Chapter 904: Scary, Too Scary (1/2)

The earthworm-type demon beast clones dug through the rocky layer, mostly filling up the path they made behind them as they proceeded forward. This was to ensure the column they dug wouldn't collapse when they encountered something amiss.

Moreover, if a clone died after digging into a field of lava, it would cause the lava to flow through the tunnel it had dug, allowing it to flow through the entire rock section. That would restrict the paths Krune could move through during his escape.

There was also the possibility that if a similar thing constantly happened, before he could realize what was happening, he would be surrounded by tunnels of lava. After that, chances of him making a successful escape would become slim.

That was why all the clones were careful in their movements, tunneling through while filling up the parts they had dug immediately. This slowed down their exploration speed tremendously, but it was the safest approach.

Nevertheless, Krune wasn't pressed for time. He was in here for the experience, to better temper himself through all sorts of situations. Therefore, even the current situation was just a means to train himself.

Well, he also had to stay in the Sub-Realm for ten whole years.

That was a lot of time to consider. Therefore, he wasn't in a hurry. Of course, that didn't mean he could take his sweet time exploring. He didn't know when the surroundings would turn volatile. Besides, Krune couldn't relax after sensing two warnings from the Calamity Laws.

That meant that there was something dangerous, incredibly so, in the rocks that were capable of threatening his life. With that, he had to be careful.

Krune then sensed the dot in his glabella, trying to comprehend the details in it. Though, upon realizing the fact that activating it would release Godly Energy in the surroundings, he refrained from looking at it for the time being, cursing mentally.

'The one who made this is cunning. If I didn't have the Calamity Laws to warn me, I would have pulled out the tablet and triggered whatever danger that rests in this place.'

He could feel his heart thump in long intervals as if it was strained. The beats were intermittent, but some were stronger than the rest. And with every strong beat, he shuddered. It was fear, something he had forgotten long ago.

His back was drenched with sweat while all the hair on his arms stood ramrod straight. The pores on his skin opened while his primitive senses were at full sensitivity. Even the slightest vibration in the rocks caused him to shudder.

The feeling of fear was brought about by many reasons, one of which was because his senses were cut off. Until now, even if his Divine Sense had been restricted or blocked, Krune always relied on his Mental Energy Scan to pull through.

Sadly, he couldn't rely on his Mental Energy Scan in this place. Therefore, he felt like he had become blind and was unable to make sense of his surroundings. Emotions that he never knew he was capable of experiencing emanated from him.

His brows trembled as his breathing grew labored. Unwilling to watch his mental state deteriorate further, Krune closed his eyes, taking in deep breaths as he continued to circulate Godly Energy through his godly meridians. Of course, this was just a means of calming himself down.

Out of the seven fragments Little Krune could split itself into, four were currently inhabiting their own Pseudo-Wisps, exploring through the rocky layer. Two were in his subspace, idle, while the final one was in the Lawless Plains.

At present, it was comprehending the essence of the energy-gathering formation to see if it could obtain something new from it. It was also comprehending the laws related to his subspace to increase its size.

Through their shared thoughts, Krune tried to activate the teleportation formation to see if it worked. Unfortunately, when the Little Krune fragment activated the teleportation formation in the Lawless Plains, followed by a spark, it deactivated.

This meant that the spatial bridge between them was cut off. So, Krune couldn't rely on it to send in Pseudo-Wisps from time to time and replenish his reserves. With that, he only had the 90 Pseudo-Wisps he had brought over with him.

'At least I brought quite a lot. The Godly Energy in them would last me for a long time unless I encounter something overpowered,' Krune thought as he saw from the perspectives of the other four clones.

He couldn't see through their eyes or hear through their senses. That wasn't possible. Though, thanks to their shared thoughts, everything the clones experienced, he felt them as well. On top of that, there wasn't even a fraction of a second's delay.

Among the clones, one proceeded vertically upward while the other proceeded vertically downward. This was in hopes of seeing the ends of the rock layer. Moreover, Krune had a faint hunch that what he saw before wasn't the whole situation.