Kwahhng!

The first thing he saw was flesh tearing as the explosion ripped the girl apart. 

Then his Phantom Armor activated, and the barrier of souls formed to block the shockwave.

It didn't block repulsive force, so Woojin was flung backwards until the hotel wall brought him to an abrupt stop. 

The explosive must have been quite powerful, since three cars that had been passing by were also engulfed in the explosion. The heat from the bomb also set the cars on fire, bringing on a secondary explosion.

Poo-shee-shee-shee.

The dust from the crushed bricks settled on top of Woojin's face.

He hadn't suffered any damage from the explosion. Nor had he received any damage from being flung into the wall. The Phantom Armor had blocked everything.

Since the dust from the bricks didn’t count as an attack, the Phantom Armor hadn't activated.

His body was fine, but he just lay there as he tried to recover from what he’d just seen.

Jeez.

It had only been a couple months since he had returned to Earth. Things still turned out like this.

He felt the taste of an old bitterness, but at the same time, he welcomed it. 

The clear soul of the child floated up in front of Woojin’s eyes. Her heart, which had only been beating fiercely moments ago, was gone. Now, not even a corpse remained of the girl with the pure soul. 

[It hurts, mister.]

It must be painful.

[I'm scared, mister.]

Shadow started dying the child’s clear soul. It spread like an ink stain, as the soul slowly turned grey, then black, and finally, the color of true darkness…

[Save me, mister.]

He was tormented by his inability to do anything.

Who would want such a spotless and clear soul to fall and become an evil spirit?

Woojin wasn't the only one who had been swept up in the...