Realizing the situation, Matteo and his subordinates, who were at the entrance of the sealed shelter, jumped to their feet.
"What, what? How did you get out?" Matteo said, staring at Jude.
Without answering, Jude lit the wick of the firecracker and threw it at them.
"Don't look back!"
Because sodium was mixed into it, a yellow flame bloomed fiercely. For a second, it was too bright to look past.
"Ahh!"
"I can't see!"
Jude could not see ahead either, but that did not matter much, since it had gone off closer to Matteo and his cronies than to him. He ran toward the alley Chiara had gone into. Behind him, Matteo was saying something, but it could not be heard clearly.
And then.
Thump!
With the fight to the death begun once again, all harmful effects on the murderer were removed, and he was reborn. Matteo's brainwashing was released as well, of course. As Jude hid behind a building with Chiara, the killer could be heard approaching.
