Abyss World, Nameless Land.
Beneath the gloomy sky, a vast black swamp stretched to the horizon. A massive volcano endlessly spewed Blaze and thick smoke, filling the air with a heavy stench of sulfur.
A Gurgle Demon crawled out of its burrow. It cautiously looked around, then, after confirming that there was no danger nearby, furtively crept between several rotten trees.
Using its sharp claws to pry open the decayed bark, the Gurgle Demon luckily dug out a plump, pale wood grub. Delighted, it hooked out the grub and eagerly stuffed it into its mouth, chewing until juice splattered everywhere.
The burst of delicious flavor made the Gurgle Demon smile in satisfaction.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a dark crimson tongue shot over like lightning, instantly piercing the Gurgle Demon's body before curling around it and dragging it away.
Behind the trees, two Green Lizard Demons lay in ambush!
Rip!
The Gurgle Demon was torn into two pieces and became food for the Green Lizard Demons.
But before the Green Lizard Demons could finish devouring the Gurgle Demon's corpse, they discovered in terror that dozens of Claw Demons had appeared around them at some point!
Claw Demons were not large, standing less than half as tall as Green Lizard Demons. However, they possessed a pair of incomparably sharp foreclaws that could easily rip through thick hide, causing their prey to bleed to death in unbearable pain.
In a one-on-one fight, Green Lizard Demons could utterly crush Claw Demons. Even against two or three, they had a high chance of victory. But Claw Demons always moved in packs and were best at using wolf-pack tactics against prey stronger than themselves.
The two Green Lizard Demons had become their quarry!
The Green Lizard Demons were both shocked and enraged. A flicker of fear