nothing daunted, hidesato took another arrow, fitted it to the notch of the bow and let fly. again the arrow hit the mark, it struck the centipede right in the middle of its head, only to glance off and fall to the ground. the centipede was invulnerable to weapons! when the dragon king saw that even this brave warrior's arrows were powerless to kill the centipede, he lost heart and began to tremble with fear.