328: Cooperation, win-win

The Source Worm's emotions were very lively, like a student who just returned from military training and insisted on showing off to his parents.

Gu Qinghan was skeptical but still said something to Chu Tian and the others, then released the Crow King again.

Chu Tian heard this and said with some confusion:

"Those corpses cannot be utilized. Except for some extremely rare skills, they cannot be preserved."

"Before, we wanted to study some monsters, but they gradually disappeared not long after being sent to the laboratory."

Gu Qinghan nodded; he also knew this.

He didn't understand why before, but now he probably guessed the reason.

These monsters are creatures from other worlds.

After death, their bodies would return to their original world under some kind of power.

However, the Source Worm is not a creature of this world, and coupled with its strange characteristics, it can most likely ignore this rule.

Gu Qinghan collected the Mountain Ridge Giant corpses one by one, preparing to feed them to the Source Worm individually later.

However, at the last one, the Source Worm suddenly conveyed a desire to come out to Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan placed this fellow in his palm; it had gotten a bit fatter again.

【Source Worm (Monarch): Level 30】

【Combat Power: 10】

【Skills: Revert, Condense, Mimicry】

【Revert: The Source Worm can refine more primordial energy by devouring】

【Condense: The Source Worm can capture a portion of energy and condense it into honeydew with special effects】

【Mimicry: Transforms a portion of the enemy's abilities, allowing them to be utilized by other units】

The Source Worm's combat power had increased from 1 to 10 points, and it had gained another skill.

And when Gu Qinghan saw this skill, he finally understood why the Source Worm could create Professional fragments.

"Time is pressing now; you can eat slowly later."

Gu Qinghan appeased the little fellow's emotions, then prepared to put it away again.

But the Source Worm was unwilling; the emotions it conveyed contained strong protest.

"You're saying you can swallow such a huge corpse right now?"

Gu Qinghan was suddenly stunned after understanding what the little thing meant.

The Source Worm's speed of absorbing energy was fast, but it definitely couldn't reach this level.

But then Gu Qinghan suddenly thought of something: the Source Worm had previously swallowed the corpses of Torres and the Undead Giant.

One must know that their bodies all contained the devouring power from demons.

That was the power of a high-bloodline devouring demon. Could this little fellow have made that power its own?

Thinking of this, Gu Qinghan decided to let the little fellow try.

The Source Worm rolled its chubby body to the edge of his palm, and a black vortex suddenly appeared in front of it.

From within, Gu Qinghan felt an extremely strong suction, much stronger than before.

The corpse on the ground slowly began to move, and a few seconds later, it suddenly seemed to be pulled by something and swiftly drilled into the black vortex.

"It really ate it?" Gu Qinghan was a little dumbfounded.

The Mountain Ridge Giant's corpse was practically a small mountain; even a top expert's storage ring probably couldn't hold it.

But this tiny Source Worm actually swallowed the entire thing!

The Source Worm looked back at Gu Qinghan, and a triumphant emotion appeared in its two small eyes.

"Are your emotions a bit too rich?"

Gu Qinghan flicked the fellow, and it actually conveyed an unyielding emotion again.

After a laugh, Gu Qinghan put the Source Worm away.

Through his connection with the Source Worm just now, Gu Qinghan knew that the speed of creating Professional fragments would not be too fast.

Therefore, he could only wait slowly.

Returning to Chu Tian's side, this guy still seemed to be under the shadow that Gu Qinghan had cast over him.

"Alright, it's just a lucky skill, is it really that big of a deal?"

Gu Qinghan patted the guy, then looked into the distance and said:

"Let's go, there should be more Mountain Ridge Giants in the distance. I'll help you take care of them."

However, to Gu Qinghan's surprise, Chu Tian shook his head.

"These few needed to be dealt with first because they were too close to us."

"But as we gain more experience, our efficiency in dealing with Mountain Ridge Giants is also getting higher and higher."

"After all, if you take all the treasure chests, we won't have anything good, right?"

Towards the end, Chu Tian laughed heartily, and the surrounding Professionals also burst into laughter.

Gu Qinghan thought about it and realized it was true. The gate of calamity, while bringing danger, was also definitely a kind of wealth.

Not to mention the experience points provided by monsters, just the dropped equipment and items were enough to drive people crazy.

Danger is often accompanied by opportunity; this is proven true at any time.

"How about this, I'll help you solve the gate of calamity of the Mountain Ridge Giants, and I'll even help you open the treasure chests."

"However, if anything good appears inside, I get to choose first."

"You think about it; if it doesn't work, then forget it."

Gu Qinghan's words made Chu Tian raise an eyebrow; he had to admit he was tempted.

Gu Qinghan's strength was obvious to everyone. Although his actions would cause everyone to lose a lot of experience points, they would gain more items.

Although their relationship was already considered half-friends, it would be a bit much to let Gu Qinghan open chests for free.

Gu Qinghan would gain experience points and take a few things he needed, while they would get more equipment and suffer fewer losses.

A win-win situation, but they would win more.

Thinking of this, Chu Tian extended his right hand and looked at Gu Qinghan with some suspicion, saying:

"It's possible, but I always feel like you have some ulterior motive."

Gu Qinghan smiled and shook hands with the other party, which signified that they had reached an agreement, and simultaneously said:

"It's just for the Mountain Ridge Giants' corpses; you guys have no use for them anyway."

Chu Tian nodded; his intuition told him that Gu Qinghan could definitely use these corpses.

But what did it matter? That was the other party's ability. Those corpses were no different from air in their hands.

The two rushed to the front line of the battlefield again and soon saw more monsters.

Besides the Mountain Ridge Giants, there were several other kinds of monsters.

However, those monsters were clearly not enough to contend; they were constantly being slaughtered under the nearly perfect cooperation of the military Professionals.

And Gu Qinghan also harvested the Mountain Ridge Giants he encountered along the way, collecting both the treasure chests and the corpses.

It wasn't until two hours later that they saw the gate of calamity, shimmering like a diamond.

The size of this gate of calamity was larger than any Gu Qinghan had seen before, but that was normal, as such enormous monsters would appear from within it.

And the information displayed on it told him that two more Mountain Ridge Giants would appear in one minute.

"One for each of us?" Gu Qinghan looked back at Chu Tian.

Chu Tian simply squatted down, pulled out a pack of melon seeds, and said with a hint of weariness:

"You do it all. I'll just watch your performance."