The Coiling Mountain Beast stared stiffly at that spot.
The scene before my eyes quickly corresponded to the pictures I had seen before.
The mountain is a mine, the water is this black wave, and then it will submerge, bringing with it the Calamity Beast...
So, is that map actually describing the valley where they are now?
What about the other diagrams? Are they also depicting something?
The Coiling Mountain Beast's eyes were glazed over.
It tried hard to recall the contents of the other pictures, attempting to understand what they meant.
After a long pause, he could only guess the general meaning of two of them.
For many others, the question remains unanswered.
But one thing is certain.
That is, those drawings do indeed seem to depict the world they now inhabit.
That...
Why are they engraved on their own bodies?
The Coiling Mountain Beast's eyes revealed deep confusion.
It wanted to ask the other Calamity Beast if they knew what it meant, but firstly, it couldn't move; secondly, it felt something was wrong; and thirdly...
This is its own body; who can just carve things on it?
Two thoughts surfaced in its mind.
But it doesn't seem to make much sense, if I had to explain it...
The Coiling Mountain Beast stared wide-eyed at the black waves crashing against the light screen.
"Waaah--"
Anger, fear, sobbing...
A voice, filled with countless emotions, kept ringing in my ears.
Its body trembled even more violently.
Darkness seemed to be rapidly stripping away its vision, yet those black waves clearly hadn't surged in.
and...
Very stiffly, the Coiling Mountain Beast slowly and forcefully lowered its head.
Along with this progress, the slowly rotating forelimbs also began to move.
Finally, the above content reappeared in its field of vision.
However, after struggling to glance at the contents, the Coiling Mountain Beast turned its gaze downwards to the last line of the picture.
Black waves surged up on one side.
Correspondingly, on the other side, there is a slightly tilted circular line in that direction.
Then, on the side, there were several '???' characters.
The Coiling Mountain Beast looked at the picture.
If, I mean if...
If this was carved by yourself, what is the meaning of the last one?
The last one engraved might be the most important, and then...
Black waves, circular lines; black waves, circular lines; black waves, circles...
Does this mean I need to go fight that Underground Demon?
Trembling, the Coiling Mountain Beast struggled to raise its head and look once more at the towering black waves.
This... how is that possible? Even if we included all the other Calamity Beast in this valley, let alone just me, we still couldn't possibly defeat that thing!
Yes, I must have been wrong! Wrong!
Fear was growing stronger in my heart.
The Coiling Mountain Beast lowered its head, trying to succumb to fear and pass out as quickly as possible, but...
It paused for a moment.
Suddenly, he slowly and shakily stood up from the ground.
Then, swaying and staggering, it walked past the Calamity Beast that looked like grave mounds.
A strange sense of being watched came over.
The Coiling Mountain Beast's body trembled even more violently.
It wasn't entirely sure why it was doing this, but it had a feeling that if it didn't, things would really get worse...
It's over, it's over...
"Waaah--"
The long cry echoed over Black Stone Valley.
Anger, fear, sobbing...
The Black Rat, its Broken Tooth, lay prostrate on the ground, filled with fear. It paid no heed to the danger, nor could it.
This is something they can't solve!
After all, that's...
Black Rat with Broken Tooth froze, staring blankly into the distance.
In the field of vision, a Calamity Beast was taking unsteady steps forward, heading in...
The Broken Tooth stared in that direction.
For no apparent reason, it suddenly understood.
That guy is absolutely the culprit behind all the incidents that have happened recently!
Thinking of this, Broken Tooth's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot.
Anger tried to grow in his heart, but it was completely drowned out by the fear that already filled his chest.
but...
"Chirp--"
The altered tone of the voice echoed across the plains.
Fear, anger...
A few of the Calamity Beast, not yet completely unconscious, struggled to turn their heads.
In my field of vision, there was a figure flying through the air, rising and falling repeatedly.
"That Black Rat Lord is...?"
Somewhat puzzled, they looked in the direction the adult was flying.
Then, my gaze paused.
A Calamity Beast stood trembling on the spot, its gaze also fixed on the back.
But after a pause, he turned his head again and walked forward.
From his slightly quickened movements, it was clear that the guy seemed to be getting a little anxious.
But under the current circumstances, maintaining the original speed and even accelerating it a little is already quite an achievement.
but...
What is that guy doing?
Doubts arose in the minds of the several Calamity Beast.
They wanted to see the outcome, but the fear of rapid encroachment was constantly eroding their will.
One after another, the Calamity Beast fell.
Those that hadn't fallen yet were mostly consumed by fear, losing the ability to think, and were simply standing there out of sheer physical instinct.
The Coiling Mountain Beast staggered forward.
It wanted to speed up, but most of its energy was needed to deal with the fear that was now running rampant in its mind and body, and the current speed was indeed the limit it could reach.
The Coiling Mountain Beast strained its way forward.
Now, it has no other way but to keep moving forward.
It didn't know why the Black Rat behind it was chasing after it.
But at least I understand that I absolutely cannot let that guy catch up with me, at the very least, I cannot let that guy get my hands on me.
But there are some things that it cannot control.
The sound of the wind drew closer, little by little, to my ear.
Although both are affected by the Underground Demon, those that fly will ultimately travel faster.
At least, it doesn't require going uphill or downhill.
With no other option, the Coiling Mountain Beast could only continue moving forward.
"Damn it... you bastard, all those events lately, were they orchestrated by you?!" A voice filled with fear and anger rang out.
As the Coiling Mountain Beast walked forward, it turned its head with difficulty to look back.
Twenty or thirty meters away, the giant Black Rat was still chasing after him, its eyes fixed on him.
What is this guy saying?... The Coiling Mountain Beast was a little confused, then turned its head and tried its best to increase its speed a little more.
"Ha, you think that if you don't talk, I... have no way to deal with you?! I'm definitely taking you back today, that way, I'll have plenty of time to interrogate you later!"
A trembling, cold laugh came from behind.
The Coiling Mountain Beast did not respond, nor did it know how to respond.
All it can do is keep going, move forward.
The sound was still coming from behind.
"You think you can escape? There are still hundreds of meters ahead..."
"So why did you go there? What, do you want to die? But then, there's no need to go over there to..."
"How did you manage to do that before...?"
" Tier 2? How come...?"
One voice after another came from behind.
Perhaps because success was imminent, the fear in their voices had dissipated considerably.
The Coiling Mountain Beast ignored them and continued walking forward.
only...
The voice came once, followed by the whistling wind in my ear.
With some difficulty, the Coiling Mountain Beast turned its head to look over.
The Black Rat raised its hand and slapped down, but its speed... was rather slow!
No, it's not exactly slow!
The Coiling Mountain Beast tried to dodge to the side, but it couldn't increase its speed no matter what it tried.
Fortunately, it won't be much slower.
The influence of the Underground Demon on Black Rat seems to be much greater than their influence on the demon itself.
Even so, it's not easy to avoid.
"Bang, bang..."
Between not-so-heavy thuds.
The Coiling Mountain Beast managed to dodge several attacks with great difficulty.
Then, seemingly realizing that it had been greatly affected, the Broken Tooth paused, flew forward a little further, and then landed.
This time, it didn't try to fly anymore; instead, it just let its body fall freely.
The fear emanating from the Underground Demon can affect them, but it cannot affect the fundamental laws governing this world.
It fell quickly, just as it had hoped.