I'm Here!

It trembled like a docile lamb sensing a pack of wolves drawing near. Like a turtle pulling its head into its shell, it was so terrified it didn't dare breathe. Its eyes were wide with fear as it searched its surroundings.

What was going on... What was happening?!

What was it afraid of?

It had clearly advanced to a Vicious-level anomaly. In terms of strength, it had even surpassed me. So why was it still terrified?

Fang Yue was utterly baffled, but a terrible feeling was rising in his heart.

A terrifying entity that even a Vicious-level anomaly feared—and yet he couldn't sense it at all. The invisible pressure made cold sweat run down Fang Yue's forehead, and he froze in place.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

His heart beat faster and faster. The moment the thunder faded, Fang Yue's eyes flew wide open, his pupils contracting.

The [Sticky Cotton Anomaly] in midair suddenly pitched straight down without warning.

Fang Yue hadn't seen the [Sticky Cotton Anomaly] hit the ground before the thunder vanished completely, leaving him unable to see what became of it.

Fang Yue wasn't the only one who saw this. Everyone else saw it clearly, too.

They all stared in terror, afraid to move, their pleading gazes turning toward Fang Yue.

But Fang Yue couldn't understand what was happening, either. A sense of dread welled up from the depths of his soul, making him tremble all over and leaving him utterly unable to move.

In that instant, he understood what the [Sticky Cotton Anomaly] had felt. He realized why it could only tremble, and couldn't flee.

Because... it couldn't escape!

That soul-deep chill left it unable to move!

He had a vague feeling that something... was slowly approaching him!

It was an existence that touched the soul. An existence