'Why is that shape so familiar?' Zhen Liu asked himself as he ordered the zako he was currently piggybacking to get closer to the fire at the center of the room.
Enraptured by the strangely shaped bonfire, Zhen Liu willed the zako to get closer and closer to the point that he completely abandoned stealth.
Unfortunately, he had decided to do so without making sure the rest of the room was clear.
'That conical shape...those arms...it looks exactly like the—'
[Oi, what the fuck?]
'Shit.'
As such, the rock zako that Zhen Liu was piggybacking had ended up getting caught by one of the Kaijin assigned to smelt the [Malevolent Gold] that day.
Through the zako's eyes, Zhen Liu found himself being stared at by a Kaijin that looked like a giraffe and a snail had combined into one unsettling combination.
It took Zhen Liu a bit of effort to not cringe at the sight of this odd Kaijin bending their long, boneless neck with unnatural ease.