It didn't take long for the large pool of lava inside the volcano to start bubbling and rippling as the enormous creature closed in on the surface. Ackster grinned in anticipation as his Overhuman Senses started picking up the details of his opponent's appearance. Even without seeing the centipede for himself, Ackster could tell that it would be one hell of a fight.
A fleeting thought of how the last two years had changed him flashed through Ackster's mind. But he ignored that and started getting ready for the fight.
The first thing Ackster did was let his Last Stand go. Ever since he got his skills back, he had used that to shave off his vitality and induce it to continue expanding and growing, unlike what it did when he just trapped it inside his body.
After all his abusive self-treatment and the growth of his healing skills, his vitality had grown even more. So, the faint effect of boosting his body's strength and recovery from before was now even greater.
