Ben found it strange because he had never heard of rock-shaped creatures like these. Although the types of alien monsters and creatures in Vaun are endlessly varied, most of them have origins that can be traced. Creatures with forms similar to soil or rock are generally either magic puppets or connected to the Earth Elent World. Except for a few stone-statue ghosts, beast-shaped creatures are very rare.
Biological forms from the Earth Elent World are more commonly insect-like.
However, seeing the miner's suspicion arise again, Ben hurriedly cald him down: "Is there anyone else here besides you?" He knew that miners usually enter the mining area in groups.
The miner swallowed a gulp, seeming to just rember this, and quickly nodded: "Yes," he said, "I ca here with my group, but we got scattered when we encountered the creatures."
He couldn't help but glance into the depths of the cave, uncertainly saying, "I don't know where they went, I don't know if they're still alive. The creatures might have chased them..."
He seed sowhat relieved yet still frightened.
"By the way," the miner suddenly rembered sothing, "Lord Mahan is also here."
"Lord Mahan?"
"Don't you know him?" The miner was slightly surprised, "He is the foreman of this area. I heard he used to be in the army. His swordsmanship is very skilled. When the earthquake started, he said he would go ahead and look, and then those creatures appeared."
Ben sweated, thinking that he almost let slip a hint after casually asking. Luckily, the worker didn't have high vigilance upon seeing 'soone like us.'
However, he didn't hear the problem, but Qian slightly frowned: "Didn't the earthquake cause the cave to collapse instantly? Besides, why did he go ahead to check?"
As soone who had beco a rcenary from a very young age, the girl's way of thinking was much more alert and sharp than Ben's.
Upon hearing this, Ben also reacted: "You're right. At that mont, shouldn't he seek a safe place to take shelter?"
"No, no, no," the miner quickly shook his head. "The vibration wasn't that severe at first, and the rock strata down here are relatively solid, so the collapse wasn't that bad. The key is that the vibration ca from the south; didn't you feel it?"
The vibration ca from the south—
This unexpected information made Ben react, confirming that his guess was almost certain. Sothing remarkable had been dug up from under the Shafelund Mine. Although he didn't know them well, he couldn't help but worry for Kevan and those young people, thinking that they had likely t a grim fate. Ben sighed.
"It doesn't seem like an earthquake," Qian whispered, turning back, "Lord."
Ben had already resolved to go ahead and take a look. Though the Silver Heritage isn't as rare as the Golden Apple, it is still a rare and valuable item. However, given such expensive rewards, the task is likely not that simple.
He suddenly interrupted Qian, raising a finger to his lips: "Shh—"
The mine tunnel fell silent, save for the heavy breathing of the miner. But soon, both Qian and the miner heard a rustling sound coming from the south, as if sothing was moving along the ground.
"They're coming."
The man's face turned pale in an instant.
But instead of panic, Ben lowered his sword, feeling sowhat puzzled. While many creatures seed to be coming, the slightly heavy footsteps didn't sound like anything too formidable.
Soon, the creatures ntioned by the miner began to reveal themselves from the darkness. First to appear was a grey-white feline creature, gracefully stepping into the light cast by the lighting crystal, staring at Ben with eyes resembling grey gemstones.
No, those were actually grey gemstones.
Because this slender feline was rely a stone statue—a living stone statue—with grey crystals as its eyes.
Upon seeing this creature, Ben imdiately understood. It wasn't a rock-shaped monster but a summon, specifically a biological form mimicked by Earth Elents.
The form it takes depends entirely on the summoner's intentions.
However, Ben was slightly surprised, "Is there an Elf Master down there?" This thought flashed through his mind quickly, "Or perhaps sothing controlling these creatures subconsciously?"
The latter seed much more likely. But if it were equipnt with autonomous consciousness, even if it lacked intelligence, it would have at least Fantasy Level 1 potential.
It could even be very high-level Fantasy Rank equipnt.
Realizing this, Ben felt a surge of emotion, thinking that after arriving in this world, he could finally witness advanced equipnt first-hand.
While he was thinking, more cats erged from the darkness, quickly exceeding ten in number, with several pairs of glowing eyes flickering beyond the light's edge.
More than twenty Rock Black Panthers ford a semicircular encirclent around them.
Ben's face showed no hint of panic. He stepped forward, lowering his longsword: "Step back a bit, Qian."
Qian grabbed the miner, whose legs had gone weak with fright and was trying to crawl away, then turned her head to nod at Ben obediently and retreated. Knowing she had no strength now, possessing only slightly stronger constitution than an ordinary person thanks to the Divine Envoy, staying on the frontline would only hinder Ben.
Although she had lost power, her insight remained. She could see that these stone panthers seed to pose no threat—especially to Ben.
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(PS. Tomorrow will cover the updates from the day before yesterday, 4 updates on the 18th. Relatives' wedding on the 19th, unsure about updating, but if missed, it will be made up.)(To be continued. To find out what happens next, visit qidian, more chapters available. Support the author and legitimate reading!)
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