Chapter 70: Burrowing Worm

After traveling for two days, the caravan finally reached the town in Gelu's mouth.

The town is not big, and there is only one hotel in the whole town.

The caravan will stay here tonight.

Give the horses a good meal, replenish food and drinking water, and rest for one night, and then it will be a one-go-to-the-end "dry" to Bremen City.

The food provided by the hotel is very simple, which is a stew of root vegetables from the farm, paired with smoked pork and salted fish.

However, everyone ate very happily.

The price of the hotel room is also very cheap, a single room for one night only costs 1 silver.

Of course, it is also very simple.

There is nothing but a bed and a table in the room, and even the toilet is public.

However, Gao De didn't dislike it at all.

The price of 1 silver, with free water replenishment, what else do you want?

What's more, he had been exhausted after staying up for two nights in the wild. Seeing such a bed, he wouldn't have any pickiness, only sincere happiness.

Gao De, who was full and satisfied, returned to the room, flew directly, rolled on the slightly hard bed, and made a comfortable groan.

After a night of rest, the next morning, the caravan set off on time.

Gao De, who finally had a good sleep, sat on the carriage full of energy, just like when he first set off.

Moreover, he seemed to have gradually become accustomed to the bumpy journey, and even began to try to enter a meditative state on the carriage to practice meditation.

It is said that high-rank mages can enter a meditative state anytime, anywhere.

Then according to this truth, mage apprentices might also be able to do it.

Don't say it, I don't know if it's really good talent or what, anyway, after many attempts, Gao De really stumbled into a meditative state.

The practice that had to be insisted on every day had to be interrupted because of the journey, and Gao De was still a bit unaccustomed to it, feeling uncomfortable.

This ability to practice during the bumpy journey is also a not-so-small gain.

Although the practice is often interrupted halfway because of some disturbances, it is better than wasting time.

Flower Flame Month, 29th.

The second day after leaving the town, at dusk.

According to Gelu, they should be able to reach Bremen City tomorrow afternoon.

While the whole caravan was immersed in the joy of arriving at the destination, the anomaly occurred without warning.

The carriage at the front of the caravan suddenly shook violently.

The people on the carriage didn't react for a while and fell directly from the carriage.

However, the people in the caravan were all strong men, so they quickly climbed up and stood firm.

"Beast attack!" The leader of the caravan reacted the fastest and had already shouted loudly.

Accompanied by a burst of dust.

A huge, multi-jointed monster worm emerged from the ground, directly overturning the leading carriage.

The monster worm looked abnormally ferocious.

The worm's feet were slender, and the ends were connected to sharp claws.

A hard brown horny shell covered the whole body.

Above the powerful lower jaw, two black eyes stared outward, shining brightly.

"Burrowing Worm!" Gao De didn't know the creature in front of him, but Gelu on the side exclaimed its name, his face changed greatly.

"What is this?"

"A carnivorous leyline creature good at burrowing, and also one of the most common leyline creatures on the official road."

"The Burrowing Worm moves underground. Once it detects prey on the ground, it will drill out of the ground to attack." The silent driver said the longest sentence since Gao De knew him.

"Leyline creature!" Gao De shuddered, his nerves tightened, and his right hand had already instinctively pressed on the Hidden Mist Tooth tucked at his waist.

"Pick up weapons!" Here, the caravan leader had already issued a thunderous roar.

Following his order, all ten or so people in the caravan picked up the spears placed beside them.

This is the most common self-defense weapon for caravans, which can maintain a distance advantage to a certain extent and is easy to carry.

The people who were treated as prey by the Burrowing Worm drew their spears to fight back in panic.

This was by no means their first time encountering a beast attack on the road, so everyone responded very methodically.

Although everyone was serious and nervous, their movements were not deformed, and there was no one fleeing in panic.

Under the leadership of the caravan leader, everyone held rough spears and formed a compact formation around the Burrowing Worm.

Their faces were full of tension.

But they still summoned the courage to wave their spears and stab at the eyes of the Burrowing Worm in unison, like thorns in the forest, trying to block the offensive of this behemoth.

The Burrowing Worm's whole body was not covered with horny armor in this place, which was its weakness. The caravan members understood this truth, and the Burrowing Worm naturally understood it even more.

It turned its head to avoid the spears stabbed by everyone, and at the same time waved its body, its tail swung, and it swung toward the two drivers at the front.

The spears stabbed on the thick horny layer of the Burrowing Worm, only leaving white marks, which was difficult to cause damage to it, and it couldn't even be considered scratching an itch.

And its huge body possessed powerful strength, and the rock-hard tail directly swept the two drivers away, flying three or four meters away.

Seeing this scene, the caravan leader's eyes twitched, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "Can't retreat, continue to stalemate with it, otherwise this beast will eat us all!"

Most beasts are bullies.

If you show weakness, it will climb up your nose.

But if you resist fiercely, after stalemating with you, as long as it hasn't been hungry for several days, most will choose to retreat.

It's just a meal, no need to fight for your life!

Leyline creatures are the same.

The caravan leader, who has been in this business for many years, is experienced and knows this truth very well.

Facing the attack of leyline creatures, one must fight to the death to have a chance to force it back.

It's just that he also knows in his heart that this time the caravan is afraid that several people will be seriously injured, and if they are unlucky, one or two might die.

Leyline creature attacks are like this, if you encounter them, there is no way, you can only blame yourself for bad luck.

Boom! Facing the spear formation set up by the caravan members, the Burrowing Worm began to sprint, trying to use its powerful strength and hard shell to forcibly disperse the formation.

But the tacit understanding of the caravan's cooperation was also surprising.

I saw several of them inserting their spears into the ground, and at the moment the Burrowing Worm rushed over, they actually tilted upward, using the "lever principle" to trip it.

"Well done!"

"Gelu, fire!" Here, the caravan leader saw the Burrowing Worm tripped and shouted loudly.

"Fire, right, fire, the Burrowing Worm is afraid of fire!" Gelu reacted suddenly.

As a burrowing monster, the Burrowing Worm has been active in the dark underground all year round, its eyes have degenerated seriously, and it is extremely afraid of things like fire that have both high temperature and high brightness.

The problem is that everyone had just landed and set up camp, and hadn't lit a bonfire yet. How could they immediately find something flammable to throw?

Opportunity lost, time will not come again.

The Burrowing Worm had already closed its eyes very intelligently under the fierce attack of everyone's spears, trying hard to turn its body, and it was about to turn over.

Just as Gelu was extremely panicked, a hot wave had already torn past his side unexpectedly.

That was a flame shining with hot light, cutting through the sky and heading straight for the Burrowing Worm.

The flame was like an arrow, bombarding the closed right eye of the Burrowing Worm, erupting with dazzling fire.

The Burrowing Worm, which had always been calm, was panicked by this sudden attack, frantically twisting its body.

The high temperature of the flame made it painful.

The gravel road was constantly raising dust because of its struggle, forming a chaotic storm.

Whoosh! Everything didn't end.

Another flame, like a meteor, shot toward the other eye of the Burrowing Worm.

The Burrowing Worm that turned over and fell to the ground was like a living target, unable to make an effective twist at all.

Two flames forcibly blasted open the armor on the eye of the Burrowing Worm.

Seeing the dawn of victory, the caravan members didn't have time to think about the source of the flame, and one after another stabbed their spears at the exposed eyes of the Burrowing Worm.

A shrill wail sounded.

Mud and sand splashed in the vibration.

Everyone gritted their teeth, their movements were fast and decisive, and one spear after another went deep into the eyes of the Burrowing Worm.

The Burrowing Worm gradually began to struggle weakly, which was a sign of losing its life.

"Let go!" A low drink sounded.

In such a highly tense atmosphere, everyone didn't react to whose voice it was, but they all instinctively obeyed the order and let go of a position.

Another hot flame hit the right eye of the dying Burrowing Worm accurately.

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The Burrowing Worm's body twitched, then fell into silence, and completely lost its life.

The caravan members stood around the Burrowing Worm, panting.

In their eyes, there was both the joy of victory and a touch of shock.

After calming down, they could naturally react to what those three flames were.

Magic!

From whom? It could only be the only outsider in the whole caravan.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 71 =====