The house shook and Lucien was thrown upside down like a rag.
GYAHHH!!
Lucien's inner soul already entered a coffin and slammed its lid shut, his eyes already closed with a peaceful smile.
But outside, Lucien immediately walked out of his bedroom, his steps steady even when his insides were screaming and the house shook like crazy.
"Go. Block the hole and push back the insolent thing!"
The two parents immediately shot out towards the wall, as fast as bullets.
"Glurg! My lord! Leave it to me!"
"Glurg! My lord, please...take care...of my child..."
Without hesitation, the two slimes' small bodies slammed right onto the worm's head which was trying to pry open the hole.
Thud!
The sound of flesh hitting flesh echoed throughout the house, followed by the familiar burning sound.
Sizzle.
The two slimes excreted their corrosive saliva and the hard shell immediately sizzled, showing signs of melting.
"Hissss!!"
Feeling the burn, the worm subconsciously retracted its head and the slimes took the chance to get out through the wall.
Once they were outside, the slime's bodies immediately enlarged, surrounding the worm from two sides.
"Glurggg!"
"Hissss!"
Lucien walked to the only clean window in his house, the one right next to the hole.
His eyes were fixed on the three gigantic figures.
Um. It looks like Godzilla's fight.
But then, the door to the tenant's room suddenly opened with a bang and blue shadow shot out like a bullet, slamming right onto Lucien's back.
"Gah!"
What! Is it a sneak attack—
"Muuuu!"
Bad uncle! Bad uncle!! Mumu is scared!! Wuwuwuwuw QAQ
Mumu, that cowardly guy, climbed all the way to Lucien's head and clung tightly, its tears almost dripped onto Lucien's head.
"Don't be afraid. Look, your parents are fighting."
Lucien grabbed Mumu at lightning speed before the saliva touched his head and immediately hugged the cub tightly, sparing his life.
Wooooshhh.
Standing in front of the cold wind, Lucien's calm and composed bearing finally woke up the dormant landlord aura that almost vanished when he fell into a coma.
Outside, the two giant slimes didn't rashly move, sweats trickled down their backs as they felt an impossible pressure from the worm.
Glurg. My queen, this thing is an F-rank shelled worm, right?
Glurg. My king, something doesn't feel right.
How could a mere F-rank worm sound the alarm of two boss monsters who were about to advance to E-rank?
Glurg. My queen, could it be...
Glurg. My king, this thing is also about to advance to E-rank.
And this size...elite monster? No, at least a boss monster.
But could a monster living in this God-forsaken Death Zone be weaker than ordinary boss monsters?
Absolutely not.
Facing two boss monsters on par with it, instead of running, the shelled worm eyed them greedily, its crimson pupils darting around, assessing its prey.
This one.
The worm immediately swung its body and was about to ram it right at the weaker slime queen when suddenly—
A heavy aura burst out of the tiny hole.
Boom!
An illusion of a bottomless abyss, a towering mountain in no sight and a cold gaze suddenly pierced the worm's animal instinct.
Its two whiskers immediately stood rigid, unmoving.
In the worm's sense, that prey behind the hole suddenly changed from a delicious-smelling prey to a silent predator.
Much more dangerous than two corrosive things in front of it.
"Hissss..."
The worm subconsciously wriggled, its huge head backing down by a few inches.
Lucien's 360° vision noticed the worm's subtle movement and his eyes instantly lit up.
Oh! His b-king aura is back!
Yeah, bastard, bow down and beg for mercy!!
But Lucien didn't know that those surviving in the Death Zone had one nasty trait.
The stronger the opponent, the more they would fight to death!
The worm's crimson eyes darkened, its eyes and body now fixed towards the small hole.
"Hissss...."
It let out a low, heavy hissing noise, its body raised high and then—
Its head rammed right at the hole for the second time.
BANG!
Crack!
The bricks cracked, debris fell and a cloud of dust exploded.
Unable to withstand the second direct attack at its weak spot, the regenerated hole fell apart quicker than before, widening the gap into a size big enough for the worm's head!
"Guh!"
Lucien felt his own body crumbled and his aura flickered for a split second.
The keen worm immediately sensed Lucien's momentary weakness.
Now!
It opened its mouth wide, it's sharp teeth gleamed in the dark night and it instantly shot into the hole—
Straight towards Lucien and Mumu!
Swoosh!
Time seemed to slow down.
Lucien could clearly see the worm's suction head contracted.
Flesh and blood residues clung to the yellowish teeth dripping with saliva.
A rotten smell mixed with blood and some other unknown smells burst out, the hot breath blasted upon Lucien's face.
"...."
Lucien's face turned blue, green, purple, all shades of colours.
His stomach churned violently.
His inner soul kicked open the coffin and retched.
Blerggghh!
Will he die eaten by a worm?
No. He would probably die from the stinky mouth alone!
Lucien's soul didn't return to his body and he stood stiffly, like a statue.
His eyes remained as still as a calm water, not even blinking.
Such composure, as steady as mount tai that wouldn't move even when the sky fell!
The landlord's aura was pushed to the peak and the sudden outburst made the worm subconsciously halt for a split second.
In that split second, two gigantic blue shadows rammed hard against the worm's neck, slapping the entire head out of the hole and slamming it onto the ground.
Bang!
Sizzle!
The dry ground instantly cracked, and a big dent appeared, followed by signs of pebbles melting.
The air was thick with a burning smell.
"Hissss!!"
The sneak attack caught the worm off guard, its head was hit in the same spot and the previously melting shell immediately cracked, showing a glimpse of the tender, weak flesh beneath.
"Hisss!"
Sensing the threat, the worm immediately let out a strange cry, so loud it pierced through the night sky.
"HISSSS!!"
An ominous feeling shot up Lucien's head, his soul instantly returned to his body as urged with a shout,
"Quick! Kill it!"
But...
It was too late.
Thump.
A familiar thumping noise sounded.
This time, it was farther, but still within the hundred radius range.
Thump.
Lucien's 360° vision immediately saw a looming figure bursting out of the crimson fog, slowly heading towards his house.
That appearance, that figure—
Lucien's heart fell to his stomach.
It was another giant shelled worm.