Chapter 18: Entering the New World
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The fights were getting easier. But he knew this was just the beginning.
As Kai continued through the graveyard, the tunnels began to tremble. The ground cracked, and an unsettling force pulsed through the air.
Then, a massive shape stirred within the bones. A hulking figure, its chitin covered in years of rot, rose from the depths of the graveyard. Its massive pincers clicked, its dull, sunken eyes locking onto Kai with cold hatred.
[Ding! System notifications:
Gravekeeper Detected.
Elite Guardian of the Ant Graveyard.]
Kai’s legs tensed as he prepared to dodge the first strike. The Gravekeeper moved faster than something that size should have been able to.
Its pincer lashed out, shattering the remains of dead ants in its path. Kai leaped backward, feeling the shockwave rattle his bones.
"This one is very big. I need to be smart."
Kai scanned the battlefield. The ceiling above was unstable. A plan formed inside his mind.