"We found the source of the Corpse Worms!"
Those words instantly froze the atmosphere.
The tension that had just dissipated surged back like a tide, fiercer than before.
Everyone's eyes shot toward the doorway, their hearts pounding and their scalps prickling.
The source of the Corpse Worms...
What kind of terrifying existence could have spawned the mysterious Corpse Worms infesting the entire Gathering Place?
"We found the source of the Corpse Worms!"
The man practically crashed into the Wooden House, his chest heaving as sweat mixed with seawater streamed down his cheeks.
His eyes shone with an almost crazed light, the peculiar excitement of someone who had narrowly escaped death.
"We followed Old Liu's route, searching all the way!"
He panted, his voice trembling. "We searched the entire island but found nothing! Then someone suggested searching the Outer Island!"
Everyone in the room stood up.
"Then we found a boat and headed out to sea, following the route Old Liu usually took when he went fishing. And we actually found it!"
"What did you find?" Chen Gen seized the man's shoulders, his nails nearly digging into his flesh.
The man swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing.
His expression suddenly turned strange, as though he were recalling a scene that made him profoundly uncomfortable.
"We found a small island." His voice abruptly dropped. "It wasn't far from here. On the island... there was a corpse."
The room fell silent for a moment.
"If we're not mistaken," the man continued, his gaze beginning to lose focus, "those Corpse Worms crawled out of that corpse."
At those words, everyone's faces turned deathly pale.
One corpse.
Just one corpse.
That single corpse had created so many Sea Demon Monsters?
Chen Gen's lips trembled.
Yang Yong felt chills running down his spine.
He had seen those