The huge blue snake moved through the river and attacked the people who had fallen from the second boat. One after another, all five people were killed and eaten by the creature, and the water slowly turned red with blood. The five people in Akash's boat watched in fear, and after seeing what had happened, two of them suddenly jumped into the river and started swimming toward the other side. The remaining three tried to stop them, shouting that they should stay in the boat, but the two men refused to listen and continued swimming for their lives.
Akash watched them carefully. He knew that jumping into the water with the creature nearby was extremely dangerous, but the two men were too frightened to stay in the boat. Suddenly, the huge snake moved toward them again, and one of the men barely had time to react before it caught him. Its massive jaws closed around his body, and Akash watched as the creature swallowed half of the man before dragging him beneath the water.
The second man continued swimming with all his strength and somehow managed to reach the other side. He quickly climbed out of the water and looked toward the Dark Master and Smile, but he did not stop there. He ignored them and immediately started running away, no longer caring about the reward that had brought him here. Survival was the only thing on his mind.
Smile watched the man running away and calmly took out a dagger. Without saying anything, he threw it directly toward the fleeing man, and the dagger struck him in the head. The man fell to the ground, and the people who had witnessed everything became terrified. The reward that had brought them here no longer mattered; they had finally realized that they were trapped between the monster in the river and the Dark Master's group.
Two or three more people suddenly turned around and tried to escape. Smile immediately noticed them and dealt with them in the same way, throwing his dagger toward those who tried to run. The remaining people froze where they stood, too frightened to make another move. The Dark Master finally stepped forward and looked at everyone with a serious expression.
"If anyone else tries to escape, you will meet the same fate as the others. Now quietly take out your boats and go to the other side." - Dark Master
Nobody dared to argue. The remaining people quickly took out the inflatable boats and placed them on the water. One of the men then shouted that everyone needed to reach the other side as quickly as possible, believing that the snake must have already eaten enough. After hearing him, everyone began rowing faster, desperately trying to leave the river before the creature returned.
Akash continued watching the water and immediately realized that something was wrong. He could already see the huge snake moving toward them at great speed. The moment he understood that it was coming straight toward his boat, he jumped out and moved away before the creature could reach him. A second later, the snake crashed into the boat and threw the remaining people into the water.
The creature attacked them one after another, giving them no chance to escape. Soon, all the people who had remained in Akash's boat were killed, while two more boats carrying at least ten other people suffered the same fate. From a distance, the Dark Master watched the massacre with a satisfied smile. His main target had been Akash from the beginning, and he now believed that his greatest enemy had finally been killed.
When he had first seen Akash at Dev Ashram, he had decided to recruit him as well, believing that he could achieve two goals with one plan. The Dark Master's plan had been simple. He had recruited as many people as possible from Dev Ashram and brought them here under the excuse of hunting the Secret Blood Snake Sea Dragon. In reality, he intended to use them as food for the creature, allowing the snake to become full before he entered the area himself.
The Dark Master and his companions waited for some time while watching the river. The snake did not appear again, so he decided that it was finally safe to cross. Before entering the water himself, he sent one boat ahead and waited, making sure the creature did not return. After another boat crossed without any trouble, the Dark Master was finally convinced that the danger had passed.
He and his companions then boarded the boats along with the remaining people and began crossing the river. As they moved forward, some of them started laughing about those who had died, calling them cowards and talking about how successful their plan had been. The Dark Master listened with a small smile, satisfied that everything had gone according to his expectations.
After reaching the other side, the people who arrived first suddenly became quiet. They could still see the hands and feet of some of the dead floating in the water, while blood covered parts of the river's surface. The sight frightened them, and several people lowered their heads, unable to look at what remained behind them.
The Dark Master noticed their expressions and walked toward them. He placed a hand on one man's shoulder and calmly looked at the frightened group.
"Just say that they sacrificed themselves for us. Nothing more. Now, let's move ahead." - Dark Master
The group continued following him through the cave. After walking for some time, they reached a large nest hidden deeper inside. Two enormous eggs were lying inside it, and each one was almost the size of a human. The sight immediately caught the Dark Master's attention because these were exactly the eggs he had come here to obtain.
He did not approach the nest himself. Instead, he looked at two people from the group and ordered them to check the area first. Both men were clearly frightened, but they slowly moved toward the nest while carefully looking around.
When they reached the nest, they found no immediate danger. Their fear turned into excitement when they realized that the eggs appeared to be unguarded. They climbed up, carefully lifted the two eggs, and began carrying them back toward the Dark Master.
They had only taken a few steps when a deafening roar suddenly echoed through the cave. Everyone froze, and a huge blue snake emerged from another part of the cave. The Dark Master and his companions stared at the creature in shock, finally realizing that there was another Secret Blood Alien nearby.
"It seems there are two Secret Blood Aliens here..." - Dark Master
The Dark Master immediately looked toward the two men carrying the eggs. He knew they could not waste any time.
"Bring those eggs here! Hurry up and get them safely into my hands!" - Dark Master
The two men quickly ran toward him and handed over the eggs. The Dark Master grabbed both of them and immediately turned around, moving away from the creature as quickly as possible.
"Smile, quickly go to the other side. I'll wait for you there." - Dark Master
Smile understood the order and began moving with the others. The Dark Master continued through the cave with both eggs in his hands, following the circular route he knew well. He was confident that the path would eventually bring him back to the same entrance, but his thoughts were focused on something far more important than the cave.
For months, the Dark Master had used every resource he had on Earth and other planets to search for his greatest enemy. He wanted to find King on Titan, torture him and finally kill him with his own hands. Ever since King had stolen the Devil Soul of his Secret Blood Alien and destroyed his reputation in Dev Ashram, the Dark Master had been consumed by revenge.
He imagined what would happen after he finally defeated King. With the eggs in his possession and his greatest enemy dead, he believed that his position in Dev Ashram would change completely. He continued walking through the cave, completely unaware that the person he had spent months searching for was already waiting for him.
"Someone once said that we should not dream during the day. We should dream at night." - Voice
The Dark Master stopped and looked around, trying to understand where the voice had come from. Before he could react, a red shadow suddenly rushed toward him from the darkness. He saw nothing clearly except a flash of red moving straight toward his face.
A powerful punch struck him directly in the face. The Dark Master crashed onto the ground, and both eggs slipped from his hands and rolled across the rocky floor. Blood immediately began flowing from his nose as he slowly lifted his head, still trying to understand what had just happened.
A man stood calmly in front of him, completely covered in red armor with sharp layered plates and curved spikes on his shoulders. His helmet completely hid his face and had a distinctive, sharp shape, with only narrow eye-shaped markings visible on the front. The armored man bent down, picked up both eggs and then turned his helmet toward the injured Dark Master.
"Thank you, my stupid friend. You worked so hard, and now I will take what you were supposed to get." - King
The Dark Master slowly raised his head. His eyes widened when he recognized the red armor and the presence of the man standing before him. The anger that had been building inside him for months suddenly returned, because the person he had spent countless resources trying to find was finally standing directly in front of him.
The man who had stolen his Secret Blood Alien's Devil Soul. The man who had destroyed his reputation in Dev Ashram within only a few months. The man he had wanted to find more than anyone else was standing before him.
"King..." - Dark Master