Unfortunately, the smirk painted on the masked man's face vanished when a red flaming arc descended from above and was seemingly aimed towards his stomach to split his body horizontally into half.
"Burning Strike: Red Flame!" A girl shouted, grudgingly.
Fortunately, in the last second, the man was able to twist his other hand and use a dagger to shield himself from the attack. His frown faded and was replaced with a smile, even after being barely able to deflect the flaming attack.
"Not bad--" The masked man chuckled as a girl with reddish hair suddenly appeared in front of Ashley. Yet, in a blink of an eye, the masked man's body split perfectly vertically into two causing his internal organs to ooze out to the ground.
"Captain Paul! You don't need to interfere!" The girl complained as she swung her sword to remove the flames on its blade. "I can handle them... At the least!"
