(I keep getting invaded by malicious spirits, picking on a newbie like me. Is that okay?)
Without needing to split his attention to protect anyone else, Bai Ye could focus solely on pressing into the core area deep within the volcanic cavern.
In the core area, Bai Ye found an abandoned nest and Originium Slugs that were expanding their territory.
Then, Bai Ye saw the rumored mother slug.
"It's... that big?!"
Bai Ye's eyes widened in shock.
He had never imagined that an Originium Slug could grow so enormous.
What stood before Bai Ye was an unimaginable behemoth. Rather than an Originium Slug, it looked more like a moving volcano.
"I don't even know where to start... And I can't kill it either..."
Bai Ye looked troubled as he stared at the massive creature before him.
Who knew how much obsidian this thing had devoured? The high temperatures within its body had melted it all into a magma-like substance.
All of it was stored inside the creature. If it exploded within the volcano, the chain reaction would directly trigger an eruption.
"Looks like I can't use my sword..."
Bai Ye shook out his hand and flexed his slender arm.
"----!"
Seemingly noticing the human intruder in its cave, the giant mother Originium Slug slowly turned around and roared at Bai Ye.
No, it was not a roar. It was a sound produced by the vibration of some organ, which caused the air to vibrate.
"Humans took its food, so it developed a hatred for them?" Bai Ye sensed the mother slug's emotions. Just as he had guessed before, it had fallen into a frenzy and could not communicate.
Its chaotic consciousness rejected Bai Ye's power of nature. In other words, it could not be soothed.
"Then this is the only