Arthis paused, and then turned to stare at the rear half of the Echoing Worm.

The latter half of its body that was partially obscured by the fog… was actually empty!

To be more exact… the latter half of its body had been chewed up by an unknown entity, and only the top half of its body remained!

Clatter! Oda Nobunaga, Murai Sadakatsu and Mori Ranmaru immediately stood back to back with each other with their katanas unsheathed as they gazed warily into the darkness around them.

Something’s here…

There was something unknown hidden in the darkness, devouring the hill-sized Echoing Worms.

Qin Ye gulped nervously. Copious amounts of Yin energy converged about him in an instant, and he promptly transformed into his Hell’s Emissary state. With his mourning staff in arm, he picked up the remains of the Echoing Worm and took a closer look at it.

“It wasn’t chewed off with a single bite…” He gazed back into the dark, roiling fog about them, “Rather… it appears as though it had been gnawed away by countless ants and mice. The Echoing Worm’s remnants reveal the aftermath of hundreds of little bite marks.”

Like a silent whimper, the dark fog that was roiling gently caused everyone’s hair to stand on end.

Finally, after a long time, Arthis spoke up one more with a hushed voice, “In any case, we should head further into Hell and take a closer inspection at what’s become of this place. With the Book of Life and Death paving the way for us, no creature under the level of a Yama-class existence would even dare draw close to us. We’re absolutely safe under its care. Besides… not even I can part the fog of Yin energy for a closer inspection of what’s hidden within.”

Nobody had any objections...