Chapter 1390 Grudge [3]

Chapter 1390 Grudge [3]

Damien was a man of great destiny. Upon almost dying in the uncharted territory, he found his way to a treasure and made great gains.

However, this experience was only limited to those who had great fortune. For those who weren't so lucky, it was completely different.

Gerald died immediately. Pria was luckier because she was further away, but her fate wasn't much better than his in the coming days.

She had to endure and endure in an environment where she was no longer an illustrious God.

Where Gods were the norm and all those who were weak would be killed.

She had to struggle to survive. She barely even made it back to the area past the boundary stele where she could find some safety, and when she did, she learned that most of those who entered the realm with her were dead.

There were a few Demigods left, those who stayed back in case of an emergency situation, but that was it. Their numbers weren't great nor was their strength.

It was impossible to strike Veritas again no matter how much she wanted revenge.

She didn't know where Damien was, and without Gerald, she couldn't stand against the Veritas Grand Elders.

It was unfortunate, but it was reality. She had to grit her teeth and push down her personal feelings.

There was still time left before the secret realm closed. Was she supposed to just sit around and wait until she could go back to the Heavenly World and report the situation to her superiors?

No.

If she did that, not only would she die, her reputation would be sullied and she wouldn't gain peace even in death.

If she wanted to survive, she had to show results that offset their failure against Veritas.

Thus, with the few that were left from her clan, she went into the uncharted territory to explore.

Pria spent several days there before she managed to escape. She was hiding for most of it, terrified of creatures like the one that killed Gerald, but she at least knew more about the ecosystem than the Kyushu Federation's team.

With that knowledge, she led her expedition team deeper into the realm with incredible speed. As the months passed, they gained knowledge of the habitats and habits of several creatures that didn't exist in the Heavenly World, gathered resources that would benefit the Straea Clan, and overall made good progress.

Today was no different than any other day.

Or at least, it wasn't supposed to be.

They'd been trekking in the same direction for a while now, and it was almost time to switch paths so they didn't run into the Kyushu Federation group.

"Everyone, be careful."

Pria gave the same warning she'd given many times thus far. She couldn't stress it enough how wary they needed to be.

Damien put the bait down a few days ago. Accounting for the time it would take for it to arrive here from its perch, its arrival was imminent.

He glanced over at Pria's party.

They were roughly one million kilometers away, extremely close to said bait.

'I want to watch from closer, but it's a shame that I'd die if I tried.'

He shrugged and watched as it happened.

A shadow appeared over the land, blotting out dozens of millions of kilometers of rainforest with its size.

The clouds in the sky parted under its weight, and the textured outline of a creature appeared in the eyes of those below.

'Godbeast: Thunderbird.'

An existence beyond Divine Beasts. An existence that established its place in the heavens and became one of the countless bloodlines that created the basis of all beasts.

It was a true Godbeast, perhaps the first of its kind.

When Damien discovered it, he almost couldn't hold his excitement and curiosity, but he was forced to because of its strength.

Instead, he spent great heaps of time watching it carefully from a distance as it went about its duties.

It mainly preyed on larger carnivorous species, but it had a soft spot for a certain type of herb called the Silver Moon Leaf. These were like a delicacy to the Thunderbird, and when Damien found out that fact, he immediately established the entire plan he was currently putting into action.

In fact, while Pria and the rest didn't know, they were surrounded by Silver Moon Leaves right now.

And as the Thunderbird came to collect them, its natural abilities were activated.

The Thunderbird had a role in this realm that couldn't be replaced.

It was the reason for the flourishing ecosystem that existed here.

It was the rain.

Drops of water fell from the air, guided by the Thunderbird's presence.

Everything under its body was enveloped in heavy rainfall, and as the mist rose over the rainforest, countless creatures came out of their hiding places.

This was step one of the plan.

The Thunderbird didn't care about humans. It would leave after it took the prize it came for.

But what about the rest?

Damien made sure they wouldn't let go of the appetizing prey he prepared for them.