"What did you say? S-Class Hero Metal Bat was missing?"
"Yes. Centipede Elder was now heading toward the other side of the city."
"How could this happen?! Did something happen to Metal Bat?"
Jace's eyes filled with worry before he spoke again.
"Can you locate Naljin and Waganma?"
"According to the latest report, C-Class Pineapple Head and B-Class Pineapple were leading them out. A... B-Class Wu Di was fighting the monster."
"This is bad. Centipede Elder must be heading their way! Notify the nearby S-Class Heroes and have them provide immediate reinforcements. No matter what, Naljin and Waganma's safety must be guaranteed."
"If they really fall into the hands of the Monster Association, we'll be at a severe disadvantage when the final battle comes."
Jace stared out at the chaotic City S, lost in thought.
"You have to make it back alive."
In the forest outside City S, Centipede Elder's enormous body swayed wildly through the air, as if trying to shake something off.
"Get down!"
Boom, boom, boom! Countless killing-intent-filled fist shadows rained down on Centipede Elder's ugly face. The agonizing pain made him struggle continuously.
"Damn human!"
Bang! His massive pincers clamped tightly around Wu Di, and Centipede Elder opened his bloody maw and swallowed him whole.
"I'll digest you alive!!!"
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle! Wu Di slid down Centipede Elder's esophagus. Suddenly, the space around him rapidly contracted, and countless streams of green mucus began corroding his body.
Angel: Bristle Armor!
Countless black bristles instantly grew across Wu Di's body, temporarily resisting the mucus's corrosion.
"You like swallowing me? Then I'll swim right inside your body!"
Angel: Freestyle Swim!
Wu Di tore through the flesh walls with both hands and swam through Centipede Elder's body like a fish.
"Damned thing!"
Waves of agony surged through his body, but