"Psst, is it true that your family is keeping a monster down in the basement?" Clifford asked the guard casually while being pushed forward, piquing his interest. "I heard from the gossip that you're planning to rebel soon by using that monster against the emperor. Is that true?"
"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?" The guard kicked Clifford, trying to keep him moving forward. "Why did you stop? Just shut up and keep—" The guard's expression quickly changed as Clifford turned to face him. Clifford's jaws split open, engulfing the guard's entire head, separating it from his body, and swallowing it whole.
"Let's begin this game," Clifford muttered quietly, using his raging Qi to melt down the chains before undressing the guard and swallowing him whole in a hurry. Shortly, Clifford took on the guard's form and changed into his clothes.
