Chapter 8: The Slaying of the Gu Worm

  This giant worm has a segmented body over 20 meters long, covered in layers of dense, bright red scales. It has no limbs and moves by contracting its abdomen. It has no mouth or nose; the only organ on its head is a massive maw filled with razor-sharp teeth, constantly dripping with highly corrosive saliva.

  This is a Devourer Wasp, although it's just in its larval form, it's born with a brutal nature. An ordinary adventurer team that encounters it will only have one path - death.

  This larva is at level 38, which is twice that of Miti. At this moment, it not only locks onto the prey in the center of the small island but also enters a state of fury, constantly emitting high-frequency squeaks that make the gravel under Miti's feet slightly hot.

  "How can there be a demonic insect here? Ah, I see, it's probably because of its existence that the pursuers behind me in my previous life were so frantic!" Mide thought carefully, cross-referencing his memories from his past life, and soon understood.

  In the previous life, when his fusion with the ghost god was interrupted, he vaguely remembered that the pursuers behind him were all injured and had lost several people. It seemed that at that time, the hornet did not appear in front of himself, but chose to use high-level pursuers as opponents. Therefore, in Mide's memory, this danger does not exist.

  But now, Midy was the only one in the entire cave, and it was only natural that he became its target.

  "The opponent's level is twice as high as mine, and I'm stuck on this small island, not even having time to wade through the water, what can I do?" Looking around, Mide felt a chill run up his spine.

  A level 38 monster, and also a top-notch ability in the same rank, an extremely dangerous creature is approaching itself.

  For adventurers who are still at level 19 and have yet to change jobs, this is a desperate situation.

  However, after a decade of tempering, Midie's heart had long been as hard as iron. At the moment he picked up his sword, he himself was an unsheathed sword that would not waver in the slightest due to fear.

  The giant insect flew rapidly in a zigzag pattern on the water's surface, creating a massive wave that crashed towards the small island. As it approached, it opened its large bloody mouth and bit down on Midie, who had nowhere to hide.

  This is a more terrifying momentum than the simultaneous charge of eight intermediate puppets, and even if Mide was 19 years old, he wouldn't have time to dodge - if he still dodged in the usual way of a swordsman.

  However, in that final instant, Mide suddenly moved at an unbelievable speed, his speed was so fast that it even pulled out several afterimages behind him!

  Ghost Step!

  This is a skill that only Ghost Cry can perform, and in his previous life, Mide was coincidentally a second-awakened Ghost Cry.

  In the instant that the Flash Beetle attacked, Midie leapt up, her long sword accurately stabbing into the gap between the beetle's scales, like a sharp needle, and precisely inserting itself!

  Right after that, the black-haired youth was completely hung on this sword and fell into the water along with the rolling dung beetle.

  This horned dung beetle, which had never encountered any enemies since its birth and had fallen into the valley for some unknown reason, was now climbed onto by a tiny "food", and it suddenly let out a sharp cry of anger and struggled desperately.

  The enormous insect body would dive into the water one moment, leap into the air the next, and then plunge to the bottom of the lake to rub against the gravel, or roll onto the shore with astonishing force to crash into rocks, causing the entire cave to tremble with its rage.

  But Mide still stuck tightly to the back of the horned beetle.

  It's not easy to get a second chance, and with the perfect means of fusing spirits, the long-lost power is slowly gathering. There are still too many regrets that haven't been made up for, and there are still too many dreams that need to be realized. How could Midei be willing to die like this?

  Even if this monster is one level higher than himself, he still wants to give it a try.

  Never give up hope until the last moment.

  Even at the last moment, he still insisted on struggling desperately.

  For those who have died once, there is nothing to fear, only giving up is the most terrifying thing.

  His skin was cut open in countless gashes, his bones were bruised and cracked, but none of this could distract Midee. He skillfully moved around to avoid being crushed into a pulp, while continuously using the Ghost Swordsman's "Cross Slash" skill to attack that seemingly impenetrable scale again and again.

  At last, after the tenth slash, Mide finally opened a very deep wound on that hard and unmatched scale, and the insect's bodily fluids gushed out, carrying a strong fishy smell.

  Pain and exhaustion caused the insect to temporarily stop struggling.

  Now is the best chance to defeat the opponent.

  Midi's eyes burst forth with intense radiance, the ghostly hand's icy aura surged greatly, a strong energy fluctuation flowed along the glowing ghostly markings into his body, constantly roaming about, and finally transmitted to the sword in his right hand.

  "Mountain Collapsing Strike!"

  As one of the most famous techniques of the ghost swordsmen, this move is enough to smash open a huge hole in the ground, and at the same time trigger a strong shockwave that makes monsters lose their balance and fall to the ground. However, at this moment, Midei didn't apply it to the ground, but instead swung his long sword with all his might towards the empty air.

  A long sword with immense power flew spinning, breaking through the air and making a heavy low hum in mid-air, finally colliding accurately with a piece of stone at the top of the cave!

  These sharp stone pillars could not withstand the impact of the mountain strike, and they fell down one by one from high above, like a violent rain, landing on the massive body of the Mantis Beetle.

  The monster, sensing danger, immediately began to dodge, but unfortunately the struggle it had just made had consumed too much of its strength, and its body was really too huge, in the narrow mountain cave, it was impossible to completely avoid.

  One by one, the stone spears shot out like long javelins, piercing its scales, penetrating its body, and pinning it to the ground.

  Even after suffering such heavy damage, as the first-class monster in Midie's memory, the Corpse Worm continued to struggle for over ten minutes before finally completely losing all strength, leaving only a few limbs gathered around the nerve cluster still twitching.

  It wasn't until now, after confirming that the Gu worm was indeed dead, that Mi Di let out a long sigh of relief.

  It was a sudden life-or-death battle, without any warning or even time to feel fear. And the object of the fight, rather than being a 38-level super-strong monster, was more like an "accident" outside of reborn memories.

  Mediterranean warned himself that he couldn't think everything was under his control just because of rebirth, after all, humans are not gods, and even the apostles can't keep up, so he must be careful, careful and more careful.

  In addition, under the threat of life and death, Miti and the oni that had just attached itself to his left arm worked together in perfect harmony, their fusion level increasing once again. For a Kijin who normally would have to spend decades honing their skills, this rapid growth was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise.

  Originally, there was one last step to complete - sealing.

  But now, feeling that strong sense of dependence transmitted from Kido's hand, Middy decides to postpone the sealing for the time being.

  This is a perfect fusion, I dare not say that there will be no one after, but at least there was no predecessor, Miti doesn't want to follow the general way of Kijinshi treating Onmitsu, but instead wants to explore his own path.

  In this life, I and this mysterious and powerful old partner will once again work together in perfect harmony to create miracles and glory.

  "A new life truly begins from this step!" After resting for half a day, Midei clenched his fists and left the nameless canyon.