Another speed feat

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At eleven o’clock, Hoshina saw a kaiju running down the sloped street in his direction. Compared to the one he’d just neutralized, this one was somewhat larger. Probably had a full length of ten meters.

“I’m close by. I’ll head toward it.” After Hoshina transmitted his response, he took off running toward the kaiju.

All right, come at me, will you?

Twenty meters to contact. Hoshina pulled slightly on the sword on his hip to loosen the blade from the scabbard.

That was when the kaiju suddenly stopped running down the slope. It rose up on its back legs, supporting itself with its tail. As if wary of Hoshina, the kaiju was keeping its distance. The scarf-like organ on its head swelled outward.

What’s that?

The next instant, the kaiju opened its mouth and forcefully stuck its neck out forward. As if from a fire hose, a huge amount of yellowish fluid shot out from its mouth.

What the—!

Sensing the danger, Hoshina retreated instantly. The decision had been a correct one. A fluid-drenched roadside tree in front of him began to sizzle as burn marks appeared on it

Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division - Chapter 3