Centipede Elder raced through the underground tunnels, overwhelmed by the feeling of having survived a catastrophe.
There was no way he would keep fighting Yoru Machi. The moment Yoru Machi had unleashed his aura, Centipede Elder had finally understood why Great Eye had paid him such special attention.
No matter how he looked at it, Yoru Machi was undeniably human. Yet he was as strong as a monster—that was also an undeniable fact.
Running away in the middle of a fight was embarrassing, but staying alive mattered most.
Centipede Elder was a Dragon-level monster who knew when to bend and when to stand tall. Otherwise, he would have died at Blast's hands two years ago.
Having narrowly escaped death this time, Centipede Elder decided that he had not been cautious enough before. From now on, whenever he encountered a Rank S Hero, famous or not, he would send his lackeys in first to test the waters.
After traveling underground for quite some time, Centipede Elder kept his head down and pressed forward, wary of Yoru Machi realizing what had happened and catching up to him.
However, he failed to notice that a perfectly ordinary-looking bald man now stood in front of one of the tunnels he had burrowed in every direction.
Why had Yoru Machi not seen the bald man in the game arcade earlier? The reason was simple: when Centipede Elder had crashed into the arcade, the bald man had been standing directly above him.
When Centipede Elder burst from the ground, the bald man was sent flying several kilometers away. He landed headfirst in the tunnel the Monster Association had dug when they arrived.
After falling into the tunnel, the bald man first encountered quite a few fodder monsters sent by the Monster Association to reinforce Centipede Elder.