Rigerif stared at the thick darkness ahead, as if it could swallow everything, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.
They had only just entered, yet the creatures they had encountered were already so deadly. What else could be lurking in the depths of the tunnel?
She recalled Amon's almost indifferent attitude when he had dispersed the Kamaitachi swarm earlier—clearly, in his eyes, they had been nothing more than insignificant fodder.
Then what kind of being was worth so much effort from him, even requiring a dedicated supply chain of feed to keep it alive?
The thought sent a chill through her heart. The beam from her flashlight seemed so weak in the endless tunnel, only illuminating the few steps of slick ground beneath her feet. Farther ahead was a shadowy darkness that seemed to writhe like something alive.
She unconsciously softened her breathing, as though afraid of waking the inhabitants of this kingdom of deathly silence.
Just then, a low, rhythmic rumble, like the heartbeat of some colossal beast, came from the deepest darkness, drawing closer and closer.
Then, two blazing golden lights abruptly pierced the inky blackness!
They were so brilliant, so pure, carrying an overwhelming sense of presence, like two high-powered incandescent lamps!
Rigerif was stunned. She had never seen such dazzling, radiant Golden Eyes!
Generally speaking, the brilliance of a Dragon-Blooded Creature's Golden Eyes was directly proportional to the rank of its bloodline. The higher the bloodline, the brighter its Golden Eyes would be.
What exactly was the creature approaching them?
She could almost feel a suffocating, terrifying pressure!
Rigerif's feet froze in place, and even her fingertips went slightly numb—
Amon stopped as well, standing half a step ahead of her. His figure was indistinct at the boundary between the flashlight's glow and that