Legend

This is... Stone?

Shen Heng paused for a moment, then sat up and looked towards the corridor a little further away.

A dark figure walked down the corridor.

Soon, his gaze fell upon one of the dark figures.

It was quite far away, so I couldn't see its exact appearance, but I could still make out the general shape of the dark figure.

A Calamity Beast, somewhat resembling a wolf.

"Are you going to kill us when we go down? Or are you going to make us mine like the other Calamity Beast here?"

What if you kill him?

"If you don't kill them, what are you going to do if you let us mine?"

"Where is Lord Shen Heng? Has his strength been reduced?"

"If they're nerfed, won't they be besieged by Calamity Beast when they come to this world?"

"No, not necessarily. The Calamity Beast here might not recognize humans. They might mistake them for rarer Calamity Beast and capture them as well."

"But what if I get forced to mine too...?"

The sounds of panic continued to emanate from the scene.

Shen Heng watched this scene in the distance.

He thought for a moment, then opened his mouth.

In the mine tunnel.

Stone followed the Black Rat ahead with some nervousness.

It didn't know why things suddenly turned out this way.

They inexplicably appeared in some unknown place, then inexplicably got arrested, then inexplicably got arrested again, and more importantly...

"Tread..."

The beast's claws landed on the ground.

Stone looked at the same jet-black claws, similar to those of the Black Rat in front of him, with some confusion.

How did I suddenly transform into another kind of Calamity Beast?

It was confused.

But what it fears even more now is not knowing what the Black Rat ahead are going to do with them.

This panic intensified as the situation deepened.

Suddenly.

"... Do as the Calamity Beast says, and be careful. I'll come find you later."

A sound suddenly came.

Stone paused for a moment, his gaze instinctively drifting to the side.

But apart from the pitch-black rock face, there was nothing to be seen.

After hesitating for a moment, Stone opened his mouth, but just as he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered something and reminded himself in his mind.

Keep your voice down, keep your voice down, keep your voice down.

I reminded it in my mind three times before it opened its mouth again.

"Lord Shen Heng, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me."

A response came.

Upon hearing this, the tension in Stone's heart was instantly replaced by excitement.

Before it could ask anything, the voice came again.

"Time is limited, so do as the Black Rat says first. Write down what you see and what happens along the way. I'll contact you later; it might come in handy."

"Okay, I understand!" Stone replied quickly.

"Hmm, then... By the way, what kind of Calamity Beast have you become now?"

Hmm? What kind of Calamity Beast have I turned into? How did Lord Shen Heng know I'd transformed into another Calamity Beast?... Stone looked down at his legs with some confusion, then said:

"I've now become Shadow Wolf."

"Shadow Wolf? I understand!"

The voice muttered something to itself, then quickly continued:

"Be careful, bye!"

"Okay, Lord Shen Heng, please be careful too!" ' Shadow Wolf ' Stone replied quickly.

After saying that, it waited a while, and only after seeing no response did it slowly turn its attention back to the present.

Looking ahead.

The Fourth Tier Black Rat was still leading the way, with another one following behind.

Everything seemed unchanged, but ' Shadow Wolf ' Stone's mindset was different.

"Hmm, we need to find a way to gather more intelligence. Also, we need to recall what we saw when we were captured outside. It might be useful to Lord Shen Heng!" ' Shadow Wolf ' Stone thought to himself as he turned his head...

"Try to conceal your status; this is too eye-catching."

The sound suddenly came again.

' Shadow Wolf ' Stone paused, then quickly lowered its head.

"Uh-huh."

The sound fell silent again.

This time, Stone dared not look around openly as before, but instead tried to pretend to be as nervous as before.

The figure continued downwards, driven by the current.

Stone pretended to be innocent while observing the scenery along the way.

Suddenly, it tilted its head slightly, looking somewhat puzzled.

How did Lord Shen Heng find me just now?

On the other side.

Shadow Wolf glanced at its friend, who had withdrawn his gaze, and then looked towards the passageway.

The last Calamity Beast has just passed.

It withdrew its gaze and said with some regret:

"It seems this batch of newly arrived Calamity Beast has been sent down to develop the mine tunnels. I wonder how many will survive after the three days are up."

Developing mine tunnels? How many would survive?

Shen Heng paused for a moment, then turned his gaze in confusion.

Developing a mine tunnel is understandable; it just means continuing to dig downwards, right?

But how many will survive?

Opening a mine tunnel, and it really causes a massive death of Calamity Beast? Will the mine collapse?

He paused, then turned his gaze to the side and said:

"Maybe they can all survive?"

"It's not that simple. Even if they're in good condition and can complete the tasks Lord Black Rat gives them every day, they still need to be lucky and avoid encountering Underground Demon!" Shadow Wolf said.

Underground Demon? What the hell are those?

Shen Heng glanced at Shadow Wolf with some surprise.

Judging from the name alone, it seems like something an adult would use to fool a child, but looking at Shadow Wolf's serious demeanor, it does seem to be real?

"Have you ever seen Underground Demon?" Shen Heng asked.

"How could I have seen this before? If I had, I wouldn't be standing here now!" Shadow Wolf looked at Shen Heng as if he were an idiot.

Shen Heng didn't care and nodded, asking, "Then do you think... this could be a trick by the Black Rat Clan to deceive us? Could it be that those Calamity Beast killed by the Underground Demon were actually tricked into going down there and being killed?"

"Uh, this..."

Upon hearing this, Shadow Wolf hesitated for a moment.

"Probably not. When the Underground Demon appear, there's a huge commotion. Although we can't hear it clearly here, the other Calamity Beast down there will hear it more and more clearly!"

"Moreover, when the Underground Demon emerge, even the Black Rat responsible for overseeing them will flee immediately!"

movement?

Shen Heng looked at the Shadow Wolf.

The brief two sentences of information were not enough to ascertain the true situation, so the question was continued:

"Do you remember when the casualties were the greatest?"

"Well..."

Shadow Wolf recalled for a moment and said:

"It seems to have been about three years ago. Most of the Calamity Beast that went down died, except for the Black Rat who was in charge, and two Third Tier that survived..."