The enormous pool was filled with eerie green liquid.
What looked like an absurdly dangerous pollutant seemed to be a treasure in the eyes of the local residents.
That huge monster squatted there, occasionally using the mutated mouths on its limbs to take a drink.
The countless mouths on its innumerable tentacles consumed most of the liquid all by themselves.
After drinking, it smacked its lips, seeming to find it delicious.
Once it was satisfied, some Spider Monkeys' young were brought over. Each could only take one sip.
If any young tried to drink more, they would be dragged away by those tentacles.
The effects of the liquid were even more obvious in the broadcast footage.
Many young Spider Monkeys showed clear signs of rapid growth right after drinking the green liquid. Their bodies developed, their eyes became spirited, and their behavior grew far more humanlike.
Some even learned to pick up sticks and other tools after leaving. This near-brainwashing speed of growth made the witnesses feel both eerie and terrified.
Clearly, this pool and the strange stone fragment within it were the source of all the mutations.
At the same time, it was a prized place heavily guarded by this newborn race. Yet today, a visitor from another race had quietly arrived.
"Meow, all you do is order people around!"
Ghost's kitten slipped underground. The deadly assassin was also a top-tier thief.
She slowly reached both hands up from beneath the ground, attempting to "spirit fuse" it as well.
This had always worked in the past. As long as she regarded it as "part of herself," Ghost's cat could secretly swipe it away.
But this time, she failed.
"Meow? Can't spirit fuse it, meow?"
For the first time, Cat Cat encountered a situation she completely failed to understand. Her