*Rustle rustle rustle...*
Two small figures landed in the massive deep pit, wading through the accumulated water that reached their heels, cutting through the surface as they slowly moved forward...
Walking through the murky, stinking, and steel-cold black water felt truly terrible.
He really disliked this feeling. But when would he be able to walk normally on the sun-drenched earth?
However, as long as he didn't encounter an even worse situation, it seemed he had reason to be very happy...
He was thinking silently...
*Splash splash splash?*
Mono's ears suddenly twitched.
What was that sound?
It seemed to be coming from under the water...
Soon, Mono knew what he had encountered.
u-~n
A contorted black shadow suddenly jumped out from under the water, pouncing toward them.
In the next moment, blood mist filled the air.
Jumping out of the water was a Leech.
...
As the Leech that flew out of the water was killed, the surrounding noises did not stop because of it.
On the contrary, they seemed to be even more stimulated, becoming more intense...
Mono was somewhat speechless.
In this accumulated water that only reached their heels, there were actually a large number of leeches lurking? He hadn't been able to discover these disgusting things hiding here at the beginning?
The leeches were hidden under the water. Their flat bodies allowed them to squirm exceptionally quickly and silently in this shallow water.
Mono could also figure out why he hadn't noticed them.
Things underwater were already impossible to perceive, let alone these invertebrate, soft-bodied dark creatures that rarely made a sound even when moving in a wave-like motion.
Six also reacted, watching the surging undercurrents on the water's surface as she clenched her small fists.
It seemed like... they were in trouble...
She was a bit nervous...
Although mono was very powerful, the number of these leeches was vast.
Moreover, the combat terrain was very unfavorable for them.
Just as she was thinking about how to break through, a force suddenly came from her hand... and then, she was picked up by the waist...
Bang!
With a movement...
The two figures leaped directly out of the water...
*Splash splash splash?*
The leeches rushing up smelled the blood and kept splashing, attempting to bite a piece of flesh off the two figures leaping over the water, but halfway into the air, their bodies fell back weakly, crashing heavily onto the water's surface and causing countless splashes.
Like a disturbed nest of loaches, the entire scene was incredibly chaotic.
Carrying Six, Mono crossed the deep pit directly and reached the other side.
"Bang!" As soon as he landed, he couldn't help but let go, then half-squatted on the ground.
"mono..." Six nervously supported him, "What's wrong..."
mono's slightly pale face made it look like his condition was not good...
"No... it's nothing, just a bit dizzy..." Mono shook his head.
Inside the space of the The Maw, which was entirely encased in iron plating, all magnetic fields were shielded.
Just as he had expected, using Magnetic Levitation here was extremely difficult.
And using only his will, the mental burden was undoubtedly very heavy.
As he was thinking, a cool little hand landed on his head...
Looking up slightly, he saw Six looking at him with a worried face: "mono... do you feel better..."
Mono had originally intended to stand up, but feeling the comfortable kneading of the cool little hand, he simply closed his eyes and called out:
"Ah, no, Six, massage it for me a bit more..."
Six was slightly taken aback; looking at Mono leaning against her, her small hand froze in place.
However, after a pause, seeing Mono with his eyes tightly closed, she gave a soft response and continued to raise her hand.
Mono closed his eyes and smiled, "A bit... to the left..."
"Here?"
"Mmm... a bit more to the right..."
"Is this okay?"
"Not bad, not bad... just like that..."
Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but his spirit, which should have required proper rest and sleep to recover, felt much restored at this moment...
Mono suddenly felt that a headache wasn't such a bad thing after all...
Once his state was no longer so dazed, Mono continued to set out with Six.
The interior of the The Maw was truly enormous.
The entire space spanned north, south, east, and west, up, down, left, and right; to scout the situation and find a way out, they had to keep moving upward.
And right now, they were still deep within the Bilge of the The Maw.
After walking for a while longer, the sudden sound of water came from ahead.
It wasn't the sound of a stream, but the echoing sound of wind blowing across the water's surface, breaking the stillness.
They had arrived at a new chamber.
Ahead, everything along the way had been submerged by water, shimmering and reflecting onto the dark iron walls around them, emitting a cold, eerie light.
Everything was quiet, with only the occasional sound of splashing water.
Mono silently watched the waters before him and couldn't help but swallow.
This place seems to be the Ballast Tank of the The Maw.
This is all seawater, used to adjust the balance of this massive vessel.
Due to the The Maw's enormous size, it naturally follows that the ballast water used to adjust its balance is incredibly vast.
Looking out blankly, it was almost equivalent to a wide lake. Of course, the reason he swallowed hard wasn't because of the amount of water.
But rather...
He suddenly thought of a certain possibility...
If he remembered correctly, beneath the surface here, there were existences even more terrifying than blood-sucking leeches...
And that was...
Water ghosts?
Yes, water ghosts.
Mono vaguely remembered how he had screamed because of these monsters hidden beneath the water in the The Maw's Bilge back when he played the game.
This body of water... is truly a bit creepy...
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