Kill the Dragon

Grubby-.

The expedition stops moving. I heard something.

“Didn't you hear something? ”

“Why did you... Suck.”

I couldn't connect the horses. The shadow swallows the entire expedition. The expedition was sucked in without defiance.

Pow, pow. Qajik, Qajik.

I hear flesh and bone cracking. The smell of blood was intense.

“Ah, ah. ”

The rest of the expedition makes the most of the headlights. The giant worm burrows through the ground and rises to its feet. Her mouth accounts for half of her face, and her double chin has hundreds of teeth sprawling out. Adult males were the size to swallow at once.

“Kiey.”

The worm makes a strange sound. The smell of fresh blood wakes the worm from his sleep. The worm that devoured the crab expedition is still hungry. It has been in hibernation for over a decade. The worm needed more food.

“The Death Worm?”

That was the last thing the expedition said. The Death Worm swallows him whole. Teeth like teeth move flexibly and change the whole person. Immediately, I put on blood and flesh and spit out my bones.

Just, just, just.

The Death Worm looks around, shivering its teeth. The developed sense of smell identified the environment.

“Kiit.”

The Death Worm finds traces of humans reaching the bottom of the canyon. I smell a faint flesh. He's still hungry. A decade of hunger isn't solved by a human or two.

Thief.

The dead skin has fallen from the Death Worm's body. About ten years ago, you were wounded by a cut in half. The Death Worm drops below the canyon, halting its metabolism and hibernating for survival. The metabolism lowers to the near-death zone and waits for the prey to arrive.

Chew, chew.

The lower half of the Death Worm grows. I immediately changed the nutrients I ate to flesh. The resurfacing ability is abnormal. The growing lower half stops, and the tip of your skin twitches.

The nightmare worm lands on the floor. Soon the screams of the other crew followed.

The battlefield commander on the ground was confused. We've lost contact with the expedition down to the canyon. The last transmission was a scream. Command has withdrawn the Excavation Squad and is watching the situation. All commanders are assembled. Lee was mixed up in the gap.

“I've sent you an airbeat. There's gonna be a video now. ”

Captain Ahim, the general commander, said. A video was projected in the middle of the barracks. Military drones, airbeats, descend into a dark, narrow canyon. The airbeats that paid for the expedition were remotely piloted. The lantern on the airbit is lit.

“Stop right there. ”

The airbit stops with a slight vibration. The blurry video became clear.

“A bloodstain.”

Inside the barracks, I was distracted. It was an obvious assault. Numerous speculations were made.

“Where is the body? ”

Airbit continues to roam the bottom of the canyon. You see the remains of the broken bones. There were also torn clothing branches and equipment.

“Only bones and equipment left. Salman…."

It was like a bone after putting on weight. It was creepy evidence in many ways. It was the work of a monster, not a human. Everyone's gaze was on Lee Han.

Basically, the Cyclist team is in charge of the Minion operation. But it's best to avoid all-out war when you're distracted.

“Call the arc for backup. We could use some psychoframes. ”

An unknown presence lies at the bottom of the canyon. The safest way to do this is to take down an entire canyon and deploy a weapon that no minion can threaten.

“Wait a minute.”

Someone said, watching the video. Something shivers at the edge of the dark canyon. The airbeats are getting closer.

“Chrysalis?”

A chrysalis flowing. A chrysalis the size of a house was shaken regularly. Something seems to be breathing in there. Several of the soldiers' expressions were stiff.

“This is the Death Worm. Request immediate support.... ”

The video shakes. The pupa splits apart. Inside, you hear a terrible sound, as if scratching a metal plate.

“Coming out.”

Something pops out of the pupa. The Death Worm comes out with dozens of legs like a centipede. A bridge with sharp ends like a hook is enough to scratch up the canyon.

Parker!

The Death Worm swallows airbeats. The screen turned off while shaking. The soldiers in the barracks shed tears.

“Arm all combatants. Hurry up.”

The situation went back urgently. The enemy was unexpected. Lee got out among the scattered soldiers. He received information about the Death Worm. I scoured the contents as I moved to the squad tent.

"The Death Worm, a monster minion called the Human Mixer. The peculiarity is that the evolution of pupae can only be achieved by reaching Phase 3... If we don't defeat them in Phases 1 and 2, it will be difficult to catch them. ’

Lee only had the information he needed. The Death Worm is currently in Stage 2. His legs are lifted and his skin is hard. If you attack with a firearm, you'll only get bullets.

“Grab your gear. And type B air combat gear.”

Lee told the squad members as soon as he entered the tent. Everyone was already wearing equipment on Juju Island. At this point, everyone took an extra pair of grappling hooks and airbeats.

“You said Death Worm.”

“Phase two will be your brother. ”

“I guess I didn't fall asleep in class. ”

Joking back and forth for a moment. Lee put on his half-gloves and carried a grappling gun on his back. The grappling gun was heavy with cables and rotary motors. Equipment that should not be disturbed even by maneuverability.

- We're still in the back.

Silence approaches Yihan. Awaiting orders from Izzie's squad. It looks like the soldiers are trying to take down the Death Worm on their own. They did not trust the third-grade squad leader, the Izzie squad. They made the decision to avoid the sacrifice of the third-graders as much as possible.

“Standby?”

Lee looked at his handset. His eyes crossed complexity.

‘Captain Ahim will think of something. But….'

Lee Han had anxious eyes. It was hard to read Captain Ahim's thoughts, the current commander. Captain Ahim doesn't know what kind of man he is. I didn't know his abilities or his personality.

‘Are you sure you want to catch the Death Worm on your own, or did you just not trust me and go backwards? If you missed me without confidence.... ’

Lee shakes his head.

“Let's follow orders first. Han.”

Simon says. Lee nods. Local soldiers have passed by EZ. squad. They look at Izzie's squad with a disgruntled face. Their eyes were filled with contempt.

“What are those eyes? You think we won't fight because we don't want to fight? ”

Knut said as he shouted. Yihan calmed Knut down.

“Knock it off, Gnute. Those who passed by now... may never see you again. ”

The Death Worm is a Monster Minion. It is impossible to defeat an army without sacrifice.

‘Lt. Ahim must have also made some kind of sacrificial plan. ’

Operation is now underway, except for Izzie's squad. Soldiers have surrounded the canyon. You don't know where the Death Worm comes from, so the perimeter is wide.

‘Is it stopping the Death Worm with heavy weapons and dropping it down the canyon?' We're waiting for Arc's additional support. ’

Lee checked the current situation through a handset. He read roughly Captain Ahim's intentions.

‘It is a mission that is judged by minimal sacrifice. We're not catching the Death Worm right now. If the Death Worm fails to consume additional nutrition, it will not move on to Step 3. That's what you're after. ’

This was not a bad plan, Lee thought. He may have made the same decision, even as Captain Achm. If you lose a third-grade biker after being greedy for eradication for no reason, or if the soldiers are eaten and quickly transitioned to phase 3, you will suffer a great loss.

‘In the recent arc, there has been a great loss for the second generation. If we're not secure, there's got to be a higher directive to keep 2nd generation out. ’

The squad members seemed nervous, except for Lee Han. I'm not the type to be reluctant because everyone is afraid of battle. Everyone complains about this standby order.

“Soon you will need us. That's why I waited so easy. ”

Simon said quietly. Lee looked at him.

“It's better if we don't get needed. ”

“Of course you are. But if they feel impossible by their own power, they'll call us. We just have to wait until then. Death Worms and worms. I'll tear them apart. ”

Lee examined Simon's condition.

‘Simon was overzealous. The combat enthusiasm is more than usual. I might lose my cool and overdo it. ’

Lee thought that once the operation started, Simon would have to be put out of the way. Unlike the fiery nature of Simon, he was always calm in battle. But I didn't expect that kind of calm from Simon today.

‘Lead the way with Knut, and let Silence choke. ’

In his mind, tactics were established based on virtual data.

Soldiers surrounding the chasm await the Death Worm. Fighting the Death Worm in a narrow canyon is suicide. They wait for the Death Worm to rise from the cliffs.

"Please don't come up here. ’

They all thought the same thing. Soldiers at the point of ascent of the Death Worm are clearly dying. It's already surrounded by sacrifice.

“Phew, Phew. ”

Just... just... Exactly.

You hear the Death Worm waving his jaw. Every time I move my double jaw, I hear a sound as I shake. The sound is getting closer. The Death Worm climbs up the cliff and reveals its torso.

“Fire!”

The Death Worm's body rolls in at a glance. Like a scarecrow, only the cover was revealed.

Voodoo!

The Death Worm rolls over the ground and attacks the soldiers. The soldier is caught in a narrow crevice and shoved into his mouth. As the flesh divides, the soldiers are devoured by the Death Worm. I was terrified that humans would divide me alive. I had lost the will of the viewer. The local soldiers were frozen and couldn't even get a clean shot.

“Monster, monster! Run!”

As the local soldiers fled, there was a hole in the siege. The Death Worm chases after those who turn away first. All sorts of heavy firearms knock on the Death Worm, but the broken cover recovers in no time.

‘It's hard with the equipment now. ’

Soldiers' weapons are not giant receptacles at this time. The fires are inferior. If the beast is the enemy, at least bring an army of machinery.

Qajik!

“Kiehek!”

The Death Worm has devoured the local soldiers. My body became noticeably bigger. My body swelled as soon as I ate. The cover wrapped around the body as it stretched stiffly.

‘It's getting stronger. ’

A terrifying thing about the Death Worm. If a group of Death Worms is found in the middle of a war, it ends with a merciless bombing. The Death Worm grows more powerful as it attacks cities and villages. Even with civilians, they bombed. A monster of that kind.

Commander Ahim faced the situation. At this rate, we can't hold out until Arc's reinforcements arrive. Soldiers are dying for nothing.

‘The barrier to stop the Death Worm has already passed. ’

Soldiers have to stop the Death Worm just before it climbs the cliff. I missed the timing.

“Initiate Operation Izzie Squad. I authorize independence.”

Captain Ahim said to the comms.