Chapter 109: Nutritious Meal (1)
The dark depths of the Kraken's stomach became awash with radiant green light. The glow didn't emanate from one particular spot; the entire space shimmered brilliantly. Among it all, something dazzlingly bright lay before my eyes—the marquis, one of the Four Swordmasters of the Empire.
The translucent jade light radiating from him was unnervingly intense. It wasn't my first time seeing such a phenomenon.
After I received the Essence Absorption skill from Gith-Za-Rai, this was a common occurrence with fresh corpses. However, the floating mermaids, half-dissolved in the acidic juices, emitted no such light. They remained in utter darkness.
It must be due to the difference in abilities.
If my overall strength far exceeded theirs or their abilities held no value for absorption, then no light would appear.
I stared at the marquis. There was no time to waste.
Sizzle...
[Due to gentle digestive juices, your health will decrease by 0.165% every 3 seconds!]
[The Kraken's stomach acid gradually dissolves its prey to combine nutritional components.]
The remains of the marquis, Elwin, and my own skeleton slowly corroded in the Kraken's stomach, much like the mermaids who had burst under the pressure of the sea.
Sizzle...
My lower half, submerged in the acidic liquid, started dissolving. My bones had no resistance to acid or corrosion.