hotmtlnovel Chapter 69: Pure Gold
Chapter 69: Pure Gold
Chapter 70: Pure Gold
It was a fish, a monstrous fish so large it was suffocating.
From the front of its head extends a long, fleshy lantern that radiates a golden light; its gaping maw is likely large enough to swallow an entire island.
Its skin is as rough as a reef, covered with various deep-sea creatures.
This is a giant lanternfish!
No one knows exactly how deep the ocean is in this world, but this lanternfish must be at least 7000 meters deep!
A giant lanternfish burst out of the sea, its serrated mouth agape, staring intently at the gleaming golden giant in the sky.
This sudden turn of events caused the two fighters to stop fighting simultaneously.
Newgate frowned; he didn't want this important duel to be disrupted by such an inexplicable external factor.
He brandished his naginata, blasting his ship and crew away from being swallowed by the lanternfish, then shouted towards Oro, "Oro! Stop! Take care of this big jerk first!"
"Don't rush, Newgate!"
Oro disintegrated the golden giant, and all the gold transformed into streams of gold that surrounded him.
Oro's face was full of surprise: "I've been looking for this guy for so long!"
"Newgate! Dare to come with me for a tour inside its belly?"
"Let me find something inside, then we'll continue fighting inside its belly! We'll add another thousand tons of gold to the bet!"
Newgate was taken aback for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter: "Gurgle! How interesting! I've never fought inside a fish's belly in my life!"
Oro and Newgate returned to their respective ships, and then, to the horrified gaze of the Whitebeard Pirates' crew, the Golden Dawn adjusted its sails and, following the current, was the first to plunge into the jagged abyss of the giant lanternfish!
"Gurarara! You've got guts!"
Newgate stood on his whale-head boat and let out a deafening laugh.
He brandished his sword and ordered his ships to follow: "Men! Hold on tight! Let's see what's inside this monster's belly!"
"No!!" ×N
The lanternfish has a long esophagus, surrounded by slippery flesh and flowing seawater. The air is filled with a strong, sour, and fishy smell. Lingling excitedly looked around and even tried to scoop up the mucus secreted from the fleshy walls next to her, but Gails quickly slapped her away: "Lingling, don't touch it, it might be corrosive."
After rushing down a "big waterfall," the boat continued deeper into the water, where a fork in the road appeared, emitting different intensities of the smell of digestive fluids.
Without hesitation, Oro steered the Golden Dawn into one of the passages and shouted to the Whitebeard Pirates' ship that was closing in, "This way!"
"How can you be sure it's this way?" Newgate asked with great interest.
"Simply put, it's a microscopic use of gold, just a little trick."
Oro was concise; he hadn't used that ability against Newgate before. True men's battles are best fought head-on.
After sailing for some distance, the space suddenly opened up.
They entered the lanternfish's first stomach.
This place is like the inside of a giant bubble, with the lanternfish's stomach wall above emitting a soft, pale golden light that illuminates the entire stomach.
This is a truly enormous stomach, large enough to hold an ocean of gastric juices and several islands.
"There's an island there!"
The Whitebeard Pirates' lookout exclaimed in surprise.
Oro's gaze lingered briefly on the island; he knew that the scientist Asir and his daughter Olga lived there.
However, the primary goal now is pure gold. Since he knows where the pure gold is, he should get it first.
"Let's not linger here. Let's move on to the third stomach."
"A third stomach?"
Upon hearing Oro's words, Newgate raised an eyebrow: "Just how many stomachs does this monster have?"
"At least three."
Oro manipulated the gold to create an auxiliary propulsion device at the stern, increasing the ship's speed: "The place we're going to is in the deepest part."
They passed through the narrow passage connecting to the stomach sac, avoiding the incompletely digested sea monster skeletons and various debris floating in the gastric juices.
The second stomach has a much harsher environment, with a higher concentration of gastric acid and a pungent odor permeating the air.
The gold coating on the surface of the Golden Dawn shines brightly under the continuous maintenance of Oro, resisting corrosion.
Newgate's ship relied on his occasional use of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability to shake away the excessively dense acid mist and gastric juices.
Finally, they arrived at the third stomach.
The space here is smaller than the previous two, but it is more unique.
There is still an island in the center of the gastric juice, but on this island stands a stone structure resembling a Mayan pyramid.
The building is ancient and mottled, its surface covered with unknown luminescent moss, which intertwines with the phosphorescence emanating from the surrounding fleshy walls, creating a mysterious and eerie atmosphere.
"This is it."
As Oro gazed at the pyramids covered in jungle, his eyes shone with a brilliant, molten gold light.
As the ship docked, Oro turned to Lingling and Gails and said, "You two stay on the ship and guard the Golden Dawn. I'll go in alone."
Gails nodded: "Be careful, this kind of place is obviously full of traps."
Lingling waved her fist: "Just call out if you need help! I'll take it apart!"
Oro smiled, then leaped off the ship, landing on the soft ground.
At this moment, the Whitebeard Pirates' ship also docked.
Newgate shouldered his naginata, strode to the bow of his ship, and sat down. "My men and I will wait for you here! We'll also keep an eye on the ship so it doesn't get digested by this monster's stomach acid! Hurry up, don't delay our fight!"
Although his crew were very curious about the pyramids, knowing that such places must be full of treasures, they dared not disobey their captain's orders and thus set up a vigil on the ship.
Auro nodded to Nuguette, said no more, and turned to enter the pyramid.
The interior of the pyramids was dimly lit, and the air was damp, cold, and had a musty smell.
Oro wasted no time exploring; he activated his ability immediately, scattering gold dust with a wave of his hand and instantly gaining X-ray vision.
There are indeed traps here.
"Click".
With a slight clicking of a mechanism, a dense barrage of poisoned crossbow bolts suddenly shot out from both walls, their sharp, piercing sound cutting through the air.
Golden walls instantly rose up on both sides of Oro, blocking all the crossbow bolts.
He continued forward, past overturned floors, falling boulders, and animal-headed statues spewing corrosive liquid—
These traps appear futile and laughable in the face of Auro's absolute power and defense.
He doesn't bother looking for the so-called right path or the key to shutting down the mechanism.
When encountering a fork in the road, explore more gold dust; when encountering a heavy stone gate, simply blast it open with force.
When encountering complex mechanisms, they would directly use liquid gold to penetrate their interior and forcefully break through them.
Oro is like an unstoppable golden steamroller, steadily advancing towards its goal.
Finally, after destroying who knows how many obstacles, Oro found himself in front of a metal door.
After easily removing the entire door, Oro stepped inside.
Behind the door was a rather cramped laboratory.
The laboratory is filled with various old experimental instruments, which, although covered in dust, still reveal their excellent craftsmanship.
On a laboratory table in the center of the room, a rectangular transparent glass box sat quietly.
An oval-shaped, pale gold metal object, about the size of an ostrich egg, is emitting a soft and steady glow inside the glass case.
The light was not dazzling, but carried a strange sense of calm, as if it could soothe all the restlessness in the world.
It stood there quietly, as if it had existed since time immemorial and would continue to exist forever.
Pure gold!
Oro licked his lips, stepped forward, and reached out. The gold easily sliced open the lock on the glass case.
He gently picked up the pure gold egg; it felt warm to the touch and was lighter than he had imagined.
The soft light shone through his fingers, making his palms almost transparent.
He got it just like that, so easily that he wondered if he was dreaming.