Chapter 315

Kanzaki Rei said nothing.

He simply watched as the vast ocean condensed into flesh—

That flesh becoming an extension of Lomor’s body.

Having suffered once already, Lomor began continuously severing its connection with Rei.

It also tried to mutate Rei’s magic—turning it into its own.

But...

What was this magic?

Tier 5 spells—

Couldn’t be mutated?

They were firmly under Rei’s control.

The man before it was riddled with anomalies.

And something within its own body was still wreaking havoc deep inside.

As a magical creature—

A vague premonition began to rise.

A faint, creeping sense of death.

SNAP!

From all directions—

Chunks of flesh surged forth from the abyss once again—

Rei felt a tingling vibration spread through his body.

Mutation began—

But was instantly suppressed.

"I never intended to make an enemy of you, yet you force my hand!"

"Human! Have I been too merciful?!"

RUMBLE—

Rifts tore open in every direction!

From within the pitch-black voids—

Dark tendrils extended outward!

[Nest Summon]

It had called for reinforcements.

The tendrils braced against the ruptured space, forcing the cracks wider—

But for now—

They couldn’t fully emerge.

Rei had no intention of wasting this opportunity.

Within frozen time—

He moved.

In a single instant—

SHHK—

The entire ocean of flesh was shredded into countless fragments!

Lomor was completely minced apart.

In Rei’s vision—

The opponent’s Time of Death flickered downward.

After one second of time-stop action—

Rei had to locate it again.

This was a survival technique akin to death substitution—

Even when reduced to fragments, it could escape to a distant location.

And that—

Was difficult to pursue.

But now—

There was Roya.

Just as the remnants vanished—

Lomor reappeared in the distance, clutching its own throat as it tumbled out of darkness!

"Hey, kid! I’m over here!"

That damned Roya...

When is he going to get out of my body?!

RUMBLE—

The surrounding space trembled violently.

In the distance—

The nest’s passage was close to breaking open.

8th-tier monsters would arrive soon.

WHOOSH!

A mutated wind swept past—

BOOM!

Almost instantly—

That body exploded again.

Its lifespan dropped by several more years!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!

In less than a second—

Explosions of light erupted throughout the abyss.

Again and again—

Rei pinpointed Lomor’s position with absolute precision—

And cut it apart.

Disappearing didn’t work.

Escaping didn’t work.

It could only endure—

Being shredded over and over again.

But...

So what if you cut me apart?

What does it even do?

The sense of danger in its heart deepened—

Yet Lomor couldn’t understand.

There was no sign—

No indication—

That Rei had any way to truly kill it.

No matter how long this continued—

It should be meaningless.

BOOM!

Fragments scattered endlessly.

Rei’s movements grew faster and faster.

Between time-stop and time-flow—

There existed infinitesimal gaps.

Those gaps—

Were when Rei located Lomor’s new position.

Setting aside prejudice—

The structure of magical creatures...

Was indeed remarkably intricate.

Rei watched its Time of Death steadily decrease.

Meanwhile—

The surrounding tendrils grew larger and larger.

Against a new enemy—

He had no stacked damage reduction.

Unlike Lomor—

Whose damage had been reduced to fractions beyond comprehension.

Against other 8th-tier monsters—

Rei would be as fragile as glass.

He didn’t know if he would be instantly killed—

But if reinforcements arrived—

That would be disastrous.

And yet—

Looking at those massive tendrils—

A flicker of anticipation surfaced in his mind.

If he could fight another 8th-tier creature—

Perhaps he would gain even more insight.

All distractions faded.

His gaze fixed on Lomor’s furious face.

[Time of Death: 8 years]

Only eight years remained.

What came next—

Was the final strike.

If not for Roya’s unexpected assistance—

He might truly have had to rely on Ansu.

SHHK!

Golden flames ignited across Lomor’s body once again.

It had never wanted to appear.

Never wanted to remain here—

To be slaughtered repeatedly by Rei.

Its continued presence—

Was entirely because of Roya.

"I told you—it’s useless!"

"Your attacks do nothing to me!"

"Stubborn fool!"

"Even if you cut me millions of times—what difference does it make?!"

Its voice echoed across the heavens.

But this time—

After striking—

Rei did not pursue.

He simply stood still.

Watching Lomor reappear in the distance.

Lomor froze for a moment.

In those few seconds just now—

Rei had flickered countless times—

Shattering its body again and again.

His speed—

Was like light itself.

But now—

Why had he stopped?

"So you’ve finally realized? Your attacks are complet—"

Rei lowered his blade calmly.

The way he looked at Lomor—

Was the way one looked at a corpse.

Only then—

Did Lomor realize—

How clear his gaze was.

Transparent.

Pure.

As though through those eyes—

One could directly witness the essence of death itself.

That essence—

Expanded.

Clarified.

It felt as though death itself was calling to it.

A chilling terror surged from within!

"No!"

It suddenly understood something.

But Rei’s cold gaze—

Had already reached its conclusion.

[Time of Death: 1 day]

One day remained.

"Lomor."

"Our hatred... runs deeper than the sea of blood itself."

"The method to turn monsters back into humans—are you certain you don’t know it?"

Rei’s tone was calm.

Though his presence was weaker—

He interrogated the far stronger being before him.

"I told you—monsters cannot be turned back—"

Rei shook his head slightly.

His gaze never left it.

That gaze—

Reduced its countdown—

From one day—

To zero.

THUMP—!

Lomor suddenly felt—

Its distant heart, deep within the nest—

Begin to pound violently!

No—

Its heart—

Had been...

Pierced!

There was a traitor in the nest!

A monster—

Deep within the core—

Had stabbed it from behind!

Lomor stared at Rei in terror.

Its consciousness began to fade.

Death came—

Abruptly.

Without warning.

In a single instant—

It felt its source of life severed.

It looked at the human before it.

This man...

Had known it would die here?

He had expected this moment?

Was he... connected to the nest?

A scheme—

There was a scheme!

Was it...

Just a pawn in some grand design?

As its life reached its end—

Lomor froze.

Then—

A hollow smile spread across its face.

Death had come so suddenly.

A heavy sense of fate washed over it.

With a bleak, bitter laugh, it said:

"So... you weren’t the pawn after all."

"I was the one... meant to be discarded."

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