235 Dashs Destiny (1/2)

In a mysterious place full of warping darkness, a weakened voice of the first Elder Guardian suddenly sounded.

”Turtle wake up.”

In his shaking pale white palms was a tiny little turtle. It slowly opened its small beady eyes and looked up. The turtle was Dash.

”Is...it time?” Dash asked with a hesitant voice.

The Elder Guardian warmly smiled. The proud and emotionless eyes are already gone from the gaze of the most powerful Guardian. His entire skin was covered in black rashes as if he was slowly being peeled away.

”Are..you really sure? Are you... not afraid? Of Death?” Dash asked again. An uncertain heart plagued his current tiny heart.

The Elder Guardian heaved deeply. His eyes gazed at the warping darkness that was currently surrounding them.

The massive Guardian Ship that was with them before they were swallowed was now nothing but a crumpled piece of metal the size of a tiny can. This is despite it being made from the hardest and advanced metal currently existing.

Any minute from now, the tiny can will completely disintegrate into nothing. It was the power of the dark matter acid that was naturally existing inside the gut of the Godly Beast of Dimensional realms.

Yes, Dash and the First Elder Guardian are still alive and are currently inside the stomach of the Godly Beast of Dimensional Realms, being slowly digested by the mysterious dark matters.

Thanks to the Elder Guardian's accurate calculations and ample preparation, he was able to create a protective layer in advance that will cover them from being disintegrated while staying inside the Godly Beast's body.

However, it was not enough to secure them forever. At the moment, the protective layer is slowly thinning down and should not last another hour or so. When that happens, they would finally lose their only source of protection and would instantly dissolve as if they were drowned in a compressed space full of dark matter acid.

”Let us hurry up. The time is about to come, you should also prepare yourself.” said the Elder Guardian as he lifts the little turtle higher.

Now that they are face to face on each other, Dash continued to wear a hesitant look.

”I am not really sure. You have done so much already and for you to also die...” unlike the usual energetic and cocky Dash, the current one is like a little boy not wanting his mother to disappear.

”Die? Who says I am gonna die? I may lose the heartbeats of my physical body but the biochemical energy of my knowledge will pass on to you. It is the same as me living in a different body. Although I might not be able to regain my original ego, to have you on my behalf is enough for me.”

Hearing the Elder Guardian's explanation, he fell into deep thought.

Dash recalled the time when they were swallowed whole by the Godly Beast and the Elder Guardian explained to him his plan.

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Approximately two months ago...

”Why? Why do we have to be devoured? We could have escaped instead! Or the least we can do is fight till our last breath!” Dash was panicking and angry at that time.

The Elder Guardian told him before that they must be devoured by the beast in order for all the variables to match his calculations.

Although he did not understand what it means, Dash decided to trust the Elder Guardian. After all, thinking critically would only hurt his simple head.

Unfortunately, no matter how he thinks about it, falling under the enemy's stomach was the same as a suicide mission.

However, the feeling and scene of being swallowed by the Godly Beast were like a nightmare.

They were swallowed as if they were tiny insects. The weird teeth, the scary abyss of the black hole eyes, the sickening internal flesh paired with the depressing feeling while they are inside, were good enough to break his hopes in a flash.

At the moment, they were being protected inside by the massive intact Guardian Ship. Although judging from the sound of dissolving parts from the outside, they knew that the whole ship will not last.

”Listen to me. First, shrink your body to the smallest version.” the Elder Guardian calmly said as he pulled out a fist-size red crystal ball.

”Why?” Dash asked anxiously. He is currently at the size of a two-meter turtle.

”The bigger your body mass, the faster you will be disintegrated by the dark matter acid that is abundant in this place. In order words, the bigger you are, the faster you will die.”

Hearing the Elder Guardian's answer, Dash did not ask further and swiftly transformed to the smallest version of himself.

”How convenient...” praised the Elder Guardian. He was a little envious at the elemental's ability to freely transform his physical mass easily. And as a being who pursuit science, his hands were twitching to do some experiments.

Unfortunately, they do not have such a luxury of free time anymore.

He swiftly crushed the red crystal ball and it exploded into a cloud of red glowing haze.

Pooof!

Shiiing~

”What is this?” asked Dash who is looking at the reddish cloud that covered their body.

Sitting down and picking up the curious tiny turtle, the Elder Guardian answered,

”This will keep us alive.”

It was a protective cloud that will deter the presence of dark matter acid while inside the Godly Beast's body.

Now that they are settled inside the slowly shrinking ship, Dash inquired,