Mr. Klein woke up from a trance and looked at the pool of blood with a flatworm floating in it.
"More are coming." Klein with his wide open mouth kept his head and leaned on the fist support.
He was sitting on the ground nearby.
Just as he said, this time there are three worms. Ah, these centipedes status devolved to worms with stings in our eyes now.
Poor worms.
"Your sword." I looked back and asked for the shiny jeweled weapon.
"Like hell I will let you taint it." He replied with a look that said 'It's obviously never'.
"Tsk, cheapskate." I wanted to curse him more but there is a more important situation at hand currently.
The wait is over and the all three worms rushed at me with cracking noises coming from the sudden bending of their shell, however, those things looked unaffected by it.
Now, I think about it, the first worm didn't even come out of his hole before it was killed. Such an unlucky soul.
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
'Shit!' They are getting faster in speed and reaction no matter how much I run!
And over that, three of them are targeting me at the same time and they seem never-ending as they keep coming out no matter how much they expand with crackle noise.
I got on a huge rock and jumped to a tall pine tree. I looked back to predict its path but it was my turn to be surprised as a worm was just behind me, however, it's mouth many times larger than before, enough to swallow me whole.
I jumped off or to be more correct I was thrown off as it banged its head into the tree making wood splinters splatter everywhere.
"Arghh!" A random but large splinter penetrated my bicep muscles as I barrel rolled to reduce the impact of the fall.
"What is this thing?!" I looked over to the centipede's shadow cast over me.
It was huge as it kept coming out of the hole, a fourth red centipede was out, however, it was wider than a tree 500 years old. It expanded its mouth towards the sky as it ate its prey tree whole.
My eyes widened. 'I was wrong.'
Red glowing eyes, golden stings, tower-like body and a sheer amount of strength. This all aren't what a flimsy human in a fantasy can deal against. That in itself is a fantasy.
'But an eternal slave.' My fist tightened and I bit my lips as I watched an ever growing centipede rising high and high to the sky as if flaunting its status.
It is against my pride to give in to a deal like that but what can I do now?
'This it not how it should end.'
That is not how a fantasy should end.
But, what will happen if I die again?
No one is hurt, not even me.
A voice rang behind my ears. "Only the tips of the stings are poisonous. If you take out the crystal within it. It dies."
"Is that so? How will I take it out then?" I turned back and asked. This time I complete turned my back towards the centipede as if taunting it to come to me.
"Do I need to tell you that? Rip it out of the soft flesh beneath that hard exoskeleton." He threw a knife at me. A common but sharp and strong knife.
For I second there I thought that his eyes were glowing just like that beast, however more cruel than it.
I turned back at the centipede.
'The worm seems to have reached it best length.' But, it is still too big.
'Ah, my confidence is flattering.'
It plunged down towards me with a great speed. "Wait, I am not ready yet."
Crunch!
I tried to dodge as quickly as possible this time as this time the centipede instead of slamming into ground marvelously maneuvered and steered as it cuts through the wind.
'Shit, it is about to hit me.' It was a sure fire death as.
Klein most likely stood up from his place and said,
"A physical type beast with the characteristics of a centipede, has intelligence even if it looks to be banging itself around mindlessly. It has poison fangs and nails. Size is that of a titan rank but strength is that of an advanced rank. Ability isn't anything special too if it is all it can do. At most it can be a King rank. He will never be able to handle it as of now."
A click sound originated and,
I don't know what happened for next few seconds as all I saw was a blinding white light and air slashing sounds.
"Kyraaghh!"
A loud and shrilling sound reverted throughout the island from beneath as the ground vibrated and landslide occurred as a reddish black body with millions of pairs of legs shook in despairing pain and brought itself to light.
My eyes recovered with the shock and I saw a fallen centipede with hot red scorching body with man with fluttering crimson hair standing on top of it with a sword burning with same color of the forest fire around it.
'For a second there, I thought I was almost back to square 0 of this world.'
I felt my chest lifting up with my every breath as I grew tired and drifted off to sleep.
Or to be more direct I fainted from exhaustion.