Bang!
No sooner had he finished speaking than the woman seated beside Brix slapped the table and rose. She looked almost exactly like him because they were twins.
Her name was Bora, and she was also the one in the family who hated Brix most. Every day, she wished for her brother to die completely.
And today seemed like a fine opportunity. Jennix was dead, the Cloning and Resurrection Center was gone, and now everyone only had one life left.
But didn't that make the hunt more exciting? The score multiplier was higher now. High risk came with high rewards.
She had not slammed the table because she was hungry, but to protest her brother's premature declaration of victory.
"My prey is obviously the best!" She rummaged through the Spider-Man on the platter before her, spreading out his four legs and the eight chelicerae growing from his back. "This is a Parasitic Spider. A giant spider lives inside this Spider-Man. That's double the Totem, so I should get double the points!"
"What?! Not a chance! He's still just one Spider-Man, so why should you get double points?" Brix rose as well, pressing his forehead against his sister's without yielding an inch.
"Ugh... ngh..."
Among the several enormous silver platters on the table, one Spider-Man writhed and let out a pained groan.
A large hand rapped him on the head, making him lie back obediently. "We're talking. This isn't the time for you to waste your wild flavor."
Daemos, the burly elder brother who had knocked out the prey, withdrew his arm and raised his wineglass with a smile. In the glow of the fireplace and candleholders, he swirled the red liquid within as he leisurely watched his younger siblings quarrel.
That was because he had every confidence that his prey