The ground trembled as the colossal mountain-beast shifted, its sheer bulk blotting out the horizon.
With one ponderous step, it came to a halt, directly in the Saberfangs' path.
The pack snarled in unison, their roars echoing through the forest like thunderclaps. Even the peak Saberfang, the one whose body rivaled the size of a hill, seemed suddenly diminished, reduced to little more than a cub before this towering monstrosity.
Dust swirled, trees cracked and toppled under the oppressive weight of its presence.
Fang Yuan, balanced atop his mount, narrowed his eyes.
A sound like grinding stone rumbled from the creature's vast shell as its head slowly emerged, ancient and weathered, its eyes glowing like lanterns sunk deep in the earth.
The ridged plates across its back gleamed like jagged cliffs after rain, and moss clung to its carapace as though entire forests had made their home there.
