Deep within the Spirit Beast Garden.
Several undercover agents from the righteous path stood upwind. Although they held their breath, the stench still seemed to seep through their very pores.
Before them was a "mountain."
The agents' mouths twitched as they stared at it.
'Is this what she calls "love"?'
'It feels like that demoness saw through us and is deliberately using this method to trample on our dignity, trying to make us shovel dung like common farmers!'
'She probably thinks we'd be stupid enough to go in there with shovels, get close to that beast, and maybe even get trampled into paste, right?'
The group looked at the colossal beast slumbering in the distance.
An Armored Rhinoceros. Tough hide, thick flesh, and a violent temper. If it were startled awake, they'd be lucky to escape without serious injuries.
'But she miscalculated!'
The eldest agent formed a hand seal, and a glow of Spiritual Power flowed from his fingertips.
"Artifact Manipulation Skill! Rise!"
