Beast Taming: Picking Up a Holy Dragon Egg at the Start - Chapter 644

But right at that moment.

Just as Tengu was preparing to turn and flee.

Soft footsteps rang out.

The sound was exceedingly faint.

Yet it seemed to fall upon Tengu's heart like heavenly lightning.

Its heart suddenly felt as though it had suffered a tremendous blow.

Its nerves instantly tightened throughout its body.

Thud, thud~!

Thud, thud!

The footsteps were very light.

At the same time, they were highly rhythmic.

It seemed that every step covered exactly the same distance.

Followed exactly the same path.

Yet they seemed like peals of heavenly lightning crashing down one after another.

Sweat beaded on Tengu's forehead.

It kept pouring out in time with the approaching footsteps.

At this moment!

It felt as though its feet had become unbearably heavy.

It could not summon even the slightest bit of strength.

It could not move its feet in the slightest.

The oppressive atmosphere seemed to crush the breath from Tengu's lungs.

It could hear its own heart beating with immense weight.

Its breathing was incredibly labored.

As though it were gasping for breath... Tengu looked toward the castle gates.

The footsteps were coming from inside.

Thud, thud!

Thud, thud!

They were incredibly rhythmic.

Each step seemed to be separated by a single breath.

Thud, thud!

Thud, thud!

The footsteps kept drawing closer.

Only a few seconds had clearly passed.

Yet those few seconds felt to Tengu as long as a century. Finally!

A figure appeared at the gates of the Phantasmal Mushroom Castle. "A, a human?" At this moment!

Upon seeing the figure emerge from the Phantasmal Mushroom Castle.

Tengu's pupils abruptly contracted.

It stared at the figure in disbelief.

Because it had seen a human figure appear.

And when that human stepped out completely.

Tengu nearly cried out.

"It's him—the one who slaughtered the