San’s sharp gaze swept his surroundings. Monsters started regrouping behind them. There was no detour around the Centipede.

Poisonous stingers flew at them from above. A bitter, poisonous smoke wafted in the air. The acidic nature of the poison caused their lungs to burn. At the same time, the poisonous gas seemed to make their minds hazy.

San stamped on the ground and jumped upwards. His body rose five meters high. He made eye contact with the monster. The monster’s mouth slowly opened.

He smiled with his arms wide open in the air. He had already made a horizontal slash from left to right.

One of the two-meter-long front heads was cut clean off, falling against its body and landing on the ground. The other head opened its mouth and quickly attacked. Its round mouth was like a bass’, opening wide into an oval. Inside, teeth like hooks were embedded like five fingers all around the interior. The teeth seemed to move freely like joints.

The head swung down towards San.

As he landed, he shot forward, driving his sword into the beast’s stomach. His cut made the Centipede’s...