Chapter 142: Exploring the Ruins Again

Zhang Shi knew this very well. He looked into the distance and had a plan in mind. He summoned Ge Dalong, Wu Qing and several soldiers with good strength. After a brief discussion, they decided to organize a team to venture deep into the source of the worms - the polluted river, to find out whether there are larger-scale insect nests or other keys to control the worms.

When Zhang Shi saw these worms crawling from the river to the shore, he thought of the underground ruins under the river, so his first target was here.

It is difficult to go deep into the worms surrounded by them. Although these worms do not seem to have strong attack power, Zhang Shi will never gamble with his own safety. After asking Gong Yi about the specific composition of the insecticide bomb, he learned that the insecticide was actually provided by Wu Qing.

"I have been studying these things, so I tried to mix some herbs. I didn't expect the effect to be so good."

Wu Qing brushed this matter over lightly, as if she had just done something insignificant.

Zhang Shi did not delve into this matter. With the insecticide, the implementation of the plan was much simpler. Zhang Shi sent people to blast away the swarm of insects with insecticide bombs, and then led everyone to jog to the river bank. There were also winged scouts in the air to help them spray insecticides. Under the irrigation of rain, the insecticide spread quickly, spreading rapidly along the path planned by Zhang Shi, and soon formed a straight passage.

Zhang Shi and others ran along the path at a high speed and soon saw the boulder protruding from the water. Due to continuous rainfall, the water level of the stream rose a lot, and the water surface had already covered most of the boulder.

Zhang Shi carefully checked the nearby waters and found that there was no trace of worms. He was relieved and sprinkled a lot of insecticides in the river before going into the water decisively.

After skillfully triggering the mechanism of the boulder, the boulder slowly separated, revealing the secret room below.

As the boulder completely separated, a light green magic circle appeared to cover the entrance of the secret room, and the river water was completely blocked outside. Zhang Shi tried it and found that his body could enter and exit the magic circle freely without any obstacles. This magic circle seemed to be specially set up to block the river water.

Zhang Shi didn't waste much time. He quickly jumped into the secret room, found the stone slab, inserted the key brought out by Huojiacun into it, activated the mechanism again, and the stone slab quickly dropped.

Not long after, everyone came to the underground. Zhang Shi held a torch and carefully explored the way ahead according to his memory. The last time he came here, the rock wall was inlaid with glowing stones, but now it is pitch black. I don't know if it is related to the dissipation of spiritual energy.

Passing through a dark passage, a faint red light appeared in front of Zhang Shi and others.

Zhang Shi frowned, stopped, and released Pipi to investigate. As soon as Pipi landed, he found something wrong. It smelled the strong blood in front and heard a series of low roars. Then it lay down and warned Zhang Shi.

Zhang Shi and his mind were connected. He saw that there was danger ahead. Knowing that his trip was not in vain, he decisively ordered to extinguish the torch, slowed down his pace and slowly approached the front.

In the darkness, Zhang Shi and his team moved forward cautiously, relying on their keen perception of the environment and Pipi's precise intuition. The red light became stronger and stronger, accompanied by an indescribable sense of oppression, as if something was waiting for them ahead.

As the distance shortened, they finally walked out of the passage and came to the open underground ruins. At this time, everyone was able to distinguish the source of the red light - it was a huge tumor embedded in the mountain wall above their heads, and the red light reflected the surroundings like a sea of ​​blood. The low roars from time to time in the cave made people terrified, as if countless unknown creatures were lurking in it, ready to attack at any time.

Zhang Shi frowned. He remembered that the last time he came here, this was originally a glowing boulder, and for some reason it became what it is now.

Although Zhang Shi was worried, he was more eager and determined for the unknown. He whispered to everyone to get ready, and at the same time took out a few bottles of pre-prepared enhanced insecticide bombs from his backpack and distributed them to everyone in case of emergency.

The group slowly walked into the cave. The ground under their feet seemed to be shaking slightly. Every step required extra caution. The air in the cave was heavy and humid, mixed with a distinct pungent smell of blood, which made people feel suffocated. Pipi was close to Zhang Shi's feet, looking around vigilantly. Its eyes flickered in the darkness, becoming a comfort for them in this terrifying environment.

After going deep into the ruins, they saw huge insect nests with the help of red light. There were densely packed worms wriggling in the nests. They were curled up or tumbling, and their bodies emitted a faint fluorescence, gathering into the terrifying swarm of insects.

In the center of the insect nest, there seemed to be a larger figure, moving slowly. There was a blood-red cocoon under it. The huge body almost filled the entire cocoon, and every movement was accompanied by a low roar. Zhang Shi recognized at a glance that this was exactly the same as the mother beast in the mine. This ruins has become a hatchery for worms.

Faced with this thrilling scene, Zhang Shi did not retreat. He knew that this was the goal of their trip, and he could not tolerate such a big hidden danger around his shelter.

Zhang Shi quickly exchanged glances with everyone and formulated an action plan. Some people were responsible for distracting the worms and using insecticide bombs to create chaos; the other group, led by him, quietly approached the center of the insect nest and tried to find a way to get rid of the mother beast.

The action began, accompanied by several deafening explosions. The power of the insecticide bombs instantly caused the insect swarm to fall into chaos. The worms fled everywhere, and the cave was in chaos. Zhang Shi and others took this opportunity to quickly pass through the insect swarm and approached the core of the insect nest.

The mother beast was startled by the loud noise, slowly moved her body, crawled out of the insect nest, and crawled towards the source of the chaos. It was obviously in a relatively weak state, and its speed was much slower than that of the mine. Zhang Shi discovered its situation and thought to himself that there was a chance.

Taking advantage of the scattered insect swarm, Zhang Shi took the lead in attacking the mother beast. He appeared on the head of the mother beast with a flash shadow step. He was blessed with ice armor and various auras, which made his attributes much stronger. Just one blow split the mother beast's shell, and the powerful destructive power of the triple blow blew the flesh and blood of the mother beast, making it wail repeatedly.

With just one strike, Zhang Shi discovered the quality of this female beast. The blood from its wounds fell to the ground like a waterfall. It did not show any self-healing ability. Its strength was much weaker than the one in the mine.

Zhang Shi smiled. Since it had no self-healing ability, it would be much easier to deal with. He felt that he had easily controlled this monster.