Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 340: Deadly Situation

The others’ expressions were strange as their thoughts went in all sorts of directions. They continued to hide and observe the situation, however.

Another two hours passed, and they were all on alert.

It’s almost time!

There were Earthworm corpses everywhere. Only a few worms were left tangling around the mother worm.

Sharky said quietly, "Wait here. I’m going to head over, and will come back soon." He intended to try an ambush. The mother worm was still overcome by lingering pleasure, so its vigilance would be much lower than usual. He didn’t need them to distract it.

"Be careful!" The women all spoke up in unison. Then, they looked at each other with unnatural expressions. Why did they suddenly feel like sisters sending off their husband?

Alina didn’t mind too much. She had already confirmed her relationship with Sharky.

Diana also didn’t mind too much.

Only Charlotte, on the other hand, was vexed by her own changing feelings. She was starting to wonder whether she really had been done in by his strange method or if she really had accidentally ended up liking him.

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Sharky thus used ’Shadow Phoenix’ to quickly approach the massive mother worm. As soon as he approached, a nauseating smell filled his nostrils. However, he remained unfazed, his resolute expression completely unchanging as he arrived next to the mother worm.

He even personally examined the Earthworm corpses scattered all over. There were some whose mandibles and feelers were still trembling a bit, but their essence had already been sucked dry. They weren’t going to survive.

Only when he was closer did he notice that the mother worm’s stomach was several times larger than before. Its body also squirmed continuously.

Just then, eggs slowly came out of it one after another. Every single one was around the size of a basketball, and they were covered in viscous liquid. The eggs quickly piled up like a small mountain.

In the distance, the women were all shocked. Isn’t this a bit too fast?

It just had intercourse with all of those worms, right? And yet it already got pregnant and gave birth?

When she saw Charlotte and Diana turn toward her with strange expressions, Alina was embarrassed and annoyed. She protested, "Why are you all looking at me?!"

The two women were embarrassed. It was just that when they recalled Alina’s previous analogy, they had subconsciously thought of the fact that she was a Medusa. The Snake race actually seemed quite similar to the Earthworms, so they had ended up unwittingly making that connection.

However, they both knew that wasn’t actually the case, so they quickly looked elsewhere. They wanted to see if Sharky would succeed this time.

Alina couldn’t be bothered to blame them. She also moved close to them to see what was happening. Unfortunately, apart from the Earthworms, she didn’t sense anything. She was worried, so she quickly asked the grandmasters at her side, "Where did Sharky go?" Their cultivations were higher than hers, so their senses might be a bit sharper as well.

"I don’t know either," Charlotte replied, embarrassed.

Alina was speechless. You don’t know, but you’re still so focused?

Diana said with a sigh of admiration, "Sharky’s stealth technique is way too formidable! There are many techniques to hide one’s aura in this world, but almost all of them have some flaws, and would struggle to escape the detection of a grandmaster."

For example, the Devil Sect’s Mirror Mirage could also conceal one’s aura. However, if the user were seen, they’d still be exposed. Besides, it wouldn’t help them avoid detection by high-level cultivators capable of sensing with their soul.

But Sharky’s skill completely hid himself from all detection through both the senses and the soul. Even though they knew he was right there, they still couldn’t sense where he was at all.

"He should... be able to succeed this time, right?" Alina asked, clenching her hands nervously. They had barely managed to escape last time by relying on the drugs. They wouldn’t have another chance. After all, the mother worm... had already released everything just now.

"I don’t know," Diana replied worriedly. Even though the Star Shattering Imprint was powerful, its weaknesses were apparent. There was no way of ensuring whether the next attack would succeed or not.

"The most important part is that the Star Shattering Imprint can only be used three times every day. If that’s exceeded, the physical body will break down," Diana said with a serious expression. "He already used it once during practice. Between that and the time he failed earlier, he only has one last chance."

"What kind of shoddy technique did you end up teaching him? It does not even work at the most important time," Charlotte remarked, feeling extremely unsatisfied. She was really worried about Sharky’s safety, but she couldn’t show it, so she already had a lot of irritation bottled up.

Diana was also starting to feel annoyed. She snapped, "Why don’t you do it then, if you’re so amazing?!"

"What I taught has a hundred percent success rate, unlike a certain someone’s technique," Charlotte said with a snort.

Diana harrumphed. "What use is there in just hiding killing intent? What we need now is offensive power."

"Please stop fighting..." Alina pleaded, panicking internally. Her mental image of the two grandmasters had already been completely destroyed. Whenever it involved each other, the two would become like little girls. "It’ll be bad if we alert the mother worm and put Sharky in danger!"

Charlotte and Diana were just getting started, but when they heard that, both of them shut their mouths.

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Just then, Sharky approached the mother worm. He used the Unshaken Daoist Manual to hide his killing intent as he slowly approached its abdomen with the dagger. Then, he used the Star Shattering Imprint, stabbing forward!

Clang!

The dagger was blocked by the monster’s armor again!

Diana cried out in alarm, "No, it failed again!"

Charlotte was even more discouraged. According to what Diana had said, this was already the last time. They could only try again the next day. But the mother worm would already recover by then! If it hid underground again and went on guard, they might not have another chance to ambush it.

"Sharky, come back!" Charlotte cried out in alarm. At that moment, the best plan was to leave the mines first. Once they recovered, they would try again, and possibly ask for help from other powerful humans.

Of course, she knew that if they did that, these worms would already proliferate like crazy. The surrounding Cloudcenter civilians might end up in trouble then

Diana was shocked when she saw Charlotte fly over to help, thinking, Doesn’t this stone cold woman usually strongly dislike Sharky? Why does she seem to care more about him than me now? However, she didn’t dare to hesitate either, also rushing forth to help Sharky.

Alina didn’t blindly charge forward. She knew she was at a disadvantage in terms of cultivation compared to them. If she went there, Sharky might be distracted by having to take care of her too. As such, she simply used her painting brush to assist them from a distance.

The Scaled Earthworm sensed the attack and was instantly enraged. This human ant had challenged it again and again! And he had actually disturbed it at such a time, no less. Absolutely preposterous!

Its normally large and ponderous body twisted around, then swept at Sharky like a whip of lightning.

Sharky felt as if a fire truck had rammed into him. It was as if all of the bones in his body were about to break apart.

The rational choice would be to use the recoil force to quickly leave the place and reconsider the situation. However, he felt that this was a really precious opportunity that had been created after much difficulty, and it might not reappear again.

Even though he was no Mother Teresa, he was a flesh and blood human. He still felt that he had some responsibility when he thought about how all of Cloudcenter Territory would become overrun by the worms and be left in absolute chaos.

He clenched his teeth and forcefully endured his injuries. He instantly appeared in front of the mother worm and stabbed outward with the Poisonous Prick again.

Because of the huge disparity between them, even with his speed, he wouldn’t be able to hit it. That was why he used the Star Shattering Imprint again! Only if his speed and power were increased tenfold would he be able to hit the monster.

As long as it could create even the tiniest of injuries on the mother worm, it would be a success!

Pfft!

Failed again? What kind of blasted RNG is this?! Sharky thought. He was about to curse out loud! He was going to grab Diana and give her a good spanking the first chance he had in the future!

But he probably wouldn’t have another chance, because the mother worm had already opened its large, sinister mouth and was about to bite down again.

Sharky had just used up all of his strength. Furthermore, because he had forcefully used the Star Shattering Imprint again above the daily use limit, all of the meridians within his body were being ripped apart. He didn’t have a chance of evading the attack at all.

Suddenly, a lantern flew above him, casting a yellow radiance. It was the Empress Lantern!

The mother worm’s body froze for a moment under its light. However, it resumed moving a second later.

The Empress Lantern grew dim, falling to the ground. Diana’s entire body trembled, and she coughed out a mouthful of blood. If not for the buffs Alina had given her, she might not even have been able to use the Empress Lantern in her current state.

But even so, forcefully using the lantern still wasn’t enough to truly stop the mother worm.

Fortunately, Charlotte had already arrived at Sharky’s side. One hand wrapped around his waist, while the other held a sword, thrusting it toward the sky. She used the Snowflake Sword!

A layer of frost quickly appeared all over the mother worm. Charlotte took the chance to kick off the ground in an attempt to bring Sharky away.

But the mother worm only slowed down for a split second.It shook off the frost covering its body, firing a blast of black light outward.

Charlotte groaned, coughing out a mouthful of blood. She had been hit in the back and could no longer continue flying. She dropped out of the sky carrying Sharky.

Fortunately, Sharky had already caught his breath, and he caught her instead. If it were any other time, he wouldn’t mind staring into her eyes as they slowly spiraled down through the air like in the movies. However, he knew that at that moment, they no longer had any chance of getting away.

Right at that moment, the aura of a primal beast filled the entire place!