"Lord Two-Horned Lizard, Lord Two-Horned Lizard?..."
Suppressed shouts could be heard intermittently from not far away.
The Two-Horned Lizard poked its head out from the weeds covering its burrow and looked over.
A group of nearly ten Calamity Beast, led by the Black Jade Lion, were panting as they cautiously searched from a distance.
"Here!" the Two-Horned Lizard lizard whispered as it emerged from the ground.
Hearing the shout, the Calamity Beast looked over, and then the one whose eyes lit up quickly ran over.
"Lord Two-Horned Lizard, I..."
"Alright, let's hide first!" the Two-Horned Lizard said.
Upon hearing this, the beasts did not hesitate and quickly retreated into the tunnel that had already been dug below.
"Lord Two-Horned Lizard, we..."
The Black Jade Lion spoke again, but was once again interrupted by the Two-Horned Lizard.
"Did you encounter any Black Rat on the way here?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked.
"Yes, as you said, we estimated the time it would take for those Black Rat to arrive, so we dug a tunnel in advance to hide, and only came over after they had passed!" Black Jade Lion said, panting heavily.
Like it, the nearly ten returning Calamity Beast were all gulping down...
Without exception, they were all panting heavily.
The Two-Horned Lizard didn't seem to mind.
The first thing to do when the riot starts is to rush to the enclosure, release the Calamity Beast inside, and then come back here.
Of all the Calamity Beast involved in this uprising, they were the most exhausted!
Of course, this is also because they trust them; otherwise, the Two-Horned Lizard wouldn't have entrusted them with such an important task.
but...
After a pause, the Two-Horned Lizard didn't immediately ask how the mission was going. Instead, it lowered its head and said with a hint of 'guilt':
"I'm sorry, if it weren't for the fact that I'm only at Second Tier, this task should have been completed by me!"
Upon hearing this, the Calamity Beast that had followed paused slightly, a warm feeling rising in its heart.
The Black Jade Lion stepped forward and said,
"No, in order to escape, each of us Calamity Beast should have done our utmost in this uprising."
"So this mission was something we were supposed to do!"
"Moreover, compared to us, Lord Two-Horned Lizard, who organized and planned the entire riot, you are the one who has worked the hardest among us!"
"Yes, that's right, I never thought of that..."
"Yes!..."
Several Calamity Beast chimed in from the side.
"So, how's your operation going?" the Two-Horned Lizard asked after finishing his assigned task.
"Well, although it was somewhat dangerous, we finally managed to release all the Calamity Beast from the enclosure. Now, there are hundreds of thousands of Calamity Beast running around in this valley!" The Black Jade Lion puffed out its chest slightly and said.
"Hey, those Black Rat must be scurrying around everywhere right now, right?"
"Probably. Just thinking about it makes me laugh. Those damn bastards, taking advantage of how we've become..."
"Heh, I just didn't have a chance. If I had..."
Triumph, excitement, jealousy—all sorts of thoughts raced through his mind.
The Two-Horned Lizard looked at the creatures before it and said:
"Don't get too excited yet. Although the plan is more than halfway complete, it's not entirely finished yet. We need to wait patiently!"
Seeing that Lord Two-Horned Lizard could still restrain himself, many of the Calamity Beast couldn't help but show a hint of admiration in their eyes.
"Speaking of which, what else is there next?" one of the Calamity Beast asked.
"I know, I know. We need to wait here and see if the Fifth Tier Black Rat guarding the valley entrance will leave. If it does, then we can notify the other Calamity Beast hiding elsewhere and rush over!" another Calamity Beast replied.
Upon hearing this, the inquiring Calamity Beast and looked at Lord Two-Horned Lizard with some confusion.
"Hey, Lord Two-Horned Lizard, you still haven't told us why that Fifth Tier Calamity Beast guarding the valley entrance left?"
"It's not that they will definitely leave, it's just that they might leave!" the Two-Horned Lizard lizard corrected.
"Alright, then why would it be possible for you to leave?" the Calamity Beast continued to ask.
The other Calamity Beast also turned their attention to the Two-Horned Lizard.
Without giving a direct response, the Two-Horned Lizard looked at them, smiled, and said:
"You'll find out soon enough!"
"Ha, Lord Two-Horned Lizard, are you still keeping me in suspense?!"
"That's right..."
Laughter rang out again from the side.
The Two-Horned Lizard smiled as it looked at the beasts, who were filled with curiosity but were forcibly suppressing it because of its words.
"Damn, I want to know how those humans did it too!"
"Two humans, one bastard, that's only three. One of them, along with myself, is only at the Second Tier. What makes them dare to tell me they can kill Fifth Tier Black Rat?!"
" The Origin Ore must be related to this, otherwise the plan wouldn't have been directed there. But it's just a mine, what can it do?!"
The Two-Horned Lizard maintained its smile as it looked at the Calamity Beast before it.
"Alright, everyone quiet down. What we need to do now is wait here and keep a close eye on the valley entrance to see if any Fifth Tier Black Rat leave!"
Upon hearing this, the beasts nodded.
Then heads popped out of the tunnel, looking into the distance.
The trees stretched into the distance, then abruptly broke off at a certain point, leaving only weeds that continued to spread outwards.
The weeds stretched forward until they reached a path nestled between two mountains, where they finally stopped.
Hundreds of Black Rat were stationed at the entrance to the path.
"Do you think that Fifth Tier Black Rat will leave?" a Calamity Beast asked in a low voice.
"Yes, I believe in Lord Two-Horned Lizard..."
Time passed quickly as they waited, and the night grew even darker.
At first, the atmosphere inside the tunnel was relatively harmonious.
But as time passed, the fact that no Black Rat had left the valley entrance made the hearts of the several Calamity Beast sink a little.
Although it was mentioned before that if no Fifth Tier Black Rat left, they could wait until the riot ended and leave when the Black Rat were off guard.
But sure enough, given the chance, they still wanted to leave as soon as possible!
The Two-Horned Lizard, too, looked into the distance with some irritation.
"That human's plan... could it be...?"
"..."
Empty echoes, deathly silence.
The Two-Horned Lizard suddenly felt silence around it.
No, it didn't quiet down; rather, this phenomenon occurred after hearing an extremely loud noise.
Just now, a very loud sound came from over there!!
The Two-Horned Lizard suddenly turned its head backward...
The Black Rat Clan, their territory.
A rustling sound came from the side.
The slightly aged Black Rat raised its eyes and looked at the somewhat restless figure.
It chuckled and said:
"What? Still worried about those rioting Calamity Beast?"
Broken Tooth looked at the clan leader, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Well, after all, they even released the Calamity Beast from the enclosure!"
Without refuting this, the Black Rat Chief slowly nodded.
"The fact that they thought of releasing the Calamity Beast from the enclosure to join their rampage shows that the person who devised this plan is truly impressive."
"If that's the case, shouldn't we send more of our tribesmen over?" Broken Tooth asked, his eyes wide.
There was no immediate response. The Black Rat Chief looked at it, then suddenly chuckled softly.
" Broken Tooth, remember this: in this world, strength is the most important thing! Having more of anything else is meaningless!"
"Like this time, even if they release the Calamity Beast from the enclosure, so what? Do you think they can escape from Black Spine and its forces?"
"Huh? This..."
The Broken Tooth hesitated for a moment.
"They can't escape," the Black Rat Chief answered softly. "Even if you doubled the number of Calamity Beast in the enclosure—a whole group of Tier 3 Calamity Beast —they still couldn't escape from our Black Stone Valley! You must have confidence in this, understand?!"
"... I understand," Broken Tooth replied hesitantly.
The Black Rat Chief nodded slightly, looking at it with satisfaction.
Time is running out...
"Boom--"
A huge explosion came from afar.
The Black Rat Chief stiffened slightly, looked up, and gazed towards the south.
Flames exploded there.
The giant mushroom grew upwards.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh--"
A strong wind was blowing.
Three Calamity Beast stood silently in the forest.
A Coiling Mountain Beast slowly raised its eyes and looked at the rising mushroom cloud.
A huge explosion echoed through the forest.
At this moment, not only the three places mentioned above, but every Calamity Beast in Black Stone Valley stopped and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
A mushroom cloud slowly rose.
Light and heat, blooming together.