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Chapter 329 Devourer

"Ow~"

A howl of a wolf tore through the long silent night, and a strong gray wolf was squatting on a rock, looking up to the sky and howling.

As the alpha wolf, its cry attracted the echo of the other wolves in the wolf pack, and the howling of wolves echoed in the wilderness for a while.

A wolf is not terrible, but even a wild bear would not want to meet a pack of wolves in the wild. They are cunning hunters and insidious enemies.

But today is different. The repeated wolf howls just now did not deter the enemy, but instead attracted an uninvited guest.

An even bigger wolf came out of the moonlit night. The moonlight reflected the snow-like fur that was not even the slightest bit of variegated but also shiny. What was revealed in the wolf's eyes was not the madness of the beast, but the agility full of wisdom.

Isn't this lone wolf just sneaking out to waste money?

The appearance of Wangcai immediately aroused the vigilance of the wolves. Among them, the wolf leader felt a huge crisis, jumped down and walked in front of the wolves, bared his teeth and growled at Wangcai in a low warning voice. Eyes revealed strong hostility.

He defeated the previous aging wolf king and drove him out of the wolf pack. After defeating several challengers, he secured his position as the wolf leader, so he was not afraid of getting rich, even if he was bigger in size.

The head wolf and Wangcai confronted each other. At this time, the other gray wolves did not swarm up to their prey as usual, but gradually dispersed, enclosing the head wolf and Wangcai. ceremony.

But the problem is that Wangcai was brought back by Lance when he was born, and then only a month later he was activated by the full moon to activate the ritual hidden in the blood, so he fell into madness and killed all the female wolf and other wolf cubs.

Later, it was trapped in the yard and stayed with Lance, so it actually didn't understand the rules of the wolf pack at all.

This time, he sneaked out to play while Lance was away, and only came here when he heard the howling of wolves.

The attitude of the wolf leader and the actions of the pack made Wangcai feel hostility, but he was not a good stubble, and a wild animality began to emerge in the wolf's eyes.

Wangcai doesn't know when he became a challenger for no reason, but he doesn't mind giving these miscellaneous hairs a little color.

The first one to move turned out to be Wangcai, but it was also in line with its challenger's posture.

He jumped up and raised his paw with a wave. The sharp claws were undisguised, revealing their sharpness under the moonlight.

Wangcai may be younger than the wolf, but the extraordinary blood in his body and the cultivation of Lance make him a lot bigger. If this claw is caught, the wolf will probably see blood.

But as a cunning old wolf, how could the alpha wolf get caught so easily, or it could be said that it had been waiting for Wangcai to strike first.

At the moment Wangcai moved, it also moved. Instead of moving forward, the alpha wolf shrank its head sideways to avoid it, and instead opened its fangs and sharp teeth to bite towards the outstretched claws.

The battle between the two broke out in an instant!

Wolves are social animals, and they are best at wolf pack tactics. When they find their prey, they don't rush forward immediately, but hang behind their prey to harass and consume their physical and mental energy. They wait until they are almost ready to launch a real attack. , and finally kill the prey.

And this kind of behavior is often misunderstood that the wolves are teasing the prey, but in fact it is to prevent the prey from fighting to the death.

But relying on the strength of the team does not mean that the wolf's ability to kill is weak. On the contrary, it is impossible to chase the prey and let blood without fangs and claws.

In the middle of the field, the two figures kept fighting, and Wangcai was stronger, but to be honest, his combat experience was relatively shallow.

The wolf's cunning is vividly displayed in the head wolf. It doesn't collide with you head-on.

Now it's like a child with only brute force holding a knife, facing an adult who has grown up in the midst of fighting.

Not being able to touch the first wolf made Wangcai even more angry, and saw it roaring wildly, then jumped up and rushed towards the first wolf.

And the wolf pulled away as usual, but didn't engage in direct confrontation, but he didn't know whether Wangcai lost his head in a hurry or made a mistake because of too much physical exertion. The front and rear paws seemed to be uncoordinated when he swooped down, and his whole body hit the ground. on the ground.

Finally the opportunity that the wolf had been waiting for came, and he galloped forward without the slightest hesitation, and opened his big, foul-smelling mouth to bite Wangcai's throat.

But at this moment, Wangcai raised his head suddenly, the eagerness in his wolf eyes was not at all, but cunning.

Before the wolf leader could react, the body lying on the ground was suddenly released like a spring that had been stored for a long time, and it jumped up and patted the wolf's head stretched out by the wolf.

Wangcai's wide wolf paws slapped heavily on the wolf's head, it looked like the wolf head sent it forward on its own initiative, and the huge force directly sent the hundred-jin wolf head flying.

It's just that the anxious battle situation calmed down in an instant, and Wangcai didn't rush to kill the wolf, but stood there, looking at the dizzy wolf with anthropomorphic eyes.

You must know that Wangcai is not a purely wild ordinary forest wolf. It grew up with people, and its extraordinary blood not only brought it a savage body, but also a smart mind.

The alpha wolf struggled on the ground for a while before standing up again, a fresh scratch appeared on half of its face, and the left eye could not even be opened due to the tearing of flesh.

Wangcai's claws almost scratched half of its face, and blood dripped from its cheeks.

Facing Shang Wangcai again, the wolf's remaining one eye revealed a mixture of anger, pain, and fear.

With just one blow, he already felt the threat of death just now. Injury means death. This concept is not only applicable to humans, but also to wild beasts.

The alpha wolf started to move, but instead of attacking, it moved backwards. When it saw Wangcai didn't respond, it turned around and fled into the wilderness.

Now that the challenge has started, only one can stay. This is the cruel rule of the wolves, but it is also the reason why the wolves can remain strong.

And the escape declared the winner of the challenge.

The wolves on the periphery began to approach Wangcai after the wolf leader left, which made Wangcai, who didn't know it at first, vigilant, thinking that these would also come up to fight, but he was not afraid anyway.

I just didn't expect these wolves to crawl in front of him in the next second, showing a surrendered look.

Slowly the instinct hidden in the blood began to recover, and Wangcai seemed to understand something, and shouted at the bright moon.

"Ow!"

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"Ring bell bell!"

A burst of crisp bells alarmed everyone who was resting in an instant. It was because the alarm bell that Disma had just set in the passage was triggered by something.

How could it be possible to really sleep to death in the animal den, and they all got up after just a little movement.

"Boss is not right!"

Boudica turned over, grabbed the halberd and listened.

Lance naturally understood what she meant, because the pigman would make a sharp pig cry when attacking, but now except for the short bell, there was nothing.

Lance, who was studying something, quickly got up and looked at the dark and deep passage with the light of the torch.

"It's not a pigman, be careful."

Suddenly Lance seemed to see something, but what he took out was not the small shield, but a large steel shield appeared out of thin air, and it hit the ground heavily and stood on the entrance of the passage. Judging by the movement, it weighed at least a hundred pounds.

And in the next second, there was a dull sound from the shield, and at the same time, Lance, who was holding the shield, felt a force coming from him.

Fortunately, the strength erupted from his powerful physique resisted forcefully, but it was not over yet, there were intensive knocking sounds on the shield, and for some reason, one's scalp felt numb.

"Prepare to take on the enemy!"

Lance yelled and removed his shield, exposing their assailant to the flames.

It was a terrifyingly shaped worm, as thick as a bucket, and up to two meters long.

The lower belly is sharp nail-like feet for walking, distributed in pairs, from head to tail, and these should be hitting the shield just now.

The structure of the head is simple, even without a clear head, and some are just a disc-like mouthpart.

There are two layers of mouthparts, the outer ring is three-finger-sized spikes, while the inner ring is densely packed with small sharp teeth, which expand and contract continuously with the peristalsis, it can be seen that this mouth is born to eat meat.

Seeing this, I didn't dare to have any bold ideas. I guess it would be like Ling Chi to scrape away the flesh and blood.

This is a monster that has never been seen before, and its body structure is like a fish in water in this environment, crawling quickly, and even climbing a certain height on the wall.

The worm jumped in and everyone didn't know what to do, because its target didn't seem to be them, it just passed by here.

The fast-moving figure was about to slip away under their hesitation, but at this moment, a loud shout broke the strange atmosphere.

"Do it, don't let it get away!"

Lance raised his gun to aim, but for a moment he didn't know where to shoot.

After all, this thing doesn't have a clear head, and it's even more impossible to shoot the feet to make it stop. Dozens of pairs of pointed feet push the worm like a boat.

Just when he hesitated for a moment, the worm was about to run in front of him, so he could only shoot it at will.

The lead bullets easily tore through the worm's flesh, but failed to stop it.

But I don't know whether it was the injury or the sudden light and gunshots that made it lose its sensory ability, and its movements became more frantic, running wildly, as if it really had no mind.

Boudica couldn't wait any longer, he rushed forward and swung his halberd directly on it.

Originally, Boudica thought that even if it couldn't be cut in two, she realized that it didn't feel right when she cut it, as if cutting on soft fat.

Using softness to overcome rigidity, the strength of the battle halberd and axe was worn away in the constant tremors.

Although it also opened a hole in the worm, but that's all.

This made Boudica very dissatisfied, but the worm also escaped from her and crawled towards Disma.

The worm moved too fast, and Desma directly pulled out the dagger and thrust it down forcefully, trying to pin it in place and control the worm.

But I didn't expect that thing to turn around and open its mouthparts like a millstone, if it took a bite from this thing, it wouldn't be a bloody mess.

The huge sense of crisis made Disma not even have to think about it. He raised his hand and almost shot at the mouthpiece.

Quickly draw your gun and get close and shoot!

The projectile pierced the mouth directly, and in the next second, a hole the size of a fist appeared from the flesh.

As soon as the worm stopped moving, it collapsed to the ground in less than two seconds as if its bones had been pulled away.

Panting heavily, Disma slowly put away the musket that was still smoking.

Damn, the car almost flipped over just now.

Seeing this, Tardiff also put away the iron hook in his hand. Originally, he wanted to hook it and pull it back, but now there is no need for it.

"Its body fluid is corrosive, so be careful not to touch it." Lance looked at the traces of corrosion on the shield surface, which should have been contaminated when it hit it just now.

It seems that the mouthparts are not only fangs, but also this corrosive saliva. If you take a bite, not to mention the flesh and blood, the bones will be consumed.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the commotion just now.

Only then did Lance focus on the worm, but slowly, as if he remembered something, he took out a book and read it.

This is the "Monster Illustrated Book" that Amanda gave him, and he quickly found a monster with a similar description on it.

It is a monster called the Devourer, carnivorous, and the digestive juice secreted in the body is highly corrosive, and it often attacks livestock.

But the problem is that it is recorded in the illustrated book that this carrion devourer does not live in this environment, but in the desert.

Locals call it the Death Worm.

This information immediately reminded Lance of the worm ritual guarded by the ghoul back then. Could it be...

The more I think about it, the more likely it is that the ancestors trained pirates to plunder all over the world and snatch so many things back. Among them, there may not be the mother of worm sect rituals that have been suppressed and disappeared.

After Lance figured out the ritual guarded by the ghoul, it was considered a solution to his mind.

So why did the ancestor cultivate the Devourer and put it in the beast den?

Is it to restrict pigmen?

After thinking about it, Lance gave up this possibility, because from the equipment on the pigmen, it can be seen that these guys were also trained by the ancestors, otherwise where did such neat equipment come from?

If Pigs and Devourers aren't hostile, they have a common enemy.

And what is there in the beast den that is worth fighting against together?
In fact, it is not difficult to analyze it, because there must be a reason for the ancestor to pick the Devourer.

It is obvious from the name of the Devourer that its characteristics can be seen, that is, to eat and eat, and at the same time, the corrosive digestive juice restrains the healing power of flesh and blood.

If this is the layout of the ancestor in the beast cave, then it can be guessed that what they are dealing with is some kind of flesh and blood monster that even the ancestor is afraid of?

It seems that this real animal den is more troublesome than what I imagined.

Disma and the others didn't know why the lord was stunned when he opened the book, but fortunately, Lance quickly realized it.

"Get ready, let's go on."

Lance doesn't care who the enemy is, because his purpose of coming here is also to "eat and eat"!
(End of this chapter)