The Ancient Death Worm, Liviola, opened its mouth and began sucking in a huge amount of sand. Anything on the sand's surface, as well as anything hiding underneath it, was sucked in! Animals, plants, and even monsters were consumed. Kang Oh and Eder were no exception. 

"Keep your guard up."

"Yes, sir!"

Whoosh!

The powerful vacuum lifted Kang Oh and Eder from the ground, and pulled them into Liviola's mouth.

Sometime later...

After finishing its meal, Liviola burrowed deep into the sand. Silence had returned to the desert, as if nothing had happened in the first place… 

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It was incredibly dark inside Liviola's body. Eder stretched out his thin right hand, which was like a winter twig. 

Swoosh.

A sphere of light escaped his hand and floated into the air, radiating intense light. It allowed them to partially see inside. 

"Good work." Kang Oh complimented him, and then looked around. 

There was a ton of sand inside. There were also cacti, small scorpions, a Yokon (one of the stronger monsters that spawned in the Starving Desert), etc. Countless organisms were scattered abou...