89: Worm Wasteland - King Worm Pupae (Part 4)

"Who are you?"

Tang Ping cautiously stared at the woman behind him.

The woman was also riding a Great Emperor Moth, and she wore a silver mask. Her aura was not weak.

He had a hunch that this woman definitely possessed at least an S-rank Talent.

Moreover, that mask was not simple. He had just tried to plant a Red Lotus in her eyes, but it was blocked by the mask!

His vigilance instantly heightened, and golden-red flames rose from his feet.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party hadn't shown hostility, he would have already attacked.

"So strong, such a strange Talent." The woman exclaimed. She slowly spoke, "You should know me, or at least know of me."

"Hello, my name is Yao Xiaoyue."

"Yao Xiaoyue!" Tang Ping was surprised, retracting the flames from his palm. "It's you? Aren't you going back with Old Wu and the others?"

Speaking of which, he frowned slightly. She should be looking for Wu Zhenhai and the others, so why was she looking for him?

"Your strength is good. I found a worm nest with many transforming great king worm pupa and treasure chests, but there's a Level Five Giant King Worm that's very troublesome. If we work together, we can split the spoils fifty-fifty."

"A Level Five Giant King Worm!" Tang Ping gasped, but after hearing about the many transforming great king worm pupa, his eyes lit up. "Deal!"

"I hope you're not lying to me, otherwise I won't care that you're the Old Town Mayor's granddaughter."

"Don't worry, after all, according to seniority, you're still my grand-uncle, right, grand-uncle?"

"..."

"It's good that you know."

The great king worm pupa could not only cultivate Mutants, but the pupa fluid itself was also an excellent healing medicine, especially for bone fractures, even comminuted fractures. It had an astonishing healing effect; one only needed to apply the pupa fluid to the skin, and it would recover completely within a few days.

However, this latter effect seemed insignificant compared to becoming a Mutant.

Of course, for Tang Ping, the second effect was more important, as he didn't need to become a Mutant.

Moreover, Earth Worms are a type of cannibalistic Pollution Beast, especially the King Worm pupa, which is a great tonic for Great Emperor Moths to evolve!

Only a Giant King Worm would guard the great king worm pupa. It wasn't out of responsibility, but because the great King Worms completing their metamorphosis nearby would emit a certain substance.

Absorbing this substance would increase the Giant King Worm's chances of metamorphosis.

After a Giant King Worm transforms, it also becomes a Great Emperor Moth, but its potential is much higher and its strength much greater than that of a regular Great Emperor Moth.

The two of them rode their Great Emperor Moths, swiftly soaring through the sky. Along the way, some players searching for treasure chests saw the giant moths and were filled with panic. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the moths fly away.

"What was that just now? Such a big flapping moth?" A high school student fearfully patted his chest.

"Who knows what it was, but luckily it didn't come down. Otherwise, with that size, I probably wouldn't even be enough to stick in its teeth." A boy next to him still glanced in the direction of the Great Emperor Moth.

"This treasure chest dungeon is too dangerous. There are worms everywhere, it's disgusting and scary." A girl started to wipe away tears again. "And now these terrifying creatures have appeared!"

"No choice, after all, if we don't come, it might be even worse later. Haven't you seen what those Infected outside have become?" A boy sighed.

"Everyone has picked up a few treasure chests. Five treasure chests can be exchanged for ten experience stones corresponding to your level, which is enough for us to reach second level. Once we reach second level, we'll have some self-preservation ability." The tall, thin boy said.

"I've already collected enough. I'm not going to hand in the treasure chests I find next; I'll open them myself. Anyway, it's impossible for us to gather 100 experience stones to upgrade to Level Three."

"I plan to do the same."

"Alright, everyone continue to split up and act quickly. Let's take advantage of this opportunity to collect as many treasure chests as possible! Perhaps this is our only chance."

Even the tearful girl stood up, sobbing, without saying anything about needing protection.

Ten days of the Doomsday Game had made her witness too much, and she knew that relying on others was not as good as relying on herself.

So, she cried while using a sharp rebar to stab Earth Worms, then quickly ran to search for treasure chests.

But the girl looked back at the sky: "Was there a human figure up there just now?"

She lowered her head and continued to search for treasure chests, struggling to survive in the Wasteland. Although it was much harder now, she didn't want her child to suffer like this in the future. The girl touched her belly, wanting to abort, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to do it. She couldn't bear it.

Her boyfriend died saving her, not even turning into an Infected, but was completely eaten. Perhaps, this small life was his only trace left in the world.

So she couldn't bear it.

She couldn't bear this small life, she couldn't bear that love that ended without fruition, she couldn't bear this... her only relative, a relative who had been with her since before the apocalypse... She was truly afraid of loneliness, afraid of being left alone, afraid of not knowing why she was living.

And this life carried all the beauty of her life before the apocalypse.

Whether it was selfish or reluctant, she touched her belly.

"Mommy will definitely work hard, Mommy will be strong, Mommy isn't a child anymore." The girl convinced herself repeatedly. She was originally just a high school dropout, a 'spiritual sister,' but now she had cut her hair, that wild-grass-like hair, standing stubbornly.

The wild wind blew over the jagged strange rocks, swaying the figures on the ground. There were underage children, high school students, married men and women, and elderly people in their later years. Some had already died, their bodies lying quietly, while others continued to struggle.

Some people didn't know why they were alive, but perhaps, that's just how life is.

A Worm Nest

Tang Ping watched the worm nest below from the sky.

This worm nest was more than ten times larger than the one he had encountered before!

It was densely packed with the crawling holes of Earth Worms.

In the center of the nest was a large hole, over thirty meters wide.

Through the opening, a faint crimson glow could be seen inside.

Tang Ping recognized this light; it was the red glow emitted by the great king worm pupa!

"There really are great king worm pupa!"

"Of course, could I lie to you? There are also many treasure chests inside, but a Level Five Giant King Worm resides there, making it very difficult to approach."

"That Giant King Worm is very difficult to kill!"

"I know." Tang Ping nodded. The Giant King Worm he had dealt with before was only cut in half. Killing it with his Flame Blaze Talent would waste a lot of his energy, and the most troublesome thing was that this creature's spirit and body were combined, naturally integrated, so there was no such thing as a 'spiritual sea' or 'spirit body.'

Of course, it was also for this reason that even a Level Five Giant King Worm was extremely foolish, without any intelligence whatsoever.

"Let's go, we'll kill our way in!"