Baladan's figure disappeared into the mouth of the creature. Not before a flash of light was released only to be swallowed up by the severely hurt worm.
Boss stood there with a look of horror on his face, with the running Shadow Corpses attacking from the science building entrance he couldn't hold back! He was constantly saying slash or die, he couldn't even take a second to scream at the worm!
He had let them get too close because his attention was completely on the worm fighting Baladan.
Moments later after the worm stopped struggling to swallow its food it looked over to the other living being before heading their way.
Boss and the bikers had a pale complexion before the sound of a loud bark rang out behind them. Soon they saw a fluffy husky with all black fur jumping over them before tackling the worm! It's teeth dug into the beast as it pushed it back.
Boss: "Grim! Hold it off while we kill these undead!"
Hope filled his face once again as he took the rifle from one of the bikers. His shots were each accurate as he blew off their heads only to combo it with some well timed and placed "Blow Away" demands sending them flying back.
———
Grim: 'Master… where is master..?'
The large black husky stopped for a second, his eyes scanned over the parking lot before the scent of his master filled his nose.
When he followed the scent with his eyes the only thing he saw was the giant worm getting up and preparing for the counter attack.
Grim: 'Master! Did giant chew toy eat master!? Wait chew toy? What is chew toy! Ahhh no! Get it together Grim!! Master in trouble!'
To place his thoughts to the back of his head he stomped on the ground cracking the pavement before letting out a loud howl.
"Awwwoooooooo!"
Then his eyes sharpened, his thoughts stopped as he let pure instinct take over.
Grim: 'Die! Die! Die!'
Though he wasn't thinking his mind would go back to that one word as he ran forward jumping up onto its hind legs only to swing its paws down to attack the worm before landing on its body.
"Kreeeaaa!"
The worm let out a loud screech as it tries to wiggle out from under this large dog. The worm itself was about as big as a bus while Grim was a little bigger then a modern truck, just a little smaller then a semi-truck!
With its slippery body it was squeezing out from under grim before Grim leaned in bitting against its neck! He was tearing its flesh ripping it apart while trying to cling onto it with its claws.
———
Rosa: "What's going on Boss!? Where is Bal!"
Immediately a wave of flames came sweeping across the undead holding Boss back. Finally with Rosa giving him a chance he looked to the worm and yelled.
"HALT!"
This made the worm stop wiggling under Grim giving the dog a chance to completely rip off its head with his powerful jaw!
Boss: "Yes! Tear that bastard to pieces for what it did to Baladan!"
Rosa stopped in her tracks, hearing his words her face dropped. Her face was pale as she looked at the corpse of the worm being torn up. However something felt wrong, it was clear the worm was an undead, with the pitch black body and green energy.
That being said the body wasn't disappearing! The bodies of the undead always vanished after death, slowly she walked over to the corpse that Grim was ripping apart.
———
Moments before Baladan was devoured
Bal: "Shield!"
A shining blue barrier with a shimmering shield on the front surrounded his body before he fell into the shredder that is the worms teeth.
The moment he touched against the teeth they spun quickly trying to tear apart his shield. Which unfortunately succeeded, this made him pour more and more Pure Mana into creating more Shields as he fell further before finally getting past the teeth being swallowed whole.
Bal: 'This is always so disgusting! I thought I would only have to deal with getting partially eaten by that bird… now I've been completely swallowed by a fucking worm!'
He continued to maintain the shield as the crushing power from the worms body was constantly baring down on him. The force was cracking his barrier as he forced himself to go further inside before finally getting some relief inside a pocket where most of the food it has already eaten has gone.
Inside, the corpses of hundreds of Shadow Corpses littered the ground. The smell was horrible, if he sat here for too long he would probably throw up just from the smell alone!
Bal: 'Huh? So the bodies inside the worm hasn't disappeared? …If you can even call these lumps of flesh bodies'
With his injured body he had to take a second to gather himself before pulling up his glowing crowbar as he cuts off a chunk of the beasts inner body before eating it.
[You have consumed a level 40 First Circle Shadow Nest Worm. You gain +10 to all physical stats]
Bal: 'A whole +10 to them all! What the hell! Is this what it's like to eat a First Circle being?'
He quickly pulled out another chunk, unknown to him his body was quickly beginning to heal after devouring that last chunk of meat.
[You have consumed a level 40 First Circle Shadow Nest Worm. You gain +3 to all physical stats]
Bal: 'Woah… that was a very sharp decrease in stats wasn't it? Will I even get anything from eating another piece?'
Hp: 63 (8) —> 76 (31)
Bal: 'Wait what? Wasn't I just at 8? Does this mean that eating undead gives me 5 hit points back?'
He then tore out another part as he holds on tight. The worms body had been moving around so violently that he had to dig his fingers into the flesh before tearing off a piece and eating it.
Hp: 76 (31 —> 36)
With a smile he began to hack the creatures insides with the crowbar. He was determined to cut a way through while he was getting pulled every direction before suddenly the body stopped. However he could feel the flesh trying it's best to resist before finally going limp.
[You have slain a level 40 First Circle Shadow Nest Worm! You gain 14,000 exp!]
[Congratulations! You have received a Rare gift! Check your status!]
[First Circle Beings Eaten 1/10]
[9 Remaining Till Creation Of Physique]
Bal: 'What does a physique even do for me? Also why the hell would I go out to eat First Circle beings!? Is this system trying to get me killed?'
He didn't want to stay in this disgusting worm any longer then he needed to. So he began to hack his way through the skin.
Bal: 'Huh? Doesn't it feel like it's getting a little warm in here?'
———
Rosa: "Don't worry my prince! I'll make sure to get you out of this horrendous worm! Grim move out of the way before I cook you too!"
She had begun to launch flame attacks against the worms body. The flames would even hit a point of turning blue for a couple seconds upon the initial attack. She was also hacking away at its body with her flaming dagger.
Bal: "What the hell! Why is it so hot! Stop it you might burn me!"
The moment his crowbar pierced out of the skin of the worm the flames began to pour in across the roof of its flesh. He was forced to pull back and use his Aura to protect his body from the intense flames.
Boss: "Baladan! Are you really still alive! Rosa stop it! Slash!"
He even used his Dominion ability to get her to stop the flames for a couple seconds before a sudden cut opened up where the crowbar pierced through the skin.
Once the flesh opened up they saw Baladan laying back covered in a white Aura patting our fire that unfortunately spread onto his arm.
Bal: "Yeah I'm fine, just get me out of here!"
He soon stood up before using the crowbar to pull apart the flesh before slipping out. Once he stopped touching the body it quickly disappeared. However the smell of burning bodies still filled the air making everyone want to get out of the area quickly.
Boss: "How about we go back and rest up… the buses shouldn't be going anywhere anyways right?"
Baladan: "Yes, I want to take a nice long shower to wash off this disgusting smell also… Rose! If you were trying to get me out thinking I was inside… why the hell use flames packed with so much firepower!?"
He was obviously annoyed with this little fact! If he didn't have his Aura to protect his body the flames might have actually hurt him for a majority of his remaining Hp!
Rosa: "I-I'm sorry… I was j-just worried about you is all… I g-guess I kinda went a little to overboard…"
He just shook his head a little, he wanted to facepalm but he instead walked past everyone leading them back towards the gym.