"Splashhh~~"
The seawater began to swell. Countless trees burst through the surface, and a gigantic anglerfish was hauled out, tangled in vines.
Lantern Fish stared wide-eyed at Liu Qing, who had captured him, his gaze turning vicious.
Looking into his eyes, Liu Qing slowly walked up to him. "You should be able to understand me, right? I won't kill you. I just want to go inside you and bring two people out. It won't take long."
With that, he activated the Body Flicker Technique and jumped into his mouth.
Ten minutes later, inside Lantern Fish's stomach, Liu Qing stood firmly on the stomach wall. Looking at the islands and ships around him that had been digested down to wreckage, he could not help muttering, "Impressive. Even islands can be digested. Now, which way should I go?"
Liu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, sending a wave of Observation Haki sweeping through his surroundings. Everything around him began to appear in his mind.
Soon, he discovered a group ahead searching for something among the wreckage of ships that had not yet been digested. Withdrawing his Haki, Liu Qing slowly walked toward them.
As Liu Qing approached, the people rummaging through the wreckage noticed him too.
An old man with blond hair, a golden beard, golden eyebrows, a gourd-shaped head, and a white lab coat came up to Liu Qing and studied him carefully.
"Why have I never seen you before? Lord Lantern hasn't shown any signs of eating, either. Where did you come from?" asked Miskina Achier, the creator of pure gold.
Liu Qing was surprised too. He had run into the scientist who created pure gold right after entering. Grabbing the scientist's hand, he said, "Hello, Doctor! You're my fan-oh, wrong way around. I'm your fan! I admire your scientific expertise