Chapter 25: Desert Worm!

Nick looked at the Desert Worm not far away. After devouring the fallen survivor with the shield, it wriggled its huge body again and rushed towards him and Sally.

It was obvious that Nick was regarded as the next meal.

"Our opponent is here..."

Nick said with a smile, reminding her. The fact that he didn't leave immediately when he sensed the movement of the dungeon creature had already shown his attitude.

Killing the dungeon creature and earning a sum from this survivor team, no one would refuse that.

"Captain, it's too late for us to run now, right?"

Sally sighed helplessly. She looked at Nick blocking in front of her, dispelling the fear in her heart, firmly grasped the worn-out short sword, and then looked at the survivor not far away.

Her face was serious, and she said, "Hey, you, if you don't want to die here, give me your short sword first!!"

The survivor had long lost the idea of fighting the Desert Worm. After throwing the short sword in his hand to Sally, he quickly hid in a relatively safe area in the distance.

Nick glanced at Sally, who was secretly delighted at getting a free weapon. He coughed lightly and said, "Sally, this big guy... leave it to me. You keep an eye on that survivor team, just don't let them run away!"

"Okay."

Sally was well aware of the gap in strength between her and Nick. If they fought with this Desert Worm, it would not be a joke if they encountered danger.

She walked towards the survivor team that had gathered in the distance. If these people wanted to run away, they would have to ask the sword in Sally's hand if it agreed...

The quite embarrassed captain of the survivor team, like a stray dog, saw Sally's figure and asked, "Are you crazy? Aren't you going to help your teammate?"

"Or do you think that guy alone can deal with this Desert Worm?!"

Sally's face was indifferent. She glanced at the rather embarrassed four people and said slowly, "Since my captain said to leave it to him, then there must be no problem."

"Besides, shouldn't we talk about the reward?"

The survivor captain's face stiffened.

Several of his teammates had died at the hands of the Desert Worm. If Nick could kill this dungeon creature alone, wouldn't that reflect their incompetence?

The survivor captain snorted coldly, "Let's talk after you kill that Desert Worm!"

Not far away.

Nick looked at the Desert Worm, which was less than fifty meters away, and his face became slightly more serious. He pulled the bowstring with his right hand.

In an instant.

A strong vortex of air enveloped Nick, directly blocking the sweeping dust. The invisible wind arrow condensed on the bow. He used the sight on the bow to aim at the head of the Desert Worm.

"Whoosh!"

Without any hesitation, the moment Nick released the bowstring, a short, piercing sound of breaking through the air instantly resounded in this closed dungeon.

The wind arrow accurately hit the head of the Desert Worm. Under the huge power, the head of the Desert Worm exploded directly.

Flesh, teeth, and mucus splattered, covering the nearby area. The body of the Desert Worm, which had lost its head, fell heavily to the ground.

It caused several cracks to appear on the already dry ground.

The captain of the survivor squad, who witnessed this battle, widened his eyes, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Their team of 7 had fought hard, and even lost 3 teammates, but they couldn't kill this Desert Worm. But Nick killed it with just one person...

How terrifying was this strength?

The squad captain glanced at Sally and his tone changed significantly. He asked, "That... is this over?!"

Sally's face was serious, and she didn't answer this question. When killing a dungeon creature, a treasure chest would appear next to the corpse as a reward, but this time it didn't appear.

It meant that this big guy was not killed.

Sally threw the short sword in her hand heavily towards Nick not far away and reminded him, "Captain, this guy is not dead!!"

"..."

Nick's face became much more serious. He wouldn't think that this guy was so easy to kill. In the digging hint, killing this partner came with considerable risks.

He pulled the bowstring, and with the backflow of air, the invisible arrow instantly condensed on the Rune Bow. Nick aimed at the headless worm that was still wriggling and decisively released the bowstring.

"Whoosh!"

The invisible wind arrow exploded on the Desert Worm's body, blasting several conspicuous wounds on its body. Countless mucus and blood mixed together gushed out.

Under the stimulation of severe pain, the originally 'dead' Desert Worm's body rioted again, dust and gravel flying.

Its ferocious head, which should have been shattered, slowly emerged from its coiled body, and its row of red eyes finally looked at Nick.

"The one I just shattered... was one of the Desert Worm's heads?"

Nick frowned slightly and pulled the bowstring again. Since the last shot failed to kill the Desert Worm, then do it again!

But this time, the Desert Worm obviously didn't give Nick a chance to aim. Its huge body rose high, and then slammed heavily on the dry ground, using its ferocious mouth to dig the soil and burrow its entire body underground.

It completely disappeared from Nick's sight.

"..."

Nick focused his attention on the figure of the Desert Worm that had disappeared, and always remained vigilant. Right now, the Rune Bow was useless.

He picked up the short sword stuck in the ground not far away. After adapting to the weight, he put the Rune Bow into the miniature altar.

For Nick, a marksman who couldn't fight in close combat wasn't a good mage.

He concentrated on perceiving the changes in the ground. With such a huge body, unless it escaped from this dungeon, Nick could perceive every move of the Desert Worm.

"Found you!"

The moment Nick felt a brief vibration under his feet, he realized the danger and decisively jumped several meters away to open a safe distance.

And the place where he had previously stood, with the soil breaking, the Desert Worm's ferocious head suddenly emerged. If he hadn't dodged in time...

The outcome was obvious.

Nick held the sword in both hands, his legs slightly bent. The body that had been strengthened many times instantly burst out with extremely strong power, making the dry ground crack like a spider web.

He swung the short sword in his hand at the Desert Worm's body without hesitation.

"Finally caught you!"