Kapitel 854: Chapter 853: Terracotta Grottos (15)

I healed the wound on my palm as I moved backwards, washing away the blood and ensuring my hand would be able to grasp the hilt of the Khopesh without issue, whilst also getting rid of the slight sting that stole away some of my attention - I would be needing all of it as I continued to silently move away from the Wurm.

I couldn't see it directly, only the faintest of outlines as it leaned down to sniff the patches of blood I had left behind, its long tongue flicking out and appearing suddenly within the grass, the black appendage far too dark to blend in perfectly like the rest of its body.

The slight tremors pulsing through the ground as it crawled towards me were able to be felt as well, albeit briefly and very faintly, the monster's sheer size and weight making it almost impossible for something that big to remain completely unnoticeable, but the fact it was barely noticeable was already scary enough.