Chapter 189
Feeling a sudden sense of danger, the hero instinctively twisted around and swung his mace with all his strength. The timing was perfect — the weapon met a long, crimson scorpion tail mid-swing. A sharp clang echoed through the air, followed by an explosive shockwave that hurled him backward like a ragdoll.
He barely had time to register what had hit him when a thick wall of solid earth erupted from the ground behind him. His body slammed into it with brutal force, bones rattling from the impact. Gasping, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand, his muscles screaming in protest. But the moment he found his footing, his eyes widened in horror.
Another scorpion tail — this one jagged and pulsing with lethal intent — was already lunging straight for his chest. He tried to move, to lift his weapon again, to shout — anything. But he couldn't.
He was trapped.
