Elder Centipede

Elder Centipede (ムカデ長老, Mukade chōrō) is a Mysterious Being that appears after Metal Bat defeats Senior Centipede and Rafflesidon.

Appearances
Elder Centipede, in contrast to his two counterparts is far more monster-like, sporting a jet black armor covering his body. It's main head is heavily reminiscent of one of Melzalgald's heads. Meanwhile, it's secondary head has four glowing eyes, and extremely sharp teeth. It is immense in size, dwarfing many humans and coming close to the size of a building.

Personality
Unlike it's previous counterparts, it is far more driven and cautious of its opponent, dodging an attack and going after its true target immediately.

History
The last time he appeared he nearly leveled a city and then disappeared.

Martial Arts Tournament Arc
After Metal Bat finished off two demon level monsters, Elder Centipede emerged from the ground. Elder Centipede attempts to get the Heroes Association sponsors, but is intercepted by Metal Bat. However, Metal Bat's swing did not manage to injure Elder Centipede and Elder Centipede launches Metal Bat toward a building.

Abilities
Elder Centipede has the ability to to dig under the ground at high speed.
 * Immense Strength: Elder Centipede possesses great strength. He was able to level a town.Metal Bat Elder Centipede.png
 * Immense Speed: Elder Centipede is able to maneuver across a whole city with ease.
 * Immense Durability: Elder Centipede's tough exoskeleton was not able to be damaged by a swing from Metal Bat, which was able to kill Demon level monsters in one hit each. Even its face, its weak point, was able to survive multiple hits by Metal Bat.

Techniques

 * Giant Centipede Tidal Wave: Elder Centipede moves in a swirling motion, causing mass amounts of damage in its wake. This technique was first seen used to shake Metal Bat off of Elder Centipede.

Trivia

 * Elder Centipede is the first official Dragon level monster revealed.