The sound of a metallic gate creaking open drew Coco's attention, the noise cutting through the air with a grating screech.
A loud thump echoed from within the gates, making Coco instinctively place her hand on the unbreakable hoe at her hip, her fingers gripping the handle tightly.
"What the hell is causing the ground to shake this much?" Coco mumbled, her eyebrows furrowing.
As the cause of the loud thump finally emerged, Coco's eyes widened in surprise as she laid eyes upon the monster that stepped forward— a large tough crocodile, easily twice the size of the ones she was accustomed to catching.
The armor of the monster was shining despite the sky having barely any sunlight left and its size? Its height has reached Coco's hip, the mere sight of it causing Coco to tense up.
It wasn't just her who was caught off guard.
Murmurs of disbelief rippled through the arena, the air charged with astonishment.
