Throttle Welded Down, Skimming the Ground

"AAAAAAAAAH—!"

Milluki was practically flattened against the seat, his thumb jammed against the stick as he floored the accelerator, his voice already cracked from screaming.

The black modified car tore through the forest, skimming the ground.

A tree root jutted up on the left, and he turned.

Vines blocked the right, so he rammed straight through.

A row of short blades popped out from the front of the car, slicing through the vines with a clatter. The vehicle squeezed through the opening, sparks spraying from the right-side door.

Milluki glanced at the rearview display, and his face turned green.

The rear was full of monsters.

One or two could still be called a chance encounter.

But the black mass behind him was already close to filling the entire forest path.

Some looked human, some looked like insects. Their limbs bent backward as they ran flat against the ground, slime hanging from their bodies, Black Gold patterns covering their backs.

The most disgusting part was their heads.

They had no eyes.

Only mouthparts that could split open all the way to their chests.

They ran with astonishing silence.

The only sounds were their claws crushing bark and stone.

"What kind of shitty place is this?!"

"Why are there monsters everywhere?!"

[Right-side armor wear: 47%]

[Rear wheel temperature abnormal]

[Ammunition remaining insufficient]

Milluki slapped the edge of the screen.

"Shut up! I know better than you do!"

A monster suddenly kicked off a tree trunk behind him, flying sideways toward the car as its claws hooked for the window.

Milluki's stomach lurched in fright. He gripped the controls with his left hand, snatched a cylinder from the auxiliary console with his right, and threw it out the window.

"Eat this!"

The cylinder split open in midair, and more than a