Chapter 106: Hidden Rewards
Royal City.
Banquet Hall.
The grotesque worm hid behind the protective shield opened by the worm core, its tentacles trembling violently a few times.
It didn’t understand.
Why, in that instant just now, had a region of “modified bug” completely lost contact, and even backlashed its mental power?
Just like that modified bug previously hidden in the seabed of Sea Moon City.
If the modified bug could be killed by the humans of Sea Moon City because of the Arsa Star people’s help, then how could the other modified bug hidden in the wilderness be eliminated by creatures even lower than humans?
Even if the other modified bug were weaker than the modified bug in Sea Moon City, they shouldn’t be so vulnerable?
You must know that when I first came to this plane, these wilderness modified bug easily flattened those tribes!
Could it be… related to what that Arsa Star person said just now?
No, impossible.
It must be a coincidence.
It must be because things have dragged on here for too long that such a low-probability event occurred!
The grotesque worm angrily flicked its tentacles, linking the worm core with its body, and began to inject mental power into it desperately—
I must detonate the worm core quickly and turn these monsters from Arsa Star into ashes!
Sanctuary Valley.
The three squirrel brothers ran to the pond beside the underground river and found the hippopotamus lying on the massage chair.
Following the “monster communication dance” they had learned from Chu Jiu and Kakaba, they quickly performed a dance for the hippopotamus.
The meaning of this dance was: Next, we are going to put “earplugs” on you. Please don’t take them off until we come back to help you remove them.
The hippopotamus understood.
The hippopotamus nodded its big head, obediently letting the little squirrels plug its ears.
The little squirrels ran back to the small square in the underground city.
There, the chief squirrel with the golden belt was standing beside Chu Jiu’s life-size stone statue, waiting for the three brothers.
Seeing the three brothers running over, the chieftain squirrel said with a serious expression, “Preparation, complete?”
The three brothers raised their little paws one after another, “Complete!”
This was the last preparation!
The chief squirrel nodded, “Good. Leave.”
With that, the chief squirrel led the three brothers and ran towards the [secret passage from Sanctuary Valley to Sunny Plateau], closing the specially made stone door of the secret passage.
The underground city was now empty.
There was no one in any of the households. Even the nuts stored in the granary had been transferred to the secret passage in advance.
And all the entrances to the underground city through the secret passages had also been sealed with specially made stone doors.
The chief squirrel walked along the newly opened secret passage to a small room and nodded to the Feather Clan inside:
“We, preparation, complete.”
“Please, sing.”
*
Galewind Rock.
The little gray bird, leading the guards, flapped its small wings and formed a line in the air, their eyes fixed on the “grape terraces” below.
Chu Jiu had said that this was the place most thoroughly destroyed during the last demon invasion. This time, those worms were very likely to emerge from here again.
A gentle breeze blew. The tender green grapevines swayed in the wind.
Everything seemed peaceful and beautiful.
But the Feather Clan did not dare to relax in the slightest.
Gradually, the frequency of the grapevines swaying increased, and the dark brown soil began to undulate constantly, as if something was arching inside.
The little gray bird took a deep breath, and with a flick of its wingtip, said, “Singing, begin!”
Eeyah eyah eyah……
The grand chorus of the Feather Clan royal family echoed above the grape terraces!
The slight undulation of the soil below turned into violent shaking, like a pot of boiling water.
The little gray bird sang even more vigorously!
Finally!
The soil splashed up like a fountain, and countless brownish-black flying insects swarmed out of the soil!
Although these flying insects were larger than the Feather Clan individually, and although each one was covered in gleaming plate armor, Quick Feather recognized them at a glance:
These flying insects looked exactly like the locusts that had tried to invade Bean Village before!
Except they were bigger, fiercer, and more destructive!
Such mutated giant locusts surpassed the Feather Clan in speed, attack power, and defense.
Their sharp mouthparts could bite off a Feather Clan’s neck in an instant.
And the hard plate armor on their bodies was enough to withstand the Feather Clan’s claws.
If they encountered the locusts unprepared, let alone the vineyard, countless Feather Clan members would probably be chewed into shred.
But this time, the Feather Clan already knew how to deal with them.
Little Gray Bird Quick Feather paused for a few seconds between songs and shouted loudly to the guards:
“We have defeated them with song before!”
“We can definitely do it again this time!”
“Also,” the little gray bird took a deep breath, his chest puffed out as he roared, “Also! They made me lose two chicks!”
“I, want, revenge!”
Bean Village’s number one chicken farmer, Swift Wind Quick Feather, would definitely not let these locusts go!
In an instant, the Feather Clan’s singing became even louder!
The entire Galewind Rock was bathed in the high-pitched and clear singing!
*
It wasn’t just this place bathed in song.
Sanctuary Valley, right next to Galewind Rock, in that almost semi-enclosed underground city, was also filled with lingering song!
There, ten elites of the Feather Clan guard, through the “ventilation holes” specially built by the little squirrels, sent their singing into the underground city without reservation.
The empty underground city, amplified by the echoes, now had excellent mixing effects, with rolling songs everywhere!
Rolling along with the song were the “corrosion worms” that had crawled all the way from the soft, wet soil of the underground river to the underground city.
These worms were somewhat similar to the [Gluttonous Earthworms] of Sunny Plateau, their bodies like long snakes, without eyes or nose, with only a round, bristly mouthpart at the top, constantly swallowing the prey in front.
If the brave little squirrels saw such invaders in the underground city, they would definitely not ignore them, let alone flee in panic.
They would rush up and hack at them with the axes and pickaxes they carried—
But the little squirrels didn’t know that the corrosion worms’ seemingly slippery skin covered in mucus would constantly secrete “corrosive liquid.” This highly acidic liquid could not only quickly turn the sharpest iron weapons into a pile of rotten mud, but also emit deadly fumes while corroding metal, enough to kill living things.
So, the little squirrels could only watch helplessly as their weapons were destroyed and then passively inhale large amounts of poisonous smoke…
Hundreds of years ago, the underground city had become the dwarf beastmen’s hell in this way.
But this time, everything was different!
The chief of the little squirrels had received Chu Jiu’s notice a few days ago and decided to work together with the bird people to overcome this difficult time.
They would no longer rush forward rashly.
They would use the Feather Clan’s singing to drive the corrosion worms out of the underground city!
*
Half an hour later.
The swarm of giant locusts that had emerged from the terraced fields of Galewind Rock hadn’t even had time to devour all the grapevines before they were mostly dead or wounded. Only a locust king the size of a mountain eagle was still struggling, eventually dragging its bloated body and slowly flying away from the terraces, out of Galewind Rock.
However, it had barely left the constantly singing rocky land before voices chased after it, drove it, and forced it to fly onward!
The locust king could only avoid the singing, continuing to fly low with a belly full of eggs.
For this locust king, all the offspring that had died in the singing just now didn’t matter. As long as there was a suitable place for it to lay the eggs in its belly, it would definitely be able to make a comeback!
As long as it could find a suitable place…
Like warm sandy soil.
At the same time.
The corrosion worms writhing in the Sanctuary Valley underground city either knotted together or lay limp on the square, becoming stinking dead worms. Only the giant snake-like worm king had found the only safe place: the underground city exit leading to the surface!
Driven by instinct, the corrosion worm king twisted and crawled out.
But less than two minutes after it crawled out, that terrifying singing sounded beside it again!
This singing, like the demonic sound of hell, was unbearable for the worm, forcing it to flee!
Escape, to a quiet place!
As long as it found a quiet place and buried itself in it to slowly divide, dividing into countless new corrosion worms, it would definitely find a chance to devour these singing monsters!
A quiet place… a quiet place…
The corrosion worm moved quickly among the rocks like a python, finally reaching a place not contaminated by the singing!
It was a sandy area.
But the corrosion worm could sense that this sandy area had already been occupied.
And by “another kind of worm” that shared its origin.
The corrosion worm would not wage war with this worm.
It decided to avoid this sandy area and continue searching for a suitable habitat.
There it was! A swamp!
A swamp more suitable for it than sandy soil!
The corrosion worm quickly submerged itself in the swamp and began to recuperate.
Just beside this swamp, the giant locust that had already buried its abdomen in the sandy soil was also recovering its strength.
Both worm kings were “recharging their batteries,” preparing for the next round of attacks.
They were not at all worried that being exposed in the wild like this would attract any “enemies.”
They knew very well that in this wilderness, no creature could peck through their hard armor, avoid their corrosive liquid, or inflict fatal damage on them.
Even that demonic sound that pierced their ears was just making them irritable and in need of rest.
Because of this, both worm kings peacefully entered a dormant state, completely unaware that a “giant bird” was circling in the sky.
This “giant bird” was the mountain eagle that had once been plucked bald and had to wear a wig.
Now, two years later, the mountain eagle had regrown its feathers and could soar in the sky again.
On the mountain eagle’s back were Little Gray Bird Quick Feather and two little squirrels—White-Bearded Blacksmith Squirrel and his apprentice, Bow-Tie Squirrel.
Seeing the worm kings bury themselves in the sand and swamp respectively, White-Bearded and Bow-Tie exchanged a look, had the mountain eagle approach the ground, and jumped off in different directions.
One little squirrel quickly ran towards the sandy area, while the other went around the swamp.
They simultaneously dug away the concealing sand and rocks and twisted the furnace valves hidden beneath!
Boom… boom…
Two giant “makeshift furnaces” built in a hurry began to operate!
Although these two furnaces were extremely simple, their core was the only two irreplaceable and priceless treasures on the Carrot Continent: [Earth Fire Primordial Stones].
One came from the inheritance of the underground city.
The other was brought back from the core world by Chu Jiu and the three squirrel brothers.
As long as these two primordial stones were placed in the furnace, they could be controlled by the dwarf beastmen’s inherent bloodline power, unleashing heat sufficient to melt any metal!
In an instant!
The sandy soil, along with the locusts within, turned into large chunks of opaque glass!
The swamp and the corrosion worms within quickly turned into black ash!
A few seconds later, the locusts in the terraced fields that were still lying on the ground with trembling wings, and the last two wriggling corrosion worms in the underground city, all turned into mud and black water.
The little gray bird, standing on the mountain eagle’s head, flew to the ground and surveyed the area. Finally, he flew high up, flapping his wings and shouting, “Go tell Chu Jiu! We, we Feather Clan and the dwarf beastmen defeated the worms! The worms are dead, really dead!”
*
Royal City.
Banquet Hall.
Behind the protective shield opened by the worm core, the grotesque worm’s mouthparts cracked open, dripping a string of dark saliva.
Its tentacles began to tremble violently uncontrollably, and its worm body was also shaking—
How could this be?
How could it be that two more regions of modified bug had lost contact with me!
Not only did I not absorb the mental power they transmitted, but I was constantly being backlashed!
How could this be!
These modified bug were clearly the forms most feared and most difficult for those low-level creatures to deal with!
Hundreds of years ago, didn’t the modified bug do very well?
Using fire, corrosive liquid and poisonous smoke, sharp mouthparts and hard exoskeletons…
Hundreds of years ago, didn’t these modified bug easily exterminate those low-level creatures?
Hundreds of years later, facing the same low-level creatures, creatures whose civilization had been interrupted for hundreds of years, completely destroying them should have been even easier!
The upper body of the grotesque worm violently heaved and contracted, its white eyes staring fixedly at Suanni, who remained silent behind the protective shield.
Could it be… a trap…
Did that Suanni just now pretend to be tricked by me, just to make me release all the modified bug?!
Waters near Frost Shadow Hills.
Countless “ribbonfish” emerged from the seabed, floating lightly towards the surface.
They had silvery-white bodies and almost “elegant” postures.
The one at the head, its body like a sea eel, its posture could be called graceful. Anyone would mistake them for a school of “ribbonfish,” and rather large, tender, and fat ribbonfish at that.
No one knew that once they encountered prey, their bodies would split open a long seam in the middle, and then ineffective tentacles would protrude from the seam, wrap the prey to their front, and then swallow it whole into the seam.
If the prey still struggled, the toxins secreted by their tentacles would instantly paralyze the prey, leaving it at their mercy.
Of course, they were not truly aquatic creatures.
They were “land-based mutated sand worms.” As long as they left the water, they could move “elegantly” in the soil as well.
In fact, compared to the small fish and shrimp in the sea, they preferred prey on land.
For example, hundreds of years ago, not long after they were “born,” they had a full meal on land.
Those furry animals had delicious meat, a taste that the worms couldn’t forget.
Unfortunately, after that, before they had time to eat all the furry animals on the ground, they received “orders” to hide in the seabed and hibernate.
Until recently, the sleeping ones received “orders” again, allowing them to “feast” without restraint.
The sand worms swayed their bodies, constantly swimming towards the surface…
There! Food!
Those white, fluffy clumps of animals standing on the shore were the unforgettable delicacies from their memories!
The leading sand worm was already overcome with excitement, accelerating towards the surface!
*
The Snow Beastman chief stood calmly on the shore, watching the groups of “ribbonfish” surrounding them through the almost transparent seawater.
If not for Chu Jiu’s “telepathic message” earlier, which specifically mentioned “the worms might disguise themselves as what you love most,” some clueless tribesmen would probably have excitedly gone to hunt the ribbonfish.
Now, they already knew what these never-before-seen “ribbonfish” really were.
The Snow Beastman chief calmly blew his bone flute.
The bone flute was made from the bones of [Pinecone Pigs]. These [Pinecone Pigs], which Chu Jiu had them raise, not only produced meat quickly and tasted good, but their bones could also be made into various tools.
A low melody spread out along the waves, reaching the ears of the giant spotted seal Kaja, who was dozing.
Kaja suddenly opened his eyes wide!
The Snow Beastmen were calling me! My friends needed me!
Kaja plunged into the seawater, swimming rapidly towards the direction of the melody.
Before long, Kaja saw strange things in the sea that he had never seen before:
Creatures resembling ribbonfish.
But Kaja’s marine beast instinct told him: those were not ribbonfish.
Our ribbonfish don’t look like that.
After Kaja saw one of the “ribbonfish” split open and swallow a slowly swimming ocean sunfish whole, Kaja was certain: those were a group of monsters.
A group of monsters swimming towards my friends, clearly with malicious intent.
There was no need to be polite when dealing with monsters.
Kaja began to move his fins, stirring the water, while opening his mouth wide—
Ever since that two-legged beast fixed my teeth, my teeth have been very good!
Kaja, who could clear an entire sea area with his own strength, effortlessly turned the “calm coastal area” into a “dangerous vortex zone.”
The mutated sand worms swimming up from the seabed hadn’t even had time to show their heads before they were swept up by the strong currents and sent into Kaja’s mouth, then cleanly cut into pieces by the [seal dentures] carved from [shield-skinned fish bone fragments]!
They also wanted to fight back, but when they faced the giant spotted seal head-on, it was truly “like an ant trying to stop a chariot,” with absolutely no power to resist.
They also wanted to use the toxins on their tentacles to paralyze the spotted seal—
However, this spotted seal had been injected with [high-potency anesthetic] by the two-legged beast! This spotted seal was completely immune to anesthetics below that year’s dosage!
Therefore, these sand worms that wanted to go ashore for a feast didn’t even get the chance to reach the shore before they became worm corpses floating on the sea surface!
Of course, there were some that swam fast.
Like the leading sand worm.
Relying on its powerful wriggling and a unique flying posture formed by constantly flapping and vibrating its tentacles, it finally jumped out of the water and flew towards the Snow Beastmen on the shore!
The Snow Beastman chief, along with the three brothers Bai Mu, Bai Lin, and Bai Sen beside him, simultaneously raised the bows and arrows in their hands.
Yes, they had once been terrible land hunters.
Chu Jiu had regretfully told them that according to their archery skills, even if they practiced for another half a year, it would be difficult to successfully hunt in the complex terrain of the forest.
So they practiced for a full two years.
Today, two years later, they could shoot through a willow leaf at a hundred paces with the bows and arrows in their hands, paired with arrowheads made from the bones of [Pinecone Pigs].
In an instant, several arrows were shot simultaneously!
The sand worm, pierced in the eyes, fell heavily back into the seawater, and was immediately caught in Kaja’s mouth and severed into three pieces by his sharp teeth!
Bai Sen looked blankly at the sand worm corpses on the sea surface and asked his chief brother:
“Brother, why do I feel that these worms aren’t scary at all?”
“We defeated them so easily!”
The chief’s expression remained as cold as ever:
“That’s because we have Kaja, and we have bows and arrows.”
“Hundreds of years ago, Kaja’s ancestors probably suffered from dental problems like Kaja, due to long-term consumption of ice. It either died from starvation or left this sea area alone to avoid accidentally harming its companions.”
“In this way, there was no guardian beast like Kaja in the sea to quickly stop these worms disguised as ribbonfish.”
“Our ancestors were also not good at hunting and could not snipe worms from a distance with bows and arrows.”
“Once these worms landed and got close, our ancestors had no power to fight back.”
“At that time…” the chief looked at the sea with emotion, “At that time, it was our Snow Beastmen who were slaughtered.”
He then looked down at the bow and arrow in his hand:
“Fortunately.”
“The heavens sent us that pioneer.”
*
Not far from the Royal City.
The messenger rushed to find Clara, “Report! Sea Moon City, the seaside—”
Clara put down her binoculars, her expression slightly changed, “What about the seaside?”
Messenger: “The Seal Clan has landed on the shore!”
“They said they received a message from Chu Jiu, saying ‘the big worms hidden in the Azure Realm have been eliminated, no need to worry’!”
“They didn’t understand what it meant at the time, but now they understand Chu Jiu’s meaning!”
“Since the Azure Realm is now safe, they have sent a team to come ashore to help!”
Clara: “Good!”
Just right, the Sea Moon City Guard and Halsin’s Prince Guard had all been sent out.
Even so, manpower was still too tight, and some border villages would have major problems with insufficient combat power.
This team from the Seal Clan was a godsend!
Clara immediately ordered people to prepare horses and spears for them, and quickly reported two place names, asking the Seal Clan to go and provide support quickly.
After the messenger left, Clara raised her binoculars again and looked towards the Royal City—
A whole day had passed, and Chu Jiu still hadn’t given the signal of victory.
What exactly was happening in the Royal City?
*
Royal City.
Banquet Hall.
Behind the protective shield, the grotesque worm’s tentacles snapped one after another, falling to the ground and wriggling incessantly, like a pile of crawling insects.
When the signal from yet another modified bug disappeared, it finally understood:
It had been tricked!
These monsters from Arsa Star had laid some kind of trap in the wilderness, killing its modified bugs one by one!
Every time a modified bug was lost, it would be severed from a connection, would suffer a backlash, and if this continued—
The grotesque worm’s body heaved and wriggled, and streams of dark green liquid gushing out from its mouthparts.
And the worm core, connected to its body, also began to shrink back constantly, from the unevenly surfaced sphere with a diameter of dozens of centimeters just now, back to the size of a fist.
If this continued… the worm core… the protective shield… wouldn’t hold up…
The grotesque worm spat out dark green liquid again.
But, my last modified bug… the modified bug I specifically placed on another coast…
It will definitely turn the tide…
That worm’s combat power is no less than the modified bug in Sea Moon City!
That one worm alone is enough to sweep across the land!
*
Nether Jungle.
Flowery Dragon flapped his wings vigorously, “Where are the worms? Where are the worms?”
Ever since receiving the message from Chu Jiu through the [Dragon’s Roar Horn], Kui Zai had been beside himself with excitement.
How wonderful! Kui Zai’s gift had come in handy! A big help!
The excited Kui Hui was not carried away, nor did he take it lightly.
He and the other red dragons had been patrolling the skies above the Nether Jungle.
Their patrol focus was the seaside.
Because Chu Jiu had said that the worms would come “carrying what you fear most.”
And for a long time, the only thing that could make the red dragons feel fear was the overwhelming sea waves.
Several generations of red dragon ancestors had died in the waves while trying to repair the dikes.
Even today, with the seawalls already built, they knew that sea waves were no joke. Those who underestimated the sea would eventually be buried at the bottom.
Kui Zai flew back and forth around the seawall.
Just as he hovered in the air looking out to sea, he noticed:
Several large and small bubbles suddenly appeared on the sea surface.
Countless seabirds began to scream and scatter in panic.
Kui Zai was still in the air when the High Priest Dragon flew over and pulled him back, “Sea tornado! A sea tornado is coming!”
“Our seawall might not be able to withstand a sea tornado!”
A sea tornado?
Kui Hui had heard his parents say that the power of a sea tornado, though not as strong as a true dragon, was enough to destroy a coastline!
Could this, could this be the power brought by the worms?!
Just then.
Above the Nine Heavens Tree, dark clouds gathered.
In just a few minutes, the surroundings were as dark as night, with only the top of the Nine Heavens Tree constantly flashing with lightning.
At this time, even the High Priest Dragon hesitated, “What… what’s going on?”
It wasn’t yet the time for the Nine Heavens Tree to bear fruit.
And even if the Nine Heavens Tree did bear fruit, it wouldn’t make the entire sky so dark!
Just as the red dragons were full of suspicion, the lightning seemed to have a life of its own, moving towards the sea surface.
Finally, the lightning stopped above the inky black seawater!
The sea tornado had already formed, a huge amount of seawater rotating and rising, like a giant worm trying to fly straight into the sky!
Boom! Boom!
Lightning and thunder struck the sea tornado squarely!
Boom! Boom!
Even from a distance, Kui Zai and the others heard the sharp, whistling screams from the seawater!
Boom! Boom!
Some giant object fell heavily into the sea from the sea tornado, stirring up waves dozens of meters high!
The giant waves surged along the mouth of the Nether River with earth-shattering momentum!
If it were a few months ago, these giant waves would have been enough to completely destroy the Nether River basin.
But at this moment, the sea waves advancing with the force of an avalanche were forcibly stopped by the seawall, their path blocked by the incredibly strong dike!
The red dragons behind the seawall, watching the overwhelming waves, were filled with awe and gratitude.
Kui Zai, covered in water droplets, rubbed his eyes, trying hard to see the situation on the sea surface, but the wind and waves were too strong and the sky too dark, so he couldn’t see clearly.
It wasn’t until half an hour later, when the dark clouds gradually dispersed and the light returned to the sea.
The red dragons noticed that a black “floating island” seemed to have appeared in the area that had been repeatedly struck by lightning just now?
Kui Zai flew out over the sea for a while longer before he could see clearly: it wasn’t a floating island at all, it was clearly the horrifying corpse of a giant worm, floating up and down in the white waves!
This must be the worm that Chu Jiu warned us to be wary of!
But, this giant worm… was just struck by lightning like that?
Kui Zai finally realized something and flapped his wings towards the sky, shouting, “Shasha! Big Shasha!”
After a while, a large blue head poked out from the clouds, its big eyes blinked, and it said something in “wow wow wow.”
If Kakaba were here, Kui Zai would know that the Nine Heavens Shark was saying:
“Dead worm! It actually wanted to destroy the Nine Heavens Tree, wanted to kill you who water the Nine Heavens Tree!”
“Shasha remembers now, this worm came once before!”
“After that, the Nine Heavens Tree stopped bearing fruit!”
“This time, Shasha will kill it!”
The Nine Heavens Shark raised its pectoral fin, “For the Nine Heavens Fruit, for the comfortable hot spring, for Flowery Dragon who cooks fish for me, Shasha will definitely protect everyone!”
*
Royal City.
Chu Jiu and Glup-Glup had already administered the antidote to all the living ability users in the city.
Following Lu Qingyan’s instructions, he returned to the entrance of the banquet hall, waiting nervously.
Lu Qingyan had said that once everything was properly handled, he would give a signal.
Before that, Chu Jiu was not to enter.
So Chu Jiu didn’t know what the current situation inside the banquet hall was.
He could only constantly refresh the status of the spirit beasts in his mind.
At least, judging from the status bar, Little Can showed no abnormalities.
But…
Chu Jiu couldn’t help but worry.
For Big Can, for Bean Village, for every wilderness outside Bean Village.
Finally, he heard a low growl from inside the door!
Chu Jiu’s heart jolted, and he rushed into the banquet hall:
The protective shield was gone.
The grotesque worm’s body was broken into several pieces, worm juices and mucus flowing all over the ground.
The black big cat was panting softly, one paw pressing down on the constantly pulsating “worm core.”
Before the big cat could speak, Chu Jiu had already taken out the [Special Black Box] and put the “worm core” inside.
Although he had simulated this scene in his mind several times before, his hands still couldn’t stop trembling.
He knew that the shattering of the protective shield and the grotesque worm’s failure meant that every modified bugs hidden in this world had been beaten into a pulp by his reliable companions.
And the grotesque worm lying all over the floor in pieces could no longer put on a skin to harm people, nor could it release more modified bug.
In other words… the “worm infestation” in this world was completely over?
[Ding!]
A notification sound rang.
[Host has completed the ultimate hidden condition—”Seal the Grotesque Core”!]
[The broken world rules will resume operation, the disrupted time will restore its flow, and the recklessly diffused energy will gradually be contained.]
Chu Jiu, not having time to ponder the notification, tossed the black box into his backpack and turned back to the black big cat:
“Lu Qingyan, let me see your injuries!”
“I have the external wound medicine that Little Ku Physician gave me, it’s very effective!”
Before the black big cat could respond, the grotesque worm, shattered beyond recognition beside them, actually struggled to speak:
“Heh, heh…”
“Don’t think… you can still go back…”
“If I die here, I’ll take you with me…”
Having said that, the worm lunged at the pioneer who was smiling and had a small black cat on his shoulder!
“We… die together… heh… hehe…”
The grotesque worm’s broken body tightly tangled the pioneer!
Chu Jiu: …?
Black Big Cat: …?
Chu Jiu was full of doubt: What is this worm doing? Why did it suddenly lunge to hug a statue?
Wait, where did this statue come from? Why does it look a bit familiar?!
[Ding!]
[Activate! “Blessed Statue” ultimate effect—Shatter myself for you!]
[Shatter myself for you—This statue, personally carved by the dwarf beastmen with gratitude, was placed in a busy area and received the blessings of many, generating a mysterious protective effect!] [Thus, when the main body within the statue encounters a fatal blow, the statue will bear the damage in place of the main body!]
The grotesque worm looked on with a sinister smile, detonating the last of its mental power within its body.
Then, it saw that the person from Arsa Star and the black Suanni were standing unharmed to the side.
What it was embracing was just a ridiculously stupid statue.
Grotesque Worm: !
You cunning humans!
Unfortunately, before it could have more thoughts, it was blown to ashes by its own mental power, its bones and form destroyed.
Chu Jiu blinked: Eh, did that statue disappear too?
[Ding!]
[The ultimate effect of “Blessed Statue” has been completed. The blessed statue has returned to its original position, becoming an ordinary statue.]
Alright then.
Even saving the world couldn’t free him from his embarrassing chuuni death.
Chu Jiu closed the background interface and tossed the signal flags to Halsin, who had rushed over, “Go to the top floor and signal! Notify Clara, the royal city is taken!”
He himself squatted down beside the black big cat, having just taken out the [external wound medicine prepared by Little Ku Physician] from his backpack, when he heard the big cat rumble in a low voice, “This little injury is nothing serious—and you can’t use external wound medicine for spiritual injuries.”
Chu Jiu was just about to ask how to treat it when he received another system notification:
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the hidden reward—”Repair the Space-Time Rift”!] [Please find the “first and last guardian” within 24 hours and use the “fangs that cross the Nine Heavens Wall” to repair the space-time rift caused by forced distortion!]
