See the small and know the big.
Assuming this entire watermelon was densely packed with those crystals, then the meaning of the cavities inside it—and the watermelon juice continuously gushing from the wounds—was already obvious.
"...You mean some kind of swarm hunted this watermelon, and they're still inside it right now?"
Qi Guang Meng Xing was left completely dumbfounded.
"More or less. This is easy to verify—we just need to follow one of the holes and keep going."
Bai Zhi glanced at the holes around them.
"But just as a side note, this watermelon rind is extremely tough. Even I can't break through its defenses, yet those hunters managed to easily dig such a huge hole through it—and under temperatures high enough to evaporate the sea earlier, no less... You can weigh the pros and cons yourselves."
"But if they were willing to search inside it, that means there must be something even more valuable in the watermelon, right?"
Kan Lu removed the grilled fish skewered on his spear and raised an eyebrow slightly.
"No matter when it is, risks and opportunities always coexist, don't they?"
"What about you all?"
After glancing at Kan Lu, Bai Zhi turned to the others.
"Uh... I think we should still be able to run away if we need to..."
Qi Guang Meng Xing unconsciously turned her head to look elsewhere and scratched her cheek.
"Besides, we're already here..."
—[We're already here], [it hasn't been easy], [it's the New Year], [what's the big deal].
"Fine. We'll adapt as things develop."
After giving one final glance to the expressionless man and the bookish loli, neither of whom had voiced an opinion, Bai Zhi shrugged slightly and controlled the Plush Cat to run toward one of the larger holes.
Unlike the watermelon rind's exterior defenses, the