Thousands upon thousands of fat, white worms wriggled and crawled across the walls, devouring humus, grass roots, and tree roots from the soil.
There were even other insects among them.
Behind them stood several herders holding long poles. From time to time, they struck the walls and ground, producing dull thuds that drove the worms to crawl in a single direction while keeping them from burrowing into the soil and disappearing.
The Worm Tribe lay on the fringes of Iron Country, yet it was somewhat renowned throughout the entire country.
The worms they raised were large and plump, delicious and juicy, sold throughout Iron Country.
All of this was thanks to the herders' skillful methods.
But now, every herder in the tribe had stopped wielding their poles. Holding their breath, they stared intently and pressed their ears to the walls, carefully listening to the sounds coming from the tribe's outpost.
Over there, the tribe's warriors had caught two big fish—enough for a hearty feast.
Listening to the distant conversation faintly reaching their ears, several worm herders smiled in satisfaction.
Those outsiders were about to be skewered and turned into today's meal!
Boom! A deafening explosion suddenly rang out, followed by a series of thunderous blasts that reverberated through the walls and tunnels like muffled thunder!
The worm herders with their ears pressed to the walls felt as though roaring subterranean fire had been stuffed into their ears. They were instantly dizzy and disoriented, and many of their fragile eardrums were ruptured, blood streaming without end!
Accustomed to the faint sounds of Iron Country's underground world, the sudden blasts nearly made them faint!
What had happened!?
At the Worm Tribe's outpost, blood now flowed like a river!
Shen Feng and Firefly remained expressionless. Before the iron spears could strike their bodies,