The sharp claws pierced through the skin and warm blood gushed out from the wound. The sharp barbs hooked onto the flesh and made a sound of metal clashing.
The Sand Otter Leader was a Rank 2 insectoid after all. Although its defense was not strong, its speed and the sharpness of its claws were worthy of its Rank 2 strength.
Qi Yuan saw the ferocity and hatred in the Sand Otter Leader's eyes. This Sand Otter Leader was chasing after him because it wanted to take revenge on him!
A strong force surged from his arm. As long as the Sand Otter Leader continued to exert force, Qi Yuan could be dragged down from the metal wolf at any time.
Facing the Sand Otter Leader's surprise attack, Qi Yuan did not panic at all. His left hand clawed back and the Strength of Steel exploded. His five fingers were like iron hoops that held the Sand Otter Leader's forelimbs tightly.
A cold chill traveled along his arm and invaded the Sand Otter Leader's body.
"Got you!"
Qi Yuan stared at the Sand Otter Leader's eyes with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.
With such a weak defense, how are you going to fight me in close combat!
The Sand Otter Leader's speed is much faster than mine. Even Death Reaping can't lock onto it. But as long as I control its speed, it's a dead end!
The Sand Otter Leader's body suddenly sank. It tried to use its weight to drag Qi Yuan down from the metal wolf's backseat.
But Qi Yuan was faster than it!
When the Sand Otter Leader exerted force, Qi Yuan's feet kicked hard on the metal wolf's legs. He left the metal wolf and pounced on the Sand Otter Leader.
"Qi Yuan!"
After realizing that Qi Yuan had left from the backseat, Jia Tao suddenly roared and quickly stepped on the brakes, trying to turn around and rescue him.
In mid-air, Qi Yuan raised the Butcher with his right hand and pointed it at the Sand Otter Leader's head.
A hint of fear appeared in the Sand Otter Leader's eyes. The terrifying lethality of the Death Reaping shot was like a nightmare that awakened its fear of death.
Squeak squeak!
The Sand Otter retracted its sharp claws and loosened its grip on Qi Yuan's arm. It tried to avoid the Butcher's muzzle, but Qi Yuan's left hand remained motionless as if it was embedded in his flesh and blood. There was no way to get rid of it.
Just as he was about to hit the ground, Qi Yuan grabbed the Sand Otter Leader's forelimb with his left hand and pressed it down forcefully. The violent Steel Strength crushed the Sand Otter Leader and pressed it to the ground with a loud bang. Under the huge impact, the Sand Otter Leader created a shallow pit in the ground.
The Sand Otter Leader instantly fainted from the fall. Without waiting for it to recover, Qi Yuan directly stuffed the Butcher's ferocious gun barrel into its mouth, and then pulled the trigger fiercely, giving it a bullet blessed with Annihilation Warhead.
Boom!
The Butcher's destructive power was not as strong as Death Reaper, but with the addition of Annihilation Warhead, it was still not something that the Sand Otter's weak defense could withstand.
In the roar of the gun, the Sand Otter Leader's head was shattered. Scarlet blood and milky white brain matter burst out, ending the life of the second Sand Otter Leader.
The headless corpse of the Sand Otter Leader lay on the ground. Where the head used to be, there was only a piece of flesh with skin. Its limbs twitched unconsciously, and its sharp claws scratched Qi Yuan's body, leaving bloody marks.
The Sand Otter Leader's swift speed and sharp claws were originally a gunman's worst nightmare, but this time, Qi Yuan used a gun to end its life.
Squeak!
The Sand Otter Leader was dead, but the rest of the Sand Otters did not scatter. Instead, they became even crazier.
Dozens of Sand Otters screamed and rushed toward Qi Yuan like a tide.
"I have to think of a way to enhance my speed."
Qi Yuan muttered, then put the Butcher in his left hand and pulled out the Zhanmadao with his right hand.
Qi Yuan's body did not look strong, but it contained a terrifying power. Every step he took covered a distance of a few meters, and even the ground trembled slightly. Qi Yuan rushed toward the surging Sand Otters.
Jia Tao, who had turned the Iron Wolf around, condensed an energy weapon, and was about to turn around to help. However, he saw the scene of Qi Yuan charging forward, and his pupils could not help but shrink.
He wanted to solo more than ten Sand Otters!
A rank 1 Sand Otter Leader was not considered a powerful insectoid, but when more than ten Sand Otters gathered together, it was a destructive force. Unless one had a rank 2 defense, even a few rank 2 aptitude users would be torn apart by the Sand Otters in an instant!
What is he trying to do?
Is he trying to die a more heroic death?
Do I have to go crazy with him?
Jia Tao gritted his teeth and finally rushed toward Qi Yuan.
Boom!
Qi Yuan single-handedly crashed into the brown flood of Sand Otters!
A rank 1 Sand Otter Leader still had sharp claws and teeth, but it was far from being as strong as the Sand Otter Leader. Qi Yuan's Iron Defense once again showed its powerful side.
The deadly claws and teeth tore at Qi Yuan's body crazily, but only left streaks of blood and sharp friction sounds. They could not cause any serious injuries at all.
Qi Yuan's right hand kept waving the Zhanmadao in his hand, and every time he slashed, a Sand Otter would be cut in half.
Under the full power of Iron Strength, the rank 1 Sand Otter Leader's weak body could not withstand the slashing of the blade.
"One … Two … Three …"
The wounds on Qi Yuan's body increased, and the number of Sand Otter corpses on the ground increased.
Under the tragic massacre, the corpses piled up into a small hill, and the blood gathered into a pool, but it did not stop the madness of the Sand Otters.
Even if they were killed, the Sand Otters would use their claws and teeth to leave a wound on Qi Yuan's body.
When Jia Tao joined the battle, more than half of the Sand Otters had turned into corpses. Seeing Qi Yuan stabbing his Zhanmadao into the ground and grabbing the forelimb of a Sand Otter that was biting its neck, he threw it to the ground and pulled the trigger to blow its head off, Jia Tao could not help but stop in his tracks.
With a blade, he killed one with a slash, and with a gun, he killed one with a bullet!
These Sand Otters looked even weaker than the Black-Toothed Rats!
Just how long had it been? More than a dozen Sand Otters were actually slaughtered like chopping melons and vegetables!
Seeing that there was only one Sand Otter left, Jia Tao waved his energy blade and slashed it in half, making it in time for the end of the battle.
"They were all killed just like that?"
Jia Tao looked at the corpses on the ground and could not believe his eyes.
"A few more times and this Insectoid Nest will be annihilated!"
Qi Yuan panted for a while. The Sand Otters were all slaughtered. Their bodies were covered in blood and looked miserable, but in reality, they were not seriously injured.
"The smell of blood here is too strong. Let's cut up these Sand Otter corpses and get ready to leave!"
Jia Tao looked at the corpses on the ground and nodded. Most of the Insectoid corpses were also a huge fortune.
However, the two of them were riding motorcycles and could not transport all the corpses back. They could only cut off some of the valuable parts.
The Sand Otters had weak defense, so their fur was not worth much. However, their sharp claws and teeth could be sold for a good price. Even if they could not bring back the flesh, these claws and teeth could be sold for a C- Rank Mission reward.
Jia Tao squatted down and began to cut up the corpses with his energy blade. Looking at the neat cuts on the Sand Otter corpses, he felt a faint sense of fear.
Such clean cuts were difficult to achieve even with a Rank 1 Strength Enhancement.
Jia Tao could not imagine Qi Yuan at all. Not only could Qi Yuan increase the lethality of his bullets, but he also had a strong defense that could withstand the Sand Otter's claws and teeth. He also had powerful strength.
With multiple Rank 1 Enhancements, Qi Yuan had almost no shortcomings other than his slightly slower speed. Among the Wilderness Hunters, Jia Tao had almost never seen an Extraordinaire with abilities as comprehensive as Qi Yuan's.
Qi Yuan simply treated the wounds on his body. Suddenly, the ground seemed to tremble slightly.
"What's going on?"
Qi Yuan looked around but did not find any traces of Insectoids.
"Earthquake?"
Qi Yuan paused for a moment and quickly took out the Insectoid Detector and pressed it. He only saw a red dot leaving the Insectoid Nest and rapidly approaching his location.
A Rank 3 Insectoid!
It was underground!
"Let's go!"
Qi Yuan let out a low roar and dashed towards Tie Lang's location.
Jia Tao, who also felt the ground trembling, followed behind without saying a word. He no longer cared about the Sand Otter corpses.
A Rank 2 Insectoid was no match for Qi Yuan. Only a Rank 3 Insectoid could make him run!
Not long after the two of them ran, the ground where the Sand Otter corpses were gathered suddenly rolled. A huge gray Sandworm broke out from the ground and swallowed a few Sand Otter corpses along with the nearby soil into its stomach.
The Sandworm had a slender body like an earthworm. However, when its body was enlarged thousands of times, it began to be filled with a frightening and oppressive aura.
Most of the Sandworm's body was still underground. Only the part of its body that was above the ground was more than five meters long. Its body was bent and the end of its body could not be seen at all. There was only a huge mouth full of sharp teeth that opened and closed continuously. Scarlet flesh and blood dripped from the dense gaps between the teeth. It looked ferocious and terrifying.
"Sandworm!"
Looking back, Jia Tao's pupils suddenly shrank into dangerous pinholes. Compared to the Sand Otters, the Sandworm's danger level was exponentially higher. Even the experienced Rank 3 Hunters in Steel Gate were no match for an adult Sandworm!
No one!
There had been a few joint hunting teams that had tried to hunt the Sandworm. However, even with many Rank 3 Hunters working together, they had not been able to kill the Sandworm.
Among the missions issued by the Hunter's Guild, the Sandworm was one of the very few Rank 3 Insectoids that had a difficulty of C + alone.
Many Rank 3 Hunters had died in its mouth.
The Hunter's Guild had hunted the Sandworm a few times. Not only had they failed, but they had also suffered heavy losses. The Hunters in Steel Gate were terrified of the Sandworm.
In the eyes of most of the Hunters in Steel Gate, other than Ling You, even their strongest subordinates, Scorpion and Fang, were no match for the Sandworm.
The Sandworm arched its body and roared at the escaping Qi Yuan and Jia Tao with its mouth full of fangs.
It was as if a strong wind with a foul stench had appeared in the wilderness, and the two of them were swept away.
After roaring, the arched Sandworm suddenly burrowed into the ground. The ground trembled, and soil flew everywhere. The Sandworm raised a mud dragon that rolled toward the two of them.
"It's chasing us!"
The corner of Jia Tao's mouth twitched. He had never imagined that he would one day provoke a terrifying insectoid like the Sandworm.
Jia Tao's speed was slightly faster. He quickly picked up the Iron Wolf and started it up.
Qi Yuan jumped onto the vehicle and sat down. The two of them began to run for their lives under the pursuit of the Sandworm.
The Iron Wolf ran for its life in the wilderness. Although the Sandworm was moving underground, its speed was not slow at all. Furthermore, it did not seem to need to see its target to pursue it. No matter how Jia Tao drove the Iron Wolf in circles, he could not shake off the Sandworm. Instead, the distance between them had been shortened.
After realizing this, Jia Tao immediately stopped running in circles and began to escape in a straight line.
If one were to look down from the sky, they would see a mud dragon chasing after a motorcycle, leaving a scar-like trench on the ground.
The distance between them was only about ten meters, and it was getting closer. The motorcycle looked like it would be swallowed by the mud dragon at any time.
"Turn left!" Qi Yuan shouted.
Jia Tao immediately controlled the Iron Wolf to make a sharp turn to the left.
Boom!
The Sandworm burst out of the ground from where the motorcycle was originally. Its huge body rushed into the sky, and the broken soil splashed in all directions.
After missing its bite, the Sandworm swooped down toward the Iron Wolf. Its mouth full of fangs was like a deep black hole.
"Turn right!"
Qi Yuan raised the Death Reaper while directing the direction.
Jia Tao made another sharp turn and barely dodged the Sandworm's dive. The broken soil hit Qi Yuan like raindrops, making splashing sounds.
Where are its weak points?
Qi Yuan aimed the muzzle of the Death Reaper at the Sandworm's huge body, but he did not know where to start.
Although the Sandworm's body was huge, and he did not need to aim to hit it, if he could not hit its weak points, even if he could penetrate its body, he would not be able to cause any real damage.
Seeing that the Sandworm was about to burrow back into the ground, Qi Yuan did not hesitate and pulled the trigger.
Boom!
A bullet wrapped in gray light shot out from the muzzle and hit the sandworm's huge body.
The Annihilation Bullet pierced through the Sandworm's tough skin, creating a bowl-sized bloody wound. The bullet then sank deep into the Sandworm's body.
The Sandworm let out a furious roar, and the surrounding soil was sent flying. It seemed to be in pain.
The Sandworm was injured.
But that was all!
The injured Sandworm became even more berserk, and the frequency of its attacks increased. There were a few times when it almost knocked the Iron Wolf to the ground.
Jia Tao's face turned pale. In front of the Sandworm's absolute strength, even a Tier 3 Hunter could only run for his life.
Boom!
The Sandworm burst out of the ground in a frenzy again!
This time, Qi Yuan suddenly raised the muzzle and aimed at the Sandworm's ferocious mouth.
Boom!
The sound of Death Reaper's gunshot reverberated in the vast wilderness once more!
The gray bullet flew through the gaps between the Sandworm's fangs and into its huge mouth.
Roar!
The Sandworm seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, and it suddenly let out a shrill roar that spread far into the depths of the wilderness.
'The Sandworm is injured!'
A thought suddenly flashed through Jia Tao's mind, and a second thought quickly followed.
'The Sandworm is going crazy!'
Sandworms were vengeful, and the crazier they were, the more dangerous they were!
Jia Tao, who realized this, felt his heart sink into The Abyss.
The Iron Wolf was already moving at its maximum speed. If the Sandworm went berserk again, the chances of it dodging would become lower and lower.
Jia Tao could not help but feel curious about how Qi Yuan had managed to injure the Sandworm. Against a Sandworm of this size, even a Gatling gun might not be able to injure it.