Chapter 93: Just a mere worm

Regret is true, pleading is also true.

Although I don't know what method Lin An has to stop the sand worm, but seeing that 【Bo Duo Yi】 really stopped not far away, Lin An is the only lifeline.

In this world there has never been an absolute truth, nor an absolute lie.

What they said is indeed true from a certain perspective.

When the lies are mixed with seventy percent truth, all the Awakened Ones who previously wanted to act now feel pure regret.

The monster is too strong; it seems the previous collective attack had no effect, because they overestimated their own strength.

Most likely the sand worm's feigned death just now was Lin An's covert action, after all the means of spiritual-power Awakened Ones are inscrutable; it's normal they didn't notice.

For a moment, the crowd of ordinary students who had fled became excited.

"Why are you doing this!"

"Why kill so many of us!!"

The girls from the Dance Academy had tear-streaked faces; as the physically weakest, they suffered the most deaths in the sand worm's maw.

"Awakened Ones? You also dare to call yourselves Awakened Ones!"

"You are a bunch of heartless beasts who see death and do nothing! You eat the best and use the best! We scrimp and save to supply you with all our supplies!"

The male student and his companions rescued by Zhang Tie cursed loudly at the Awakened Ones who had previously fled.

"There really is danger, yet you only care about escaping with your lives!"

Everyone recalled the black bear who was also an Awakened One; compared to it, they felt their own academy's Awakened Ones were truly cowardly and weak.

Huang Zheng and the others looked down at the excited students below with bitter smiles, inwardly knowing that after this incident, even without Lin An's deliberate guidance.

A huge rift will appear between the ordinary people and the Awakened Ones of the academy.

Could this also be within his calculations?

Principal Huang Zheng glanced sideways at Lin An's back, his heart turning cold.

Unlike the agitated crowd, Lin An merely stroked the black dragon's head, his heart undisturbed.

"Withdraw Dragon Might."

The intangible Dragon Might faded, and the sand worm that had been straining to stay not far from the platform moved again.

It, lacking a brain, simply cannot think.

"saill!"

Its massive body moved as fast as lightning.

The sand worm's tooth-filled mouthparts suddenly probed the dense crowd; a sky‑wide blood mist rose, and severed limbs and arms flew out like scattered stones.

"Ahhhh!"

The students screamed and wailed; at this moment everyone gathered together, and each probe of the sand worm could devour over a hundred people alive.

Some timid girls covered their faces and wept; even the braver ones merely kept retreating, eyes full of fear.

"Where are our Awakened Ones! Go on! Hurry up and act!"

The Awakened Ones mixed in the crowd fled without looking back.

"Take action? What a joke!"

Their Human Skill had no effect whatsoever on the sand worm; frightened out of their wits, they only thought of fleeing as far as possible.

"Monster! I'll fight you to the end!"

"Gigantic Power Expansion!"

A male student from the Sports Institute saw the sand worm attack again, with his beloved female as the target; furious and desperate, he unleashed his skill, leapt high, and charged at the sand worm.

"Boom."

The sand worm casually swung its body.

In the dark night, a mass of blood mist exploded in mid‑air, and blood rain fell scattered.

The sole mustered‑courage male student, before the sand worm, couldn't even last half a second before turning into minced meat.

With his death, the crowd seemed to have drained its last vestige of reason, nearly falling into utter despair.

"saill!"

"Lin Dui!"

The sand worm began its slaughter; the helpless crowd, clinging to a last hope, looked up to Lin An on the platform.

"Wen Ya activates Spiritual Enhancement for everyone!"

Lin An's voice was calm.

"The performance begins!"

As the sand worm launched another attack, everyone's eyes seemed to perceive time slowing.

The ferocious mouthparts loomed before them, and a thick stench of blood spewed from the sand worm's mouth.

"Sir, please act!"

Just when everyone thought death was certain

A low shout rang out in everyone's ears.

"Power erupts!"

"Power +2, Agility +2, Constitution +2, Will +2!"

Lin An on the platform burst forth with intense golden spiritual energy, which, like a tangible force, flowed into his body; the sudden radiance illuminated the surrounding darkness.

The overflowing spiritual energy surrounded his body and exploded, like light in the darkness!

"Crack!"

The potion shattered.

"Ding, Power +1, Constitution +1, Agility +1!"

Ding, explosive power increased 10%, stamina, resistance to strike increased 30%, attack speed increased 20%!

Peak state!

Under Wen Ya's all-member mental enhancement, the people, in their specially heightened perception, saw the figure on the platform as if a deity.

Boom!

He exerted force with his right foot, stomping down; the foot, nearing the speed of sound, tore the air.

The platform shattered under the peak burst.

Lin An stepped forward, his form instantly bursting into an afterimage, appearing above the sandworm's head in a flash.

Dragon's Might!

The black dragon cooperated, releasing Dragon's Might; an invisible pressure spread, suppressing the sandworm's resistance.

Stomp!!!

Like a thunderbolt, his icy roar rang out across the field.

Lin An's right foot stomped down violently like lightning! His martial power at full blast!

Force nearing the Third Rank, the sandworm's massive body was instantly slammed to the ground by this tremendous power.

Boom!

Shattered stone flew, the ground quaked.

The hard concrete ground was blasted into a deep pit; at the pit's center, the 【Poduo】 worm's body twisted in agony, thick blood gushing out like a fountain.

The entire academy watched in shock as the sandworm's massive body formed a stark contrast with Lin An.

In this stark contrast, that seemingly tiny frame seemed to hold endless power.

saill!!

Never having suffered such harm, the sandworm, enraged, suddenly curled its body and shot upward like an arrow, its mouthparts snapping, intent on tearing everything apart.

Careful!

Thousands of anxious, fearful warnings rang out; everyone nervously watched the figure in midair.

The worm's mouth was within arm's reach.

Mental Share!

In midair, as Lin An slowly descended, his eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light; his right hand shot out, then he grasped at empty air.

Divine Sting!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Vast amounts of mental power turned into a tangible Shockwave, wildly blasting toward the sandworm in midair.

saill!

The worm let out a mournful cry.

As if struck by a thousand heavy hammers, the airborne sandworm was strangely hit and flung to the ground.

The entire field fell silent; every Awakened One stared in disbelief at what lay before them.

The power bursting from Lin An's grasp at empty air almost stunned them into idiocy.

Thud!

A massive object plummeted.

The sandworm's body was covered with wounds as if blown apart; in its fury, it struggled to arch its body, wanting to crush the insects before it.

However.

In everyone's eyes, as Lin An landed.

Each step he took burst forth with terrifying might.

Under the extravagant waste of mental power, the repeatedly unleashed Divine Stings turned into impacts, driving back the charging sandworm time and again.

Powerful, unmatched!

Everyone watched helplessly as Lin An strolled toward the sandworm as if taking a leisurely walk.

One step, Dragon's Might condensed into a line, his body exploding.

Two steps, tangible Shockwave swept across, shattering the mouthparts into blood mist.

Three steps, the sandworm let out a piercing wail; under the continuous impacts, its abdomen blasted a half-person-high blood hole, exposing a still-beating heart.

saill!!

The sandworm 【Poduo】 no longer bore its former terrifying might; its whole body seemed crushed, it whimpered curled on the ground, its mouthparts raised in its final struggle.

The entire field fell dead silent; the scene before them was like a myth.

From start to finish, Lin An never raised a hand; he simply walked forward calmly.

Like Moses parting the sea, a step splits the dead sea; like a deity descending, proximity brings destruction.

The shock was indescribable.

The survivors on site could not put into words the shock in their hearts; even the combined power of over thirty Awakened Ones' skills could not match Lin An's casual strike.

Or rather, a single glance.

Is this a person or a monster?!

We actually still wanted to attack such a terrifying existence?!

Fortunately, fear.

The surviving Awakened Ones could hardly move their throats; they were fortunate they hadn't yet had a chance to act.

Otherwise, they seriously doubted they would instantly turn into scattered flesh the moment they acted.

The sandworm wailed; under Dragon's Might and severe injury, instinct drove it to dare no further action, merely struggling to retreat backward.

It wanted to evade the man before it.

Lin An gave a light chuckle, his gaze fixed on the blood-drenched 【Boduoyi】, and slowly spoke.

With the aid of Dragon's Might, he transformed his mental power into divine sense and drilled into the sandworm's sea of consciousness.

"Submit or die."

Lin An extended his right hand again, making a grasping motion in the air.

Wen Ya's mental power replenished once more, instantly filling his previously exhausted mental power.

Waves of mental fluctuations filled with destructive aura threatened it.

"sa... ill..."

Under the threat of death, the sandworm unwillingly lowered its mouthparts, its massive body trembling as it crouched low at Lin An's feet.

"Ding, congratulations player for taming the sandworm Boduoyi."

Lin An casually dispersed the accumulated divine thorns, smiling lightly.

"Heh, just a bug afraid of death."

The entire venue fell dead silent.

As the sandworm showed complete submission, the crowd was fervently silent.

Men and women, young and old, whether they were self-proclaimed superior Awakened Ones or popular campus belles, whether ordinary students or former school leaders, everyone at this moment looked at Lin An with gazes as if looking at deities, filled with reverence and awe.

Behind Huang Zheng, Huang Haitao, who was being supported by someone, gave a grim smile at the sight before him.

"As I thought..."

"The terrifying existence that we could not harm even with all our strength, in his eyes is merely a little bug.."

Huang Zheng's body trembled, he did not reply, only lowering his head deeper.