The masked man advanced calmly while the spirits tried to lunge at him from every direction.
But it took him only a single moment to get rid of them. He raised his gun with just one hand and, with every swift motion, fired a bullet.
The spirits vanished the moment they were hit, dissolving into dust that scattered through the air.
The Great Autumn Spirit's clone disappeared entirely after the very first shot he fired at it. Nothing remained of it except the fading traces of light drifting into the sky.
He moved forward until he reached where Oliver and Aria were standing. He stopped for only one moment, then raised his gun toward Aria and fired.
Aria bent lightly at the last second, her body twisting to the side, feeling the heat of the bullet brush past her cheek.
She shouted, clenching her fist,
"What are you doing, you lunatic?!"
