"Is that so?"


    "I thought I already told you before? Only Barney and Damon have been ordered to be taken out. Everything will be over after that."


    Ralph walked over to the water cooler, filling up two cups of hot water and passing one of them to Wilbur. "Here, have some water."


    "Thank you."


    Wilbur took the cup from Ralph, ncing down before looking back up at Ralph. In that split second, Ralph had thrown the cup of water he was holding at Wilbur. Wilbur scrambled to duck, while also throwing out his cup of water at Ralph.


    There seemed to be some kind of chemical in the water. It sshed onto the floor, decaying the concrete at once. Ralph pulled out an umbre he had prepared before and turned to run.


    Wilbur watched as Ralph ran for his life. "You can''t escape, Ralph."


    "Some f*cking nerve Barney has! How dare he try to get you to kill me! He''s lost his mind!"


    Wilbur saw Ralph dash into a room, bolting the door shut. He keyed in the password to a safe in the room, taking out a purple injection needle. Ralph stabbed the needle into his arm, injecting the solution into himself.


    Wilbur kicked the door open with a loud thump. "It seems like you came prepared. I''m afraid a potion isn''t going to be enough for you to beat me."


    "Is that so? Let''s see about that!"


    Ralph''s entire body turnedpletely purple under the effects of the potion. He reached out with both arms, grabbing at Wilbur wildly. Ralph moved too quickly, and Wilbur could not react in time. Ralph grabbed Wilbur by the neck with his arms, raising Wilbur into the air.


    Wilbur turned beetroot in the face as he struggled, and Ralph smirked. "I''ve met arrogant people before, but it''s a first with someone as foolish as you."


    Ralphughed voraciously, and Wilbur flipped his right hand around. The thunder cleaver appeared in his grasp, and Wilbur swung it down wildly. Both of Ralph''s hands were chopped off as Wilbur was on the ground once more, clutching his own neck as his chest heaved. "Not bad, but I''d like to see how you''re going to fight without your hands."


    The next second, something shocking happened before Wilbur''s very eyes. New hands were sprouting out from the stubs where Ralph''s arms used to be quick enough to be seen in real-time.


    "What?"


    "Ha! This species has the ability to regenerate endlessly, and I am now its host. That makes me its master, thus giving me the power to regenerate endlessly as well. I didn''t n to show my powers too soon, but there''s no need to hide anymore since you''re here."


    A powerful spiritual aura surged forth as the clothes on Ralph''s body were torn off by his bulging muscles. Wilbur was all the more shocked by this spiritual aura.


    "What? You''re almost at the Emperor level! You''re a pre-Emperor level elite!"


    "Naturally! How do you think I rose to my rank in the Scarlet Leaf Faction? You would never have gotten the honor of seeing me in this form if it had not been for Barney''s retaliation, but don''t worry, I''ll pin your death on him once you''re gone. That way, Dasha won''t suspect me, and you''ll pay for your arrogance too."


    Ralph reached out once more, wing at Wilbur. Ralph''s arms were growing rapidly, and a dozen tentacles stretched out along his arms to grab at Wilbur as well.


    Wilbur retreated at top speed, picking up an ottoman and hurling it at Ralph. One of Ralph''s tentacles pierced through the ottoman before continuing to reach toward Wilbur.


    Ralphughed heartily. "Nothing in the world can trump the human brain and the tentacles of an octopus, young man! I''ve fused the two perfectly, and it''s going to be child''s y to get a hold of you."