When the sandworm wriggled its way onto the woven net, it was caught in the web without surprise and could not move.
Everyone waited for a while, wanting to see what changes would occur in the sandworm and whether the Infant Spirit would come over.
Second by second, several minutes passed. The group exchanged glances, confusion in every pair of eyes.
The Infant Spirit did not come, and aside from being trapped and unable to move, the sandworm showed no other changes for now. It was still alive, without the slightest sign of withering.
So the woven net's effect was simply like a spiderweb, existing purely to catch prey? But then what was that deep crimson glow it gave off in the energy world? It could not just be decoration to set the mood, could it?
Everyone turned their eyes toward Dox, hoping to get an explanation from him.
Dox wore a somewhat strange expression. His eyes narrowed slightly, as though he were pondering—or sensing—something. After quite a while, he finally said, "The woven net's effect... may be to absorb energy."
As for why Dox had come to that conclusion—
"The tiny, tiny amount of energy I left inside the little bug was all sucked away."
Angel said, "If the woven net absorbs energy, why is it still alive?"
Life energy was also a form of energy. Whether in the Southern Region or among the surrounding wizard territories, many Demonic Beasts that fed on life energy had already been discovered.
For example, Gomito—the Heart-Eating Ghost of folk legend—fed on energy. Its absorption and conversion efficiency was simply too low, so it had to swallow skin and flesh together.
But among similar beings, Demonic Beasts stronger than Gomito—such as the Goat Demons of the Abyss and the Chupacabras of the void—did