The One-Horned Chaos Beast lifted what remained of its head halfway. The Law Fragments inside it flickered faster.
It did not answer Qin Chuan's question at once.
The fragments darted between its chest, abdomen, and spine, giving off an intermittent hum.
Qin Chuan pressed down harder with his foot.
Crack.
Another section of its broken horn shattered.
"Stop stalling. My patience is limited."
The One-Horned Chaos Beast's mouth split open, and black fluid seeped from the gap.
"Outsider... why do you seek... the Altar of Origin?"
Qin Chuan looked down at it.
A moment ago, this beast had been fixated on the Commander Core. Now it was asking about the altar on its own. Interesting.
He did not attack yet. He casually drew Moment of Utmost Darkness and held it at his side.
"To take a look."
The Law Fragments inside the One-Horned Chaos Beast paused.
"Just... a look?"
"Right."
Qin Chuan took out the gray-white bone fragment.
The Causal Line on it still pointed into the depths of the Black Sea, but the farther it stretched, the fainter it became.
"That place is the old lair the Lord of the Altar left behind. I came all this way. I might as well go in and have a look around."
"If there's anything worth taking, I'll take it. If there's nothing of value..."
Qin Chuan raised his blade and gestured toward the One-Horned Chaos Beast's head.
"I'll tear it down."
The One-Horned Chaos Beast asked no more questions. The flickering Law Fragments inside it suddenly went dark.
Qin Chuan's brow twitched.
Something was wrong.
The beast had been buying time all along.
A muffled rumble rose from the bottom of the Black Sea.
The Chaos Beasts suppressed by the Rain of Era's End all stopped struggling at once.
Their mangled