Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 426 - 418: Mutant Fierce Beast

When their bodies wriggled, the dense fine hairs on them quivered as well, making it a chilling sight, enough to trigger trypophobia.

They looked like earthworms, but far more terrifying, with a thick and resilient cuticle. Even a sharp sword could only leave a shallow cut on them, while their fangs could easily sever a human body.

An ordinary person encountering them would have no chance of survival.

Not only could they burrow into the ground, but they also moved swiftly on the surface, chasing after a group of cultivators who were fleeing frantically.

The situation for those people was not optimistic at all!

Their clothes were tattered and blood-stained. Just when it seemed like they were about to be caught, a few of them would work together to deal with the fierce beasts that were close by, then continue to run away.

This repetitive fighting had already occurred dozens of times. However, with more and more Demon Dragons appearing, they seemed endless. The cultivators were exhausted and nearing their limits.

These underground fierce beasts were just too savage.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s mind raced, thinking of how to deal with those ’mutant worms’ with minimal cost.

Got it.

Cheng Xiaoxiao jumped down from the tree and without a word, started digging a trench along their unavoidable path.

With the divine weapon, the Soldier’s Shovel, in hand, digging was as easy as scooping sand, effortlessly.

Swish, swish, swish, supplemented by Inner Strength, the dirt flew around, making rapid progress.

Soon, there was a long trench in front, two meters wide and one meter deep. It was filled with water, with a high-voltage electrical device submerged at the bottom.

Just as the setup was completed, figures rushed out from the depths of the forest.

They quickly spotted a small water trench ahead, feeling puzzled as the area didn’t seem like it had a water source, so how could there be a trench?

Despite the doubts in their hearts, there wasn’t time to think about anything else. Such a trench could be crossed easily even without much effort.

What they didn’t expect was that, on the other side of the trench, by the tree trunk, someone was standing, arms folded, immobile.

Among them, a man wearing a mask also noticed Cheng Xiaoxiao. He thought to himself, is this person stupid? Didn’t he see so many people fleeing for their lives, and he’s just standing there unmoving, waiting to be devoured by worms?

A kind-hearted disciple, unwilling to see a fellow sect member die in vain, shouted loudly before even approaching, "Run, the Demon Dragons are coming, why are you just standing there like an idiot?"

Demon dragons?

These supersized ’mutant worms’ were called Demon Dragons.

Whoever named them, calling them dragons, what a humiliation!

The crowd, surging forward, soon reached where Cheng Xiaoxiao was standing.

Someone even tried to drag her along, but failed to move her.

At the end, more than a dozen severely injured people crossed the trench, followed by several huge bodies wriggling after them.

When their gigantic bodies waded through the water.

Cheng Xiaoxiao pressed the remote switch in her hand.

Powerful electric currents instantly swept across the water surface, creating ripples that spread out, causing the Demon Dragons that made contact with the water to sizzle and crackle, their entire bodies twitching and reeling with dizziness.

Some even foamed at the mouth, sprawled on the ground, rolling repeatedly, hissing sharply.

These were the leading worms, followed by more clueless giant worms that also surged forward, only to be electrocuted into doubting their own existence.

Seeing this result, Cheng Xiaoxiao swiftly dashed out, swinging the Soldier’s Shovel in her hand and hacking at the ugly giant worms.

A cold gleam fell, slashing at one of the giant worms.

Poof!

A spurt of dark green liquid sprayed out; it must have been the giant worm’s blood.

"Watch out, its blood is corrosive."

Cheng Xiaoxiao quickly retreated, avoiding the splattering blood, then swiftly aimed a strike at its head.

Of course, she heard the reminder from the people behind her. She didn’t realize that the creature’s blood was corrosive. She simply found it disgusting, so she avoided it swiftly.

Those running behind upon hearing the reminder gradually came to a stop.

Seeing that Senior Brother Yuan, the leader, hadn’t caught up, they had no choice but to stop for a brief rest before going back.

Was Senior Brother Yuan not planning to run?

But they were now weakened, incapable of defeating the Demon Dragons; this was very dangerous.

Mixed emotions filled their hearts as they finally emerged from the dense forest.

Looking from a distance, they all revealed shocked expressions, unable to understand what had happened to the Demon Dragons.

When they ran across the trench, their bodies convulsed as if struck by lightning.

The masked man was the first to return, joining in the hunt for the Demon Dragons.

Seeing Cheng Xiaoxiao kill the Demon Dragons so easily, many disciples became eager to try, drawing their swords and charging back, realizing perhaps they had miscalculated, that the Demon Dragons weren’t as fearsome as imagined.

Yet some sharp-eyed disciples noticed something was amiss; the Demon Dragons that crossed the trench had their combat power halved.

Pushed beyond their limits by the Demon Dragons, they charged back into the battle zone, this time with gritted teeth.

They brimmed with confidence until, after engaging in combat, they realized that their swords barely pierced the Demon Dragons’ tough hides, unlike the divine weapon which cracked them open with one blow.

Ink-green blood splattered everywhere, yet their swords left only tiny cuts on the Demon Dragons.

Comparing themselves to others truly was frustrating! How come they didn’t have a good weapon, avoiding the sorry state of being pursued?

Sickened by these worms, Cheng Xiaoxiao donned goggles, keeping her sightless from the spectacle.

Continuously swinging her weapon at the hypnotic red shapes of the worms.

Any Demon Dragon crossing the trench was electrocuted into self-doubt.

That provided the perfect chance to strike, and the others gradually realized the peculiar trench, noticing the disturbed earth around it, clearly freshly dug.

How did this person manage that, and why did someone in sect clothes seem eccentric?

Which team were they from?

With such impressive skills, how were they left alone?

Nevertheless, this person’s formidable prowess and clever tactics made an excellent ally.

Though battered, after some adjustment, their fighting power couldn’t be underestimated. These were after all elite disciples selected from the sect, at the height of their youth, chased by the Demon Dragons for so long, naturally angered.

Just look at the miserable state of the giant worms for proof.

The battlefield crackled with electricity, Sword Qi danced through the air, dust flew, and blood splattered everywhere.

The heap of giant worm corpses grew steadily.

At this time, the people were even more battered, their eyes however shone brightly, knowing they defeated this many Demon Dragons was sure to earn substantial rewards.

An hour later, everyone lay exhausted on the ground, too tired to even lift a finger.

Yet they couldn’t suppress the smiles on their faces.

They won.

They defeated a considerable number of Demon Dragons.

"Thank you, Junior Brother, for your righteous assistance." Senior Brother Yuan expressed his gratitude to Cheng Xiaoxiao after finishing off the last Demon Dragon, acknowledging that without this Junior Brother’s unusual methods, they might have incurred even greater losses.