On the ground there were only some leftover charcoal and a box covered in barnacles; the metal parts on the box had long since rusted through, crumbling at a touch, yet it had still stubbornly held together until now.
It was precisely thanks to this box's protection that the journal hadn't been corroded. Inside he could still find a bunch of miscellaneous junk, but there was no real surprise, and the Map he wanted most wasn't among it.
After searching this area for a bit, Lance continued deeper in.
Suddenly Lance stopped, his gaze falling on the calm puddle of water before him. He casually picked up a rock and tossed it over.
The instant the rock touched the puddle it was as if something in the water had been startled; several tentacles exploded upward, shooting out of the surface and swallowing the stone in a flash, making "kaka" chewing sounds.
And right at that moment a Hooked Spear thrust out from the side and stabbed straight into the monster's body.
