"Is she... is she dead?"
Above, someone asked instinctively.
No, no.
Wang Ming lay prone on the edge of the pit, a smile playing on his lips.
This is the bottom of the pit at this moment.
Zhang Yan closed her eyes tightly, barely daring to breathe.
Because...
That enormous, fleshy maw hovered less than half a meter in front of her!
It did not launch an attack immediately.
The enormous, barbed mouth was slowly circling around Zhang Yan.
Mucus dripped from between its teeth, and a few drops even landed directly on Zhang Yan's cheek...
One second...
Two seconds...
Time seemed to stretch on endlessly at that moment.
Finally, after circling Zhang Yan three times...
The enormous mouth seemed to have lost interest in the object that reeked of the same kind of corpse.
"Pfft."
With a contracting sound, the giant mouth closed and retracted back into the fleshy ground, once again blending into its surroundings.
The experiment was a success!
Zhang Yan opened her eyes, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
Then, she raised her head in ecstasy and waved excitedly upwards.
"I'm okay! I survived! The method worked!"
"Nice!"
Lu Zheng and the other trial participants excitedly raised their hands and gave each other a high five (✧∇✧)╯╰(✧∇✧)̣.
Finding a safe passage in this godforsaken place is more exciting than winning the lottery.
Dennis, who had lost his lower body, was now all alone, leaning against the farthest corner of the wall.
His hands, if he had any.
At this moment, he must be clutching his buttocks tightly, wary of Zhao Kaiding who might rush over and beat the drum at any moment.
Since the method was feasible, Jiangnan did not hesitate at all.
He walked directly to the ghostly corpse, and without changing his expression, grabbed Black Blood and smeared it evenly on his own body.
Then, he tossed out a note and coldly instructed Lu Zheng and the others to do the same.
No one dared to slack off; they endured the stench and smeared themselves until they looked as if they had just been pulled out of an ink vat.
Under Jiangnan's control, Lu Zheng and the others followed the vines and landed safely in the flesh tunnel.
When it was Dennis's turn, Wang Ming pushed up his glasses, looked at Dennis's body, which was now only half its original size, and asked hesitantly.
"Mr. Dennis, are you sure you're in this condition... do you really want to go on?"
"Of course we have to go down!"
Dennis made a sound from between his buttocks.
"Staying up there is definitely more dangerous!"
"If those little monsters return to their lair, my legs won't even be able to outrun them! I need to stay close to the main group!"
Seeing this, Wang Ming stopped trying to persuade him. He covered himself in Black Blood, then held Dennis's lower body in his arms, preparing to go down with him.
Jiangnan gently lowered the two people down.
After confirming that everyone had landed safely, he leaped into the tunnel of flesh and blood.
As soon as you enter the tunnel, a slippery feeling comes from the soles of your feet.
This was a huge, straight road, with walls made entirely of that dark red, active muscle tissue.
Many sticky, sac-like objects hung from above, occasionally dripping a little unidentified liquid.
The group proceeded cautiously forward.
They hadn't gone far when several black shadows suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead.
"It's a first-stage Ghost Infant!"
Lu Zheng let out a soft gasp.
Because this thing has no physical form and is purely a soul, physical attacks are completely ineffective; only energy-based Supernatural Ability can harm it.
Two female superhumans immediately stepped forward from the group.
"Leave it to us!"
One of the girls formed a hand seal, and lightning burst forth from her palms, transforming into an electric net that enveloped the Ghost Infant.
The other girl opened her mouth and spat out a ball of ghostly blue foxfire.
"Sizzle!"
Lightning and foxfire intertwined, and the few Ghost Infant that had just emerged were instantly reduced to ashes.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the fleshy wall beside them suddenly cracked open.
"Roar!"
A second-stage Ghost Brat, its body covered in bone spurs, roared and pounced straight at Lu Zheng, who was at the front!
This thing actually exists!
Lu Zheng's eyes sharpened, but he remained calm.
He put his thumb in his mouth, puffed out his cheeks, and blew hard!
"Call!"
With a loud bang, Lu Zheng's right arm swelled up to twice its original size, becoming larger than a clay pot!
"Get the hell out of here!"
Lu Zheng shouted and punched the Ghost Brat on the head!
"Bang!"
The Ghost Brat was sent flying backward by the impact, crashing into the fleshy wall opposite, breaking several of its bone spikes.
Before it could even get up, a black afterimage had already flashed in front of it.
Jiangnan expressionlessly held the spear upside down, and with sheer physical strength, pierced the Ghost Brat's head with a single thrust, instantly killing him.
Jiangnan drew his spear without even glancing at it.
Wang Ming, standing behind, was immediately struck by the sight of Lu Zheng's rapidly deflated right arm, as if he had discovered a priceless treasure.
"Mr. Lu," Wang Ming adjusted his glasses, "What you just did was quite interesting."
Could you explain the principles behind your Supernatural Ability in detail?
Lu Zheng scratched his head and answered truthfully, "A-Class Supernatural Ability, [Inflatable Man]."
"By blowing on my fingers, I can instantly inflate any part of my body, gaining powerful physical resistance and rebound force."
"It's a bit like Gear Third from the movie 'The Mountain Bandit King'."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Dennis, who was being held in Wang Ming's arms, suddenly interjected, his curious voice coming from his buttocks.
"Hey! Bro! I wanted to ask you about your Supernatural Ability..."
"Could it be used to inflate [that place]? You know, it's about a man's dignity."
The two female superhumans were taken aback at first, then realized what was happening and couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle softly.
Lu Zheng's face flushed bright red.
Wang Ming stroked his chin seriously and nodded earnestly.
"From a biological perspective, it is theoretically feasible."
"To be honest, Mr. Lu, I really want to dissect you right now."
"Check if your body's internal structure has completely transformed into a spongy structure."
"Holy shit! You pervert, stay away from me!"
Lu Zheng was completely humiliated, so he pointed ahead and shouted to change the subject.
"Is this the time to worry about that?! Look ahead!"
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and their faces immediately darkened.
There is no road ahead.
The originally gentle tunnel suddenly turns into a steep slope of almost ninety degrees here.
The area below the slope was pitch black and emitted an even more pungent, sour stench.
"Should we... should we go down?"
Zhang Yan felt a little scared and turned to look at Jiangnan.
Jiangnan shook his head without answering, then looked at Wang Ming and tossed him a note.
[You should have already guessed where this place is, right?]
Wang Ming nodded, his expression extremely solemn. "That's right..."
To confirm his suspicions, he pulled a scalpel from his pocket and threw it down.
"Bite."
The scalpel fell to the bottom, but then...
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"
A corrosive sound came from below, and you could even vaguely see pungent white smoke rising.
"What... what is that sound?"
"Dennis asked."
Wang Ming put his hands into the pockets of his white coat. "That's highly concentrated corrosive stomach acid."
He turned to look at the group. "Considering the structure of the passage we've traversed, the writhing flesh walls around us, and the acid pool below..."
"If we don't count that entrance that might resemble the [navel] or [excretory opening] of this biological warship..."
"Our current location, to be precise,"
"It's on this alien behemoth's ship..."
"Inside the large intestine."
Zhang Yan's face turned green after hearing this.
"Then... does that mean if we want to find the Hive or the Control Room, we can't go down, but should..."
"Correct."
Wang Ming looked up, and the beam of his flashlight shone diagonally above everyone's heads.
"Since there is a large intestine, there must be a passage leading to the upper digestive tract or the central nervous system."
We need to go up.
Following the beam of light, the group indeed saw another passageway sealed off by a membrane a dozen meters above their heads.
But problems arose as a result.
"The fleshy walls are so slippery, it's like they've been coated with oil. There's not even a foothold. How are we supposed to get up there?"
Lu Zheng frowned.
Jiangnan casually took out a pen, wrote a note, and flicked it over.
I could kick you all into that tunnel.
After visualizing the scene in his mind, he believed that this method was entirely feasible.
As long as Jiangnan activates the Momentary Eternity and enters Time Stop, he can kick them all up.
Upon seeing this simple and direct solution, everyone fell silent.
With the monstrous strength this guy just displayed, instantly killing a level three monster...
Wang Ming was the first to raise his hand in protest. "I protest."
"Based on your kicking speed, I'm very likely to die on the spot from internal organ rupture due to the excessive acceleration impact."
"What's more, this passageway is sealed off by an unknown biological membrane; who knows what would happen if we tried to crash into it?"
"Furthermore," Wang Ming turned to look at Lu Zheng beside him, "I've already thought of the perfect method."
"Mr. Inflatable Man..."
"Now, it's time for you to show your true skills."