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Chapter 81 - Chapter 81 [Bonus]

Chapter 081: I Am Satan!

What was happening?

The sudden turn of events left everyone bewildered.

Papiyas going back on his word and brutally killing Beelzebub wasn't surprising to anyone.

After all, Papiyas had never seemed like someone who'd keep a promise.

So, the gods felt no pity for Beelzebub's torment—he'd brought this upon himself.

But then, the tables turned in an instant.

Instead of watching Beelzebub suffer, they saw the heart he'd torn out sprout fine, thread-like tendrils that latched onto Papiyas' hand.

Papiyas, after a moment of shock, frantically severed his own arm.

Was Papiyas… afraid of that heart?

But simply cutting open the arm wasn't enough, because the heart erupted with even faster tendrils that instantly coiled around Mara.

Those tendrils resembled super-long earthworms, violently burrowing into Papiyas's body.

The dense, piercing invasion made everyone's scalps crawl.

This duel was filled with horrifying scenes capable of tormenting one's psyche.

"Damn it, get away from me! Get out of my body!!!"

Papiyas roared in fury, desperately tearing at the tendrils.

Yet the faster he tore, the more tendrils coiled around him.

"Damn it, don't even think about devouring me!"

Was Beelzebub trying to consume Papiyas? Had the tables turned?

"Beelzebub's heart is too bizarre..."

"It's practically another creature inside his body."

"Could it be—"

Someone suddenly thought of something, their expression shifting dramatically.

"Is it Satan's curse?"

There were such rumors about Beelzebub, which was why no one dared to associate with him.

"Satan's curse? Lord Hades, what exactly is that?"

The God of War, Ares, asked nervously.

Mara, who had nearly destroyed the entire underworld, was actually afraid of that heart?

"I don't know!"

Hades' reply came with an even darker expression.

Now, the likelihood of this speculation seemed higher, because Beelzebub on the arena had changed—he seemed so unfamiliar, as if his inner self had been replaced.

But could replacing another personality make him this terrifying?

There must still be some hidden secret, and that secret likely lay in Beelzebub's heart.

That heart was practically another living being—could it have suddenly taken control of Beelzebub?

And this thing could overpower Mara?

If so, it seemed Beelzebub's wish was about to go unfulfilled.

"Damn it, damn it, damn you, you worthless trash! If not for that cursed technique you planted in my soul from the start, you pathetic worm!!!"

Papiyas roared like this.

A technique?

Thinking of this, Hades couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Everything Beelzebub had done had ended up benefiting someone else.

"Lord Hades..."

Ares beside him grew somewhat fearful—not just of the arena, but of Hades himself.

Because the lord was suddenly furious.

In the next instant, Hades summoned his personal weapon.

Hades wasn't about to intervene immediately—he wanted to see what King Solomon intended to do...

Faced with this scene, he remained somewhat composed.

If things couldn't be resolved, this duel would be officially declared null and void, and Hades would be the first to personally deal with that monster.

"Bastard!"

Hades couldn't help but curse again, seeing a flicker of emotion cross Beelzebub's face—anger, unwillingness, and despair.

Clearly, Beelzebub himself realized he had failed, unwilling to be controlled, wanting to reclaim his autonomy—but helpless to do so.

"Worthless trash? Who are you calling worthless trash?"

"Who else? Of course it's you, you deceitful garbage, you filthy worm!!!"

Papiyas continued his tirade.

"Keh keh keh..."

"Damn you, you worm—ahhhh... aaaaahhhh!!!"

Papiyas suddenly screamed in agony as countless insects began gnawing at his heart.

"Then... become a part of me!"

The moment Beelzebub's cruel words fell, Papiyas was completely ensnared by the tentacles, not a single inch of skin exposed.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, the cocoon-like mass rapidly shrank.

Then, as if slurping up noodles, the tentacles swiftly retracted, vanishing back into the heart in the blink of an eye.

Papiyas, who had been wrapped up, was nowhere to be seen—completely devoured without a trace.

The now eerily transformed heart shrank back into Beelzebub's chest, sealing the gap once more.

Thump! Thump!

The sound of a heartbeat—a heartbeat everyone could hear—came from Beelzebub himself.

He laughed grotesquely as his body began to change.

Originally a handsome man, he transformed into a savage, rock-like brute.

On his head, two horns sprouted—no, those horns branched out further, resembling something like antlers.

From his back, wings surged forth—pure black wings, eighteen in total!

Half were feathered, while the other half were bat-like.

Additionally, a bony tail grew, its edges lined with blades.

This unprecedented form sent chills down everyone's spines.

"I... am Satan!"

He declared thus.

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