The island shook violently, as though struck by a fairly powerful earthquake, and even the Nightmare Star moored at its dock rocked with it.
"High-energy reaction detected."
Xiaoji stood on the Nightmare Star's deck, the indicator light on its head flashing constantly, as though it were hesitating-or thinking.
Several seconds later, it disobeyed Yang Yi's orders, climbed down from the deck using its crystal Mechanical Arms, and rolled toward the island's interior at full speed.
Inside the island.
A massive explosion had occurred here, leaving devastation everywhere. Many areas had collapsed, and shattered crystals lay all around, their broken edges sharp as blades.
Su Na had been caught in the shock wave. Her awareness cut out for five or six seconds, and she briefly lost her hearing, her ears ringing.
After recovering her senses, she was filled with regret. She should never have used such dangerous magic in an enclosed space. Her mental state... definitely wasn't normal anymore either.
Her vision gradually cleared, and a dull ache spread through her chest.
Suddenly, a few drops of viscous liquid fell onto her face.
It wasn't blood.
The clear liquid dripping from the cracks in the breastplate before her was actually saliva from the Maw of Gluttony.
A muffled voice also came from inside the armor.
"Slurp. Are you okay?
"Are you hurt anywhere?"
Yang Yi asked, kneeling on one knee, with the collapsed ceiling slanting against his back.
He and Su Na hadn't managed to escape the blast's range.
An instant before the explosion hit, Yang Yi had chosen a corner and crouched down, taking the impact with his back.
The explosion had been extremely powerful. Fortunately, they had run some distance away, and Yang Yi had relied on the Penitent Armor and his crystal body to withstand the damage head-on,