Sani panted heavily, gripping her staff as the battlefield around the church turned into chaos.
The holy energy shining from the church's walls was like a beacon, pulling monsters from all directions. They came crawling from the ruins, falling from the sky, or worse—emerging from beneath the earth.
The ground rumbled beneath Sani's feet. A sharp clicking noise echoed from below.
She froze.
Then—
CRACK!
The stone floor beneath her split open, and a massive, centipede-like creature burst out from the underground.
It was twice the size of a war horse, with a thick, armored shell covered in jagged spikes. Its many legs moved unnaturally fast, its mandibles dripping with green venom that sizzled the moment it touched the air.
The people inside the church, watching through the stained-glass windows, screamed in fear.
"Ms. Sani!"
Dae Won and Min Joon, both fighting near the entrance, turned at the sudden noise.
Their eyes widened.
"Beneath you, Sani!"
But before she could move—
