As Luca leads Guts, Ishidro, and Puck into the tower, Casca is brought to the torture chamber. Just as Mozgus attempts to torture her, however, there is an unexpected turn of events...

Guts faces off with Mozgus, who has transformed into a giant monster, while trying to save Caska from being burned at the stake. Guts has trouble defeating Mozgus in his current form, due to his body being so hard that even his sword cannot break through. Meanwhile, the Egg has a fateful encounter...