Game Over
In the distance, the massive demon wolf boss was charging straight toward the four of them.
*Now!*
In the blink of an eye, Evelyn spat a wide net from her mouth.
Sending it flying toward Selena.
The net was drenched in viscous fluid.
Not only laced with deadly venom.
But also coated with an adhesive so strong it could pin a person to the ground.
*WHOOSH.*
Selena swung her blade at the net on instinct.
The web, tough as it was, was sliced cleanly in two.
Evelyn’s jaw dropped.
*This wasn’t how the script was supposed to go.*
*That bitch.*
*That lying whore.*
*How dare she cut through my web?*
*I spent days preparing that venom.*
*Weeks perfecting the adhesive.*
*And she just... slices through it like paper?*
*Who does she think she is?*
Fortunately, Levis had a backup plan.
He tore open a scroll in a flash.
A burst of white light erupted.
Multiple chains materialized beneath Selena’s feet.
Binding her firmly to the ground.
"Well done!" Evelyn actually smiled at Levis.
A rare moment of approval.
The Binding Scroll—a precious item that occasionally dropped from high-level dungeons.
Its effect was exceptionally powerful.
*Finally,* Evelyn thought.
*Something goes right.*
*Now she’s trapped.*
*Now she can’t move.*
*Now I can destroy her.*
Leon shot Selena a subtle wink.
Through their soul contract, she understood immediately.
She feigned struggle.
Pretending she couldn’t break free.
*Almost there,* Leon thought.
*Just a little more.*
*Then she’ll be mine.*
*That scroll... he’s so proud of it.*
*He doesn’t realize it’s useless against us.*
The giant wolf stomped toward Selena.
Its impact shaking the earth.
Only for her to catch its massive paw with both fists.
Holding it steady.
The ground beneath them let out a thunderous *BOOM.*
"Oho. Your beast-girl is pretty tough."
Evelyn saw the situation and knew it was under control.
Her excitement was barely contained.
Selena was bound and clearly at her limit.
That just left Leon—an easy target.
*Yes,* Evelyn thought.
*This is perfect.*
*She’s trapped and exhausted.*
*He’s alone and helpless.*
*I can do whatever I want to them.*
*I can make them suffer.*
"Y-You... how could you attack your own teammates?!" Leon put on a convincing show of shock.
Inside, though, he was thrilled.
*Just a little more.*
*Almost at the threshold for a forced contract.*
*Keep talking, Evelyn.*
*Keep showing me your true colors.*
"Leon, who do you think you are?"
"You just got lucky—picked up some scraps the Blackheart family didn’t want."
"What, you think one beast-girl is enough to make you a somebody?" Evelyn sneered.
Her voice dripping with contempt.
*That worthless piece of trash.*
*That pathetic commoner.*
*He thinks he’s worthy of me?*
*He’s nothing.*
*Absolutely nothing.*
*Selena is just a used-up widow.*
*And he’s just a D-rank nobody.*
*They deserve each other.*
*I’ll show him.*
*I’ll destroy him.*
"So... you’re going to kill me?"
"Not just kill you. I’m going to make sure you feel every second of agony before you die."
*[Ding! Target: Evelyn Blackheart. Tyranny Value increased by 18%.]*
*[Ding! Target: Evelyn Blackheart. Tyranny Value increased by 23%.]*
*Yes,* Leon thought.
*Keep going.*
*Keep showing your cruelty.*
*I’m almost there.*
"Hmph! Evelyn, don’t waste words on him. Let me do it." Levis pulled out a dagger and strode toward Leon with murderous intent.
"Make it slow. I’ve heard of a torture method where you can carve four or five hundred cuts into someone without killing them. Don’t disappoint me."
Evelyn’s expression twisted with malice.
Killing Leon outright would be too merciful.
Levis licked his lips.
A wave of satisfaction washing over him.
*Finally,* Levis thought.
*Finally I can kill him.*
*That worthless trash who thinks he’s better than me.*
*He contracted an S-rank beast-girl.*
*He doesn’t deserve her.*
*He doesn’t deserve anything.*
*I gave up everything for my S-rank.*
*My dignity.*
*My pride.*
*My self-respect.*
*I groveled at Evelyn’s feet.*
*I took her abuse.*
*I endured her cruelty.*
*All for a chance to be with her.*
*And now I finally get to destroy someone who has what I don’t.*
The flames of jealousy burned fiercely in his chest.
Only by killing the object of his envy could he find peace.
He had sacrificed so much.
Given everything.
Just to secure a contract with a beautiful S-rank beast-girl.
He had groveled.
Begged.
Paid fortunes.
Endured Evelyn’s abuse.
*And this nobody—what right did he have?*
*What right did he have to succeed where I failed?*
*To have a beast-girl who actually respects him?*
*To be happy?*
*No.*
*No, he can’t have that.*
*I won’t allow it.*
*[Ding! Tyranny Value fully accumulated. Host may now forcibly initiate a soul contract with the target.]*
Leon shrugged.
*Perfect. This trip was worth it.*
"Alright—I declare: game over."
The fear and panic he had been faking vanished.
Replaced by an easy, relaxed confidence.
"Leon, have you lost your mind... the advantage is ours!"
"The final boss of a Nightmare dungeon isn’t something your beast-girl can handle alone!"
"Besides—she’s still bound by my Binding Scroll!"
"*Do you know how much one of those costs? A hundred and eighty thousand dollars!*" Levis crowed triumphantly.
*No matter how you looked at it, there was no way Leon could turn this around.*
*He’s bluffing.*
*He has to be bluffing.*
*There’s no way out for him.*
S-rank beast-girls were powerful, but they had their limits.
Nightmare difficulty wasn’t a joke.
*Selena can’t break the binding.*
*She’s exhausted from fighting the wolf.*
*Leon is alone and helpless.*
*We’ve won.*
*We’ve absolutely won.*
"Selena—you can move now. Oh, and don’t kill the wolf outright."
"Understood!"
Selena took a deep breath.
Another blade of condensed energy formed in her hand.
*White Tiger Judgment.*
*Activate.*
*SHING—*
A dozen crimson lines burst across the demon wolf’s body in an instant.
Then—its limbs sheared clean off.
The wolf crashing heavily to the ground without any support.
*CRASH!*
A cloud of dust rose from the impact.
Evelyn’s face went pale.
"Th-This... how is this possible..." Her voice trembled.
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