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"I have been waiting for you two to show up."

Aldrich heard a hoarse voice and felt like his eardrums would burst if he kept listening to it. The words that he heard echoed within the suffocating chamber dozens of times. The majestic creature stood up from its resting position. But Aldrich couldn't figure out the reason for so much hate within its eyes.

ROARRRRR!!!

The Divine Beast roared, shaking every nook and cranny around it. Even Aldrich and Boomie couldn't help but take a step back. But this wasn't just a meaningless show of power. The Lava-pool under the Crawler churned as hundreds of different beasts came out of it. These tiny crawlers didn't have a normal body like others. Instead of flesh, they had rocks and ash. And sleek lava streams had replaced the blood in their veins.

Aldrich noticed lizards, cats, apes, boars, and goats among many as they crawled out of the pool.

"Boomie, no matter what, don't deal the killing blow on it."