"Heh, maybe we really are the same kind."
Step by step, Lu PingAn gradually transformed into a giant.
He extended his tentacles, linking one contaminated artifact and Magical Pet after another.
He donned Zhi Xi, ignited Little Flame, covered his shell with Mu Mu's "cortex," while Ajiu had already become the Ghost Knight possessing him.
The flesh of living beings? The illusory giant rose to his feet, like an ancient knight resembling a ghost.
They faced each other. Both were "individuals" pieced together from countless parts, and in a sense, they could even be called fellow Senior Brothers. Yet their natures were utterly different—opposite, even.
"'Annexation' or 'union,' 'walking alone' or 'walking together,' 'winning alone' or 'winning together.'"
Their outward forms were remarkably similar, and their paths of origin nearly identical, yet driven by entirely different ideals, they had ultimately become completely different beings.
The ghostly knight had a metal outer shell. Endless crimson tentacles formed his nerves and muscles. His oak-patterned skin was tough and devoured magic. The aura of ghosts brought boundless strength, while the blazing flames within were an internal combustion engine with nearly limitless power.
The giant made of myriad beasts barely maintained a humanoid shape. Countless heads, countless eyes, countless claws and fangs fought among themselves even as they constantly vied for supreme control. It was hollow. Each "head" had its own desires, but in the end, only instinct and beastly urges had reached a consensus.
"Kerdales!!!" The hoarse, aged voice carried despair, fury, and a trace of bewilderment.
Even Lu PingAn was startled at that moment.
He had never expected that when they finally faced each other in a deathmatch, the name his opponent cried out would not be the "Lu PingAn" constantly on his lips, but the faith from the past that he