280: Cunning Borer

Lin San looked with terror at the Drill Worm that had suddenly appeared before him.

A fishy stench of breath assailed him, the Drill Worm's ferocious mouthparts were right before his eyes.

He was doomed, that was the only thought in Lin San's mind.

Suddenly, he saw a flash of lightning shoot over from the city wall.

Boom!

A cold light flashed, and the Drill Worm, which had already touched him, was sent flying by a sword from the newcomer, landing as a headless corpse writhing on the ground.

"Who is it that can split a Drill Worm more than a meter thick in half with a single sword?"

Lin San turned around and looked to his right, following the lightning.

A sharp sword qi swept past, and another Drill Worm was cut in half by a single sword.

Could it be that these worms are all just for show, not actually strong?

Lin San suddenly had the illusion that Drill Worms were very weak.

Otherwise, how could that person easily kill this worm?

He tried to take out his long blade and struck at the Drill Worm's corpse not far in front.

Clang!

It was like striking hard profound iron, emitting a metallic sound, yet it didn't leave a single blade mark.

Lin San's face showed surprise; he couldn't have imagined that the Drill Worm's shell, even after death, would be so hard.

Although he wasn't some master, he had a cultivation of Bronze Seven Star, yet he couldn't even break the defense of a dead Drill Worm.

It showed that it wasn't the Drill Worm that was too weak, but that person just now was too strong.

He looked up again, scanning his surroundings.

The blurry figure, whose form he couldn't discern, was still flashing non-stop, easily slaying Drill Worms one after another, like chopping melons and dicing vegetables.

Lin San's gaze suddenly found his boss, a Silver Five Star expert, constantly retreating under the attack of a Drill Worm.

Under the Drill Worm's attack, his boss, let alone counterattacking, seemed on the verge of losing his life at any moment.

Bang, bang, bang!

Several Evolution users who stepped forward to assist in the encirclement of the Drill Worm were swept away by a single tail whip from the Drill Worm in one encounter, showing no movement for a long time, and it was unknown if they were dead.

Lin San was very glad that he had escaped a disaster just now, and was also very surprised by Qin Shi Lei's strength.

Many survivors around Lin San had the same thought, all looking at the two rapidly flashing figures with shock.

"Don't just stand there foolishly, quickly kill the worms, and also seal up the passages made by the Drill Worms."

Qin Shi Lei killed the last Drill Worm with a sword, but found that the Evolution users around him seemed to be stunned, not dealing with the tunnels made by the Drill Worms.

At this moment, countless Claw Beasts were coming through the tunnels and were about to drill into the city.

"Earth-Type Ability Users, step forward, prepare to seal the wormholes."

Sect Leader Feng Yuxin shouted loudly.

However, at this moment, many Claw Beasts had already jumped out of the wormholes, fiercely attacking the surrounding Evolution users, making it impossible for those Earth-Type Ability Users to step forward and seal the wormholes.

Everyone worked together to kill the Claw Beasts near the wormhole, then the Earth-Type Ability Users stepped forward, and a ground collapse caused the soil near the wormhole to collapse, sealing the wormhole.

Boom!

But before everyone could leave, the newly sealed wormhole suddenly exploded from the inside out.

Countless Claw Beasts drilled out from inside again.

The Claw Beasts were not weak; the Earth-Type Ability Users could only seal the first three or four meters of the wormhole, completely unable to stop the Claw Beasts.

"Sect Leader Feng, simply sealing the entrance of the wormhole might not work."

Wen Zhiyuan said with a worried expression, "Let the Silver Realm Earth-Type Ability Users come up and try."

Soon, several Silver Realm Earth-Type Ability Users were found.

These Ability Users were indeed extraordinary; with a single blow, they caused a wormhole more than ten meters long to collapse, and for a long time, no worms were seen drilling out from underground again.

After half an hour, those Earth-Type Ability Users were so exhausted they were almost collapsing, but they finally sealed up dozens of wormholes.

Due to the appearance of the Drill Worms, Beian City also suffered its first major casualties after being besieged by the worms.

Nearly a thousand people died by the worms.

Everyone's gaze turned to the couple who were once again standing on the city wall.

If it weren't for them, this number would probably be dozens of times higher.

Dozens of Silver Five Star and above Drill Worms, even if Beian City could finally annihilate them, would suffer heavy losses.

Countless survivors were awed by Qin Shi Lei and An Qian's strength, all casting admiring glances at the two.

Sect Leader Feng Yuxin and Wen Zhiyuan exchanged glances, their worried expressions deepening.

They hadn't expected Qin Shi Lei to show off like that; if this continued, their popularity in Beian City would likely grow increasingly large.

At that time, as long as they made a call, a large group of Evolution users who admired their strength would probably gather.

"Very strong, even if you two combine your strength, you probably can't stop them."

Sect Leader Feng Yuxin frowned.

"His wife is equally terrifyingly strong."

Wen Zhiyuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the two standing on the city wall.

They had also fought with Drill Worms just now; although they could kill Drill Worms, it took a bit of effort.

Compared to Qin Shi Lei's instant kills, both of them clearly knew that there was still a huge gap between their strength and his.

However, although their faces showed surprise, their hearts were not in the least flustered, clearly still holding unknown trump cards.

Just as everyone had caught their breath, someone suddenly pointed at the ground and exclaimed, "They're coming again."

The ground was seen slightly bulging, as if something was about to drill out.

However, everyone remained on high alert for a while, but no Drill Worm ever emerged.

"It's moving here too."

Not far away, someone else discovered that the newly sealed wormhole was being pushed open from below by a Drill Worm.

Still, no Drill Worm was seen emerging.

Then, dozens of similar movements occurred in different places.

"What cunning worms."

Qin Shi Lei said in surprise, "These Drill Worms are probably opening underground passages for other worms."

An Qian pointed outside the city and said, "Many worms are rushing into the passages made by the Drill Worms; they will probably appear inside the city immediately."

Bang!

The newly sealed wormhole exploded with a roar, and countless maggots and Claw Beasts swarmed out from the underground passage.

It was as if a Worm King was directing them from the shadows.

The worms in the tunnels simultaneously broke through the thin layer of soil remaining at the very front of the wormholes, and at the same time launched attacks on the surrounding survivors.

At this time, the tunnels had already been greatly widened by the Drill Worms, making it easier for the worms to pass through.

A chaotic battle erupted once again.

Screams and roars echoed endlessly.

Every second, someone or some worm died.

Qin Shi Lei and An Qian simultaneously guarded a tunnel exit, continuously slaughtering the worms that emerged from within.

The Evolution users of Beian City were also continuously killing worms and attempting to reseal the underground passages.

However, as soon as a wormhole was blocked here, another Drill Worm would create another exit on the other side.

And those cunning Drill Worms only made the tunnels to about half a meter from the surface, never showing themselves.

The Evolution users knew they had to kill the Drill Worms first, but they were helpless.

The tunnel exits had increased from dozens to nearly two hundred.

The high city wall stood there unmoving, yet it failed to stop the worms even a single step.

Facing the surging worms from the tunnels, everyone felt a sense of foreboding.

If this continued, the worms outside the city would probably all attack the city.

Would Beian City be destroyed by the worms just like this?