286: Kill the Insect King

“The matter of the City Lord can wait until the Worm King is dealt with.”

Qin Shilei ordered, “Now, take me to the City Guardian Monument.”

Since Hope City’s City Guardian Monument could fix the No-Fly Zone entry, perhaps it also had an entry for a forbidden area.

During the day, Qin Shilei had considered this aspect.

However, as an outsider, if he suddenly asked to see the City Guardian Monument, he might be misunderstood as wanting to destroy or steal it.

Once the City Guardian Monument was buried, it was extremely difficult to destroy or steal, but who could guarantee that others didn't have the ability to do so?

Qin Shilei was quickly led by Tan Anguo to a hidden underground room.

Moving aside the cover, half of a dark token was revealed from the soil, with a simple map of Beian City surrounded by four city walls projected above it.

“Do you want to refresh the entries?”

“Refresh.”

Sturdy (Red): The sturdiness of the city walls increases by 30%.

Moat (Red): A Moat, twenty meters wide and twelve meters deep, will form around the City Guardian Monument.

No-Fly Zone (Purple): Within the range of the City Guardian Monument, all creatures below the Diamond Realm are forbidden from flying.

Qin Shilei frowned as he looked at the Moat entry.

A Moat twelve meters deep probably wouldn't stop the Worm King, which could drill through the ground.

The opponent wouldn't be so foolish as to not dig deeper, would he?

There were no entries similar to a forbidden area or ground monitoring, but instead, a purple No-Fly Zone entry appeared.

If he refreshed again, even the purple entry might not appear.

Qin Shilei had no choice but to give up on refreshing again.

Because once the entry was fixed, even he and An Qian would be unable to fly in the city, Qin Shilei chose to temporarily leave this entry here and consider fixing the No-Fly Zone entry after dealing with the Worm King.

Tan Anguo asked, “Mr. Qin, is there a way to find the Worm King?”

Qin Shilei shook his head, “Not yet. Let's go out first.”

On the city wall, with the aid of solar floodlights, Qin Shilei continuously observed the ground inside and outside the city wall, but found no abnormalities.

He turned to Wen Zhiyuan and the others and asked, “Do you have any items like zombie king meat that can lure worms?”

Wen Zhiyuan thought for a moment and pulled out a purple fruit from his ring.

“Whoosh!”

As soon as the fruit was taken out, Xiao Qiang, who was flying in the sky, immediately flew down.

It looked at the fruit in Wen Zhiyuan’s hand with a drooling expression, and kept saying in Qin Shilei’s mind, “Master, I want this fruit. Can I snatch it?”

xuan ling fruit: Otherworld spiritual fruit, can promote the Evolution of exotic beasts. Once swallowed by exotic beasts in the Silver Realm, it can increase their level by two to three. Its effect on exotic beasts in the Golden Realm is minimal.

Wen Zhiyuan explained, “This is a treasure I obtained from a silver treasure chest. It has a great attraction for exotic beasts. I don't know if it can attract that Worm King?”

As he spoke, there was a commotion outside the city. The worms seemed to be attracted by this purple fruit and furiously swarmed towards this section of the city wall.

“Let me try.” Qin Shilei reached out and took the xuan ling fruit.

“Do you want to refresh the entries?”

“Refresh.”

Delicious (Blue): The taste of the xuan ling fruit becomes sweeter and more refreshing.

Doubled Efficacy (Red): The efficacy of the xuan ling fruit is doubled, allowing exotic beasts in the Silver Realm to increase their strength by three to five levels.

Fatal Temptation (Red): The xuan ling fruit’s attraction to exotic beasts will be greatly enhanced. Once exposed to the air, it will cause exotic beasts within a thousand meters to fall into a frenzy.

If he fixed the Doubled Efficacy entry, it might also increase its attraction to exotic beasts, and it would be better to feed it to pets afterward.

However, to be safe, Qin Shilei still chose the Fatal Temptation entry.

After fixing the entry, Qin Shilei immediately put the xuan ling fruit into his Qiankun Ring.

“Mr. Qin, this is a treasure I obtained with great difficulty. You can't embezzle it.”

Wen Zhiyuan said anxiously, “Once my pet advances to Silver Realm Eight Stars, I will feed it to it. You must return it to me after luring out the Worm King.”

Qin Shilei smiled, “Understood. I’m just holding onto it temporarily. I will definitely return it to you then.”

But he thought to himself, “If this xuan ling fruit is eaten by the Worm King, don’t blame me.”

However, the xuan ling fruit’s effective range was only a thousand meters, and the northern city wall was a full one hundred kilometers, so it would probably take a long time to try.

Just then, Jin Hongye came up from below the city wall, pulling his daughter.

He said, “Mr. Qin, I heard you are looking for the Worm King. My daughter’s pet is a Treasure Hunting Mouse, and I don't know if it can help.”

Jin Qiaoqiao extended her right hand, and suddenly a grey mouse appeared in her palm.

Treasure Hunting Mouse: Bronze Realm Seven Stars, extremely sensitive sense of smell, can help find various natural treasures.

Qin Shilei was just thinking of finding an Evolutionist with a canine pet to help narrow down the search range, and unexpectedly a Treasure Hunting Mouse appeared, which was also good.

“Do you want to refresh the entries?”

“Refresh.”

Rapid Breeding (Green): Want to have a group of Treasure Hunting Mice? As long as you fix this entry, your wish will surely be fulfilled.

Never Steal (Green): As long as you fix this entry, you won't have to worry about your pet stealing the natural treasures it finds.

Sensory Enhancement (Red): The Treasure Hunting Mouse’s senses will become more sensitive.

Qin Shilei chose Sensory Enhancement. The Treasure Hunting Mouse flashed with a white light, and then seemed to become more agile.

“An Qian, you take Jin Qiaoqiao. Let's go to where the Worm King previously appeared.”

“Okay.”

The three flew rapidly into the distance.

Upon reaching their destination, Jin Qiaoqiao released the Treasure Hunting Mouse again.

The Treasure Hunting Mouse sniffed around for a while, then scurried quickly towards the east.

After running for about twenty kilometers, the Treasure Hunting Mouse suddenly squeaked excitedly in a grassy area.

Qin Shilei approached and saw that there was a raised area of two or three meters in the middle of the grass.

It was likely that the area below had been hollowed out by the Worm King, and it had just been dug.

Just as Qin Shilei was about to take out the xuan ling fruit, the Treasure Hunting Mouse ran a few hundred meters further and started squeaking again, pointing to another grassy area.

“Go back to your master.”

Qin Shilei said to the Treasure Hunting Mouse, then placed the xuan ling fruit on a large tree, and then concealed himself behind another large tree not far away.

As soon as he hid, mud splattered from the ground, and the Worm King’s massive body appeared within everyone's sight.

Like a flying dragon, the Worm King shot directly from underground towards the large tree where the xuan ling fruit was located.

Teleportation!

Before the Worm King could fully emerge from the ground, Qin Shilei directly teleported to its side and struck with a sword.

The Worm King had not expected Qin Shilei to appear there. Caught off guard, it was instantly struck by the Giant Que Sword.

Divine Power Stiffening took effect instantly.

Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky!

Qin Shilei continuously swung the Giant Que Sword at the terrifying wound on the Worm King’s body.

Two seconds passed quickly. The Worm King was almost split in half, with its head and body connected by less than ten centimeters.

Fearing that it was not yet dead, Qin Shilei urged the nearby illusion to strike the opponent again.

Divine Power Stiffening immobilized the opponent once more.

However, before Qin Shilei could unleash a combat skill, a silver treasure chest appeared next to the Worm King.

Turning his head, he saw that An Qian had also almost severed the Worm King’s tail.

The Worm King, with its tenacious vitality, finally died.