The giant monster’s hand shot up high towards the sky before crashing down. Chi-Woo’s mouth hung open as the hand’s shadow swallow his entire body. 

‘I have to—’ He had to escape. However, the range of the monster’s attack was enormous and extended beyond his senses. In other words, he would be caught by the impact of the attack no matter where he ran. All he could do was to avoid a direct hit and minimize the damage. After all, getting flung by the impact was preferable to being flattened under its palm. Chi-Woo relied on his instincts and twisted his body in the opposite direction after throwing Eshnunna away from danger. At the same time, he propelled himself up with a kick to the ground as the giant hand landed.

Baaaam!

The ground trembled and let out a thunderous roar.  As if an earthquake had occurred, the Evalaya Mountain shook. 

Bbiii—! A high-pitch ringing pierced Chi-Woo’s ears as a great force hurled him away. Eshnunna shot upward like a fountain, while Chi-Woo flew in the opposite direction while drawing a long parabola in the air. Chi-Woo lost his senses as a violent tremor swept across his entire body, shaking him to the very core. His vision spun like mad for a brief, dizzying moment, making his vision all blurry like a fuzzy and broken TV screen. The next thing he knew, he was rolling uncontrollably. 

Intense pain shot through his body again and again as the hostile landscape scratched him all over. Only after seeing dirt surge up all...