Three whole days slipped by amid the monotonous drilling.
After three days of tireless effort without sleep or rest, Gekkō Raito finally felt he was about to break through the thick layer of rock and reach the moon's core.
The closer he drew to the core, the more clearly he could sense an immensely powerful surge of chakra spreading outward.
It was the terrifying chakra unique to Princess Kaguya.
Now that he had arrived, Gekkō Raito wasted no time and prepared to start eating.
He did not actually intend to blow the entire moon apart. He only needed to dig out Kaguya, who was sealed in its core.
Still, Gekkō Raito figured that since he had come this far, unleashing Lord of Gluttony at point-blank range to devour her would surely be far more effective than making futile attempts from outside.
Lord of Gluttony! Activate!
With a low shout from Gekkō Raito, the skill activated.
In an instant, countless strands of strange, ink-black matter surged straight out of Gekkō Raito's chest like living tentacles.
The black matter bored mercilessly into the hard shell of the lunar core before him.
Devouring! Devouring like mad!
Along with the surrounding soil and rock, every substance blocking the way was swallowed directly into that greedy maw.
As Lord of Gluttony continued to feed, a passage leading deep into the core gradually appeared before Gekkō Raito.
Gekkō Raito slid along the passage, heading ever deeper.
He moved faster and faster, as though falling into a bottomless abyss.
Gekkō Raito had no idea how far down he had gone.
Pitch darkness surrounded him, so complete he could not see his hand before his face. The oppressive atmosphere was enough to drive someone mad.
Suddenly, the view before him opened up, and a dazzling light flashed.
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