Chapter 160: Forty-Fourth Floor, The Abandoned City (8) (Teaser)
The steel gate was designed to open outward. With the monsters pounding relentlessly against it, I couldn’t force it open. I leaned against the heavy door, pressing my shoulder against it with all my might.
Thud. Thud.
The forceful vibrations traveled through the metal and reverberated down my arm.
Timing my next push, I shoved heavily as the gate recoiled from the hornets’ impact. Thanks to my effort, a narrow gap formed between the doors. Through the small opening, the agitated shrieks of the hornets pierced the air.
“Screeeech!”
“Kiiiiiik!”
Quickly, I stepped back from the gate and retreated a distance. The creatures, displaying a surprising level of cunning, began forcing their legs through the gap. Their heads followed next.
“Kieeek!”
A grotesque cry erupted from the gaping maw of one of the hornets. Wasting no time, I drove my sword deep into its head.
Crunch.
Before the razor-sharp mandibles could snap shut, my blade pierced through its skull. The sword didn’t stop there, containing enough force to skewer another hornet behind it.
Two in one.
Thick ichor ran down the length of the blade as I twisted it free. With a sharp kick, I slammed the gate shut, the metal striking the creatures’ exoskeletons with a resounding clang.
The impaled hornets collapsed in a heap, although by now, the gate stood halfway open.
“Kyaaah!”
A massive hornet forced its way in, using its powerful legs to push the gate away. It planted all six limbs firmly on the ground, its grotesque mandibles...
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