Chapter 300 - Devilfish Stomach Labyrinth (I) (1/2)
Falling to the mouth of the Ice Devilfish is very unexpected and dangerous, however, we didn't get chewed and we are swallowed whole so we still have a chance. Using my quick reflexes, I quickly maneuver to slow down my descent. The others also did the same and although they were surprised by the act of the Devilfish, they didn't panic, allowing them to do a rational decision.
SPLASH SPLASH
We didn't land in the solid ground but a greenish liquid. Since we are swallowed, this must be its digestive juices.
”Is everyone injured?” I asked everyone.
”Just a graze but not major enough,” Tina said.
Lina didn't wait for me to take action and healed her using her own [Heal]. As expected of an attentive maid.
”So this must be the stomach area of the Ice Devilfish huh? Are we going to die soon?” Lucia looked around for any way to go out of its stomach.
”We should look for a safe place at the moment. We might be swallowed but this is also an opportunity to finish off the Ice Devilfish without trouble now that we are inside of its body. Its organs will surely be somewhere around the place and we just needed to locate it before it starts to do its digestion,” I explained.
”Then, we should start looking inside the stomach. Just staying here without doing anything while the digestive juices of the boss are currently threatening to digest us in one go are on our feet. We cannot dilly-dally at all.”
I glance at Lucia and Cotton and I suddenly got an idea.
”Lucia, can you ask Cotton if she can make us a protective web that we can use while traversing the place with the digestive juices threatening us, we can make use of it right now.”
”Oh, let me ask, Master.”
Lucia tried to talk to Cotton but it seems like Cotton is having trouble understanding what was Lucia was trying to say since she said some foreign words that were perhaps new to the ears of Cotton.
”It seems you have difficulty, Ms. Lucia. Let me try, maybe I can convey what you are trying to say,” Tina volunteered and she started speaking an unknown language that even I don't recognize at all.
In just a matter of seconds, Cotton respond with a cute nod before she started to spin her webs that looks like shoes. It was quick and didn't take too long before it was formed.
”It looks like Cotton and Princess Tina really understand each other without any problem!” Lina was delighted.
”How did you do that?” Lucia was also amazed seeing how she easily managed to let Cotton do what she wanted to convey to her.
”I used the ancient insect language we learned when we are kids. It was mandatory for us Insect People to learn it. However, we rarely use it since it was used to converse to the Ancient Deities and local gods of the Insect Kingdom.”
My eyebrow creased hearing what Tina said but since we are scarce in time, I didn't press on the topic for now and wear the web boots that Cotton made. We had plenty of time to ask for this but now is not the time.
Thankfully, Lucia and Lina didn't pursue the topic too so we decided to move now. Anytime soon and the digestion might begin and we would be in big trouble if that actually happens. We need to find a good way to see where we are right now.
I pull out a small piece of paper from my bag and a small pencil I personally made for an easy drawing for my Scribe Ex-job. I had a good job as a cartographer in dungeons in the past timeline so even if I don't have the Cartographer Ex-job right now, the skills I mastered in the past timeline is already imprinted in my mind that it is not necessary for me to get the Ex-job to make a layout of where we are and map it out. Besides, there isn't much of a benefit to getting the cartographer Ex-job unless you want to be a professional in creating maps and mapping areas. A simple mapping is enough. This way, we won't get lost inside the labyrinth innards of the Ice Devilfish.