Chapter 70: Digging Worms

After two days of travel, the convoy finally arrived at the town that Gru mentioned.

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

The caravan will stop here tonight.

Give the horses a good meal, replenish food and drinking water, and let them rest for a night. Then they will head straight to Bremen in one go.

The food provided by the hotel is very simple, just a stew of farm-raised root vegetables, accompanied by smoked pork and salted fish.

But everyone enjoyed the meal.

The price of hotel rooms is also very cheap, a single room costs only 1 silver per night.

Of course, it’s also very simple.

Apart from a bed and a table, there is no other extra space in the room. Even the toilet is shared.

But Gaode didn’t show any disgust at all.

At the price of 1 silver, with free water replenishment included, what else do you want?

What’s more, he had been in the wild for two consecutive nights and was already exhausted. When he saw such a bed, he would not be picky at all, but would only feel genuine happiness.

After eating and drinking his fill, Gao De returned to the room, jumped directly onto the slightly hard bed, and after rolling around, he let out a comfortable groan.

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

Gao De, who finally had a good sleep, sat in the carriage in high spirits, just as he was when he first set out.

Moreover, he seemed to have gradually gotten used to the bumpy journey, and even began to try to enter a meditative state in the carriage and practice meditation.

It is said that high-level mages can enter a meditative state at any time and anywhere.

According to this logic, a wizard’s apprentice might be able to do it too.

You know what, I don’t know if it’s because of his good talent or what, but after many attempts, Gaode actually managed to enter a meditative state.

Gao De had to interrupt his daily practice because he was on the road. He was indeed a little uncomfortable and not used to it.

Now that I have mastered the ability to practice during a bumpy journey, it is a great achievement.

Although practice is often interrupted by some unusual movements, it is better than wasting time.

Flowery month, 29th.

It was dusk the day after leaving the town.

According to Gru, we should be able to reach Bremen tomorrow afternoon.

While the entire caravan was immersed in the joy of reaching their destination, a sudden change occurred without warning.

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

The people in the carriage didn’t react in time and fell off the carriage.

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

“Beast attack!” The leader of the caravan reacted the fastest and shouted loudly.

Accompanied by a cloud of dust.

A huge, multi-segmented strange insect suddenly emerged from the ground and directly overturned the leading carriage.

The strange insect looked extremely ferocious.

The insect’s legs are long and slender, with sharp claws at the end.

A hard brown keratinous shell covers the entire body.

Above his powerful jaw, two black eyes stared out with sparkling eyes.

“Groundworm!” Gode didn’t recognize the creature in front of him, but Gru next to him exclaimed its name and his face changed drastically.

“what is this?”

“A carnivorous earth creature that is good at burrowing underground. It is also one of the most common earth creatures on the official road.”

“The burrowing worms move underground. Once they detect prey on the ground, they will drill out of the ground to attack.” The quiet driver said the longest sentence since Gode knew him.

“Earth vein creature!” Gao De shuddered, his nerves tensed, and his right hand subconsciously pressed on the Hidden Mist Fang that he had pinned on his waist.

“Pick up your weapons!” Here, the leader of the caravan shouted like thunder.

Following his order, more than a dozen people in the caravan picked up the spears beside them.

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

The people who were taken as prey by the earthworms drew their spears and fought back in panic.

This was definitely not the first time they had been attacked by wild beasts on the road, so everyone responded in an organized manner.

Although everyone looked serious and nervous, their movements were not distorted and no one ran away in panic.

Led by the leader of the caravan, everyone, holding rough spears, formed a compact formation around the digging worms.

Their faces were full of tension.

But they still mustered up their courage, wielded their spears and stabbed at the eyes of the digging worms in unison, like thorns in the forest, trying to stop the attack of this giant monster.

This is the only place on the body of the burrowing worm that is not covered with a keratinous shell. It is its weak point. Everyone in the caravan understands this truth, and the burrowing worm naturally understands it even better.

It turned its head to avoid the spears that were stabbing at it, and at the same time it danced its body and swung its tail towards the two chariot drivers in front.

The spear pierced the thick cuticle of the digging worm, only leaving a series of white marks, and it was difficult to cause any damage to it, not even a tickle.

Its huge body possessed great power, and its rock-hard tail swept the two drivers away three or four meters.

Seeing this, the leader of the caravan’s eyes twitched, but he still gritted his teeth and said, “We can’t retreat. We must continue to stalemate with it, otherwise this beast will eat us all!”

Most wild animals bully the weak and fear the strong.

If you show weakness, it will take advantage of you.

But if you resist fiercely, after a stalemate with you, most of them will choose to retreat unless they have been hungry for several days.

It’s just a meal, no need to risk your life!

The same is true for earth vein creatures.

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

When facing attacks from underground creatures, you must fight desperately to force them back.

But he also knew in his heart that several people in the caravan would be seriously injured, and if they were unlucky, one or two might die.

If you encounter an attack by underground creatures, there is nothing you can do and you can only blame your bad luck.

boom!
Facing the spear formation set up by the caravan members, the digging worms began to sprint, trying to use their powerful strength and hard shells to break up the formation.

But the tacit cooperation among the caravan was also surprising.

I saw several of them inserting their spears into the ground, and when the digging worms rushed over, they actually leaned upwards and used the “lever principle” to trip them.

“Good job!”

“Gru, fire!” On this side, the leader of the caravan saw the digging worm being tripped and shouted hurriedly.

“Fire, yes, fire, earthworms are afraid of fire!” Gru reacted suddenly.

As a burrowing monster, the burrowing worm lives in darkness underground all year round. Its eyes have severely degenerated and it is extremely afraid of fire, which is both high temperature and high brightness.

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

Now or never.

Under the fierce attack of the spears of the crowd, the digging worm cleverly closed its eyes and tried hard to turn its body over, and it was about to turn over.

Just when Gru was in a panic, a blazing wave tore through his side without warning.

It was a beam of flame shining with blazing light, cutting through the sky and heading straight towards the digging worm.

The flame was like an arrow, hitting the tightly closed right eye of the digging worm, causing a dazzling burst of fire.

The digging worm, which had been very calm until now, panicked at the sudden attack and began to twist its body wildly.

The intense heat of the flames caused it great pain.

The gravel road was covered with dust because of its struggle, forming a chaotic storm.

call out!
It’s not over yet.

Another beam of flame shot towards the other eye of the earthworm like a meteor.

The digging worm that fell to the ground was like a living target and could not twist and dodge effectively.

Two beams of flame blasted open the carapace of the digging worm’s eyes.

Everyone in the caravan saw the dawn of victory and had no time to think about the source of the fire. They all stabbed their spears at the exposed eyes of the digging worms.

A shrill howl was heard.

Mud and gravel splashed in the vibration.

Everyone gritted their teeth and moved quickly and decisively, thrusting their spears one after another deep into the eyes of the digging worms.

The digging worm gradually began to struggle weakly, which was a sign that it was about to lose its life.

“Get out of the way!” a low shout rang out.

In such a highly tense atmosphere, no one reacted to whose voice it was, but they all subconsciously obeyed the order and made way.

Another beam of blazing flame accurately struck the dying earthworm’s right eye.

It was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

The earthworm’s body twitched, then fell silent, completely losing its life.

The caravan members stood around the digging worm, panting.

There was joy of victory and a hint of shock in their eyes.

After calming down, they naturally realized what those three flames were.

Spell!

From whom?
He will be the only outsider in the entire team.

(End of this chapter)