frightfiction Chapter 304 Earthworm
Chapter 304 Earthworm
Chapter 304 Earth-Splitting Earthworm
Upon hearing this, Hu Qing immediately came to Gu Yang's side.
He looked up at the group of flies, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes:
"These are carrion flies, which feed on rotting flesh.
It seems that these human-faced trees are not only part of the formation, but also their 'breeding ground'."
Gu Yang gritted his teeth, his tone filled with anger: "These ghosts are really haunting us!"
The carrion flies seemed to be angered by Gu Yang's actions. They began to swoop down, their sharp mouthparts flashing cold light, as if they wanted to tear the two men into pieces.
"careful!"
Hu Qing let out a low cry and quickly used his spiritual power to form a protective barrier around the two of them.
The carrion flies hit the barrier, making a "bang bang" sound, but they couldn't break through.
Gu Yang gripped the Soul Devouring Blade tightly, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Leave these damn flies to me!"
After he finished speaking, he rushed out of the barrier, and the Soul-Eating Blade drew a cold light in the air.
Wherever the blade passed, the carrion flies were cut in half, and green blood splattered on the ground, making a "sizzling" corrosion sound.
However, the number of carrion flies was too large, and although Gu Yang was powerful, he gradually felt overwhelmed.
Seeing this, Hu Qing quickly joined the battle.
He formed seals with his hands, and his spiritual power transformed into powerful pressures, crushing the corpse flies to death in large numbers.
The two of them worked in perfect harmony and quickly cleared out all the carrion flies.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining few quickly flew away from the battlefield and disappeared into the depths of the woods.
Gu Yang panted, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and whispered, "These flies are really troublesome."
Hu Qing stood beside the pile of carrion fly corpses, his brows furrowed and his eyes filled with a serious expression.
He wanted to burn all the smelly corpses with fire to prevent them from continuing to pollute the land and causing irreversible damage.
However, just as a flame condensed at his fingertips, the corpse of the carrion fly on the ground suddenly began to melt, as if eroded by some invisible force.
"Chichi-"
The corpses quickly turned into pools of dark green corpse water, emitting a disgusting stench.
The corpse water squirmed like a living thing, quickly seeping into the soil and disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye, leaving only a strong stench in the air.
"What... is going on?" Hu Qing whispered to himself, with a hint of shock in his tone.
He squatted down and touched the ground lightly with his fingers, but found that the soil was still dry and hard, as if everything just now was just an illusion.
Gu Yang had just finished regulating his breathing when he looked up and saw this astonishing scene.
He widened his eyes, his tone filled with disbelief:
"These corpses have actually melted into the earth... What the hell is hiding in this place?"
Hu Qing stood up, glanced around, and whispered, "There's something wrong with this land. We need to dig it up and see what's waiting for us underneath."
The two were about to take action when suddenly, a slight rustling sound came from the grass behind them.
The sound was extremely subtle, but it was particularly clear in the quiet morning.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang became alert at the same time, turned around quickly, and locked their eyes on the direction where the sound came from.
"careful!"
Hu Qing let out a low shout, but before he finished speaking, a mound of earth suddenly appeared on the ground and quickly rushed towards Gu Yang.
Gu Yang felt the fierce attack from behind him and instinctively lunged forward, narrowly avoiding the attack.
He turned over and stood up, his eyes fixed on the mound, secretly thanking himself for his quick reaction.
Because the place where I was standing just now had been smashed, revealing the soil inside.
"What is this?" Gu Yang asked in a low voice, with a hint of caution in his tone.
Hu Qing did not answer, but quickly stood beside Gu Yang, staring at the mound.
I saw a huge earthworm crawling out of the mound. The earthworm opened its bloody mouth full of fangs, its body was as thick as a tree trunk, and was two meters long.
Its skin was dark red and covered with mucus. It was extremely flexible as it rolled on the ground, without any feeling of being bloated.
"Is this... an earthworm?" Hu Qing whispered, with a serious tone.
Gu Yang gripped the Soul Devouring Blade tightly, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes:
"No matter what it is, chop it down first!"
After he finished speaking, he quickly rushed towards the earthworm. The Soul-Devouring Blade drew a cold light in the air and slashed fiercely on the earthworm's body.
"Qiang——!"
The blade collided with the earthworm's skin, sending up a shower of sparks.
Gu Yang felt a shock on his wrist, and was secretly surprised that the earthworm's skin was so tough.
He gritted his teeth, pushed hard, and finally split the earthworm's body in half.
"The skin of this earthworm is harder than iron!" Gu Yang shook his numb wrist and complained in a low voice.
However, just as he finished speaking, the earthworms on the ground suddenly twisted a few times.
Immediately afterwards, the two broken halves of the body grew new heads each and turned into two complete earthworms!
"This...how is it possible!" Gu Yang widened his eyes, his tone filled with disbelief.
Hu Qing saw this, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes: "This is the 'Earth-Splitting Earthworm', an extremely rare monster.
Once its body is severed, it splits into two separate individuals, making it extremely difficult to deal with."
Gu Yang gripped the Soul Devouring Blade tightly, his tone filled with helplessness: "What should I do? I can't just keep chopping away, right?"
Hu Qing pondered for a moment and whispered, "The Earthworm's weakness is its head. As long as its head is completely destroyed, it will not be able to regenerate."
Gu Yang nodded, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes: "Then give it a try!"
After he finished speaking, he quickly rushed towards one of the Earthworms, pointing the Soul-Devouring Blade directly at its head.
However, the earthworm seemed to sense the danger, twisted its body, and quickly drilled into the ground, disappearing without a trace.
Another earthworm followed closely behind, burrowing into the soil, leaving only two deep holes on the ground.
Gu Yang stood by the cave entrance and said with gritted teeth: "These ghosts are so cunning!"
Hu Qing walked up to him and whispered, "Don't worry, the appearance of these earthworms might be related to those human-faced trees.
We must find out as soon as possible what is hidden under the ground."