Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

Golden light wrapped around the sword blade, and the power of the Earth Serpent formed rock and soil outside the sword body, providing solid defense and steady weight. The girl stood firmly on both feet, exerted force with all the muscles in her body, and the dagger hit the spinning turtle that was charging forward accurately and swiftly.

"Clap!"

The sound of earth and rocks breaking and the sound of collision rang out together. The girl's petite body rolled a few times on the sand and stood up again. The direction of the spinning turtle was changed, and it flew up and knocked down another flying snake.

"it is good!"

Zoe shouted excitedly, looking incredibly happy.

Li Ang also smiled. In the past, his teammates called this style of play "playing ball", which was quite descriptive.

Turning hunting into a game, the kitten immediately felt happy.

On the other side, Dorothy, who was defending continuously, also understood Leon's plan.

She pulled back some of the vines, making them form a thick one, and used brute force to push the spiral turtle towards the poisonous flying snake.

With the two girls' actions, the two monsters used their respective advantages to attack each other, and the battle situation soon eased.

Most of the sandstone turtles were killed or injured and had no momentum to continue spinning. Some of the venomous flying snakes also died, and the rest were mostly injured and could hardly fly.

"We've basically won," Leon said from a distance, "all that's left is the finishing blow."

"it is good!"

Zoe was about to rush forward, but as she took a step, her footing was unstable and she almost fell.

The girl looked down at her feet in surprise and found that the entire surface of the sand was slowly flowing.

The flow lasted only a moment before it immediately turned into a sand vortex. The entire sand was churning, and a huge whirlpool formed in an instant, about to suck the monster and the two girls above into it.

In the middle of the sand vortex, a huge mouth full of sharp teeth slowly opened.

Just as victory was approaching, a strange monster suddenly attacked from the bottom of the sand to the surface.

All the small monsters, dead and alive, were attracted to the huge sharp-toothed mouth with a diameter of three or four meters.

88. The Girls' Determination

Li Ang didn't have time to train the two of them anymore, and immediately rushed towards the location of the sand vortex. Silver blades continued to form, floating beside him, and moved forward along with him.

In the rapidly descending vortex, it was like a huge devil's mouth sucking in the strong wind, pulling Zoe and Dorothy towards the rows of fangs.

This area was deliberately chosen by Leon, there is no possibility of Sand Nest Demons

One of Dorothy's flower wings spread out into vines, piercing the sand outside the vortex, pulling continuously to resist the pull of the quicksand, while the other flower wing wrapped around Zoe's waist to prevent her from falling into the hole.

When he came near the sand hole, Li Ang raised his hand, and the silver blade of light cut through the sky and pierced into the sand hole.

The growl of the Sandhive Demon Worm was deep and resonant, as if coming from the abyss.

The light blade emitted by the Silver Heart Sword is enough to directly penetrate the body of the demon insect, but this is not enough to kill it. Its strong muscles can quickly contract and close the puncture wounds on its body tightly.

He only temporarily reduced the Sand Nest Demon Worm's desire to attack so that the two girls could escape.

The brute force of the magic flower slowly pulled Dorothy and Zoe out of the sand hole.

After stepping onto solid ground, Zoe immediately trotted over to Leon's side. Her red eyes stared at the still-sucking vortex of sand, and she said in shock, "What kind of monster is that! It's so scary!"

Dorothy slowly approached, and Leon said to them, "It's the Sand Nest Demon Worm. I didn't let you take commissions from it before because it's too difficult to deal with. It's arguably the most undesirable enemy in the desert."

"Okay, now that you guys are out I can attack without any worries."

Leon summoned more silver blades, this time they were arranged in a ring, and could be thrown into the sand pit to perform multi-directional cutting.

"grumble--!"

A sound like the squeezing of gaseous liquid was heard in the sand pit.

"What is that sound?"

As soon as Zoe asked, Leon immediately knelt down, pressed his palms on the ground, communicated with the spirit of the earth, and sculpted a sandstone summon.

The sandstone giant instantly deformed in front of the three people, pulling itself into a wide sand shield that blocked them from all sides.

Li Ang had no time to explain because the rainstorm was about to come.

With the vortex where the Sand Nest Demon Worm was located as the center, light blue liquid gushed out like a fountain, turning into raindrops that covered the vast area outside the sand cave.

"what is this?"

Dorothy's voice was slightly weak, as if she were frightened.

"The Sand Nest Demon Worm's venom is the main reason people don't want to deal with it. It's even less toxic than a venomous flying snake, but because it specializes in stealth attacks, its venom is also weak, and it can metabolize it if you don't get too much.

"But this poison causes extreme pain even if you get even a little bit of it, and no one has developed an antidote. They use this to incapacitate their prey, making it easier to hunt."

The venom is usually stored in the stinger growing between the fangs of the huge mouth. At close range, it will eject the sting, and at a distance, it will spray the venom, forming a poisonous rain. This is much more powerful than the venom of a venomous flying snake.

The venom rained down on the sand shield, and the particles were so large that they even made a popping sound.

"Something's not right." Li Ang pondered.

Whether it's the appearance of the Sand Nest Demon Worm in this place or the huge range of its poison spraying, this thing is full of irrationality.

After the poisonous rain passed, he walked towards the magic insect and opened its panel.

[Sand Nest Demon Worm [Dragonization]]

A powerful monster lurks beneath the sand. Its tough body is covered with bristles that dig into the earth and rocks, allowing it to easily move underground, causing vibrations on the surface. When it attacks from underground, few creatures can withstand it.

[Species: Alien Species]

【Battle Wisdom: Level 5】

Servant: None

[Energy Source: Dragon Blood Crystal [Consumption], Level 7]

[Body Strength: Bristly Bark, Level 5. Digging Fangs, Level 4. Super Strength Tendons, Level 5. Dense Intestines, Level 5. Stinging Thorns, Level 4]

[Special Attack: Death Sand Cave]

[Skills: Earth Affinity, Tough Body, Dragon Blood Enhancement]

[Combat Power Increase: 35%]

Dragon transformation?

Leon knew that the transformation of monsters into dragons was due to the unique magic of dragons in the magic dimension affecting other monsters, causing them to also have the power of dragons.

But in the past, dragon transformation referred to monsters turning into sub-dragons, but this sand nest demon worm seemed to have been strengthened.

Is it really related to the demonic disaster some time ago?

But this is very unlikely to be a natural influence.

Thinking of this, Li Ang wiped his eyes, strengthened his visual acuity, and looked into the distance.

On the top of the rocky mountain in the west, a figure was looking at this side from afar.

Is this the person who caused the Sand Nest Demon Worms to appear here?

As Li Ang was thinking, the man turned around and disappeared behind a rock as if he saw him.

Li Ang used all his strength to drive the energy source of the Silver Heart Sword. Silver blade rings continued to emerge and turned into the sand cave to strangle the sand. Regardless of whether the sand nest demon worm was strengthened or not, it had a high combat power increase, but in front of the pure magic blade, its head and brain were crushed in an instant.

However, the demon insect with its brain destroyed suddenly emitted a red and black magical light.

This is the power of the dragon.

The dragon's power was so thick that it seemed to be tangible. The black and red light filled the wounds of the demon worm. The crimson dragon scales broke into layers and then granulation tissue grew and the tissue regenerated. The giant worm grew a head that was half like a dragon, but with the same huge mouth and countless eyes on both sides.

On its panel, the words "Dragon Blood Crystal" at the energy source disappeared.

Leon knew that the Sand Nest Demon Worm had strong vitality and could regenerate its body as long as its brain was there.

But he couldn't have anticipated that this thing would undergo such a disgusting mutation. He immediately wanted to summon a light blade to strangle it completely, but the demon worm sank into the sand and escaped into the desert.

"Let Anastasia out!" Leon shouted to Zoe.

The girl raised her hand, and the Earth Serpent transformed from energy into a physical entity.

"Climb with Magnitude!"

After Li Ang finished speaking, he summoned a wind elemental summon. It did not require a level, it only needed to lift the three people present off the ground.

The Earth Serpent's crown of scales gathered energy and crashed into the ground, sending shockwaves surging across the surface. From shadowed corners, beneath the canopy of sandy vegetation, beneath makeshift shelters of gravel and sand… all manner of sand creatures emerged, scurrying wildly in terror.

He retracted his head and accumulated strength. When the second vibration wave hit, the desert was already filled with flying sand and rocks.

A rumbling sound came from the ground, getting closer and closer.

Finally, the ground exploded with flying sand all over the sky, and the half-dragon demon insect, which was more than ten meters long, was forced out of the ground.

Earthquake attacks are extremely effective against underground creatures. It cannot bear it and immediately reveals its true form.

The demon worm squirmed on the sand, and the bristles on its tough skin pushed the ground, allowing it to rush quickly towards the Earth Snake.

"Gem Ray: Wind!" Leon shouted.

The Earth Serpent immediately converted the energy of the rising magnitude into gem rays. Starting from its energy-conducting scale crown, a blue light penetrated the hot air in a straight line.

The aftermath of the energy stirred up a strong wind, blowing the sand and dust to both sides, turning the path of the gem rays into a channel that broke through the yellow sand. Yes, it was like conquering the entire desert.

The gem ray almost collided head-on with the dragon-transformed sand nest demon worm. The violent wind force immediately shattered the densely packed eyes on its half-dragon skull, and juice splashed.

The rest of the weathering was like wind blades tearing at the demon insect, but it only caused cracks on its body surface without hurting its muscles.

The Earth Snake's growth is still insufficient. Although it is restraining, its power is not enough to seriously break the defense of the Sandworm.

Leon's silver blade followed, cutting and strangling in multiple directions, chopping the sandworm into six or seven pieces.

The bodies twitched and bounced on the sand after being broken apart, and it took a long time for them to die.

Leon breathed a sigh of relief, put the sword back into the scabbard, and turned to look at the two girls.

Zoe's previous happy expression was gone, and her face even looked a little blue.

"Are you hurt?"

"No, I just think it's too disgusting."

The kitten shivered and crossed its arms, a rare sight. "I absolutely don't want to be touched by that kind of monster, absolutely!"

Li Ang shook his head. According to legend, if a person is swallowed by a Sand Nest Demon Worm and happens to have strong defense and does not die immediately, it would be an unimaginable terrible torture.

He looked at Dorothy again, and the half-elf girl smiled at him and threw herself into his arms.

Li Ang wanted to help her up, but found that something was wrong with her. She was not trying to act coquettishly as he thought.

"what happened?"

Dorothy's voice was small and weak: "I think I was stung."

"where?"

She raised her arm weakly, and there was a dark blue dot on the back of her forearm.

With the dot as the center, blue veins twisting like earthworms are spreading outwards on the fair skin.

"Don't worry about me. Didn't you say I could metabolize it anyway?" The lady forced a smile. "I won't die, so there's even less need to worry about me."

Although she wouldn't die, the torture of the demon worm's venom was extremely painful. According to Dorothy's previous fear of pain, the demon flower couldn't block out the pain.

Zoe murmured, coming to Dorothy. "Was it to save me earlier?"

Dorothy's eyes were closed and her breathing was very weak.

Zoe said that when the monster suddenly attacked, Dorothy held her back and blocked the sting that shot out from the monster's huge mouth.

"You came to help me before. It's better for me to get hurt than for you to get hurt... uh..."

The half-elf girl's body trembled and she could no longer stand.

Li Ang held her horizontally, letting her snuggle against his chest. He found a flat place with less wind and sand, padded the ground with his cloak, and let her lie down.

Zoe let the Earth Serpent coil up to block the wind and sand, and the heat emitted from its body could also prevent the body temperature from dropping.

Leon originally planned to harvest the materials after the battle and return to the city to find a crafting table to turn them into equipment and upgrade the level of equipment manufacturing.

Dorothy's insect poison had already taken effect. She held Leon tightly and refused to let go, as if this was the only way to endure the pain and not cry out. Of course, Leon could not push her away.

Those who have experienced insect poisoning describe the torment as being like countless needles piercing the body, itching and painful without being able to pinpoint a specific location. Every time you think the pain is about to subside and relax, it strikes back with a vengeance. Precisely because the pain isn't directed at a specific area, it's virtually impossible to resist.

As night fell, there was no light on the desert. Fortunately, the soft light and warmth around the Earth Serpent provided the effect of a campfire, so there was no need to think of any other solution.

Zoe collected the small monsters she had hunted during the day, divided them into materials and stacked them up. She hardly spoke the whole time and often fell into deep thought.