"Th-That... Komatsu?!"
Toriko hurriedly turned around and shouted, but the back seat was empty. There was no sign of Komatsu anywhere.
"What happened?"
His personal chef had suddenly vanished, and Toriko was clearly starting to panic. "Zebra, Fang Mo... did either of you see Komatsu?"
"This is bad."
Fang Mo had not been paying attention to this side to begin with. Most of his focus was on the First Entity, studying how to create a Gourmet Dimension. Seeing this, he casually said, "Komatsu seems to have ascended..."
"What the hell is ascending supposed to mean..."
Toriko wanted to say something, but before he could finish, he suddenly felt his footing become unstable.
Looking down, he found that the camel was in a strange state. The Water-Storage Camel, which had been perfectly fine moments ago, was now on the verge of collapse. Its eyes had rolled back, and its tongue hung limply from its mouth. After staggering forward another two steps, it collapsed onto the Sand with a thud.
And it was worth mentioning that—
After falling onto the Sand, the camel actually began to sizzle.
That was right. The temperature of the red Sand here had already reached an absurd level. The Water-Storage Camel's fur instantly curled and charred, and wisps of steam even began to rise from its body.
"This is bad."
Toriko's face filled with worry as he saw this. "The climate here is already extreme enough to rival the Gourmet World. Even Water-Storage Camels can't endure it..."
"Toriko, there's quicksand nearby."
At that moment, Zebra spoke up from across from him. "Something huge seems to be approaching from around us..."
"What?"
Toriko instinctively turned to look around. At that exact moment, the previously flat red Sand suddenly erupted with a boom, rapidly forming a massive quicksand pit