"Are you all right?"
"I'm fine."
Xi slowly walked over to the fallen Horned Elephant, knelt, and stroked its mangled head.
"This was the last one..."
"Horned Elephant meat is delicious, and their horns are incredibly hard, making them ideal materials. But these creatures aren't very intelligent and fly into a frenzy when provoked by sound. This made them a target for other creatures, and they were hunted to excess. Now, you can hardly find a trace of them in the Abyss."
"Now, the last one on Senluo Island is dead too. In the future, this species may never be seen again."
Xi's withered hand slowly caressed the Horned Elephant's eye. This Horned Elephant's eyeball hadn't been replaced by other flesh. A clear liquid, like tears, trickled from the corner of its eye. The massive creature seemed to have been enduring immense pain right before its death.
His fingertip traced the path of the tear. Xi remained kneeling in silence for a long time.
