Beast Den

"Kano" called out Lex, as he withdrew the white robes from the inventory.

Kano wrapped around Lex tightly and covered his entire body as a complete outfit that fit Lex's body perfectly.

Scouting Eye

Lex's eyes became completely clear as his senses fused and he could completely sense everything around him.

[System where is the beast's den] Lex asked, hoping there was an easy way to find it, as he continued rushing towards the outer country.

{Ding, the system cannot provide the exact location however I can tell you that it is underground, and in the eastern Outer Aria slums} announced the system.

Lex became really frustrated hearing this, as he had already assumed it would be underground, and the system's information wasn't specific enough to help him.

{Ding, Mission Issued - Save Angela from the feeding ritual in the Canidae den} announced the system.

As he heard this Lex's assumptions were correct and he instantly felt his heart beating at a dangerous pace and interrupted the system from announcing the reward to him.

Failure and loneliness haunted him, as he found it very hard to keep a clear and collected mind.

"Calm down" he screamed at himself as he bit down on his hand.

The pain jolted his mind and suddenly stopping, Lex took deep breaths as he tried to calm himself down.

[I will not fail with my second chance and I won't let Angela be killed] he declared, allowing his desire and ambition to overshadow his fear and doubt.

Returning to the blooded area that he had battled in previously, Lex made it as his start point and he would look for their den from here.

In this reality that was within the Lower Plains, levelling or cultivation was what most were focused on and also made it so that the technological advancement was much lower than in Lex's past reality, so the sewer system underground was very basic.

There were a series of underground tunnels that all led to a landfill that would store all the sewage on the outer areas of the country.

Stretching out his vision, by supplying the Scouting Eye with more energy, Lex searched for an entrance into the sewers as he walked around in the area.

Eventually, Lex followed the bloodstains that all led to a drain that was nearby.

The revolting smell being emitted from the drain didn't faze Lex in the slightest who was more worried about Angela.

Kano around him vibrating in disagreement and seemed to be communicating with Lex that it didn't want to go into the sewers.

"I don't have time for this" frustratedly stated Lex as he pulled off the white robes and placed them back into the inventory.

"I will save her by alone, just like I have accomplished everything else," stubbornly declared Lex.

The youth in dirty ripped rags that were too small for his body that has become much larger since strengthening, held onto the bars on the metal drains as he pulled with all the strength in his body.

Heaving with all his power, Lex stumbled backwards with the nasty drain in his hands and was as though he had pulled out the roots of a plant.

Lex had no time to waste and with his slim body slipped through the entrance into the sewers he had made.

It was a longer fall than he had expected and he fell into a sludgy, disgusting substance. The smell assaulted his nose and the disgusting substance he fell on oozed as he jumped up off it.

He was covered in the gunk and waste in the sewers and was trying as hard as he could to keep calm.

Lex was dazed for a few seconds and even felt light-headed due to the environment he was in, but the thought of Angela dying in twice, without him able to help her out and return her favour to him, allowed him to regain focus.

Lex could see small rat-like creatures creeping around him in the dark, damp sewers, as he trudged through the waste towards the tunnel leading to the landfill site.

Assuming that the den would need a large space and therefore it wouldn't be towards the inner parts of Outer Aria and it would therefore in the other direction.

Trudging through the thick gloppy waste on the ground, Lex was revolted and couldn't suppress the food that was rushing towards his mouth.

Lex felt his stomach curdle as he continuously vomited out the scarce food within his stomach. The repulsive and nauseating environment was impossible for Lex to ignore and being able to stay conscious was already difficult.

The sickening waste would have a massive effect on anybody else's eyes and would blur vision and cause pinkeye, but with the Scouting Eye activated it seemed to have no effect.

Clenching his fists and biting his tongue, as he found that pain was always able to jolt his mind into focusing on the task at hand, Lex continued as fast as he could forwards, praying that he could make it in time before anything happened to Angela.

Running through the sewer pipes that all lead to the same space, after a while Lex began to see light at the end of the tunnel he was running in and burst towards it.

Abruptly stopping Lex slid due to the slippery waste and glided forwards at a fast pace and began to fall from the high sewer pipe he slid out of.

It was a large hollow structure with the setting sunlight shining over through the large hole in the ceiling.

Around the edges were homes within the tunnels and a beast civilisation was formed, while in the centre was where all the waste led to.

Falling Lex saw hundreds of beasts of various types, ages and power levels, but all originated from the Canidae species.

Lying unconscious under the setting sunlight were dozens of girls, which one drew his attention.

"Angela" he screamed in worry.

The female beasts had begun to gruesomely devour the girls, as it was sunset and the ritual had begun, in the order that they lay there and Angela was last in the line. Savoured by them as with her saint healing ability had the most nutritious body for the beasts, she was still alive.

All this happened within instants as Lex fell hard into a deep pool of waste that was in the centre of the hollow structure

Lex, with his internal organs rattled by the impact, was struggling to swim back up to the surface in the disgusting viscous waste he was drowning in was on the verge of insanity in such a helpless situation.

[No matter what I cannot let Angela die] he screamed within his mind.

And as all hope began to fade, Lex withdrew a small golden ring with a glimmering blood-red jade and slipped it onto his finger.