Death Worm.
A highly dangerous hostile creature extremely active in the fourth-layer desert area.
It can freely move through the sand and spits out a long tongue when attacking.
Individual ones of immense size, like the one Su Lin and his group encountered, can be called Giant Death Worms.
This thing is considered one of the most disgusting monsters in ice and fire legend.
It's the kind that makes you lose sleep and appetite just by looking at it.
"It's practically a giant maggot!"
Squatting on the obsidian platform Su Lin created, Aelita dry-heaved repeatedly. Just thinking about how she almost came face-to-face with that thing made her feel like she was going to throw up her stomach acid.
But her thoughts didn't represent everyone's, for example, Hilulele's..."Let me down! Grandma Beixi, please! Let me down!!!"
Compared to everyone else's unanimous disgust for the Death Worm, Hilulele was practically love-struck at first sight.
The moment she saw the Death Worm, Hilulele knew that this was the dream pet she had been waiting for.
Overbearing, ferocious, terrifying... This thing was more captivating than all the pets she had ever owned.
Hilulele really wanted to raise a Death Worm.
"I really don't understand this guy's aesthetic..."
Su Lin sighed deeply. He seriously suspected that the burden on Hilulele's chest was pressing on the part of her brain's nervous system responsible for aesthetics.
Aelita wiped the corner of her mouth, looking at the Death Worm below, which was desperately jumping to attack, and said helplessly:
"My sister has always wanted to raise a Death Worm..."
"You know this thing?"
"Of course, Aetheram Continent also has similar magical beasts, but they are rarely sighted, or rather, most people who have sighted them have died..."
Squatting down and observing the Death Worm, Aelita explained:
"Beneath the Rift Corridor bordering Doragon in the northern part of the Lucania Kingdom, there hides an extremely dangerous magical beast called the Death Worm."
"Legend has it that there's even a Death Worm King above Lv80 there, it's just that..."
At this point, Aelita looked at Hilulele, hinting:
"According to the Monster Encyclopedia of Aetheram Continent, the Death Worm is an extremely dangerous high-level magical beast that is hostile to all life and cannot be tamed or domesticated."
Hilulele also understood Aelita's subtext, and her struggles lessened significantly.
"In that case, it's still different from the MC Dungeon's Death Worm."
Su Lin nodded thoughtfully.
"The strongest point of the MC Dungeon's Death Worm, in my opinion, is its disgusting appearance. As for its strength... it's not even Lv80."
"Also... the MC Dungeon's Death Worm can actually be tamed."
As soon as these words came out, Aelita and Beixi knew something bad was going to happen.
"Help your sister, Ailili..."
As expected, Hilulele looked at Aelita with a sincere expression. This time, she was truly serious.
"Absolutely not!"
Aelita shrieked, looking disgusted:
"I will never allow you to raise such an ugly and disgusting creature!"
"No way! It's clearly very cute, Ailili, please!"
"Don't even think about it! If you raise something like that, you'll have to keep a hundred-meter safe distance from me from now on!"
"..."
Hilulele fell into a struggle. On one side was her sister, without whom she couldn't live a day without a night raid, and on the other side was the dream pet she had sought for many years..."Su Lin, say something quickly! I will never allow such a disgusting creature to appear in the Elven Kingdom!"
Aelita angrily pinched Su Lin. If it weren't for this guy deliberately fanning the flames, Hilulele wouldn't be so excited.
Su Lin shrugged.
"There's really no need to raise this thing, and wild Death Worms can't be tamed. What I mean by taming is that you need to throw a Death Worm Egg to get a Death Worm that sees you as its master."
"...Is there any difference?"
"The Death Worm itself is an extremely dangerous monster. Even if it's tamed, it will attack other creatures that are not its master. If you ask me, the only value of this thing is to kill it for materials."
Su Lin pinched his chin, observing the Death Worm circling below.
"The materials dropped by this thing are still good; they can be used to make armor and weapons. I don't recommend you tame such an ugly thing. With this effort, wouldn't it be better to raise a few dragons?"
Hilulele, this little loli, riding a Death Worm, would indeed be too much of a shock to the system.
What's more, in Su Lin's opinion, killing a Death Worm for materials was somewhat unnecessary.
The armor value provided by the Chitin Armor was only seventeen points, which was too low.
Go ask around, which special material armor from the ice and fire legend mod doesn't start at twenty points of armor value?
Even if the armor value provided was low, its appearance was uniquely ugly.
The Death Worm was truly the least cost-effective monster in the ice and fire legend mod. If it weren't for the Death Worm Gauntlets, it would truly be just a floor tile.
Seeing that everyone strongly opposed her adopting a Death Worm, and considering that raising this thing in the royal palace would indeed be very prone to accidents.
Ultimately, Hilulele could only dejectedly accept this outcome.
"Then let's do it, Hilulele, go deal with this thing."
Su Lin issued the ultimatum.
Standing on the obsidian platform, Hilulele cast a final, reluctant glance at the Death Worm.
Like lovers parting, she shouted her final farewell from the bottom of her heart.
"Unleash! Shadow of the World Tree!"
The spiked club smashed down on the Death Worm's head.
Excellent effect.
"Hmm... it feels like a melodramatic Korean drama."
Su Lin nodded sagely, then instructed Beixi and the others to join in and help, while he himself stood on the high platform, launching verbal attacks.
Although the Death Worm was quite strong, it didn't last more than a few breaths under the combined assault of so many people.
Two Death Worm Carapaces, one piece of rotten flesh.
These were all the drops from this Death Worm. As for the eggs and the Death Worm Tongue, they were nowhere to be seen.
Beixi handed the loot to Su Lin, but Su Lin didn't even bother to look.
Only two cold words responded.
"Trash!"
"Don't say that, Mr. Su Lin."
Beixi chuckled, running her magic through the carapace.
As expected, the magical extensibility and conductivity were excellent. On the Aetheram Continent, it would be a top-grade magical material.
Especially since... this thing was a drop from a legendary monster like the Death Worm. There probably aren't many on the entire Aetheram Continent, making its collection value extremely high.
"The Dwarf Empire and the Magic Dynasty would certainly not mind acquiring Death Worm carapaces at a high price."
Su Lin silently pulled out a block of gold and made a chair to rest his feet.
Beixi was a bit awkward, then said helplessly after a moment:
"Alright..."
"But no matter what, it's a very rare high-grade magical material. The Dwarf Empire shouldn't mind exchanging some simple magic equipment forging techniques for it."
"Bang!"
An enchanted book of Strength V accidentally fell out of Su Lin's backpack again.
Beixi stared at it intently, then pulled out the Death Worm carapace and threw it to a soldier.
"Don't let this trash take up space in my backpack."
Su Lin was deeply gratified.
Beixi's values were finally gradually catching up with Hilulele and the others who were permanent residents of the MC Dungeon.
"Can we leave now?"
After everyone had packed up their spoils, Hilulele asked dejectedly.
It was clear that not being able to tame a Death Worm had left her quite disappointed.
Su Lin rubbed Hilulele's head as a gesture of comfort.
"Why are you always staring at that ugly, useless maggot? As an elf, can't you be a little more good, kind, and beautiful?"
"What do you know! That's not a maggot! That's the most outstanding and perfect work of art by the Goddess of Life!"
Hilulele retorted indignantly, muttering things like "masterpiece of life" and "treasure of the world."
Until Su Lin pressed her head, making her look towards a small sand dune to the west, where there were several magnificent creatures, entirely black, resembling both eagles and horses.
The elegant and proud Hippogryphs immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Su Lin pinched Hilulele's face.
"Say it!"
"...Su Lin, what are those?"
"Hippogryphs, tameable flying magical beasts."
"Oh, oh!"
Hilulele gave Su Lin her most sincere and brilliant smile.
"I admit it, Death Worms are maggots!"
As her words fell, Hilulele spread her short legs and ran off.
"Hippogryphs! Mommy's coming!"