Volume 1: The Storm of the Sea Chapter 16 The Worm of Gold and Iron
Take a closer look, the skeleton is more than 20 meters long, it is clearly a snake bone, the color is gray and white, and when you reach out and touch it, you can clearly feel that the bones have uneven undulations.
"Could it be that this monster still has a race?" Looking at the remains that seemed to be many years old, the viscount was shocked: "If that's the case, then we all have to be here." ”
Everyone present also did not expect this, and they were silent for a while.
"Probably not, Lord Viscount," said Bourcho, after a closer look, "this skeleton has a crack in its jaw, and its jawbones are no longer closed, which is very close to the position of our shelling, and it should be the corpse of the strange snake from before." It's just that this bone looks like it's been some years old. ”
"That's true," Viscount Eric approached the snake's head and looked at it, obviously relieved: "If that's the case, then it's not a big deal. The aging of bones is probably just the reason we don't know. ”
"It's really strange, Lord Viscount," Captain Knox said as if complaining, "Since going out to sea, all kinds of strange things have happened, especially on this island, the hydra, the shadow worm, even the bones are not normal. ”
"The sea is an unknown place, and it is normal for unknown things to exist in unknown places" Viscount Eric saw it openly, and since there was no explicit danger, he beckoned everyone: "Let's go, I just hope that the next unknown will not kill us all." ”
Viscount Eric's tone was relaxed, but everyone present knew how dignified this sentence was, and it was a blessing not to die.
As we walked on, the cave began to slowly get smaller.
"Looks like there's a sound. Bourcho spoke suddenly.
"You're afraid, cowardly. "Captain Knox showed no mercy.
Although nothing was found, Bourcho's squeak broke the silence, and everyone's mood was slightly raised.
"窸窸窣窣" "窸窸窣窣"
After walking a little further, a faint sound came from the depths of the cave, which was not very real, but it also caught the attention of Viscount Eric.
"Be careful, there seems to be something up ahead, don't get hit. Viscount Eric reminded.
As everyone walked towards the depths, the sound of rustling became clearer and clearer.
Suddenly, Captain Knox, who was walking in the front, slashed at the front with the machete in his hand, only to hear the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
All eyes focused on the thing that had been knocked to the ground, not the worm they were really looking for, but a "mouse".
This "mouse" is only more than 30 centimeters long, but it is extremely ugly and hideous, with mixed gray hair, alopecia areata revealing iron-gray skin. The slender and protruding mouth could not wrap the fangs that were half a finger long, but the slender limbs were clearly muscular. The slightly curved claws, not to mention scratching the skin, are enough to even dig out the liver.
"This thing is really strong, such a big thing, after being stabbed in the back of Captain Knox, it's not even dead" Bourcho looked at the "mouse" who was knocked to the ground and was still struggling, and gave a few rare compliments.
"I use a blade" Listening to Bourcho's compliment, Knox's face was not very good-looking: "This thing has such hard skin, it doesn't even have any skin trauma." ”
The "mouse" that fell to the ground was still roaring in its mouth, and it looked like it had broken its spine, but it couldn't run.
"I'm not too surprised that this monster has tough skin," Viscount Eric observed the "mouse", "but it's strange that the body under such a tough skin is not very strong"
Before Viscount Eric could get closer, a worm burst out of the darkness in the distance, opened its mouth to bite the mouse, and immediately retracted into the darkness.
"Appeared" Knox immediately threw the torch in his hand at the worm, and rushed forward with an arrow, intending to kill the worm completely. But another bug sprang out of the shadows on the side, forcing Captain Knox to hurriedly parry, and couldn't help but take several steps back.
"If you want to die so much, I'll take you first" Knox didn't care much about the worm's attack, so he took advantage of the situation to force the worm back, turned the offensive and fought.
The others hurried over, but the remaining worm fled as quickly as it could, and Knox quickly cut off the worm's head without much effort.
"Has the worm lost its ability to regenerate after it fell off the snake?" asked Bourcho, surprised.
"It's not just that it's gone, it's that its skin and strength are much smaller, and if it's still on my back, it's hard for me to hurt it, let alone kill it in a moment. ”
"There are a small number of burns on this bug, it looks like it is one of the two that escaped yesterday" Viscount Eric stepped forward and turned over the corpse: "Well, the other one is afraid that it also escaped yesterday"
"It's a pity I didn't leave it behind!" Knox was still a little indignant, and seemed dissatisfied with yesterday's performance.
After winning the first battle, everyone's interest was slightly higher, and although they were vigilant, their pace couldn't help but be a little faster.
But after walking a while, the cave suddenly saw the bottom. After careful discernment, he found a vertical crack, as if there was a stone door in front of him.
The surface of the stone door has been severely worn, most of the original lines have disappeared, and what remains is only a slightly rough stone wall, but traces of carving can still be faintly seen.
"Why is there such a thing here?" Viscount Eric was a little shocked when he looked at the stone gate that suddenly appeared. However, except for Bourcho and Viscount Eric, although the others were a little curious, they did not have a big reaction.
"Forget it, let's put it aside for now" Viscount Eric put down the thought in his heart and said to everyone: "There is no way ahead, the insects must be hiding around here, be careful." ”
But before the words fell, there was a sound of breaking the air behind the team, and before everyone could react, a team member arrived.
"Animal, stop" Captain Knox rushed to the front as always. Looking at the scars on this bug, Knox couldn't help but snort coldly: "I didn't end you last time, and this time I let you be completely finished." ”
At a glance, Knox didn't notice the change in the worm, but when he first fought the worm, a huge force came from his hand, and he couldn't even hold the machete.
Now, everyone took a fresh look at this strange worm. Its body length was close to eight meters, and its skin had turned a strange iron-gray color, and it was raising its head to provoke everyone.
Seeing the unscrupulous appearance of this worm, Knox, who had just been repelled several steps, refused to admit defeat, and took the opportunity to hold the knife in both hands, and it was a knife on his side.
"Oooh" only heard the sound of metal crashing, and Knox's hands went numb, but the worm was unscathed. The worm took advantage of the situation and knocked Knox to the ground. Fortunately, Knox didn't say anything about it, barely blocked it, so he didn't suffer any serious injuries.
"Is this the same worm as before?"