Lion Palace, deep inside.
An area unknown to people.
Thud, thud, thud!
Amid incredibly heavy footsteps, shadows shuttle within.
Every one of them is dressed in rags, their faces are withered, and their bodies are emaciated.
Yet, each one carries hundreds of pounds of ore walking in this tunnel, their eyes being lifeless and dull, even if rats crawl over their bodies, they do not care.
Even when rats gnaw at them, they remain indifferent.
Only—
Squeak, squeak!
Several rats gnawed through one of the miner's abdomen, broke his spine, and after the miner fell to the ground, a shadow came forward.
A deep blue radiance enveloped the miner and several rats.
Inhaling, the rats' blood, flesh, and bones melted, filled into the miner's blood, flesh, and bones, enabling him to continue working.
The figure picked up the miner's lamp, humming a tune from earlier years, continued checking.
