‘What do you mean, Nicole?’ the soldier asked.
Before Nicole could answer, the question answered itself:224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNTGm1xJfR
The commander cried out again.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdYA92QJbx
He was helpless against his foe.
The soldier’s face went pale.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fLbFs8YZn
Their commander was dying.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxzvDHF52X
Their strongest warrior was losing.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznC7jLXMUV
Humanity wouldn’t make it.
Nicole, too, was speechless.
Dracule, seeing their reaction, burst into hysterical laughter.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3x83upBcw
He even had to clutch his stomach.
The winner was decided.
Or was it?
Yes, the sun had turned red.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIrkwdafuv
But the sun wasn’t the only thing that visited Earth.
Behind the clouds, a silver light broke through.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zPdbLoF4t
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—224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPNkIlfaw0
the full moon.
‘We have not lost yet!’ Commander Nootra bellowed.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTYrKRBfB7
‘We have not lost yet! Fight! Fight and survive! My soldiers! My friends! My love!’
Silver light erupted from his body.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2MuWmbQlf
His fur shimmered. His wounds healed.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYSopzW1D1
And the war cry that followed shook the heavens.
The ghouls froze.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGyBCP3O5V
Even Dracule had to swallow hard.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF1cAODVp0
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiRqJ1xszd
Then—giant blood worms shot down from the sky.
Their fangs were forged of demon energy.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNL0q7GfJLc
They came in great numbers.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYc5jYNyNik
Each fired energy blasts at the soldiers—at the commander.
But it only took one swing of Nootra’s powerful arm.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKgUBC4yWR
A wave of silver energy blasted forth, destroying all incoming attacks.
His soldiers’ morale soared.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoaW2ogU1w
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqR8bx2FBN
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPu7QZTIiX
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnY0tUAZbh
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡew8OnZTaw4
Only a king candidate—or the King himself—can satisfy my hunger now.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6RdebqjZT
Grow stronger. One day, we’ll face each other again.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvRbna9y9C
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4ZlW9jCmd
See you then.’
In the Present
Commander Nootra had effortlessly destroyed the blood worms.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fzhQRLY3h
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,224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFzZzaZNy4
but they’d buy Dracule enough time for one final attack.
He held the energy spear in his hand.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOH0tycHOB7
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!224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnd7F9vKLPT
I prepared this special gift just for you.
O cursed bone, carved by judgment—224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgXlpUXwf5
Trace the guilt in flesh and soul.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnuIrKuzWq
Twist the heavens. Tear through fate—
Akzhareth, pierce without mercy!’
He threw the spear.
Just as the commander broke free, the spear struck—224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtsxkQQbq9
piercing through his body.
A burst of light exploded, bathing the sky in violet.
Nicole began to cry.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoHoJZH9a7
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCBGqKAtjc
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN8GJ49BPD
But he was still standing.
Dracule, already pale, turned ghostly white.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca3xetInHS
He had put everything into that final attack.
‘Hahaha… it seems it will be like last time.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKIeXPkUKc
I am the loser.’
The commander surged forward at terrifying speed.
Dracule didn’t move.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkswdgAvSF
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—224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv14pUflhCN
ripped out his heart—224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpqYicjQAX
and raised the bloodied organ in his hand.
He crushed it.
Blood spilled across his face.
The ghouls fled.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bmAI2NGpR
The soldiers cheered.
Only Nicole remained silent, watching the commander.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZT9aACszw
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.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoM6InoGvY
‘That’s not our commander. RUN!’
The next moment—224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUlbB5pSYQ
the commander fired a silver energy blade at the group.224Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8nDBFnY2J
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