The venomous worms swarmed toward them like undertides. They were sandwiched by the Gu vessel in the front and a stone wall behind them, blocking their way out. The whole bunch of people scurried around but they could not find a way to steer clear from the venomous worms.

“Argh, Brother Yi Jun! Is it true that I won’t be able to return if I get bitten by these venomous worms!” Fang Lingzi grabbed onto the businessman’s arm and wailed.

“… No… No, don’t worry.” The businessman comforted Fang Lingzi and patted her head.

In the blink of an eye, many types of insects, snakes, and scorpions crept up toward them, baring fangs and brandishing claws. The venomous snake flicked its tongue and drove all of them against the stone wall.

‘Crack… Crack…’ The Gu worms crawled out from Xiao Ya’s body and made cracking sounds when they passed through the joints. She walked toward Bai Wu and the others stiffly in a manner similar to shadow puppetry.

“Motherfu*ker! Has the old woman gone bonkers! We’re going to die!” the crew-cut guy shouted in terror while he leaned on the stone wall and tried to climb over it.

“Quiet! Stay calm! Let’s band together and try to push this wall down!” Bai Wu yanked Xu Lan behind him and forced himself to calm down before speaking.

“It’s impossible, there’s oil on the stone wall!” Oil started to bubble out from the stone wall when they tried to lift it up from the bottom. The group of people was exasperated and their foreheads started to sweat as there was no way of escaping the place.

“Argh! Quick, help me to chase it away!” The venomous crawlers bypassed Bai Wu who was standing in front and launched the attack from sideways. One of the players yelped in fear when the crawlers crept up his hand at lightning speed.

“Aargh!”

Before anyone could respond, the black, tongue-flicking venomous snake bit his arm. The man’s body started to turn pitch-black at a speed visible by the naked eye. Before he could even utter a single word, he stared blankly at the venomous snake on his arm and fell to the ground stiffly.

The Gu worms that were crawling in a scattered manner swarmed toward him the moment he fell in a frenzied mode. They started burrowing themselves into the body through his ears, nose, eyes, and throat.

“… Guys, quit staring. Get a few more people if one is not enough to lift it. Try to find a way along the cliff or the sides of the wall! We’re all going to die here if we don’t try at all!” Bai Wu shouted toward the others swiftly when they started to panic.

The stone wall was approximately three to four meters tall. The yellowish-orange oil covered the whole surface of the wall, leaving no room for them to start lifting with. They reached a dead end. They had a bottomless cliff on their left and the precipice of the mountain on the right. They were also surrounded by the ravening Gu worms in front and blocked by the solid stone wall from the back.

“Bai… Bai Wu! Come… Come and take a look at him… He…” Sheng Ya could not take her eyes off that man who was bitten to death by those Gu worms.

His skin was completely bloated. The Gu worms were wriggling inside as if they could not wait to erupt from his body. Initially, something bit open the skin in the abdominal area. Then, there were Gu worms crawling out from the arms, thighs, and face. The worms were covered in dark-red blood, the sight of them crawling everywhere was brutal and disgusting.

“Everyone, get behind me! Who hasn’t use their mind control skill? Try to use it on the old woman and see if you’re able to control her!” Bai Wu extended his arms and ordered loudly. He frowned when he saw masses of Gu worms crawled out from his fellow companion. He stared painfully at his companion who was lying on the floor. The Gu worms devoured him entirely, the only thing left of him was his bones.

“Papa! Can I lead them to depart first? The dimension chose me as the elder, it’s my duty to protect them.” Bai Wu turned around to look at Xu Lan and asked firmly.

They were completely surrounded by Gu worms, some even crawled under their feet. Bai Wu was the only exception, where the worms stayed in a distance of approximately ten centimeters as if they were afraid of him. Nonetheless, they were pressing nearer to him. The other members rushed toward Bai Wu when they heard his command. Xu Lan smiled understandingly when he saw Bai Wu take them in like a hen protecting its chicks.

He had really matured.