CHAPTER 385: CHAPTER 30: THE FISHERMAN BENEFITS

Black Death Crystal, when the Black Death Crystal falls into the hole, instant.

The mercenaries within several dozen meters suddenly felt the ground shaking as if there was a fierce beast that had been lying dormant underground, hissing and howling, wanting to break through the ground.

Mazaro Mountain began to shake as if a long-dormant volcanic giant suddenly awakened tonight.

The Black Death Crystal slipped from Yue Jinghua’s hand into the lair of the Centipede Worm, like a substantial bomb, instantly exploded.

He Lei, who was closest to Yue Jinghua, bore the brunt and was affected by this tremendous explosive force.

His nearly 180-pound body was hit by the massive Dark Power released from the Black Death Crystal and was blasted more than a hundred meters into the air, then slammed down hard.

This surprise attack came swiftly and unexpectedly, He Lei didn’t even have time to release his Protective Xuan Qi, and got hit.

If He Lei weren’t a Dark Heavenly Master and wasn’t wearing Protective Armor, the impact of the Black Death Crystal would have been enough to shatter him into pieces.

This direct impact caused his Black Armor to deform and his internal organs were so jumbled up it was unclear what was what.

And that young boy, in the midst of the crisis, the young boy previously in his hand evaporated into thin air.

What’s worse, when the Black Death Crystal exploded, from that smoky hole, a roar sounded, and an ugly earthworm about the height of three to four stories burst out of the ground.

The Centipede Worm was unlucky enough, having been beaten up by Old Kuru a few nights ago with injuries yet to heal, tonight it encountered the attack of Black Death Crystal.

It might be a blind earthworm, and fearless to swords and guns, but it has a pair of secondary ears grown on its head, the booming sound waves triggered by the Black Death Crystal directly pierced through its ears.

At this moment, its ugly skin was streaming with green blood, and most of its hundred pairs of bristle-legs were torn.

"Hiss—" forced into madness, the Centipede Worm continuously roared, its body like an out-of-control whip, sweeping across miles, leaving behind more than half a meter deep soil traces.

The mercenaries who couldn’t get up in time to avoid were directly crushed into a bloody mess, bones shattered, the Inspection Team of a dozen people instantly dwindled down to seven or eight.

After seeing the state of the Centipede Worm, He Lei took a deep breath, "Form up."

The remaining seven or eight people immediately formed a goose-wing defensive formation around He Lei.

The goose-wing formation, shaped like a goose, with He Lei, the strongest, standing in the middle, and a few mercenaries guarding each side.

With He Lei as the center, attack, defend.

Once the group gathered together and calmed down, these mercenaries equipped with rich adventurous experience immediately entered a combat state.

They shouted attack commands, their movements neat and well-trained, either attacking or defending, although they did not defeat the Centipede Worm, they also counteracted its second wave of attack.

But soon, the mercenaries realized that even if they worked together to strangle the Centipede Worm, they still couldn’t break through its thick skin.

"You brat from a Second Generation Soldier, don’t let me catch you again," He Lei’s left arm in the severe collision just now broke, now hanging limply on his side like rubber, only left with his right hand to defend.

By now, He Lei understood, he had been betrayed by that young mercenary.

That kid knew all along about this abnormal-level Dark Insect at the top of the mountain, yet still led everyone up the mountain.

He, a five-star mercenary master, was actually tricked by a mere little mercenary.

"Retreat, pull back," Seeing that it was impossible to kill the Centipede Worm, He Lei had no choice but to order everyone to retreat down the mountain peak.

He knew in his heart that although they did not capture the Half-Beast Girl tonight, discovering this unknown Dark Beast was already a significant discovery.

This Dark Insect was enormous, its strength was astonishing, and it could spray poisonous smoke. As the ancients said, coincidental actions often have a cause, and a formidable Dark Insect guarding often indicates the protection of an extremely valuable treasure.

According to the rules of the Mercenary Branch, even if one does not obtain the treasure personally, as long as they can provide important clues, the first person to provide clues about the treasure can receive one-fifth of the reward after the treasure is secured.

With the mentality of "Keeping the green hills ensures there’s no worry about firewood," He Lei did not combat with full strength but wanted to escape quickly while the Dark Insect was hurt, immediately notifying the branch.

Perhaps realizing the tenacity of the Mercenary Branch, the Centipede Worm that had developed some human intelligence sprayed out a colorful mist.

He Lei, who knew the perils of the colorful mist, snorted and no longer cared about the few mercenaries by his side, took out a concealed Transmission Scroll from his chest, ready to flee.

The few mercenaries behind him who failed to escape in time screamed in agony, and after being exposed to the poison mist, quickly turned into a disgusting pool of pus.

As the Teleportation Scroll unfolded, a flash of Dark Light shimmered, and just as He Lei was about to disappear into the thin air, his expression suddenly changed.

The Transmission Prohibition in his hand lost its light, and his body, which was supposed to move away quickly, felt like it hit a wall.

In He Lei’s panic, not understanding why the Transmission Scroll in his hand failed, what was even more terrifying was that his Dark Energy also stopped working. The Centipede Worm moved closer, its body thick as a water bucket, crushing over He Lei’s body.

This four-star old mercenary only had time to scream miserably before being crushed into a lump of flesh paste.

"Hiss---" The Centipede Worm let out a satisfied cheer, opening its wriggling blood-red mouth, sweeping the blood and corpses on the ground one by one.

Since that night, after being disciplined by Old Kuru, the Centipede Worm had been like a startled bird, not daring to leave the pit on its own.

But who knew that tonight, such a group would come to its door as a delivered feast.

The Centipede Worm, slurping loudly, swept the corpses on the ground clean, letting out bursts of satisfied hisses after feeding.

Just when it was preparing to move towards the direction of the pit, a rumbling sound came from its abdominal cavity.

Following that, the body of the Centipede Worm began to change at a visible speed.

Its originally strong skin began to slacken, deep wrinkle-like lines appeared on its segmented limbs, and its bristly legs broke off altogether, transforming this Peak level Centipede Worm into an old Dark Insect with wrinkled skin and covered in ugly old insect spots in less than 15 minutes.

"Hiss--" The Centipede Worm let out a dying cry, not understanding what exactly had happened.

Before it took its last breath, a set of light footsteps approached.

Yue Jinghua took out a porcelain bottle, opening the cap.

Before heading up the mountain, she had "kindly" had the mercenaries apply onto their clothes the Death Lake Water she had brought from Dark Hell, which caused the Dark Beasts to lose heart upon smelling it.

One drop ages, this entire bottle...?

From the porcelain bottle made of Jade Bone Porcelain, a few drops of black liquid were poured out, and as the liquid touched the body of the Centipede Worm, its body shriveled at a terrifying rate, eventually aging into a sheet of insect skin, "Don’t worry, I will take care of the Star Falling Mine in this area for you."