Chapter 164: Death Worm (Part 1)

After passing through the arrow rain mechanism not long ago, the group encountered another obstacle, an underground river located within the tomb.

The river was murky, its depth indiscernible, but its width was easily thirty meters, cutting off any thoughts of crossing for ordinary people.

Moreover, the water in this river emitted a strong, pungent odor, making it quite unbearable to even smell. It was clear that this river water possessed a potent toxicity, likely used to deter tomb raiders.

However, for the group of awakened individuals, crossing the river was no challenge at all. The American awakened individual took the lead, moving like lightning and darting across the river.

Just as he crossed, the murky poisonous water in the river suddenly churned up waves.

Subsequently, one after another, terrifying death worms emerged from the river, staring fixedly at the group of awakened individuals.

Long Hanjie exclaimed, “Death worms? How can there be such large death worms?”

Death worms, also known as worms of death, were creatures from desert legends.

Their bodies resembled a curved large intestine, entirely red and covered with folds, hence also known as giant intestines.

Unlike snakes, their heads were entirely different, resembling a cross-section of a large intestine.

On this cross-section, there were four tentacles, each ending with four eyeballs, allowing them to see everything around them.

In the middle were densely packed teeth resembling saw blades, capable of causing instant agony with a single bite.

According to some legends and records, death worms typically ranged from three to five feet, or one to two meters in length.

However, the large group of death worms poking their heads out of the river now exceeded five meters in just their upper bodies, much larger than the legends.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yun immediately retorted, “They must have awakened. Speaking of which, how can there be such ugly creatures? They look so much like the pig intestines my dad loves to eat!”

Long Hanjie chuckled, “Why not catch a few to bring back? Qin Kai, is your spatial pocket large enough? Bring a few back for Zhou Yun’s dad to have as appetizers, stir-fried with chili peppers and pig intestines sounds pretty good!”

Zhou Yun grimaced, “Get out of here, stop grossing people out. Ye Xuan, who’s going to deal with this group?”

Although these death worms were disgusting and grotesque in appearance, everyone could sense that they were not particularly difficult to deal with.

The decision on who would take action was mainly based on the concern that any action taken would reveal information to the Eurasian Union and the American awakened organization.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan said, “Let Mengli come. Mengli, use the equipment I gave you, get familiar with its capabilities, so you won’t be at a loss when it’s time to really take action.”

Mengli nodded, saying, “I understand.”

As soon as she spoke, Mengli, who was originally wearing a flowing fairy dress, underwent a transformation.

In just a moment, the nanosuit covered her entire body, giving her a commanding, sexy, and powerful appearance.

As Long Hanjie and the others watched this scene, they were stunned. What was happening? Wasn’t Mengli known for playing with fire? Why was she suddenly delving into high technology?

The Eurasian Union and American awakened individuals were equally shocked by the sight. Weren’t they all about evolution and mutation? Why was there suddenly someone dabbling in technology?

At that moment, behind Mengli, a floating pulse cannon appeared. Subsequently, the cannon began charging, preparing to directly bombard the death worms.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan quickly advised, “Mengli, this is an underground passage. The power of the pulse cannon is too great. If it collapses here, we won’t be able to continue exploring.”

Mengli listened and retracted the pulse cannon, asking, “What should I do then?”

Ye Xuan suggested, “Engage in close combat. You should be familiar with its functions. While the pulse cannon’s power is not weak, it certainly doesn’t match the killing power of the Flame Red Lotus. Its main effect is to enhance your mobility and close combat abilities. Your mission is to make good use of its back and foot thrusters, utilize its various weapons, and be prepared to respond if the enemy gets too close.”

Mengli readily accepted the advice. Under the effect of the thrusters, she charged towards the group of death worms.

Although the death worms looked terrifying, with the protection of the nanosuit, Mengli would not come into direct contact with them.

Through the nanosuit’s perspective, it felt like playing a game, so she didn’t find it particularly frightening.

Approaching the death worms, she selected the energy wrist blade weapon and slashed at one of the worms.

The worm attempted to bite Mengli with its teeth but was much slower than Mengli in the nanosuit.

The energy wrist blade wielded by Mengli possessed immense killing power. With a single strike, she cleaved the worm in two, causing it to fall into the water.

At that moment, several death worms rushed towards her, attempting to entangle and drag Mengli into the river.

Startled, Mengli quickly activated the foot thrusters to elevate herself.

Not far away, Ye Xuan wielded the Hammer of the Thunder God, hurling it heavily at the worms about to entangle Mengli, sending them flying.

Mengli successfully evaded the worms’ entanglement and then summoned a knight’s round shield in her left hand, wielding a sword in her right, engaging in battle with the group of death worms.

At this moment, the Eurasian Union and American awakened individuals watched, amused. In their eyes, the younger generation of awakened individuals from China were quite peculiar in their abilities, delving into high technology.

Their combat awareness was also severely lacking. Initially, both sides were wary of the younger generation of awakened individuals from China.

After all, their older generation had been suppressed by China, and they believed that only through unity could they resist China.

However, it seemed that they had overestimated the situation. The awakened individuals from China were not as formidable as they had thought. Many believed they could defeat Mengli with a single move!

At that moment, Xia Mo, seeing Mengli struggling, felt compelled to lend a hand.

Ye Xuan stopped him, saying, “Mengli needs time to adapt to this suit. Don’t disturb her. These death worms, aside from being repulsive, pose no real threat.”

Long Hanjie added, “Xia Mo, Mengli is not in danger. Don’t interfere. Mengli’s inherent ability is the Flame Red Lotus. Being ambushed up close is very dangerous. With this suit now, once she masters it, Mengli’s close combat abilities are not to be underestimated. Originally a fragile mage without displacement, she is now not only more agile but also capable of close combat. This suit is a great help to Mengli. Brother, where did this suit come from? I’ve never heard of it before.”

Ye Xuan smirked mysteriously, saying, “It’s confidential. I can’t tell you.”

Long Hanjie suddenly realized, “It must be related to the ruins. No wonder you’ve been the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking twice in a row. You’re about to touch on secrets even I can’t reach!”

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