Across the boundless rocky plains, countless earth elemental creatures wandered.
Earth elemental creatures were creatures too; they needed to feed as well. Low-level earth elemental creatures could only eat ores, while better ones ate gemstones. High-level earth elemental creatures, meanwhile, ate those low-level earth elemental creatures.
Richard cast Elemental Camouflage on himself, disguising himself as a Stone Giant as he walked across the plains.
The Earth Elemental Domain was a dangerous domain. Richard was confident that even if he encountered an Earth Elemental Monarch, he could defeat it with ease. But there was one matter he had to consider.
That was whether, during the time he was entangled with an Earth Elemental Monarch, other Earth Elemental Monarchs might be drawn over.
Though monarchs clashed with one another, when it came to resisting foreign enemies, these earth elemental creatures were often remarkably united.
As he walked, faint ripples of energy spread outward from Richard. Using spiritual power here was far too conspicuous, and its exploration range was not broad enough.
For a true search, he still had to rely on traditional energy-wave detection.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
A Giant Sandworm, resembling an earthworm yet countless times larger, suddenly burst from the ground beside Richard.
The instant it broke through the earth, its meat-grinder-like maw descended over Richard like a hood.
"Just as the books recorded, Giant Sandworms really have no brains."
Inside its maw, Richard spoke calmly.
The next moment, the Giant Sandworm's rotating mouthparts shattered as if they had struck a solid steel ingot. Immediately afterward, a gigantic stone spear pierced straight through the sandworm.
Splat!
Richard tore open the sandworm's maw with his hands, and green corrosive fluid burst out like filling from a crushed pastry, splattering all over his disguise.
After emerging, Richard glanced around.
Giant Sandworms were among