The most horrifying part wasn't that the Apex monster was gazing towards him. It was the fact that he didn't feel pressure. Once spotted by the Apex Queen, he should have been assaulted by her aura, forcing him to grit his teeth.
Yet he hadn't… Almost like she wasn't hostile towards him at all.
'Is that because I pricked up the Heartroot? The thing that stopped her from evolving?' He wondered only to shake his head a second later.
'No matter if she is hostile to me or not, the mere fact she comes closer, bringing two monsters more powerful than even her, is daunting enough.'
Making use of the moment, he threw glances towards the lava ocean and the Taintstorm. Both were advancing and had begun to enter the Golden Lands. It was only a matter of time until they became a problem.
Wasting no time, he descended, joining the Chosen group once more, and threw Rachel her golden binoculars back.
