Lightning swept through the water. In the smoky mud, twitching bodies slowly floated to the surface.
Charles, his body numb from the shock, trembled as he stuffed the short staff into his clothes. Just then, he saw an upward arrow and an exclamation mark appear on the wall in front of him.
Charles instantly felt a surge of killing intent from above. He tried with all his might to shift to the left, but his numb body refused to obey.
Listening with his ear pressed to the floor, Scarface heard the rapid breathing just below him, and the corner of his mouth curled into a smirk. I kept provoking the kid to talk just to pinpoint his exact location. He's the leader of these newcomers. As long as I kill him, the rest will scatter like sand. Then the women and the food will all be mine.
Just as Scarface felt his nails dig into flesh, three enormous tentacles suddenly wrapped around him and violently yanked him away. Charles's ring had activated.
"Damn it! What the hell is this thing?!"
