Daniel glanced around the cave. A cold light flickered in his eyes. He was a bit curious about the monster that had managed to drag his consciousness into a dream.

It wasn't like he'd never heard of such creatures before, on the contrary, he knew about beings that fed on dreams.

But for a monster to pull someone's consciousness into a dream without them realizing it… that was a masterpiece on its own.

If it weren't for his strong spiritual and mental power, he would've been completely trapped inside that illusion.

And from what he'd seen, the dream seemed to target one's deepest desires—or at least, what it thought their desires were.

He truly did want his family to be together again, but that kind of peace wasn't meant for him.

He was someone drawn to chaos and danger. Otherwise, why would he always be poking around in places he shouldn't?

He only avoided the kinds of trouble that could endanger his family.

As for those that only put himself in danger—he didn't care.

That peace and stillness were uncomfortable to him. Maybe he could live that kind of quiet life for a few days, but eventually, he'd get bored of it.

He slowly stood up.

The cave walls pulsed, as if they were breathing.

Soft murmurs echoed from deep within the earth, seeping through the walls.

Then, suddenly, dried blood began dripping from the ceiling—but when the drops touched the ground, they sank in, as if the cave itself was devouring them.

Daniel placed his hand on the wall.

It didn't feel like stone—it felt like skin.

Veins pulsed beneath his fingertips. A heartbeat.

And with a bit of focus, he realized the cave was alive.

He sighed. At this point, he had figured it out. The cave itself was the monster—one that probably dragged intruders into dreams and fed on them.

He couldn't understand how he hadn't realized it earlier. Maybe it just hadn't occurred to him to inspect the cave itself.

The Heavens Honor gleamed in his hand, casting a pale light around him.

The blade's glow trembled in the darkness, and for a brief moment, the cave was illuminated—revealing hundreds of eyes opening within the walls.

"I didn't expect you to wake up," said a voice from everywhere and nowhere, as if the ground itself was speaking. It sounded angry.

"Hmph! But it doesn't matter now. Since you're awake, I'll just devour you directly."

The ground quaked. Stones split open, and from within burst masses of flesh and bone—twisted faces, jagged stone teeth, long slithering arms.

Daniel smiled, completely unfazed. He raised his sword.

"If someone's going to become someone else's meal here, it'll be you... actually, no—turning you into a Fallen sounds better."

The cave screamed. The walls split open, and bone pillars surged upward from the ground—[Bone Spears]!

Daniel leaped back, spun his blade, and with one sweeping strike, shattered five pillars at once.

From the cracks, dark blood sprayed and filled the air.

The mist thickened, and a thousand overlapping screams echoed from the depths—[Echo Devour]!

Voices tore through his mind—the screams of his father, mother, even Elise and Tiana.

All the people he cared about.

"What makes you think that'll work on me?" Daniel said lazily, though he was curious how this creature even knew his family.

Had it read his mind?

No—that was unlikely.

He activated the sword's aura. The air twisted around him as a wave of gray energy burst outward—the Aura of Death.

The walls withered, chunks of flesh burned away, but the ground split open again.

The cave was alive, and within every wall, hundreds of faces quivered in agony.

The ground throbbed once more—[Ground Pulse]!

A massive wave of flesh and stone surged toward him, like a giant's heartbeat.

Daniel gripped the sword with both hands and invoked the Law of Death.

The blade struck the ground, releasing a black wave of energy. The monster's heartbeat stopped instantly. The earth trembled.

A scream tore through the depths—long, distorted, unbearable.

It was so hideous that Daniel felt pain in his ears.

But the creature still wasn't dead.

From the ceiling, a massive lump of flesh fell, forming a huge head with glowing eyes.

"You don't understand… this earth is my body!"

The rocks around Daniel twisted, and [Flesh Assimilation] activated—trying to pull him into the wall.

Daniel was being swallowed alive, but he calmly closed his eyes and whispered,

"Law of the Moon."

A silver aura radiated from his sword.

The blade sank into the ground, and the power of death flowed through the flesh like a reflective wave.

The cave convulsed. Screams and choking noises erupted from every direction.

And then—everything stopped.

Silence.

Moonlight shimmered on his sword as Daniel stood, unmoving, while the monstrous mass before him collapsed.

The monster howled in fear.

"Impossible… this place—!" It couldn't comprehend what had happened.

Regret and terror filled its voice.

If it had known what kind of monster this human was, it would've never picked a fight with him.

Why would a monster like that, disguised as a human, even be in a place like this? Why would a monster like that need to rest? Couldn't it just cross the mountains easily?

That bastard was playing the role of a pig when he is a tiger.

He wanted, in that moment, to curse that man with everything he had, but he knew it would do no good. His fate was already decided.

In front of that man he was no different than an insect.

"What's wrong? Scared?" Daniel mocked coldly. He had simply reversed the cave's authority using the Law of the Moon.

With one final strike, he slammed the sword into the ground.

A wave of death erupted beneath his feet, swallowing every inch of the cave.

The earth quaked, the walls crumbled, and the monster's final scream was smothered within the collapsing stone.

"Don't worry," Daniel said calmly,

"You're not going to die. After all, from now on… you'll be serving me for eternity."

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