39: Chapter 39 Dissection, Finding a Solution

Dozens of minutes later, the commotion grew fainter, and those Worm Race creatures burrowed back underground, disappearing without a trace.

However, Byron, who possessed a 3D panoramic map, knew clearly in his heart that these guys had not left and were still prowling nearby.

And this was partly the reason why Byron hadn't taken the opportunity to leave while these Worm Race creatures were distracted by that Wizard Apprentice in tight-fitting clothing.

Another, larger part of the reason was that, given those worms' ability to sense vibrations, unless there was a way to instantly escape this area, everything else would be futile.

Because even if he could run a certain distance, as long as he got entangled, the ending awaiting him would be no different from that Wizard Apprentice in tight-fitting clothing.

Looking into the distance at the bloodied corpse lying on the ground, a look of contemplation flashed in Byron's eyes.

These worms attacked that person, but why didn't they drag his corpse away to eat, just leaving it there?

Could it be that this Worm Race does not consume flesh and blood? Then why did they attack that person?

Could it be that the vibration just represented a signal, some kind of special signal?

Perhaps this signal was related to the habits or survival of these worms.

Also, why did the Worm Race become even more frenzied after that person used magic power?

This series of doubts lingered in Byron's mind; perhaps these questions would only have solutions once he reached the Wizard Settlement.

Perhaps...

Byron turned his gaze back to the corpse of the Wizard Apprentice in tight-fitting clothing and to those Worm Race creatures still wriggling on the ground.

...

Not long after, Byron squatted quietly on the ground, waiting for those worms to leave, and he was waiting for an opportunity.

As time ticked by, the originally pale blue sky gradually darkened, and night fell.

Not long after entering the night, a gleam flashed in Byron's eyes. With a slight movement of his hand, he twisted his body and threw the information crystal he had been clutching tightly behind him.

Byron made a casual toss, throwing it to a spot about four or five meters away from him.

After landing, the tampered information crystal shattered upon impact, breaking into several pieces that scattered on the ground.

"Pfft—!"

The next moment, a massive Worm Race head poked out from beneath the Desert and snapped the information crystal into its mouth.

"Bang!!!"

At that very moment, a flame bloomed with dazzling light in the dark night, illuminating Byron.

At this moment, he held his revolver in his left hand, the muzzle pointed directly at the direction where that Worm Race creature was.

At this moment, if Byron hadn't been squatting on the ground instead of standing sideways, he would have looked incredibly cool.

Of course, he was using ordinary bullets here, not alchemical bullets; after all, he didn't have the intention of challenging all the nearby Worm Race creatures on his own.

At the same time, the Worm Race creature that had rushed out of the ground collapsed, its body hitting the ground heavily.

After finishing all this, Byron hurriedly holstered the revolver in his hand back to his waist and entered a state of silence.

Neither making a sound nor causing a single vibration, his magic power went completely dormant.

And like this, in the eyes of those Worm Race creatures, he was equivalent to an invisible entity.

Because regardless of whether those Worm Race creatures would be attracted by the vibrations generated by the gunshot, they would inevitably be attracted by the commotion caused by that fallen worm.

Therefore, he could only remain silent.

He could only wait until everything calmed down before he could continue with his plan.

Afterwards, those Worm Race creatures, as Byron had expected, swarmed over, but after searching for a while and finding nothing unusual, they left again.

As for the fallen Worm Race creature, they didn't even bother with it.

Byron felt slightly encouraged; the first step of his plan had been successfully completed.

Next, he needed to go to that Worm Race creature.

Byron looked at the corpse of that Worm Race creature and began to wait quietly again.

As time passed bit by bit, when the sky brightened again, Byron finally arrived beside that Worm Race creature.

Throughout this night, Byron had spent almost all his time playing a battle of wits with those Worm Race creatures.

Whenever the surrounding Worm Race creatures moved away a certain distance, Byron would dare to take a step toward the fallen one.

And after taking that step, those Worm Race creatures would inevitably be attracted back, and Byron would have to fall into silence again, waiting for them to leave once more.

Several times, Byron was almost face-to-face in zero-distance contact with those Worm Race creatures; fortunately, they lacked visual organs and could not discover Byron, who was in a state of silence.

Repeating this, after spending an entire night, Byron finally arrived in front of that fallen Worm Race creature.

Looking at the Worm Race creature in front of him, which lacked facial features and was covered in pale blue crystal armor, Byron did not hesitate and immediately began his dissection.

He took out the dissection equipment from his spatial bag, arranged them neatly to the side, and a gleam flashed in his eyes as the Eye of Omniscience began its analysis and recording simultaneously.

For a wizard, the corpse of any strange extraordinary creature is an extremely precious Materials, hiding unknown knowledge.

The temptation of uncovering the unknown step by step and exploring knowledge is something no wizard would refuse, and Byron was certainly no exception.

Byron picked up the alchemical scalpel, without any unnecessary movements, and cut directly along the gaps in the crystal armor, extremely skillfully, as if he had practiced it countless times.

Where the blade passed, it was like cutting through tofu.

Through this dissection, Byron also discovered that the surface of the Worm Race was not the kind of carapace found on ordinary crustaceans, but a layer of crystalline exoskeleton with a very special structure.

[Crystalline exoskeleton: those crystals present a tightly layered stacking structure, with medium hardness and extremely high vibration conduction efficiency.]

[Any vibration on a physical level, after passing through the crystal exoskeleton, will be instantly transmitted to the internal sensory organs through the tightly layered stacking structure.]

At the same time, the analysis by the Eye of Omniscience was also successful.

Looking at the information displayed in front of him, Byron narrowed his eyes and, without hesitation, immediately stripped off all the crystal exoskeleton of this Worm Race creature and laid it on the ground.

After doing all this, Byron immediately continued his dissection.

As time passed, the crystals, torso, head, mouthparts... were separated one by one and piled up on the ground in categories.

Looking at everything before him, Byron nodded slightly, then walked to the torso and squatted down again.

The blade went deep into the chest, and Byron picked out a translucent, slender, spider-silk-like crystalline object from within.

[Sensory conversion organ: connects to the central nervous System, receives vibrations and magic power fluctuations, and transmits them into the central organ.]

The dissection continued, opening up the torso completely, revealing all the flesh, organs, and fascia inside.

Byron continued the dissection, breaking down the organs and muscles one by one, and then further breaking them down into smaller units. This time he did not stop until the end, only then slowly putting away the alchemical scalpel.

At the same time, the analysis by the Eye of Omniscience was also completed.

And this time, the Eye of Omniscience had completely analyzed the Crystal Cave Worm Race, and Byron began to read through the items one by one with peace of mind.

[Crystal Cave Worm Race movement pattern: relies on crystal and muscle expansion and contraction for propulsion, self-generated vibrations are decomposed through the crystal layered stacking structure.]

[Body layered stacking structure: the tiny gaps between each layer can decompose vibrations into extremely minute vibration units · attached usage method.]

[Energy System of the Crystal Cave Worm Race: maintains survival and growth by consuming some kind of unknown energy crystal, maintaining bodily vitality.]

[Reproductive System of the Crystal Cave Worm Race...]

[...]

Seeing the end, a 3D model of the Crystal Cave Worm Race also appeared in front of Byron, displaying all its structures, organs, and functions clearly.

After looking at it for a while, Byron archived this information and turned his gaze to the crystal exoskeleton laid flat on the ground.

The reason the dissection was so smooth from beginning to end without being disturbed by those Crystal Cave Worm Race creatures was because of it.

At this moment, through the usage method provided by the Eye of Omniscience, Byron had a certain idea about how to escape this Desert and head to the Wizard Settlement.

However, to confirm if it was correct, careful experimentation was still needed.

Byron did not want to use a method that had not been verified.

After all, he hadn't forgotten the strength analysis of the Crystal Cave Worm Race by the Eye of Omniscience just now.

[The individual life level of the Crystal Cave Worm Race is equivalent to a First-Rank Wizard Apprentice.]

Although it is only equivalent in life level, one still cannot be careless.

Although wizards have many methods and one or several Worm Race creatures are not worth worrying about at all.

But if the quantity is large, one must not forget how that Wizard Apprentice in tight-fitting clothing died earlier.

Therefore, he still had to be careful and cautious.