The bright moon hung high, casting its clear light over the vast Beast Cave.
Trudging halfway through the path with tense nerves, Ximen Gu belatedly sensed something was amiss; this particular level was rather unusual.
In any other realm, the night would be the peak of Fierce Beast activity, requiring him to avoid them after nightfall. Yet this level was eerily quiet.
Still, as he traveled, he encountered no danger. Everything seemed normal.
The first thought that crossed Ximen Gu's mind was that he might have stepped into the territory of a powerful Fierce Beast, as the stronger they are, the keener their territorial sense, and they would attack intruders.
However, Ximen Gu quickly dismissed this notion after recalling how he just looked out from a high vantage point and observed serene tranquility beneath the moonlight.
If it was indeed a beast's territory,
then there was only one possibility: the entire vast level of the Beast Cave was under the domain of a single beast.
