At Xu Xiao's instruction, the black humanoid creature with a pair of scarlet eyes immediately moved, heading toward where the enormous tentacle had emerged.
It was neither a summoned creature generated by an item, nor a special effect attached to equipment.
It was a shadow clone split off by Li Luo's [Shadow Morph].
Its purpose in clinging to Xu Xiao's shadow was naturally to serve as an emergency safeguard when needed.
However, as Li Luo grew increasingly proficient in wielding the authority of "Slaughter," the shadow clone's intelligence had also improved somewhat.
Not only could it appear to protect its master when danger struck, it could also understand commands and make simple judgments.
Logically speaking, when the Gold-Eating Rat monster had attacked the woman deep within the mine tunnel earlier, the shadow clone should have appeared to protect her.
But perhaps it had been affected by the power of rules carried by that rat monster, or perhaps it had remembered Xu Xiao's instruction not to appear unless it was a life-or-death situation.
In short, it had not acted.
Fortunately, Xu Xiao later remembered that she had such a helper and established communication in time.
Only then did this trump card avoid remaining dormant.
However, before the shadow clone could reach the tentacle, even more violent tremors surged up from underground.
Amid the fierce shaking, the already bulging mound of earth swelled even further, while the entire mine entrance was lifted nearly a hundred meters into the air!
After swinging from side to side to build up momentum, the enormous tentacle slammed down violently, splitting open the raised mound and unleashing the pressure that had accumulated beneath it for so long!
Wax gas surged forth!
Octopus Lady was the first to burst out. Using the tentacles formed from the manifestation of