I Became a Kindergarten Teacher for Monster Babies!-Chapter 343 His Fury

Suddenly Koel’s expression changed, and the cave’s air tightened as if the entire ocean inhaled at once. His golden eyes darkened, the soft lines of embarrassment vanishing in an instant. All eight of his arms curled inward with a strange twitch, his body lowering as if preparing to strike. His aura thickened, heavy and ancient and dangerous.

Alina felt the shift like a jolt through her bones.

Her breath hitched, and she instinctively gathered the babies, taking two urgent steps backward while her heart hammered wildly. Boo clung to her neck, glowing shakily, Rocky pressed to her side, and Felix stiffened, his fluffy tail standing straight up.

"U-uncle...?" Kelpie whispered, voice small and frightened.

Koel wasn’t the same gentle creature anymore. His gaze had fixed on something behind them, something that made every muscle in his towering body bunch with tension.

And then—

The world went black.

A violent surge of darkness swallowed the entire chamber. Cold, ancient, suffocating power swept over Alina like a roaring tide, making her gasp as the shadows sliced through the water... and then slowed, curling protectively around her instead of harming her.

Her eyes widened.

There was only one person in the world whose shadows moved like living beasts.

Only one person whose aura could turn the sea into trembling silence.

Dante.

He stepped into the dim chamber like a nightmare forged from elegance and rage. His dark royal attire clung to his tall frame, now almost hidden beneath the massive storm of shadows coiling around him like serpents.

His eyes, usually deep and unreadable, were blazing red with fury, glowing like molten lava against the icy darkness spreading from him.

He did not speak. But the temperature of the entire cave dropped as if the ocean itself feared him.

Koel, who had appeared massive moments ago, suddenly looked small, his shoulders hunched and his body curling into a defensive stance. His arms twitched again and, with a flash of purple light, his form warped.

Tentacles surged outward.

The enormous octopus rose again.

Dante did not flinch. He glided forward with deadly calm, shadows erupting from the ground like blades. The moment Koel lunged, Dante met him head-on. His aura exploded into a storm of darkness that slammed against the creature with terrifying force.

The impact shook the entire chamber.

Water rippled violently. Stones cracked. Ancient shells trembled and clattered against the walls. Alina’s hair whipped across her face as she clutched the babies tight, shielding them as best she could.

"No, sir—no! Stop!" she shouted, voice breaking.

But Dante didn’t hear her.

He wasn’t Dante at this moment. He was the Demon Lord, the one feared across every realm.

His shadows lashed through the water, splitting into monstrous forms that roared soundlessly as they hurled themselves at Koel. The octopus dodged, then slammed several tentacles forward, shaking the entire cave as he fought back with equal ferocity.

The two forces collided, darkness and oceanic might crashing together and turning the chamber into a war zone of shadows and shifting limbs.

Alina hugged Boo tighter as she stepped back until her spine hit the glowing shells and sea treasure covered wall. Her heartbeat thundered. The babies huddled against her, trembling.

"Please stop..." she whispered desperately, eyes locked on the terrifying silhouette of the man she knew and the monster he became whenever someone threatened his children.

And right now, nothing, not even her voice, could pull Dante out of the storm of fury he had unleashed.

Alina barely managed to steady her breath as she crouched down, placing both hands gently on the trembling heads of the children gathered around her. Her voice was soft but firm, the kind of voice a mother used when the storm outside was too loud.

"You all don’t move, okay? Felix... make sure they don’t run around."

Felix, pale but determined, nodded quickly. "I will, teacher." He stretched his arms out in a protective circle, pulling Boo, Rocky, and Kelpie close. His fox tails puffed in fear. Boo clung to Felix’s sleeve, Rocky curled into a ball, and Kelpie pressed his forehead to his knees, trembling.

Alina swallowed hard. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

She knew exactly what she was about to do.

Something reckless.

Something terrifying.

Something completely stupid.

Because if she didn’t stop Dante...

He would kill Koel.

Her feet moved before her mind caught up, and she pushed through the cold, crushing water until Dante and the octopus came into view through the thick, violent fog of shadows.

"Sir—!" she cried, reaching out toward him, but the darkness swallowed her voice whole.

The shadows were so dense she could barely see a silhouette. Tentacles slammed, shadows roared, and Dante’s power crackled like a living beast ready to tear the entire cave apart.

One second she took a step—

And the next, the world changed.

All sound vanished.

All color vanished.

Everything around her dissolved into a tide of black silk.

Alina gasped sharply as her feet left the ground, shadows curling around her waist and lifting her off the floor. They held her like warm swirling ribbons, tickling her neck, brushing her cheeks, and wrapping around her arms like a lover’s fingers tracing down her skin.

She was inside pure darkness.

She looked around in confusion and fear.

Where was she?

She shivered as a familiar presence surrounded her, thick and heavy with bloodthirsty intent that made her heartbeat falter.

"Dante!" she called, voice shaking as she reached out blindly.

A voice answered her from the shadows, low and dangerously bloodthirsty, nothing like the man she knew.

"It’s fine. You’re in my space."

Her breath caught.

Space?

"Your... space?" she whispered, stunned. She was well aware of the concept.

"No one can enter it," he said, his voice dark and deep, almost trembling with fury. "But somehow... I could put you inside."

The shadows pressed closer, holding her like a precious treasure they refused to let fall. They slid over her arms, her waist, and her legs in movements that felt gentle, warm, and possessive. The sensation made her chest tighten, heat blooming slowly beneath her skin.

This wasn’t an attack. It was protection. But it felt like an embrace.

"Dante, please calm down," she whispered, her voice trembling. "Please... come back to yourself."