"Early before the First Era, a powerful clan had already settled in the swamp. Judging from fossils and remains, the forests and swamps provided them with abundant food. The aborigines were physically strong and intellectually developed.

"The ancient gods came to their primitive clan and taught them to build tall temples with huge rocks and pray to the stars. We call them the Bellomon clan.

"The Bellomon clan soon entered a golden age. Their glorious cities and pyramids spread above and below the ground, and they opened up new colonies towards the mountains.

"But as the Bellomon Clan colony spread underground, an unspeakable monster began to attack them and feed on them.

"They prayed devoutly to the ancient gods and offered the most beautiful girls and the strongest warriors as sacrifices. The ancient gods graciously accepted the prayers and granted blessings.

"The blessed warriors became incredibly powerful. They began to fight back, driving the terrible monsters back into the dark underground. The clan rejoiced in victory, unaware of the destruction that was coming.

"The warriors fell into madness one after another and transformed into twisted monsters, even more terrifying and cunning than the monsters in the underground.

"The Belomon clan was retreating steadily. They gave up their territory on the ground and retreated to the altar of the ancient god, preparing to put up a desperate resistance there."

"My research team and I found some puzzling clues about this lost ancient civilization, as well as the remains of unknown underground monsters. These monsters are not the same as the fossils of ancient creatures found previously, which changed me.

The original plan. I will seek the assistance of Lord Besarius, the leader of the Purifiers. He may be able to help us get closer to the truth."

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"We were lost, without food, hungry and exhausted.

"For several days we have been unable to find a way out, nor can we contact the Purifiers.

"My researchers are getting fewer and fewer. They disappear silently into the darkness, and only their incomplete clothes can be found.

"The monster is very vigilant and moves quickly, and ambush us in the dark. Its appearance cannot be described, and we did not see its full picture. Every time it appears, it is accompanied by a clear ticking sound, and the firelight reflects sharp and ferocious sounds on the stone wall.

Claws and horns. Every time it appears, it grabs someone and leaves behind a sticky liquid."

"We decided to retreat to this pyramid and light a bonfire. According to the interpretation of the ancient stone tablets, this is the refuge of the Bellomon clan, and there is a road leading to the ground. May the God of Contract and Truth protect me."

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"However, there are not many plants here, and the flammable materials at hand are limited. Once the fire goes out, the monster will appear from the darkness again."

"We couldn't escape. There were terrible sounds from the tunnel in the distance, and those terrifying shadows were approaching in the darkness. I saw the reflection of their claws on the wall, their mouthparts open like petals, like
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