Amid the rumbling, a gaping maw swallowed Pride.
And in the distance-
Boom, boom, boom!
Amid a rapid chain of explosions, enormous dark shapes burst from underground at once, swallowing Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Wrath, and Envy, some one at a time, others two at a time. Then...
The earth shook!
A body so enormous it inspired terror emerged from underground, bringing with it a thick, foul stench.
The bright moonlight shone on that enormous body, making its black scales gleam like metal. Its five huge snake heads, their forked tongues flicking incessantly, looked all the more ferocious.
A Five-Headed Serpent!
A Five-Headed Serpent over a hundred meters long!
But that was not the most astonishing part!
What truly astonished him was this: on the five heads, each as large as a carriage, mockery and scorn gleamed in five pairs of dark yellow snake eyes.
They were no different from human eyes.
Moreover, a deep, muffled voice came from the snake heads.
"Even if you belong to the Royal Family, you'll die without a grave!"
"The world belongs to us Nobles now. Your time is over!"
"And I-Mosok-will become the next emperor!"
The arrogant declarations rang out without pause.
Standing in the shadows, Qin Ran frowned.
Mosok isn't trying to rescue that emperor of the Nick Dynasty?
Is this just what he wants?
Or...
Do most of the Otherkind think this way?
The thoughts that surfaced made Qin Ran draw a quiet breath.
He was certainly familiar with the name Mosok.
Through Sfent and Lian, whom he had placed under Domination, he knew Mosok's identity well: the Otherkind's other commander besides Bins.
Not only was Mosok powerful, but his prestige among the Otherkind far surpassed Bins's.
Ever since learning of Mosok's existence, Qin Ran had considered him the greatest potential