Center of Greta Sea Island
Beneath the Ancient Life Tree, Makuhert, who was drawing a magic array, suddenly raised his head and looked thoughtfully into the depths of the forest before murmuring to himself:
"What a familiar aura.
After speaking, he gently set down the glowing mithril engraving pen in his hand and walked toward the enormous cage nearby. The iron cage was forged from Serran black iron and covered in dizzying patterns.
Through the gaps between the bars, a strange magical beast of an unidentifiable species could be seen lying quietly inside.
Its enormous body was curled into a ball like a small hill. Its fur was patchy and disordered, with many areas having fallen away to expose dark-red muscle beneath the flesh.
Makuhert stopped before the iron cage and slowly placed his right hand on the head of the unknown magical beast.
In an instant, a series of runes wreathed in black smoke emerged from his palm. As if alive, they swiftly spread outward, covering the magical beast's entire body at an astonishing speed.
After more than a dozen breaths, dense demonic markings had covered the unknown magical beast from head to toe.
The markings flickered with faint yet eerie black light. As time passed, they gradually sank into the magical beast's body and fused with its flesh and blood.
After a while, the motionless magical beast suddenly began to tremble.
Its limbs twitched first, then slowly supported its enormous body as it gradually crawled up from the ground.
Only when the magical beast stood fully upright could one truly sense its terror from above. Its scarlet eyes were lifeless, hollow as bottomless black holes, staring unblinkingly at Makuhert before it.
The awakened magical beast opened a maw large enough to swallow a horned thunder elephant whole, and