The Sahara Desert.

The Eye of the Sahara has a diameter of 340 kilometers. It's barren. From above, it looks like three concentric circles.

Ignoring the backstory, it's a massive circular plate with patterns.

But this is only from a giant's perspective.

Because, to tiny humans, they can't even see the whole shape.

They only see a massive, circular, city-sized ruin.

It's about 400 meters above sea level. When Chino reached the center, he didn't find anything.

Everything had been buried by sand. Its former appearance was long gone.

Chino stomped his foot. The ground instantly cracked, and sand flew everywhere. A downward passage was revealed in the center.

The ground of this passage was extremely hard, like an alloy. No matter how hard Chino tried, he couldn't break it.

Vespa quickly approached and entered the tunnel.

But the tunnel was filled with sand. Vespa summoned a group of Fish-Men and began excavating.

After about a day, they cleared the space.

The space below wasn't large. There were three levels down. At the bottom level was a circle.

And on this circle, there was a slot that perfectly matched the Trident.

Vespa reported this to Chino.

Chino quickly made a decision.

"Seal this place."

The Fish-Men found cement and sealed the slot. Over the next few days, they brought even more mud and poured it in, sealing the entire underground palace.

Chino still wasn't at ease and had a large mountain moved to cover the only entrance.

This is what happens when the boss discovers the key location first.

"Next, let's just wait for the guests to arrive."

...

After Chino sealed the entrance, with no monsters to hinder them, the Kitsune's journey became unbelievably smooth.

"They kept sending monsters to stop us before. Clearly, they knew where we were going, and that place is related to them."

"Now, we're getting closer and closer, but they've stopped. Something's not right."

"What do you think?"

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"They might have found Atlantis before us and are prepared to welcome us. That's why they withdrew the monsters."

"They want to wipe us out in one fell swoop?"

"Are we still going?"

"Yes."

"Since we've come this far, we can only continue."

"We can't let the previous sacrifices be in vain."

"If we turn back now, we'll only be in a more passive position next time. We'll have even fewer opportunities."

"Where are The Centaur and the dog?"

"They should have arrived."

Zero sat in a helicopter. He was alone.

And the one he was talking to was 020, the Computer, in data form.

"Can you locate The Centaur and the dog?"

"Searching…"

...

In the Sahara Desert.

The Centaur's hind legs sank into the sand. He pulled them out and took a step forward, but his front legs sank into the sand.

After walking like this for a while, even the patient Centaur couldn't take it anymore.

"Damn it!"

"I hate sand. I hate deserts. If someone made me come to the desert again, I swear I'll kick them to death!"

The Centaur's hooves were like horseshoes. They were too small. Walking on sand, it was very easy for them to sink.

That's why camels, with their large feet and stable center of gravity, were the main mode of transportation in the desert.

At this moment, The Centaur wished he was a camel.

Otherwise, with his speed, he should have already arrived at his destination.

On the other hand, 011 Celestial Beast wasn't doing much better. The desert also wasn't suited for him.

He crawled on the sand, moving very slowly, sweating profusely.

Strictly speaking, he wasn't afraid of hot or cold temperatures.

But the desert's dry heat rapidly dehydrated him, keeping him in a constant state of thirst.

And the sandy environment made it difficult for him to move, rapidly depleting his stamina.

He couldn't even speak. His throat felt like it was about to burst. Every sound caused him pain.

At this rate, Celestial Beast felt like he was going to die!

"So close, yet so far… Just a few more steps… I'm really going to die…"

The Celestial Beast dropped to all fours, his tongue lolling out. He was physically exhausted.

Just as he was about to collapse, he suddenly smelled an extremely strong, pungent fishy smell!

"Fish."

Celestial Beast's eyes instantly turned red. He instantly located the source and charged forward!

...

On a large mountain in the Sahara Desert.

Vespa stood at the peak. He saw a figure rapidly approaching.

The figure moved quickly, kicking up sand along the way.

At this moment, a voice echoed in Vespa's ears.

"Vespa…"

"I understand."

Vespa said, and then jumped off the mountain, chanting a strange incantation.

"Shoggoth!"

Vespa waved his hand, and several monsters instantly emerged from the desert!

These monsters looked like giant amoebas made of tar. Glowing eyes covered their surfaces, and their bodies wriggled like hounds.

At this moment, Celestial Beast, who was running at high speed through the desert, instantly charged forward!

Vespa saw clearly, that was a… red dog.

Splat, splat!!

A cloud of blood and gore erupted. In a flash, Celestial Beast tore apart all the monsters Vespa had summoned!

It was so fast that Vespa couldn't even see clearly!

Instantly killed in a single encounter, what level of monster was this?

"The Shoggoths were killed in one hit?"

As Vespa spoke, Celestial Beast charged at him.

Vespa suddenly felt a chill.

At this moment, he clearly felt that something had been taken from him, forever!

Vespa stiffly turned his head. He saw blood on his arm. Below that, there was nothing.

And Celestial Beast's mouth was holding his left arm!

Celestial Beast began to chew, swallowing the arm, bones and flesh, then wiping its mouth.

"Successful."

He turned his head. His blood-red eyes stared at Vespa like a wild beast!

Vespa was stunned. Celestial Beast lunged at him!

Splat, splat!

Blood stained the desert. Vespa's body was torn apart in an instant, falling onto the endless sand.

"This is… my…"

End?

Celestial Beast devoured his flesh and blood, quickly recovering.

Then, he looked at the large mountain.

But as he left, a green light suddenly shot down from the mountain, shining on Vespa's mangled body!

"Fear not death. The power of the Horse will heal all your physical wounds."

Vespa's shattered body quickly reassembled.

His consciousness returned. He abruptly sat up in the desert.

Just now, he seemed to have met Death.