Chapter 79: Confusion

Not many people knew about the Giant Worm Beast, for a simple reason: it had only landed on shore recently and was a Level Six Fierce Beast.

How terrifying of an existence was a Level Six Fierce Beast?

Lian Ruixue’s scream was not without reason. According to the analysis from the Biological Research Institute, the defensive and offensive capabilities of the Giant Worm Beast definitely ranked in the upper tier among Level Six Fierce Beasts. Another factor was its ugly appearance; it looked like a leech magnified tens of thousands of times, with patches of tiny yellow scales that made people feel sick and want to vomit.

The biggest characteristic of the Giant Worm Beast was the liquid secreted from its body, which carried a fishy stench and smelled terrible.

The Giant Worm Beast, having discovered the X Squadron, suddenly pulled its head back. Then its massive body moved forward, resembling a venomous snake.

It was impossible to analyze the personality of a Fierce Beast just by analyzing satellite images. As the captain, the first thing Lian Ruixue thought of was not to have the team members fight, but how to evacuate the area and avoid this Giant Worm Beast. However, through the live satellite feed, she discovered that the Giant Worm Beast had already surrounded this section of the street.

“Damn it, prepare to fight!”

Lian Ruixue’s wings suddenly spread open, and her whole body soared into the air. Holding her sniper rifle, the moment she saw the Giant Worm Beast’s body, she fired a shot with a “boom” without any hesitation.

The heavy sniper rifle, which could even pierce an armored vehicle, seemed to lose its significance at this moment. The bullet hit the tiny scales of the Giant Worm Beast but did not penetrate as imagined. Instead, while indenting slightly, it actually bounced the bullet away. Just from this, one could tell how astonishing the defense of the Giant Worm Beast really was.

Having received the order, all the team members got off the Infantry Fighting Vehicles and entered their Fierce Beast Forms one after another.

Dealing with a Level Six Fierce Beast was indeed a high-difficulty challenge for the X Squadron. Possessing at most Level Five Fierce Beast Genes, none of them could be sure if they could break through the Giant Worm Beast’s defense. The tense atmosphere made everyone focus their mental power, staring at the surroundings of the street.

With a “crack,” the Giant Worm Beast snapped a large tree, and its head appeared on the rooftop once again.

Unlike the first time, when it was just probing, the head that appeared now, after confirming the position of the people below, shot down from the rooftop like an attacking venomous snake.

With a “boom,” the spot where several team members had just been standing was struck by the Worm Beast’s head. The concrete on the street shattered and flew everywhere, smashed into a huge pit by it. Liquid splashed around, covering the surrounding roads and shop buildings, making the whole street smell unbearably foul.

Having missed the attack, the Giant Worm Beast pulled its head back again.

Qiao Bingsen suddenly sprang up and shouted, “Die!” His terrifying speed allowed him to jump onto the beast’s head before the Giant Worm Beast could retract it. His hands turned into sharp claws like a leopard’s, and he directly clawed at the Giant Worm Beast’s head.

An attack that would have left marks even on steel surprisingly left not a single trace on the Giant Worm Beast, only scooping up some foul-smelling liquid.

Taking advantage of the moment the Giant Worm Beast retracted its head, Qiao Bingsen leaped again, did several flips in the air, and then landed steadily on the street, saying, “Everyone be careful. Its defense is too strong; it’s not easy to deal with.”

Lian Ruixue flew in the air and could see the Giant Worm Beast’s body, which was tens of meters long, moving. She quickly calculated and said, “Those who can fly, get into the air. We will distract it. The other team members should find a way to leave here; completing the mission is the priority.”

In the entire X Squadron, nine people could fly. Under Lian Ruixue’s command, including Zhou Liming, eight people flew into the sky.

To attract the Giant Worm Beast’s attention, Lian Ruixue raised her hand. Amidst a radiating glow, a gathered ball of light suddenly smashed down towards the Giant Worm Beast’s body. This was the Form Attack method she had used on Zhou Liming before, possessing the ability to explode ten times continuously.

A “rumbling” sound rang out, so loud in the city, as the suppressed ball of light released its power.

Form Attack was different from a sniper rifle attack; its power was many times stronger. Amidst the “rumbling,” concrete debris splashed everywhere on the street where the Giant Worm Beast was. Buildings were blown apart by the violent explosion. Amidst the flying dust, a seven-story residential building collapsed with a crash, raising even more dust.

The Giant Worm Beast felt pain; the powerful Form Attack still caused a few scales to fall off the attacked area.

Under attack, the Giant Worm Beast’s movement speed suddenly increased as it traveled along the street. Buildings were still okay, but the trees on the street, when run over by its body, were simply crushed. The Giant Worm Beast began to climb onto the buildings by the street, poking its head out, wanting to launch another attack.

Lian Ruixue, staring at its every move in the sky, would not miss this opportunity. She roared, “Number Nine, Form Attack.”

The squadron member numbered Nine was Xu Yunfeng. The Fierce Beast Gene he possessed was not far off from Lian Ruixue’s. After receiving the order, a ball of light radiated from his palm, which he then threw out, successfully hitting the Giant Worm Beast’s head. A series of explosion sounds not only blasted the Giant Worm Beast down but also flattened the upper few floors of the building.

With its head under attack, the Giant Worm Beast twisted frantically on the street. The buildings on both sides were crushed into pieces by it and turned into ruins.

Shrinking its body in pain, it finally revealed an opening in the encirclement around the X Squadron. The drivers, who had long been focused, did not hesitate; they slammed the accelerator to the floor. The Infantry Fighting Vehicles rushed out, quickly breaking through the encirclement and charging forward along the road.

Lian Ruixue looked at the Giant Worm Beast, which was shrinking into a ball in pain, feeling a bit confused.

The defense of the Giant Worm Beast was indeed very strong; this was evident from the fact that it only suffered minor skin damage after two consecutive Form Attacks. For a Form Attack, as long as it hit a Level Four Fierce Beast, it would at least result in severe injury. From this point of view, the defense of the Giant Worm Beast could indeed be ranked in the mid-to-upper tier of Level Six Fierce Beasts.

But the attack power of the Giant Worm Beast was too weak, wasn’t it? It only knew how to attack with its head?

Obtaining Fierce Beast data was generally done through reconnaissance of coastal areas by spy satellites, which only allowed for surface analysis. The true strength of a Fierce Beast could not be confirmed. However, from the difference in strength between each level of Fierce Beast, one could still deduce how high a Fierce Beast’s combat power was. In other words, one could know a combat power data similar to an approximate value for the Fierce Beast.

Seeing the three Infantry Fighting Vehicles rush out of the encirclement, Lian Ruixue did not hesitate either. With a wave of her hand, she chased after them.

The Giant Worm Beast, which had just felt pain, had an even more terrifying gleam in its two small eyes. Seeing that the prey before it actually wanted to escape, it twisted its body and dragged its body, which was tens of meters long, to chase after them. On the straight street, the cars abandoned earlier had long been pushed to the sides by it, so the Infantry Fighting Vehicles passed through very smoothly.

The movement speed of the Giant Worm Beast seemed slow, but when viewed directly, one realized that its moving speed was still astonishing. In a moment, it was already possible to see the Infantry Fighting Vehicles in front.

What the Giant Worm Beast was thinking about now was not eating, but how to eliminate the tiny humans before it.

Its head raised high, like a cobra, and then it made a strange sound like a mermaid. A patch of blue light emerged from its two barrel-shaped nostrils. Its body moved in circles, seemingly sending energy to its head. In a moment, the entire head of the Giant Worm Beast was enveloped in a patch of blue light.

Its massive head suddenly jerked forward, making a throwing motion, and two balls of blue light were sprayed out from its barrel-shaped nostrils.