Cerberus felt the changes in his face in disbelief.
His mask... was falling off on its own?
For the first time, he felt fear.
Cerberus clutched his face and screamed, "Aaaah! What did you do to me! My mask! My mask!"
Then his hands seemed to slip beyond his control.
His sharp claws, tipped with black nails, trembled as they dug deep into the flesh of his face.
A ripping sound rang out.
Blood splattered everywhere.
A furry dog's face dropped onto the floor of the pitch-black cave with a wet slap.
Cerberus kept screaming.
He clutched his face and rolled on the ground in agony.
Yin Chao slowly walked up to him and looked down at him.
Cerberus glimpsed his expression through the gaps between his fingers. He was furious. He was afraid.
"Aah! Who the hell are you! What did you do to my body! Aaaah!"
He could feel his life force draining away.
Expressionless, Yin Chao ignored his questions and merely said, "What a... waste."
Those were the very words Cerberus had said to the young man earlier. He knew Yin Chao was avenging him.
His life force was nearing its critical threshold.
Cerberus lay on the ground, no longer able to feel pain. He was about to die.
Through the haze, he heard the young man before him say with interest,
"Like a drowning insect."
Cerberus suddenly laughed. He understood now. With the last of his strength, he pointed at Yin Chao.
"You and I... are the same kind..."
His voice was so faint that only Yin Chao could hear it.
With that, he stopped breathing.
The great doors behind them burst open.
Moon Shadow came to Yin Chao's side. "Are you all right?"
He shook his head and joked with a smile, "The one who