"You climbed the mountain again…?" The old fox mage asked, surprised.
"What did you see?" Kazak got straight to the point, and Royce also looked at Damian, emphasizing the question.
"A monster… blasting through the river cave… they're making a tunnel," Damian revealed, and everyone around them started murmuring at once.
Even though their group mostly consisted of second rankers, there were still some soldiers and other first rankers scattered among them. Damian continued, "It's huge… probably beyond King rank. Their human forces left their camp, so we should be seeing them soon. But all the monsters were still there, waiting for the way to be opened through the mountain."
"An Emperor-level beast…?" Mira's eyes widened in shock, and gasps echoed around them.
"How in the hell are they controlling it?" Kazak asked, frustration clear in his voice.
