Something was definitely not right.
The Ether Energy concentration in this area was far higher than on the surface.
Logically, with such abundant resources, the Magical Beasts here should have been higher-level, and the competition fiercer.
Yet after walking for half a day, the strongest creatures they had encountered were just a few malnourished Level 2 Magical Beasts.
There was only one explanation.
This area had an absolute ruler.
Its presence suppressed the growth of all other Magical Beasts, and it might have even wiped out any species that posed the slightest threat.
The Magical Beasts on the surface were nothing more than scavengers, forbidden from entering the core territory.
The team pressed on.
The deeper they went, the more bizarre the surrounding scenery became.
They had seen Echo Mushrooms that mimicked sounds to lure prey, and they had also spotted "stone maggots" that crawled slowly across the rock walls, feeding on ore.
