“Hahahahahah….”

The creepy laughter of a man reverberated in the area. 

Slash!

An enthralled beholder[1] was cleaved in half when the man swung his sword without ever getting a chance to resist.

Drip… Drip…

The red sword, covered in the beholder’s purple blood, gleamed with a unique shade. A few drops of this blood slowly dripped to the ground, but most turned into a sticky mucus-like substance that the sword absorbed. 

[Lou has absorbed the beholder’s blood.]

[Lou’s immunity against psychic attacks has increased.]

The system announcement rang in the man’s head. 

“Hehehehahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!” the man’s terrific laughter rang again. 

Gi-Gyu’s Egos begged him to stop.

-Just stop already.

-Master…

-Master! Why are you laughing like that?

“Grrr.” Even Bi growled awkwardly, and Gi-Gyu finally stopped laughing. 

He thought happily, ‘It gets so loud in my head due to all my Egos.’ 

Gi-Gyu’s shell was still growing exponentially, so he was bound to have more Egos. He worried his ears would suffer then from all the talking Egos. 

Anyway, he continued laughing, much to his Egos’ dismay. 

Lou said in annoyance,

-I told you to stop!

“But how can I stop?” When Gi-Gyu replied, Lou sighed.

-Gosh.

There was a perfectly good and healthy reason behind Gi-Gyu’s crazed laughter. He announced, “Open.”

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