Eric took a deep breath and then dashed forward, raising his sword over his head.
It took time for the monsters to hatch from their cocoons, so now was the most crucial time.
He was going to eliminate as many monsters as possible before they were born.
Eric thrust his sword, splitting a cocoon in two horizontally.
The next second, he was already upon another cocoon with his sword in the air.
He could have moved even faster, especially now that he had become a master, but it was important to watch his step.
Killing the spiders in the cocoons meant there was a risk that their blood could splatter on him, most dangerously on his face.
So he had to move fast, but with caution—a difficult combination to pull off.
"Five, six, seven," he counted, taking steady breaths. He wasn't yet pushing his body to the limit.
"Twelve, thirteen, fourteen."
Shifting his gaze, searching for the next cocoon, his expression darkened.
