Eli's brain scrambled to piece the thought together, the words tumbling out before he could even breathe properly.
"Three hearts—one main and two branch hearts near the gills… but the central one—" He pointed shakily toward the creature's massive, trembling head. "It's on their head."
"Okay…?" Kairo's brows furrowed as he set Eli down on the slick stone floor, his crimson aura dimming slightly. "What does that mean for us?"
Eli swallowed, trying to focus through the chaos still echoing in the cavern.
"Their hearts… they'd definitely have blood, right? Even regular octopuses don't bleed much from their tentacles, but—" he motioned toward the pulsing mass in the distance, "—it'll definitely have blood flowing from one of its hearts. So…"
"So…?" Zaira asked, confusion flickering across her pale face. Mio and Mel exchanged baffled glances, neither catching on.
'How are they not getting this?' Eli thought, frustration creeping into his voice.
