Chapter 79

"It's by temperature." In the makeshift laboratory, Sain held a scalpel and muttered to himself as he cut open the skin of a sandworm, about two centimeters long.

Apart from the sandworm in front of him, several other small sandworms that had been made into specimens could be seen on Sain's experimental table.

This was a simple experimental table made of soil and sand.

It had been nearly twenty days since Sain woke up and discovered the group of sandworms.

The rudimentary conditions made Sain's experiments and research on the sandworms progress rather slowly.

Up to this point, Sain's understanding of the sandworms was still limited to the surface.

Besides knowing that they likely identified targets by temperature, another piece of information Sain had obtained over these days was that the sandworms feared water.

Sain broke open a test tube filled with ordinary water.

When he poured the water onto the still somewhat lively small sandworm on the experimental table, the sandworm began to twist and struggle.

Two small mouths filled with sharp fangs kept hissing.

After about two minutes, the sandworm stopped writhing, and its originally tough body began to melt, eventually turning into a pool of yellow, strangely acidic liquid.

Sain threw a small piece of wood into the liquid.

A "hiss" of corrosion immediately followed.

The piece of wood was almost instantly burned into a block of pitch-black charcoal.

In terms of corrosive power, the liquid left behind after the sandworm melted was no less potent than the acidic liquid from Sain's acid cane.

"What kind of creature is this?" Sain couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

No wonder this thing can feed on sand; with such terrifying digestive capabilities, what can't it eat?

At this moment, there were still a few living sandworms on Sain's experimental table.

The sandworms' ability to consume gold and sand made it impossible for Sain to keep them alive for long, except by making them into specimens.

Ordinary test tubes could be penetrated by the sandworms in just a moment.

After wasting two test tubes, Sain no longer tried to store them.

The sandworms in front of him were all caught today.

After once again marveling at the sandworms' resilience and the terrifying acid, Sain began to kill the remaining sandworms one by one and collect them as specimens.

Besides their fear of water, another weakness of the sandworms was their two heads.

A fine needle, gently inserted into a specific area behind the fangs at both ends of the sandworm, would make the creature lose its strength and gradually lose its vital signs.

After making several more sandworm specimens, Sain began to think about his next plan.

Over these twenty days, Sain not only studied the sandworms but also thoroughly investigated and recorded the movements of the sandworms in the depths of the sand valley where he was.

His goal was to obtain those elemental orbs.

Unfortunately, strength was the foundation of everything.

Sain could bully and capture small sandworms ranging from a few centimeters to a dozen centimeters in length, but that didn't mean he could provoke large groups of sandworms, let alone the giant sandworms that were several meters, or even ten meters long.

Without mentioning the two sharp-fanged mouths, the sheer size of the giant sandworms alone made Sain think they could be rated as high-level magical beasts, or even stronger.

After much consideration, Sain realized that to repel the sandworms and retrieve the elemental orbs, there seemed to be only one way.

"It looks like I'll have to use the magical device my mentor gave me." Sain took out a large black-gray iron can from his spatial ring.

This thing was called a "Simplified Magic Cannon," with three shots, and it was the key to Sain retrieving the elemental orbs.

Looking at the iron can and the information he had, Sain began to think deeply about the relevant plan.

...

"Boom!" A massive explosion echoed in the depths of the sand valley.

As a formal magical device, the "Simplified Magic Cannon" was indeed more powerful than Sain had imagined.

Just one shot not only eliminated two-thirds of the sandworms Sain had lured over but also caused a partial collapse in the central area of the sand valley.

No! The collapse in the center of the sand valley was not just due to the power of the "Simplified Magic Cannon."

It was also because the area beneath the sand valley had been hollowed out by the sandworms.

These sandworms seemed to have little intelligence, less than that of intermediate magical beasts in the wizard world.

The ten-meter-long giant worm that had previously given Sain a great sense of pressure and intimidation was directly split into two by the magic cannon in a roar.

Although it didn't die immediately, it was no longer capable of pursuing Sain.

Sain had originally planned to use two shots, but seeing the situation, he didn't waste them after obtaining the elemental orbs.

He quickly left the central area of the sand valley and hurriedly put the "Simplified Magic Cannon" back into his spatial ring.

The "Simplified Magic Cannon" was powerful, but its activation was cumbersome and its trajectory was simple, which was a significant drawback.

It was indeed useful against low-intelligence creatures like sandworms, but if used in a battle between wizards of the same level, the clumsiness and rigidity of such a magical device would be fully exposed.

"This magical device is suitable for large-scale deployment. If a hundred magic cannons were aimed at the same direction simultaneously..." Sain shuddered at the thought.

Just one "Simplified Magic Cannon" had such power.

If it were a real magic cannon and in sufficient numbers, even a terrifying existence like the Dean might not withstand the bombardment.

Shaking his head, Sain tightened his grip on the elemental orbs.

Putting aside his idle speculations, Sain quickly left the contentious area of the sand valley.

At the same time, from deeper underground in the central area of the sand valley, a heart-shaking roar echoed.

Clearly, the ten-meter-long sandworm was not the true leader of the sand valley; there was a stronger presence below.

The "rustling" sound of the sandworms moving forward continued.

Sain wondered where these sandworms came from and whether they were native to the world of yellow sand.

This question remained unanswered for now, as his mind was preoccupied with the thought of returning to the Dark Realm.

...

Outside the sand valley.

The scorching sunlight stung Sain's eyes, and the hot sand burned his skin.

Holding the black handle in one hand and the elemental orbs in the other, Sain had maintained this posture for nearly half an hour.

The familiar pulling force did not appear, and Sain himself felt a faint dizziness.

Sain didn't know if it was due to dehydration or the realization that he might not be able to leave this world, which made him feel dizzy.

His eyes fixed on the cloudless sky, the three giant suns made Sain's heart feel incredibly hollow.

He muttered to himself, "It can't be, my mentor wouldn't lie to me."