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Klaus was ordered to remain on the Katyusha.

The reason is quite good: Katyusha needs someone to guard her, and they may also need someone to pick them up.

And according to Ivan,

"If Klaus went there, he'd probably have a cleanliness obsession and faint on the spot ʅ(´◔౪◔)ʃ"

The daytime diners were replaced by a night shift, and the occasional nocturnal creatures emitted monotonous and eerie calls.

As it turns out, Ivan's trash talk was quite insightful.

The closer he got, the stronger the stench of decay became. Ivan paid no attention to it, instead taking a deep breath and showing an intoxicated expression, just like when he was drinking rum.

"Ah, this is the smell of wealth!"

Ren Yi glanced at him speechlessly. This was similar to viewing a giant specimen. Although he could adapt to it, he was definitely not as perverted as Ivan!

The approach of the ghost bone boat did not cause any disturbance.

The small fish around seemed to have come to regard this place as a buffet restaurant, and were used to being squeezed around.

They stopped next to the tail fin.

I reached out and touched the whale skin; it felt like tough leather, rough and thick.

[Decomposable target detected: Remains of an ancient giant whale (??? level)]

The target is too large and contains too much energy to be completely decomposed.

Please perform structural destruction or reduce the scope of the decomposition first.

"I knew it."

I'm disappointed with this result, but it's not unexpected.

[Coffin Guy: Why is it so hard to be a garbage collector?]

[Level ? ? ?, how terrifying must this thing have been when it was alive?]

[The expert can't even scrape off a piece of skin now.]

[I think the system is implying to the big shots that if they want to attend a banquet, they need to learn how to chop vegetables first.]

"Boss, how did it go?" Ivan asked expectantly.

He casually shrugged, "No, it's too big to carry."

"Can't carry it?"

Ivan clearly didn't see this as a technical problem.

He held up the "Thoughts," and the gem shimmered brilliantly in the darkness, reminding him of a scene where someone raised a magic wand and drew circles to transform.

Ivan was unaware that Renyi had already categorized him in her mind as one of the "handsome young warriors" group.

Excitedly, he raised the axe, "Let's help it slim down!"

Before he finished speaking, the sharp, heavy axe drew a magnificent arc and cleaved fiercely into the whale skin.

"clang--"

The dull thud didn't travel far, but the force of the impact sent Ivan staggering back several steps before he regained his balance, his hands and fingers numb.

That axe, whose sharpness was increased by 20% after being reinforced,

It only left a white mark on it?!

"My [heart's secret]..." Ivan murmured to himself, his eyes wide, his voice full of hurt.

"They can't even break through the defenses?"

He offered some words of comfort, "Don't be discouraged, maybe you're not carrying enough burdens."

He looked up at the mountain-like corpse. "No wonder it managed to float and decompose here..."

"Turns out, the skin was too tough to chew."

For these fish, isn't this like locking a Manchu Han Imperial Feast in a safe, only able to smell it and drool?

"What should we do then?" Ivan memorized his "Thoughts" again.

"We can't just sit here like these silly birds and wait for it to rot away, can we?"

"Of course not."

Any glance could turn to the exposed spine above.

"Let's go in through the wound."

Start from within.

Without hesitation, they used ropes to secure the ghost bone boat to the hard barnacles next to its tail fin, ensuring that the boat would not be washed away.

The climb was a little easier than I had imagined.

Although whale skin is slippery, it is covered with marine attachments that can serve as footholds.

"This thing is so slippery!"

Ivan accidentally stepped on a piece of dried seaweed.

It is intently searching for the most stable foothold.

Halfway up, they were spotted by several black, unidentified seabirds. These birds had sharp, hooked beaks, but fortunately, they were not very large, with a wingspan of about one meter.

They seemed to regard Ivan and Renyi as rivals for food, and swooped down with sharp cries.

"Get out of here, you hairy beast!" Ivan drew his axe and shooed them away.

"Don't get entangled with them."

He randomly pulled out a few pieces of raw fish and threw them forcefully to a spot not far to the side. The seabirds were immediately attracted by the smell of blood and flesh and abandoned their attack on them.

Taking advantage of this gap, the two quickened their pace and climbed upwards.

Nearly half an hour later, they finally climbed onto the corpse's back.

Beneath their feet lay slightly springy "land," while in the distance, whale bones gleamed with a ghastly white light, and several seabirds gathered at the pit of rotting flesh.

Before them lay that bottomless, enormous wound.

Like a deep canyon.

Not only was there a putrid smell, but there was also a hint of blood, which kept emanating from the depths of the 'canyon'.

"My God..."

Ivan peeked down and immediately pulled back.

How deep is it down there?

"I don't know," he said, observing the strange wound.

The cut surface was clean; I wonder what terrifying thing could have caused it such damage.

He took out a rope woven from strong bio-fiber and handed it to Ivan.

"Let's find a place to anchor ourselves, then we'll go down."

"Leave it to me." Ivan took the rope and walked towards the gap where a section of the spine could be seen.

Just then, a sharp bird cry rang out from below.

Like some kind of signal, the responding chirps rose and fell in a continuous chorus.

Renyi and Ivan both looked up at the same time.

Countless black dots appeared, converging on the two uninvited guests from the side where the seabirds had gathered.

"Damn it! Those hairy beasts actually called for backup!"

Ivan cursed angrily, waving his [Heart's Desire] weapon in an attempt to drive the flock of birds away.

However, these seabirds were small and agile, and Ivan's efforts were largely ineffective. In addition, due to their large numbers, some of them could only leave a bloody mark on him.

The already tattered camouflage uniform was now torn in several more places.

He plunged half of his body into the crevice and quickly secured the rope to the protruding vertebrae.

The bone was huge and smooth.

After arbitrarily circling around several times, I finally gave up on the more professional but unfamiliar climbing knot and tied a surgical knot that I had used countless times.

"Come here quickly!"

Ivan didn't linger in the fight; after forcing back a few birds, he turned and faced Renyi.

A high-pitched cry pierced through the cacophony of birdsong.

A giant bird with a wingspan of over three meters swooped down from behind the flock of birds. Its feathers were like blades, and it swooped down like a small glider!

Ivan was just about to engage in battle,

But without pausing, the rope loop was put around Ivan's muscular waist.

"Huh?"

The next second, Ivan felt a tremendous force come over him, and at the same time, his waist tightened. Like a sack being thrown out, he and his axe disappeared at the edge of the rift.

"Woohoo!"

The huge black bird missed its target and circled angrily above the rift, screeching.

......

The fall did not last long.

"Pfft—"

The two of them crashed heavily into a pile of soft, slippery, and elastic things.

The instant he landed, he released his grip on Ivan's waist, rolled away to dissipate the impact, and moved away from Ivan.

"Cough cough... Ptooey!" Ivan wasn't so lucky.

He crashed solidly into flesh and blood, splashing a puddle of liquid, and scrambled to his feet, spitting out bits of flesh from his mouth.

"Who told you to open your mouth?" Renyi reached out and pulled Ivan along.

"Wipe your face," he said, handing her a scrap of cloth. "You look like you've just been pulled out of a septic tank."

Ivan wiped his face haphazardly and looked around at his surroundings.

Inside this "cave" made of flesh and blood, the wound on the head had almost become a line.

I couldn't tell if the material under my feet was fat or muscle; it felt soft and spongy when I stepped on it.

Unidentified microorganisms emitted specks of phosphorescence on the decaying flesh, providing a dim light source for the cave.

"us......"

Ivan was stunned by the sight before him. "We've fallen into its belly..."