Chapter 1182: Chapter 1182

It wasn’t long before the person they had saved died. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say, they never had the ability to save him in the first place, and even if they did, they wouldn’t. After adventuring for so many years, everyone was no longer the novices they once were.

Du You was already in his third year of college, and he had spent an indeterminable number of years in the Other World.

After the man had truly died, Du You waved his hand and released a cluster of black flames that completely incinerated the body. This was his passive skill, Soul Devouring Demon Flame, which he could now also summon at will.

Maybe it’s ineffective in combat, but when used directly for starting a fire, it posed no problem.

"So, what should we do with this thing next?" Du You muttered to himself.

Lin Yucha immediately said, "Why don’t we just open it and take a look? But we should be careful regardless. Who knows if there are any special traps set on it, considering it belongs to the Shadow Council."

Du You nodded in agreement. That was a valid point. He placed the crystal slice on a stone, but instead of opening it himself, he summoned the Photon Elf. This creature had a special constitution and shouldn’t encounter any issues. Besides, if a Summoned Beast died, it could be resurrected, which made it much safer than risking his own safety.

Under Du You’s control, the Photon Elf channeled dark power into the slice, which instantly activated, displaying a series of images.

"These are their adventure logs, probably their internal data storage, similar to the wristband functions of our academy," Du You said as he looked over the device.

"It’s strange that such a secret organization would leave their information so easy to access," Lin Yucha remarked, a bit puzzled.

"Perhaps they have enough power that they can afford such luxuries," Du You conjectured.

After all, this team had two tier-6 beings, as well as a large group of at least mid-to-late tier-5 members. Even within the Shadow Council, they would definitely not be considered ordinary.

Du You directed the Photon Elf to fast-forward to the final part of the footage, and they finally saw what lay there.

"Is that... a mass of bugs? Could these bugs be the Heavenly Disaster of this place? But these bugs don’t seem that big," Du You gestured, indicating they were only about the size of his fist.

"I remember now. This is the Demon Worm Calamity, a very special type of Heavenly Disaster Beasts."

Lin Yucha pulled out a book she had bought on Giant Beasts, flipped through a few pages, and showed Du You the content, confirming it. It was recorded precisely because these were among the unique species of Heavenly Disaster Beasts.

"These Demon Worms are a Heavenly Disaster in themselves. Generally, as soon as such creatures are discovered, the local masters will eliminate them immediately. They absolutely won’t allow the Demon Worms to spread, the hazard is too great. Once there are too many of these Heavenly Disasters, they start to split and multiply, endlessly creating more of their kind."

Opening the book, Du You saw the records, labeling these Demon Worm Calamities as disasters among the Heavenly Disaster Beasts, categorically prohibited from existing.

The Demon Worm Calamity evolved from bugs that were almost impossible to evolve into Heavenly Disaster Beasts. They had no queen but shared a collective consciousness, with each swarm acting as an individual. External bugs could not integrate into the swarm, but under certain conditions, the swarm could split into two and continue to multiply and grow stronger.

The characteristic of a Heavenly Disaster cloud was the insect plague, which could mass-produce and hatch various surrounding bugs. On one hand, they provided plenty of food for themselves, and on the other, they accelerated their own reproduction rate.

Once these Demon Worms proliferated, they would become a disaster. With many tier-5 Demon Worms, they could even kill tier-6 entities. Similarly, if there were many tier-6 worms, without several tier-7s intervening, the situation might be unsolvable.

Fortunately, the Demon Worm Calamity has its limits. It can only reach up to tier-6, never higher. But if the numbers grew too vast, even an intervention by tier-7 masters might not be enough to eradicate them effectively.

Now, Du You faced this particularly unusual type of Demon Worm Calamity. These worms possessed potent toxicity; creatures of the same tier nearly couldn’t resist and couldn’t eliminate them. Once poisoned, death was the likely outcome.

The catch was that the toxicity wasn’t acutely lethal but extremely gradual, meaning a poisoned person could persevere for a significant duration. Usually, those poisoned were completely paralyzed, helplessly watching themselves being consumed by the Demon Worms. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵

Considering the man they found had managed to escape while poisoned was nothing short of a miracle.

At this moment, the footage had reached its end. Du You saw the final scene where their team fought against the Demon Worm Calamity. In the beginning, they appeared confident, deeming the newly emerged Demon Worm Calamity easy to deal with.

But what they hadn’t anticipated was the overwhelming strength of the Demon Worm Calamity. There were, astonishingly, five swarms that had reached tier-6. The two tier-6 Professionals could only stand against one Demon Worm Calamity at a time. Suddenly facing five, they met with tragedy. The first to die were the two tier-6 masters.

The others tried to escape. From the footage, it seemed that only this individual had escaped while the rest had become food for the worms.

Then, by either good luck or bad, this person had encountered Du You. If it had been someone else, they might have tried to establish a connection with the Shadow Council by returning the item.

But Du You was one to hold grudges, and considering the Shadow Council might have targeted him before, he decided not to help this dark organization. Instead, he chose to examine their records himself.

One had to wonder what the man would have felt, knowing what Du You decided to do.

"We’ve been wiped out. I didn’t expect such a terrible disaster. Master, I suggest we leave this place as soon as possible."

Lin Yushi also spoke, "Yes, master, this place is too dangerous. With so many bugs and the poison, I fear we won’t be able to cure ourselves if we get infected." Lin Yushi wasn’t averse to bugs but didn’t wish to become their meal.

Du You was frowning in thought, "Perhaps, we have a chance."

Before the others could comment, Du You analyzed, "Clearly these bugs have a limit. The so-called tier-6 swarms have only reached tier-6 in essence but are far from that strength individually. Taken singly, each bug might not even be able to defeat a tier-3 person, so we do have a chance."