The tunnel was pitch black.
The black worms were wriggling. Some were as thick as an adult's arm, while some were as thick as a baby's arm. They were about one meter long and looked like big black snakes.
But Shiman had just seen the specimens of these guys not long ago!
This is——Iceworm!!
The few ice worms the size of wireworms that Song Yan brought back were already big enough, but the group of ice worms underground were really terrifying.
The rustling sound is left by these ice worms gnawing on the ice.
Shi Man remembered Ge Hongyu saying that the eating habits of ice worms were to indiscriminately devour organic matter on the ice surface.
The mutated ice worms, which are only the size of wire worms, are already heat-resistant. I can’t imagine how heat-resistant the group of ice worms on the opposite side, which are as thick as arms, are.
Meng Xiaodao got goosebumps all over his body and whispered, "What the hell is this thing? Is it a bug or a snake?"
"Iceworm, this thing belongs to the order One-way Earthworm. I doubt that pistols and swords will be effective against it. Only fire attacks can be used."
Shi Man briefly told everyone about the situation of the ice worms.
Through holographic projection, Shi Man and his team could see the mouthparts of these giant ice worms, which were ring-shaped and covered with barbs, a bit like lampreys.
These things bit the ice, making a crunching sound like chewing ice cubes. It is not clear how lethal their mouthparts are, but Shi Man and others do not want to experience it for themselves.
Shi Man also noticed that when these ice worms gnawed on the ice, they would secrete mucus from their mouthparts. When the mucus touched the ice, it would accelerate the melting of the ice.
She guessed that the corrosive gel was the mucus secreted by the mouthparts of these ice worms.
"Xiao Man, a fire attack requires a large amount of combustible materials, and the temperature outside might make that difficult." Zhou Feifei frowned. "Also, the number of ice worms is too large. Unless we can ignite the entire area where they are, creating a sustainable fire, it will be difficult to eliminate them."
Shi Man thought for a moment and said, "I have a way. Let's try it first."
She took out two drones first.
This is the drone I won in a lottery before. It is a black technology produced by Pure Land. The controller is just a patch that is directly attached to the temple and is controlled by brain waves.
Shi Man guessed that this would require mental strength, so she gave one of the machines to Zhou Feifei and asked her to familiarize herself with the operation.
Zhou Feifei tried it and quickly mastered it.
Afterwards, everyone saw Shiman take out several plastic buckets, wire, and a large barrel of gasoline.
Zhou Feifei's eyes lit up: "Are you planning to use a drone to deliver the gasoline barrels in?"
Shi Man nodded. "The bearing capacity of these two drones is 50kg each. If we pour 200kg of gasoline in them, I don't believe they won't catch fire."
Everyone's eyes lit up and they all came forward to help, tying the plastic buckets to the four corners of the drone with wire.
After testing the stability, they poured gasoline into the plastic barrel until it was 70% full, and then Shi Man and Zhou Feifei controlled the drone to fly in. At the same time, as the drone went deeper, a holographic projection appeared in front of them, which was clearer than the one captured by the communication bracelet.
Shi Man even saw that these giant ice worms had a thin layer of fluff on their bodies.
The mutated ice worm seemed to have no reaction to the sound and continued to gnaw on the ice in its pupal state.
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