Ch. 100 - Soaring Fireworks
It was a race against time!
Yang Yi didn’t dare stop for even a second, sprinting at full speed towards the Nightmare Star.
Behind him, the raging fire had already died out, and the ship had reverted to its frozen state.
He had to keep moving — if he slowed down even a little, he might end up as frozen meat.
When he was about 400 metres away from the Nightmare Star, he suddenly heard the buzzing, crackling sound of static — chaotic and disordered, signalling that a massive swarm of Ice Nest Worms was closing in!
Without hesitation, Yang Yi ripped off his blindfold and used the third eye to glance behind him.
The swarm was close — there were thousands upon thousands of them, an uncountable mass!
The crackling noises grew louder as the distance between them rapidly shrank.
200 metres.
100 metres.
The worms were flying three times faster than Yang Yi could run. At that rate, he wouldn’t make it in time!
His eyes sharpened — he reached for the Pale Worm Hand Cannon, intending to use it to buy himself some time.
But just then, a burst of blazing fire erupted ahead of him!
The flames burned intensely, piercing through the thick white mist, and even radiating warmth towards Yang Yi!
A few seconds earlier, a flaming arrow had struck the Nightmare Star’s bow, igniting the oil spread across the deck and triggering a massive fire.
The ship’s bow was engulfed in flames, lighting up the surroundings and cutting through the fog.
It was Suna’s handiwork — she had poured Pale Worm Oil over the front deck.
Upon hearing the crackling static, she had immediately fired a flaming arrow, setting the bow ablaze.
And the Life Fireplace — the key to their plan — was right in the middle of that fire, installed outside the captain’s quarters, facing the front of the ship.
If the flames weren’t extinguished in time, the bow would be reduced to ashes.
But things wouldn’t progress to that point.
Because the Ice Nest Worms wouldn’t allow the fire to spread unchecked.
They had been chasing Yang Yi, but the moment the fire ignited, they immediately changed course — gaining altitude and swarming towards the Nightmare Star instead.
Yang Yi noticed this as well. He dropped to the ground, listening to the whoosh of the air being torn apart above him, as the swarm of Ice Nest Worms threw themselves into the flames without hesitation.
“The scorching chaos…must be purged!”
“What a vile and wicked heat!”
“…Embrace the cold, for it shall grant all things peace…”
“Eternity…”
Yang Yi’s eyes widened in shock.
He could hear whispering voices — chaotic and fragmented — coming from above him, from the Ice Nest Worm swarm.
These worms…had consciousness, and when gathered in large numbers…they could even speak!
【Strange whispers fill your mind. Your sanity decreases by 10.】
A Battle Against the Flames!
At the bow of the ship, an intense firefighting war erupted!
Massive swarms of Ice Nest Worms crashed into the flames like living grenades, shattering on impact, and exploding into clouds of frost.
The first line of fire was instantly extinguished, and the flames were steadily pushed back — closer and closer to the Life Fireplace.
It had to be said — when enough of these Ice Nest Worms gathered, their fire suppression efficiency was insane!
In just a dozen seconds, more than half of the flames had been smothered, and in some areas, a layer of frost had formed, preventing reignition.
Eventually, the fire was completely under control, with only one remaining source of blazing light — the Life Fireplace!
The open maw of the furnace was like an endless abyss, pulling in a flood of Ice Nest Worms…
Yang Yi stood up, staring at the spectacle before him.
Countless Ice Nest Worms formed a single, unbroken line, surging forwards like a blue river of light, diving headfirst into the Life Fireplace, fueling a towering inferno.
The fire burned so intensely that flames even spewed out of the chimney, scattering a shower of embers into the sky, resembling fireworks.
These Ice Nest Worms were like zealous, fanatical martyrs, blindly following their doctrine — to eradicate heat, freeze all in their path.
No fire could make them hesitate. They would extinguish it. They would freeze it.
Except this time, because they themselves had become fuel.
The first Ice Nest Worms to enter the furnace ignited instantly, their bodies radiating blazing white flames.
And that very light attracted even more Ice Nest Worms, who in turn ignited, drawing even more, creating a vicious, never-ending cycle of death!
After several minutes, the furnace itself was starting to overheat, glowing dark red, on the verge of melting.
But the Ice Nest Worms clung to its surface, melting themselves to cool it down…
And thus, a deadly loop was born!
The Life Fireplace had transformed into an Ice Nest Worm Crematorium — an exceptionally efficient one.
Those who entered were instantly incinerated, reduced to ashes, and expelled through the chimney…
At the same time, frantic, piercing voices echoed from within — a sound like ice scraping against ice, sharp and unbearable.
“I have done it!”