The chains had originally kept Dumuh Khan securely in the center of the hall. But then, the sound of chains scraping echoed through the space, and the once-taut chains suddenly went slack. This gave him a chance to stretch and move freely.
He had been bound for a long time, and now that he could move, he turned to me with a terrifying grin. "Haha, little bug, I should thank you! If it weren't for you, who knows how long I'd be stuck. To repay you, I'll let you choose how you die—would you rather have your head crushed or your guts ripped out?"
I was shocked to hear him speak the Rubylark language.
Though his threats were fierce, I felt a certain loneliness in this king. But that didn't change the fact that he was immensely dangerous, and I had to defeat him to survive.
I calmly replied
