Vol.3 Ch.143: Showdown with Ren 2

Showdown with Ren 2: This is the hundred and forty-third chapter of Volume 3 of Tower of God. Lilial experiments with her influence over The Serpent Master, which leaves Merr dead. Baam fights Ren and deals a devastating blow to him.

Synopsis
The Serpent Master claims to be the father of Lo Po Bia Lilial Zahard, but Lilial is not convinced exclaiming that she is the daughter of Lo Po Bia Laura and Lo Po Bia Family Leader and that a lowly creature such as the serpent master should not call her 'daughter'. The serpent master ignores her and expresses joy that she managed to become one of Zahard's Princesses and that she is all grown up. Lo Po Bia Keoyeop and Lilial are confused, while the serpent master reveals that Laura is kept somewhere at the Viridis Parus Hotel and that Slayer Candidate kidnapped her. After some thinking Lilial realizes that the serpent master is likely her ally and asks for it to kill the traitor Lo Po Bia Merr, which it does. Lilial is delighted, claiming to be at the top of the food chain at the hotel, but Keoyeop is horrified by her callousness. While smelling the blood of Merr and snickering, Lilial says to herself that she will go look for the slayer candidate and kill him.

Keoyeop is confused and asks about Lilial about her intentions, which Lilial answers truthfully that she seeks to kill Baam. Keoyeop ask why Lilial joined the tournament if she wants to kill him, which Lilial responds that she always wanted to crush him, as she only wanted Traumerei's acknowledgment. Keoyeop is horrified saying that Baam saved them, which Lilial do not care about, ordering Keoyeop to join her in killing Baam. Keoyeop refuses, exclaiming that Baam is a better person than Lilial and that he is in fact in love with Baam. Lilial ask Keoyeop to stop wasting her time, saying that if he wants to die he should just say so.

Faced against Lo Po Bia Ren Baam says that he is able to defeat him by himself, asking the others to leave using the Bong Bong. Baam thanks Ren for allowing him the opportunity to try out a new technique, as Baam had no confidence in his power after the fight with White. Baam felt that he lost control of himself and that something had awoken inside him, which lead to the development of a technique using the latent power of Leviathan in the Water Dragon form. Baam unleashes the attack on Ren, which Ren blocks with Shinheuh coming out of his mouth, but the attack is too strong and Ren is blown apart. Ren "dies", which causes several shinheuh to burst from his body and the 'Male' Ren appear from it wearing blue shoes instead of the usual red ones. Ren angrily tells Baam that he will kill him.