Chapter 61

A rumbling sound echoed all around as I watched the cracks spread from the wall up until the ceiling. 'You’ve got to be kidding me…' Not long after that, small rocks and dust began to fall from above as if giving me a signal that the path was about to collapse. 'Oh, boy…' Upon realizing that, my whole body tensed up and I broke into a mad dash.

“KREEEEEEEEEE!!”

Probably sensing the danger that it was in, the Anties King let out a screech full of rage before increasing its speed. 'What?!' Catching a glimpse of that, I couldn’t stop myself from wondering why the monster hadn’t done that from the very beginning. After all, it wouldn’t make much sense to hold back if he could use that speed from the start.

'Wait, hold back?' At that, I finally realized what was happening. 'I see. That guy is trying to conserve his strength. In short, that fight from earlier took a heavy toll on his body to the point that he had to resort to doing that!'