Underground "Freedom"
This thing can read minds? Powerful hearing, eventually evolving into the ability to listen to one's own heart? Most people's first reaction upon learning that someone can peer into their mind is definitely not good.
Linsey is no exception in this respect.
However, compared to the leak of his secret, there was only one thing he was most worried about— the Dragon Beast.
It should be noted that almost all the Devil Beast in the Black Mountain World are subjugated by Dragon Beast.
If this Eyeless People at Sixth Stage knew that Linsey's true purpose for coming here was to kill the Dragon Beast...
His current actions can almost be described as walking into a trap!
Even with the opponent's Sixth Stage strength.
Linsey couldn't even run away; he could only close his eyes and wait to die! Realizing his situation, Linsey quickly tried to control his thoughts, even doing simple meditation to clear his mind.
However, keeping your mind completely blank while communicating with others is definitely not a viable option.
Moreover, the reality is far worse than Linsey imagined.
The thought that had just flashed through his mind was already captured by the Eyeless People in front of him.
"Linsey, I can only hear the surface of your thoughts. Dragon Beast... Dragon Beast? You actually have such an incredible goal?"
"Friends, the weak always have a chance to defeat the strong, but that is not a reason for people to seek their own death."
"Your understanding is inaccurate."
"The Dragon Beast does indeed control most of the creatures on the surface world, but it has not targeted the barren Underground World."
The Dragon Beast didn't attack the Underground World? Linsey tried her best to control her thoughts, but she couldn't help but be surprised after hearing this:
Why did it relinquish control of the underground?
"Since they've plundered the world's Essence to try and advance, they should get all the help they can. That doesn't make sense!"
The Eyeless People elder replied, "I've thought about that question too."
"I think it might be related to the rapid increase in its strength decades ago."
Dragon Beast born from the Thousand Mountains Stone Forest;
There may be things that make people stronger; decades ago, a certain Devil Beast's strength increased by leaps and bounds.
When these messages overlap, corresponding speculations naturally emerge.
Even without Linsey speaking, the Eyeless People elder, who could hear the surface meaning of others' thoughts, directly affirmed this:
"Linsey, you guessed right."
"Decades ago, that Dragon Beast was just a Fourth Stage Lizard Dragon, and a lone traveler wandering outside its kind. But in the nearby Crystal Valley, it encountered something and its strength suddenly surged to the Fifth Stage. After that, it continued to grow stronger until it left this place, went to Black Mountain, and ruled the entire world!"
Linsey remembered the information the groundhog had given him.
The war that once took place here between the Eyeless People and the Lizard Dragon Clan.
The Eyeless People elder answered again, "This place is our territory, and those Lizard Dragon, as fellow Dragon Beast, also know about this incident. Our two groups originally only had minor frictions, but it was for the secret of increasing our strength that we started that great war."
This account differs somewhat from the information provided by the Groundhog Clan.
But it is more logically convincing.
At this point, the Eyeless People elder's tone became even more serious and earnest.
"Linsey, since your goal is to kill the Dragon Beast, I think we should cooperate."
"You might find the secret to its strength in Crystal Valley."
We should cooperate even more...
Linsey sensed Eyeless People's words.
Keep in mind that this is funding the enemy to challenge the Dragon Beast!
Even if the Dragon Beast did not extract the Essence of these underground creatures, they had no reason to help Linsey resist the Dragon Beast.
This is actually an absurd choice that will only bring trouble.
"That's the reason." As Linsey thought of this, the Eyeless People elder stood up. "With just one breath, it drained a large amount of water from my body, causing me to be unable to move."
The Eyeless People elder is displaying his body.
The wrinkles on its skin are not signs of aging, but rather the permanent marks left by a past attack.
Dragon Beast possess the ability to manipulate hot and cold air currents.
This ability was already quite dangerous in the Fifth Stage, and when it advanced to the Seventh Stage where Dragon Beast were, it could even interfere with the bodies of other Devil Beast, Death Sentence in an instant.
The Eyeless People elder was only spared from immediate death because of his immense strength.
However, the significant decline in bodily functions is almost equivalent to imprisoning it here.
At this point, the Eyeless People elder said bitterly:
"The leader of the Lizard Dragon Non-Self!"
"But because of that 'gentle' lesson, I have been forced to stay here and confront it for so many years."
At this point in the conversation, Linsey had basically regained control of her thoughts.
He focused his thoughts on the Dragon Beast and the Eyeless People before him, thus avoiding the leakage of information by not thinking about his own secrets.
So he quickly asked, "Why didn't the Dragon Beast kill you completely?"
The Eyeless People elder actually knew:
"When it made its move, I also saw its superficial thinking."
"It wants to maintain some kind of balance in the Underground World, which is why it didn't swallow me whole!"
Linsey pointed to the top of the cave above:
"What about those Lizard Dragon?"
The Eyeless People elder's attitude was extremely disdainful:
"Those greedy creatures fear the power of the Dragon Beast, yet they crave it intensely, and even harbor jealousy towards their own kind. Ironically, as underground creatures, they are immune to having their Essence extracted by the Dragon Beast."
"The end result is that while they're here confronting me, trying to uncover the secrets buried underground, some are leaving to voluntarily pledge allegiance to the Dragon Beast!"
The Black Scale Lizard Dragon responsible for guarding the Glacier Elemental in the swamp appears to be the latter.
Upon hearing this news, Linsey gained a clearer understanding of her past experiences.
But at this moment, the Eyeless People elder's tone suddenly became extremely sorrowful, and his body, which had just stood up, slumped back down weakly. "Linsey, human friend, I beg you."
"This place has become a hopeless prison for my people. Those damned Dragon Beast destroyed everything. Even without having our Essence extracted, all we're left with here is a futile struggle..."
Waaaaah—
Suddenly, a strange sound came from outside the cave.
A violent storm swept through the dark underground space, emitting strange whooshing sounds in the confined environment, making the entire cave seem like the end of the world in an instant.
At the same time, the surrounding temperature began to rise sharply.
The Salt River is even showing signs of melting.
The Eyeless People lived nearby let out a sharp howl, and an atmosphere of terror and despair enveloped the entire hill.
Was it an attack by Dragon Beast?
Linsey instantly grasped the nature of this change, but the Eyeless People elder beside him shook his head in denial:
"No, it's that Sixth Stage Lizard Dragon up there!"
At this point, the Eyeless People elder 'looked' at Linsey.
It spoke again, its tone a mixture of grief and relief after so many years. "That guy knew you could be the variable in everything."
"Greed made it unable to restrain itself!"
"Humans, I know you've always been very clever. Whether you seize this opportunity or not is up to you."
After saying that, the Eyeless People elder also unleashed a powerful burst of Essence.
A huge crack appeared in the Salt River itself, Eyeless People elder crawled into it, causing the entire Mountain Peak to tremble violently.
The life-or-death battle between two Sixth Stage powerhouses is about to begin!