Like Captain Mizuki, Forte had chosen to redeem his credits for Potential Unlock. Although neither had awakened psychic powers, their combat strength had soared as their physical capabilities improved.
"Here we go!"
At the front of the crowd, Glasses had finished gathering energy and charged at the Monsters, dense arcs of electricity coiling around his entire body.
The remaining Heroes each showed what they could do. Some took to the air, others ran, and the dozen or so of them surged forward with the momentum of a tidal wave, sweeping toward the two centipede Monsters!
Junior Centipede and Senior Centipede froze mid-roar. The eerie red light vanished from their eyes, and only then did they realize they had somehow ended up aboveground!
"Senior, what... is going on?"
"No idea, but right now... wipe out the humans!!"
The two centipede Monsters exchanged a glance. Though they had not figured out the situation, their instincts as Monsters quickly brought them into agreement.
Both spread the curved, sharp mandibles on their heads and lunged at the Heroes!
Mumen Rider and Glasses became two arrowheads, each heading straight for one of the centipede Monsters.
Glasses sent Junior Centipede flying with his hundred legs in the air with a plasma-wreathed punch. Mumen Rider went all out as well, seizing Senior Centipede by the head and slamming him into the rubble!
Amid the thunderous crash, Atomic Samurai's three swordsmen followed up. Strengthened by the Potential Unlocking Technique, the three became rising and falling black arcs. Their blades left their sheaths as they sprinted, and three gleaming slashes struck in succession!
"Iai Slash!!"
"Drill Thrust!!"
"Flying Slash!!"
Crack, crack, crack-
Flashing blades and figures swept past Junior Centipede as he flipped himself upright. Amid horrific sounds of slicing and shattering, the red-shelled Tiger-level centipede Monster froze in