Chapter 15: Firefang’s Fury IV
He sprinted across the chamber, boots sliding on ash and melted stone. The heat was unbearable, burning his lungs with each breath. His vision narrowed to a single point—the exposed vents beneath the Queen’s thorax, glowing blue amid the red.
She sensed him coming. Her head whipped around, mandibles clicking. Too late.
Garna roared from the opposite side, drawing the Queen’s attention for the crucial second Frank needed. Tace lunged forward with his bent spear, jabbing at her front legs. Auri’s final arrow struck true—directly into one of the Queen’s compound eyes.
Frank reached the vents.
He didn’t hesitate. He didn’t think. His body moved on pure instinct, the motions burned into muscle memory.
『Twin Fang Draw → Piercing Fang Chain Activated』
First—two quick slashes across the exposed vent, metal screaming against chitin.
Second—he pivoted on his heel, the blade whipping around in a tight arc, following the seam he had just opened.
Third—the thrust. Clean. Precise. He put his entire body weight behind the blade as it punched through the weakened plates and into the Queen’s core.
The reaction was immediate and catastrophic.
The Queen’s body convulsed, internal flame surging through cracked seams. Light flashed from within—orange to white in an instant. Her scream this time was different—desperate, primal, ending in a strangled hiss as her core began to rupture.