Chapter 88 Ancient Bone-Ravagers
"Elder Chanakya said one day outside is a month in here," Karn muttered to himself, his voice sounding oddly flat in the dense, heavy air. "He needs me to execute the Raktaksha Patriarch, a Tier 9 Peak expert. That means I have no time to rest. I need to force a fundamental breakthrough to Tier 9, or everything falls apart."
Before he could take another step, the rust-colored sand fifty yards ahead began to violently churn.
A low, guttural screech echoed across the barren plains, vibrating at a frequency that made the nearby stones rattle. From beneath the dunes, three massive figures erupted into the crimson light. They stood fifteen feet tall, their bodies composed of jagged, dark-iron ores and fused skeletal remains of ancient titans. They possessed four arms, each ending in scythe-like bone blades that dripped with a corrosive, black acid that hissed as it hit the sand.
System, Karn thought, his eyes narrowing with a hunter's focus.
