Chương 218: Reborn as the Dragon — Chapter 218 - Surrounding and Killing the Worm King

Aya froze. The killing intent rolling off Dara Bengba left her shaken and at a loss. She was honestly afraid that in the next second, this Sword Hero would be driven past reason and cut her down with a single stroke. Don't be a coward. Aya clenched her teeth. She thought back to the huge waves that had surged up from the calm river when she had been at her most desperate.

She thought back to the wings that had blotted out the sky, and the all-consuming flames that had swallowed everything when she was about to be taken into the demon cave. She couldn't let this Sword Hero go slaughter the dragon. Both sides were her benefactors. She was in a difficult position. And in her opinion, with Dara Bengba's current strength, going to the Black Dragon would not even be enough to fill the gaps between its teeth.

Seeing that the girl had said nothing for a long while, Dara Bengba assumed she had accepted it. He stood up and prepared to leave the tavern. He still had to set off and find more Virtue Coins.

"Please take me with you..." Her sleeve was tugged. The girl's pleading voice came from behind him.

"Take you with me?" Dara Bengba turned around. The shock on his face flashed by, and then he shook his head firmly.

"My journey is full of unknowns and danger. If I take you, you'll die."

"And most of the time, you'd just be a useless burden to me." Aya knew she was a burden. But she had no choice. She didn't want to see her two benefactors fight each other. Even if she could play even the smallest mediating role, that would be good. She gathered her courage, lifted her head, and met Dara Bengba's eyes.

"I'm not a burden. I can wash clothes, I can cook. At critical moments, you can even use me as bait, and..." Aya pulled a leaf from her pocket. She quietly focused her attention. The fire element in the air immediately gathered toward the leaf, and in the end, it burned the leaf to ash. It was a simple use of fire element power, done without any magic skill. Being able to do that was already quite good.

"As you can see, I should have the potential to become a mage. I think a mage should be able to help you on the road!" Dara Bengba was completely speechless. A mage who wasn't even a Mage Apprentice was claiming she could help him? Help him do what? Light the campfire before bed? But in the end, Dara Bengba couldn't withstand Aya's relentless pestering and had no choice but to take her with him.

"If you don't take me, I probably won't live much longer. The moment I walk out of this tavern, not only will the gold coins you gave me be stolen, I'll also be dragged into an alley by those brutal mercenaries and suffer some inhuman treatment." Those were Aya's exact words. And they became the last straw. Putting aside his hatred for monsters and for the decayed kingdom, he was, at heart, a very kind person. He deserved the title of Sword Hero.

The things Aya described were absolutely not something he was willing to see. So he decided to take Aya with him. Once she became a Mage Apprentice, or once they reached a safe large city, he would leave her behind and continue traveling alone. Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. On the barren Gobi. Dara Bengba, face cold, dealt with a few tails whose greed had clouded their judgment, then walked silently at the front.

"Where are we going?" Aya asked.

"I don't know," Dara Bengba answered stiffly. Aya asked again, "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it."

"Whatever."

"How can it be whatever... Then let's have grilled fish. Do you like it spicy or sweet?"

"Whatever..."

"How can it be whatever? What if I make it and you don't eat it? Wouldn't that be wasted? Waste is shameful!"

"Please, shut your mouth..." Dara Bengba clenched his fist. His steps faltered for a moment.

"Waaah..."......

"The most delicious ingredients often only require the simplest cooking method." Li Chen took the charred fish off the grill, frowning as he tried to figure out how he was supposed to eat it. He suddenly missed his teammates. Even though each of them was more unreliable than the last, the food they made was more delicious than the last. Unlike him... As the strongest player in the China region at the moment, he was great at everything, except for one fatal flaw. He couldn't cook.

Right now, the China player faction had already figured out three unique national policy talents. The first was the ability to cultivate the orthodox internal arts of the ancient era. The second was extremely efficient construction speed. The third was even better cooking talent. Some China players who had been chefs before entering this world could even make golden dishes that temporarily boosted attributes. As for why they were called golden dishes?

Because after they were made, they actually shone with golden light. And yet even with that talent bonus, his cooking was still a disaster.

"Sigh, let's just make do." Li Chen shook his head and stuffed the pitch-black grilled fish into his mouth. Maybe because the meat of otherworldly monsters was so tender and flavorful, the fish didn't taste nearly as bad as he'd expected. At the very least, once he stripped off the charred skin, it was pretty good. He had already been at the coastal border of Anlius for two or three days. Along the way, he had run into quite a few other players who were also heading to challenge the Storm Worm King.

But true to his low-key principles, Li Chen had always given them a wide berth. Players could conceal their levels from one another. He just followed from far away, saying nothing. Even if some players saw him, they didn't pay him any mind. Far off over the sea, lightning flashed and thunder rolled. The storm, carrying seawater with it, whipped up a fishy smell. That was the players fighting the Storm Worm King. They had spent some cost luring the Storm Worm King into the shallow sea.

Then they gathered a group of nearby Korean mage players and used Earth Wall to literally build a dirt platform of around a hundred square meters. Otherwise, no matter how many people came, they might still have been helpless against this Storm Worm King, which was more than twenty meters long, looked like a flood dragon, and stirred up havoc in the sea. Li Chen had excellent eyesight. He wasn't all that interested in the Storm Worm King itself right now.

Instead, he was paying very close attention to the players fighting it. A few of them were especially eye-catching, and they were also openly revealing their levels. One of them was a Japanese player with the ID Taichi Shushi, holding a tachi around one and a half meters long. His attacks were fast and ruthless, completely different from the combat skills of knights or warriors in this world. Li Chen knew very well that Taichi Shushi was only making use of his powerful physical attributes.

What he was actually using was his family's sword style. Compared to the rough skills of this world, the martial arts accumulated in Water Blue Star's own cultures were far more refined. Play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, take the essence and discard the dross. This Japanese player was a real opponent. Bang bang bang! A string of gunshots. A British player with the ID McCree held a pair of guns and "danced" a dazzling dance on the dirt platform. This was the real thing, gun-fu.

To make sure every bullet hit in this kind of situation required not just powerful eyesight and perception, but also an extreme level of control over one's own body.

"As expected, every place has its geniuses."

"I can't be arrogant and complacent, but..." Watching the Storm Worm King's health continue to drop, Li Chen smiled confidently. A three-foot green blade came free from his waist. A breeze passed by, kicking up sand and gravel beneath his feet, and under the influence of a mysterious flow of energy, they gradually formed a Taiji diagram.

"But our China players can't lose our momentum either!" With that, Li Chen lightly tapped the ground and moved like a startled swan. In the next instant, he had already leaped onto the dirt platform.

"Don't be afraid, everyone!"

"I, Li, am here to help you kill this beast!" Under the bright sunlight, Li Chen smiled shamelessly. And brilliantly. I have photos of your wives.

Science, for reference only. You can skip this.

The Storm Worm is a variant of the Desert Worm, a giant beast that can reach several hundred meters, or even a kilometer, in length. Its body is soft and covered with a thick layer of pale blue armor. That armor is made of interlocking scales. The scales hook into one another, effectively preventing foreign objects from entering the Storm Worm's body. The scales on the surface of a Storm Worm are extremely sensitive, with highly developed sensory organs. They can easily detect moving prey.

Their eyesight is very poor, and they rely only on hearing and heat sensing to lock onto enemies. Storm Worms generally have an affinity for water and lightning. They can easily stir up tsunamis and storms in coastal regions. Their digestive organ is a complex, winding intestinal tract, filled not only with acid but also intense heat, capable of digesting almost all organic matter. Storm Worms like to live in the deep sea. They only come to shallow waters during spawning season.

They lay their eggs in sand very close to the tide, then pile the sand up into a giant triangular fortress. Anyone who tries to get at their eggs will be met with the Storm Worm's frenzied retaliation. This is a picture of the Storm Worm's relative, the Desert Worm. ➤ Next: Fleeing in Panic