The Emperor Flame Turtle seems to have undergone some kind of mutation, causing a Molten Fire Flower to grow atop its head.
It appears to have just awakened from a slumber, most likely startled by the commotion caused by others around the Molten Fire Flower.
As a Level 2 Demon, the Emperor Flame Turtle's presence is overwhelmingly powerful, instilling a sense of alarming crisis among everyone present.
Duke finally understood that the pulsating beat he sensed earlier was not an illusion, but the heartbeat of the Emperor Flame Turtle deep underground.
Its enormous body, resembling molten gold, rose fully from the shattered earth, each breath inciting a scorching sulfur storm.
Molten lava flowed across the dark-gold shell, the massive head hung low, eyelids covered in thick scale armor lifted slowly to reveal furnace-like vertical pupils.
