I think you can't even imagine the happiness of a warlock.

Chapter 321 Sandworm Knight

Generally speaking, sandworms are large magical beasts that live in desert environments and use soft soil to move freely to prey on wild beasts.

The kingdoms of Gajelan, Randall, and Norton border the Western Great Sand Sea, and occasionally local characteristic creatures migrate for various reasons.

When a group of sandworms came to settle in Norton a long time ago, the toxins seeping into the soil quickly mutated this highly toxic creature.

After last year's magic tide erupted, these magical beasts suddenly became more dangerous...

"Quickly lure them with thunder stones!"

When the three astral adventurers came outside the carriage, the guards of the caravan were fighting against the magical beasts with the alchemical tools supplied in the city.

They themselves tried their best to avoid making any sound, and at the same time, they threw an alchemical bomb that could release strong sound waves and vibrations outside the caravan, trying to protect the employer who was attacked as soon as possible.

Sandworms have no vision, and their hearing is different from ordinary creatures. What they perceive is the "vibration" of objects. Using this tricky prop can create an illusion that only affects them.

Although they are magical beasts with strong physical qualities, sandworms are insects after all, and their intelligence is lower than ordinary animals (1).

As the guards threw thunder stones outside the caravan, it didn't take long for the attackers to think that the real prey was nearby and were lured away.

However, even if the guards handled it properly, the fear brought by the crawling giant insect's body still made some ordinary people panic.

Two businessmen and several servants still failed to understand the characteristics of the monster even after being reminded. When they saw the group of sandworms moving away from the convoy, they were frightened and fled in the opposite direction.

The guards suddenly cursed silently when they saw this.

But seeing that those people hadn't left the convoy too far, the sandworms that had been lured away by the thunder stones quickly left and returned - the thunder stones that made a sound at once were far less attractive than real running.

Originally, as long as they just stood still, they could lure away the sandworms and let the soldiers fight them, but now the sandworms that should have been gathered rushed towards the caravan members who were scattered like birds and beasts!

With almost no effort, those magical beasts with mouths larger than the mouth of the well easily swallowed the prey with little resistance, including humans and soil.

"What are you doing standing still? Hurry up and save people!" Thomas, the leader of the caravan, shouted hurriedly, "If a businessman dies, see if I will deduct your money!"

Hearing this, the guards immediately felt as if they were mourning for their heirs, and they cursed countless times for those who did not follow their instructions and ran away in panic.

"Help, help, stop nagging!" Nafadio, the most powerful among the guards, thought thoughtfully, trying his best to recall which of the people swallowed after escaping was the merchant of the caravan.

"No one of you moves while we are rescuing people! Otherwise, you will all die!"

Servants, porters and the like do not need to be rescued, but businessmen cannot die.

Although sandworms, especially mutated ones, are highly poisonous, they mainly contain neurotoxins that will not pose a life risk to their prey in a short period of time.

As long as the rescue is timely and the treatment is appropriate, there is still a certain possibility of recovery.

Even if the rescue is not effective, at least a vegetative person can be brought back.

After a while, the guards determined the whereabouts of the two businessmen, and decisively launched a charge against the sandworms that were about to return underground again!

Sensing the new movement, some of the sandworms that had not been able to successfully hunt due to limited prey immediately came up to the warriors.

However, times have changed. The warriors of the Norton Kingdom are not the warriors from other countries who can only wield swords. They invariably throw out another kind of projectile.

Explosions were heard one after another, and the alchemy tools thrown from the hands of the soldiers suddenly exploded into balls of flickering and deadly fire. That is the improved incandescent glue that has a more concentrated and intense power. Once thrown, it can cause a powerful explosion.

"Now!"

The guards hurriedly took the opportunity to rush towards the running sandworm, preparing to insert their swords into its body to prevent it from going deep underground.

But it was too late. They were delayed and could not stop the sandworms from returning to the ground after hunting!

At this moment, a heavy metal dwarf with gears all over its body ejected from the carriage like a cannonball and slammed into the tail end of the sandworm.

Although this creature does not have similar senses, it still seems like a silent scream comes from its mouth.

The sandworm that was punched in the tail continued to tremble and lost the ability to move, and was stuck in the hole.

Shocking! ?

This alloy dwarf who looks exactly like a constructed machine is actually a monk who controls "qi"! ?

This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!

"So Xiao Hei, do you really have Qi?" Chen Zhou looked at the automatic dwarf in disbelief, "Can constructed life forms also possess life energy?"

"Whether it is composed of flesh and blood or gold and stone, life is life. In theory, even an automatic dwarf can possess chi and even control chakra."

Xiao Hei's expression remained as usual (the same expression unless he deliberately changed it) and he said quite bizarre words... The definition of "life" in the magical world seems to be beyond the understanding of Chen Zhou, a resident of the material plane (original).

"Stop talking nonsense, there are many other sandworms!"

While urging his teammates to stop chatting and doing nothing, Tira raised his lantern, put the fuel created by alchemy into it and ignited it with magic.

In an instant, there was a burst of brilliance, and all the magical beasts within the range fell into a slow state due to alchemy. The sandworms that seemed to be swimming in the earth and sand actually wriggled weirdly like drunkards who had drunk too much...

"It looks a little disgusting. 』

"This is more than just an earthworm."

Chen Zhou also felt that these earthworms that were magnified dozens or hundreds of times looked very curious.

In order to protect his and Lily's eyes, he decisively performed a large-scale "Water Creation Technique", freezing all the sandworms that had been slowed down by the alchemy of Tila.

"Easy to control!"

Only then did Tila realize that his teammate, who seemed to be full of martial virtue, was actually a spellcaster who preferred to restrict enemies.

"Thank you so much..."

The three people who claimed to be plane adventurers helped to deal with a large number of monsters. The delighted caravan leader was about to thank the three people when he heard shouts not far behind him.

"I told you not to move!"

As soon as he finished speaking, violent vibrations came from the ground again, and a small earthquake almost covered the entire caravan.

What appeared in the vibration was not a simple sandworm, but an orc who tied himself to the sandworm with a belt and used it as a mount!

This sandworm hunting was not a simple accident, but a premeditated attack!

(End of this chapter)