Chapter 53: Phantom Sight
CH53 Phantom Sight
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Alex exited the cave the same way he had entered. Along the way, he carefully sealed off the various access points leading to the Dragon Lair-turned-cave mine and the Stalactite Milk caverns.
It was a measure to ensure those natural resources had enough time to replenish themselves before another fortunate soul stumbled upon them.
Exiting from the lair of the fallen Overlord and returning to the valley, Alex was surprised to find the battle over the flesh of the deceased monsters still ongoing.
’More like it’s spread,’ Alex observed, activating his Spirit Sight to watch the carnage unfold.
From the chaotic tangle of energy signatures, he could tell that even creatures with no realistic hope of claiming a piece of Overlord flesh had joined the fray.
The battlefield had turned into a war of attrition—an endless brawl layered in blood and ambition. While the majority couldn’t obtain the prized meat of the Overlords, they were more than content with tearing apart weaker beasts who could. Even creatures just a tier below the Overlords had become prime targets.
For many, this was a golden opportunity.
A battlefield littered with corpses and weakened combatants offered more than enough sustenance. It had become a self-perpetuating meat grinder—where beasts driven by base hunger fought, died, and were consumed by others just a level lower.
’This won’t end until a new Overlord rises,’ Alex reasoned, ’or until one of the older overlord beasts steps in to put a stop to it.’