The astrologer's apprentice relit the illuminating star array. The three men marched quickly in the narrow cave passage. The long straight road came to an end. A fork appeared. "Turn right." Hannah led the two men to the map. We moved forward in the direction. After walking a few steps, our eyes opened up a lot. This was an oval-shaped passage, wide enough for four or five people to walk side by side. The feet and walls were no longer made of hard granite, but were covered with a layer of lumpy granite. The dark brown strange substance was very elastic when stepped on. Danny tried to stab it with a dagger, but could not penetrate this tough material.
"It's not stone." Danny said strangely. He stretched out his hand to touch the uneven wall. "Is it mud? Or leather. This material will be naturally formed."
"In short, be careful." Hannah slowed down and warned: "There are no thieves among us. We lack the skills to detect traps. Be more careful."
The man of the Stewart family was unconvinced and said: "Who said there are no thieves? I am just a skilled thief... Look, what is this." He passed by Jonah and turned around, triumphantly. He raised a few pieces of yellowed papyrus in his hand. "It seems to be something you threw away. Cargo friend..."
"Give it back to me." Yona, who was in a depressed mood, didn't say anything all the way. At this moment, when he saw Segres' prophecy appearing in the hands of the smiling man opposite, he immediately exploded. He roared and rushed forward to pinch him. He grabbed Danny's neck and shook it vigorously: "Give it back to me, give it back to me, give it back."
"Grrrr..." Danny foamed at the mouth and made an unexplained death struggle sound. His fingers loosened and the paper fell. Jonah stretched out his hand to grab it and stuffed the precious prophecy back into his underwear pocket.
"Stop making trouble." Hannah frowned. "Brother, I always feel that there is something wrong with this road."
As the group of people went deeper and deeper, the color of the tunnel walls began to gradually become lighter, from dark brown to light brown, and then from light brown to light red. "Ahem. You can't take a joke..." Danny coughed and glanced at Yona with a resentful look. "Ahem... Speaking of which, the environment here reminds me of something. What is it." He touched his neck and said thoughtfully.
The contemporary head of the Stuart family drew out his magic pistol and was on guard. Jonah patted his chest and ensured that the remains of the nameless book were kept safely in his inner pocket. "Don't joke about other people's precious things." He glared at the unscrupulous man.
"Wait." Danny suddenly waved his hand to stop everyone from moving forward. A drop of cold sweat ran down his forehead: "Did you feel it? The floor just moved."
"No." Hannah replied. Then she turned her head and showed a tired look: "Dad, you appear again." The "Summer White Cherry" in her hand began to emit a charged red light. "Hello, Dad. Goodbye. .dad."
"Hey, wait a minute, sister. Don't shoot yet. I've thought about what this place looks like." Danny was shocked. He waved his hands and rushed towards Hannah. But the magic pistol had already shot out a bright light. "Chi! ." The energy ray left a large charred hole in the light red wall. A strange smell of barbecue filled the air. "Don't bother me anymore, Dad." Hannah lowered the muzzle of her gun.
"What does it look like?" Yona twitched his nose. He felt that this fragrant food smelled quite good.
"Like animal offal... If you are the best cook in the Southern Continent like me, you will definitely recognize the appearance of the large intestine... Bactrian garlic-braised large intestine is my specialty. You know, first put the fresh Turn the beef large intestine over and wash it repeatedly with salt. Cut it into thick slices. Blanch it in water to remove the fishy smell. Then pour a lot of olive oil into the pan and fry the large intestine until golden brown. Then add butter and sauté the garlic cloves, cinnamon, cloves and onions until fragrant. Then..." Danny, who was talking unfocused, began to discuss the topic of cooking. But Jonah understood the meaning of his words: "You mean, we are in the large intestine of the hindworm."
"No, no." Danny shook his finger and denied. "A creature as huge as a hindworm cannot have only one digestive tract. This may be one of its millions of digestive tracts. It has degenerated because it has not taken in nutrients for a long time. .Losed activity and turned brown. I think maybe the granite outside is also the result of the petrification of this tissue over a long period of time."
"Inactivation... What if there is stimulation from the outside world?" The astrologer's apprentice slowly turned his head and looked at the deep scars Hannah left on the wall.
Danny hated iron and said: "I don't know this. Of course it's violent squirming. It's like you swallowed a fat white maggot. Don't you want to spit it out?"
"Bah. You just want to swallow a maggot..." Jonah shot back.
"Hold your head."
Hannah's shouting and the earthquake came at the same time. Just as the man of the Stewart family said, one of the thousands of degenerated digestive tracts of the hindworm has been stimulated by the outside world and is slowly returning to activity. Brown The surface layer of the pipe was broken into pieces as the whole pipe squirmed, revealing fresh and tender light red tissue. It was just the first wave of squirming. The three tiny humans rolled into a ball like fat white maggots.
Yona hugged the staff Silapina tightly and closed his eyes. He felt as if his body was being tossed up and down by the waves. Suddenly a bizarre thought popped up. The second half of the map he was responsible for memorizing appeared in his mind. The intricate pipes... the strange tree knots... the tangled ways of connecting to each other...
"I understand." He opened his eyes suddenly. "This is not some mechanism. It's just that we accidentally activated the transportation system of the secret passage. As long as we don't take the wrong path, these peristaltic digestive tubes can transport us directly. Go to the burial place of the Sand Thief King’s legacy.”
Hannah rolled quickly and came to his side. She unfolded the map in front of him and said, "Are you sure?"
"The possibility is very high. Except for the outermost petrified part, the entire hindworm tunnel is composed of this active digestive tube. You see, the expanded nodule on the map should be the digestive cavity. If If you guessed it right, the active digestive cavity should contain highly corrosive digestive juice. Be careful to avoid it. You can use the digestive tube to reach the bottom of the entire secret passage system. This huge tumor-shaped space is where the treasure is located. .It should also be the end of the digestive system of hindworms...We are like maggots swallowed by the stomach. As long as we avoid the threats of the stomach, large intestine, and small intestine, we can reach the exit of the light." The astrologer apprentice excitedly Said. Make gestures on the map.
Danny came over from the side with a grimace: "Why do I think what you said is so disgusting? Our final destination is the... place of the Houworm."
"No, no. If the worm's eating method is the same as that of the sandworm, which is to absorb tiny organisms in the yellow sand, then the tunnel in the lower part of her body is the real digestive organ. The digestive system inside the ridge of the worm should be in It was abandoned thousands of years ago. In other words, the location where the heritage is located has neither digestive juices nor feces... This is really a genius design." Jonah's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.
Intruders without a map can also reach that place through the digestive tract." Danny curled his lips.
Jonah pointed at the map: "No. It's not that simple. There are four or five knots similar to our destination. In addition to the correct location, the other few must be full of dangerous mechanisms. For example, strong digestive juices, sharp Mica stone, poisonous gas..."
"Lots of pink mushrooms," Danny added with lingering fear.
At this moment, the second wave of peristalsis arrived. The three people clearly felt that the muscle fibers of the entire digestive tract were tightening, as if a strong impact was brewing. Hannah stuffed the map into Yona's arms: "Then, just lead us all the way to our destination."
"You all believe in me." The astrologer apprentice was obviously moved.
The man from the Stewart family sighed: "Otherwise."
"Boom." The wriggling movement like a landslide came. It was not vomiting outward, but like the human body making an inward swallowing action. It seems that the hind worms still have a welcoming attitude towards the fat maggots. Digestion The muscle fiber bundles of the tube contracted sequentially, pushing a huge wave to the lower part. "Ahhhhhhh..." The three people were squeezed into a ball. The two men screamed involuntarily. Jonah's eyes were filled with light red. Every little flesh-colored bump on the flesh wall and tissue was clearly visible. It made him feel numb all over his body.
Under the strong propulsion of peristalsis, they were quickly moved towards the end of the digestive tube. Jonah held the map tightly and looked at the direction with difficulty from someone's hands and feet: "There is a cavity in front. We want to go towards I rushed through the passage directly opposite. I shouted one, two, three. Everyone jumped forward together."
"Do you use more force when you shout 'three'? Or do you use more force after shouting 'three'?" Danny interjected.
"Why are you so...ahhhhh..."
Halfway through the words, the three maggots had been thrown to the exit of the digestive tube. The brilliance of Sila Pina illuminated a thirty-yard square cavity. As Jonah expected, there was a pool of green at the bottom of the pale red digestive cavity that emitted a pungent smell. A bubble may emerge from the middle of the liquid or viscous liquid. The bubble bursts and turns into yellow-green gas and rises. Without any professional knowledge, three people can guess that falling into this pool of green water will definitely not end well.
"One, two, three." The speed was faster than expected. The astrologer's apprentice had to count three numbers in one breath. Fortunately, the Stewart brothers and sisters completely kept up with his rhythm. "Drink." Everyone kicked the ground and jumped forward vigorously. .With the momentum of peristalsis, it crossed the digestive cavity and rushed towards the entrance of the other digestive tract on the opposite side.
"...Dad." Hannah drew her pistol in the air.
"Come back." Danny screamed.
"Pfft." The three people crossed over the dangerous green liquid and fell awkwardly into the next passage. "Summer White Sakura" fired continuously behind them. "Hello. Dad. Goodbye. Dad." Hannah narrowed her eyes and held herself up. Body. Cast a nostalgic look into the digestive cavity.