Adam's grip around the Staff of Calamity tightened, and he quickly got into a fighting stance.
Earlier, he had assumed that since even basic plant life couldn't grow in this strange terrain, living beings could also not flourish here.
But he was clearly wrong.
Just now, he sensed a creature rushing towards him. Perhaps it was drawn to him by the sound, or perhaps something else.
But the most alarming thing about this was, if there was one creature, it was likely that there were countless more!
Why did I expect things to play out so easily? Have they ever?
He gritted his teeth, his heart pounding in fright as he waited for the creature to close the distance.
And soon, Adam was able to clearly make out the creature's features.
It stood upright, but nothing about it was human. Its body was stretched too tall, its limbs too long, bending at angles that shouldn't have been possible. Beneath its thin, pallid skin, something seemed to writhe unnaturally.
