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This barren mountain with a height of more than 500 meters is bare, without a tree or weeds, only sand and gravel all over the ground, and intricate trails all over the entire mountain.
More than 100 people who participated in the assessment dispersed after going up the mountain, either in groups of three or four, or alone, walking on the narrow path, moving to the top of the mountain, looking for eight-legged sandworms.
At first, Tang Mubai didn't pay much attention to these trails extending in all directions and criss-crossing.
After walking up for about 100 meters, I suddenly realized that these small trails are not roads!It's a passage left by eight-legged sandworms accumulating on the mountain!
Just like the rat path and the snake path, it is the path that the eight-legged sandworms travel all the year round, the insect path!
Thinking of this, Tang Mubai hurriedly came out of the "worm path" and walked on the gravel.
Some places are too soft and some places are too hard, so it is not very easy to walk on.
Tang Mubai's actions made the people walking behind him on the left and right see, some were puzzled and puzzled, some woke up and left the "worm way" in a hurry.
"what happened?"
A rather handsome young man with long hair, holding a long knife in his hand, murmured curiously as he walked, "Why don't you go on a good road, why... ah!"
With a scream, the young man suddenly disappeared from the spot.
All the assessors walking around felt their hearts skip a beat. They quickly turned around and looked around vigilantly.
"Where's the giant worm? Where's the giant worm?"
"No worms, it's almost halfway up the mountain, and I haven't seen any eight-legged sand worms!"
"Who was yelling just now? Where is the person? Was it eaten by bugs?"
"..."
The crowd was tense with doubts.
The main reason is that the person who screamed disappeared, which made everyone's heart lift up.
"Eat by giant insects? Impossible!" Tang Mubai frowned.
The system did not give a reminder of life recovery, which means that the person is not dead!
Not dead, but gone...
The opponent is underground!
At this moment, where the young man was standing before, at the intersection of the two "worm paths", an arm suddenly stretched out from the sand.
"help me!"
A familiar cry of horror sounded, and the young man's head and arms emerged from the sand, and he shouted with fear on his face, "Help me, someone will save me."
Nobody moved.
The people around were stunned and shocked, but no one acted.
I don't know whether he was frightened or indifferent, and let the young man struggle in the "sand pit" with his upper body exposed.
Coincidentally, the drone that was originally suspended in the air moved to the other side at this moment.
Seeing the young man struggling and sinking faster, Tang Mubai's eyes suddenly flashed, and he took out a bundle of ropes hanging around his waist.
There are three bundles of ropes distributed by the Martial Arts Association to bind the corpses of the eight-legged sandworms.
The eight-legged sandworm hasn't been found yet, so it's time to save people first.
Whoosh!
Tang Mubai flicked the rope, and threw one end of it to the ground in front of the young man.
"Grab the rope." Tang Mubai drank in a low voice.
The two were more than twenty meters apart.
The desperate young man instinctively grabbed the other end of the rope and tied it tightly to his hands.
Whoa!
Tang Mubai pulled hard on the rope, pulling the young man out of the "sand pit".
A body resembling a cabbage worm, but all gray and white, with eight sharp centipede feet, a body length of more than three meters, a waist like a bucket, and a giant worm as bloated as a car, followed the young man almost at the same time, from the "sand pit" "Leap out!"
"what!"
"Fuck!"
Screams and screams sounded instantly.
The giant worm opened its ferocious mouthparts the size of a footbath, and chased after the young man to bite.
The young man who was pulled by the rope and flew in the air felt cold all over his body, as if he had fallen into hell.
Tang Mubai, who had been prepared for a long time, had already dropped the rope he was holding in his hand. Lightning picked up the longbow and shot it with an arrow.
huh~!
The sharp sound of breaking wind resounded halfway up the mountain.
As the light flickered, the sharp arrow hit the eight-legged sandworm's head and passed through.
A cloud of yellow-brown liquid was brought out and sprayed in mid-air.
Boom!
The young man fell to the ground, rolled three times, and was in a mess.
Bang~!
The eight-legged sandworm fell from the sky and hit the sand two meters away from the young man. The dust splashed up and sprayed the young man's face.
The young man's whole body was stiff, his breathing stopped, and his widened eyes were filled with extreme fear.
The scene also fell into dead silence at this moment, completely silent.
fast……
too fast!
From the time when the young man got out of the "sandpit" to ask for help, to the time when the eight-legged sandworm was shot and fell to the ground, less than five seconds passed!
The dozen or so people on this hillside have not recovered from the horrified appearance of the eight-legged sandworm, and the latter has been killed.
The corpse of the three-meter-long giant worm lay beside the young man, motionless.
The arrow that flew obliquely into the sky disappeared.
Such a quick and swift reaction shocked everyone at the scene, dumbfounded.
The drone in the sky flew back without noticing it.
Tang Mubai, who kept the archery posture, was extremely surprised at this moment.
"An eight-legged sandworm can be recovered to a lifespan of 3.5 years!"
[Vitality +35]
This reminder was when the arrow pierced through the head of the eight-legged sandworm just now. According to the system reminder, Tang Mubai decisively should be the recovered vitality value.
Tang Mubai did not expect that the eight-legged sandworm had so much vitality.
That's right, Tang Mubai sensed a change in the ground one step ahead. When the young man came out of the "sand pit" and shouted, there was a sudden change in the ground under his feet. The breath of this change was very manic. swept away.
At that moment, Tang Mubai realized what the change was.
Eight-legged sandworm!
As a result, as expected.
An eight-legged sandworm added 3.5 years to his lifespan.
On this barren mountain, it is estimated that there are at least four to five hundred eight-legged sandworms...
Tsk tsk, big profit!
Tang Mubai was ecstatic in his heart.
Putting away the longbow, he quickly walked towards the young man, picked up the rope beside him, and tied up the dead eight-legged sandworm.
There is a nameplate on the rope with the name of the corresponding examiner on it.
For example, the name on the three ropes Tang Mubai is holding is Tang Mubai.
Once such a rope is tied to a giant worm corpse, it means that the giant worm corpse already has an owner.
The drones in the sky are constantly circling, ensuring that no one dares to snatch it in this way.
After tying up the corpse of the eight-legged sandworm in twos and threes, Tang Mubai clapped his hands, turned and left.
He has to go to other places to see the situation and at the same time recover the vitality lost after the eight-legged sandworm was killed!
"wait wait wait!"
Chapter 017 [Cumulative Lifespan 1343 Years]
A slightly hoarse voice sounded, Tang Mubai stopped, and turned to look at the young man lying on the ground, gasping for breath.
"What's the matter?" Tang Mubai asked calmly.
"Thank...thank you." The young man replied intermittently, "Just...just now thank...thank you, I...my name is Yang Kai, can...can you...to form a...team together? "
After finishing speaking in one breath, Yang Kai blushed and turned his head away, not daring to look at Tang Mubai.
The other people around listened to it, and stared at Tang Mubai with fiery eyes.
Tang Mubai's performance just now convinced them.
If he could team up with Tang Mubai, wouldn't it be easy to hunt the eight-legged sandworm?
"Heh." Tang Mubai chuckled, "Sorry, I like to act alone."
He was telling the truth.
It is not difficult for Tang Mubai to hunt eight-legged sandworms.
If it was before, Tang Mubai wouldn't mind bringing Yang Kai along to see how his character is.
But now, Tang Mubai has more important things to do.
An eight-legged sandworm added 3.5 years to his lifespan!
What about ten?What about twenty?What about thirty?What about one hundred?How much again?
Hundreds of lifespans are waiting for Tang Mubai to pick up the fun, how can he even think about forming any team!
This straightforward refusal made Yang Kai's body stiff when he heard it, he smiled and didn't speak again.
In the bottom of my heart, I can't stop sighing.
That's right, he has no relatives or reason with you, why should he bring you with him?
Before helping him, I had done my best.
Yang Kai knew very well that if it wasn't for Tang Mubai, he would be able to go down the mountain now.
Calling for help during the assessment is tantamount to giving up the assessment!
For this alone, Yang Kai owes Tang Mubai a lot.
The conversation between the two was heard in the ears of other people around. There was a commotion in the crowd, but no one spoke, and there was no sound.
Seeing this, Tang Mubai thought for a while and said, "Actually, it's not difficult to hunt eight-legged sandworms. Regardless of their fast speed and large body, the damage is limited. As long as you calm down and be vigilant, you can easily kill them!" "
After finishing speaking, Tang Mubai turned around and strode away.
The two words he said seemed to be useless encouragement, which was similar to cheering, but it was the truth.
The eight-legged sandworm looks hideous and terrifying, but in fact, it has no serious lethality at all.
In the open mouth, there is poison or no poison, teeth or no teeth.
Even if it is gastric juice, the ability to corrode digestion is very general.
Even if it is accidentally swallowed by the eight-legged sand worm, it will not die for the time being, as long as it comes out of the worm's belly before suffocation, it can continue to live.
Every one of the hundred or so assessors who went up the mountain passed the physical fitness assessment.
The one-handed fist strength exceeds 9 kilograms, the running speed does not exceed [-] meters in [-] seconds, and the reaction ability exceeds that of ordinary people.
Once serious, the eight-legged sandworm will definitely appear and die as many times as possible!