“The native girl disappeared!”

Hawa had disappeared. At Noel’s cry, Chi-Woo and everyone turned around, startled. Even though Hawa had been inside their formation a few moments ago, she had disappeared without a trace.

Noel, who had been looking for Hawa, lowered her gaze after quickly looking around. Then her sharp eyes widened in shock; the injured young man was also nowhere in sight. He’d disappeared in less than ten seconds, and there wasn’t even a trace of him left. It was at that moment—

Dududududu! The befuddled expedition team felt the ground shake underneath their feet, up and down and side to side like a concentrated earthquake. The shaking was so intense that a couple of them lost balance and fell.

“What is happening…!” Apoline yelled at the unexpected phenomenon, frustrated.

“Damn it! I have no idea either! This didn’t happen the last time I was here!” Jin-Cheon also desperately tried to maintain his balance.

Even in this unexpected situation, Chi-Woo saw Ru Amuh maintain his balance and lifted Abis into the air. Chi-Woo shouted, “We have to get out of here!”

Then Chi-Woo, who was about to help those who weren’t able to get up, felt both of his feet sink into the ground. The space around his feet felt suddenly empty, and when he unconsciously moved around, it felt like he was swimming in the air. The expedition members looked down on instinct, and they were all shocked to find the ground moving like a living thing—like a monster with its own will.

The ground opened up wide and swallowed the falling expedition members before immediately closing its...