"Roar!"
The black gorilla descended from the sky with a furious roar. Before it even drew close, the powerful air pressure was already bearing down on Yahiko and Nagato beneath it, making it hard for them to breathe.
"Whoa! Why did the sky go dark? What the hell is that thing?!"
Yahiko reacted quickly as well. The moment they were swallowed by shadow, he immediately looked up.
But...
Because they were standing right where the gorilla was about to land, all they had time to see was a pair of enormous feet stomping down on their heads!
Bang!
The massive foot, over two meters long, slammed heavily into the ground like a falling meteor. The earth within a hundred meters trembled, and a visible ring of air blasted outward, carrying dust and shredded grass with it.
After landing, the gorilla raised its arms and pounded wildly at its chest, continuously letting out deafening cries.
Twenty meters away.
Yahiko, who had just retreated with several rapid Body Flickers, stared solemnly at the beast. "This thing seems almost as big as Lord Hanzo's Ibuse, doesn't it?"
"Mm..."
Nagato studied it carefully for a while. "It's still a little smaller than Ibuse, but it's no smaller than the other salamanders."
"Tch."
Yahiko clicked his tongue. "I never expected there to be such dangerous animals on this island!"
"Then Konan..."
Nagato trailed off.
"That's right. It looks like we'll need to go support Konan too."
Yahiko spoke in a low voice.
They had both seen just how high that thing could jump. With that kind of leaping power, even if Konan remained in the air, she might not be completely safe.
Besides, if even gorillas had grown this large, who could guarantee that birds had not mutated as well?
While they were talking, the