Chapter 73: Soul Grapple (1)

"Nuh-uh," YuWon shook his finger before her eyes. "You don't get to move."

Anna growled, wanting to force YuWon off herself. She had a year to become stronger than him. Her stats alone were enough to overwhelm him, and soon it happened.

Even though YuWon put all his weight on her back, Anna pushed herself off the ground, ready to fight.

But before she could completely overpower him, she felt something wrap around her waist and pull her back to the ground. Anna looked down, and it was a vine. She was confused, but a calm voice interrupted her.

"Savior," Lysandra spoke. "Leave her to me. You can leave to gather the souls you need."

"Thank you," YuWon said, stepping off Anna's back.

"You bastard—" Anna yelled, trying to chase after him.

"No, you won't," Lysandra smiled and waved her hand around.

In an instant, thick vines broke through the ground and wrapped themselves tightly around Anna's limbs and torso. The more she struggled, the tighter the vines got until she couldn't move an inch.

"Let go!" Anna hissed.

"We both know that's not happening," Lysandra replied, summoning a chair to sit and enjoy the show.

Anna was helpless and yelled various commands at her team. But her subclass of a commander was nothing compared to the control YuWon's souls had on her people.

Meanwhile, YuWon went about collecting as many souls as he could. He already had the dragon's soul. But if he wanted to make good use of it, he required more souls.

In a desperate move, Anna turned to Gina and smirked.

"I'll see you soon."

YuWon gently laid Gina's body down on the ground and stood up. There was still more to do, especially with some of Anna's subordinates rushing at him. They were desperate to take him down at his weakest moment.

However, they didn't realize one thing. Gina's soul was the last soul he needed. Suddenly, his eyes glowed as he summoned one of Tiamat's skills and a stream of hellfire gushed from his body.

The next moment, flames engulfed everything. The smell of burning flesh and screams filled the air. By the time YuWon stopped, everything was burned to a crisp, and not even their bones remained.

A few people remained on the other side of the arena. But even they were being slaughtered by YuWon's controlled puppets.

Anna could only watch in horror as everything she had spent the last year building was gone in an instant. The people, her plans, all of it was gone.

However, it wasn't until YuWon turned that she felt genuine fear in all of her regressions. He walked up to her, each step causing Anna's heart to burst with rage, fear, and despair.

Without saying a word, YuWon grabbed her by the hair and yanked her head back, forcing her to look at the charred ground where once her people stood and fought beside her.

He wanted to say something, but using a dragon's skill from a human body had its effect. YuWon's throat had turned to toast. He coughed, trying to say something, but couldn't.

Just then Yeji ran towards him and placed a hand on his neck. Within a few minutes, she had healed his throat and YuWon quickly thanked her before turning back to Anna.

"I wondered what the difference was between a regressor and a respawner," he mumbled. "Then I realized I don't lose my skills or stats when I die. Unlike you, who has to start over again, every single time."

YuWon leaned forward and continued, "That's why, no matter what you do, I'll always come out on top to kick your ass."

Anna couldn't speak with the vines in her mouth, but her gaze remained as defiant as ever. If she was going to die, she would die with no fear.

"As stubborn as ever..." YuWon shook his head, placing his hand on her head. "It's alright. I got a remedy for that."

[Skill: Soul Grapple has been activated.]