Dense clouds appeared in the sky, looming over the mountain ranges that spanned tens of thousands of kilometers. Dozens and even hundreds of kilometers of rivers ran across the mountains and plains.0

Along the banks of the rivers, massive herds of mutated beasts could often be seen galloping. Their powerful roars filled the air with a primal, desolate energy.0

At the base of a ten-thousand-meter-tall mountain, colossal trees hundreds of meters tall rose from the earth. Their bark was as tough and rugged as steel, and their lush, intertwined branches obscured the sky. Moreover, they bore fruit the size of a meter, which served as the primary food source for the Black-Scaled Horned Apes.0

The ape-like horned creatures stood over ten meters tall, could leap dozens or even hundreds of meters, and had fierce, intimidating cries. They had also made the forest their home. 0

As the apes frolicked, a silent predator slithered ever closer from within the shadows—a fifty-meter-long python covered in gray-black scales.0

However, just as the...0