Kōya pulled himself up slowly from the pile of rubble and broken concrete.
'Well, I already covered my entire body in a protective layer of mana before impact, so I didn't sustain any serious injuries.' Kōya thought while pushing debris off himself and standing carefully.
However, his body suddenly refused to respond to his mental commands. He collapsed flat on the ground against his will and lay there completely paralyzed.
He could only lay there helplessly and watch through the hole he'd created in the wall as the Screecher Apes approached slowly, their red eyes glowing with malicious intent and their long arms dragging on the ground.
Then text appeared in his vision.
「You are currently ranking up to Three-liner status」
「Please remain stationary during physical reconstruction」
'Fuck,' Kōya thought with rising panic. 'Of all the possible times for this to happen—'
However, several concentrated beams of blood suddenly descended from the sky like divine judgment.
