Chapter 291 : Girls vs. Puppet Evil Worms
"So, so disgusting!"
"What the hell is... this?"
Despite being mentally prepared, Lonis almost vomited up what she had eaten for lunch.
Because...
Countless densely packed Puppet Evil Worms were crawling on an already withered mushroom.
Their twisted appearance was just like maggots writhing on a body. Even though Lonis didn't have trypophobia, her spine went cold all at once.
"Wuu, so terrifying."
Suling was so scared she hugged herself directly, while Sethilu also gasped and said: "How is it possible, there are so many..."
"Are they raising venomous insects? Releasing large numbers of Puppet Evil Worms, then the ones that survive are the high-grade goods that the lizardman village chief caught earlier."
Elucia frowned tightly, seeming to fall into some kind of contemplation.
"Then, then Master's meaning is... those lizardmen are also controlled?"
"No, those lizardmen can be said to be a branch of the demon race. And the demon race itself won't be controlled by Puppet Evil Worms—they're part of the demon ecological chain, just like our locusts... But so many Puppet Evil Worms is too strange."
"Eh..."
"Forget it, seeing so many disgusting bugs gives me a headache. Bai Ye, can you try eliminating these bugs?"
"Received, I'll give it a try."
......
......
Although using fire to burn this corrupted mushroom forest might be the best approach.
But first, the fire would be hard to control. If it burned to the adjacent mushroom forest, the entire lizardman village might be buried in a sea of flames.
Second, although the underground cavern where the girls were located was vast, it was still underground. If too much smoke and dust spread at once, it couldn't disperse and would choke people until they couldn't breathe at all.
Considering that the lizardmen were just "farmers" living in a corner, and the girls weren't some village-massacring demons, they absolutely couldn't set fires.
So Bai Ye prepared to use the power of the Tree of Causality to try devouring and capturing these Puppet Evil Worms.
......
"Yes, I'll try using pitcher plants... Eh, what, what's wrong?"
Bai Ye planted emerald green saplings, then wanted to sprinkle nutritional solution to make them grow quickly.
But those Puppet Evil Worms that had originally been devouring mushrooms saw the delicacy and immediately pounced toward the saplings.
"Everyone, protect Bai Ye!"
"Understood."
"Lonis, summon the Red Lotus Hammer."
"Yes!"
Lonis, who had been to the Underground World before, knew that monsters like Puppet Evil Worms were most afraid of the Red Lotus Hammer.
That crimson light like flames seemed capable of purifying all filth in the world, making people shrink back in fear.
But...
"What's going on?"
"!!"
Although Lonis summoned the Red Lotus Hammer, not only did those Puppet Evil Worms not retreat, they became even more ferocious.
Their body surfaces even produced strange red patterns, and their bodies grew a full size larger than before!
"Wuah!"
With one careless dodge, Lonis had Puppet Evil Worms jump onto her body.
These damn little bugs were truly disgusting, and they were attacking Lonis's chest... They kept writhing, trying to burrow into Lonis's underwear.
Fortunately,
To punish Lonis normally, Elucia prepared underwear that was slightly smaller for her. And the underwear also had chastity locks, so no matter how the bugs struggled, Lonis's key parts couldn't possibly be violated.
But that strange tingling sensation was unavoidable. Lonis couldn't stand at all and could only kneel on the ground, murmuring:
"Save, save me..."
"Damn it!"
Elucia looked up to observe the surroundings, only to discover that Bai Ye's situation was also very dire.
Although everyone successfully protected the pitcher plant, it didn't devour and digest the Puppet Evil Worms as everyone expected.
Instead...
It became food for the Puppet Evil Worms!
These Puppet Evil Worms were extremely vicious, wantonly tearing and biting the tender leaves of the sprouts... And after devouring them, strange green patterns actually appeared on their bodies.
These green patterns made the Puppet Evil Worms' combat power even stronger. Even Sethilu's sharp sword had difficulty cutting them in half.
Moreover, the green-patterned Puppet Evil Worms were especially resilient. Horizontal slashing couldn't provide enough cutting force, while vertical slashing was too slow to effectively block the insect swarm.
Before long, several bugs broke through the girls' defense and pounced.
"Sister!"
"Don't worry, I'll protect you."
Suling was already crying from fear, while Zhou Mixue held her sister in her arms, preparing to use her own body to resist the swarm's assault.
But she wasn't wearing clothes to begin with—how could she possibly be a match for so many bugs now?
The situation seemed to be on the verge of collapse, with the girls at risk of being swallowed by the swarm at any moment.
But Elucia didn't take action.
She just stood quietly in place, neither protecting her companions nor caring about Lonis... Instead, she turned her gaze toward one direction.
Then struck with force!
"Ahhh!!!"
Accompanied by a scream, a black-clothed figure immediately appeared in the originally empty mushroom forest—he was sent flying, with pitch-black blood gushing out like a faucet.
But Elucia showed no mercy whatsoever.
Another sword strike!
The black-clothed figure was directly cut in half at the waist by Elucia... And at this moment, those Puppet Evil Worms that had been writhing suddenly became like bees that had lost their commander, starting to move in chaos.
They attacked each other, bit each other, as disordered as boiling water.
And Elucia directly stepped forward, grabbed the black-clothed figure's chest, and said: "What the hell are you doing?"
"Hehe... What I'm doing, why should I tell you..."
The black-clothed figure just laughed dryly, those pale white eyes shriveled and terrifying.
"Hmph, you think you can withstand my interrogation? Give me..."
Black light appeared around Elucia, seemingly wanting to use the Five Senses Deprivation illusion to interrogate the black-clothed figure.
But the black-clothed figure's response was also very decisive.
"Self-destruct!"
He didn't even say a single unnecessary word, directly ending his own life.
Crack—the black-clothed figure's body burst open like a tumor... Although Elucia immediately retreated, it was already too late for interrogation.
And those surrounding Puppet Evil Worms?
Also seemed to receive orders, following their controller in exploding together.
Pop, pop!
Ten thousand Puppet Evil Worms exploded successively like ten thousand firecrackers—pitch-black liquid splattered out, accompanied by a fishy stench like hawthorn flowers.
No one knew whether this pitch-black liquid was poisonous or not, but for her companions' safety, Lonis gritted her teeth and lunged forward!
Although the silver-haired girl was already exhausted, she still used all her strength, shouting:
"Ember Shield!"
Lonis raised the golden shield, protecting everyone in front.
And at this moment, all the remaining Puppet Evil Worms also exploded completely.