STRIKER: Independent Beast Tamer-Chapter 380: Return journey

Wilderness (Inner area):

Jeremy was fleeing without turning back. He gets back to the main route to the outer part of the wilderness.

From there he continues fleeing towards the outer part.

Time passed,

When night fell, he reached the start of the inner part border. He could spend time here and then continue the journey the next morning.

But Jeremy doesn’t want to stay here. He thinks the area is still dangerous. There could be more corrupted beasts appearing on the spot.

So he continues his journey. In the nighttime, he is walking on foot. He suddenly remembers the yellow special herb. He forgot to put them inside the container.

Then he takes out the container and opens the cover. He takes out the yellow special herb and puts it inside the container.

Then he collected it inside the storage ring. He started walking on the path. Not even a long hour has passed. He came across a Tier-5 Corrupted beast.

When Jeremy Night saw the beast. He felt goosebumps all over his body.

Because he recognised the beast. It’s the same centipede beast that he saw in the daytime earlier.

"How is this possible?"

"Did it follow me?" Jeremy thought back to back questions.

Then he thinks it must be a coincidence. He believes that the black centipede has come out to hunt. It’s nighttime. It’s normal to see many more Corrupted beasts.

Now he has trouble on his hands. He can’t avoid the battle. Because the centipede has blocked the path. Its long body has covered the tracks.

What more? He was exposed as well. The beast is looking at him right now.

Jeremy drew his katana blade and held it in his hand. He started using his eye ability. His senses were heightened.

He is getting clearer information around him. Even if the tree’s leaves move, he would know.

He then started walking towards the centipede. There is no point in escaping into the woods at night. It would lead to more danger.

So he decides to confront the Centipede beast right here. He needs to be wary of its ability. He thinks the beast has an ability related to speed. So he can’t afford to make a mistake.

Swoosh!

Just as he got closer. The Centipede finally moved. It has a height similar to a human. But it has a lengthy body and more than a hundred legs.

When it moved. The Centipede crosses a half gap in front of Jeremy Night. But Jeremy Night felt the beast movement was slow.

Swoosh!

He quickly moved his body away from the direct confrontation. He knows the beast would reach the place in seconds.

Just as he escaped. The Centipede beast strikes the ground.

Boom!

The deafening noise sounded.

The huge body of the Centipede creates a huge crater on the ground. The aftermath shock force spreads across the place.

The small vegetation and bushes were uprooted completely. The dust rose from the ground. This all happened within seconds.

Jeremy felt the shock force. He knew the physique wasn’t powerful against the Tier-5 Corrupted beast.

So he began to cover the katana blade with the starlight energy. He then started rushing out towards the beast’s tail section.

The only way he could think of deterring the beast was to sever its multiple legs.

The Centipede turned his head and saw that the prey was still here. Its front body leaps forward to attack. It’s using its ability.

Swoosh!

The Centipede’s speed doubled out of nowhere. Jeremy, who is charging forward to target the beast’s hind leg, was caught off guard.

Before he could stabilize or evade the attack.

Boom!

Its flattened, segmented body struck its back. His body was sent flying. He then crashes into the ground.

"AaahhhHHh"

A muffled grunt left his mouth. His entire body was screaming at him. He didn’t wear headgear. So there are injuries on his head as well.

Fortunately, the beast struck his body, not his head. Otherwise, his head would have burst like a watermelon.

Swoosh!

The Tier-5 Centipede saw that the prey was down. It started charging forward to finish the kill.

Jeremy, who was experiencing immense pain, noticed the beast. His gaze fell on the antennas. He knows that centipede species have poor eyesight.

They can only track and sense using those antennas. He decides to follow the same method when he fought against the Tier-5 Dotted Frog Beast earlier.

He plans to severely injure the beast. Then only the beast might leave his back? He saw the beast get closer to him.

This time he is confronting face-to-face. The katana blade is still covered with the starlight energy. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Swoosh!

When the two poison claws of the beast were about to strike him. He sidestepped and swung his blade at the antennae.

Slice!

The blade movement was swift. The starlight-filled blade comes in contact with one of the antennae. The blade felt no resistance as it passed through the long antennae.

When the blade comes outside. The antennae fall to the ground.

Pfff!

The Tier-5 Centipede Beast was stunned. It stopped using the poison claws. It felt like one of the important organs was gone. It is experiencing pain and sensory problems. All at once.

It’s facing difficulties. Jeremy could guess what might have happened. So he started fleeing. The Tier-5 Centipede went on a rampage here.

If I couldn’t focus. Then it disappears into the woods to find a safe spot.

On the other hand, Jeremy is running non-stop. Soon, he reaches the Central part of the outer part of the wilderness. He has come out of major trouble.

Jeremy thinks that the possibility of encountering a Tier-5 Corrupted beast has reduced a lot. Now there is no serious threat to his life.

In one hour, it would be the next day. The activities of the nighttime beast would become lower.

As he continued to walk along this path, he finally saw the Mercenary Team walking at the front.

Upon seeing them, he reduced his speed. He thought there was no need to get closer to them. They could be hostile.