Zhang Chen continued to explore the cave leading to the mother worm's nest.
Every time he encountered a fork in the road, he checked the prompts one by one.
In this way, he soon arrived at the mother worm's nest.
The surrounding soil had been solidified by the burrowing worms with mucus, forming a vast and spacious hall.
It was like an underground palace.
In the depths of the palace, there were faint lights scattered here and there.
It was the [Ice Condensing Flower]!
Finally found this thing!
Judging by the quantity, there must be at least a hundred stalks!
This is going to make him rich!
If all of these could be collected intact, at least ten doses of [Subjugation Potion] could be made, which would be enough to stabilize Xiaobai's emotions for a long time.
If he could collect seeds from the [Ice Condensing Flower], that would be even better.
A permanent solution!
Zhang Chen took two excited steps forward, then suddenly stopped.
The corners of his mouth curled up in a dismissive arc.
No wonder he hadn't encountered any resistance from the cave entrance all the way to the mother worm's nest.
It turned out these guys were all waiting for him here!
Zhang Chen clearly felt slow-moving burrowing worm larvae ambushing him from above and from the four walls.
The prompt also popped up:
[There are dozens of traps dug by burrowing worm larvae in the ground ahead, waiting for you...]
So, the promised fifty-odd burrowing worm larvae had all gathered here.
Perfect!
This saved him the trouble of looking for them one by one!
[Anti-gravity Flight]!
Zhang Chen slowly levitated himself into the air and then flew towards the [Ice Condensing Flower].
The implication of this action was clear: Your traps have been seen through by me!
Crunch, crunch... crunch, crunch...
As expected, the surrounding burrowing worm larvae sensed something was wrong and immediately vibrated their wings, emitting threatening sounds.
The next moment, two burrowing worm larvae emerged from the ground, attacking Zhang Chen from below.
Come out, all of you, don't waste time!
Zhang Chen roared.
[Crystal Core Resonance]!
A powerful wave of energy rippled out.
It directly resonated with the biological energy within all the nearby burrowing worm larvae!
Squeak... squeak...
The burrowing worm larvae on the walls were severely injured and began to fall off.
[Crystal Core Resonance]!
Zhang Chen's arms vibrated violently again!
Buzz! Boom!
The surrounding burrowing worms exploded one after another, turning into wisps of white mist.
Only a very few burrowing worms, which were farther away from Zhang Chen, managed to escape by burrowing away after the first attack.
The massive shockwave vibrated through the soft soil.
With a bang, all the sand on the surface was blown into the air.
Then it slowly settled down.
At this moment, the hall finally fell silent.
Ding! Congratulations on killing 47 burrowing worm larvae, and automatically collecting [Energy Gathering Crystal Core] * 470, [Giant Carapace] * 94, [Sickle Claw] * 90, [Quicksand Spray] * 7, [Ice Condensing Flower] * 3.
A bountiful harvest!
Killing 47 burrowing worms yielded 470 [Energy Gathering Crystal Cores]!
At this rate, after clearing about 20 more such lairs, Zhang Chen would be able to level up?!
He was thrilled!
But... there was still one mother worm missing, where was that guy?!
Zhang Chen looked around, but no prompt appeared.
Never mind, let's collect the [Ice Condensing Flower] first!
Zhang Chen walked towards the faint lights at the deepest part of the cave.
The further he walked, the more he felt that the cave was unfathomable.
He had initially thought this should be the end of the nest.
Unexpectedly, there was still a long path ahead.
Could it be... the mother worm is in a deeper location?
Zhang Chen walked to the cluster of [Ice Condensing Flowers] and gently touched one.
Ding! Congratulations on collecting [Ice Condensing Flower] * 1!
Finally got it!
Zhang Chen excitedly collected them one by one.
However, at this moment, above his head, rows of sharp spikes slowly appeared in the cave ceiling...
At the same time, on the ground, at the edge of the desert.
Xiao Guanghan's convoy had turned back.
He had just seen Zhang Chen commit suicide through the rearview mirror, leaving behind a little girl and a dog.
Xiaobai hugging her legs and sitting obediently on the ground, waiting for Zhang Chen's return, touched the softest part of his heart, reminding him of his own daughter.
All humanity had been teleported here, and he didn't know if his daughter was still alive.
This scene stirred his compassion, so he ordered two combat team vehicles to accompany him back.
The others were to wait at their posts.
Although Xiao Guanghan's personal combat ability was average, his unique analysis and understanding of apocalyptic creatures had allowed the team to avoid annihilation time and again.
This established his highly respected status within the team.
He strongly insisted on returning, and others found it difficult to object, so they complied with the order.
The RV stopped beside Xiaobai and Er Pang.
Xiao Guanghan and the female student got out.
The other two combat team vehicles parked at the edge of the desert, and six burly men lined up, looking at the vast desert as if facing a formidable enemy.
Little sister, come with us, it's too dangerous here!
The female student said anxiously.
Huh? Do you want to play with Xiaobai?
Xiaobai blinked her eyes at the female student.
Woof!
Er Pang barked, as if reminding Xiaobai not to forget Zhang Chen's words.
But... Daddy doesn't let me play with others...
Xiaobai said with a lost expression.
We really need to hurry, the burrowing worms' killing instinct will be activated when they encounter prey!
After they eat the prey, they will quickly emerge from the sand and look for other food!
We don't have much time!
Xiao Guanghan said with a grim expression.
Little sister, your dad isn't coming back, get in the car quickly!
Otherwise, even this dog of yours will die here!
The female student said anxiously.
My dad will come back, these are just small bugs, they can't even beat Xiaobai, they're no match for Dad!
When Xiaobai mentioned her dad, her eyes sparkled.
This child is really... fearless because she's young...
Even the convoy's security captain wouldn't dare to underestimate the burrowing worm larvae!
And she called these burrowing worms "small bugs"?!
She truly had no idea how high the sky was or how deep the earth was.
Perhaps the man before had protected her too well!
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, two loud explosions occurred.
The sand in the entire desert seemed to be violently overturned by a giant.
It instantly flew into the air.
A strong vibration could also be felt from the ground.
A nearby tilted building, unable to withstand the vibration, collapsed with a bang, kicking up a cloud of dust.
What... Is this an earthquake?
Or... is the army of burrowing worms coming?!
The burly men were so terrified by the horrifying sight that sweat broke out on their palms as they held their weapons...
Before everyone could recover from the shock.
They saw from the center of the desert, a giant burrowing worm, about ten meters in diameter and dozens of meters long, shoot straight up from the desert!
Blocking out the sky and the sun!