Infinite Cosmic Cafeteria Chapter 80: Unleashing Power Again

Translator: Stellar Novels Editor: Stellar Novels

Ma Lu was contemplating whether to take a risky charge, leaping into the Vampiric Long-Tailed Weasel swarm to unleash his ultimate move before Wei Cha and the others made their move.

But then, another sudden change occurred!

Many people had just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the crisis was over, when a vibration suddenly came from beneath them.

The sand and rocks began to churn, and strange patterns resembling veins on an arm started to bulge from the ground, squirming continuously, dense and horrifying to behold.

Wang Zhen’s face turned pale as if she’d remembered something, and she blurted out, “This is bad, it’s a swarm of Strange-Mouthed Sandworms!”

Ma Lu also received a notification from the Traveler’s Bracelet, but he didn’t understand why Wang Zhen was so nervous.

The Strange-Mouthed Sandworm was a 1-star ingredient, on par with the Flame Gecko.

From the illustrated guide, it looked similar to an ordinary earthworm, just larger and toothless, with seemingly limited attack power.

However, upon hearing Wang Zhen’s words, Ma Lu noticed the looks of despair on the faces of those around him.

Even Hook mumbled, “It’s over, we’re finished this time!”

“What’s over?” Ma Lu asked.

“It’s a swarm of Strange-Mouthed Sandworms! We’re doomed!!! Not even Captain Wei Cha can save us now!”

Hook’s eyes were vacant, as if he were about to ascend to the heavens, while Mei Meilu behind him was already curled up in a ball, trembling.

“Why are we doomed?” Ma Lu pressed on, but the tremors beneath him were already intensifying.

Suddenly, the ground collapsed with a thunderous crash, forming a massive pit about thirty meters in diameter.

But it didn’t stop there—the center of the pit continued to sink, and at an accelerating pace.

Everyone tried to flee on their motorcycles, but without realizing it, their wheels had already sunk into the quicksand.

Thousands of Strange-Mouthed Sandworms were writhing beneath the pit, their movements widening the gaps between sand grains, causing the surface layer of sand to fully liquefy. A slight amount of pressure was all it took to sink rapidly.

Ma Lu finally understood why Wang Zhen and the others were so terrified of these 1-star ingredients.

Individually, the Strange-Mouthed Sandworm was undoubtedly among the weakest, but when their numbers reached a certain point, their collective presence could create a qualitative change, unleashing terrifying combat power. Even powerful beasts would avoid them.

Ma Lu twisted the throttle to its limit, but he still couldn’t escape the sand pit; instead, he sank deeper, the quicksand already past his ankles. The others were in no better shape.

Not only were the hunters struggling, but even the nearby beasts were trapped, struggling and crying in vain as they sank further.

Wei Cha was still some distance away, and though his fire abilities were effective against surface beasts, they were useless against the sandworms beneath the sand.

Some people instinctively stepped back, fearful of getting caught in the sand pit.

Ma Lu no longer hesitated. He immediately activated the golden blessing 【Super Imitation Show】, copying Mai Mai’s electric field ability, but just as he was about to unleash it, something occurred to him.

He first cast 【Now You Can Conduct Electricity】 onto the sand pit.

This purple blessing could increase a target’s conductivity by 400%, though Ma Lu wasn’t sure if the pit would qualify as a target. He decided to give it a try, and surprisingly, the blessing worked.

Now without further hesitation, Ma Lu activated the electric field ability, transforming instantly into Thor, the God of Thunder, with lightning coursing all over his body.

Clenching his fist, he punched the ground, channeling the electricity from his arm downward, hunting the creatures hidden beneath the yellow sand.

Under the influence of 【Now You Can Conduct Electricity】, the electric current that could originally only travel a short distance greatly expanded its range, quickly revealing the creators of the sand pit.

These little creatures’ fleshy bodies were nowhere near as insulated as the surrounding sand.

Moreover, in order to loosen the sand pit, they were clustered very closely together, almost sticking to one another.

In other words, once Ma Lu found one, he could zap a whole bunch, wiping them all out in one go.

Additionally, it wasn’t just the Strange-Mouthed Sandworms beneath the sand; there were also other nearby beasts that had fallen into the pit.

During the full 30 seconds of continuous discharge, Ma Lu had no idea how many creatures he fried.

And perhaps because he was far enough from the prey, it fulfilled the conditions for a ranged attack, triggering the effects of 【Headshot】 and 【Split Arrow】 as well.

Ma Lu was now completely on a rampage!

This wasn’t just hunting; it was a slaughter!!!

It was like Ma Lu had driven a combine harvester into a wheat field.

The Traveler’s Bracelet was once again flooded with notifications. This time, there were so many blessings that Ma Lu couldn’t keep up with selecting them all.

With the 60-second countdown nearing its end, Ma Lu got a bit anxious and used an old trick from school, shouting loudly.

“Quick, select all C’s for me!”

(Translator's Note: I assume this means the third option. The raws have the “C” in english)

At the last moment, the Traveler’s Bracelet understood his command, and the screen flashed wildly while the character status bar continued to extend.

Since the Strange-Mouthed Sandworms were only 1-star ingredients, defeating them would typically only yield white blessings unless the Heartbeat Lottery effect activated.

But the sheer number made up for it.

Ma Lu flipped through and found that the status bar already spanned 16 pages, but there were actually even more blessings. The white blessing pool had been completely drained, and duplicate blessings were used to enhance existing ones rather than taking up additional space.

So Ma Lu wasn’t sure exactly how many blessings he had just collected; he only knew that amidst a sea of white were a few blue ones, even fewer purples, and a glimmer of gold.

These higher-quality blessings were obviously not from the 1-star Strange-Mouthed Sandworms alone; they were likely dropped by other beasts caught in the pit trap.

As for which beast had been so generous, there was no way to verify, and it didn’t really matter—the collapse of the sand pit had finally stopped.

While some Strange-Mouthed Sandworms were still alive below, their ranks had been decimated, causing their formation to collapse and preventing the pit from sinking further.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone hurriedly escaped.

Upon seeing the sun overhead again, some couldn’t help but shed tears, only to immediately enter a 10-second blindness state due to 【Dazzling Sunlight】, leaving them unable to see anything.

Fortunately, they were now almost at the city gates, and Wei Cha and his team had arrived.

The captain of the Blazing Fang hunting group kept his eyes on Ma Lu, openly admiring his talent.

It was a case of heroes recognizing heroes.

Wei Cha, who loved to scorch everything with his flames, had a particular fondness for hunters with large-scale clearing abilities, and Ma Lu’s terrifying power and endurance had left an indelible impression.

Having such an ally would surely boost Blazing Fang’s confidence in their push to become a diamond-ranked hunting group.

However, just as Wei Cha was about to extend an invitation, his view was blocked by a figure.

“Captain Wei, long time no see,” Bocchi greeted.

Wei Cha looked at Bocchi and nodded, “Your hunting group is doing well. If your father were still here, he would be proud of you.”

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