The light screen floating in midair displayed Unspeakable Things far beyond mortal comprehension.
The bizarre core, its surface sprouting countless tentacles, sprawled at the center of the cavern. The red glow emanating from it alternated between bright and dim with the passage of time, like breathing.
Accompanying that "breathing" was a thunderous, muffled resonance that echoed recklessly throughout the cavern. It was presumably this creature's "heartbeat."
All of this pointed to one fact: the thing before them was alive.
The entire conference hall fell silent, everyone's attention drawn to the scene on the light screen.
Though no one spoke, the changes in their eyes and expressions were enough to reveal their thoughts, most of which were shock and astonishment.
After all, the Elder Council members' understanding of Underground Creatures had basically come from Great Axe and the others' descriptions. There were very few visual records.
The reason was simple.
Within the core regions of the Underground Creatures, some special force caused interference, rendering all Origin Crystals used for recording images unusable.
Even Koya's own recording function had been greatly affected. The footage it captured became blurry and distorted, impossible to make out.
The scene displayed on the light screen before them had been extracted directly from Elizabeth's memories.
As a terrifying lich who had survived for who knew how long, doing something like this was merely a little troublesome for her.
"What a huge ball of yarn, meow..."
The oppressive silence was broken by a hushed exclamation.
The light-gold, patterned Half-Orc woman from the Elder Council seemed to have little stars shining in her eyes as she stared intently at the light screen. Her sharp claws had extended and sunk straight into the tabletop before her.
"Tasha."
Mu noticed this and softly called the Half-Orc woman's name.
Half-Orcs were also