Chapter 6 (1/2)
Translated by: La Phong
Edited by: Not A Golden Turtle
Chapter 6: Rescue
Big Guy pulled Xiao Jiang up. Looking around, he asked, “What do we do now? How do we do it? What is this?”
Cui Ming saw the giant worm standing proudly, giving the three of them a look full of despise, so he stepped back. “I don't know, I guess… No, I am sure we can’t beat it. We should turn back and run.”
The three turned around and bolted. Cui Ming started throwing poker cards at the big worms, eradicating them one by one, and abruptly managed to open a way. This time, the huge worm opened his mouth and spat a stream of venom. Seeing this, Xiao Jiang immediately pushed away Cui Ming, who was running side by side with him. Big Guy came from behind and jumped between the two, so the venom hit his shoulder. A green liquid shot through his body, then fell on the sand. Under inertia, his body went forward a few steps then fell motionlessly to the ground, a rancid-smelling gas coming from the wound.
“Cui Ming, you run ahead! Leave me, I won't make it!” Xiao Jiang’s words came from the left.
Cui Ming climbed up and turned around just in time to see venom splash in Xiao Jiang’s face. Piece by piece of flesh, his face was coming apart, looking utterly terrifying. Xiao Jiang pulled out a screwdriver and faced the worms. “Me and you, we fight.”
Cui Ming watched Xiao Jiang as he clashed with the worms, watched as the one of the worms bit Xiao Jiang’s head and watched as Xiao Jiang’s screwdriver kept stabbing despite that…
Cui Ming's hand swung, slas.h.i.+ng that worm to death on the spot. Xiao Jiang kneeled, his left hand stretched out with a thumb up, then fell together with the worm on the sand. Cui Ming looked at his comrade one last time, grinded his teeth, then turned and ran. At that moment the giant worm finally moved, seeming to know that if it didn’t act, the younger ones would be unable to stop Cui Ming. The huge worm quickly gave chase with its great speed.
G.o.d, please give me a good card! Cui Ming's left hand opened, numerous cards appearing and disappearing in a few moments. Cui Ming folded two fingers, his heart sinking when he saw the card—a waste card! His panicking thoughts made his heart unstable, which in turn scattered his focus. He was done for…
Cui Ming had seen a lot of animals in his life, but no kind of animal could compare with this giant worm in speed, not even a cheetah. The huge worm was quickly catching up with Cui Ming. Finally, thinking about it no longer mattered, Cui Ming turned around and stopped running. Like magic, a poker deck appeared in his right hand, his index finger swiped and the poker cards unfolded like a fan. Cui Ming’s right hand swung, dozens of red-glowing cards flying at the giant worm and exploding on its body. Just like tiny plum blossoms, drops of the huge worm's green blood splashed on the ground.
The giant worm’s speed slowed down a bit, but in an instant it channeled out an even more vicious speed and opened its huge mouth, trying to swallow Cui Ming. Seeing the helpless Cui Ming, a figure suddenly appeared, one hand clinging to Cui Ming’s waist, its legs flexed, and it flew ten meters high to avoid the worm's maw.
At that moment, as if time stood still, Cui Ming turned sideways to see North Luna, her silk hair floating in the wind, eyes like stars, as beautiful as a G.o.ddess. A few strands of hair swept across Cui Ming’s face. He felt as if he were in a dream, and could not help but bring his face toward her lips. When he was about to touch them, his body suddenly sank and North Luna released him, her feet trampling on Cui Ming’s body to get momentum. She turned to face the giant worm while Cui Ming fell into the sand dune like a bomb sh.e.l.l.
In the short time when he was falling, Cui Ming saw North Luna open the bag she always carried around with her. Four odd-shaped blades flew in the air, one by one slas.h.i.+ng at the giant worm. Once North Luna fell on the ground, the four blades bounced back in the air, combining into a four-edged sword to meet her. This giant white sword was s.h.i.+ning, and with its form of an X-shaped pair of scissors it rotated like a windmill. North Luna’s right hand now held the sword handle, her blade back in its original shape. Borrowing the fall’s inertia for cutting into the giant worm's body, she managed to make the worm fly tens of meters away, green blood spilling along the way.