Filz: Surely the gods support me in taking revenge.
Filz smiled wickedly, gazing at Hifung with cold cruelty.
Yuita, Kobayashi, Ray, and Shelyn were still too shocked to move.
Then, with a wicked smile, Filz leapt at Hifung, aiming his hand at Hifung's neck.
But before it struck, suddenly a red lightning appeared between Hifung's neck and Filz's hand.
The lightning grew larger and exploded, blasting Filz away.
The explosion caused a considerable quake, with bursts of red lightning spreading outward.
The bursts of red lightning pinned Ray, Shelyn, Kobayashi, and Yuita down, as if pressing their bodies to the ground.
That pressure snapped Yuita, Kobayashi, Shelyn, and Ray out of their shock.
Ray: What is this!?
Red aura began to radiate from the explosion's source, though only briefly.
But that aura was enough to halt a distant storm in an instant.
Many trees in Deko Forest toppled from the aura, clouds darkened, and the sky turned red.
Filz, thrown back, was bewildered and shocked by the explosion.
Moments later, the bursts of lightning subsided, and a shadowy figure stood where the explosion had occurred.
The figure was slightly taller than Hifung, with their entire body concealed, only their red eyes visible.
Their gaze was sharp and cold, and even the leaking aura still held Ray and Shelyn down against the ground.
Everyone was stunned, including Filz.
Then the figure walked toward Hifung after surveying the surroundings.
Filz: Who are you!?
The figure remained silent, not answering, and crouched beside Hifung.
Yuita (in his heart): "What does he intend to do!?"
Everyone watched in confusion as the stranger approached Hifung.
The unknown person raised their right hand above Hifung's bloodied, pierced chest.
Filz watched, astonished, not knowing what this person would do.
Meanwhile, Ray, Shelyn, Kobayashi, and Yuita looked on with slight curiosity.
Slowly, a green wave emerged from the person's right hand, moving toward Hifung and covering his whole body.
In an instant, the wave dispersed, revealing that Hifung's chest wound had healed, and he began to breathe again.
Filz was stunned, seeing something like this for the first time.
Filz: Impossible!?
Yuita: What!?
Ray (in his heart): "How is this possib
le!? Could it be…!?"
Ray was in disbelief, but one possibility came to his mind.
Everyone was shocked to see it, almost unable to believe what their eyes showed them.