Andrew tried to strike Mika again, but the monsters behind them suddenly lurched forward.
One snapped its red strings toward him with a sharp whip-like sound. He knew exactly what those threads could do. If they latched onto him, his body would be a puppet in seconds.
Fortunately, the newly planted Vitalis Core inside him pulsed, activating his Elemental Bloodstyle.
Three small flames hovered around him like impatient spirits. They fired bursts of burning arrows and scorched the strings before they touched his skin.
The creature recoiled in panic as the flames chased along its body, catching its limbs and setting it ablaze.
The second monster lunged with its claws raised. Andrew blocked it with his bone sword and pushed it back.
He cut through its abdomen in one motion, but the creature shrieked loudly enough to make his ears ring. Warm blood dripped from his ear canals as he staggered.
"Enough," he snarled.
