Chapter 2654 No City
Everyone was more or less spread around the ruins, pretending to be looking for something. Of course, only Roan was really going after a specific objective. He made a roundabout around the place before finally ending in the place that was calling him.
He looked down and could only see more and more rubble of the old palace. Nonetheless, he was certain that what he was feeling was coming from under these rubles. Without thinking much, Roan gathered his Divine Energy and attacked the ground.
*Boom!*
Rubbles flew everywhere, catching the attention of Bunbun and the others. They quickly arrived on Roan's side, trying to see the reason for that commotion. "What happened? You better have a good reason to destroy this place even more." Bunbun asked with a dark expression. He truly didn't want anyone to cause more damage. No doubt this palace held great importance for him.
Yet, his expression changed a second later. With Rean and the others, Bunbun saw a tunnel that went deep underground. "This... Was there such a thing here before?" Bunbun searched his mind about the past, but even though he was close connected with the Loporrits of the palace, he had never heard about this tunnel.
Roan glanced at Rean, who understood his message. "Senior Bunbun, the signal is coming from down there. Seems like there was truly something hidden in this place. Can we go down?"
Bunbun's attention returned to Rean and the others. He quickly remembered that the one who found it was Roan, the guy with a familiar smell. Once again, the same image of a Black-Furred Loporrit appeared in his mind. In the end, he looked at the tunnel entrance and nodded. "As I mentioned, I have no right to stop you as long as you aren't destroying things just for fun. Obviously, the attack just now wasn't the case, so you are free to go down and see what is there."
"Don't misunderstand me. We were still quite weak at this point, too," Bunbun added. "However, our reproduction rate was quite... no, it was ridiculously high, let's be honest. When you put us all together, we were still very weak, but we had the numbers to at least not be worth attacking."
Rean understood that concept. "Simply put, anyone who decided to attack your Loporrit Race would stand to lose a lot more than gain. Since you were still weak anyway, probably a lot weaker than any of the important powerhouses around, they left you be."
Bunbun didn't deny that. "Seems a little shameful, but that's the truth."
Roan shook his head. "I see it differently. The strongest is not the one with the highest power but the one who adapts best. You are alive today, while all the other races on these carvings are nowhere to be seen. It is obvious who is the winner."
Bunbun glanced at Roan and gave a slight nod. "I quite like that note."
The carvings continued. Soon, the little Loporrit village grew into a small-sized city. More races also lived there, with the Loporrits still the huge majority. The quality of the carvings also increased, being more detailed. They noticed a few that showed scenes of battles, but they were truly just a few.
"Although it wasn't worth attacking our Loporrits, some still tried for whatever reason. We suffered every time, but that helped us improve and show that it was truly not worth the trouble," Bunbun commented after also noticing the few wall carvings with battles.
Things seemed to evolve fast from there. The small city got bigger and bigger. A few attacks still occurred, and the enemies seemed stronger every time, but the Loporrits survived. Finally, the Palace they saw before appeared in them. The Loporrits seemed to have reached their peak at that moment.
It was then that a huge wall, at least ten times bigger than any other, appeared. However, there was no city carved on that wall.