Putting an intense amount of pressure onto the floor beneath him, Pedro then slowly stood himself back up, seeing the two agents clad in tar on the verge of firing.

Having his hands up in the air, he had his palms facing toward them, his face lighting up with a carefree smile. Clearing his throat, he walked backward slowly as his eyes glanced at an empty alleyway shrouded in darkness.

(Agent Eren) Don’t get any funny ideas.

(Pedro) Oh, not to worry. I’ll be a good boy I promise, but promise me one thing.

(Agent Eren) And what is that?

Keeping his eyes focused on the two agents, he then stopped as tar started to pour out from his ears and nostrils, his mouth bursting out another load of black goop. As his stomach contracted from the intensity of the sudden burst, Pedro bent down and he placed both of his hands on his knees, his mouth agape and his feet loosening stability.

Meanwhile, the two agents and the teenage girl all holstered their weapons outward toward the lich man, with the two agents noticing a large weapon that Loraine had pulled out of her.

From the back, Loraine carries a metal case that resembles that of a guitar case, but what it does is it holds her best weapon.

(Loraine) I forgot I had this! I’m such a dummy!

Putting both of her hands on the back of the case, she put the big rectangle-shaped metal case onto the ground, laying it flat as she put both her hands onto two openings. Flinging her hands upwards, the case flew open, revealing a weapon that widened both Eren and Ada.

(Agent Ada and Eren) WHAT!!??

With both her hands, Loraine grabbed and pulled out the metal weapon that was encased inside of the case, wielding the weapon as the barrel pointed toward the sweat-filled lich. Having her right hand on the grip, her left hand on the center of the weapon, and her right shoulder holstering the end of the monster…

(Agent Eren) You had an RPG this whole time!?

(Loraine) Yeah.

(Agent Ada) Why didn’t you use it in the first place?

(Loraine) Cause I only have one to two rocket shells stored inside of it. I only shoot when I know it will kill.

(Agent Eren) Good point.

Pointing the rocket launcher right toward Pedro, his throat quivered as his hands started to tremble from the presence of the long barrel pointed at him. Letting out a small nervous chuckle, his breathing started to fasten as he slowly crouched down.

Being in a submissive position, Pedro then moved his palms to face him, slightly covering his face.

(Pedro) Hold up now! You don’t have to be reckless! It is preferable to kill me with bullets than explosives!

(Agent Ada) Why? Cause explosives destroy everything in the body instantly? Including your heart and body?

(Pedro) Well, when you put it that way…

Having his feet still, he then moved his body back and forth, swaying his hands out and over as he noticed a creature far in the distance.

His eyes peering at the fiery creature that was miles away, a small smile lit up as he soon tilted his head down, another burst of tar coming out of his mouth. Slowing down his swaying, he then kept his body still, his face peering into the barrel of the RPG that was aiming right down his face.

(Pedro) Anyway … You’re going to kill me either way, so it makes sense to go all out.

(Agent Eren) No, you ain't!

The two agents that wielded their weapons pulled both of their respective weapon triggers, firing a barrage of bullets with Ada’s pistol and Eren’s automatic sniper rifle.

With the hot metal barreling right toward Pedro’s chest, he then lunged his body to the left, avoiding all the bullets that managed to hit the building behind him. Having both of his hands and arms down to his sides, he clenched his mouth and chiseled his face, allowing the air that was around him to turn into another form of itself.

Allowing his wrist to snuggle against the air around him, a cloud of white gas managed to swirl around him again.

(Pedro) I’m using all that I have got!

(Agent Eren) Loraine! Use that RPG!

(Loraine) But I don’t have a good shot!

Making a clicking sound with her tongue, Loraine let out a sigh as she then sharpened her eyes, the corners of her lips making an upside-down U. Having the rocket launcher locked and loaded, with the shell inside of its chamber, Loraine steadied her aim, but there was one simple problem…

(Loraines’s thoughts) I can’t follow him!

Her hands and arms trembling under the moving movement of her weapon, it was inevitable that she would be an easy picking. Since both of the agents had a difficult time trying to track down the lich too, it led to them blurring their vision as dizziness soon started to take hold of them, leading to them wobbling their legs.

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As for Pedro, he had his sights on the little girl wielding the RPG, causing his eyes to light up followed by his eyelids slanting to the opposite ends of his temples.

(Pedro’s thoughts) She has the best weapon that could kill me. I have to finish her off quickly.

Pulling his right hand back, he concentrated all the air that brustled against it and turned it into a pure form of oxygen, the cloud turning into a light shade of blue rather than white. The light bluish cloud was on the verge of making contact with Loraine’s body, Pedro then let out a small chuckle, his breath losing the putrid smell that he once had.

(Pedro) Now this is the—

A singular bullet lodged onto the head of Pedro.

(Pedro) W-W-W-W-W-W-

Widening his eyes, he quickly landed on top of the cement that was covered in small debris, his face being pricked upon by the tiny shards.

The bluish gas cloud quickly dissipated into the air around them, it only left the sight of Pedro who was still groveling on the floor, his palms being placed on the ground.

Slowly lifting his head, he turned to where the said person shot him.

(Pedro’s thoughts) I hate all of this…

His eyes pushed down, his pale skin gleaming in the reddish sky, the dark eye bags underneath his eyes smoldered in black…

It all came down to witness Benn, who was barely standing with his buckled knees, to shoot the final blow right at Pedro. And it ain’t no normal bullet…

Because when Pedro tried to summon his pure oxygen, the oxygen wouldn’t summon. And to make matters worse for Pedro, another white gas emitted from the bullet that Benn shot.

(Benn) pants … I finally beat you…

(Pedro) gasps … fuck you…

Unable to get himself back up, Pedro looked all around as he saw the two agents, the teenage girl, and now the shark-human all pointing their guns at him. Seeing that Pedro was bleeding out tar from all over his body, it created a huge puddle as it started to stick him into the street.

All of their eyes turning over to Loraine, they all nodded in agreement at the way Loraine was showcasing her RPG.

(Benn) He’s all yours.

(Loraine) Hehe.

The rest of the adults turned their bodies away, and they all walked toward the jeep that was flipped over. As for Loraine, she pointed her RPG right toward the lich that groveled on the ground, literally drowning in his pool of tar.

Turning her bright and cheesy smile to glare, the switch-up facial expression was barely received by the dimming light that Pedro was receiving.

(Loraine) Guess it’s just you and me now.

(Pedro) Let me go you stupid brat!

Having the large barrel pointed right where Pedro was groveling, Loraine pushed down her face as she was then caressed by the warm wind coming from a certain direction. Her body was slightly drenched in a heap of sweat, she also noticed the trinkets of ash starting to rain down on both of them.

(Loraine) You know, ever since I was little, I pretended to be arrogant and cocky. I thought that if I were to cheer everyone up with my antics, it would make my friends happier.

Taking a few steps back away from the tarred-up lich, Loraine then placed her pointer finger on the trigger. Rubbing the metal of the heavyweight gun, she let out a sigh as she continued to glare, the heaviness of the gun crushing against her right shoulder.

(Loraine) But now … I don’t know if they call this growing up … but I’m starting to think why Jenny and the other adults always get on my ass.

Sweat drenched his entire body, his legs felt numb followed by his arms feeling as if they were shrilled in ice.

His sense of taste and smell continued to weaken more and more as his vision began to blur, replacing it with black tar that swept into his eyes.

(Loraine) I want to cheer up my friends, even at the cost of my rep and well-being. So …

(Pedro) Just wait a minute you brat! What do you mean by—-

(Loraine) See ya.

Pushing the trigger down, the rocket shell that was holed up inside of the chamber was then fired out, leaving the barrel with imminent speed.

Bursting the air around it, the rocket shell rapidly made its way toward Pedro’s face, the explosive bullet already making contact with his nose and cheekbones. As soon as the rocket plunged deep into his skin, the mechanism of the bullet then—

Exploded.

The shockwave shook her body as her feet glistened the rumble from underneath her, causing her feet to go numb. Followed by the air around her deafening her ears, she closed her eyes as her body rocked with the explosive wave.

Feeling the air go around her numb, she pinned her interest toward the smoke-filled area from where she shot, squinting her eyes as she put down her RPG to the ground.

(Loraine’s thoughts) I think I killed him.

She took note of the hole in the ground that was created by the impact of the explosion.

(Loraine’s thoughts) Yep, definitely killed him.

Turning her head toward the others who were analyzing the jeep, Loraine noticed that Benn was barely walking, as his previous fight with Pedro wasn’t a pretty one.

Grabbing her RPG with both of her hands she quickly put it inside of her metal case, locking it shut as she then strapped it onto her back. Running towards the three adults, she swayed her arms as a robot would do, her weird run causing the three of them to perk up their heads.

(Loraine) Benn! Looks like you need a medic.

(Benn) Don’t worry. I’ll find Hope.

(Loraine) But your eyes are bleeding.

(Agent Eren) Yeah, man, that doesn’t look good.

As Eren and Loraine took note of Benn’s bloodied eyes and pale skin, the two of them set him down near a stack of rubble that best suited him.

Letting out a dry and raspy cough from his throat, Benn placed his right hand onto the left side of his chest, tilting his head up as his mouth was slightly widened. Hearing the dryness of Benn’s overall body, both Eren and Loraine quickly put both of their hands into their pockets, truffling around as they dug deeper into them.

(Loraine’s thoughts) I must have something in my pockets!

(Agent Eren’s thoughts) I had an insulin pen somewhere, or did I give it to—

A short woman walked over toward the crippled Benn, her hands inside of her pockets as she looked down on him.

Looking at the ground and pavement, she avoided eye contact as she pulled out an insulin pen, grabbing the syringe with her right hand as she extended it outward. Opening her hand, she aimed it straight toward Benn, her lips puckered up inside of her mouth.

(Agent Eren) Ada…

Slightly opening his eyes, Benn slowly took the insulin pen from her, both of their hands feeling each other as she quickly pulled it away once he took the syringe. Shaking her hand away, she turned her body the opposite way, not allowing any of them to look at her face.

As for Benn, he injected the insulin right in between his forearm and main arm, allowing the liquid to traverse his body to fight against the pure oxygen. Arching his head back, he turned toward the short woman with glasses, his breathing slowing down as the liquid traversed his body.

(Benn) Thanks…

(Agent Ada) I’m not that coldhearted… but I’m not owing you any favors!

Folding her arms, she then hurried her way toward the crashed jeep, tapping her foot as she checked her watch.

Taking in a big deep breath of fresh air into his pink lungs, his body quickly felt rejuvenated after the insulin shot, moving his fingers in a childish motion. Lighting up a small smile from his normal frown, it caused both Eren and most especially Loraine to crunch up their faces.

(Loraine’s thoughts) He’s smiling!

Sniffling his nose, he then slowly walked toward the crashed jeep as well, gesturing for the two of them to follow him. Noticing the hand gesture, both of them followed suit, walking along the hard-covered pavement as they took in the surroundings around them.

For Benn, he looked up toward the reddish and plague-looking sky, his smile still unwavering as his feet felt the many cracks upon the pavement.

(Benn’s thoughts) I guess there is some good in humans…