Chapter 372: 372
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The ghost worm of Leon mingled with the ck worms and moved in a line. The squishy and slimy dark bodies wriggled as they traveled through the narrow underground tunnel. The passage was tight, forcing them to squeeze and wiggle through the dirt. The soil clung to their shiny skin, making the air damp and heavy.
As they went deeper, the tunnel began to slope downward. The worms followed the warmth that seemed to guide them below as temperature started to rise slowly. The passage became smoother and more consistent, hinting at arger space ahead.
After a long time of crawling, the tunnel opened into a huge cave. The ck worms poured into the vast space, stretching out and exploring. The cave was dimly lit by a soft glow from the walls and ceiling. Stctites hang down, and the ground was covered with sparkling crystals.
One ckworm, different from the rest, followed behind quietly. It was a ghost ck worm, almost invisible, moving silently in the shadows. It watched as the other worms spread out and explored the new cave. The cavern felt alive with the activity of the worms, and the ghost worm remained hidden, blending into the darkness as it observed the scene.
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While the ghost worm migled, Leon connected the worm positions to the shadow realm which followed the worm while existing in another dimension.
This feature was quite handy when it came for exploration and following prey.
Perfectly suitable for a hunter like him.
Sitting inside, he got a perfect first person view however it wasn''t something that pleased his eye.
Even several shadows quivered and spat out in disgust.
Meanwhile, Leon controlled the ghostly ck worm as if it was his own body.
The path Leon was on within the cave was very wide and kept extending forward into the distance.
Leon couldn''t see anything out of the ordinary as he kept moving forward, but his n was to check every part of the cave.
After he finished examining it for any suspicious elements, he would push forward with his next ns to farm EXP.
With so many monsters despite getting less exp, it was enough to give him a delightful power boost.
Leon continued moving forward and asionally saw some ck worms ovepping one another as if mating.
The manner in which they did it disgusted him, and made him cry.
''Oh heaven!Just what kind of disgusting thing I have to see.''
One of the female ck worms was even sending signals to the ghost worm, but Leon ordered it to quickly distance himself from her.
In a few minutes, he had crossed several hundred meters.
The cave turned into a myriad of colors from his point of view.
Every single ck worm he came across had readings above their heads. Some had simr numbers while others didn''t. Leon noticed the stones on the cave walls were bright green with varying energy readings too.
''Two thousand, three thousand two hundred... These numbers keep on increasing,,'' Leon analyzed.
Leon was already nearing the end of the cave after moving through it for about five minutes. His sight zoomed in on the end of the cave where three differentrge holes could be seen on the walls.
These holes were more like rooms because Leon could see several ck worms inside and sense an immense amount of energying from all three.
Squee! Squee!
Some of the worms outside the holes saw ghost worms and shrieked at him.
If Leon didn''t understand their manner of speech, he would have thought they had figured out
that it was an imposter. But due to his mind linked with worms, he knew what they were saying.
"Squee! Squee! Squee!"
Leon signaled the worm as he squirmed towards the middle hole.
Squee! Squee!
The two worms outside made those sounds at Leon again while rotating their bodies.
The ghost worm replied with something simr before both worms moved out of the way for him to enter the middle hole.
The ghost worm crawled inside.
The space within the hole was big enough to fit a thousand people, but only about twelve ckworms were inside.
The flow of energy inside this hole was intense, and Leon could tell that it was far higher than the others he had seen on the cave ceiling when he was on his way here.
The hole would have been extremely dark, but there was a bright source of shiny blue light in
the middle.
The blue light was actually a long crystal-like rock protruding from the ground.
The crystal was over three hundred feet tall, glowing with a refreshing light.
The twelve worms coiled around the veryrge crystal-like rock.
''This is on another levelpared to the others,'' Leon said internally with a surprised look. ''What''s that?'' Leon understood why the ck worms had guards positioned outside these holes.
Earlier, when he spoke to them, he realized that this ce was only essible to a ck worm once every two months, and if a ck worm stayed within any one of the three holes for a single day, their strength, along with their internal constitution, would undergo a
fundamental improvement.
[System what are those]
[High energy crystal named as Citrizine. Each of the small creature container is 10 times the energy of high spiritual stones.]
''Huh!''
Leon gasped heavily, taking a deep breath.
''So, the small crystals weighed so much so how did the big crystal do?''
[Do you want me to answer for 5 luck points]
Leon''s lips twitched hearing system words and he refused.
As Leon approached the Citrizine crystal, he summoned his ghost worm. The worm, a shadowy extension of his will, slithered towards the crystal and coiled around it.
Leon noticed the crystal''s energy flowing into the worm. The influx of pure Qi seemed to rejuvenate the worm, making it glow brighter as it absorbed the energy. The once-bright crystal grew dimmer with each passing moment.
With the energy now absorbed, the crystal lost all its light, and the cave fell into deeper darkness. The worm, now infused with the crystal''s vitality, pulsed with renewed strength.
Leon felt the boost in his own power as the worm returned to him, its presence now charged with the vibrant energy of the Citrizine.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om