The newcomers
"What... what did you just say?"
The plump Black Rat stood atop it, its gaze somewhat uncertain as it looked at the figure that had raised its paw and pointed at it.
It was a little doubtful; had it misheard? Otherwise, how could Calamity Beast dare to point at it like that?
Still there, shouting and asking questions?
The other Calamity Beast nearby also stared blankly at the figure.
This was a scene that most of the Calamity Beast had never seen before!
After all, they were all captured from outside. Those who needed to be educated had already been educated on the way, and the rest basically knew that resistance was useless.
As a result, now...
The Steel-Tailed Beast frowned. It felt it had explained itself very clearly, and even stopped the other party before speaking to make sure it understood. So, in the end, the other party still didn't hear it?
It was very impatient, but the current situation forced it to patiently ask:
"I'm asking you, what's going on here?"
"Yes, that's right, and more importantly, how did I turn into another Calamity Beast?" another voice suddenly rang out.
The beasts instinctively looked over.
Subsequently, the surrounding Calamity Beast instinctively stepped back slightly, exposing a Sand Scale Lizard in the middle.
Upon seeing this, the Sand Scale Lizard frowned, but didn't react excessively.
Beside them, Steel-Tailed Beast looked over, its voice becoming more excited.
"Have you become one of the other Calamity Beast too?"
"Huh? You too?" The Sand Scale Lizard looked over with some surprise.
"Yes, I am Mountain-Climbing Ape." Steel-Tailed Beast stood up, seemingly wanting to pat its chest with its forelimbs, but after moving halfway, it found it difficult and had no choice but to fall back down.
But that was enough for the Sand Scale Lizard to know the other party's identity. A slight, fawning smile appeared on its lips as it said:
"So it's you, Master Mountain-Climbing Ape! I am the Ice Spine Wolf!"
"Ah..." Steel-Tailed Beast pondered for a moment, then looked at it and said, "I don't remember!"
Upon hearing this, the Sand Scale Lizard froze on the spot, its lips twitching, unsure of what to say.
"Haha, it doesn't matter, as long as we came in together, it's fine." Steel-Tailed Beast laughed.
It certainly didn't feel anything was wrong, and as long as it wasn't the only beast there, it was fine.
but...
As if remembering something, Steel-Tailed Beast glanced at the other Calamity Beast beside it and asked:
"By the way, there didn't seem to be this many Calamity Beast among those who came in earlier, did they?"
"No!" the Sand Scale Lizard confirmed as it approached.
"Were any others who came in together?" Steel-Tailed Beast asked, its gaze sweeping over the other beasts.
"Yes, Master Mountain-Climbing Ape, I..."
"I also..."
"..."
Five more Calamity Beast identified themselves and approached.
Afterwards, the several Calamity Beast, led by the Steel-Tailed Beast, chatted happily.
"Uh, who are these guys...?"
A question came from the side.
Shen Heng glanced at Shadow Wolf, then shook his head.
"I don't know either!"
Hearing this, Shadow Wolf had no choice but to turn his gaze away and look at the figures again.
Shen Heng's gaze lingered on Shadow Wolf's face for a moment, filled with confusion, apprehension, and a hint of disdain.
In fact, it's not just this one; other Calamity Beast are the same.
Shen Heng turned his gaze back to the remaining Calamity Beast Calamity Beast the few that had been attacked, noting that they were instinctively keeping their distance.
They were not only afraid of being affected by the supervising Black Rat Lord, but also instinctively keeping their distance from those Calamity Beast.
There's nothing strange about that.
The situation with those Calamity Beast is like you're walking down the street and suddenly someone shouts something like, "There's only one truth," or "The problem isn't me, it's the world."
Even today, many older people would probably know that it was about abstraction.
But ten or twenty years ago, passersby would genuinely think those people had lost their minds and would stay away from them.
That's the situation right now.
Whether they were genuinely mentally unstable or not, the surrounding Calamity Beast instinctively kept their distance from them.
but...
"Of the twelve, seven have emerged. Are the remaining five choosing to wait and see?"
Shen Heng quietly watched the several Calamity Beast.
It's not strange that some Calamity Beast Calamity Beast appear while others don't.
The key question is, why did so many Calamity Beast suddenly appear?
That's what Steel-Tailed Beast just said.
There weren't this many people who came in together...
There were thousands of Calamity Beast at the scene.
Judging from the Steel-Tailed Beast's instinctive choice of words and tone, they must have come in with at least dozens, or even two or three hundred, of Calamity Beast.
Considering the chronological order...
Did the Feather Owl and that Profound Crystal Griffin bring them?
So, when they saw us enter, they didn't immediately follow us in, but instead went out to find other Calamity Beast?
And now, are they coming in?
That means the Feather Owl and the Profound Crystal Griffin might also be among the Calamity Beast that appeared this time?
Thinking of this, Shen Heng's eyes suddenly narrowed.
However, he quickly suppressed it himself.
He seemed oblivious to everything, his gaze slowly sweeping across the herd of beasts before finally returning to his own.
If not here, then at another mine?
Shen Heng lowered his eyes, deep in thought.
A moment later, he seemed to realize something, and he gently raised his gaze to look at the position at the very front.
A large, stout figure stood quietly in front.
As it watched the figures chatting animatedly, its gaze gradually turned cold.
finally.
"Enough!"
A cold shout rang out.
The several Calamity Beast that were talking stopped and looked at it.
Steel-Tailed Beast paused, then stepped forward.
"Hmm, perfect timing. You haven't answered my question yet. By the way, do you know what's going on? Why have we turned into other Calamity Beast? And where is this place?"
"Yeah, that's right, do you know what's going on?" the Sand Scale Lizard chimed in from the side.
The other Calamity Beast also kept a close eye on the Black Rat.
There was no immediate response; the Black Rat ' Feixu ' watched them.
Suddenly, he gave a cold laugh.
"Don't you know what's going on here?"
"Isn't what you're saying obvious? If we knew, would we be asking you?" a Calamity Beast coldly retorted.
"That's right!" another Calamity Beast chimed in.
"Then let me tell you, this is Black Stone Valley, the territory of our Black Rat Clan. You are slaves captured by our Black Rat Clan. Your task is to mine a sufficient amount of ore every day according to our requirements and then transport it back. If you fail to complete the task, or dare to defy us, at best we might spare your life, at worst..."
"Feixu," the Black Rat said, looking at them coldly.
"I wouldn't mind having one more... no, a few more dishes today."