“The main culprit that laid Kansas to waste—the main monster of the Class-1 Rift, a Beast-King species, ‘Flame King Hedgehog.’ As you can see, its form is very similar to a hedgehog.”
Following CIA Deputy Director Milo’s finger, the Hedgehog’s model in the mana hologram rotated.
In the small panes alongside it, battle clips kept playing.
Jioh spoke, bored.
A giant hedgehog…
“Not exactly original, is it? Looks like a total pushover, so why’s it giving you grief?”
‘Dog… X… chow…’
The brazen, lawless turn of phrase made him dizzy, but the other party was the world’s no. 1 with a red carpet rolled out beneath his feet. You corrected for that on your own.
Milo cleared his throat and calmly zoomed the display.
“It’s because of the Hedgehog’s ability. Please watch this.”
In the ash of the wheat fields, the Hedgehog, locked in a struggle with Hunters, let out a long roar and suddenly curled up.
Like a hermit crab tucking in to avoid an enemy’s blow, its exoskeleton smoothed into a ball and glowed red hot, and then—
[ Get back, Timmy! ]
KWA-AAAAANG!
A…