The world doesn't need succubi to save it.

Cole never regretted showing his fangs to the enemy; he hadn't really had much hope of getting back alive.

He is a sinner who has come to atone for his sins.

To burn away the remaining value of oneself in order to atone for the sins one has committed.

But if someone were to have their brains drained and become their slave, living a life of mind control and subservience, it would be better to just let them die.

“I have to provoke him so that he will kill me.”

That's better than being a slave!

Forcing himself to sit up, his vision blurred from blood loss, Cole mustered his strength and defiantly said:

"Hey! Monster...aren't you ashamed of how you look? Don't your gods hate you?"

However, the mind flayer's reaction was calm, or rather, there was no reaction at all.

So indifferent?

Isn't this enough—they've already shamed our appearance and insulted our faith?

"Your tentacles look sticky, aren't you going to clean them? Could it be that..."

("mortal.")

Cole: !

!

Seemingly finding Cole a bit noisy, the Mind Flayer spoke calmly:

("Don't judge me with the low-level aesthetics of you humans, you inferior creatures. That only makes me laugh.")

???

Looking down at Cole with indifference, the Mind Flayer stood with his hands behind his back, elegantly mocking him:

("Do you really think you're beautiful?")

Raising a hand, the mind flayer gently pointed at a corpse at its feet, using psionic power to make it float.

Even though Cole desperately wanted to deny it, he had to admit that he sensed a touch of elegance as the Mind Flayer with the octopus head waved his hand...

("In my eyes, you are all equally ugly, and if it weren't for the need to avoid wasting food, I wouldn't even want to touch you.")

With a clenched fist, immense spiritual energy slowly circulated, directly controlling the corpse's head to begin spinning continuously...

card!

That was Yin Tu, a young man who always loved to laugh. He was the first to notice something was wrong, but he was also the first to die.

But now, his head has been forcibly ripped off by the monster and is being toyed with like a ball.

"You! You damned monster! You..."

Tsk!

Gritting his teeth, Cole refused to show any weakness.

brute!

("Give up, you can't possibly provoke me. Any words you say will be in vain.")

This monster!

!

"Damn it! You bunch of idiots won't be arrogant for long. Our reinforcements will be here soon, and then none of you will escape!"

The movement paused for a moment, but the mind flayer quickly continued to extend its tentacles toward Cole, whispering in his mind:

("Then let's look forward to it, but you're destined not to see it.")

Get out of my mind!

Don't talk in my head!

Having completely given up the struggle, Cole steeled his resolve.

As the monster drew ever closer, Cole flicked his blood-stained beard, abruptly raised his middle finger, and arrogantly declared:

I curse you!

"Go to hell! You piece of shit octopus head!"

card.

Ok?

Hearing a crisp sound, Cole turned his head and saw a slight crack in the ceiling above the Mind Flayer's head.

The opponent's psychic energy seemed to be out of control, affecting the outside world uncontrollably.

"Mortal, shut up."

Cole blinked, seemingly understanding something, and tentatively added:

"...Octopus head?"

("Shut up!")

"Hahahaha, cough cough cough, hahahaha!"

He burst into laughter, venting his anger through his laughter.

Hahaha!

It turned out to be like this...

Damn, so that's how it is!

In his haste, Cole got stuck on a single point and forgot the most important rule when arguing with someone.

All that fancy, sarcastic stuff, get the hell out of here!

Only simple, pure swearing can provide the ultimate enjoyment!

Having fully understood, Cole burst into laughter, almost laughing until tears streamed down his face, and shouted:

"Octopus head! Octopus head! Hahaha, you monster with an octopus head!"

"You better be careful when you go out so someone doesn't use you to dip in soy sauce, hahaha... um!"

With a sudden snap, Cole's jaw snapped shut, controlled by psionic energy.

card!

!

("Shut up!

"You damned inferior race, I'm going to kill you right now!"

Kill them all! Kill them all!

Anyway, the result doesn't matter, hahaha.

However, Cole still regretted dying at the hands of this monster.

It is truly shameful.

"But the camera will probably record my 'heroic figure,' right? Hehe..."

No longer looking at the enemy's disgusting compound eyes, Cole glanced at the hidden camera in the corner that hadn't been destroyed.

"At least in the end, I should act like a real man, right?"

Facing the camera, Cole wore a bitter, twisted, yet radiant smile amidst the enemy's ever-approaching weapons.

Smile, my friends.

I'm sorry, this is the extent of our fighting, but please don't be sad.

Do not mourn us, do not shed tears for us.

fighting!

Let the fight go on forever!

Until all enemies are wiped out!

It felt like an eternity, even though only a moment had passed. Cole slowly closed his eyes.

"Now, can you forgive me?"

In the final moments of his life, Cole, who had always considered himself a sinner, finally let go of the torment that had been constantly troubling him and chose to face his death with equanimity.

To die like a warrior, or even... like a hero.

In the very end, he turned his gaze away from the camera and whispered:

"eggplant."

Goodbye world.

card!

!

Chapter 403 [Influence], [Corruption], [Assimilation]

Card……

As the Mind Flayer drew ever closer, the opponent's cold and terrifying pressure continued to affect Cole's mindset.

Contrary to his foul mouth, which constantly denigrated the Mind Flayer, Cole knew deep down that the Mind Flayer wasn't really that bad.

Mind Flayers truly have the confidence and right to call themselves a superior race; they have never been easy to deal with.

Moreover, the opponent's innate racial ability to control their mind, if allowed to be unleashed, could have consequences that exceed many people's imagination.

For example... what would happen if all the commanders in this room had their brains drained by the mind flayers and became its slaves?

Cole didn't even dare to think about it.

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