I'll Go Find Them

Almost the instant those pendants shattered, clumps of twisted flesh swelled and bulged across Kate's body.

His body rapidly grew taller and larger in an extremely short time, turning into a giant monster over five meters tall and smashing through the floor above his head.

He Ao was still in the air. The enormous giant reached out, trying to grab He Ao from the sky.

He Ao twisted in midair and thrust the Knight Sword into Kate's palm.

Bang--

With a crisp sound, a faint golden glow emerged before Kate's palm, like a thin veil draped over his skin, blocking He Ao's thrust.

At the same time, He Ao used the force to flip backward and land, steadying himself as he looked up at Kate.

"Ha ha ha, how could you possibly pierce the barrier of the great Eternal Radiance?"

Kate reached up and tore apart the floor above him, exposing the head that had punched through the ceiling.

Severed electrical wires fell amid the concrete chunks. The chandelier overhead flickered once, and half of its lights went out.

Kate's face was still vaguely recognizable, but his eyes had grown four or five times larger. Blood-red eyeballs rolled within their sockets.

Slender fleshy tentacles spread from his skin, condensing into dark-red flesh that shimmered with a golden glow.

"You're no longer human."

He Ao watched the dark-red, writhing flesh and spoke calmly.

"Ha ha ha, little brat, whether someone's human is defined by the final victor."

Kate laughed loudly. Looking down at He Ao, his mouth split open to reveal blood-red teeth. "This is the power bestowed upon me by the great Eternal Radiance. This is glorious power! Those pieces of trash outside couldn't get it even if they begged!"

At the same time, his hands did not stop tearing