"Jump!"
Vulture pressed two buttons inside the vehicle. The moment he pressed the first, every door flew open.
This particular vehicle had no seat belts, because to Marrow Eaters, whether they had them or not no longer mattered.
Their physiques could easily withstand the impact of a car crash.
Everyone leaped out of the vehicle.
The instant Vulture sprang from his seat, he also pressed another well-hidden button equipped with a safety catch.
Every display in the vehicle instantly turned red.
At the same time, the engine roared to life and drove straight toward the pit ahead, plunging into the Worm Great Evil Spirit's mouth.
Its enormous jaws snapped shut at once.
A rumble like the thunderous growl of an empty stomach sounded from within.
Before it could chew—
Boom!
The vehicle that had fallen into its mouth exploded instantly. Every round of ammunition in its reserve compartments detonated.
A pungent stench of gunpowder and sulfur filled the air.
The Worm Great Evil Spirit's mouth immediately swelled, puffing round like the jaws of some ancient giant toad.
A flicker of flame squeezed through the gap between its jaws, producing a blade-like shockwave that shaved a full ten feet of earth off the edge of the pit.
It carried the force of an air cannon.
Thick smoke poured from its nostrils.
"Pah!"
The Worm Great Evil Spirit opened its mouth. Amid dense, scorching gunsmoke and a flood of filthy yellow fluid, the shattered remains of the special vehicle—
Like grenade fragments coated in poison, they surged toward the group.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Steel fragments carrying immense force shot toward the people who had jumped from the vehicle.
Seven Marrow Eaters failed to react in time and were pierced by one, or even several, pieces of steel shrapnel.
Not only did chunks