Not far from the central area, within a silver fir forest of clear waters and lush mountains where birdsong could occasionally be heard.
A man with long hair falling to his waist stood bare-chested beside a silver fir tree. With innocent, curious eyes, he studied a silver fir more than fifty years old, rubbing its sharp needles between his fingers as though he had never seen such a green plant before.
'Creak.'
At that moment, a small slit opened at the tip of the man's finger touching the silver fir. A strange worm-like creature crawled out from within, its mouth a circular ring of jagged teeth as it slowly chewed up and swallowed the green silver fir needles before it.
"Human environments really are wondrous. Eating these green creatures gives my body such a refreshing feeling. Brother Nyarlathotep gave me this chance to come here, making me even more eager for the human world. If Brother Tip can fulfill his plan, I'll be able to fulfill my wish and see all the strange wonders of the human world."
Judging from his appearance, the man seemed like a mixed-blood between a Caucasian and an Asian. His frame was somewhat slender, and though it was impossible to say exactly what was different about him, one's first impression would be that this man was absolutely not human.
"Someone has finally arrived..."
The man's ears seemed to twitch faintly. Then, by some unknown method, his entire body burrowed underground, leaving no trace behind.
The strange man had sensed that the first people to arrive in this area were none other than Gu Chen and Zhu Huan, who had traveled toward the central area at top speed. Because of Ksitigarbha's death, the game was no longer operating. Otherwise, the moment they stepped into this area,