Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Upon hearing Wang Yi's question, Jiang Yingying nodded, her face pale.

"Very good, then you'll stick with me in a group. When I tell you to release Rock Spikes, immediately release them in front of me. Spike them as deep as possible underground, and on the ground, extend them towards the direction of the city walls. Make sure they're completely rammed into the ground, unable to move an inch, understand?"

"I will try my best," Jiang Yingying said in a deep voice.

Wang Yi handed one of the ropes to Wang Jiang: "After the bait is swallowed, I'll pull from the left and you from the right. If the swamp rushes towards me, pull the rope hard."

The difficulty of catching earthworms compared to fishing is that fish can only stay in ponds, while earthworms are the ones that "contract" the pond and can even take the pond with them when they go.

Therefore, people need to be present in both directions to completely stop the movement of the earthworms.

"Old Jiang, you'll team up with Old Wang. We'll try to find opportunities to pull the earthworm out of the swamp. Once you spot the part of the earthworm containing the magic crystal emerging from the swamp, try to cut it off at the root."

Jiang Yue naturally doesn't need Wang Yi to explain much. Unless he is poisoned and forced to leave the field, you can always trust Jiang Yue's teamwork at crucial moments.

"Xiao Hao, just keep running along the current route. Stop when you're in the mud, and then prepare to accumulate as many lightning spears as possible. When I need you to blast, throw all the lightning spears onto the earthworm's head and start blasting the mud."

"No problem, Brother E." Qi Xiaohao patted his chest.

"Okay, now get ready to move out."

After Wang Yi finished explaining to the others, he left the ram where it was, then straightened the rope and laid it on the ground. He ran fifty meters and then stopped.

The swamp continued to spread, soon swallowing up the ibex in the path.

Watching the ram struggle and slowly sink into the mud, Wang Yi couldn't help but tighten his grip on the rope.

In the past, people used earthworms as bait when fishing, but now, instead, they're using Warcraft as bait to catch a big earthworm.

No, this is a subterranean earthworm, a mid-level magical beast, a local tyrant in Zhuchuan. How can it be called an earthworm?

It should at least be called "earth dragon" by prefix.

Therefore, his current actions should actually be described as:

Fishing for dragons.

As the ram's body sank completely into the swamp, several bubbles rose to the surface, then burst with a "pop" sound.

Wang Yi couldn't help but feel a sense of tension.

After all, whether it's fishing or dragon fishing, the monsters in the swamp are actually the ones who truly hold the initiative.

If the earthworms don't take the bait, then Wang Yi's plan to fish for the dragon will be completely impossible.

If it fails, Wang Yi will have no choice but to choose the backup plan.

Alternatively, we could throw down a few more low-level magical beasts as sacrifices to see if we could feed the earth dragon worms;

Either he and Wang Jiang would carry their teammates and speed away, hoping to use their speed to completely shake off the monster.

Time passed slowly, and the swamp was getting closer to their feet.

If the earthworms stopped eating, Wang Yi would have no choice but to continue running while dragging the rope.

However, this would inevitably stir up the rams in the swamp.

The sudden appearance of such a fast-moving prey in its territory might alert the earthworm.

Fortunately, the earthworm couldn't resist the temptation and swallowed the bait.

That's normal. It's been chasing Wang Yi and the others for so long just for this food.

In the swamp, as the earthworm opened its huge mouth and swallowed the ram and mud whole, the rope hanging on the ground was suddenly pulled slightly.

"Finally, they've taken the bait!" Wang Yi smirked, then exchanged a glance with Wang Jiang before immediately taking action.

Wang Yi gripped one of the ropes tightly with one hand, grabbed Jiang Yingying's arm with the other, and pulled her along the bank of the swamp as they ran sideways.

On the other side, Jiang Yue and Wang Jiang ran in the opposite direction from Wang Yi.

Qi Xiaohao also began to consume magic crystals to accumulate lightning spears.

The rope that sank into the mud along with the ibex was quickly pulled up, sliding rapidly through the sticky mud until it became taut.

The curved halberd blade hooked onto the undigested bones of the corpse, then plunged deep into the crop wall of the earthworm, locking it firmly in place.

After reaching the right position, Wang Yi released Jiang Yingying, then turned around and wrapped the rope around his waist several times to secure it completely. He then said to Jiang Yingying:

"Rock Thorn!"

Despite the pain in her arm, Jiang Yingying, who had been dragged along the way, immediately released rock spikes in front of Wang Yi.

Spikes of rock rise from the ground, intersecting to form massive boulders.

Wang Yi stepped onto the rock spikes, clasped his hands together and gripped the rope tightly, then pulled hard.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the swamp, the king was doing the same thing.

The two were like tug-of-war, and the earthworm was now the red tassel at the center of the rope.

With the earthworms secured, the erosion from the swamp finally stopped.

Earthworms release mud and mire, but can only do so with themselves at the center.

The reason why the mud could move was that the earthworm swam to one side of the bank and then moved the mud back to its center.

Therefore, after the earthworms were nailed down, the area of ​​the swamp was completely fixed.

The mud churned and rolled, instantly twisting the once calm surface of the swamp.

Clearly, the earthworm sensed something was wrong and was struggling desperately in the mud.

Any seasoned angler who has caught a big fish knows that when a fish struggles in the water, the force it exerts is often many times its own body weight.

A 30-pound fish can generate at least 100 pounds of force in the water.

Although we don't know exactly how much this earthworm weighs, a conservative estimate would be over a thousand kilograms.

In addition, the earthworms swallow a lot of mud, which increases their weight considerably.

The moment he struggled, fine cracks immediately appeared on the surface of the rock spikes beneath Wang Yi's feet, and then it shattered.

Wang Yi staggered as the rope suddenly retracted, tearing flesh from his palm and nearly snapping his waist.

Blood stained the rope, but fortunately, there were several layers of rock spikes behind it for Wang Yi to step on, preventing him from being dragged directly into the swamp.

With his face flushed, Wang Yi struggled to steady himself and released several vines, one end of which wrapped around the rope and the other end around the rock spikes in front of him, sharing some of the weight.

Then he growled at Jiang Yingying:

"Reinforce it!"

Jiang Yingying hurriedly used rock spikes again, piling them up layer upon layer, thicker and thicker, like a city wall.

Later, sloping rock spikes began to appear, holding the city wall in place to prevent it from collapsing.

This time, it will be absolutely as solid as a rock.

Jiang Yingying never expected that the power transmitted by the earthworm would be so great that it could tear the rock spikes apart.

Faced with such power, Wang Yi was actually able to withstand it!

Is he still human? Or is he a monster?

Once Wang Yi regained his composure, he hurriedly looked up at Wang Jiang's direction. If either of the two anchor points were lost, the entire dragon-fishing operation would immediately fail.

Only when he saw the rope still taut at the other end did Wang Yi feel relieved.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the ropes were connected by icy chains and then deeply embedded in the rock spikes of the city wall for fixation.

Jiang Yue had clearly anticipated this.

Although Wang Jiang's strength is now inferior to Wang Yi's, Jiang Yue, who is by his side, is much stronger than Jiang Yingying, who is by Wang Yi's side.

With the two working together, they withstood the struggles of the earthworm much more easily than Wang Yi.

After struggling fiercely for about ten seconds, the earthworm failed to break free and its strength diminished considerably.

Wang Yi and Wang Jiang noticed this and simultaneously pulled the rope tightly, pulling the earthworm out of the depths of the swamp.

This action then triggered a new round of struggle in the earthworm.

Wang Yi and Wang Ji will continue to hold their ground and fight to the death.

After such a struggle, repeated several times, both the man and the beast were extremely exhausted.

Looking at the rope in his hand, Wang Yi could roughly judge from the part exposed in the mud that the earthworm should be about two meters below the mud.

"This quagmire is really deep," Wang Yi muttered wearily, licking his chapped lips.