[Detected target is of an Enemy affiliation. Displaying details accordingly.]
[Name: Burrowing Worm
Race: Insect
Class: Devourer
Subclass: Seismic King
HP: 4,864/4,864
MP: 33/33
STA: 2,508/2,508
Level: 33
Strength: 64
Agility: 12
Endurance: 76
Intellect: 1
Charisma: 0
Luck: 0
Abilities: Earth Travel, Turbo Suction, Acid Shot, Instant Burrow
Weapons: Teeth and Body.]
Darius, Gunner, and Xela were speechless. For all this monster's size and menace, it was only a Journeyman? However, while its stats in almost every other field was trash, its physical stats were on the level of a mid-stage Adept.
Darius was also surprised to see that this insect was of the devourer class. Yes, it was quite obvious, but Insects were not limited to the types Darius had, oh no. Each Insect Queen had a specific type of insect she gave birth to which grew in a certain way.
For example, Darius' Insect Queen was of the Killer class, which was why her Bugs had evolved to become killing machines with unparalleled physical prowess. There were many other types out there like the Devourer class, the Elemental class, the Sage class, the Support class, etc.
Darius stepped back and nodded to Gunner. "This one is all yours, my friend."
Gunner grinned widely and bent his knee slightly, gathering great amounts of force. Immediately, the Burrowing Worm was able to detect his location through the waves of force pressing the earth where he stood.
It then screeched with anger and began makings it way over by pushing the earth side with its upper body out. It opened its maw to show endless rows of teeth that lined its throat and the blackish goo that was its saliva.
Gunner simply scoffed and burst forward with all his force, leaping into the air like a cannonball. He went so high that he was almost a dot compared to the giant worm that was rushing at him.
His sudden force in leaping confused the worm as it couldn't understand the information it was receiving from the ground. Darius and Xela too blinked away so they wouldn't get caught in the crossfire because they knew Gunner's battles could get real… cataclysmic.
In the air, Gunner reached the equilibrium of his force and paused there for a split second. He then stretched his right hand below and activated the special effect of his Soldering Gauntlets that would drag over targets with lower Strength than himself.
As he had 100+ points and the Burrowing Worm only had 64, it could only screech with horror and fear as it was pulled into the sky. It began to rise and pick up speed as it hurtled towards Gunner who was very high above it.
Gunner had begun to fall as well and cocked back his other arm as he angled himself headfirst towards the ground. Like a meteor about to hit the earth, his speed continually picked up as he hurtled towards the Burrowing Worm that was speeding up to meet him.
As the two met in the middle, both moving towards each other speeds faster than a speeding car, Gunner threw out his cocked arm that was now coated in vibrant greenish energy.
Earthen Punch!
When it collided with the middle section of the Burrowing Worms body that was in mid-air, there was a moment of delay as Gunner's arm shook with the strain of mitigating of the force of both his fall and the momentum of the worm.
Unfortunately for the worm, Gunner's Strength passed the check, so all the force left his arm and was transferred right back to it, coursing through its tough skin and ravaging its innards.
The Burrowing Worm hurtled towards the earth even faster than it had risen, crashing to the ground with a great boom, shaking the ground and cratering the area of 100 meters around its body.
The worm spat out a huge amount of black blood that melted the ground and created smoke, proving that its blood was extremely acidic.
Due to the exchange of force and the speeds, Gunner was actually blown back higher into the air instead of falling down. He spun crazily a bit before he regained his balance and began to fall once more after reaching equilibrium.
Gunner then began to fall, picking up great speed once more. He then grabbed his knees and compacted himself into a ball as he began to spin himself over and over.
This allowed him to contract most of his momentum into his body and created the illusion that he was falling faster than before. Like that, Gunner rolled like a cannonball until he was about to collide with the body of the Burrowing Worm.
Right at that moment, he released his ball shape and had his legs facing the ground first instead of his head. On top of that, greenish energy accumulated on his legs as they began to smoke a little from the friction.
Earthen Stomp!
With a huge collision, his legs smashed into the mid-section of the Burrowing Worm that was struggling to raise itself after being dealt a heavy blow earlier. This time, the resulting impact was far worse.
The area of 1 kilometer around the body of the worm instantly cratered and even exploded outward, sending many rock shards hurtling around at dangerous speeds. Xela and Darius had to create a barrier around themselves to not be turned into sieves.
The shockwave that came next was even worse, causing the area of 5 kilometers around the epicenter a place where the skin would be blown off any living species if they were unprepared.
Darius had to teleport himself and Xela through it to avoid having their shields shattered and they blown into the horizon. Eventually, the dust settled and they saw Gunner kneeling on one leg on top of the Worm's midsection.
He wore a satisfied smile on his face and patted its skin before jumping off.
Of course, Darius and Xela could tell that the unfortunate Burrowing Worm that had made a grave error with its hunting was now in Insect Heaven.
