Defense Mechanism

Fang and I were running along the top of the digestive fluid.

Honestly, looking at Fang running ahead of me, I was reminded of that one Ninja anime that I watched before. If not for all the fillers, it was a pretty good anime...

While I was reminiscing, we reached a bend. Fang, without much hesitation, jumped straight down, but I saw her face change into shock as soon as she did. I tried to stop at the edge, but with how I'm carrying someone on my back, the momentum alone was enough to send me beyond the edge. There, I saw the reason why Fang's face changed.

The intestine changed from a curved path into a deep and long track vertically downward. I almost felt my soul leave my body as I fell down, but I quickly steeled my resolve. I was falling already; after all, there was no other choice.

I saw Fang landing, spreading energy to cover her whole body and ignoring the splashing digestive fluid before proceeding ahead, clearing the way for our landing.