Tick –

In the darkness of the ground, the water droplets seeping out of the rocks are about to fall to the ground at the moment.

A pink tongue instantly appears from the side, rolling droplets of water in the mouth.

It is a soft and flexible tongue with a tiny bump and sticky substance at the tip.

But its owner is not like a frog.

If anyone could hold up a torch here, they would see that it was a wrinkled-skinned lizard that looked like it had been stripped of its scales.

And because of the perennial underground life.

The color of its body is close to transparent, and the shape of its internal organs can be seen directly without having to look at its abdomen.

"Hiss-"

The near-transparent lizard hissed a slender hiss.

In the dark space behind it, there was more slight footsteps, and it was dozens of transparent lizards that looked close to it.

These creatures that operate underground are naturally magical beasts.

However, instead of patrolling the territory, they have crossed the original population boundaries and are moving towards their neighbors' territory with a fierce look.

"Shhhh

"It's close!"

"Greedy gophers, just ahead!"

The name of the lizard that roars low is [Darktide Lizard].

They are a race that has lived underground in the stone forests of Qianshan for a long time, and mainly lives by hunting blind fish and insects underground.

A year ago.

During an underground encounter, their leader died.

Without the leader of the fifth stage, life underground is no longer as easy as before, and even normal population migration cannot be maintained.

And after lingering around for a long time.

Just a month ago, these Darktide lizards finally waited for an opportunity.

The gopher clan that originally inhabited here, their leadership strength had almost reached the peak of the fifth stage, and now they are trying to advance to the sixth stage.

But it turned out to be a pity.

Despite the help of the Three Pillars Lake, the leader of the Gopher Clan lost his life due to the dragon beast's extraction of essentia.

On the contrary, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Darktide Lizard.

Both clans have lost their leaders, and if they can start a battle as soon as possible and quickly take each other's territory, they will be able to inhabit it and create a new leader faster.

Thinking of this, the Dark Tide Lizard who was leading the team was excited:

"They've occupied Three Pillars Lake for too long, and it's time to give up this place."

"It's coming, we're almost there!"

"A new leader must be born as soon as possible!"

In the dark world below the ground, the Darktide Lizard moves fast.

Due to the topography, there are many tunnels and cavities in the underground space of the Thousand Mountains Stone Forest. It didn't take long for these Darktide lizards to arrive in the territory of the gophers.

But there is one last step ahead of them.

A thick earthen wall separates the gopher nest from the tunnels outside. This is the last obstacle to be overcome before launching an attack.

"Hiss-"

"Dig it up, rush in, kill!"

The Darktide lizards immediately lay on the dirt wall.

They have long been adapted to the underground environment, and they have a very useful organ.

A type of webbed claw.

These claws allow them to swim quickly in the water, and are also a great way to open up a path if they encounter soil and small pieces of gravel that are blocking their progress.

Whoa—

In the darkness, the Darktide lizards move quickly, their webbed paws bringing out some dirt and rocks from their front with each blow.

The sound of excavation was thin and dense.

In the blink of an eye, these Darktide lizards were able to dig a small hole in the wall, and in just over a quarter of an hour, they had already dug through the wall in front of them after their fellow creatures had shaken off the excess dirt.

"Squeak?"

Across the earthen wall is a young gopher.

In the vicinity of the Three Pillars Lake, gophers have always been the most powerful of the population.

This young creature had no idea what the death of the leader meant for their race?

So after perceiving the sound of digging the soil.

Instead of thinking of possible dangers, it ran over to see what was going on, with the laxity of its past life.

"Shhh

For a moment, a pink tongue with slime entangled the young gopher.

The irresistible force dragged it towards the mouth of the Darktide Lizard, and then the toothless mouth was smashed a few times, and the little gopher was swallowed alive.

The Darktide Lizard, which swallowed the little gopher, spoke:

"Kill!"

"Kill them all, this is ours!"

Dozens of Darktide lizards rushed in.

They break into the gopher's nest and hunt down everything they can see.

The gopher is a monster with its agility and flexible fur, and relies on its unusually sharp claws and teeth to attack enemies. Only after reaching the third and fourth stages will you begin to gain the ability to manipulate earth and rock.

In the current gopher population, this is an ability that only a few of the best have.

On the other hand, the Darktide Lizard, after a year of hard work, is now the best of the best.

Such a population suddenly launched an attack on the gophers.

What it brought was an almost one-sided battle.

Wherever the Darktide Lizards passed, all the gophers were slaughtered.

Young and smaller gophers are swallowed by them in one bite, while larger ones are swarmed and torn to pieces.

Wait until another few minutes have passed.

The gopher guards, who were originally guarding above, also discovered the mutation in the underground lair.

Realizing the urgency of the situation, they returned to beneath the surface.

However, after a few minutes of slaughter, the Darktide Lizard almost occupied the favorable terrain in the nest, and these gopher guards guarding their homes became the side that needed to conquer the nest.

The gophers that were attacked suffered heavy losses.

Under the premise of expanding the advantage of the battle situation, a Darktide lizard sensed a problem.

Gophers do send guards to guard the top of their nests.

But in the underground of the Thousand Mountains Stone Forest, there should also be gophers responsible for safety.

But now that they are attacking, most of these gopher guards are gathered above the nest, as if they are guarding against something.

"Hiss-"

"There's something on the ground?"

A Darktide lizard was a little uneasy.

Although the area of the Three Pillars Lake is occupied by underground races, the most valuable area is the Three Pillars Lake on the surface.

In case something goes wrong there......

Their plan to give birth to a new leader as soon as possible is in trouble!

And you can't get the protection of a strong man as soon as possible.

Even if they can take over the territory of the gophers, their future fate will not be good.

Ideally.

That is, just like this year, hiding and escaping everywhere in the underground of the Thousand Mountains Stone Forest.

"No way!"

"Danger must be eliminated!"

The Darktide lizard sensed the problem.

It immediately roared a few times, calling a few of its kindreds with good fighting power.

They then slashed through the area where the battle was taking place, climbing from a wet mound to the surface.

"Hiss?"

The Darktide Lizard couldn't comprehend what was in front of him.

Because there are no other magical beasts here that have come to fight for the territory.

Instead, two human figures, a man and a woman, were staring at them with some inexplicability.

(End of chapter)