When they had just reached the entrance of the urn-shaped hole, the monster's claws suddenly approached in their direction with a powerful blow. 09 and 010 were carrying a hostage each, and they had no time to defend themselves. Only 08 stood in the way, facing the attack bravely.
At the same time, Keiko pulled out the army dagger that was stuck on the monster's body.
Only now did she realize that her dagger had actually pierced the monster's ventral nerve cord—akin to the human spine. No wonder the monster went berserk so abruptly.
As Keiko pulled her dagger out of the monster's body, the monster started shrieking in pain again, and its entire body trembled violently, making the attack from its tail much looser and the trajectory slightly deviated.
