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The Vasily Grand Canyon generally runs east to west, with a total length of 250 kilometers.
The canyon's top width reaches 3 to 10 kilometers, narrowing into a V-shape downwards. The north bank is higher than the south, with a maximum depth of over 1500 meters.
The valley floor is less than 1000 meters wide, with the narrowest point being only 100 meters, and the Monte River flows through the valley floor.
"Boom! Boom!~~"
Amidst the "boom, boom" sound of a waterfall, Illumi and King Bradley plummeted from the 1000-meter-deep canyon. Illumi wrapped his body in Nen to avoid being smashed into a pulp upon impact with the water.
"It's chasing us!"
King Bradley suddenly shouted hysterically. Illumi, falling from high in the sky, heard his yell and struggled to look up.
"What!?"
Illumi's expression changed slightly. The Giant Nile Crocodile had actually rushed out from the canyon's top, falling directly towards their position.
The Giant Nile Crocodile struggled in mid-air at first, but upon seeing Illumi and King Bradley below, it quickly recovered, wiggling its short legs.
Although it was useless, it still rapidly plunged towards the two below.
"Bradley!"
Illumi roared, his slightly childish yet steady voice swallowed by the "boom, boom" of the waterfall, but King Bradley understood his meaning and nodded slightly.
"Clap."
The two clasped each other's hands, quickly adjusted their posture, pressed the soles of their feet together, exerted force from their waists, and simultaneously released their hands.
"Bang!"
In an instant, a faint ripple burst from the soles of their feet, and their bodies shot out to the left and right sides, respectively.
"Swish!"
The moment they separated, the Giant Nile Crocodile's body fell through the middle, crashing "bang!" into a protruding rock, and continued its descent towards the river pool at the bottom of the canyon.
"Boom!"
The Giant Nile Crocodile plunged into the river pool at the bottom of the canyon, stirring up gigantic waves more than ten meters high.
"Splash..."
However, Illumi and King Bradley, still in mid-air, clearly saw several massive shadows swimming beneath the surface of the wide, hundred-meter-long river pool.
The instant the Giant Nile Crocodile hit the water, they swarmed it.
A moment later, a large amount of bright red blood emerged from beneath the misty water, dyeing the river a vibrant red.
"Bang! Bang!"
Illumi and King Bradley both hit the water simultaneously.
"Ow, that hurts so much!"
Despite the protection of Nen, Illumi was still grimacing in pain from the terrifying impact, feeling like his entire body was falling apart.
"Quick, swim to shore!"
But it was no time to cry out in pain. Illumi shouted, swimming quickly in the water. Their swimming movements created large splashes on the water, like a jet ski cutting through.
He swore this was the fastest he had ever swum in this life or his previous one; an Olympic swimming champion would be left so far behind they wouldn't even see the splashes.
"Huff Puff"
Illumi finally reached the riverbank at the bottom of the valley, crawled a few steps up onto the higher rocky bank, and collapsed on the ground, panting continuously.
"Finally safe."
"Boom!"
As if to make a fool of him, the moment his words fell, a massive azure fish with a mouthful of sharp teeth burst out of the river, crashing "bang!" against the rock beneath him, nearly biting him.
"Damn it!"
Illumi sprang from the ground in fright. The giant fish was still thrashing its tail wildly on the bank, trying to rush onto the rocky shore to swallow Illumi whole.
"Clang~"
A flash of a blade. King Bradley, holding his Tang Dao, came beside the azure giant fish and chopped down.
With a "Pfft," a red line appeared in the middle of the azure giant fish's belly, and its head separated from its body, but its tail still thrashed relentlessly, blood flowing along the riverbank into the river.
"Splash..."
Before Illumi could calm himself, another strange fish with red fins burst from beneath the water, bit onto the azure giant fish's tail, and dragged it back into the river.
Only half of the azure giant fish remained on the shore, its large mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
Illumi's face twitched. To prevent another ambush by the monsters in the water, he "swished" and leaped from the rock, jumping to the edge of a small grove further away.
King Bradley wiped the fish blood from his face with his arm, then grabbed the sharp teeth in the azure fish's giant mouth and slowly dragged it towards Illumi, leaving a bloody trench on the riverbank.
The bottom of the Vasily Grand Canyon was wide, nearly a thousand meters across, with the river pool occupying only a small part.
Because the Monte River flowed down continuously year-round, the immense volume of water had scoured a deep channel in the valley floor, and the river flowed along this channel into the distance.
On both sides of the riverbank, lush groves of small trees thrived, full of life.
"This will be our food for today."
King Bradley placed the half-fish in front of Illumi, sheathed his Tang Dao, and walked towards the small grove.
"I'll go gather some usable firewood; you rest."
Illumi took a deep breath, his mind calming. He sat on the ground, opened his backpack, and inspected its contents.
All his clothes were wet, but that wasn't important. What was important was that his flint and steel were still usable, as were his compass, map, multi-tool knife, fire starter, salt, and seasonings.
"Rustle... rustle..."
After a long while, Illumi cleared a large space. King Bradley placed a pile of firewood in the middle of the clearing and set up a grill.
"Pfft..."
King Bradley used his Tang Dao to cut open the fish's belly and clean its internal organs. He avoided cleaning it by the river because it was too dangerous there.
Illumi used the flint and steel to start a fire. A moment later, a pile of firewood crackled and burned. Illumi set up a clothesline beside the fire and hung his soaked clothes on it.
"We can only spend the night here tonight."
Illumi looked up at the sky above the canyon. The sky was gradually darkening; it was impossible to return to the top today.
Soon, night fully descended. Illumi and King Bradley sat on the riverbank at the bottom of the canyon. The hazy moonlight spilling into the river pool was a magnificent sight.
"Crackling..."
The fish meat on the grill sizzled and popped under the intense heat.
"It's so unappetizing."
Illumi gnawed on the roasted fish meat from a stick, a bitter expression on his face.
Neither Illumi nor King Bradley knew how to grill fish; they had never done it in this life or their previous ones, so they could only rely on instinct to judge whether it was cooked and edible.
Even with some seasonings added, the taste was still terrible.
"Splash..."
Ripples occasionally appeared on the river's surface, indicating large fish swimming beneath.
Illumi observed that in the deep canyon river, these giant fish were numerous and diverse, and competition was fierce. In just one afternoon, multiple instances of cannibalism had occurred.
However, considering their species, it wasn't exactly cannibalism.