"... Lord Broken Tooth, this is the guy who was arguing over there just now!"
The report began.
With a slightly heavy 'thud,' the two Calamity Beast were thrown to the ground.
The Black Rat who did this was standing to the side.
Black Rat Broken Tooth glanced coldly at the two Calamity Beast lying on the ground.
Both were quite large, around ten meters tall, and judging by their rank, they were both around the Third Tier.
Among the two or three thousand Calamity Beast below, it could be said that not many dared to provoke them.
But here, all they could do was lie on the ground, shivering.
Black Rat, with Broken Tooth, paused and looked away.
"Kill them!"
Upon hearing this, the two Calamity Beast, who had been lying on the ground trembling, immediately widened their eyes.
"No, Lord Broken Tooth... we just had a little argument and a brief fight, nothing serious!"
"Yeah! Yeah! Besides, in the past, when there were guys like that, they usually just got beaten up, it didn't come to this!"
"..."
The two Calamity Beast raised their heads, explaining in terror.
However, it seems that the Black Rat are ignoring them.
The Black Rat that had caught them grinned maliciously and approached them once more.
Then, the terrified screams quickly grew louder, and then abruptly stopped at one point.
Shaking the blood off its claws, the Black Rat turned its head and looked at the Black Rat that was about to devour it.
"Lord Broken Tooth, now?"
"Take this and give it to the other tribesmen as an extra meal!" Black Rat Broken Tooth said indifferently.
"Yes!"
It rang out in response.
The Black Rat, dragging two fresh corpses, walked to the side.
The Black Rat who were already watching this scene all broke into smiles.
Black Rat Broken Tooth sat still, his gaze coldly fixed on the distant herd of beasts.
Time, waiting...
That way, we can kill those guys completely?
Doubts continued to fester in the mind of Black Rat Broken Tooth.
It really couldn't understand why, after offering up so many of its own people, it couldn't simply kill them or obtain their location, but instead had to kill them in this way!
Unfortunately, the statue doesn't offer any explanation!
All it seems to be able to do is wait, wait for them to die naturally!
that is...
Black Rat with Broken Tooth paused, his gaze growing increasingly cold as he looked at the herd of beasts.
Can't I personally find them, and... kill them?!
With a forceful pull, it gripped the ground.
Suddenly, a Black Rat scurried over from the side.
"Lord Broken Tooth!"
"Hmm," Broken Tooth responded, his gaze still fixed on that spot.
"That..."
The Black Rat started to speak, but then seemed to stop for some reason.
Somewhat agitated, Black Rat Broken Tooth looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Um..." the Black Rat began, paused, and finally said, "It seems the Underground Demon are about to emerge again!"
Black Rat Broken Tooth paused for a moment, then said with a serious expression,
Are you sure?
"Yes, when I went down to check just now, the darkness underground had become even denser. I could only see two or three meters down. I estimate that it will take another two or three days before we come out!" the Black Rat said.
There was no response; Broken Tooth stared intently at the Black Rat.
"Uh, Broken Tooth... Master?" The Black Rat cautiously looked at the Broken Tooth Master before it.
"Alright, I understand!" Black Rat Broken Tooth replied in a deep voice, his gaze once again turning to the distant herd of beasts.
"What happens next...?"
"When we're certain the Underground Demon are about to emerge, let's stop for a day," Broken Tooth said slowly.
"Yes!" the Black Rat replied and retreated.
Black Rat with Broken Tooth had an even more profound gaze as he stared into the distance.
It wasn't that long ago...
"Alright, no mining today. The Underground Demon will come out today, but don't worry, as long as you stay where you are, you'll be safe. Although Lord Black Rat God doesn't like you, he won't let you be..."
Shouts echoed across the plains.
The Coiling Mountain Beast sat still, looking around with some confusion.
As his gaze shifted, he could see the other Calamity Beast, who looked both frightened and somewhat pleased.
It hesitated for a moment, not daring to ask, and just tried its best to search among the multitude of sounds around it.
"... What are Underground Demon?"
" Underground Demon is Underground Demon!"
"Uh, so... what exactly is it?"
"Well... never mind, you'll find out soon enough!"
"What a lucky day! I don't have to mine today!"
"Heh, I actually hope we can keep mining today, otherwise..."
"Let them scare us a little, so what? It's just a little scare, it's nothing..."
"These guys are really living the good life!"
"Yeah, but what's wrong with the Underground Demon today...?"
One voice after another rang in my ears.
The Coiling Mountain Beast was still somewhat puzzled.
It still doesn't know what the Underground Demon is, and can only judge from the state of the other Calamity Beast that almost everyone is afraid of that thing, but it seems that some of them are happy about it.
The Black Rat, however, were hardly happy about this.
The Coiling Mountain Beast shook its head and didn't think about it anymore.
It took the opportunity to lie down and get some rest, otherwise the past few days had really made it feel quite tired.
A profound sense of comfort washed over me the moment I lay down.
The Coiling Mountain Beast twisted comfortably a few times, then slowly closed its eyes.
Time passed quickly like this.
I don't know when it happened.
"Waaah--"
A tremendous sound echoed throughout the valley.
The Coiling Mountain Beast stiffened, and slowly raised its gaze.
In the field of vision, a huge, black wave surged up from the direction of the mine.
The mountains, too, seemed to be obscured at that moment.
All that remained in sight was the rapidly approaching black tide and the bodies lying in place.
He neither spoke nor moved.
They seemed to be dead, just lying there blankly.
The Coiling Mountain Beast lay on the ground, its eyes still open, receiving information from the outside world.
It just lay there, motionless, watching the black waves surge.
In the blink of an eye, the black wave rushed close.
Then they were stopped by a suddenly rising light barrier.
but...
This doesn't seem to make much sense.
The light barrier's function was merely to prevent the black waves from advancing further; its impact...
Like grave mounds, one after another, Calamity Beast lay on the ground.
The entire field was deathly silent.
The Coiling Mountain Beast continued to gaze at that place, at the black waves.
Fear was growing wildly in its heart, urging it to lower its head and rapidly engulfing its vision.
But at the same time, another idea was sprouting wildly in my heart like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
It can't move, and it can't see anywhere else.
But the images on my arm flashed before my eyes uncontrollably at that moment.
Underground... a demon?