"NOOOO—!" The rat-faced bandit tried to run.
He made it three steps before Rustina launched herself from Bella's shoulder.
SPLAT!
The pink slime landed directly on his face, covering his nose and mouth like a suffocating mask.
"MMMPH! MMMMMPH!"
He clawed at her, fingers sinking into the gelatinous mass, but it was like trying to grab water. His movements became frantic, panicked, as he stumbled backward, unable to breathe.
And then his head started dissolving.
Not slowly. Fast.
The skin on his face bubbled and peeled away, revealing muscle and bone beneath. His screams turned into wet gurgles as his throat melted. Blood poured from where his lips used to be.
Kaida turned her head away. "Oh gods..."
Viktor watched, expressionless.
'Damn...'
Within ten seconds, everything above the neck was gone. Just a clean stump at the shoulders, blood still pumping from severed arteries for a moment before the body collapsed.
