Chapter 595: 595
Noah took down the hard, rocky terrain of the underground area with his bare hands .
June followed closely behind him, she wielded her spear tightly in her hands, ready to stab anything unusual that came out during their advance .
Of course, Noah had told her not to intervene unless the situation became really dangerous .
He didn't want the two of them to release \"Breath\" in that unknown area, which would only reveal their position to any being inhabiting the underground .
Also, he could take care of any beast and plant below the fifth rank with his body alone, he was a hybrid in the upper tier of the fourth rank after all .
June agreed to his terms, but she still preferred to have her weapons next to her .
Noah used his consciousness to keep track of his direction .
Their advance was slow, and they had to take breaks every few weeks, but they didn't meet anything out of the ordinary in the first part of their travel .
June and Noah did their best to enjoy those breaks, sometimes they even stopped for a few days in the same area .
However, they always resumed their journey in the end .
Many scenarios appeared inside Noah's mind while he continued to excavate .
He could predict the behavior of the magical beasts better than anyone else, but there were too many uncertainties in that situation and a lot of things that he couldn't be sure of .
The appearance of a new ruler in the magical beasts' system was a revolutionary event, especially when those new rulers could cover an area as large as the new continent .
The environment would be modified entirely, and those changes would affect both the surface and the underground .
'Those winged beasts have come from the ground, which means that we are in their old domain now . There is a chance that another pack has claimed this now empty area since more than two months have passed . '
Noah thought while continuing to punch through the rocky wall .
An exchange between domains was inevitable since the winged beasts had appeared .
Different creatures would choose to hide underground now that the surface was a hunting area, it was just a matter of what depths they were able to reach .
Noah knew that most creatures wouldn't be able to arrive in his position .
He was an anomaly in the magical beasts' world, he could use his instincts to improve the already amazing capabilities of his mind .
However, magical beasts didn't have that freedom, their instincts simply ruled their actions .
He knew that the octopus-type creatures that inhabited the murky lake would never attempt to dive underground, it was simply against their nature .
So, he was reasonably sure that he and June could only meet certain species at that depth .
'The insect-type creatures in the natural paradise were a possibility, but we are almost under the mountain area, they aren't a threat; The snakes inhabiting the mountains could try to excavate, but they shouldn't be able to reach our depth; the octopuses, Poisonous frogs, and Saber-toothed tigers are not a threat; The sandworms though…'
Noah reviewed the species of magical beasts that inhabited the western coastline and found that only the sandworms living in the desert could completely migrate underground .
'Yet, they are on the other side of the coastline, there is a high chance that we won't even reach their new territory . '
Noah concluded in his mind, leaving only the magical plants and the beasts that had migrated during the invasion as a variable .
\"We should almost be on the other side of the waterfall . \"
Noah warned June who took a battle position .
Noah pierced the walls in front of him for some time and sighed in relief when he saw that nothing out of the ordinary was happening .
The way he saw it, it would be perfect if he could just create a tunnel without disturbing anyone's environment .
Fighting in that situation would only bring trouble to them .
Yet, something did change at some point .
Noah punched a wall but was surprised to discover that there wasn't ground anymore on the other side of that spot .
He nodded toward June to signal that the situation would be different from that point onward and tore down the remains of the rocks that blocked the passage .
The wall crumbled and revealed an ample open space filled with gray objects hanging from the ceiling .
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Dense and transparent drops of a smelly liquid fell from those objects and reached the terrain far below, it was clear that they had been broken only recently .
Noah was immediately able to understand the purpose of those objects .
\"The winged beasts have instinctively created these sacs when they have gone dormant . They are quite evolved . \"
Noah whispered so that his words would vanish after reaching June .
\"How do we proceed?\"
June asked .
She was leaving all the decision making to Noah, she knew that her survival instinct couldn't match his .
\"Let's maintain this altitude . There might be snake-type magical beasts at the bottom of this area, and it's better if I keep on having rocks that I can break in front of me . Wasting time to find the proper altitude again might be fatal . \"
Noah explained and took the first step inside the large underground area .
\"Breath\" appeared under his feet as soon as he stepped on the air, but he tried to keep its quantity to the minimum possible .
June did the same as she followed behind him .
The depths of the area appeared in their field of view, Noah could clearly see that the floor of that place was at a few kilometers under him .
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'Only a rank 5 beast could excavate it . Was it one of the winged beasts? Or did the pack simply choose this preexisting place as the area where to go dormant?'
Questions filled Noah's mind .
There were too many variables, and he couldn't create a fixed picture, he could just keep on adding everything that he noticed to his hypotheses .
Their journey was uneventful for the first hours .
They could finally pick up some speed since Noah wasn't busy excavating, but they still didn't hurry their pace .
Noah was sure that the snakes inhabiting the mountains on the surface would have used the paths created by the winged beasts to escape .
After all, he was in the area where they were sleeping, meaning that their flight toward the surface had left open passages through the azure rocks .
Noah was rarely wrong when it came to the magical beasts' field .
\"You got this, right?\"
\"Of course . \"
June asked when she sensed that a huge figure was falling from the ceiling of the underground area .
Noah was soon able to make out the shape of a snake that had opened its maws when it saw the two humans walking on the space under it .
Yet, when it was about to reach June, a sharp hand ripped off its upper maw and its brain with it .
Noah took down the hard, rocky terrain of the underground area with his bare hands .
June followed closely behind him, she wielded her spear tightly in her hands, ready to stab anything unusual that came out during their advance .
Of course, Noah had told her not to intervene unless the situation became really dangerous .
He didnt want the two of them to release \Breath\ in that unknown area, which would only reveal their position to any being inhabiting the underground .
Also, he could take care of any beast and plant below the fifth rank with his body alone, he was a hybrid in the upper tier of the fourth rank after all .
June agreed to his terms, but she still preferred to have her weapons next to her .
Noah used his consciousness to keep track of his direction .
Their advance was slow, and they had to take breaks every few weeks, but they didnt meet anything out of the ordinary in the first part of their travel .
June and Noah did their best to enjoy those breaks, sometimes they even stopped for a few days in the same area .
However, they always resumed their journey in the end .
Many scenarios appeared inside Noahs mind while he continued to excavate .
He could predict the behavior of the magical beasts better than anyone else, but there were too many uncertainties in that situation and a lot of things that he couldnt be sure of .
The appearance of a new ruler in the magical beasts system was a revolutionary event, especially when those new rulers could cover an area as large as the new continent .
The environment would be modified entirely, and those changes would affect both the surface and the underground .
Those winged beasts have come from the ground, which means that we are in their old domain now . There is a chance that another pack has claimed this now empty area since more than two months have passed .
Noah thought while continuing to punch through the rocky wall .
An exchange between domains was inevitable since the winged beasts had appeared .
Different creatures would choose to hide underground now that the surface was a hunting area, it was just a matter of what depths they were able to reach .
Noah knew that most creatures wouldnt be able to arrive in his position .
He was an anomaly in the magical beasts world, he could use his instincts to improve the already amazing capabilities of his mind .
However, magical beasts didnt have that freedom, their instincts simply ruled their actions .
He knew that the octopus-type creatures that inhabited the murky lake would never attempt to dive underground, it was simply against their nature .
So, he was reasonably sure that he and June could only meet certain species at that depth .
The insect-type creatures in the natural paradise were a possibility, but we are almost under the mountain area, they arent a threat; The snakes inhabiting the mountains could try to excavate, but they shouldnt be able to reach our depth; the octopuses, Poisonous frogs, and Saber-toothed tigers are not a threat; The sandworms though…
Noah reviewed the species of magical beasts that inhabited the western coastline and found that only the sandworms living in the desert could completely migrate underground .
Yet, they are on the other side of the coastline, there is a high chance that we wont even reach their new territory .
Noah concluded in his mind, leaving only the magical plants and the beasts that had migrated during the invasion as a variable .
\We should almost be on the other side of the waterfall . \
Noah warned June who took a battle position .
Noah pierced the walls in front of him for some time and sighed in relief when he saw that nothing out of the ordinary was happening .
The way he saw it, it would be perfect if he could just create a tunnel without disturbing anyones environment .
Fighting in that situation would only bring trouble to them .
Yet, something did change at some point .
Noah punched a wall but was surprised to discover that there wasnt ground anymore on the other side of that spot .
He nodded toward June to signal that the situation would be different from that point onward and tore down the remains of the rocks that blocked the passage .
The wall crumbled and revealed an ample open space filled with gray objects hanging from the ceiling .
Dense and transparent drops of a smelly liquid fell from those objects and reached the terrain far below, it was clear that they had been broken only recently .
Noah was immediately able to understand the purpose of those objects .
\The winged beasts have instinctively created these sacs when they have gone dormant . They are quite evolved . \
Noah whispered so that his words would vanish after reaching June .
\How do we proceed?\
June asked .
She was leaving all the decision making to Noah, she knew that her survival instinct couldnt match his .
\Lets maintain this altitude . There might be snake-type magical beasts at the bottom of this area, and its better if I keep on having rocks that I can break in front of me . Wasting time to find the proper altitude again might be fatal . \
Noah explained and took the first step inside the large underground area .
\Breath\ appeared under his feet as soon as he stepped on the air, but he tried to keep its quantity to the minimum possible .
June did the same as she followed behind him .
The depths of the area appeared in their field of view, Noah could clearly see that the floor of that place was at a few kilometers under him .
Only a rank 5 beast could excavate it . Was it one of the winged beasts? Or did the pack simply choose this preexisting place as the area where to go dormant?
Questions filled Noahs mind .
There were too many variables, and he couldnt create a fixed picture, he could just keep on adding everything that he noticed to his hypotheses .
Their journey was uneventful for the first hours .
They could finally pick up some speed since Noah wasnt busy excavating, but they still didnt hurry their pace .
Noah was sure that the snakes inhabiting the mountains on the surface would have used the paths created by the winged beasts to escape .
After all, he was in the area where they were sleeping, meaning that their flight toward the surface had left open passages through the azure rocks .
Noah was rarely wrong when it came to the magical beasts field .
\You got this, right?\
\Of course . \
June asked when she sensed that a huge figure was falling from the ceiling of the underground area .
Noah was soon able to make out the shape of a snake that had opened its maws when it saw the two humans walking on the space under it .
Yet, when it was about to reach June, a sharp hand ripped off its upper maw and its brain with it .
