The shaking grew louder and louder, and Su Diandian could no longer stand steadily.
Is it an earthquake?
What kind of danger is that?
They'll be stuck in the cracks in the ground, unable to die or live—it'll be an absolutely miserable existence!
Just as Su Diandian was about to complain, a deafening roar came from her ears.
Immediately afterwards, the ocean that had been hanging overhead crashed down and merged with the earth.
"Smack!" A large crab smashed into Su Diandian's face.
By the time she reached out and pulled it down, she was already submerged in the seawater.
Su Diandian asked, blowing bubbles, "Brother Huang, will Xiao Wu be in danger?"
Sijihuang sat calmly in the sea, saying, "It's alright, the sea will disappear."
Um?
Su Diandian's eyes widened. "How did you disappear?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a rumbling sound came from the surrounding seawater.
With a loud sound, the seawater began to sink at the speed of light.
In the blink of an eye, Su Diandian realized that the seawater and marine life around her had disappeared.
All that remained was the large crab in her hand, its pincers swishing and making a "crackling" sound.
Su Diandian picked up the crab and made eye contact with it in the darkness.
She asked in confusion, "Where's the sea? Has it sunk to our feet?"
“It’s been eaten,” Sijihuang replied coldly. “Every six hours, the World Soul awakens and indiscriminately devours everything around it.”
"Brother, the last time I heard you say so much at once was last time." Su Diandian said useless nonsense while crawling on the ground searching around.
Sijihuang asked her, "What are you looking for?"
Su Diandian continued her search, "I'm looking for that World Soul you mentioned. I want to ask it why it didn't eat me too."
Four Seasons Wasteland: "..."
After searching in vain, Su Diandian stood up. "Could that thing be a picky eater?"
The moment her question arose, the ground beneath her feet cracked open.
The fissure in the ground opened its gaping maw like a monster lurking in the darkness, swallowing her and the desolate seasons whole.
"Haha, so it's not that you're picky about food, you just like to save the best parts for last." Su Diandian clapped her hands and laughed happily.
A creature capable of devouring an entire ocean in one go must be no ordinary being.
This time, she's sure to get what she wants.
Sijihuang rushed to her side, stepping over clods of earth and gravel, "Hold on tight to me."
Su Diandian shook her head and refused, "Thank you for taking care of me during this time, Brother Huang. I'm going back to my hometown!"
To speed things up, she swung the vines, grabbed a large rock below, and bounced back down instantly.
Just as Sijihuang was about to continue his pursuit, a sudden, rumbling sound of teeth grinding rang out amidst the deafening roar.
That thing is in the crack in the ground!
He glanced at Su Diandian falling down, then rushed out of the crevice without hesitation...
Su Diandian, who sank into the ground, did not become an underground sandwich as expected, nor was she eaten by anything strange.
She was lying in the rock cave, rubbing her aching lower back.
The enormous clusters of mushrooms around them emitted a faint blue light, illuminating the dark underground world.
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
Hordes of small black-furred animals surged out like a tide.
Su Diandian propped her head up and looked over, "So you're the ones who ate the ocean? Come and eat me! I'm super delicious!"
Hearing the sound, the black-furred little beasts all turned and ran towards her.
They worked together to lift Su Diandian up and carry her forward.
Hmm? Aren't you going to eat her now?
Are you planning to keep her as a reserve food supply?
Su Diandian randomly picked up a small black-furred beast and held it up in front of her. "Little brother Jiehun? Take my advice. Eat fresh food. Eating leftovers can easily cause poisoning."
The small black-furred beast broke free from her hand and mingled into the group, continuing to carry her forward.
Forget it, these guys don't seem to understand human language.
Let it be grain reserves; as long as it allows me to return to my hometown, that's fine.
Just as Su Diandian was about to close her eyes and lie down, a piercing buzzing sound suddenly appeared.
Immediately following was Chu Kuo's shout.
"I shouldn't have come to this godforsaken place! Don't chase me! Don't chase me!"
She quickly sat up, just as Chu Kuo ran past her.
In their haste, the two locked eyes and saw the question in each other's eyes: What are you doing here?
"Run!" Chu Kuo turned back, grabbed her, and sprinted forward.
Su Diandian looked back, but there was nothing there.
But the small black-furred beasts behind them seemed to be lifted up by something invisible, disappearing along with the surrounding rocks.
In the blink of an eye, she understood.
The boundary spirit that devoured the entire ocean was not those small black-furred beasts, but the invisible force before us.
The so-called "world soul" probably refers to the soul of this broken little world.
Su Diandian was so excited she could hardly contain herself. Just as she was about to push Chu Kuo away and run back, he suddenly pulled her into a crevice in the rocks.
She was furious, "Don't stop me from getting back..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Kuo stuffed a stone into his mouth: "You living ancestor, could you please keep your voice down? You may want to die, but I don't."
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