Chapter 439: Thick Earth Fixes the Stars, Suppressing the Fierce in Sight

The plan is set, time to start digging!

Of course, the gang Fatty gathered, aside from Tu Longke, were not people related to civil engineering.

They wanted to bridge a distance of several hundred miles underground, not by digging with their hands, but by using a secret weapon.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

After Tu Longke blew his whistle, a thick, fishy stench drifted up from the bottomless crack beneath his feet—not the smell of blood, but the scent of earth mixed with the smell of green grass.

Dark red spots flickered in the darkness, swaying as if some colossal creature were approaching at high speed.

Zhou You frowned and drew his dagger from his bosom.

"Wait, it's a helper!"

Tu Longke pressed the dagger down, terrified of hurting his 'precious baby,' and hurriedly stopped the restless Zhou You.

Woo, woo, woo—the sound of wind roared, and an object flew out from the crack; its momentum was long and winding, and it was shockingly a massive, long worm as thick as a water vat.

It had no eyes or teeth, and its entire body was covered in folds, yet it lacked even half a scale; it was not a snake, but an earthworm.

Zhou You had never seen such a massive earthworm in his life; as it writhed, contracting and expanding, it was deeply unsettling to behold.

"A remnant of the ancient earthworm bloodline; the entire area of Chongguang Cheng was dug by its ancestors," Tu Longke introduced proudly. "With my baby digging, we can cover a hundred miles a day, and we'll dig through to Zhenxiong Yu in four or five days."

Zhou You clicked his tongue in wonder; there are millions of marvelous things in this world, and strange beasts and exotic creatures emerge one after another.

Although the Martial Saints swept through an era, they ultimately left behind many remnants of the old age, hiding in places where the sun cannot reach, lingering on until today.

The days that followed were nothing but dull and boring civil engineering work.

The giant earthworm was a natural exotic beast, a living tunnel-boring machine; digging underground passages was like child's play for it.

This colossal creature shook its body, and the folds covering it gushed out large amounts of mucus, as if a faucet had been turned on, endless and inexhaustible.

Any soil or rock the mucus touched softened and dissolved almost instantly, and was swept away by the giant earthworm as if it were slurping up soup.

The speed was too fast, matching exactly what Tu Longke had said about a hundred miles a day.

All Zhou You and the others had to do was guard the giant earthworm and prevent anyone from accidentally stumbling upon this place and leaking the news.

During this time, he also got to know the other helpers.

It must be said that the companions Fatty invited were the cream of the crop among scum; they couldn't survive in the outside world anymore.

For example, Pavilion Master Zha, who was once the owner of a martial arts school and a respectable figure—why had he fallen to this point? The reason was his cruel methods.

His way of teaching disciples was extremely brutal; for every sentence taught, he would strike them three times, kicking and beating them all day long with heavy blows. Even sparring between Apprentices was a life-or-death struggle, with no such thing as stopping at the point of contact.

The casualty rate in his martial arts school remained high; every day, at least six or seven corpses were dragged out, either beaten to death by him by mistake or having committed suicide to seek release from the pressure.

Such conduct soon attracted the attention of the martial arts community, which intervened.

The disciples in the martial arts school were mostly local children from good families, not people without backing; the grieving families petitioned the martial arts community, which immediately drew high-level attention.

Those veterans of the martial arts community reacted quickly and dealt with him severely, decisively expelling him from the community and ordering the martial arts school to close, forbidding him from making a living in this trade again.

The once-prosperous martial arts school owner instantly fell into ruin.

But he still didn't know how to reflect; he spent his days dead drunk, and finally, unable to swallow his anger, he killed several of the complainants in the night and even wanted to assassinate the veteran who had presided over justice.

After the matter was exposed, he immediately made it onto the Thousand Faces Hall's wanted list and became a fugitive.

And then there was Missionary Shang...

Missionary Shang was originally from the Release God Sect; he worked diligently and hard, but he had one unique hobby...

He was particularly fond of young girls, specifically innocent children wearing their hair in double buns. He had done this kind of thing secretly many times, his addiction growing stronger and his ability to restrain himself weaker, until the matter came to light...

After hearing this, Zhou You subconsciously took a few steps away from him; how was such a person still alive?

He thought to himself, when the prison break happens, I'll just kill him in the chaos!

This had nothing to do with justice; it was purely because he couldn't stand seeing filth before his eyes and would just clean it up while he was at it.

Thinking of this, he looked at Fatty with a bit more respect; being able to gather so many degenerates and trash, the fatty was no ordinary person.

Zhou You asked himself, if he had invited so many villains, he would definitely use them as expendables; as for fulfilling promises afterward, heh! Hmm, the more he thought about it, the more suspicious it became; Zhou You felt he had been roped into this too.

Four days later...

The giant earthworm curled up on the ground, its posture lazy, as it rested.

Tu Longke stood beneath its massive body, holding a cast-iron Flying Kite in his hand, moving it up and down against the soil layer in front of him.

He was performing his family's secret technique, the Thick Earth Star-Fixing Method; although he didn't have X-ray vision to see through the soil, he could use the tool and the secret technique to locate the position of Zhenxiong Yu.

"Everyone, some time ago, I hired someone to deliberately commit a crime and get locked into Zhenxiong Yu."

"His crime wasn't major, so he was locked in the area near the entrance, in the same zone as Du Wuyao."

Fatty introduced, "The item that person is carrying allows us to quickly pinpoint Du Wuyao's location. Once we break through to Zhenxiong Yu, we will kill the Jailers, release the prisoners, cause chaos, and take the person away in the confusion."

The scum around them laughed out loud, "This plan is good."

They wouldn't care about anything; although some prisoners were wronged, most were heinous villains. Once they escaped, it would inevitably lead to terrifying consequences.

Evil criminals have always bullied the weak and feared the strong; after escaping prison, they wouldn't attack noble families or martial arts schools. To lick their wounds and recover their strength, they would inevitably target ordinary families who had no power to resist.

The Fucheng and the surrounding areas would surely face a catastrophe.

Just as the thought rose in Zhou You's mind, the panel gave a prompt:

"Trial Project (Five-Star): Kill all escaped prisoners."

"Task target > 3, conditions met, Battlefield Perspective activated."

In an instant, a 3D map unfolded before Zhou You.

The secret passages from the Eighteen Copies of the Dragon Lair Map and the new tunnel just dug by the giant earthworm were all recorded on the map, clear in every detail.

More importantly, Zhenxiong Yu, which was half a day's digging away, was located right in front.

The transparent view of the battlefield map allowed Zhou You to see his current location and the direction and distance to Zhenxiong Yu at a glance.

"Hmm, it's about this direction."

After fussing for most of the day, the cast-iron Flying Kite in Tu Longke's hand locked onto a certain direction.

Zhou You was slightly startled; this guy had some skill, for although the direction he pinpointed was slightly off, if he continued digging, he would hit the area leading to the entrance of Zhenxiong Yu.

"Everyone, while we dig in a moment, take the opportunity to conserve your energy."

"Once the tunnel is opened, we must get Du Wuyao out as quickly as possible; there can be no mistakes, otherwise, once the City Gate Guard army arrives, you and I will either be dead or end up as prisoners."

"Life in Zhenxiong Yu is not easy; I guarantee you would rather die than be locked up inside."

(End of this chapter)