Book: 2: 131

Book 2: Chapter 131

“Kuh, ah, ack...”

Ugkas was still holding his face while groaning in pain.

Nevertheless, Kran didn’t think he would remain in that condition for very long.

This meant that he would have to finish this as soon as possible. Even at the moment, Ugkas’ demonic energy was slowly regaining strength.

Kran slowly lifted his gun. As he did, his arm muscles began to tremble violently. It was as if this gun, which was only about as large as a dumbbell, weighed as much as a mountain.

Fortunately, he didn’t have to worry about aiming. After all, Ugkas was very close to him, so it would be impossible for him to miss his shot.

Nevertheless, for courtesy’s sake, he did his best to aim for the heart.

—And pulled the trigger.

Boom!

The sound wasn’t something an old-fashioned revolver should have been able to make.

Unable to withstand the force of the explosion, the revolver broke apart as a large black bullet shot out, cutting through the scattered pieces.

Puk—

And when it reached Ugkas, it made a dull sound.

It was a sound that one would have easily ignored.

“...”

Ugkas was no longer groaning in agony. Instead, he slowly looked down at his chest in disbelief.

A big hole.

In the place where his heart should have been, there was a big hole, large enough that an adult man’s fist could easily fit.

“Gurk.”

Ugkas spat out a mouthful of blood before falling to the ground.

“Is it finally over?”

Just as a panting Sedi asked this question.

Sss...

Sipakna suddenly stopped attacking.

Instead, it withdrew its hundreds of tentacles and opened its enormous mouth.

Screech!

“...!”

When Sedi froze for a moment in surprise, it quickly sent its tentacles out and picked up Ugkas before immediately running away.

“You bastard! ...Ugh!”

Kran tried to chase after him, but he was suddenly hit by a wave of dizziness and stumbled. The side effects were much worse than he expected. He felt incredibly dizzy, and his stomach churned heavily. Unable to resist the urge to vomit, he collapsed to one knee.

Sedi shook her head and smiled bitterly as she approached him.

“Do you want to chase after him? That would be really hard.”

“I know that. However...”

“You don’t think it’s over. Is that it?”

“...”

“Relax. That tin can is on the verge of death. His death is nothing short of a fact.”

Sedi, who had been relatively proficient in the domain of death in the past, was almost certain.

That the Iron Duke, Ugkas, would die.

Kran was someone who couldn’t believe something unless he saw it with his own eyes. Nevertheless, even though he was skeptical about Sedi’s words, he still had to regain his strength before he could move.

“Cover? Where? Now that they’ve started fighting, there is no safe place on this planet.”

Sedi grinned slightly as she clasped her hands together in front of her chest.

“Maybe you should pray. Pray that none of the stray sparks from their fight hit us.”

* * *

Each of the Five Dukes had a special ability that no other Demon Duke had.

For Gullard, it was his ‘wings’.

For Ugkas, it was his ‘skin’.

His skin could be described as the most powerful mortal defense, and it bordered on the realm of transcendent. It was capable of blocking any martial art, spell, or curse.

An invincible shield that he had been certain would never break.

And yet, this shield had now suffered irreparable damage.

“Gurk!”

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

The feeling of his body slowly cooling down was very strange for him. Ugkas realised that he was gradually becoming more and more sleepy, and he knew that if he were to close his eyes, he would never open them again.

In other words, he was going to die here today.

‘In such a vain way...’

He couldn’t help but feel that it was too harsh a price to pay for just a moment’s carelessness.

Ugkas lamented this fact, but he didn’t know.

He didn’t know that most things lost their lives due to a moment’s carelessness. For beings like the Five Dukes, who were born innately strong, their deaths usually only came from such circumstances.

Suddenly...

Guruk guk.

Sipakna, who hadn’t said a single word since their arrival, opened its mouth.

[Mission... continuation... difficult...]

It slowly spat out those words.

Ugkas’ eyes widened in surprise.

Although he knew that Sipakna was intelligent, this was his first time actually hearing it speak.

But the words that it spoke were even more shocking.

[You... are now... no longer... useful. And soon... you... will... die. So...]

Sipakna’s mouth widened considerably.

[I... will eat... you.]

At those words, Ugkas’ shock slowly wore off. And his eyes, which had been widened in surprise, grew calm.

Guguk guk.

Sipakna’s mouth continued to expand until it was many times its size. No matter how hard its teeth were, it wouldn’t be able to break through Ugkas’ skin.

However, it would be possible to swallow him whole and slowly melt him with its acid.

With its large mouth, swallowing Ugkas whole would be no trouble at all.

“I see. So I wasn’t your insurance. You were my insurance.”

He calmly looked at the hundreds of spinning teeth.

...If it is the King’s will...

Ugkas slowly closed his eyes while muttering.

“Eat well, Sipakna. I’ll leave the rest to you.”

Sipakna didn’t respond.

Crack! Crack!

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