“Wow, it really looks huge like this,” the priestess unintentionally exclaimed.
Although it lay powerless in the center of the crater, its exoskeleton in tatters, and half of its body charred to a crisp, the pair of wicked giant pincers on its head had long become bald. Nevertheless, its nearly kilometer-long body still stood grandly like a small mountain.
“Be careful, our understanding of the Abyss Worm is still very limited. No one knows what it might do in this situation.”
Unlike Violet and the dragon lady beside her, the winged people led by Sigrid remained vigilant, tightly gripping their weapons. Even Miss Dorina, who had died in various senses just before, showed a high level of alertness.
“Is that so... let me ask, assuming this thing is confirmed powerless, how do you plan to deal with it?”
Sigrid hesitated for a moment, then quickly spoke.
“To be honest, I didn’t initially think that with this few people, we could defeat or capture the Abyss Worm. I just planned to hold it off until the internal conflict on Omo Island ended, or reinforcements from other islands arrived, and then collectively kill it. But given the current situation...”
“First, we definitely can’t let this creature capable of spawning Abyss Beasts live, but its corpse, after being confirmed harmless, should be sent to the Sky City for research. It’s an essential material for further understanding the Abyss, or perhaps... for crafting equipment.”
“What do you think, Violet?”
“Well...”
The black-haired girl did not immediately respond. Instead, she chose to place the tip of her holy staff on the tattered exoskeleton of the giant insect and activated 【Information Detection】.
“Hmm... Huh?”
At first, the expression of the priestess remained relatively calm, but as the ripples gradually spread throughout the body of the Abyss Worm, especially its head, Violet’s face visibly took on a strange appearance.
It seemed like she was beginning to understand why the Abyss insisted on actively killing it when this creature was defeated.
“Sigrid, can I just kill this thing now? Shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
“Huh? Now? I think... no, this thing is indeed very dangerous. Perhaps... it’s better to kill it early. Fine, do as you wish.”
Although it felt like the captain may have misunderstood something, Violet had no intention of explaining. Since the person in charge on the winged side nodded, she naturally had no reason to hesitate.
With a group of people, the black-haired girl approached the massive insect near its drooping head.
“Xiao Guang, cut its head horizontally. Don’t use too much force; moderate strength will be enough.”
“Yes, Master.”
Without raising any questions, the little dragon girl immediately stepped forward. In an instant, her right hand transformed into a dragon claw, passing smoothly through the already lifeless Abyss Worm with no resistance. The ten-meter-long head was instantly sliced smoothly in half, and the upper part crashed to the ground with a resounding thud.
“What?!”
Beside her, Sigrid couldn’t contain her exclamation, and the winged individuals started talking among themselves in a noisy and animated manner.
Violet’s beautiful silver-blue eyes squinted slightly.
As expected...
Inside the head of this creature, it was empty.
Previously, during the 【Information Detection】, she unexpectedly received dozens of feedback signals from this Abyss Worm, and the psychic power, which was the control center, was completely concentrated in its head.
In other words, this big creature, in a certain sense, is not an integrated individual at all. It’s highly likely that each segment of its body was once an independently existing organism. After being pieced together and connected through some medium, it formed something called the “Abyss Worm.”
No wonder it was so decisive when it devoured its own body earlier.
So the question arises: who assembled or, in other words, created a creature that has essentially reached a transcendent level?
And then there’s...
Inside the empty shell of its head, carefully protected by the Abyss Worm, there is something serving as the source of power driving its body. What is it?
Violet already has an answer to this question.
Although ordinary people, and even Sigrid probably can’t see it, the soul tendrils emanating from Violet can clearly sense a familiar fluctuation at the center of the beheaded giant insect—a formless and intangible essence.
The power of the soul, the fragmented divinity of the Goddess of Earth Seth.
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Compared to what she saw before with the “Southern Calamity” and the degree of Sethlin’s essence, these fragments have a much lower intensity, or you can say very few. In terms of sensation, it’s about one-tenth of Sethlin’s original strength.
While perhaps due to the limited quantity, not even a clear self-consciousness has emerged, it merely acts as a sort of abyss worm activity battery or central core. But Violet, who has analyzed the essence of the Goddess of Earth’s abilities, can be a hundred percent certain that these are fragments of Seth’s essence.
And they are, the kind that has already broken free from the seal.
No wonder just having this small amount is enough to be the power source for a transcendent-level creature.
Violet even has a reason to suspect that the reason the Abyss Worm can spontaneously give birth to new Abyss Beasts is also related to Seth’s “Creation” rule ability. Could it be that the Abyss actively destroys defeated worms to recover the divine fragments inside?
But there is still something strange.
Why would a creature driven by fragments of the Seth’s essence be rejected by this world?
Is it because the exoskeleton comes from the Abyss’s Abyss Worm? Or are there other reasons that are currently unclear?
Vaguely, Violet felt like she had grasped something, but that moment of insight quickly vanished, overshadowed by a stronger sense of contradiction.
On the side, Sigrid and others were still perplexed by the incredible body structure of the Abyss Worm.
With a thought, Violet quietly took out the small stone carving where Sethlin was dormant. Seizing the opportunity when no one was paying attention, using her body as cover, she brought it close to the divine fragments in the giant insect’s head.
Just like the incident in the Forest of Calamity underground, the ownerless origin was spontaneously attracted, swiftly merging into the individual representing Sethlin’s consciousness, disappearing without a trace.
After completing these actions, the priestess immediately stuffed it back into her backpack. The whole process lasted less than three seconds, and except for the little dragon girl closest to Violet, no one else noticed.
She gave her pet a glance, signaling her to keep quiet. The black-haired girl cleared her throat innocently, turning towards the still seemingly incredulous Captain of the Guard.
“I don’t know what’s going on either. I just discovered it when we first made contact. But... since this thing is confirmed dead, shouldn’t we go and deal with the other Abyss Beasts on the island first? The battle over there probably hasn’t ended yet.”
Abyss Beasts are formidable adversaries. Under normal circumstances, defeating them requires depleting all the energy contained within them. Although Violet doesn’t believe that Edwina, Leila, and Rene, the three legendary companions, would lose, it’s definitely not something they can handle in a short time.
Of course, the main goal is to shift the topic, hehe~