Giant Fish Survival: I Can Hear the Giant Fish's Heart

Zhou Wen was already weak today, and after pedaling for a while, he couldn't keep going. He only managed to crush one-third of the seaweed, and threw the rest into the digestive tank.

The transformed Leviathan ceased its activity to digest, and Zhou Wen also lay down to rest in the rest area.

Bored just lying there, I opened the world chat channel to see what the survivors were saying. I found that some people who were dressed as Leviathan hadn't searched for supply boxes. Not many people encountered this situation, but most of them were guild leaders, who were among the most advanced players.

What's going on today? Why isn't my Leviathan transmog looking for supply crates?

Mine too, I don't know why, maybe I didn't eat enough?

[Impossible. I've been feeding them 25 portions of seaweed every day for the past few days, and I'm even giving them more than that.]

[Huh? My Leviathan form has stopped functioning. It's not even night yet, and my esophageal diaphragm is open, but no seawater is getting in. What's going on?]

Zhou Wen immediately understood from their conversation that their Leviathan illusions had found the treasure cave. However, they couldn't hear their Leviathan illusions' thoughts, so they didn't know that opening their esophageal diaphragms meant letting them out.

After watching them discuss for a while, their Leviathan illusions gradually stopped functioning, and their esophageal diaphragms opened.

The fact that multiple people's Leviathan transformations experienced the same situation made them realize that this might be a situation that everyone would encounter, but the specific meaning of the esophageal diaphragm opening was still unknown.

[Does this mean they want us to leave?]

[It's possible, why don't you give it a try?]

It's pitch black outside, I'm not going to try it. Who knows what's out there?

[Anyone brave enough to try? We're all guild leaders, protected by spiked armor. What's there to be afraid of?]

[You're not afraid, why don't you go? Spiked armor for protection? A full set of spiked armor is incredibly heavy; it's barely enough for defense within the stomach wall, let alone moving around in it.]

But we should at least go out and see what's going on; what if there's some treasure out there?

【Then go out and take a look. If you really find any treasure, let us know, and we'll share some with you when we get it, okay?】

The group chatted back and forth on the world chat channel, but no one was willing to leave the stomach wall space to go out and take a look. Zhou Wen watched for a while and increasingly appreciated the power of being able to hear the thoughts of the illusory Leviathan.

At this moment, Chen Xin sent him a private message.

"Boss Zhou, it seems my Leviathan transmogrification has found the treasure cave you mentioned."

Is the esophageal diaphragm open?

[It's open, but no seawater is coming in, which perfectly matches what you said before.]

That should be the treasure cave. Bring a supply crate, put your equipment inside, grab your weapon, and enter the esophagus.

Afterwards, Zhou Wen told Chen Xin about his experience of entering the treasure cave, and told her to notify him immediately if she encountered any difficulties, and to ask Jiang Haitao for a wooden shield.

However, right after talking with Chen Xin, Jiang Haitao also sent a private message, saying that he had also encountered a treasure cave.

Therefore, Zhou Wen asked Jiang Haitao to send over the blueprints for the wooden shields, and now Jiang Haitao was the only one who could handle the logistics.

Although Zhou Wen had shared his experience with the two, he was still a little worried. He felt that his encounter with the Rock-Hiding Worm in the Treasure Cave was purely due to luck. He managed to hold out until the Illusionary Leviathan realized he was being blocked, otherwise he would have been dead.

This is an uncertain factor; if their Leviathan illusions malfunction, they will both be in danger.

By the way, you should eat your fill before you set off.

Chen Xin: ?

Jiang Haitao: ?

What I mean is, once inside the cave, crawling is a huge waste of energy. Eating well gives you energy reserves, so if you encounter rock-dwelling worms, you'll have enough strength to fight them off.

[Chen Xin: That startled me, so that's what it meant.]

Jiang Haitao: Got it, Brother Wen.

Zhou Wen then asked them about their respective strength points: Chen Xin had 14 points, and Jiang Haitao had 12 points.

Both of them were stronger than when he entered the treasure cave, which increased their chances of survival. They also had Boiling Coral Powder to save their lives, so overall, their margin for error was quite high.

After eating and drinking their fill, the two left the stomach wall space and came to this world. It would be a lie to say they weren't afraid, as it was their first time leaving the familiar stomach wall space.

But thanks to Zhou Wen's reminder, they knew there would be no danger before leaving the body of the illusory Leviathan, so they gritted their teeth and headed out.

Zhou Wen remained lying down, his eyes fixed on the system interface, constantly watching for messages from the two of them. He had already made more than 30 wooden shields, just waiting for them to ask for them.

To keep himself focused, Zhou Wen took out a can of fruit and ate it while keeping an eye on the system interface.

After some time, both of them entered the cave, and Zhou Wen, who had transformed into Leviathan, also swallowed a supply box.

After the tide receded and it was confirmed that no creatures had followed the seawater in, Zhou Wen immediately jumped off the stone platform and opened the supply box.

[Ding! Obtained White Scale Helmet Blueprint.]

Zhou Wen used it directly. He didn't have time to look at the materials required for the blueprint. After opening the supply box, he climbed onto the stone platform and continued to stare at the system interface.

An hour or two later, the two of them encountered attacks from the Rock-Hiding Worms. Zhou Wen sent them wooden shields, and Jiang Haitao's Leviathan form quickly realized that he was blocked. With a cry, it scared away the Rock-Hiding Worms.

But Chen Xin didn't have it so easy. She had to withstand more than 30 wooden shields and even used the Boiling Blood Coral Powder before the Leviathan finally noticed.

Why did Jiang Haitao's Leviathan transformation get detected so quickly? Both are Leviathan transformations, so why is there such a huge difference? Mine is a complete dud.

Chen Xin was almost furious. She had used the Boiling Blood Coral Powder and was now in a weakened state. She was exhausted from crawling around in the cave.

Both of them scared away the Rock-Hiding Worms, and Zhou Wen breathed a sigh of relief, knowing there was no danger ahead.

Zhou Wen instructed them to catch any gel planarians they encountered and send them to him. He even made many wooden buckets specifically to hold the gel planarians.

Because Jiang Haitao didn't use the Boiling Blood Coral Powder, he was able to explore for treasure much faster. He quickly caught more than thirty Gel Planarians and entered the treasure space where the supply boxes were stored.

The items in the supply box were similar to what Zhou Wen had gotten last time: iron ingots and some glass.

However, as Jiang Haitao arrived at the largest treasure space, the situation changed. Zhou Wen had previously found a supply box with gold trim, but Jiang Haitao only found a supply box with silver trim.

Moreover, continuing to crawl deeper into the cave, they did not find the Boiling Blood Coral, but instead entered a maze-like area full of mud.

Afterwards, Chen Xin was in the same situation as Jiang Haitao, only finding a silver-rimmed supply box.

So Zhou Wen sent them back immediately. Without the warning of the Leviathan transformation, it would be almost impossible to find their way out of the maze area, so he didn't want them to take any risks.