The Eye of Earth Marrow.
A Late Fourth Tier Rock Beast was lying prone on the ground at the edge of the underground world.
Suddenly, its ears perked up, as if it had sensed something.
Soon, its previously closed eyes opened, and its head lifted off the ground. The Rock Beast opened its eyes and looked in one direction.
It sensed the slight movement coming from the soles of its feet, and a hint of doubt flashed in its pupils.
Turning its head, the Rock Beast scanned its surroundings before its gaze settled on one of the Calamity Beast that looked somewhat like a weasel.
" Digging Weasel, come here!"
Upon hearing this, the previously idle Digging Weasel immediately ran over with a beaming smile.
"Lord Rock Beast, what are your orders?"
The Rock Beast didn't pay any attention, and pointed in the direction it had just been looking.
"There seems to be some commotion over there, go check it out!"
"Over there?" The Digging Weasel glanced in the direction the Rock Beast was pointing. "About how far?"
"About 8 fen!"
"Okay, I understand!"
After glancing at the figure that immediately burrowed away, the Rock Beast withdrew its gaze and lay down on the ground again.
Of course, it was also constantly monitoring the situation over there.
Sensing its surroundings, the Digging Weasel headed in that direction and soon stopped at that spot on both sides.
Soon, a series of tremors came from the other side, then quickly stopped.
After the tremors stopped, it began to return along the path that the Digging Weasel had just taken.
Is it resolved?... The Rock Beast wondered, then moved its head to make itself more comfortable.
The tremors drew ever closer.
Suddenly, the Rock Beast had a sudden idea and raised its foot to press down on the ground.
An invisible tremor rippled outwards.
Soon, the Rock Beast's body suddenly froze in place.
It suddenly sat up and opened its mouth.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack--!!"
In the dimly lit cave.
Dozens of figures moved forward indistinctly.
Suddenly, one of the figures stopped in his tracks, his movements pausing for a moment.
Shen Heng gazed ahead, his brows slightly furrowed.
It came too suddenly. He tried to suppress the sound and prevent it from spreading, but it was too far away and there was no time to react.
Without time to think further, Shen Heng's mind raced, and he suddenly looked at Zhou Xuan at the very front.
"We've been spotted! Quick, speed things up!"
"Huh?" Zhou Xuan subconsciously turned his head back.
Those around them were also slightly taken aback.
They had encountered situations where they were discovered by the Calamity Beast before; their own teams had experienced the same thing during their previous explorations.
But this was the first time he had encountered this since following Shen Heng.
However, considering that the Calamity Beast that had just been killed emerged from the clod of earth in front of them has now been discovered, it doesn't seem entirely incomprehensible.
Before he could think any further, Zhou Xuan snapped out of his daze and realized what Shen Heng had said. He immediately turned his head away, and his brisk pace turned into a jog.
In front of him, the stone walls seemed to come alive, receding to both sides.
The group hurried forward.
During the journey, Liang Yanhao glanced sideways at Shen Heng.
In fact, he didn't really agree with this action.
However, at the time, no one could refute him, and with the exception of a few people, the vast majority were persuaded by Shen Heng.
In that situation, to continue holding opposing opinions would not be offering suggestions, but rather undermining morale.
Therefore, he didn't say anything more, but silently followed.
Hoping this operation would go smoothly, it seems that while it hasn't failed yet, the number of Calamity Beast we'll have to deal with next might be significantly greater than before!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack--!!"
The Rock Beast roared as it quickly approached a huge cave.
Before even entering the cave, a huge figure emerged from within.
" Scalearmor Lizard Lord, enemy attack!" The Rock Beast quickly crouched down in front of the Scalearmor Lizard.
"Why are you the one who came to inform us?" The Scalearmor Lizard narrowed its eyes as it looked at the arriving Rock Beast. If it remembered correctly, it didn't seem to care about things on the surface, did it?
" Scalearmor Lizard, those two-legged insects attacked from underground!" the Rock Beast explained.
Upon hearing this, Scalearmor frowned. "How many of them are there?"
"More than forty!" the Rock Beast replied.
"These reckless creatures, how dare they come this way?" the Scalearmor Lizard said.
It wasn't particularly concerned about the matter; after all, based on its understanding of these two-legged insects, forty-odd wouldn't amount to much. However, its expression still darkened slightly. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?
" Scalearmor Lizard, what do we do now?" the Rock Beast asked.
"Which direction did they go?" the Scalearmor Lizard asked.
"Heading towards the Crystal Melting Zone!" the Rock Beast said.
Upon hearing that the humans were heading towards the Crystal Melting Zone, the Scalearmor Lizard frowned even more deeply, but still didn't pay much attention.
After all, even if they wanted to destroy the Crystal Melting Zone, it would take them quite a while, let alone these two-legged insects.
It turned its head and glanced at a Calamity Beast guarding its door, and gave the order:
"Go and inform all the Calamity Beast to head towards the Crystal Melting Zone immediately. Also, send the Gray-Winged Sparrow to inform Feather Owl that those two-legged insects are coming this way!"
"Clear!"
At the very bottom of the Eye of Earth Marrow.
Dark brown soil filled the entire cavern.
Surrounding the cave are narrow, specially constructed walkways.
On the plank road, one after another, Calamity Beast would occasionally raise their claws and press against the wall.
The barely perceptible Origin Power seeped into the rock wall, combined with the soil, and formed a very faint blue pattern.
The veins descend all the way down, converging at the lowest branch to form a teardrop-shaped liquid.
The liquid dripped downwards, landing on a crystal and making its color even more vibrant.
Once everything is completely finished, several Calamity Beast will go over, trembling as they lift the crystal, and then walk towards the center.
There, a deep blue glow continuously emanated from one of the pits.
The halo was so bright that it was impossible to see what was inside the pit.
Just then, a faint commotion came from above.
Many of the Calamity Beast instinctively looked up after hearing this, but they were too far away to hear clearly.
Suddenly, a reprimanding voice came from the side.
"Hurry up, all of you! Want to be tonight's meal?! Perfect timing, I'm tired of the free food these days!!!"
Upon hearing this, many of the Calamity Beast trembled, and their movements quickened once again.
"Can't we give these guys a friendly look?" the Earth Wolf muttered impatiently after scolding them.
Immediately, it raised its head slightly and looked upwards.
What's going on up there? It's so noisy!