"3!"

Within the first second of the fall, Yun You had already adjusted her posture, slightly curling her legs, tightening her arms, and lightly touching the esophageal rock walls on either side, trying to reduce the falling speed... Meanwhile, she didn't forget to recite the countdown.

For some unknown reason, the originally winding rock wall pipe, after transforming into an esophagus, suddenly became straight at ninety degrees, directly leading to the ground.

This greatly increased the falling distance and made it impossible for people to slow down by hitting obstacles, forcing them to fall at the theoretical maximum speed.

For ordinary people, this "high-altitude fall" of several thousand meters is extremely dangerous.

Even if modern humans' body genes have undergone a certain degree of enhancement, this height of fall could still turn a person into mince.

Although Yun You has the physique of an Apprentice Death God, theoretically reducing most of the fall damage... she had never fallen from such a height before, so to be safe, she made preparations for deceleration and landing control.

"2!"

During the second second of the fall, Yun You fell past Jack and the two others, catching a glimpse of their predicament in the corner of her eye.

Jack's Vajra Bone had been pushed to its limit, with his arms turned into poles, tightly wedged into the rock wall, even piercing half a foot inside.

However, the wall's continuous writhing kept dislodging the poles, gradually pushing them out of the wall.

The once unyielding nanometal was now showing signs of bending.

It seems that this nanomaterial isn't indestructible after all...

At this rate, even if Yun You doesn't issue the fall command, Jack might not last more than a few minutes.

Frost Moon, carried on Jack's back, was sweating as he calculated the smoothness of the rock wall, trying to figure out how much friction one would need... to keep climbing the wall.

But he knew well that these calculations were ultimately futile.

As mucus and saliva secreted, the esophagus would only become smoother.

By then, even if he could calculate the result, it would likely be an enormous number.

They simply had no chance of achieving it.

So, after an internal struggle, he still gave up such impractical fantasies and gritted his teeth, closing his eyes.

Aurora, however, maintained her indifferent expression, her sky-blue eyes quietly glancing at Yun You before turning, seemingly contemplating the next escape method.

Nonetheless, she was indeed mentally prepared for the fall.

Just as the "Two-headed Monster Bird" had said, now under its control, Aurora was extremely rational.

It would never show the slightest emotional fluctuation, nor be affected by the external environment in its thinking.

"3...!"

During the third second of the fall.

Yun You suddenly felt a gust of wind, thick with sticky moisture, blow past her, carrying a scent both rancid and rotten, like decayed blood.

With difficulty, she turned her head against the wind to look around, only to see numerous broken bodies "growing" on either side of the esophageal rock wall, reminiscent of parasites on decaying flesh.

No... "growing" isn't quite accurate.

These bodies were being gradually consumed by the esophagus, integrated into its flesh.

Yun You and her companions had tried everything, yet couldn't climb on the esophagus, but these bodies had willingly become part of the esophagus itself.

Without a doubt, these bodies were the townsfolk who had dug out their own insides.

Or rather, a Tai Sui Cells amalgam clothed in the townsfolk's skin.

The little girl remembered what Master Zero had said.

The Tai Sui's normal eating method is to parasitize victims through airborne Tai Sui Cells, then slowly consume their flesh, quietly taking away everything that belongs to a human.

That it wanted Yangshan Town to exhibit "hospitality" traits, making people stay here compliantly, might precisely be for slow parasitism.

Earlier, Aurora had only spent two weeks here, and her right arm had been completely transformed.

If she stayed for another month or two, she might truly be fully transformed...

This method is indeed insidious, terrifying, and hard to guard against.

If faced with a more composed Apprentice Death God, they might truly fall victim to the Tai Sui.

But alas, it encountered Yun You.

This little girl wouldn't wait obediently for a month.

Sure enough, the Tai Sui revealed its true colors.

Since "slow simmering" failed, it decided to act directly.

First kill, then slowly enjoy the bodies; after all, the nutrition wouldn't be lacking.

"Such a damn bastard..."

Looking at the countless bodies along the way, observing the tortured-to-death elderly, women, and children, Yun You's heart erupted with a violent anger.

Thinking about her shattered wish to save others, her painstakingly arisen goodwill being utterly trampled, she felt indignant.

Yun You detests those who regard life as worthless, even more so those who massacre innocents.

This always reminds her of that night which changed her fate, making her relive the bloody, brutal "Night of Slaughter."

"Up till now, how many have you eaten?"

"One thousand? Two thousand? Five thousand? Or ten thousand?"

"These blood debts shall be repaid with your life!"

The young girl gritted her teeth and withdrew her hands from the rock wall.

She fell with maximum speed, transforming into a shooting star, and with a "poof," she penetrated the esophagus's exit.

What greeted her was an enormous dark space.

She fell from the top of the space, descending toward the ground.

Through the faint light from the ground's torches, the young girl barely made out that the ground seemed only a hundred meters away.

"Master Zero!"

Yun You gritted her teeth and shouted.

[Ready!] The next moment, Master Zero, understanding Yun You's intentions, activated Red Scale's power, summoning a large red Giant Claw, and made a "half-clenched fist" gesture to protect Yun You's body.

Then—

Bang!!!

Carrying immense impact, Yun You landed heavily on the ground, her landing force so great that it cracked the earth like a spider's web.

Dust flew, bricks scattered.

But Yun You, at the epicenter of the impact, was safe and sound under the Giant Claw's protection, only the hand used for landing felt slightly sore.

She shook her hand and slowly stood up.

Meanwhile, Jack and the two others landed safely, right beside her.

The three together raised their heads, gazing at the darkness before them.

Sometime earlier, Yangshan Town, originally standing on the ground, had vanished.

The entire cavern had become extremely vast.

The ground was paved with white bricks, torches evenly inserted around, barely illuminating the earth with weak orange Firelight.

This place looks like a... gigantic...

Arena.

Just like those duel grounds where mutual slaughter is the main entertainment, catering to people's enjoyment.

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