Only he could understand what those words meant.

“I understand, Mr. Natsuki…” He looked up at the giant bone dragon that had caught up with Abamina, his voice becoming hoarse, as if it were a whisper from the abyss.

Powerful energy surged from his beating heart to his limbs and bones, and the overflowing energy burst forth with black lightning on his body, making him grow taller and tough scales climb up his body layer by layer.

A shockwave ripped up the surrounding rubble. He slightly bent his knees, clenched his right fist, and large cracks appeared on the ground beneath his feet!

"I'll take care of that guy!!"

Monster Number Eight has officially joined the battlefield!

"Oh no!"

"Another massive monster has appeared on the battlefield!"

"Intensity level 9.8!!!"

The technician who detected this data stared wide-eyed, completely unable to believe that another giant monster had appeared on the battlefield.

"What!?"

"Wait...that is, could it be...?"

"Kafka!"

"That's Kafka Hibino!?"

The members of Squad Two all witnessed Monster Number Eight leaping up, and felt their worldview crumbling.

Someone can actually transform into a monster?!

"Kafka...?" Abamina had already fallen from the top of the wall into the ruins. Looking up, she saw a bone dragon pouncing towards her and black fire feathers filling the sky, as well as... a humanoid monster radiating energy, about to punch the bone dragon.

All of this happened too fast and too suddenly!

"Roar......"

"Get out of my way!!"

The monster Kafka's arm developed thruster-like holes and was burning with flames. It delivered a powerful punch from the side and above, slamming into the bone dragon and interrupting its mental attack before it could even be launched.

The massive bone dragon took a solid punch and was instantly sent flying backward through the air, its entire body shattering and bone fragments flying everywhere!

The mangled body fell into the ruins of the battlefield and slid continuously.

"Are you... Monster Number Eight, or... Kafka Hibino?" Abamina stared at the humanoid monster that had landed beside her, unable to believe that Monster Number Eight, who had been wanted by the defense force, was Kafka Hibino. She asked in a daze.

She worried that a monster might have possessed Kafka Hibino's body.

If that's the case, she has to destroy the monster no matter what.

Then, Monster Number Eight spoke.

"Even with the help of monsters, I still want to protect people." The monster Kafka watched the gradually reforming bone dragon, took a step, left these words behind, and walked away.

Upon hearing this, Abermina was stunned.

This... is something only Kafka would say.

......

"Monster Number Eight has repelled a Level 9 Master Beast!"

"How could such a thing happen...!?"

The technicians in the monitoring room looked at the images on the screen and felt a sense of absurdity.

At the same time, he also turned his gaze to the man who had snatched the microphone earlier.

The man in the floral shirt already knew the true identity of Monster Number Eight, which is why he said those things.

"Wait... what's with this number!?"

"The epicenter rose from underground!"

"Monster strength 9.9, and there are eight of them!"

"From eight positions, we are about to break through the ground and enter the battlefield!" The technician detected new data and hurriedly shouted over the communication channel.

The real enemy is about to appear!

"Another giant monster has appeared?"

Upon hearing this news, Abbeymina, who had just picked up her sniper cannon to cover the monster Kafka, frowned and looked in other directions of the battlefield.

"Boom!"

A strong tremor struck, causing the monsters and defense team members on the battlefield to shake.

Then, amidst the flames of the battlefield, the land rose up in eight directions, and then a colossal object burst forth from the earth!

Those were eight heads, resembling dragons and snakes, bursting out of the ground and occupying the edges of eight directions on the battlefield. The heads, along with their necks, were over a hundred meters long, and there were eight such monsters.

Or perhaps... they are essentially one entity.

"A level 9.9 eight-headed serpent monster? How is that possible? It's practically... like the Yamata no Orochi from mythology." Yabamina stared at the eight enormous serpent heads that enveloped the battlefield, gripping her sniper cannon tightly.

They were already struggling to deal with the level nine bone dragons, and now a monster comparable to a mythical creature had appeared.

It was as if the enemy had calculated their strength, using the bone dragon to restrain them and these giant snakes to deal with Monster Number Eight.

Everything was planned by the enemy.

"Monster Number Eight... and Abramina, you are both our prey." The restored bone dragon flapped its wings and flew into the air, looking down at the battlefield below, and said to the monster Kafka, who had not yet realized what was happening.

This is already a trap, specifically designed to capture these two.

"The first reinforcement will arrive in twelve minutes!"

"Damn it...it's too late!" a technician said anxiously.

They notified the First Unit the moment the enemy attacked, but the distance between the two bases remained a chasm.

It will take them time to get here.

“Mr. Natsuki?” He turned around and saw Natsuki walking towards the door.

"I want to see just how meticulous their plan really is," Xia Shu said before leaving the monitoring room.

Chapter 188: Liberating combat power to 400%!

"Really...?"

"Damn it...he really knows how to seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack."

In a corner of the ruined battlefield, Hoshina Soshiro, at full power, noticed the eight giant snakes that had emerged from the ground and enveloped the battlefield. The situation had completely exceeded expectations; the enemy's strength far surpassed his imagination. Amidst the violent tremors, Monster Number Ten's fist filled his field of vision.

Hoshino quickly raised his sword to parry, the force bursting forth from the two short swords, blocking Monster Number Ten's sneak attack.

"Have you adapted to the rhythm of the battle yet... You human, you're quite a worthy opponent!" Monster Number Ten said with a grin, feeling the force of the punch.

From initially being at a disadvantage to gradually catching up with its own pace, this purple-haired human truly delighted it.

"Then, it's time for me to show my true abilities!" Monster Number Ten noticed the giant snake that resembled eight beacons, its flesh and blood writhing and rapidly expanding!

"What!?"

Hoshino noticed the drastic change in the other's body and immediately retreated, looking at the monster number ten, which had swollen into a ball, with extreme vigilance.

Is this guy... going to self-destruct?

Hot white vapor emanated from the swollen sphere. When it expanded to a height of forty meters, the sphere began to shrink, reverting to its crimson, monstrous form.

Its scales became even stronger than before, its body swelled and grew to a gigantic size, and spikes symbolizing unstable energy appeared on its body, truly transforming it into a behemoth!

"Monster strength level... Level nine!"

"Vice Captain Hoshino, please be very careful!" The technician warned Hoshino immediately after monitoring the data of Monster Number 10.

Even without the technicians' reminders, it's clear to the naked eye that Monster Number Ten's strength has increased dramatically in a short period of time.

"This is really troublesome..."

Hoshina gripped the short sword tightly in his hand. The fatigue from fully unleashing his fighting power had already taken hold. His muscles twitched slightly, and his eyes were filled with a solemn expression.

Having been ambushed by the Bone Dragon's mental attack and engaged in more than ten rounds of combat with Monster Number Ten, he had truly reached his limit.

"Let me see if you can take this hit, human!" The gigantic monster Number Ten glared with its single eye, stomping its foot on the ruined ground, causing the entire area to tremble. Its taut right fist aimed at Hoshina's figure and slammed down instantly!

This guy first used a tremor to disrupt Hoshino's original evasive route before launching an attack.

This attack is unavoidable!

Even though Hoshino quickly changed his angle to dodge, he still couldn't escape from that huge fist and could only parry with his two short swords, just like before.

The force, as powerful as Mount Tai, poured down directly, instantly bending his upright body and causing cracks to appear in the ground beneath his feet. He was already close to his limit and couldn't withstand such force at all!

"Cough!" The moment he made contact, Hoshino coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his whole body felt like it was falling apart.

The next second, he will completely give way and be knocked to the ground.

But even faster than that, yet another anomaly occurred!

"What......"

Monster Number Ten suddenly sensed danger, abruptly raised its head, and saw a giant sword spinning rapidly toward it. In the short time it took to look up, the giant sword had already passed through the ruins and pierced its chest!

"Roar!!" Monster Number Ten's forty-meter-long body immediately took a step back, and a sharp pain came from the spot in its chest where the giant sword had pierced it.

Before it could pull the giant sword from its chest.

A figure appeared on his body like lightning, one hand gripping the hilt of the greatsword, the other foot planted on his chest.

With one hand drawing his sword and both legs thrusting forward, he kicked the gigantic monster number ten backward, sending it crashing into the ruins in front of him.

Then, the figure, carrying the giant sword, landed lightly.

"Yo, Hoshina."

"I'm not late, am I?"

Natsuki hoisted the two-meter-long, specially made greatsword of the defense force onto his shoulder and looked at Hoshina, who was kneeling on the ground with blood at the corner of his mouth.

"You...cough..."

"You came just in time, cough... bastard!" Hoshino saw Natsuki's face and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't try to hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

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