How a Black-Haired Barbarian Survived the Labyrinth in Another World-Chapter 33: New monster

Roynell took a step back.

The scene was so beyond understanding that even the lieutenant scout felt fear.

"Let’s... let’s back up slowly."

Karin spoke with a trembling voice.

The group cautiously took steps back.

When they had backed up far enough from the central plaza, someone staggered out from an alleyway next to the main road.

It was a female human scout.

The female scout wore damaged leather armor, torn here and there.

She staggered slowly toward them.

Gilsian stepped forward holding a torch and stood in front of the female scout.

"Hey. Are you okay?"

The woman's neck twisted sideways.

"Are you hurt? Your voice isn't coming out..."

Crack.

There was the sound of bones cracking.

The woman's neck didn't stop there; it twisted further at an unnatural angle.

This wasn’t right.

Roynell inhaled sharply.

Gilsian instinctively gripped the greatsword hanging on his shoulder with both hands.

The woman's mouth stretched wide, as if smiling.

Swoosh!!

Gilsian swung the greatsword, but the woman jumped backward, avoiding the strike.

It was a speed humans couldn’t achieve.

Gilsian’s body froze for a moment.

In that instant, the woman convulsed.

With a crack, her neck started to stretch out.

It was an utterly shocking sight, one the group had never seen before.

From the base of the neck, the cervical vertebrae began to stretch out, followed by the spine, all the way to the end.

It resembled a parasite eating its host's flesh and fluids, then bursting out.

Clink. Slosh. Thud.

The intestines attached to the spinal bones spilled out onto the floor in a white heap.

The folded ribs spread out elegantly, catching the torchlight.

At the end of the spine, there was a sharp stinger like a scorpion's tail.

A centipede that had made a human spine its body.

The face was still human.

The neckless woman’s body collapsed.

It ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) was like the shell of a host that had finished its task.

"Gilsian! Snap out of it!"

Karin grabbed her dagger and rushed forward.

The human-faced centipede screamed.

"Kwaaak!!"

The grotesque scream echoed across the plaza, reaching even the square.

Gilsian snapped back to his senses and swung his greatsword.

The human-faced centipede dodged.

Clang!!

The greatsword hit the ground.

Screech!!

The centipede’s tail shot toward Gilsian’s neck.

Ting!!

But it bounced off his plate armor.

Seizing the opportunity, Karin slashed with her dagger.

Slash.

The centipede’s face split in two. It fell to the ground.

Green blood oozed from the split face, flowing in a thick stream.

It trembled faintly but no longer moved.

"...It’s the one we saw on the 4th floor. I didn’t recognize it because it wore the skin of its face, but now I can tell."

Gilsian spoke in a trembling voice.

Why was a monster from the 4th floor here?

Could it be that monsters can move between floors?

Jeong Yushin’s doubts didn’t get a chance to continue.

"They’re coming!!"

Roynell, from behind, shouted in horror.

Turning around, hundreds of goblins and scouts were rushing toward them, screaming.

"Run!!"

There was no hesitation.

Karin’s party gritted their teeth and ran.

Jeong Yushin fell behind.

They ran at full speed for about 20 minutes.

Breath was coming in ragged gasps.

The distance between them and Karin’s party was increasing.

Jeong Yushin glanced back.

When had they molted? Hundreds of centipedes with human heads were crawling up the ground at full speed.

"Into the alley!!"

Karin shouted.

The party ran into the alley.

They sprinted through the web-like alleyways.

Jeong Yushin barely managed to keep up with the back of the party.

"Damn!!"

Karin shouted.

Dozens of human-faced centipedes were crawling toward them from the front of the alley.

There were countless more behind them.

Some were even crawling up the walls.

It was a perfect trap.

"Prepare for battle!! Ahiman, block the rear!!"

In an instant, the party formed a formation.

Gilsian blocked the front.

Roynell, Ahiman, and Jeong Yushin stood in the center.

Karin took the rear.

Ahiman closed his eyes and began chanting.

The battle began with an arrow shot from Roynell.

Swoosh!!

The arrow flew with a loud sound.

Boom!!

The centipede’s face exploded as it crawled up the wall.

Ronnel shot arrows rapidly without pause.

Swoosh!!

Swoosh!!

Centipedes with their heads missing fell to the ground in the alley.

"Haah!!"

From the front, Gilsian shouted as he swung his greatsword.

The holy runes carved into his sword gleamed brightly.

Gilsian spun the greatsword like a storm, steadfastly holding the front.

Karin moved quickly, aiming only for the faces of the human-faced centipedes, swinging her daggers.

Swish!

With two daggers, she tore the faces of the centipedes.

In an instant, dozens of corpses piled up in the alley.

The lieutenant scout’s resilience, even before unknown monsters, was revealed.

Jeong Yushin’s mouth slightly opened.

Then, something unexpected happened.

"Kuk!!"

Karin’s voice, filled with surprise, rang out.

The blades of her daggers fell.

The viscous blood of the human-faced centipede stuck to the daggers, refusing to come off.

Jeong Yushin saw it too.

Karin was struggling, but her stance was already faltering, and her sharpness had dulled.

Her mind had wavered.

And the cost of that became apparent.

In an instant, the centipede’s tail brushed past Karin’s shoulder.

The armor cracked, and blood splattered.

Karin gritted her teeth.

"Ahiman!!"

Karin screamed.

In response, Ahiman cast his spell.

[Abyss Strike]

Several portals emitting ominous energy opened in midair. Massive tentacles shot out from them, striking the human-faced centipedes.

Boom!! Crash!!

The enormous tentacles struck not only the centipedes but also the stone walls of the alley.

Dust and debris flew everywhere.

In an instant, dozens of human-faced centipedes were crushed and exploded.

Boom.

The alley began to collapse.

The group of centipedes retreated.

Karin also pulled back.

Boom!!

The alley completely collapsed.

Jeong Yushin lowered his head.

Dust and stone fragments brushed past his helmet.

The rear was completely blocked.

"Karin!!"

Gilsian shouted.

The glowing runes on his greatsword had dimmed.

It was a sign of exhaustion.

Karin, who had run ahead, collapsed.

"Ugh!"

Her body wasn’t responding.

Panicking, Karin flailed, but her stiffening body just convulsed, unmoving.

Ahiman spoke.

"Skah! Help Gilsian! I’ll take care of Karin."

"Yes!"

There was no time to hesitate.

Even though the back path was blocked, the human-faced centipedes were still climbing up the walls.

Roynell was holding them off, but it was uncertain how long that would last.

The number of arrows had visibly decreased.

Jeong Yushin put down his baggage and pulled out a glass bottle.

The black liquid inside sloshed.

Poison oil.

A potion to prevent fat buildup on a sword.

He never thought he’d need it like this.

He saw the green fat sticking to Karin’s dagger.

He didn’t know how effective this potion would be, but he uncorked the bottle.

The black liquid poured down the blade.

He carefully rubbed it onto the entire sword.

"What are you doing? Hurry!"

"Going now."

At Ahiman’s urging, Jeong Yushin rushed forward.

Gilsian was barely holding on using the strength of his plate armor.

He blocked most of the attacks with his armor and killed the human-faced centipedes with counterattacks.

"Karin?!"

Gilsian asked without looking back.

"She’s down! Ahiman’s checking on her now."

"Kuk! Buy me some time."

"Yes!"

They didn’t ask what to do next.

Passing Gilsian, Jeong Yushin stepped forward.

He raised his sword high.

The upper stance.

‘That damn guy.’

The sword master’s words suddenly came to mind.

He grinned and clenched his teeth.

The human-faced centipedes charged.

Downward slash.

Swoosh!!

The centipede split in half, passing Jeong Yushin.

"Haah!!"

A diagonal cut.

The centipede’s neck was severed.

‘Weak spot found.’

The cervical vertebrae between the skull and thoracic spine.

His experience working in the monster disassembly shop had sharpened his eyes.

He stood firm.

His lower body, hardened by constant training, anchored him to the ground.

Jeong Yushin’s sword moved like a beam of light.

In an instant, he severed the cervical vertebrae of three human-faced centipedes.

‘Relax your shoulders.’

The sword master’s advice echoed in his mind.

"Yes."

There was no one to advise him, but he answered and corrected his stance.

The stiff sword became a little faster.

Swoosh!!

In an instant, five heads flew off.

One human-faced centipede, outside the range of Jeong Yushin’s sword, charged at Gilsian.

[Sacred Weapon]

Swoosh!!

A light dagger flew and pierced the centipede’s skull.

The dead centipede rolled and bumped into Gilsian’s feet.

But Gilsian didn’t budge, burying his greatsword in the ground, murmuring.

Boom!!

A loud explosion sounded from behind.

It seemed Ahiman had cast another spell.

"Skah!! It’s poisoned! Be careful of the tail stinger!"

Ahiman shouted from behind.

"Yes!"

Jeong Yushin answered loudly and repositioned himself.

Three human-faced centipedes flew into the air at once.

[Sacred Weapon]

He threw the light dagger, taking down one.

A large arc cut through, simultaneously severing two more necks.

A human-faced centipede crawling slowly below swung its tail.

The sharp stinger shot toward his foot.

Jeong Yushin stepped back slightly and stomped down on the tail with his foot.

Thud!

The walker’s iron plate crushed the tail.

"Kyahhh!!"

The human-faced centipede screamed.

He grabbed the longsword by the reverse hilt, shoved it into its mouth, and twisted. The centipede convulsed and stopped moving.

"It’s done!! Skah! Well done."

Gilsian stepped forward.

A holy light surged from his entire body.

"Everyone, get ready to charge forward!!"

Gilsian thrust his sword forward and lowered his stance.

"Understood!!"

Turning around, Jeong Yushin saw Ahiman carrying Karin.

Roynell was carrying the baggage Jeong Yushin had dropped.

Roynell met his eyes.

Without a word, Roynell nodded.

[Holy Lance]

Gilsian’s greatsword was engulfed in holy light.

The aura, shining like the sun, made the sword appear twice as large.

Boom!!

In an instant, Gilsian’s holy aura vanished.

Only shards of light fluttered in its place.

Jeong Yushin’s eyes widened.

The front was wide open.

Dozens of human-faced centipedes were shredded and stuck to the alley wall.

Gilsian was standing at the very end of the alley, in the same position as before.

"...Crazy."

An overwhelming speed and breakthrough.

"Run!!"

Roynell shouted.

Jeong Yushin snapped back to his senses and ran.

They sprinted madly, breaking through the alley.

They were back on the main road.

"We’re almost there! Just a bit further north!!"

Roynell shouted.

At that moment, dozens of alleyways, as well as the streets behind, were filled with a massive number of human-faced centipedes.

At least a thousand of them.

Roynell’s face went pale.

"Run!"

Just then, Gilsian collapsed.

His body was shaking violently.

It seemed he had been stung by a broken tail stinger that had pierced into his armor or helmet.

"Damn."

Roynell tore at his hair, his lips trembling with curses.

Jeong Yushin rushed over and lifted Gilsian.

‘Damn.’

The weight was immense, and his legs wobbled.

Jeong Yushin’s face turned red.

He gritted his teeth.

Without a level-up, he wouldn’t have dared to carry such a weight.

"Skah! Thank you."

Roynell said.

"...It’s nothing."

They ran northward.

How long did they run?

It felt like they had been running for a long time.

With plate armor and a beastman and a greatsword on his back, running at full speed was driving him crazy.

The demon Jeong Yushin and the angel Jeong Yushin were screaming together, telling him to drop everything.

‘Shut up. Shut up. Damn idiots!!’

Even if they were willing to abandon the ranged DPS, they couldn’t abandon the only tank in the party.

The number of pursuing enemies was steadily increasing.

Just then, a large circular tower came into view.

And ahead, hundreds of human-faced centipedes were visible.

If they kept going, they’d pass the tower and encounter them head-on.

Roynell gritted his teeth.

"Let’s go into the tower."

"Ugh. Ugh. We’re in a trap. The worst move."

Gilsian gasped, barely managing to mumble.

"We don’t have a choice!"

"..."

Eventually, the party dashed toward the tower.

Bang!!

The wooden door of the tower swung open.

Karin’s party entered.

The first floor of the tower was surprisingly spacious.

Whether it was good or bad, there was no one there.

"Ahiman! Block the entrance!"

"I understand."

Ahiman lowered Karin and stepped back to begin casting magic.

Roynell took all the arrows out of his quiver.

Jeong Yushin also set Gilsian down and kneeled.

"Ugh. Ugh."

His heart felt like it was going to burst.

"...Thank you."

"Ugh. Ugh. Quiet."

His anger burst out, and he spoke casually.

‘The plate armor was really over the line.’

Gilsian closed his mouth.

Jeong Yushin breathed heavily, then stood up and grabbed his longsword.

"Here."

Roynell approached and handed him a potion filled with yellow liquid.

Jeong Yushin lowered his visor, popped the potion cap, and drank it down.

"Haah. What is this?"

"Energy tonic."

"Why do you carry this around?"

"It’s better than health potions. Please. Buy us some time."

His depleted stamina slowly began to recover. Strength returned to his body.

As he regained some composure, he suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.

"I have an anti-poison scroll in my bag."

"It won’t be very effective. The poison has mixed with powers from another world."

Ahiman stopped chanting and spoke.

‘Damn.’

It was too late to escape alone. He didn’t even want to.

Outside the tower, hundreds of human-faced centipedes were howling.

Jeong Yushin stood at the dark entrance of the tower, a flickering torch beside him.

He gripped the handle of his longsword tightly.

"Come on in, you bastards."

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