Chapter 99 - 98: Second Ring Earth Vein Creatures

Chapter 99: Chapter 98: Second Ring Earth Vein Creatures

The peaceful days of "grinding monsters and leveling up" did not last forever. After dinner, the gradually quieting camp suddenly echoed with a commotion. Gaode felt something and looked in the direction of the sound.

In a corner of the camp, a giant worm drilled out from the ground extremely Tuwu, leaving a massive crater in its place as if struck by a meteorite. The worm was over ten meters tall, with a diameter of nearly one meter. This sheer size alone gave off a suffocating sense of oppression. Its massive body was fully covered in dark purple keratinous armor. The width of the worm’s giant mouth, filled with sharp teeth, was roughly equal to the height of a human. At this moment, an unlucky City Guard was caught in its jaws. GULP. Without any chewing, the City Guard clad in Leather Armor was swallowed whole by the giant worm. A living person just disappeared like that.

"It didn’t even peel him... isn’t it afraid of choking to death!" Gaode, who witnessed this scene with his own eyes, had his pupils shrink sharply. His feet were already subconsciously moving away from the worm. No matter how inexperienced Gaode was, he could tell that this giant worm was absolutely not a 0th Ring Earth Vein Creature. It should be a 1st Ring Earth Vein Creature, or even a 2nd Ring Earth Vein Creature! An existence of this Same Tier was not something a Mage Apprentice like him should cast a second glance at.

Obviously, a single guard could not satisfy the Purple Worm. It moved again, lowering its head to bite another guard who couldn’t run away in time. Nearby Mage Apprentices cast Magic, wanting to save the person. After a fluctuation of Magic Power, a whip-like lightning Energy struck over. CRACKLE! The seemingly fierce lightning bolt landed on the giant worm’s body covered in keratinous armor. Like hitting an insulator, it disappeared without making any ripples.

It wasn’t just lightning. Flames, acid, poisonous gas... Many nearby Mage Apprentices cast Magic, but no matter what kind of Magic it was, landing on the giant worm’s body was like a drop of water falling into a desert—leaving absolutely no trace of its existence.

"It’s a 2nd Ring Earth Vein Creature, a Purple Worm! Everyone, scatter immediately!" an official 1st Ring Mage hastily shouted upon seeing this, afraid that someone reckless would still try to attack the Purple Worm and cause unnecessary casualties. A 2nd Ring Earth Vein Creature could only be handled by a 2nd Ring Mage. Even 1st Ring Mages like them could at most provide some meager support. As for Mage Apprentices, not to mention being unable to threaten the Purple Worm in the slightest, they would even get in the way.

Upon hearing "2nd Ring Earth Vein Creature," who among the people present still had the guts to stay? The crowd instantly descended into a panic, and everyone began scattering and fleeing. And in this short period of time, the Purple Worm had succeeded repeatedly... with its mouth, swallowing five people in a row, including four guards and an unlucky Mage Apprentice.

It was only then that the sole 2nd Ring Mage in the main force, Viersa, belatedly arrived. Her speed was incredibly fast; every step could cover a distance of four or five meters. Such speed had surpassed human limits, clearly the effect of Magic. As soon as she rushed to the scene, Mage Viersa’s gaze immediately locked onto the Purple Worm. She took a deep breath, her fingers dancing rapidly and precisely in the air. Light flickered in her palm, gradually condensing into four Flashing Darts. Viersa’s eyes flickered with a chilling intent as she abruptly swung her arm forward. The four Flashing Darts shot toward the Purple Worm like arrows released from a bowstring. Along the flight trajectory of these four Flashing Darts, faint trails of light were left in the air. This was the trace left in the air by powerful Magic Power.

The Purple Worm clearly felt the threat coming from these four Flashing Darts. However, its massive body prevented it from dodging nimbly, so it could only choose to endure it forcefully. The Flashing Darts traced beautiful arcs in the air and accurately struck the Purple Worm’s body. Every collision was accompanied by a crisp sound. That was the sound of Magic Power clashing against the Purple Worm’s hard outer shell. This time, the Purple Worm could not emerge unscathed. Its body trembled slightly under the strikes of the Flashing Darts, leaving obvious wounds on its hard shell. A few spots even began to seep blood. Although these wounds were not fatal to the Purple Worm, they were enough to make it feel pain and anger. It became irritable and furious, wriggling its massive body as it tried to close in on Viersa.

However, Viersa did not give it this chance. She retreated at an astonishing speed, while the Magic Spirit Light in her hand flickered once again. As the Magic was cast, the air around the Purple Worm seemed to become heavy, and an invisible force restricted its movements. The gravity in the area it occupied surged. The Purple Worm’s actions became sluggish and clumsy, and its already slow movement speed was suppressed to a turtle’s crawl. At the same time, this magnified gravity caused unprecedented pressure on the Purple Worm, causing its previously mild wounds to tear open and expand, sending blood splattering out.

The Purple Worm became even more furious. But it was obvious that its entire combat strength lay in its powerful physical body, mainly relying on its strong jaws and sharp stinger to launch attacks. The prerequisite for both of these attacks was Close Combat. And Viersa was well aware of this, constantly maintaining her distance from the Purple Worm to avoid getting too close. No matter how angry and frantic the Purple Worm was, kicking up sand and rocks into the sky, Viersa remained unmoved.

She swung her arm again, and another four Flashing Darts shot out. The Purple Worm opened its giant jaws and let out a terrifying roar, trying to intimidate Viersa with sound. But how could the experienced Viersa be frightened by such an insignificant trick? The four Flashing Darts accurately struck the already torn and expanded wounds on the Purple Worm’s body. This strike was even deeper. Some sort of liquid beneath the skin of the Purple Worm’s keratinous carapace seemed to be shattered, turning into a patch of purple mist that permeated the air. Blood gushed out like a fountain. Yet, upon seeing this scene, Viersa did not let her guard down in the slightest. She understood that the Life Force of a giant creature like the Purple Worm was extremely tenacious. Despite its heavy injuries, it was actually still far from dying.

"Those who have mastered Magic Missile, attack with me! Aim at its wounds, and do not destroy the integrity of its jaws and stinger!" Viersa commanded in a cold voice. Evidently, she already had victory in her grasp and was even beginning to consider the integrity of the spoils.

Upon receiving the order, a dozen or so 1st Ring Mages from the Law Enforcement Team unexpectedly took action all at once. It seemed that [Magic Missile] was one of the mandatory Magic for the Law Enforcement Team to learn. They each gathered their Magic Power, their palms similarly flashing with light as they condensed Flashing Darts. So it turned out that these Flashing Darts were the so-called [Magic Missile]. It was just that the might contained within the Flashing Darts they condensed was by Nature far inferior to Viersa’s. Moreover, they could only condense three Flashing Darts each. These Magic Missiles traced beautiful bright trajectories in the air. Compared to the Magic Missiles launched by Viersa, although their power was slightly inferior, they made up for it in sheer numbers.

The Purple Worm felt a strong threat and unexpectedly rammed its huge jaws against the ground. It was trying to drill into the ground to escape! However, what it faced was no longer the soft Earth it was familiar with. A layer of invisible Magic Power had already enveloped the ground it was on, causing the Earth to tremble slightly. If not for its excessively massive size, it might have already fallen to the ground. At the same time, this Magic Power made the Earth as hard as a boulder, preventing the Purple Worm from digging it open.

Seeing the Purple Worm’s futile struggles, a cold, confident smirk curled up on the corners of Viersa’s mouth. She had long anticipated that this Purple Worm would attempt to drill into the ground to flee when facing danger, so she had cast [Earth Tremor] in advance to cut off its escape route. Under Viersa’s command, the 1st Ring Mages of the Law Enforcement Team continued to launch fierce attacks on the Purple Worm. Painful and despairing, the Purple Worm let out sounds of anger and unwillingness. However, no matter how much it struggled, it could not change its fate.

A few minutes later, no matter how tenacious the Purple Worm’s Life Force was, it couldn’t withstand this continuous barrage of attacks and finally collapsed. Like a multi-story building caving in, it smashed onto the ground, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

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