It was surprising that a Mountain Beast had appeared, but even more surprising that someone had killed it. No one was foolish enough to doubt it this time around, since the Mountain Beast's body was still lying in front of the gallery.
It was hard to gauge the monster's power from its appearance alone, but people understood. In the future, more and more monsters that could not be dealt with by ordinary means would appear. If they wanted to live, they had to rely on power. Either the power of many, or the power of an individual.
