Chapter 22: The Bug of Death

  I was originally squinting, but when I heard that sentence, I suddenly opened my eyes and perked up my ears to listen, because Yu Gang's words had successfully piqued my interest.

  What is called very famous in history but has not been discovered?

  "In the desert depths of the Sea of Death, a mysterious nation lies hidden." Yu Gang's face wore an expression of crazed color.

  At these words, my body suddenly shook violently, Sea of Death?

  "Hehe, Yu Ge, are you talking about the 'Jing' ancient city?" Xiang'er smiled softly, with a slightly exaggerated smile on her face.

  I thought, Xiang Er wasn't very 'familiar' with these things, but she actually mentioned Loulan and Jiaohe, two ancient cities, it seems that she also has some understanding.

  What I didn't expect was that upon hearing it, he gave a mysterious smile. He shook his head and said, "No, the rest you can think about yourself."

  "Jingjue" is not a very famous small country in the mysterious history of the Western Regions, it's just shrouded in mystery. Compared to Loulan, "Jingjue" ancient city is only one that hasn't had its mysterious veil lifted yet, and the rest are not much different. In my opinion, it doesn't count as a famous country.

  Yu Gang was beating around the bush again and again, making Huier somewhat annoyed, but he never said which country it was.

  There are still a few hours before we arrive at that place, although I really want to know, but I couldn't bring myself to ask him.

  I've had a falling out with him and even now I still super want to beat him up.

  Bang!

  The car suddenly slammed on the brakes, and Driver Tianyun Master 'exposed' a surprised expression, saying:

  "What... what... what is that thing?"

  Not far from us, on the fine sand of the ground, a large piece of land with a reddish color, looks very strange as a whole. Imagine, in the desert, there is an oasis, a river, a mirage, anything can appear, but never seen a large piece of bloody land.

  At this time, the old professor's face suddenly changed greatly, he opened his mouth and shouted: "Don't go that way...... Hurry up and take a detour, otherwise we will all be dead..."

  I leaned forward and looked closely at the past, only to see that patch of blood on the sand. I was surprised to find that it wasn't blood, but some moving things.

  "Ah...... heavens......" Huier exclaimed loudly, unsure whether it was fear or excitement.

  "A detour, a detour..." The old professor's face turned pale as blood, as if he had seen something terrifying.

  Tianyun Master was not a fool either, his reaction was quick, he hastily started the car and prepared to detour when he saw that those things in the distance seemed to have discovered us. One of them, similar to an insect, suddenly moved its body and rapidly advanced towards us.

  "The Death Worm, it actually exists!" Jiar exclaimed in astonishment, her face turning deathly pale in the next second. She tightly grasped Yu Gang's hand and said in a panic-stricken tone: "The Death Worm can instantly... kill an elephant..."

  I finally understood what she meant to express, she said those things are called death insects.

  When I heard the four words "Death Worm", my expression tensed up. Speaking of this thing, I have some understanding, but I didn't expect that patch of blood sand to be the Death Worm. I know some legends about the Death Worm.

  I also trembled with fear as I looked at the insect, which was about the length of an arm. Its entire body was a deep red color, as if it had emerged from blood. At both ends of its body, a pair of small horns protruded. There were dark spots on its body, and its head and tail were shaped like a crest. The organs on its head were somewhat indistinct.

  When I finally saw it clearly, I was like falling into hell, and my whole body stiffened.

  Information about the death worm I learned from the internet, the body length of the death worm is 0.5 meters, as thick as a man's arm, similar to intestinal worms in cattle. Its tail end is very short, like being cut off with a knife, and the tail end is not conical. Due to the unclear shape of the "death worm"'s eyes, nostrils, and mouth, eyewitnesses can't identify its head and tail at first glance. It's overall dark red color is very close to that of blood and Italian sausage. The death worm's way of crawling is also very strange, it either rolls forward with its body or tilts its body to one side and moves forward.

  "The Death Worm" lives beneath the uninhabited sand dunes or in the scorching hot Gobi desert valleys, and is usually spotted by eyewitnesses during the hottest months of June and July every year. At other times it burrows into the sand dunes to live a hibernation-like life, unless the Gobi Desert happens to get some rain, when "The Death Worm" emerges from the sand dunes to bask in the rare freshness and moisture.

  In Mongolia, there is a legend about an animal that when the "death worm" appears, it means death and danger, because not only can it spray out deadly venom, but also shoot out strong electric currents from its eyes to kill prey several feet away. The death worm can kill an elephant in an instant, which is not impossible.

  Some people say that the "death worm" is not made of blood and flesh, but a supernatural demon. Even local Mongolians dare not speak its name, believing that disturbing their lives will bring curses.

  Master Tianyun stepped on the accelerator, his hand slapped the steering wheel and cursed, "Damn it, dead fire."

  Judging from the old professor's expression, he knew the ferocity of the death worm and might have even encountered it before. After all, Professor had visited deserts all over the world, and his experience alone was enough to command respect.

  At this moment, the faces of all the people in the car turned extremely ugly. For a while, the cold air condensed into a ball. Our arrival startled the death bugs that were basking in the sun. I saw those blood-red bugs rolling their bodies and moving towards our car. In an instant, I felt that the death bugs were staring at us with ill intentions. Instantly, my goosebumps rose up.

  The death insect is a terrifying creature that can kill all of us in an instant, and the car was filled with an atmosphere of death.

  "What's with those things staring at me?"

  "No, you're blind, this is clearly staring at me!" I blurted out in terror, and found myself tensing up all over, with layer after layer of cold sweat breaking out on my back.

  "Everyone stayed in the car."

  Everyone was extremely tense, and it could be seen from the tightly stretched muscles on their bodies.

  I was also watching in silence, the Death Worms appeared a bit strangely, and I had a feeling that this was related to Huang Daxian's death. Not long after Huang Daxian died, the Death Worms appeared. If I had known that these terrifying creatures were also untraceable in the desert, they suddenly appeared so many times, is it just bad luck?

  Huang Daxian died more mysteriously than anyone else, originally he was fine, but suddenly he just died like that. Before his death, he made some strange movements with his whole body, constantly swaying back and forth at a very fast pace, and his mouth also made those terrifying begging sounds. Now thinking about it, I have a terrible idea in my mind - did Huang Daxian summon the Death Worm?

  Through the car window glass, I clearly saw the death worm slowly rolling its body, getting closer and closer to us. I found that on the surface of the sand where the death worm was stuck before, it had actually sunk in a layer.

  Isn't it that the death worm secretes yellow **while walking on the road**, and even calcium oxide sand can melt, as you can imagine, the corrosiveness of the death worm's body is so strong, no wonder it is called the death worm.

  If a bit of that yellow stuff released by the Death Worm splashes onto you, where can you still be alive?

  To save our lives, I asked Master Tianyun to try and start the fire, but no matter how many times he tried, it just wouldn't budge.

  "What do we do now?" I said, feeling defeated for a moment. Getting off and running was an even more unwise choice, the car had broken down, and could we just sit here waiting to die? Who knew if the Death Worms would melt this whole vehicle away.

  The old professor's body trembled, as if he was particularly afraid of the death insect. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a word. He shook his head in fear.

  "Damn it, I'll take them on. I don't believe a few bugs can't be subdued." Tianyun Master said viciously as he pulled out a gun from under the car seat.

  I didn't even have time to tell him about the ferocity of the death worm, he had already opened the car door and one foot was already stepping on the sand, it wasn't until I heard the scream that I knew it was too late.

  The car window was still there, but Master Tianyun hadn't had time to fire his gun when a jet of water suddenly sprayed directly onto his bald head. At that moment, a light burst forth from the top of his shiny scalp, and then a faint blue glow flickered all over his body. He let out ear-piercing screams from his contorted face as he fell to the ground, convulsing in agony, struggling desperately. I saw his eyes, filled with terror, revealing a plea for help, and I seemed to hear a faint voice whispering: "Save me, save me."

  He stretched out a hand towards me, stopping in mid-air. He crawled out of the car door for a distance before his hand touched the car door. I was so scared that my head went blank and for a moment, I forgot how to react to the sudden situation in front of me.

  "Hmm..."

  He suddenly leaned over and slammed the car door shut, his face pale as he panted heavily.

  "Waaaahhh..." At this time, Hui'er was scared by the death in front of her and burst into tears.

  Yu Gang was comforting her on the side, and the atmosphere of death in the car became heavier and heavier. Tianyun Master outside had already stopped calling and struggling.

  Master Tianyun is dead.

  Died under the venom of the death insect.

  The death insect not only releases the deadly venom that kills people, but also releases a kind of energy similar to electricity. Whether it's venom or electric energy, either one can easily kill you.

  Just now, Tianyun Master's body had energy similar to electric current. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that there are still animals in this world that can generate electricity.