Trunch Ratmen

"Let me do it!"

Tang Qi, who was choosing a site aboard the Ship of Fools, suddenly heard a loud shout.

Looking down, he saw a tragedy of the many bullying the few unfolding inside the shipyard, which was littered with Frogmen corpses. Yet the "victim" was not an innocent human, but an ugly, foul-smelling monster—the Mutated Merfolk Royalty.

Its body was already riddled with wounds, bearing the damaging effects of various Curios. Compared to its initial mutation, its body was now extremely shriveled. Clearly, the Supernatural Power it could unleash, such as poisonous water and toxic mist, had been exhausted.

Its subordinates had been almost entirely killed or wounded, leaving it alone. Unable to escape because of the furnace barrier covering the shipyard, it turned and fought desperately, only to be blasted by concentrated fire and shoved back into the Sewage Pit.

At that moment, its struggling body was completely restrained by dozens of Furnace Witches. The one who had shouted was Klaus Lovich, the Failed Painter. He leaped up from the ground, both hands gripping the greatsword that had remained lodged through the Merfolk Royalty's skull.

With the other witches coordinating with him, he exploded with strength through both arms. Flames surged, activating the greatsword. Furnace Magic Power more violent than ever before poured forth, and as the blade tilted, tough, filthy flesh was sliced apart wherever it passed.

Boom! Ssshhh!

With a strange sound, the monstrous body of the Merfolk Royalty was almost cleaved in two from the head down. Cold, foul-smelling blood splashed out like a waterfall, while sticky strands desperately connected the two halves, trying to fuse them back together.

At that instant, everyone clearly saw the horrifying sight within its body: almost completely rotten organs, a digestive system crawling with maggots, sac-like masses filled