The Duke's Passion

Chapter 854 I knew he had more

Blood mixed in the sea as Claude's cars, nose, and eyes bled from the silent but deadly waves underneath the water. But with gritted teeth, he clung to the Kraken's head. His sharp fingers were plunged deep into the soft and slimy surface of the Kraken while his other hand picked out the parasite one after another.

His vigilant approach from the beginning turned aggressive in a blink of an eye. He had no

choice but to adapt to the situation because picking out one parasite brought unimaginable pain to the Kraken.

'Last one!' Claude shut his eyes tightly and reopened them again, telling himself to hold his breath a bit longer.

He had been underwater for who knows how long if he wasn't trained enough, he would have to return to the surface to take a breath. However, Claude knew going back underwater and searching for the Kraken's head would be ten times harder.

'That... onc...' Claude outstretched his hand, wiggling his fingers trying to reach the last parasite clinging on to the Kraken's head. Just a bit... closer...'

Claude clenched his teeth, narrowing his eyes. Being underwater and holding his breath wasn't the only thing he had to endure. There was also the pressure as he was currently deep in the water, the piercingly quiet sound waves from the Kraken, and clinging on to the monster while it tried to shrug him off.

Claude sank his nails deeper into the Kraken to push himself closer. However, as soon as he plunged his fingers deeper into it, the Kraken wiggled more aggressively. Claude had no choice but to pierce his one hand into the Kraken to not separate from it.

On top of the struggle, Claude was annoyed. He was running out of air, conserving it as much as possible. He knew he couldn't stay underwater longer.

The tentacles underwater continuously moved, and his body slowly fell deeper and deeper into the water. Claude's vision shook and despite the darkness underwater, he could see a bit of light from somewhere. He knew deep in his heart he couldn't afford to lose consciousness. 'Uncle Klaus...'

Ilowever, no amount of tricks could deceive his mind anymore. Ilis body wouldn't listen to him as the effect of enduring the powerful waves and pressure was now creeping into his bones. I le was exhausted and beaten.

I'm... doomed.' Soon, Claude's eyes and body felt heavy, as if a boulder was placed on top of him. His eyes slowly closed as darkness embraced him tightly, accompanying him to the depths of the dark ocean.

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Meanwhile, on the surface of the sea, Stefan had fought the Kraken fiercely. He had taken advantage of the fact that the Kraken lost its composure and simply went wild without any calculated move, unlike in the beginning.

Stefan had chopped off several tentacles, but only a tiny portion of it. After some time, Stefan noticed that the Kraken slowed down after his last aggressive struggle and thus, launched a continuous attack on every weak spot the Kraken had.

After his aggressive and continuous attack, Stefan found a large tentacle floating on the ocean. Watching his weight not sink, he stood there and kept his eyes on the remaining severed tentacle over the surface of the water.

"It stopped moving" came out a whisper, narrowing his eyes as the severed tentacles were akin to a statuc. "Is it dead?" if it was, then it was only possible that it already sank into the water.

"What's going..." Stefan trailed off as the Kraken moved again, but this time, it was a slow movement. Waiting for whatever the Kraken would do, Stefan held his breath as another long tentacle came from the bottom of the ocean. I knew it. He had more."

Stefan prepared himself for another fierce battle when he noticed that in one of the tentacles, the Kraken was holding something. He narrowed his eyes, focusing his attention on it, and when he realized what or who it was, his heart stopped beating for a second.

"Claude..."