Digestion, Epidemic, and the Mysterious Person

"The final stop of this journey, Linghai City, is about to arrive. Passengers, please stow your luggage and take your personal belongings with you. Follow the attendants' instructions and get off in an orderly manner. We look forward to seeing you again."

The announcement echoed through the train cars, and William gradually awoke from his deep sleep.

The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Catherine burying her head in his abdomen. Viewed from his flat position, it looked rather strange.

"William, you're finally awake! You're pretty impressive~ You'll put anything in your stomach. Aren't you afraid of catching some kind of gastrointestinal disease?

"But your body really is interesting. While you were asleep, this abdominal hole symbolizing the abyss kept turning the whole time."

"Hm?"

William immediately sat up and examined his abdomen. The abyssal cavity really was slowly turning, and the vitality accumulated within it had increased considerably.

He had no idea that Guanyin the Child-Giver had been sent directly before the Tenth Abyss. Not long after the idol entered his abdomen, an intense clash of forces and a feeling of weakness inside his body had knocked him unconscious.

If William knew that the idol had been sent to the Tenth Abyss, he would have dragged Catherine into an endless fall right then. Perhaps they could have returned to the Old World.

From his own perspective, the abdominal abyss had merely "digested" the idol.

As Guanyin the Child-Giver was digested and absorbed, the abdominal abyss became full of vitality. He even felt that the related ailments were beginning to recover. The structure and positions of his internal organs had also shifted, while several faint needle-like structures appeared on the surface of his bones, drawing closer to the original Gestalt Body.

"Catherine, after absorbing the idol,