Chen Gu wasn’t concerned about that. As long as he and Qing Ruyan were present, there was no problem a nuclear explosion couldn’t solve. If one attempt didn’t work, they would simply try a second time.
He looked around; Liu Shichan was in one of the combat vehicles ahead. However, since the vehicles all looked identical and were jumbled together, he couldn’t distinguish which one was hers. He was very worried about Liu Shichan’s condition.
Qing Ruyan emerged from behind a massive, cracked boulder. Her expression was grave as she gazed at the Mech Worm, which had already lost nearly half its body to the explosion. For a moment, she couldn’t be certain of its demise.
The professionals had all gathered. Light blue mechanical fluid gushed from the Mech Worm’s wounds like water from a breached dam, yet the bright blue glow on its body never faded.
Suddenly, a strange mechanical sound arose. Everyone’s expression changed. "Not good, it’s still alive!"
"This thing is like an earthworm; cutting it in half won’t kill it! What do we do now?" someone panicked.
Qing Ruyan snapped, "Nonsense! We just didn’t hit its Energy Core. Let’s go again!"
She charged towards a combat vehicle but changed her mind midway, heading towards Boluo instead. "I’ll take you up," she said. "Can you create a bomb that can travel down its body and explode all the way through?"
Before Boluo could answer, the Mech Worm on the ground suddenly reared its body again! This time, however, its tail became its head, erupting with intense light. After a phase of thermal self-evolution, a mechanical mouth, also full of sharp teeth, opened on its tail!
ROOOAAR— It roared in pain and anger, using its thermal ability a second time to cauterize the wound, then furiously ground its way towards them.
Qing Ruyan swiftly scooped up Boluo. "You don’t have a choice anymore!"
"Ah?" Boluo shuddered with fright, already being carried by the President as she sprinted towards the Mech Worm.
Chen Gu had checked three combat vehicles without finding Liu Shichan. He wasn’t worried about the Mech Worm; Qing Ruyan was unfathomable, and with her there, they would surely hold. He rushed to the fourth combat vehicle. This one was rather unlucky, having crashed into a cluster of rocks, its chassis severely deformed. Chen Gu exerted considerable effort to pry open the metal door. "Liu Shichan?"
He shouted into the vehicle twice but received no response. Just as he was about to move to the next one, a soft moan reached him. Chen Gu quickly rushed in. Several ammunition boxes had toppled over, pinning someone underneath.
He pushed away the ammunition boxes; indeed, Liu Shichan was trapped beneath them.
"How are you?" He quickly lifted Liu Shichan out. Before he could examine his classmate’s injuries, he heard a cry of warning, "Watch out!"
A deep blue energy beam shot towards him.
Chen Gu’s body tensed. His physical strength reached its peak in an instant. Grabbing Liu Shichan and pushing off with his legs, he shot out like a cannonball.
A clear, deep pit appeared where his feet had been.
In the instant he departed, the energy beam struck that combat vehicle.
The combat vehicle was completely obliterated. The ground undulated under the force of the massive explosion, and then a column of flames erupted into the sky!
Chen Gu felt as if a giant hand of flame had fiercely pushed him from behind.
By the time he came to his senses, he was lying in a deep pit thousands of meters away. Every bone in his body felt as if it had snapped, an excruciating pain.
At the same time, his vision was blurry, and his ears buzzed as if two airplane engines were roaring inside them.
Fortunately, as a professional, he could sense that although he was in bad shape, he hadn’t sustained any critical injuries.
After a good while, his vision and hearing finally returned. He struggled to get up and check on Liu Shichan in his arms.
Liu Shichan’s forehead was bleeding from a wound, and one arm seemed dislocated. The injuries were not life-threatening; Chen Gu breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked back towards the battlefield, where the professionals had been forced to use every trick up their sleeves.
Hu Ling was constantly darting about the perimeter, lifting and hurling huge boulders at the Mech Worm, distracting its attention.
Dora had taken cover several kilometers away. Eight spider-leg-like mechanical arms extended from her tactical backpack, stabbing deeply into the ground to completely stabilize her. In her hands, she held an energy gun longer than herself, continuously aiming and firing.
Each shot accurately struck a vital gear on the Mech Worm’s body, causing it to stagger and bellow in rage.
Qing Ruyan, gripping Boluo, had climbed to the Mech Worm’s neck. Boluo pressed his hands against the creature, mustering all his strength to activate his ability.
"Hurry, they can’t hold on much longer!" Qing Ruyan urged. Follow current novels on ⓝovelFire.net
Boluo’s originally dark face was now deathly pale. After struggling for a long time, he finally managed to gasp out, "I’m afraid of heights—"
Qing Ruyan wished she could slap this guy to death, but right now, he was a crucial part of their strategy.
As the professionals on the perimeter were on the verge of collapsing, Boluo finally stammered, "Ready."
Before Boluo could react, Qing Ruyan had already thrown him off the Mech Worm’s neck, hundreds of meters high.
A shrill scream tore through the sky.
Hu Ling, who had been acting as a human catapult for some time, was gasping for breath. Seeing his teammate hurled through the air, he could only lament his unfortunate fate. He opened his arms, constantly retreating, aiming to catch Boluo.
After much effort, he unexpectedly tripped over a stone and flipped backward. Boluo YELPED as he slid over him and slammed solidly into the ground.
After throwing Boluo, Qing Ruyan also leaped from the Mech Worm’s body, rushing to Chen Gu’s side in a few bounds.
Explosions began on the Mech Worm. Amidst the deafening booms, it was gradually blown to pieces.
Each explosion was less powerful than the "Ecstasy IV Model" Glorious Thunder, but they were incessant. Finally, the Energy Core hidden somewhere within the huge Mech Worm detonated.
BOOM! A brilliantly bright blue light burst forth. Hu Ling was struggling to pull Boluo from the ground. The two of them were blown far away by the force, tumbling head over heels.
After a long while, everyone, covered in dust and grime, finally crawled out from various small craters and mounds of earth.
"It’s finally over." Everyone let out a long sigh of relief, spitting out the dust in their mouths.
They hadn’t even entered the Yingudusi Devil’s Pit and had already encountered such a colossal creature; it felt like an inauspicious start.
But Chen Gu and Qing Ruyan exchanged a look. Their focus was on Leder, who seemed somewhat excited. He was yelling and directing several uninjured mercenaries, "Come on, follow me to confirm if that big brute is really dead!"
His true purpose was undoubtedly to collect the Mech Worm’s mechanical innards.
Qing Ruyan glanced at Liu Shichan, cradled in Chen Gu’s arms, and flashed a teasing smile. "Quite the loving couple, aren’t you?"
Chen Gu said, "We’re classmates..."
Qing Ruyan waved her hand, tossing out that infuriating phrase again, "You don’t have to explain to me."
Chen Gu was rendered speechless by her remark again. Am I trying to explain to you? If you weren’t so sharp-tongued, constantly trying to provoke me, would I even bother saying this to you?
Chen Gu felt wronged just thinking about it. Ever since his soul had transmigrated, he had remained pure and innocent, his days marked by considerable hardship. It was truly disheartening...