Chapter 199 - This Is No Longer a Game
Jhin heard the heavy, scraping footsteps as a group entered the colosseum.
They were Ark's players.
"Jhin… what on earth is happening?"
Exhausted and battle-worn, they entered only to freeze at the sight of the towering monster ahead of them. Covering their mouths in disbelief, they stared up at the grotesque mass that loomed above.
Jhin walked toward them calmly.
"...When we saw the Lizardmen and the Horn Tribe all suddenly drop to their knees and go still, we figured something had happened. But… what is that?"
Lutz approached, quietly beginning a potion-based healing spell as he examined Jhin's condition. Letting his tired body rest, Jhin replied flatly.
"That's Nazoral."
"…Who?"
"My impersonator. The fake Kyle—Nazoral."
The Ark players stared in stunned silence. There was no trace of anything human left in that form. It was hard to believe it had ever been a man.
"We figured it was a monster… but that's a whole other level…"
