Chapter 144 What Lies Within

Shattered at last, the skeletal monster lay in pieces. This time, it was for good. From a splintered shard of bone, a human figure emerged—unmistakably the woman Marcus had faced earlier. The sword-wielding creature followed suit, crumbling apart as its body shattered. From its remains, another body emerged. This time, it was a long-haired man in his middle years, freed from the monster's hulking frame.