But after waiting for a while, he didn't see anything crawl out of the hole, and the rumbling sound gradually stopped.
While everyone was wondering what was going on, a small claw emerged from the edge of the hole. The claw was made of white metal, and it looked sharp. It was about the size of a baby's hand.
Then, the little claw clawed at the ground and tried to crawl out. When it finally crawled out, it revealed a sharp white metal face and a pair of round eyes, as well as lotus-shaped white metal scales.
When it finally came out of the hole, Han Sen and the others saw what it looked like. It was a white metal beast that looked like a pangolin. With its long tail, it was a meter long. To the metal statue, the white metal beast was smaller than an ant.
After the little beast crawled out, it ran over to them. It wasn't very fast, and its tail and butt were wriggling. It looked like a baby.
Han Sen looked at the little beast with confusion. It looked like a pangolin, but there were some differences. It looked like another creature Han Sen had seen before.
"Metal Eater?"
Han Sen thought back to the Metal Eater he had at home. The two looked very similar, but the difference was that the Metal Eater was smaller than the one he had at home.
"This is a metal planet, so this guy could really be a Metal Eater. But from the looks of it, it should be a juvenile, right?
Could there be an adult Metal Eater in the hole? "Han Sen thought. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Although this thing might not be the same as the one Han Sen had, it was likely to be of the same type.
He watched as the Metal Beast twisted its butt and ran to the foot of a metal statue. It looked like it was going to pass by the foot of the metal statue.
"Catch it," Klinsmann ordered the metal statue.
He was thinking the same thing as Han Sen. He thought the little beast was the baby of the big guy in the hole. Maybe it was of the same race. Catching it might be useful.
The Destroyed, who was controlling the metal statue, heard Klinsmann's order. The statue bent down to grab the little beast.
The little beast was very slow, and it was small. The metal statue's hand grabbed it like it was an ant.
The giant hand was about to grab the little beast. The little beast looked at the big hand coming down from the sky, and it looked pitiful.
But before his big hand could land on it, he suddenly saw the little beast open its mouth.
Everyone's eyes opened wide. Even Han Sen was shocked. He had seen many scary creatures eat, but he had never seen anything like this before.
The little beast's body was small, but when it opened its mouth, its entire head seemed to expand infinitely. It turned into a giant metal mouth. It opened its mouth like a demon's mouth and swallowed the metal statue that was hundreds of meters tall.
The visual impact was indescribable. It was even more shocking and unbelievable than an ant suddenly opening its mouth and swallowing an elephant.
But it was happening right in front of their eyes. The metal statue, which was as big as a small mountain, was swallowed by the little beast, along with the Destroyed inside of it.
One mouthful, it was just one mouthful.
Seeing the little metal beast burp after swallowing the statue, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. Even Klinsmann and the Destroyed, who were controlling the metal statues, were frozen.
The little beast licked its lips with its long, thin tongue. Then, it looked at the other metal statue that was closer to it. It sped up and jumped at the metal statue.
"Kill it!"
Klinsmann ordered loudly. At the same time, he controlled the three-headed, six-armed metal statue to shoot three different beams of light at the metal beast.
The other metal statues attacked the little beast, too. Scary fire, scary ice beams, and all sorts of other powers were unleashed by the metal statues.
A transparent light shield suddenly appeared around the little beast's body. All the scary power hit the light shield, but it couldn't shake the transparent light shield. It only made the light shield ripple a little.
"Metal Eater … It really is a Metal Eater …" Han Sen saw the shield, and he was sure that this thing was a Metal Eater. Even their powers were similar.
Han Sen's Metal Eater could use the same shield, too. It wasn't as strong as this one, but the power was the same.
Katcha!
The little beast withstood the scary power and ran to another metal statue. It swallowed the metal statue, and the Destroyed inside had no chance to escape.
It was hard to imagine how a small beast like that could swallow a metal statue that was as big as a mountain.
All the Marquises felt a chill run down their spines. Those metal statues were as strong as King class beings, and they had all been swallowed in one gulp. That little beast was scarier than they could have imagined. It might have been a deified xenogeneic.
"Run!"
Han Sen opened the Bai Sema and shouted. All the Marquises inside were running for their lives.
In front of a creature like that, the Marquises were like ants. They couldn't fight. Running away was their only chance of survival.
It was like how humans wouldn't kill ants. Maybe the little beast was only interested in the Breaksky dolls. It wasn't interested in small creatures like them. If that was the case, they might have a chance of survival.
Han Sen kept running, and he kept looking back. He saw the little beast's body wrapped in a shield, and it was weaving between the metal statues.
Then, he saw the metal statues being swallowed one by one. That scene reminded him of the phrase, "One bite at a time, one child at a time."
Although the metal statues were as big as mountains, they were like little children in front of the Metal Beast. And it was swallowing them one at a time.
Han Sen only hoped that the Metal Beast wasn't interested in them. Otherwise, they were all going to die. There was no way they could survive.
It would be best if the little beast was full after eating the Breaksky dolls. Then, they could all escape safely.
Klinsmann and the others were frozen in shock. Now, they realized that Han Sen's theory might have been true. The deified elite of the Breakskies might have been scared away by this guy.
Even a deified elite had been scared away by it. Who knew what kind of scary creature this little beast was?
Without hesitation, Klinsmann turned around and ran. He ordered all the Destroyed to retreat.
But it was too late. The little beast swallowed one child at a time. In just a moment, it had swallowed all of the metal idols.