"...!!!"
Lev's face twisted further.
"It seems you're nothing more than an agent. The ones who ignited the flames of Human Order Incineration were the organization behind you."
"Our King will pronounce your end!"
Lev bared his teeth like a beast.
"If he dares show his face, I'll tear that bastard apart myself! No, wait, I can just let Gudako here, with her chaotic evil alignment, tear him apart."
Lianye shrugged. "Before that, consider this my final mercy—you can linger on a little longer."
The enormous hand beneath the night sky moved once more. The starlight above the Nine Heavens Above shone brilliantly as Lianye grabbed Lev in one hand and flung him into the turbulent currents where space and time intersected.
"Tell whoever's behind you to wash their necks and wait for me!"
"Whoosh—!" Lev Lainur's figure turned into a spray of starlight.
—No, that wasn't right. He was unworthy of such an honorable description. His entire body had merely become a pile of trash within the void's turbulent currents.
"...!!"
Dr. Roman, who had been following the situation through the communications channel, shuddered involuntarily, his neck going cold. He did not know whether he had been frightened by Lianye's sudden display of power, or whether there was some deeper reason.
"All right, stop standing around in a daze."
Lianye had no intention of even glancing at that void trash. He turned directly toward Mash and Gudako—and Fou, who was trembling beside them.
The Fourth Beast, the Primate Killer, being terrified of him was only natural in every sense. Not only was Fou's true form suppressed by the rank of the Star Forger Dragon King, but even after transforming into a harmless little animal, Fou was still casually played with like a cat—or a toy—by Lianye and Gudako.
"This