Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 127

But that wasn’t all.

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!

As the ground trembled violently, a sound began to rise in the distance—a sound like crashing waves.

The sound wasn’t that of ocean waves breaking on the shore.

This was “acid”—the corrosive kind found in hydrochloric acid.

That’s why this place was called the Swamp of the Mountain.

Su-ho scanned his surroundings.

There was no place to run.

No place to hide.

No matter how fast someone might be, no one could outrun a deluge of liquid flooding in.

The tide of acid surged toward Su-ho.

CRASHHHHH!

The wave filled the cavern completely.

There was nowhere to escape.

The deluge lasted several seconds before gradually receding, leaving the floor exposed once more.

The surroundings fell silent.

And in the wake of the acid wave, something new appeared—a massive red basalt rock, towering as high as a person.

It stood there like a boulder, though it hadn’t been visible before.

Then, the red basalt began to squirm.

Much like gelatin shifting and wobbling, it started to take on the shape of a person.

Its transformation continued, resembling a combat suit worn by soldiers.

The transformation began at the feet, gradually covering the legs, torso, and finally moving up toward the head.

But what emerged where one might expect a helmet wasn’t a featureless mask.

It was a human face.

Su-ho’s face.

Encased in the red suit, Su-ho revealed only his face and muttered, “Phew, the smell...”

He wrinkled his nose in disgust—not because of the overwhelming tide of acid, but because of the stench that accompanied it.

No wonder.

The “acid” flooding the Swamp of the Mountain wasn’t hydrochloric acid. It was gastric acid, the digestive fluid secreted by stomachs—stomach acid.

Su-ho glanced again at the spot where he had stabbed the wall earlier with his Blood Sword.

The surface wasn’t a typical rocky cave wall but resembled the flesh of a living creature. The "wall" had split, revealing muscular tissue oozing with blood.

Nodding to himself, Su-ho remarked, “It’s been a while since I’ve seen a gut-themed gate.”

A gut theme.

That’s exactly what this was.

The Swamp of the Mountain wasn’t an ordinary cave but rather the interior of a colossal living organism.