If we had to fight Mood-Swinger… I knew Kim Hyeong-Jun would not hesitate to put in his best effort.

But killing Mood-Swinger was a completely different story. If he hesitated at the last minute… That moment of hesitation would cost him his own life instead.

I stayed by Kim Hyeong-Jun’s side in order to prevent this from happening.

Kim Hyeong-Jun sighed.

“No matter how important Mood-Swinger is… My family comes first.”

“...”

“If I lose my command over it because of this… I’m going to fight solely for my family.”

I let out a breath after hearing his answer.

Crack, crack, crack.

Soon, the huge egg in front of us began to wiggle. The surface of the egg started to crack open, accompanied by the unpleasant sound of bones being crushed.

We both got up, clenching our fists, as if we both knew that we had to be prepared for what might happen next.

Kim Hyeong-Jun wet his parched lips.

“Did you see it move?”

“Get ready.”

I swallowed anxiously.

Since Mood-Swinger had eaten the black creature’s brain, I knew it would be a much stronger being than before.

When we both had eaten a black creature’s brain, we were knocked out for a week. But Mood-Swinger was already entering the final stages of mutation in a matter of minutes.

Mood-Swinger may have grown beyond our ability to handle it.

Crack!

A copper-colored arm burst through the eggshell. The giant zombie had lost its previous...