It existed
All the creatures that were attacking left and right just a moment ago suddenly became docile, freezing like statues in various positions. They looked like puppets with their strings cut off as if there was nobody left to control them anymore.
*Tap*tap*Tap*tap*
One weak, one heavy. What sounded like footsteps came from somewhere within the forest. The fog parted, giving way to a large reptilian figure (Ch 694). It crawled forward with skeletal legs but the sound of footsteps was not coming from them.
There was a person walking right next to it. If any of the barbarians were still here they would have instantly recognized him as Niko who was thought to be lost before the battle began.
Only he wasn't very much 'him' anymore. He was walking side by side with the creature. There were some long strands of hair connecting his head to the Djinn.