[Life signs detected 543 meters below the current area. Organism type: marine fish.] [Current area...]
Detection reports kept appearing, one after another.
Nothing unusual had been found.
Yet Natsu's expression grew exceptionally grave.
"No life, no cities, and no traces of a hideout... how is that possible?"
Only now did Natsu truly sense that something was wrong.
The Alchemy Wave's core detection range was three kilometers, with a maximum range of five kilometers.
This shouldn't be happening!
Just as he was puzzling over it, a new notification appeared.
[Warning: energy fluctuations detected at 312 meters. Energy type: spiritual energy.]
A blue dot appeared at the 312-meter mark on the detection map in front of Natsu.
Before Natsu could examine it closely, something shocking happened.
[Warning: energy fluctuations detected at 314 meters. Energy type: spiritual energy.] [Warning...]
The densely packed notifications battered Natsu's nerves, and he immediately disabled the warning notifications.
By then, the previously empty Icefield region on the detection map was covered in dense blue dots.
And their numbers were still increasing.
Looking at those blue dots, Natsu showed no panic. Instead, he smiled.
"Hahaha! Finally caught you!"
The Bio-Eye on the Mountain Fortress zoomed in on the scene several hundred meters away.
It revealed the true forms behind those blue dots.
"Are those... spiders?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Natsu's face, followed by sudden understanding.
"So that's it! The Moonshadow Breath are such idiots! The Fish Abyss Shelter has clearly already integrated a Civilization Fragment, transforming its race into these spiders made of ice. The extreme cold environment here must also be the result of the Civilization Fragment's alterations, yet they told us he was a werewolf!"
"No wonder his younger brother was killed by Yu Yuan. What an idiot. He