After the Quirk evolution, Ezaki Kitazawa felt a warm current flow through his body.
When he used his Quirk again, the fire, which used to be golden, had turned purple, with a pink center in the middle.
Looking at the flames in his hand, Ezaki Kitazawa paused. "So this is the Netherworld Flame?"
At that moment, the half-beast fell from the sky, and Ezaki Kitazawa quickly dodged.
"Booom!"
The four hooves hit the ground, creating cracks in a spiderweb pattern. The hooves left deep indentations.
"Go ahead and run. If I catch you, I'll turn you into a cripple!" the half-beast roared, picking up a broken cement slab and charging at Ezaki Kitazawa.
This time, Ezaki Kitazawa didn't keep running. His hands, which once only had fire, were now fully engulfed in purple flames.
The half-beast noticed the change and stopped in surprise, staring at Ezaki Kitazawa.
"Purple flames? What did this kid do..."
After a moment of thought, the half-beast continued charging forward.
In his eyes, this could just be a little trick from a kid.
He even felt embarrassed for hesitating earlier, getting scared by a child.
"Stop with these useless tricks, you bastard."
The half-beast raised the cement slab and ran towards him.
"Useless tricks?"
Ezaki Kitazawa slowly raised his right hand, aiming at the charging half-beast. With a "whoosh," a burst of purple flames shot toward him.
"Ha!"
The half-beast swung the cement slab at the incoming flames.
"Bang!"
The shock forced the half-beast to stagger back.
"Crack!"
The cement slab broke.
The purple flames landed on him.
Originally, the half-beast thought it would just hurt a little, like before.
But what he didn't expect was that the Ghostly Flame burned fiercely on his body.
He quickly tried to put it out, but it was impossible.
"You little brat, what did you do?" The half-beast yelled as he tried to put out the flames.
"This fire... it has a mind of its own. It only goes out when I want it to," Ezaki Kitazawa said coldly.
"Bastard, put it out now, or I'll kill you!"
The half-beast, now desperate, quickly ripped off his clothes, but the flames on his skin were still burning.
The pain made him frantic as he rushed toward Ezaki Kitazawa, threatening, "Put it out now, or I'll kill you."
Ezaki Kitazawa stared expressionlessly at the approaching half-beast and said coldly, "You won't have the chance."
The moment the words left his mouth, a burst of purple flames shot out from Ezaki Kitazawa's hands again.
At this close range, the half beast couldn't dodge at all and was hit directly by the flames.
"Ah!"
The agonized screams echoed down the street. In his final moments, the half beast charged at Ezaki Kitazawa, trying to take him down with him.
But Ezaki Kitazawa tilted his body slightly and easily dodged.
In less than a minute, the half beast was reduced to ashes.
Ezaki Kitazawa then retracted his Quirk.
"Not bad for an evolved Quirk! It's nothing like the old one. The only issue is... it drains too much power."
It was clear that after using his Quirk twice, Ezaki Kitazawa's breath started to become unstable.
Looking at the thick black smoke around him, Ezaki Kitazawa couldn't help but sigh.
"At least the smoke is thick enough. If anyone saw me, with the strange laws in this world, I'd probably be in big trouble."
Yes, in this world, people without a hero license can't use their Quirks in public, let alone kill someone.
Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps reached his ears.
Ezaki Kitazawa tensed up, on alert.
The next moment, a woman in a Cheongsam with short hair appeared before him.
Seeing her, Ezaki Kitazawa relaxed his guard.
Because this person was... a professional hero, Ryukyu.
"White hoodie, black casual pants!" Ryukyu glanced at Ezaki Kitazawa and spoke slowly.
Ezaki Kitazawa just looked at her and didn't reply.
"I heard from the civilians that you were being chased by a half beast!" Ryukyu continued.
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