As if noticing a change in the body, the mountains, oh no, it was the worm's body that began to swing in the void. However, because there is no ground and no atmosphere here, this scene that should be shaking the mountains did not make a single sound! Cheese also subconsciously crouched for a moment before standing up consciously, because he found that no matter how the huge body under his feet writhed, he did not feel like he was going to be thrown out, his feet were as solid as stepping on the ground, this magical experience made Cheese begin to wonder whether it was because this was the relationship between the spiritual world, or if the same scene happened in reality. Is the ground under people's feet inevitable? Could it be that it is also moving like this giant worm, but that we, as the inhabitants of it, are too small to mistake the ever-present changes for eternal eternity? Of course, now is not the time to think about this.

The great black shadow approached from the void, and the storm-spitting head gradually revealed clear details. The membrane that opened in all directions like petals revealed the terrifying connotations beneath it, and the teeth that lined up the cavernous mouthparts were each enough to be used as siege weapons. No one knows exactly where the teeth in the worms' mouths end, and they are definitely not there for food, but more as weapons or tools to intimidate enemies. Truth be told, though, he doesn't need teeth to intimidate his opponents, and the sheer size of his body and the patterns on it alone are enough to fit the definition of a feared monster in every sense of the word. Even cheese is naturally in front of Him.

What kind of shape is terrifying? It's an interesting question. Wizards have been studying this for a long time, as they have long wanted to understand the mechanics of biophobia and what the meaning behind it is. Among them, the achievements of some wizards are more generally recognized. They believe that fear is not a psychological effect, but is completely physical and instinctive. The proof is that even people who have never seen snakes or spiders feel uncomfortable when they see them. That's because fear of them has been engraved into the genetic information of living beings, just as hyenas are born with holes, birds can spread their wings and fly, and people are born with an insurmountable aversion to something.

In this way, the fear and disgust of the worm in front of Cheese's eyes probably transcended the race, and when the eyes that grew between the flesh flaps stared at him, all the scheming and knowledge in his head turned into an urge to scream. But he didn't scream, reason told him that if he allowed fear to take over his thoughts, he would never be able to defeat the existence in front of him. Besides, he didn't come empty-handed, did he? The current situation was not that the worm attacked him, but that he rushed into the worm's forbidden area.

The energy that was given to him leaked out of Cheese's body, bringing with it a dilution of physical and psychological fear, although the feeling was not completely gone, at least it stopped making the mage tremble. Thanking the Eagle Spirit and Amaki for their help, Cheese looked up again at the terrifying monster. And the monster, too, is watching him.

"I know you. "Unexpectedly, the voice from the worm didn't sound terrifying, even a little gentle. He should not be speaking with that big mouth, because that mouth doesn't have a tongue or similar vocal organs. What answers Cheese's doubts is a tentacle that emerges from below, and the tip of the tentacle is something that resembles a human mouth. The mouth continued to open and close, speaking the language that Cheese was familiar with, "I know what you've done, and I know what you can do." ”

"Then you should know what I'm here for. Greyrobe didn't know where he should look in this situation, whether it was tentacles or something else, so he decided not to change the direction of his gaze and continued to stare at the big mouth. He always felt that if he looked away, the cave full of sharp teeth would cover him, and use the force of contraction to grind him to minced flesh. This delusion naturally didn't make much sense, mainly because even if he looked at that mouth, he could do it with the size of a worm.

"No, I mean, I can guess your purpose, but I don't understand your actions. More tentacles rose from the darkness below, and Cheese noticed something growing on the tips of those tentacles, but he couldn't determine their function until they began to function. Interestingly, in reality he had not seen these tentacles on the worm's body. They may be the organs of the worm's body, or they may be the product of his creation to communicate with the Grey Robe here, or they may be temporarily hidden.

"You've crossed the line. The mage himself was amazed that he would one day reason with such a being. But it's always good for the other person to be willing to talk, or at least it gives him a chance to observe Him more, "What you're nibbling on, that big tree, it's something very important to the world. I can't let you eat it. ”

"Well, it seems to you that I'm devouring your world. But it doesn't seem to me that way, I'm curious about the world and I want to know about you. The flaps opened and closed, revealing more eyes behind them. Cheese can see his own figure reflected in each eye, some are taller, some are shorter, some are young, some are old.

"There's something wrong with the way you understand. If you're genuinely curious about the world, you shouldn't destroy it while you're learning about it. ”

The worm's body writhed, its tower-like torso contracted once, and a few drops of saliva enough to fill the pond dripped from that huge mouth. Cheese doesn't know what that means, but he hates talking to a drooling alien, especially if the other person has a big mouth that can swallow him in one gulp.

"Your words don't match your actions. The tentacle spoke softly, and the mage guessed that it wasn't his, but probably from some unlucky guy who had been eaten by him, "You think the way I know the world is destroying it." But I don't see the difference between you and me. Most of the knowledge in your head comes from destroying the world. You and your people change the terrain, build buildings, and change the distribution of plants and animals. You call it civilization. You dissect living things in order to understand their structure and not for the purpose of eating, you call it an experiment. Your so-called development and progress are only satisfying yourself, and are not beneficial to the world. I don't understand why you, fellow saboteur, are accusing me. ”

If it had been before, Cheese would have been bothered by the other person's words, because what this behemoth said was not wrong, and people were always destroying the world. Roland once said to Cheese in a conversation that the world never needed magic, just as it didn't need castles and glory. But it was Cheese who was the listener who saw himself as a part of the life of this world, who had not yet realized and had no responsibility, and now he had. So he can answer that question.

"Because the world has chosen us. We were born here and return here when we die. The earth does not flourish because of the vegetation, the volcano does not stop because of sacrifices, and the biggest difference between us and you is that we are part of this world, and you are not. ”