Splash—
A ferocious flood dragon head rose from the water. The Ghost City residents busy along the riverbank first fell briefly silent, then fled in panic. Buckets spilled, stalls were overturned, candleholders were knocked over and set torn curtains ablaze. Some were even so terrified that they collapsed limply to the ground.
Lantern-like crimson vertical pupils surveyed the chaotic ghost street.
"This feeling is truly marvelous. Interesting."
It was a wondrous feeling—when you, enormous beyond measure, suddenly appeared among a swarm of tiny people. One sneeze could blow away a whole crowd of them. Fortunately, the underground river beneath the Rift Valley and the ghost street were wide enough that she did not feel cramped.
Her massive head lifted high, river water streaming from her chin...
She raised a claw and, with a boom, crushed a wooden building on the bank. Then her other claw stepped forward. In an incomparably shocking manner, she crawled out of the water and swept swiftly toward the Beast Cage!
Every fall of her enormous claws brought chaos, while her bone-spiked tail swung back and forth in sweeping arcs.
The Ghost City residents did not feel very good about encountering a gigantic beast. Imagine a violent rhinoceros barging into your living room—what would that feel like? You definitely would not be worrying about the decorations or furniture. Your little life might vanish in a muddle at any moment. Or, if you were tougher, you could roar at the rhinoceros. At least then you could die with dignity.
Sparks sprayed from her nostrils as she charged headlong toward the Beast Cage.
Fortunately, the cavern housing the Beast Cage was large enough that she would not be unable to squeeze inside. Within, the clamor and roars continued. People were still watching gladiatorial slaves battle Black Snake, placing