After standing up, Angel began to look around.
It was pitch black, with nothing visible and no sound of the wind, as silent as the land of eternal slumber.
Angel tried calling out to Wang Wang and the Dalmatian.
But there was no response, as though he was isolated in some remote corner.
Angel thought for a moment, then snapped his fingers softly, and a faint light rose from his fingertips.
—This was a level 0 Trick, the Light Spell.
The effect of the Light Spell was similar to a torch, only illuminating a two or three-meter radius around him. The reason for not choosing the more advanced Light Source Technique or Light Illumination was simply because they were inside the Dalmatian’s stomach. Who knows what consequences might arise from too much energy... After all, Angel had seen with his own eyes, a civilization inside the Dalmatian’s stomach, that was born and perished countless times by a mere spark.
So, to be cautious, he used the harmless level 0 Trick.
Through the dim light from the Light Spell, Angel found himself seemingly standing on a platform, the ground was hard, with a stone-like texture and traces of artificial chiseling, with occasional damages.
There were no other creatures visible for the time being.
It seemed that this time, unlike last, the Dalmatian didn’t show him a world evolution or civilization’s passing.
If it wasn’t to watch a "movie," then why swallow him? And where did Wang Wang go? Also, the Observer, Polo Ye, and Gluz Deward, where are they?
With doubts in mind, Angel walked along the platform.
Soon, he discovered something unusual about this platform.
He previously thought he was in something like "ruins," as the platform showed signs of being artificially carved, but after a walk around, he realized this platform wasn’t on "land" at all.
It was floating in the void.
The sensation was somewhat reminiscent of that round altar floating in mid-air, which Angel encountered when he sought something left by Mr. Feng in the void back then.
But this platform wasn’t round; it had a somewhat irregular shape with damages.
As for why the void existed in the Dalmatian’s stomach and why this platform was there... Angel couldn’t be bothered to think deeper. He had already seen civilizations come and go in the Dalmatian’s stomach, what was so noteworthy about the void?
Nonetheless, Angel was still puzzled as to why he remained on this platform.
Did the Dalmatian casually throw him here, or was there a deeper meaning?
Angel pondered for a long time, unable to produce an answer. He finally decided to ask the main body directly.
He took out the light purple Void Traveler—Heideland from his bracelet, indicating it to connect to the void network.
However, after Heideland’s tentacles reached Angel’s brow, there was no successful void network connection notification even after a long while.
Clearly, the void network was shielded inside the Dalmatian’s stomach.
Connection failed, Angel looked at Heideland: "Wang Wang is your clan’s leader, you should be able to sense it, right? Do you know where it is?"
Heideland tilted its head, not understanding what he meant.
"It doesn’t have to be exactly where, just which direction."
Heideland still looked at Angel with confused eyes, eventually extending its tentacles again, evidently thinking Angel wanted to connect to the void network once more.
Angel sighed helplessly, indeed, except for Wang Wang, all Void Travelers are idiots.
Reluctantly storing Heideland away, Angel decided to find a way to break through the current situation himself.
So Angel walked back and forth on the platform several times, observing the surrounding void for quite a while, yet still found nothing.
Was the Dalmatian actually trying to trap him?
But it didn’t make sense. There were plenty of methods if the Dalmatian wanted to trap him. Besides, although Angel hadn’t spent much time with the Dalmatian, each encounter had profound assistance from it. In Angel’s subconscious, he hardly believed the Dalmatian would harm him.
But if the Dalmatian wasn’t trying to trap him, what reason was there to leave him on this disjointed platform?
There should be a clue... but after searching for a large turn, he found nothing.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Angel’s mind.
He had indeed checked around the platform, including observations of the void, but he seemed to overlook one place... directly beneath the platform.
Earlier, he had only clung to the edge of the platform and glanced down, confirming it was floating, then didn’t look carefully below.
Perhaps there was some overlooked clue below?
Thinking this, Angel immediately moved to the platform’s edge, stepping into the void, reversing gravity, and landed directly on the platform’s underside.
On the underside of the platform, Angel still found nothing. However, when he looked up, he vaguely saw a light in the depths above.
The "above" here, according to the previously original platform reference coordinates, was actually the void below.
It had been obscured by the platform at the time, so Angel didn’t see it. Now, walking upside down on the platform’s underside, he finally saw that faint light.
Previously, Angel hadn’t stepped into the void because there were no reference points, not knowing where he might end up, so he stayed on the platform.
But now, since he saw a light spot in the void below the platform, Angel couldn’t continue staying in place doing nothing.
Furthermore, Angel still didn’t believe the Dalmatian intended to harm him with this method.
With nothing to worry about, Angel didn’t think twice, taking a step forward, using the recoil force to rush towards the light spot below.
Angel moved quickly, with the aid of the Gravity Meridian, yet still took ten minutes before the light gradually enlarged. This showcased the vastness of this void.
It could be said, the Dalmatian’s stomach concealed an enormous world.