Chapter 5, Rescue

"Stay close to it, do not pull away." A voice came from the side, Ding Ze had arrived. Ren Ben was on the sand dune, disappearing in a flash, instantly reaching within thirty meters of the giant worm. He raised his right hand, and a bolt of lightning shot out from his wrist, striking the side of the giant worm's body. With a muffled sound, a large hole was blown open in the giant worm's body, and blood and flesh gushed out. The giant worm let out a wail and lunged towards Ding Ze. Bei Yue gripped the giant knife with both hands and fell from the air again, slashing down onto its body, sending the giant worm flying once more for dozens of meters. Bei Yue was relentless, charging forward rapidly, with four large knives flying out from his hands to strike. He jumped up, preparing for another heavy strike to break through the city and capture the fortress. The giant worm let out a wail and lunged towards Ding Ze. Bei Yue gripped the giant knife with both hands and fell from the air again, slashing down onto its body, sending the giant worm flying once more for dozens of meters. Bei Yue was relentless, charging forward rapidly, with four large knives flying out from his hands to strike. He jumped up, preparing for another heavy strike to break through the city and capture the fortress.

"Cui Ming, Cui Ming, you should run quickly, don't worry about me, I can't get out." A sentence from Xiao Jiang floated in from the left.

In that moment, time seemed to stand still. Cui Ming turned his head and saw Bei Yue, her silky hair dancing in the wind, her face like jade, her eyes like stars, resembling a goddess. A few strands of hair brushed against Cui Ming's face, and he felt as if he were in a dream, unable to resist leaning in with his lips. Just as they were about to touch, his body suddenly sank; Bei Yue pushed Cui Ming down, stepping on him briefly before turning to pounce on the giant insect, while Cui Ming crashed into the sand dune like a cannonball.

Oh? Beiyue was quite surprised. After observing Cui Ming for a while, he found that Cui Ming had already lost consciousness

Bei Yue stood up, looked for a moment, turned around, and split the giant blade in his hand into four parts, which then fit together. On his way towards Cui Ming, he retracted the cloth bag, wrapped the giant blade, tied a knot, and carried it on his back

Cui Ming drew his hands apart, swiftly cutting the giant worm in half on the spot. Xiao Jiang knelt on both knees, raising his left hand with a thumbs-up, and fell to the sand along with the giant worm. Cui Ming glanced back, gritted his teeth, and turned to run wildly. At that moment, the giant worm finally moved, seemingly aware that if it did not take action, its little brother would not be able to stop Cui Ming.

The giant reached out and pulled Xiao Jiang up, looking around and asking, "What should we do? What should we do? What is this?"

Cui Ming opened his eyes in a daze, feeling a sharp pain in his chest, and spat out a mouthful of blood, coughing repeatedly. He barely saw Ding Ze and Bei Yue standing beside him. Bei Yue asked, "Why are you spitting blood?"

God, please give me a good hand! Cui Ming spread his left hand, and countless cards flashed by in an instant, disappearing just as quickly. Cui Ming pinched one card between his fingers, feeling utterly defeated; it was a useless card. ... When the mind is flustered, the heart becomes chaotic; when the heart is chaotic, the energy dissipates. It's over, it's over...

In the brief moment that passed, Cui Ming saw Bei Yue open the cloth bag that she had been carrying with her. In mid-air, four uniquely shaped large blades flew out of the bag, each slashing towards the giant insect. As Bei Yue descended, the four blades rebounded after striking, combining in the air to form a massive four-bladed sword that met her. This giant sword shimmered with white light, rotating like a windmill in an X-shaped scissor formation. Bei Yue grasped the central handle of the giant sword with her right hand, aligning the backs of the blades together. Utilizing the inertia from her descent, she struck the giant insect's body with the sword, sending it flying several dozen meters away, leaving a trail of green blood in its wake

The giant insect's speed noticeably slowed down, but it lunged out with an even more ferocious speed, opening its enormous blood-red maw to swallow Cui Ming. Just as it seemed Cui Ming was doomed, a figure suddenly appeared, wrapping one arm around Cui Ming's waist, and with a push from the ground, soared to a height of over ten meters, evading the impending swallow.

The three of them turned and sprinted wildly, while Cui Ming threw out a series of playing cards, eliminating the giant insects that blocked their path, forcefully carving out a route. At that moment, a massive insect opened its mouth towards the sky, and a stream of venom shot up into the air. Xiao Jiang turned back to see this scene, looked up at the sky, and pushed Cui Ming, who was fleeing alongside him, out of the way. The venom fell, and the behemoth surged forward, passing between the two of them. The venom struck his shoulder, and a green light pierced through his body, hitting the sandy ground. The behemoth instinctively ran a few more steps forward before collapsing to the ground, motionless, its corpse emitting gas and a foul odor.

Beiyue grabbed Cui Ming's clothes, hoisting him onto his shoulder and turning back towards the camp. Ding Ze said, "Let me handle it."

Cui Ming looked at the giant insect standing proudly, disdainfully regarding the three of them, and retreated: "I don't know, but I estimate... no, it's certain that we can't defeat it. Let's turn around and run."

No need. Beiyue paused to observe this area; due to the leader's retreat, the large insects had vanished without a trace. Scattered everywhere were the shapeless bodies of prisoners and security personnel. Beiyue said: "Let us bury them."

"Alright." Ding Ze replied helplessly

Cui Ming watched as Xiao Jiang collided with a large insect, which bit down on Xiao Jiang's head. Xiao Jiang continuously stabbed with a screwdriver and a * diagram * book in his hands...

"Why am I coughing up blood?" This question is truly excellent, I must remember it; never has a joke been so cold. Sister, you kicked me down from over ten meters high, and you ask me why I am coughing up blood? If I didn't cough up a liver or a stomach for you to see, that would be quite good. ... Hey, don't look so innocent; it was you who kicked me, that's right, it was you ... ... Cui Ming had no strength to speak, his whole body ached, and he estimated that all his ribs had turned to tofu. Hey, don't look so innocent; it was you who kicked me, that's right, it was you ... ... Cui Ming had no strength to speak, his whole body ached, and he estimated that all his ribs had turned to tofu. ... ... Why am I coughing up blood? Cui Ming couldn't help but squeeze out a tear.

Cui Ming had encountered many animals, but none could match the speed of this giant worm, not even the cheetah. The giant worm quickly caught up to Cui Ming, who, disregarding everything, turned around and stopped fleeing. With a flick of his left hand, a deck of cards appeared as if by magic, and his right index finger spun the cards, transforming them into a fan shape. With a swift motion of his right palm over the cards, dozens of red lights shot towards the giant worm, exploding upon impact with its body like blossoms of plum flowers, splattering a pool of green blood from the giant worm onto the ground

Ding Ze followed closely like a shadow, always maintaining a distance, while bolts of energy exploded, causing the giant insect to writhe in agony

With a single strike, Beiyue's massive blade spun like a windmill. A shockwave erupted from his feet as he charged towards the giant insect, his speed rivaling that of the creature. As he approached, he knelt on his right knee, unleashed a burst of energy from his left foot, and leaped diagonally into the air above the giant insect. His massive blade flew forth, transforming into four large swords, flowing seamlessly as they slashed through the body of the giant insect. The large swords rebounded and reassembled into the massive blade. Beiyue caught the massive blade and delivered another powerful downward strike against the giant insect. As he approached again, he knelt on his right knee, unleashed a burst of energy from his left foot, and leaped diagonally into the air above the giant insect. His massive blade flew forth, transforming into four large swords, flowing seamlessly as they slashed through the body of the giant insect. The large swords rebounded and reassembled into the massive blade. Beiyue caught the massive blade and delivered another powerful downward strike against the giant insect.

It is quite troublesome, dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth

Ding Ze looked at Cui Ming for a while: "He is a wild man"

Cui Ming got up and turned to see Xiao Jiang. The venom that had just fallen onto the sand had splattered a bit on Xiao Jiang's face. Patches of flesh on Xiao Jiang's face were falling off, a sight of extreme horror. Xiao Jiang pulled out the screwdriver he carried with him and said, "I will fight you all."

The North Moon walked away without looking back, saying: "The deceased are of utmost importance"

Once again, the giant insect's body crashed into the sand dune, sending clouds of dust swirling, obscuring vision. Beiyue knelt on one knee, his right hand continuously spinning the giant blade, his eyes fixed on the dust, quietly waiting. As the dust settled, the giant insect had vanished without a trace. Ding Ze moved swiftly, instantly arriving beside Beiyue, and said: "It has escaped"