The bustling Festival Street was instantly transformed into a living hell!
The slender monster rampaged like a massive yellow-green python, sending bricks, tiles, and rubble flying in every direction!
Tourists who failed to dodge screamed one after another, their cries gut-wrenching!
Screeeech—!
A hysterical roar echoed through the dust. The twisted, crawling slender monster churned up billowing smoke as it looked frantically from side to side, as though anxiously searching for a target.
Kashu and the others quickly climbed to the high ground atop a nearby building, finally getting a clear view of the slender monster's full form.
Its yellow-green hide was covered in vivid, multicolored patterns.
Where its head should have had facial features was instead a bizarrely blooming "flower bud."
Its many flat arms dragged across the ground, more like twisted, gnarled tree roots.
Though it looked vastly different from the worm monster, its distinctive skin color and multicolored patterns—
All revealed its origins—it came from the same source.
Kashu swept his gaze over his companions behind him. They had only come out to have fun this time, and no one had thought to bring their usual weapons.
"Tione, Tiona, protect the others."
"Riveria, Lefiya, don't chant any magic without my signal."
The Amazon sisters knew how tough the new species monster's hide was, so they did not try to show off and readily agreed.
The elves also understood that new species monsters were extremely sensitive to magic. Recklessly chanting spells would only drag out the battle and bring trouble upon themselves.
Lily pulled a bottle of high-grade elixir from the small bag she carried and raised it.
"Lord Kashu, this..."
"No need. It's just a lousy snake."
Before his words had even faded, Kashu flipped his wrist and the holy sword appeared. A whirlwind erupted beneath his