The Ghost-Faced Heron seemed to sense Qin Siyang's summon and was about to pounce on him and devour him.
However, the one that Qin Siyang had grabbed was enraged by him. It frantically twisted and rolled mid-air, trying to shake him off.
After a few rapid flips, Qin Siyang, who had lost his sense of direction, found it hard to see his surroundings.
"No, I'm feeling a bit dizzy."
Qin Siyang let go, preparing to use [Banquet Domain] to get closer to the other Ghost-Faced Heron that still had a living person inside.
But just as he fell into the air, the Ghost-Faced Heron flipped around and swallowed him again.
Qin Siyang's vision went black.
He had once again entered the bird's empty stomach.
'Huh? I'm back? No, I have to save Little Zhao quickly!'
With that thought, Qin Siyang activated [Banquet Domain] and once again escaped from the Ghost-Faced Heron's body.
This time, he didn't teleport near the Ghost-Faced Heron.
Instead, he chose an extreme position, twenty meters above.
To avoid getting swallowed by this Ghost-Faced Heron again.
[Banquet Domain] lasted for one minute, and now more than half of it had passed.
If he didn't enter the stomach of the Ghost-Faced Heron that had swallowed Zhao Sifang soon, he might never catch up again.
However, just as he appeared above the back of the Ghost-Faced Heron—
That bird seemed to have anticipated it. It lifted its head.
A grotesque and twisted ghost-like face met Qin Siyang's eyes for a brief moment.
Then, it instantly charged toward him.
Qin Siyang hurriedly activated [Banquet Domain], trying to reach the other Ghost-Faced Heron quickly.
At the same time, he shouted, "Come eat me, you stupid bird!!"
That bird also seemed interested in Qin Siyang. It had originally stopped mid-air but now started closing in on him again.
"Good!"
Qin Siyang continued using [Banquet Domain] cautiously, shortening the distance of each teleport to avoid appearing right where this Ghost-Faced Heron was, which would disable his skill.
However, his slower movement gave the furious Ghost-Faced Heron behind him a chance.
Just as he completed a teleport—
A large mouth engulfed him once again.
Darkness swallowed Qin Siyang again.
With a slippery sensation, Qin Siyang found himself in the empty stomach filled only with lizardfish for the third time.
Qin Siyang was furious, "What the hell? I came back again?"
After being swallowed by this Ghost-Faced Heron multiple times, he realized—
If he didn't kill it, he wouldn't get a chance to reach the other one.
"I gave you a way out, and you refused? Fine, I'm done being nice!"
Qin Siyang pulled out his Short Bee Dagger and stabbed it straight into the Ghost-Faced Heron's stomach.
Immediately, he felt the bird losing control.
It was paralyzed.
Qin Siyang repeated his previous trick.
Grabbing a few lizardfish, he activated [Banquet Domain] and teleported onto the back of the Ghost-Faced Heron.
BOOM—
The Ghost-Faced Heron crashed to the ground like a cannonball.
Qin Siyang, meanwhile, kept using [Banquet Domain] to avoid splattering into pieces from the fall.
However—
The moment his feet touched the ground, [Banquet Domain] ended.
Qin Siyang looked up.
The Ghost-Faced Heron that had swallowed Zhao Sifang was still circling high in the sky.
But he had no means to reach it now.
"Little Zhao, looks like you're on your own."
Qin Siyang muttered and clenched the lizardfish in his hand, standing on the Ghost-Faced Heron's back.
At that moment, the bird beneath him suddenly trembled violently.
It looked like it was about to recover.
"What? The paralysis is wearing off already?"
Qin Siyang was shocked, "Don't tell me the Short Bee Dagger is useless now?"
But then he thought for a moment.
The Short Bee Dagger needed to be soaked in sequence potions for preservation. Its paralysis effect likely depended on replenishing those substances.
During the last fight with a Ghost-Faced Heron, the paralysis effect of the Short Bee Dagger had probably been mostly depleted.
That's why it wasn't as effective this time.
Time was running out.
Qin Siyang didn't hesitate any longer.
He targeted the heart and threw punches relentlessly.
Blood splattered onto his visor, layering over the dried stains from before, blinding his vision.
But his fists kept hammering the same spot.
BANG—
With a crisp sound, Qin Siyang's fist pierced the Ghost-Faced Heron's heart.
He could still feel its muscles twitching and contracting, clinging to his arm.
Even through his Red Silk Armor, he could feel the warmth.
Qin Siyang didn't stop. He kept punching until the heart was smashed into a millstone-sized hole.
Then, he stuffed lizardfish into the wound before stopping.
"This should do it. Now, I just need to wait for it to die."
Just as he was about to get up and leave—
The Ghost-Faced Heron suddenly flapped its massive wings violently.
'The paralysis has worn off?'
Qin Siyang was about to jump off.
But—
A powerful gust pinned him onto the Ghost-Faced Heron's back.
Qin Siyang was stuck, unable to move.
Even with his immense strength, even with [Violence] activated, he couldn't match the raw power of a mid-tier divine beast.
With several powerful wingbeats, the Ghost-Faced Heron soared straight into the sky, it reached a height of a hundred meters.
'I crushed its heart, and it's still flying?', Qin Siyang panicked.
Just as he was wondering what was going on—
The Ghost-Faced Heron suddenly lost strength and plummeted straight down.
"Oh, hell no!!"
'A last burst of strength before death?'
Qin Siyang felt the rushing wind against his body and was completely dumbfounded.
He knew his own physical limits.
Without [Banquet Domain], if he hit the ground from a hundred meters high—
He'd definitely die.
"You damn bird! Dragging me down with you?"
Qin Siyang frantically looked around. No options.
In the end, he could only dive into the Ghost-Faced Heron's open heart cavity and curl up inside.
He hoped that the sheer mass of the bird's body would absorb the impact—
And keep him alive.
BOOM—
Another thunderous crash.
The massive Ghost-Faced Heron slammed into the barren wasteland.
Dust and smoke surged into the sky.
The Ghost-Faced Heron's eyes gradually dimmed, losing all light.
Its body twitched a few times—then went still.
Inside the bird's heart cavity, Qin Siyang was shaken to the core.
His whole body trembled.
He lay in the destroyed heart, gritting his teeth in agony.
It felt like his entire body was breaking apart.
His organs felt as if they had been yanked out, slammed against the ground a few times, then stuffed back in.
"I'm screwed."
Qin Siyang had a bad feeling.
He still had [Violence] activated, so he couldn't feel any pain.
But even without pain, the discomfort was unbearable.
If [Violence] wore off, he suspected he'd pass out immediately.
Fortunately—
He had experience with fainting.
"I… I need to dig a hole and crawl in! Otherwise, once [Violence] ends, I'll lose all mobility and collapse right here in the wasteland!"
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