Hidden genius: Black belly snake

Chapter 182: Itadakimasu (Thanks for the food) Part1

"Where are you going?" Xander's voice thundered.

"I did not permit you to move."

He unleashed the full power of his cultivation base and sent out a sword strike laced with the swirls of darkness.

KABOOM

An explosive sound rang out as the attack hit the hardened body of the worm.

The worm let out another enraged roar and cocked its head back in annoyance. 

It seethed and swirled the waters of the lake and sent out a beam of freezing cold water at Xander.

The jet of water carried along with it a powerful force and insane pressure. It looked as if that attack could blast everything in its path into nothingness.

Xander, however, did not even move from his spot. He just lifted a single finger and drew a circle in the air.

Pitch black dark elemental flames erupted in front of him and streaked towards the gigantic monstrosity.

Unlike the ordinary flames, these flames did not sizzle in the presence of water, rather they seemed to even set the surface of the lake on fire.

Black flames erupted everywhere and the entire lake was burning.

The glow worm's powerful water elemental attack was completely ignored, as Xander swayed to his right and easily evaded the attack.

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Meanwhile.

Tang Yue slowly stirred awake.

She finally regained her consciousness and found herself covered by something sticky and slimy.

Not long after, a series of notifications continued ringing in her ears.

Ding. Poison resistance has been upgraded

Ding. Poison resistance has been upgraded

Ding. Poison resistance has been upgraded

Ding. Poison resistance has been upgraded

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"What the hell?" Tang Yue fumbled and tried to get up, only to fall back down onto the slippery mess.

She couldn't see anything around her.

She was too weak and wounded to conjure up tongues of flame, so she quickly summoned out Little Plum.

Even though she couldn't see anything around her, she still had no doubts about exactly where she was.

This putrid, pungent smell. The acidic air. The gigantic soft mushy wall...

If her guess was correct, she should be smack-dab in the middle of the ugly worm's stomach.

As a last-ditch attempt, the Lucky Sticker had probably helped her fall straight from the mouth of the worm into its stomach in one piece, without getting chewed and mashed into indistinguishable fodder.

"How come I am not leisurely resting back in the elven palace by now?"

"Just what kind of a shitty Lucky Sticker are you selling?"

"Damn it, old man. This is a scam. I demand a refund." 

She screamed out loud, but she didn't get any reply.

"Argghhhhhh"

"Argghhhhhh"

"Argghhhhhh"

Tang Yue screamed her lungs out in frustration.

"How the hell am I supposed to break out of a damned Epic-grade beast's stomach????"

Little Plum could feel her anguish and pitifully buzzed around her.

"What am I supposed to do now?" The snake slumped back.

She closed her eyes and rammed her head onto the sturdy and slimy stomach lining.

[Ahem. You can't blame the Lucky Sticker. Everything was properly mapped out for you.]

[Who told you to come running back and get yourself into trouble?]

[Heh. Dumb little snake, just how strong did you think you were?] The system's voice chimed in.

[If you dared to protect someone with your worthless life, then be prepared to face the consequences.]

Tang Yue gnashed her teeth and ignored the old bastard.

He wasn't even giving her any useful tips on how to get out of this sticky situation.

She was also not able to think clearly. Her head was completely muddled.

The corrosive acid constantly dripping onto her body and burning her skin gave out a peculiar unbearable smell, which was not helping her blinding headache.

"Fuck. In the end, all I am is worm food. Fuck." Tang Yue cursed.

She could feel her own stomach grumbling as she hadn't eaten in a while. The irony of the situation was painfully hilarious.

Without even thinking too much about it, her hand reached out habitually and grabbed a piece of roasted meat from her space pearl.

"At least I don't have to die hungry." She murmured and tossed it in.

As her fangs bit into the piece of juicy roasted meat and chewed it absentmindedly, a sudden thought surfaced in her brain.

"Hmmm" 

The snake's emerald eyes weakly glinted as she craned her neck and directly bit into the beast's thick stomach lining.

RIP

A slice of flesh tore off, as she found her mouth filled with the slimy and chewy stomach lining.

Munch Munch

Tang Yue slowly chewed on it as her mind raced to the obvious advantage glaring at her face.

HA HA HA HA

BA HA HA HA HA

The snake clutched her stomach and started laughing like a lunatic.

[Have you lose it completely, dumb little snake?] The system chimed in.

Even Little Plum buzzed around her with worry.

Tang Yue grimaced and ignored the system. She was too busy to talk to the old man.

After all, she had a full plate right now, both literally and figuratively.

"Let's see who is eating whom, you stinking worm!" The snake screamed and took another bite.

She chewed like a maniac and quickly took another bite.

MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH

MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH

NIBBLE NIBBLE NIBBLE

NIBBLE NIBBLE NIBBLE

She didn't know if it was mucus or if it was simply something else floating inside the gigantic body of the Epic-grade beast.

She was going to eat anything and everything in front of her.

Even the old man inwardly gasped in shock as he saw the shameless behavior of his protege. 

He couldn't help but feel proud of her.

Little Plum also busied itself helping Tang Yue clear some of the unnecessary liquid and roasting everything in sight.

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On the outside

In the midst of a tyrannical battle between an elf and a supreme beast, the beast suddenly stiffened up and coughed awkwardly.

"Waaaahhh! Mommy! My stomach is hurting." Its eyes glistened.