Chapter 440: A Most Deserving Death

Had they seen this nightmare—a scene that looked like something straight out of abyssal corruption itself—there would have been no convincing them to stay calm. No persuading them that Aegis wasn't dangerous.

Hell, even he was shocked by this scene, and he had complete faith in Aegis' character.

Kain stared at the grotesque vision before him—the writhing contracts, the pulsating black tendrils, the eerie glow in Aegis' eyes—and tried, really tried, to find a reasonable explanation.

'Maybe… maybe this was just some kind of deep-tissue massage?'

Yeah. That could be it. Those groans of pain could technically be groans of enjoyment. Some of the best massages were painful, right? Right?

Kain watched as one of the contracts—a fox-like creature—let out a choked whimper while its limbs spasmed wildly, but still kept a death grip on that tenuous explanation…