To the northeast, high walls of gray stone, like the fangs of a great beast, encircled the encampment of the Bone-Eroding Lizard Beastmen.
Inside the mountain cave, flickering torches cast crimson shadows on the vaulted stone ceiling.
Hundreds of the Heart-Eating Nightmare Spiders' translucent cocoons hung crisscrossed, like grotesque chandeliers.
Curled figures were faintly visible inside the cocoons, and with every sway of the silk threads, the faint sound of struggles could occasionally be heard.
Mixed with the putrid stench drifting from the depths of the cave, the scene was chilling to the bone.
Nieruo, the lizard leader who stood a full two meters tall, lounged on a throne built from the twisted leg bones of spiders.
In the corner, an old Light Brain covered in cobwebs and slime suddenly let out a shrill vibration.
A voice message from Lord Li arrived, accompanied by two clear images.
