Chapter 193: The Threshold
The cavern air grew so dense it became physically difficult to breathe.
The King Level Beast was rapidly siphoning the ancient, raw life force directly from the roots of the World Tree.
The colossal, million-eyed heart began to violently shrink. The dark matter and the stolen magic fused together in a horrifying, explosive mutation.
The Beast tore itself free from the ceiling chains. It crashed onto the obsidian ridge.
It was no longer a beating heart or a shadowy spider. It stood fifty feet tall. It was a colossal, twisted treant constructed from rotting wood and highly condensed dark matter. Sickly, glowing red sap bled freely from the cracks in its bark.
Horrifying insectoid features warped the corrupted wood. Thick, jagged plates of black chitin layered over its chest.
Six massive, multi-jointed legs resembling a praying mantis stabbed into the obsidian floor. A cluster of glowing red compound eyes blinked wildly on its featureless, wooden face.
