A Big Problem

Rumble!

Along with the earth-shaking roar came trees falling one after another.

It was not monster trucks trying to clear land, but merely the aftershock of the real reinforcements advancing.

The ground trembled without pause. Birds and beasts fled at high speed, and the sheer presence of those reinforcements was terrifying on every level.

When the Aus reinforcements truly appeared before them, even the most optimistic warriors fell into confusion and unease.

They—or rather, it—numbered one and only one.

"...A Mythical-level Monster?! How is that possible?!"

What crushed forests and mountains beneath seemingly slow yet incredibly swift steps was a gigantic turtle beast.

Its dark green head was covered in crystalline black scale armor, pale purple energy constantly spilling from it. Its mere existence warped the air.

Every movement it made created tiny earthquakes, and an unmistakable fortress-like structure stood atop its back.

Sharp-eyed sentries even spotted many figures on it.

The familiar sight stirred terror buried in their memories.

"How is that possible?!"

"That can't be real, can it? How could they possibly tame a mythical giant beast?"

"Why didn't those Aus tell us? Those prisoners actually dared to deceive us?"

Many had seen this giant beast in the records before. Its image—treading thunder, commanding wild winds, smashing into volcanoes and forcing its way through seas of lava—had been firmly filed under "Extremely Dangerous, Do Not Approach."

But how could a beast of this level, perhaps one that had even birthed primordial world laws or divine authority over the world, possibly be tamed by the Aus?

"It isn't Him! It isn't Him! Look, it's much smaller! They're not even on the same level!"

Sure enough, upon closer inspection, the differences became obvious. Someone even dug out photographs.

That dragon turtle was clearly much smaller. The difference was hard to