A voice echoed through the darkness.
"…This is quicksand."
It wasn't human.
It was the Will of Blue Star.
[Congratulations! Miracle Nation contestants have discovered an S++-rank Divine Domain creature!][Desert Rock Clam][Traits: Mimics stone. Possesses highly corrosive acidic fluids capable of dissolving all lifeforms.]
The livestream exploded.
"Professor Luo! Captain Ryan Cole! What do we do?! They're trapped inside!"
Sienna Blake's voice trembled despite her efforts to stay composed.
Captain Ryan Cole shook his head slowly.
Professor Luo let out a long breath.
"In this situation… no one can guarantee their survival."
Dragon Nation fell into panic.
"No way… did Adrian Vale just die like that?!"
"Impossible! I don't believe it!"
"Come out, Eat-Stream Adrian Vale—come out!"
Across the world, countless eyes locked onto the screen.
Some prayed.
Others waited eagerly—
for Dragon Nation's fall.
Meanwhile, inside Miracle Nation—
Li Dapu burst into laughter.
"Perfect! Let the Divine Domain kill them for us!"
"If they die, we win by default!"
The entire room lit up with excitement.
To them, Adrian Vale and Dragon Nation were the greatest threat.
Time passed.
Seconds stretched into suffocating silence.
Then—
BOOM! BOOM!
The massive "rock formation" trembled.
Sand and debris cascaded down.
The so-called rock—
began to roll.
"Wait… that thing is moving?!"
"It looks like it's in pain!"
"Does that mean they're still alive?!"
Hope surged.
Then—
CRACK.
The Desert Rock Clam opened.
"It opened! It opened!"
"Zoom in—quick!"
"I see them! They're on top!"
Dragon Nation erupted into cheers.
"They're alive!"
"Adrian Vale is still standing!"
"Boss Raven too!"
But then—
someone noticed something strange.
"Wait… what is he doing?"
The camera zoomed in.
And there—
standing atop the opened shell—
Adrian Vale calmly held a chunk of soft, pale flesh.
"…No way."
"He ate it?!"
"He actually ate the Rock Clam?!"
The chat exploded into chaos.
"This guy eats EVERYTHING!"
"He just turned an S++ creature into lunch!"
"He's literally the natural enemy of Divine Domain creatures!"
Back in the studio—
Sienna Blake stared, stunned.
"I… I didn't expect this…"
Captain Ryan Cole chuckled under his breath.
"The stronger the person… the bigger the appetite, I suppose."
Professor Luo nodded slowly.
"A crisis… turned into a feast."
Miracle Nation, however, was in shock.
"What do you mean he's still alive?!"
"Not only alive—he killed it?!"
Li Dapu crushed a glass in his hand, face twisting with rage.
"Move! Tell them to hunt more creatures!"
"If they don't grow stronger now—Adrian Vale will become the king of that world!"
Inside the Divine Domain—
Raven Shaw finally snapped.
"Hey, Eat-Stream Adrian Vale!"
"Can you stop thinking about food for one second?!"
"We were just about to be dissolved alive!"
She still remembered that horrifying sensation—
that creeping corrosion, eating away at everything.
Even Wuxian and Fahai had been completely powerless inside.
But within the clam—
it had been pitch black.
And all they could hear was—
crunch… crunch… crunch…
"Adrian! Stop eating and get us out of here!"
Raven's voice had echoed in the darkness.
But Adrian hadn't responded.
To him—
this wasn't danger.
It was a feast delivered right to his mouth.
Why would he stop?
Then—
the entire interior shook violently.
And suddenly—
light burst in.
Wuxian was the first to step out.
Not because he broke free—
but because…
there was nothing left inside.
Adrian Vale had eaten it.
All of it.
Every last piece of soft tissue.
The so-called "trap"—
had turned into a buffet.
The Desert Rock Clam had swallowed them whole—
only to unknowingly feed the most terrifying predator in the Divine Domain.
Raven rubbed her forehead, completely speechless.
"…Unbelievable."
And below them—
the empty shell of the S++ creature lay open.
Silent.
Hollow.
Conquered.
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