Qianye’s heart sank, but he quickly raised his sword as he sensed something wrong with the situation. As expected, the earth split open continuously and one creature after another flew toward the group, six out of ten going for Qianye.

This degree of assault could do nothing against Qianye. His sword moved like smoke, phasing in and out around his body as he cut down the assailants without exception.

However, these worms were merely the first wave of cannon fodder. Everyone here knew that the true fighting force was yet to come. The werewolf count let out a miserable cry as two worms latched onto his back and ripped off two of his muscles! The count was so intent on killing that Highbeard elder in front of him that he was caught off guard and wounded by the worms.

The strength of these creatures clearly exceeded Bluemoon’s expectations. She bit her lip as she glanced at the injured Highbeard elder and werewolf, unsure whether or not to rush to their rescue. Even if she managed to save this Highbeard elder, the mission was very likely to fail with an injured teammate tagging along.

At this moment, the entire cave fell into a moment of silence. Gusts of fishy wind blew...