News of Maliketh's return spread through every street and alley. At first, the rumor was that he would behead Rykard, but an official statement later clarified that he would be dealing with the Gelmir God-Devouring Serpent.
For the Gelmir God-Devouring Serpent, this counted as good news. Ever since Zhao Si had set two kinds of flame burning on its body at once, it had been suffering torment.
Someone had once thought of cutting away its burning flesh, only to discover that even cutting it off was useless. It kept burning.
Neither ghostflame nor Black Flame was ordinary fire to begin with. What Black Flame burned was not matter, but life force.
The Gelmir God-Devouring Serpent's endless life force was the finest fuel Black Flame could ask for.
At first, the Gelmir God-Devouring Serpent had thrashed incessantly, churning up the lava of Mt. Gelmir without respite.
Eventually, Radagon could no longer stand the sight. He personally released golden chains to pin the Gelmir God-Devouring Serpent to the ground, then fired countless golden spikes through its body to secure it further.
Now, beneath the Gelmir God-Devouring Serpent's body lay Radagon's lattice-shaped emblem. The seal represented the Elden Lord, and could be considered something for Maliketh to personally undo upon arrival.
Maliketh donned his black armor with its gold trim, his mane streaming behind his helmet. Arming himself fully was his way of showing respect for both his work and his opponent.
Even if that opponent was already a lamb awaiting slaughter.
In terms of the nature of his work, what he did was actually not much different from Mare Mare's job.
But the targets he had to deal with were hundreds or thousands of times more difficult than Mare Mare's.
Following the soldier guiding him, he arrived at Volcano Manor and saw