Chapter 167: Earthworms are really scary

In the apocalypse, the brutal environment will divide people into countless forces of varying sizes, and many people will die in the struggle for the only remaining resources for energy and recyclable equipment. On the other hand, people in the same force have extremely good relations with each other, and there are very few quarrels with each other, let alone stupid cannibalism. In the case that the surrounding creatures are all enemies, if the internal harmony is not guaranteed, the countless corpses on the side of the road are the end of intrigues. But even if humans work together to make plans and do their best for the continuation of life, the gap in combat power with various mutated creatures and mobile corpses is still almost irretrievable.

"Earthworms?! You say that these monsters that are huge and powerful enough to crush cars are earthworms that are so weak that they can be trampled to death with a single kick? Even if the warriors couldn't believe it, after observing it, they had to believe that these giant creatures tens of meters long were earthworms that had once been good for fertile soil.

The long knife of cold light slashed a crescent moon in the black rain, and the silver light struck the giant earthworm with blue-black scales. The long knife that is not too big to blow off the hair has not even left a white mark on the scale armor, and the mucus wrapped in the body of the unknown makes the scale armor of the earthworm have amazing compression resistance and elasticity, the sword slashing on the earthworm can only slightly dent the cut part, and the elastic flesh of the long knife will bounce back to its original shape after the long knife leaves. For a while, it was just an ordinary melee weapon, and it was completely helpless

"No, our weapons won't do any harm to these guys, crew, quickly activate the energy weapons on board the vehicle." As a multi-functional vehicle that can carry hundreds of people and integrate combat, it will naturally have enough killing weapons to kill and block its own progress. Originally, this type of vehicle was used by the military, which could synthesize food from external materials, absorb energy reserves such as heat, light, and wind, and have an advanced filtration system that can even purify the black rain that destroys living things. On the exterior of the vehicle is a vehicle-mounted stance generator, and together with several powerful weapons mounted on the roof, the vehicle used to carry soldiers becomes an offensive and defensive weapon. It has to be said that human beings have an outstanding talent for killing lives. Perhaps the benefit of the world that has driven mankind to a desperate situation is probably only that a large number of advanced weapons will not be directed at their own compatriots on a large scale. Although this type of vehicle is extremely high-tech, it can also cause a lot of trouble in terms of energy consumption and repair.

Before the end of the world, it was only easy to prepare the combat vehicles that had been widely used, but at present, resources are scarce, the technology chain is seriously disconnected, and the main part of the vehicle's energy source, light and heat energy, is due to the accumulation of volcanic ash thrown from the ground into the sky, and the sun's rays can hardly penetrate the gray-black clouds to reach the ground. At present, the temperature on the ground can barely reach above freezing, even at its highest, in other words, the planet is gradually approaching an ice age frozen by the bitter cold. Trying to recharge with heat and light from this environment is basically a fantasy. With the current situation in the fleet, it is almost impossible to accumulate much energy after being able to maintain the energy consumption of daily driving and food. Even so, at a critical moment, the weapons on the vehicle still have to be used, after all, the energy can be replenished when it runs out, and if the car is destroyed and killed, everything will be in vain.

Bright blue blades of light erupt from the three turrets mounted on the carriage, forming a particle knife made by high-energy particles gathered by a magnetic field that melts even steel instantly. The cutting of high-energy particles can easily split armor made of high-strength alloys in two, and it is unstoppable for mutated earthworms. Most of the credit for the blade of the mutant earthworm to resist human chopping is due to the lubricating effect of the viscous liquid secreted by the earthworm in the body, and it is precisely because the surface of the earthworm is smooth beyond human imagination that most of the power of the blade is absorbed by the soft flesh and deviated from its original position by the slime, and the force that falls on the outermost layer of scale armor is so small that it is almost negligible so that the earthworms have not suffered any damage under the attack of humans. However, the main damage caused by the blade of high-energy particles is not the cutting effect caused by the high-speed movement of the particles, but the tens of thousands of degrees of heat caused by the sharp friction between the particle motion and the matter. Protective measures such as mucus are vaporized in high temperatures, and the soft earthworm** is directly vaporized by the part hit head-on, and the earthworms that are wrapped around the car for a while are cut into dozens of pieces, scattered on the ground and twitching slightly.

"Huh, I didn't expect that even the earthworms have mutated so much that even our weapons can't be damaged, these creatures, are they eating a big pill? All of them are difficult to deal with. Looking at the broken earthworms that fell beside him, several people who had tried their best and failed to hurt the earthworm in the slightest struggled to step on a few feet to get out of breath. Unfortunately, even the pieces of earthworm meat that have been cut off by the vehicle's particle cannon are three to four people in length, and with the mucus on their bodies, everyone who wants to punch and kick them falls to the ground because of the slime.

"The effect of the particle cannon that I asked the people in the gathering place to help modify was really beyond my expectations, and according to the firepower of the past, it is already the limit to be able to make a thigh-thick hole in these earthworms. In addition, the improved particle cannon can also switch between melee and ranged modes, so we will be able to find the next human gathering place this time. Among the leading vehicles, the leader of the team couldn't help but praise the images transmitted by the sensors, but the people in white research clothes behind him looked at the energy storage of each vehicle and tears were about to well-up in their eyes.

"But the energy consumption also increased instantly, and the salvo just now used up nearly half of the total energy expected to be consumed on the vehicle-mounted weapons. If the weather is still so bad...... We're definitely going to run out of energy halfway through. The researcher was about to say something more, but the man leading the convoy interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"If you don't use particle weapons in the situation just now, I'm afraid that most of the convoy will be lost. Okay, get our men out of the rain, they won't be able to stay outside for long, even if they're wearing protective suits. Besides, those dead earthworms will attract nearby mutated creatures, so don't stay here for too long, or we'll be besieged by the mutated creatures that have attracted the smell of blood. Contrary to everyone's expectations, just as the leader of the convoy was about to radioen the news of the departure of the vehicles, the scene on the screen made the hearts of those present chill.

In addition to the mucus covering the surface of the earthworm, another characteristic of the earthworm makes it difficult for the earthworm to die in nature, that is, after the earthworm is cut off, the two bodies will not die, but will become two individuals to continue to live. The mutated earthworm has an even more terrifying increase in its regeneration ability, and the cut flesh is accompanied by twisting to regenerate a mouth full of fine teeth, and people who are caught off guard are attacked by the earthworm who thought they were dead, and the highly toxic liquid is sprayed in this area, even if the armor made of high-strength plastic is not easy to be corroded by the venom, but people's gas masks can hardly resist the direct spray of earthworm venom. For a while, dozens of people who were unfortunately hit in the head by the venom all writhed in pain, and as their faces gradually turned black, these people also fell to the ground, and were quickly swallowed by the bloodthirsty earthworm before everyone could react, and the splashing red liquid and the screams of pain constituted a beautiful and cruel picture