For the giant crabs present, this was very likely the most terrifying sight they had ever seen.
Imagine you're an ordinary Iron Claw Giant Crab.
You're enjoying a leisurely summer in the familiar reeds.
Your tribe is the most powerful group of monsters in the area.
Then one day, food practically falls from the sky and comes right to your doorstep.
Just when you think this might be the best day of your crab life...
The next moment—
The sky suddenly darkens.
A terrifying pressure that makes your soul tremble descends like a tangible force.
You stiffly lift your eyes.
You see a crimson dragon, something that exists only in the ancestral memories of terror passed down through your bloodline, staring at you with the cold gaze of someone eyeing a snack. Sulfurous smoke from its recently released flame breath still clings to its jaws.
What a terrifying sight.
The fall from heaven to hell could hardly be more extreme.
That was exactly what the Iron Claw Giant Crab tribe on Shattered Shell Shoal was facing.
"Gurgle?!!"
"Crack!!!"
After a brief silence, uncontrollable fear swept through the scene like a spreading plague.
The crab swarm erupted into chaos.
Not just one, not just two or three—almost every ordinary giant crab went berserk.
Some of the crabs closer to the water instinctively tried to flee into the familiar river.
But after taking only a few steps, they saw the blazing wall of fire before them. It radiated deadly heat and completely cut off their escape route.
The Red Dragon Beast's breath was no ordinary fire. So even though the reeds grew in water and wetlands, it could still set everything alight and keep burning for a long time.
Only the few Elite Monsters could barely keep their composure, and even they