‘What do you mean, Nicole?’ the soldier asked.
Before Nicole could answer, the question answered itself:81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrYJZdJudG
The commander cried out again.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZeN1C430K
He was helpless against his foe.
The soldier’s face went pale.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡue0b6YUZ4N
Their commander was dying.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsAYnSgjv0
Their strongest warrior was losing.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49UvA0FuTy
Humanity wouldn’t make it.
Nicole, too, was speechless.
Dracule, seeing their reaction, burst into hysterical laughter.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DQW6hjVey
He even had to clutch his stomach.
The winner was decided.
Or was it?
Yes, the sun had turned red.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3JR2GL3IB
But the sun wasn’t the only thing that visited Earth.
Behind the clouds, a silver light broke through.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEejF7dmC8
The commander smiled as his body overflowed with power.
He flexed his muscles and focused on purging the cursed blood within him.
Then it appeared—81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V7qJum3WI
the full moon.
‘We have not lost yet!’ Commander Nootra bellowed.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjF7AE1dVWg
‘We have not lost yet! Fight! Fight and survive! My soldiers! My friends! My love!’
Silver light erupted from his body.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BInE39yUL
His fur shimmered. His wounds healed.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkwGk8FhUS
And the war cry that followed shook the heavens.
The ghouls froze.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVEbuYW0tB
Even Dracule had to swallow hard.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJcoCM0Of6
But his fear turned to joy.
‘That’s the beast I know! A king candidate—the true King of the Beasts, who once challenged the King. Let us bathe in blood and end the world while fighting!’
Dracule rose into the air. The sky turned blood-red as if drenched in gore.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7lC4hH8kW
Then—giant blood worms shot down from the sky.
Their fangs were forged of demon energy.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XUfhp4rFd
They came in great numbers.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4TRoyFIGq
Each fired energy blasts at the soldiers—at the commander.
But it only took one swing of Nootra’s powerful arm.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eK7FYd8vA
A wave of silver energy blasted forth, destroying all incoming attacks.
His soldiers’ morale soared.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrFf64MwLv
Even Nicole smiled—until her joy vanished just as quickly as it had come.
(Nicole: Will he recognize us in that state?)
She couldn’t afford to dwell on the thought.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97wzXiieGo
The ghouls had resumed their assault.
The soldiers formed a protective circle around Nicole, who needed time to recover her strength.
‘I knew that would be enough!’ Dracule roared.
His blood worms lunged at the commander.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqBvJUZp5a
Nootra retaliated, tearing them apart with razor-sharp claws.
Meanwhile, Dracule concentrated demon energy between his hands, slowly shaping it into a spear.
In the Past
Dracule lay on the ground—defeated.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyDnQJyYOO
No amount of growling could change that.
The King of the Beasts turned his back to him and said:
‘You were truly strong, my friend. But I fear I’ve become too powerful.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFEqsuXASK
Only a king candidate—or the King himself—can satisfy my hunger now.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDWsCVWq5Z
Grow stronger. One day, we’ll face each other again.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmiysVJ01t
I’ll always accept your challenge.’
‘Just wait! One day, our positions will be reversed. You’ll be the one at my feet!’
‘If that day comes, Dracule, I’ll gladly train again to face you.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3EnxD3tXI
See you then.’
In the Present
Commander Nootra had effortlessly destroyed the blood worms.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v9GUFBPB7
Their blood floated in the air—just as Dracule had foreseen.
The blood morphed into chains, wrapping around the commander.
They wouldn’t hold him for long,81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fK3DbW4yZ
but they’d buy Dracule enough time for one final attack.
He held the energy spear in his hand.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRQ1FXdkoG
It was so powerful that the hand holding it was slowly falling apart.
‘I will defeat you, King of the Beasts—even if it costs me my life!81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpxCHZf0n4
I prepared this special gift just for you.
O cursed bone, carved by judgment—81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDXLzLC2fx
Trace the guilt in flesh and soul.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhzDCS9uKf
Twist the heavens. Tear through fate—
Akzhareth, pierce without mercy!’
He threw the spear.
Just as the commander broke free, the spear struck—81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECzti48BgM
piercing through his body.
A burst of light exploded, bathing the sky in violet.
Nicole began to cry.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t73x37WLj
Dracule, on the other hand, rejoiced.
He formed a fist and thumped his chest.
‘I did it. I finally beat him! After all these years of hellish training—it paid off.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1VS0KkQNy
My friend, who is now the loser—’
The light dimmed.
And revealed the commander.
He was alive.
The spear had pierced his chest—left a gaping hole.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EdEp0dFDo
But he was still standing.
Dracule, already pale, turned ghostly white.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9sPnGVJhQ
He had put everything into that final attack.
‘Hahaha… it seems it will be like last time.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAX24M2q3Ss
I am the loser.’
The commander surged forward at terrifying speed.
Dracule didn’t move.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqCR5Ba3Wy
What use was fighting now?
The King of the Beasts had survived his final blow.
Dracule spread his arms wide, like a father welcoming his son.
Commander Nootra drove his claws through Dracule’s chest—81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWNa2wxMpv
ripped out his heart—81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqytgHy4wEx
and raised the bloodied organ in his hand.
He crushed it.
Blood spilled across his face.
The ghouls fled.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbAkhX9X3p
The soldiers cheered.
Only Nicole remained silent, watching the commander.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkT9iGLfUqp
Waiting for him to speak.
As a human.
But the commander let the heart fall—and turned to the soldiers.
Nicole’s eyes widened.
‘His eyes…’ she whispered.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uJ6nWcMnE
‘That’s not our commander. RUN!’
The next moment—81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxOKRqlXIP
the commander fired a silver energy blade at the group.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqIXmH3M3L
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