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Chapter 173 Certain processes must be conducted without the presence of others.
Fuying's spiritual energy pulled Buck out of the crowd.

With a flick of her finger, spiritual energy entered Buck's body, and in an instant, his consciousness probed his brain like a blade.

Inside Buck's skull, a blood-red sandworm was writhing menacingly.

This thing has no eyes or nose, only a mouth with a sharp, straw-like mouthpart inside. At this moment, the mouthpart is deeply piercing Buck's brain tissue. As it greedily sucks, the mouthpart is expanding and contracting, emitting a terrifying "gurgling" sound.

Meanwhile, Buck's brain and life force are gradually being drained away as the sandworms suck them.

Fu Ying's eyes narrowed slightly. Without further hesitation, she suddenly gathered the spiritual energy at her fingertips, transforming it into a fine net that bound and entangled the sand worms in his mind. She controlled the spiritual threads, precisely avoiding some vulnerable points.

"Ugh..." Buck suddenly convulsed violently, making a painful gurgling sound in his throat.

Jingxiang watched from the side, trembling all over. She covered her lips, afraid that she would make a sound and disturb Fuying.

With a flick of his wrist, Fu Ying pulled a thin, sticky bloodworm straight out of Buck's mouth.

The sandworms, bound by spiritual power, began to writhe and struggle wildly upon encountering the ocean currents. Their straw-like mouthparts were filled with countless tiny, sharp teeth, with some eerie beads of blood hanging on them, making one's body shiver and scalp tingle.

Jingxiang covered her mouth tightly, her face deathly pale, unable to believe that this was actually brought out from Buck's body.

At that moment, Buck's body suddenly arched, and a terrible "gurgling" sound came from his throat.

The next moment, he began to vomit violently. What spewed from his mouth was not food, but tiny, transparent insect eggs, each one wrapped in blood, which landed on the snow-white inner wall of the seashell and bounced strangely.

Fu Ying subtly cast a protective spell on herself and Dan Yue, not out of fear of the insect eggs, but because she found them disgusting.

"Ugh—cough, cough cough..." Buck convulsed for a while, finally vomiting black blood clots before collapsing completely. He calmed down, but all around him were sobs.

Jing Qiang's face was extremely pale. He knew how dangerous the sea sandworms were, but seeing them in person still filled him with fear.

Xingyao's arm was firmly around Jingxiang's shoulder. After Buck's breathing gradually calmed down, he stepped forward and said, "Buck?"

As Xingyao gently called out, Buck slowly raised his eyes, his unfocused pupils gradually focusing, but his eyes were bloodshot.

His eyelashes fluttered slightly, his lips parted slightly, but before he could speak, Jingxiang could no longer control herself. She rushed forward and hugged him tightly, holding his still weak body, and choked out, "Buck! You scared me to death!"

Buck, inhaling his own feminine scent, slowly raised his arms and gently embraced her.

As Xingyao recounted his experience of being parasitized by the sandworm, Buck's expression gradually froze. He had no memory of being parasitized by the sandworm. He turned to look at the struggling and twisting sandworm, his face also turning very ugly.

"Buck, how are you feeling right now? Does your head hurt? Do you still feel nauseous? Can you see clearly?" Whale Qiang placed his palm on Buck's shoulder, carefully examining him, his tone even a little nervous.

Buck shook his head, wiped his face with his rough palms, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm just tired, like I've been hollowed out."

"It's good that you're tired. Eat more to replenish your energy." Fu Ying didn't even look up. She put the sandworms into a transparent glass bottle, shook it gently, and the sandworms thumped against the glass. She had to study it carefully.

Buck opened his mouth, but finally only stammered, "...Thank you."

Jingxiang also turned to look at Fuying. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes were red like crushed coral, and her wet eyes were brimming with gratitude, so thick that it was about to overflow.

Fuying waved his hand and put away the glass bottle.

Jing Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. He lowered his head and placed his hand on the scales on his chest, the tiny scales trembling slightly with his breath: "Thank you, priestess, but my people..."

He glanced hesitantly at the other members of the Haibei tribe bound by seaweed. Fu Ying looked up and said, "Don't worry, if we could save Buck, we can save the others too."

Her slender fingers extended as if pulling on invisible threads. In an instant, scarlet sand worms were pulled out of the mouths of the parasitized beasts. Their long, thin bodies bounced together in the ocean current, which was extremely disgusting.

Standing beside Fuying, Dan Yue gazed quietly at her focused profile, watching her skillful and calm handling of the sandworms, a subtle ripple appearing in her light blue eyes.

Is she really the same Fuying from before?
The Fuying I remember was arrogant. She was a female who was pampered by the Oasis tribe. She wanted whatever she liked and never considered other people's feelings. She treated her partner like a dispensable decoration and hated the Zerg the most.

But what about the hibiscus in front of us?
She is strong, gentle, and helpful.

She was somewhat spoiled in his presence, but when dealing with these ferocious sandworms, she was exceptionally calm and composed. Contradictory yet vibrant, she was like a ray of light shining into the deep sea, making his heart flutter and his gaze unconsciously follow her figure.

Fu Ying noticed Dan Yue's focused gaze and suddenly smiled.

Her narrow eyes were slightly upturned, and her captivating gaze met Dan Yue's eyes with a smile.

Caught off guard, Dan Yue was burned by her gaze. His ear fins turned red again, and even the corners of his eyes showed a faint blue scale. He turned his face away in a panic, suppressing his wild heartbeat.

The exchange of glances between the two went unnoticed by the others, who were all focused on the tribespeople being parasitized.

One by one, the sandworms were pulled out, but the result was not satisfactory.

"What... what happened?" Jing Qiang looked at the several corpses lying in the seashells, his face pale.

Fu Ying put the sandworms away and sighed softly, "These people were parasitized too early. Their brains have long been hollowed out by the sandworms, leaving only an empty shell. In other words, they are already dead. I can't save them."

The whale-like creature emitted a soft, clanging sound from its scales, and its eyes showed signs of pain.

Jingxiang looked at the corpses, her arms around Buck trembling.

If she didn't send a message to Fuying, then wouldn't that mean...?

Fu Ying didn't care about the dead orcs. He looked at Jing Qiang, who had a heavy expression, and said, "Alright, please arrange a place for me to stay, Chief. I need to study the medicine to repel the sandworms in peace. I hope it can solve this terrible problem."

Before Jing Qiang could speak, Jing Xiang wiped her eyes, stood up, and said to Fu Ying, "I'm all ready!"

Fu Ying nodded, picked up the glass bottle filled with sandworms, and naturally took Dan Yue's hand with her other hand.

The two followed Jingxiang through the swaying coral reefs, and suddenly a giant silver-white seashell appeared before them, surrounded by shimmering sea anemones, creating a very beautiful environment.

"This is it," Jingxiang said softly.

She glanced worriedly at the glass bottle in Fuying's hand: "Shall I stay and help you?"

Fu Ying raised an eyebrow, his gaze lightly falling on Dan Yue beside him. Looking at his lean and powerful body, he shook his head seriously, but a sly smile appeared on his lips: "I'm afraid that won't work."

"As you know, certain processes in Chapter 173 cannot be performed in the presence of others."

Jingxiang blushed instantly and stammered, "Then, then if you need anything, just call me."

Dan Yue glanced at Fu Ying with a hint of helplessness.

(End of this chapter)