‘What do you mean, Nicole?’ the soldier asked.
Before Nicole could answer, the question answered itself:131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEufNkQkjdH
The commander cried out again.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7uxDETiPk
He was helpless against his foe.
The soldier’s face went pale.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKVpdN8tUj
Their commander was dying.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5a0FUJ11n
Their strongest warrior was losing.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSzvupFW4W
Humanity wouldn’t make it.
Nicole, too, was speechless.
Dracule, seeing their reaction, burst into hysterical laughter.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkYy0hqe3t
He even had to clutch his stomach.
The winner was decided.
Or was it?
Yes, the sun had turned red.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyBviOqlrV
But the sun wasn’t the only thing that visited Earth.
Behind the clouds, a silver light broke through.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVP164gk2t
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—131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHg9vhnm1C
the full moon.
‘We have not lost yet!’ Commander Nootra bellowed.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhGc0fcNVy
‘We have not lost yet! Fight! Fight and survive! My soldiers! My friends! My love!’
Silver light erupted from his body.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88jFkJemi3
His fur shimmered. His wounds healed.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGlRRzMqF8
And the war cry that followed shook the heavens.
The ghouls froze.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAqHCGvY9Y
Even Dracule had to swallow hard.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgqnlwqXFO
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYEZRmf0Q4
Then—giant blood worms shot down from the sky.
Their fangs were forged of demon energy.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFySvRc4RQq
They came in great numbers.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjQytBF6ww
Each fired energy blasts at the soldiers—at the commander.
But it only took one swing of Nootra’s powerful arm.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL40SEwwax
A wave of silver energy blasted forth, destroying all incoming attacks.
His soldiers’ morale soared.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQSGrOpkCb
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8Srr3Thhh
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOCBn8k3Bm
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNRInA8rug
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurb4i2bi8x
Only a king candidate—or the King himself—can satisfy my hunger now.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5Aasl2QSo
Grow stronger. One day, we’ll face each other again.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpg4XGrskU
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIkgBYcVuK
See you then.’
In the Present
Commander Nootra had effortlessly destroyed the blood worms.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmbvVmF5CE
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,131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87b1icRi84
but they’d buy Dracule enough time for one final attack.
He held the energy spear in his hand.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNRS5wP7Zv
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!131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg9AEvZok4
I prepared this special gift just for you.
O cursed bone, carved by judgment—131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpX5R0itXO
Trace the guilt in flesh and soul.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA46aWKHKWP
Twist the heavens. Tear through fate—
Akzhareth, pierce without mercy!’
He threw the spear.
Just as the commander broke free, the spear struck—131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SApOKYddG
piercing through his body.
A burst of light exploded, bathing the sky in violet.
Nicole began to cry.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8SRxoVNBu
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjUXw4bihQ
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNk7KPLn3A
But he was still standing.
Dracule, already pale, turned ghostly white.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xGbPfDinC
He had put everything into that final attack.
‘Hahaha… it seems it will be like last time.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFeb7ktv1i
I am the loser.’
The commander surged forward at terrifying speed.
Dracule didn’t move.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fE4qTCYnv
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—131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAMSFZgr8N
ripped out his heart—131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeYkiJgkUU
and raised the bloodied organ in his hand.
He crushed it.
Blood spilled across his face.
The ghouls fled.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvysbbKPy8H
The soldiers cheered.
Only Nicole remained silent, watching the commander.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGl82DU9wu
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.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6vKcYfimn
‘That’s not our commander. RUN!’
The next moment—131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSXY2fkPqi
the commander fired a silver energy blade at the group.131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXiwiY1N7E
and then Add to home screen.