"Idiot," Reon said calmly, his tone sharp as a blade. "Did you really think those threads were all I had?"
"W-What...?" Shi Quinji's eyes widened in disbelief.
But before he could react—
Reon slowly raised his clenched fist, his voice low and chilling.
"Crimson Howl Technique...
First Form: Blood Storming Punch."
BOOM!
His fist didn't even make contact—but the air itself rippled, and a split second later, Shi Quinji's head exploded clean off his shoulders, reduced to a mist of blood and bone.
Reon casually sidestepped the falling sword, unfazed, as Shi Quinji's twitching corpse crumpled to the ground.
Behind him, a scream pierced the silence.
"WHAT?!"
"H-He killed Brother Shi too?! W-What should I do now?!"
The woman stumbled backward and collapsed to the ground, her face pale and contorted in terror as Reon turned his cold, unfeeling gaze upon her.
"D-Don't come near me!" she shrieked, retreating step by step.