Chapter 89: Dawn

With tentacles roaming everywhere, Hiro could no longer afford to stay hidden without risking his hosts’ safety. Using what cell storage he had left, he shaped the tip of his tentacle into a spear.

The parasitic tentacle assault was relentless. Every time Cecile or the soldiers severed one tendril, two more sprouted in its place. Hiro knew this would never end unless they destroyed the core. And the core had to be underground.

That was where he needed to strike.

Hiro extended a tentacle away from the girls and plunged it into the soil. The moment he did, Rebecca and Cecile were forced to stop moving—the tether grounded them, preventing their retreat toward the wall.

“Hiro? What are you doing? We need to move!” Rebecca shouted.

“…I think Hiro knows something. Let’s trust him,” Cecile said.

“Geez! You trust him too much, Cecile!” Rebecca yelled, blasting a tentacle apart with a fireball.

Hiro deliberately didn’t extend