"That's one down," Zephyr said, as he slowly glanced around and added, "And a couple more to go." One of the men present trembled as he asked, "Did you... did you kill him?" he asked tentatively.
Zephyr then shrugged and said, "Oh, come on, you got this far and you're scared of dying? Don't be hilarious." He paused, looked around at the group of men who were rethinking what they should do, and added, "Besides, he's an esper," he replied dismissively. "A hit like that won't be the end of him."
Suddenly, the voice of another man chimed in as he stuttered, "B-but he's bleeding."
His words seemed to slightly catch Zephyr by surprise, causing him to redirect his gaze to the man he just knocked out as he said, "Wait, really?"