After the enraged Tuziku mercilessly ended Jiqu's life, despite being unconscious, deep within he still felt a strong sense of dissatisfaction.
"Arghhhhh!" he screamed.
As though searching for something, Tuziku began roaming the hallways of the enormous mansion, destroying everything in his path.
He soon wandered into the family's living room, where he found Jilaal, along with Reter and Kavin, attempting to escape.
"What did you do to Jiqu, you monster?!" Jilaal shouted as Kavin and Reter trembled behind him.
Tuziku slowly began to approach.
Kavin's eyes darted toward the family's shotgun displayed on the wall.
In an instant, he grabbed it, loaded the barrel, and aimed it at Tuziku, who continued advancing steadily.
"St—stay away!!" he shouted.
Tuziku kept advancing.
"Shoot him!" Reter shouted as fear overwhelmed him.
"Stay back, you monster!" Kavin screamed.
"If you don't shoot him, he's going to kill us, Kavin!" Jilaal yelled.
As Tuziku closed the distance to less than ten feet, Kavin pulled the trigger with his eyes squeezed shut.
Boom...
Silence followed.
Kavin slowly lowered the barrel and opened his eyes to a horrifying sight.
Tuziku was still standing.
The bullet had melted upon contact with his acid-coated body.
"Th—that's impossible!" Kavin shouted as Jilaal and Reter stared in terror.
The enraged Tuziku stood there, completely unfazed.
His arms began secreting acid in an unusual way.
The corrosive liquid writhed violently before stretching into long, tentacle-like appendages.
"This is bad! We have to run! Now!" Jilaal shouted.
As Jilaal and his sons bolted toward the mansion's exit, Tuziku swung his acid tentacles, blocking their escape.
"Sh—shit!!" Jilaal yelled.
"How are we going to escape now?!" Reter cried.
"Get out of the way, you damn monster!!" Jilaal screamed, terror-stricken.
Tuziku's acid tentacle lashed forward, severing Jilaal's body vertically down the center.
Sploort...
Thud...
"Father!!" Reter shouted as Kavin raised the shotgun once more.
"Run now, Reter!"
"Run and don't look back!" Kavin yelled.
Reter immediately fled while Tuziku's attention remained fixed on Kavin.
Before Kavin could fire, Tuziku's acid appendage shot forward and instantly severed his head from his body.
Splshhh...
Thud...
"Arghhhhhh!!" Tuziku screamed.
After realizing Reter had escaped, Tuziku went into a frenzied uproar, destroying the entire mansion and everything within sight.
As he rampaged through the southern district of Fuyu, demolishing buildings and property, he attacked every living thing in his path—whether human or animal.
That day, the proud land of Fuyu suffered a devastating loss in Kurukuru Village.
Tuziku's rampage destroyed nearly half the town, and a total of 115 lives were lost in the process.
Suddenly, a familiar sight brought Tuziku to an abrupt halt.
"S—son, is that you?" a soft voice called.
Tuziku stared.
"F—father..." he replied.
CHAPTER END