Chapter 519: Stretching the Limbs

“Not very satisfying,” Damenevsky said, scratching his head and yawning.

Li Ziyu had said to leave one alive, so that’s what they did. It was just that Damenevsky hadn’t really gotten to stretch his limbs, so he wasn’t feeling particularly great about it.

Bebuta turned back to the Crocodile Man. “Where do you think you’re going?”

While Bebuta and Damenevsky were talking, the Crocodile Man leader had decided to make a run for it.

He hadn’t taken two steps before Bebuta spotted him.

Hearing the question, not only did the Crocodile Man leader not stop, but his figure blurred as he dashed into the distance.

The Crocodile Man’s way of running was different from a normal person’s. It was all about variable speed; every few steps, he would suddenly lurch forward a great distance, then resume running, repeating the pattern.

Seeing that the creature had no intention of stopping, Bebuta reached into the Void and pulled out his lance.

He casually tossed the lance in his hand toward the Crocodile Man leader.

The lance arrived in an instant, piercing the Crocodile Man’s tail and pinning it to the ground.

“AHHHH—”

The Crocodile Man leader let out a bloodcurdling scream.

But this guy was a tough one. Even with his tail pinned, he didn’t slow down at all, instead ripping his own tail apart and continuing forward, leaving a trail of blood.

But even so, his running speed was no match for how fast Bebuta could fly.

With a single beat of his wings, Bebuta was next to the lance. He reached out, grabbed it, and pulled it out from the severed piece of tail.

Another beat of his wings brought Bebuta right behind the Crocodile Man, where he reached out and grabbed the stump of his tail.

“Let go!”

Pain and fear drove the Crocodile Man leader mad. He furiously whipped his tail back and forth.

A Crocodile Man’s tail is one of their natural weapons, and a powerful one at that when swung with force.

Unfortunately for him, he was facing the Void Lord Bebuta, whose Level was far, far higher than his own.

Not only did he fail to shake Bebuta’s grip, but Bebuta also managed to grab him by the hind leg.

Before the Crocodile Man could react, Bebuta, still gripping the severed tail with one hand, grabbed its hind legs with both hands and gave a mighty heave.

The Crocodile Man leader’s massive body was instantly flipped and slammed onto the ground.

Desperate to escape, the Crocodile Man leader refused to give up, swinging his great saber in an attack on Bebuta.

Bebuta let the leader’s sword strike his body as he pulled his dual swords from the Void and sliced them past each other, right at the Crocodile Man’s arm.

An arm flew into the air.

“AHHH—”

“Bebuta, the City Lord said to keep him alive!” Damenevsky called out from behind.

“The City Lord said to keep him alive, but he didn’t say he had to be in one piece,” came Bebuta’s calm reply.

Huh?

‘You can interpret it that way?’

Damenevsky raised an eyebrow. He’d learned something new today.

Ignoring the Crocodile Man leader’s screams and pleas for mercy, Bebuta severed all four of his limbs, cut off the rest of his tail, and turned him into a limbless torso before dragging him over to Damenevsky.

“Let’s go back.”

Damenevsky glanced at the miserable-looking Crocodile Man, then nodded at Bebuta.

By this point, the Crocodile Man leader seemed to have toughened up. He didn’t make a sound, silently enduring the pain as Bebuta dragged him toward the Undead Fortress.

Once inside the Undead Fortress, the Crocodile Man leader was subjected to merciless gawking.

The Undead all wanted to go up and finish off this enemy who had dared to attack their brethren, but bound by their orders, they could only glare at him with their Soul Fires.

The Crocodile Man leader looked at the teeming masses of Undead, constantly trying to assess their strength.

Bebuta dragged the Crocodile Man leader all the way into the main keep and brought him before Li Ziyu.

“Whoa, you really did a number on him, huh?” Li Ziyu said, sipping a fruit wine. He glanced at the limbless, tailless, blood-soaked Crocodile Man leader and clicked his tongue.

Bebuta casually tossed the Crocodile Man leader on the floor in front of Li Ziyu.

“I ask, you answer. If I’m satisfied with your answers, I’ll give you a quick death. If I’m not satisfied, I’ll throw you to the Undead. Understand?” Li Ziyu said calmly, sitting not far from the Crocodile Man leader.

The Crocodile Man twisted his head to look at Li Ziyu, a vicious glint in his eyes.