The Second Volume Chapter 7 (Part 1) The Ghost in My Belly

  Seawater poured in from the left side like a mountain, and an unstoppable force knocked me out. Water Six also caught off guard, was pushed to one side by the waves.

  Surging waves, a vast and boundless crimson abyss appeared before my eyes. Along the edges of the abyss stood rows of towering white blades, their tips pointing towards the sky. The abyss opened and closed its maw, swallowing the sea creature beside it like a rooster pecking at a small insect. Following the direction of the abyss, I saw endless blue mountains stretching out in the distance, smooth and glistening with an unknown length.

  Good heavens, it's actually a super giant sea monster! The Blood Cave is its huge bloody mouth! The sharp knife is its teeth! The majestic undulating mountains are its body!

  For a moment, I, Mizuro and Shinsaburou were all stunned. Such a huge sea monster was too terrifying!

  A deep red cave came rushing towards us, and in an instant, the entire field of vision was red. Mizuro and Shinsaburou flew back, I let out a loud cry, barely escaping several meters, when suddenly everything went black as I was swallowed by the sea monster.

  It's like entering another world. Humid, sweltering, filled with a pungent smell, I almost suffocated.

  The surroundings shook violently, and I lost my footing, sliding down a thick pipe. The air was dark and murky, with sticky liquid churning around me. With a loud "thud", I landed in a greasy pit, surrounded by piles of shredded meat, slowly flowing with oil. I was both shocked and thrilled - damn it, I'd been eaten by a sea monster and still hadn't died! Even the map of the Heavenly Realm was still clutched tightly in my hand.

  "Hahaha!" I climbed up, unable to hold back a loud laugh. Son of a gun, I really didn't die! Sea beast, you're truly my savior!

  "Boom, boom, boom", the surroundings shook violently, one moment rushing forward quickly, the next suddenly sinking down, and then flipping over again. I was tossed about, probably the sea creature is currently tangled with Sanzang and the others right now. I hastily stretched out my hand to tightly grasp the ground, stabilizing my body. The ground was soft and thick, fleshy and oily, don't know what organ of the sea creature it was.

  Oh no, what if Sanzang and his disciples kill the sea beast, cut open its belly, and find me inside? Thinking of this, I became nervous again. If they see that I've been eaten by the sea beast, they'll definitely dissect it to get the map of Tianzhu. I quickly prayed to the gods, oh sea beast, now our lives are tied together. Whether I live or die is up to you.

  It was as if I were riding on clouds and mist, the sea creature suddenly rising and falling, rushing east and west, my heart racing wildly with it. As far as the eye could see, there was a huge and deep hole in the distance, and all the pieces of flesh were flowing towards the entrance. I stumbled over to it, and the hole was so large that it looked like a castle, with a half-enclosed entrance like a sieve, densely covered with deep red holes. As soon as I reached the edge of the hole, hundreds of long tentacles stretched out from the holes, wrapping around me and the nearby pieces of flesh, pulling us into the hole. My subconscious wanted to struggle, but thinking again, the deeper I hid in the sea creature's belly, the safer I would be. So I remained still, letting the tentacles pull me in.

  As soon as I entered the cave, I realized that it was even more spacious inside, and my gaze couldn't reach the edge. The ground was piled high with sticky things, emitting a murky foam. On the high walls of the cave, there were suckers as big as tabletops growing, and the other end of the suckers was connected to tentacles. "Whoosh", the tentacles worked together to roll up their strength, crushing the pieces of meat into powder, and the tentacles that wrapped around my own tentacles were also using all their might, trying to crush me.

  "Sorry, Sea Beast brother." My dragonfly claw came out and broke off its tentacle. At the broken end, a milky white liquid suddenly sprayed out, and after a while, a new segment of tentacles grew back in place. It seemed to have recognized me, and quickly stretched out again, wrapping around me once more.

  I had to retreat hastily, the hands seemed to have grown eyes and were tightly chasing me. The farther I escaped, the longer they stretched. Ah, I'm really born to run! I spread my body flat, using a charming dance pose, with both legs treading in mid-air, dodging to one side.

  "A tentacle" brushed tightly against my forehead, arched and contracted, then curled back and pounced on me. At this time, the other tentacles also began to rush towards me, hundreds of tentacles attacking at the same time, making me busy and flustered.

  I wanted to use the dragonfly claw to spit out fireballs, but I was afraid of hurting the sea beast. If it's finished, I'll be unlucky too. Under helplessness, I had no choice but to perform a charming dance, dodging and fleeing in disarray. This won't do, so I discovered that there were fewer tentacles deep in the cave and ran towards them. Hundreds of tentacles chased after me at high speed, and I didn't know how long I ran before they suddenly all withdrew. It turned out that the cave had reached its end.

  The sound of the waves was thunderous, and outside the cave a dark red torrent surged forth, endless and unmeasurable, like a great river, twisting and turning as it flowed into the distance. I involuntarily stopped in my tracks.

  At this moment, the sea beast suddenly shook violently, as if it had suddenly turned over. I immediately stumbled and fell, "splashing" into the big river.

  What a spicy taste! I coughed loudly, and the surging water rushed into my nose and mouth. The river's water was like chili sauce, making it hard for me to open my eyes. The current was fast, and in an instant, it swept me hundreds of meters away. I flailed my limbs, trying to stabilize my body. On the riverbank, there were dense, thorny plants that looked like giant trees with branches and leaves, but their tips were sharp as spears. What's even stranger is that these thorns kept jumping up and down, emitting a series of shrill cries.

  I gazed in wonder and astonishment, for the belly of this sea creature was like another world, full of wondrous things. Suddenly, I felt as if someone was peeping at me; turning my head, a flash of white light darted across the thorny forest, vanishing into thin air. I rubbed my eyes, had I seen a mirage?

  The river surface gradually widens, and along the way, countless strange scenery flashes by on both sides, all of which are things I have never seen before. In the middle of the river, a number of towering meat peaks appear, where the big river begins to branch out, becoming dozens of streams that swirl around the meat peaks, fan-shaped, rushing towards different places.

  I hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to jump onto the riverbank or let the current carry me forward. Before I could think further, dozens of dark grey creatures suddenly crawled down from a nearby rocky peak, resembling crabs with large pincers, and swam towards me with menacing intent.

  For safety's sake, I leapt onto the riverbank. These crabs chased to the shore, staring at me and refusing to leave. Dammit, a tiger fallen into a plain is bullied by dogs! My anger rose, I extended my dragonfly claw, grabbed several crabs and pinched them to death, the remaining crabs were scared away swimming in all directions.

  Looking at the dead crabs, I feel a little hungry. These crabs don't know if they can be eaten or not. Picking one up, I put it in my mouth and took a bite. The crab meat is white, tender and delicious, with firm crab roe. Even eating it raw, the flavor is top-notch! I immediately started devouring them voraciously. The crabs are quite large, after eating a few, I was full.

  Along the riverbank, I walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow. The ground was soft and slippery, like a muddy beach, covered with high and low meat buds. Leaning against a sturdy meat bud, I sat down, only to feel that I was already exhausted. After a night of fleeing for my life, my physical strength had almost reached its limit.

  The surroundings were still violently turbulent, I was a bit nervous and didn't know what the outside was like now. As I thought about it, I fell asleep drowsily.

  When I woke up, the surroundings had stopped shaking and were slowly sinking down. My heart skipped a beat, and I didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Had Kaito and his crew already killed the sea monster? After a long time, there was still no movement, and my heart was filled with mixed emotions. The sea monster might have escaped from its enemies after all; it's not that easy to kill such a massive super sea monster. However, even if the sea monster was safe and sound, I didn't plan on going out immediately. Kaito and his crew must still be searching for me in the nearby waters, and they wouldn't give up until they got their hands on the map. Since I'm already here, I might as well stay put, so I'll just live inside the sea monster's stomach for ten days or half a month before going out again to reunite with the three beauties.

  I had made up my mind to get up, but my back was stuck to the flesh buds and couldn't move. I had no choice but to stretch out my dragonfly claws and tear open the flesh buds. The flesh buds let out a piercing scream, juice splashed from the broken place, and the air was immediately filled with an enticing aroma. Soon, new flesh buds grew out of the wound again.

  I curiously dipped a bit of the meat's juice and licked it, it was fragrant and rich. I tentatively tore off a piece of the meat and put it in my mouth to chew, it tasted just like braised pork, extremely delicious. Haha, this is great, for the next few days, I'll just eat this meat then.

  As I walked to the dark red riverbank, I wanted to catch a few more crabs. Suddenly, I found that the crab shells left on the ground yesterday were gone! My heart skipped a beat, and I felt like I was being watched from behind again. I turned my head abruptly, just in time to see a flash of white light disappear behind an elliptical-shaped meat bun.