The Origin of Sand Worms

The human heart is complex. It is unrealistic to expect others to bow down and worship simply by displaying a domineering attitude. This is not child's play. If you truly want to make others submit, a combination of grace and power, like thunder and rain, is necessary.

Since entering the academy, only a short ten hours have passed, but the mental effort expended has been considerable. He couldn't help but rub his temples, feeling the exhaustion and headache brought about by mental fatigue. The recent battle with the sandworm may have seemed easy, but it required the use of all available means. Although the sandworm was immune to mental damage, the use of psychic thorns was for visual impact.

Clark had to forcefully use psychic thorns as a mental shock, converting psychic energy purely into impact force rather than psychic damage. Fortunately, the Skull of Resentment had significantly increased his mental limit, and a recent trade with "himself" had boosted all his attributes. Otherwise, with the extravagant consumption of mental energy, he seriously doubted whether releasing so many psychic thorns in mid-air could instantly drain his mental power, not to mention the invincible posture that followed.

It could even be said that the last threat to the sandworm from the psychic thorns was entirely fueled by Lynn's mental power. If the sandworm had any intelligence, it might have sensed that Clark was at the end of his strength, and today's plan might have ended in failure.

Thinking of the sandworm, Clark chuckled bitterly. With so much going on, he had actually forgotten to check the attributes of [Podoi].

"Demonic Beast Name: [Podoi] (Second-tier Advanced)"

"Demonic Beast Skills:

1. Sandification Skin: Immune to elemental damage below 15 willpower, immune to physical damage below 15 strength, increases underground ability by 200%."

2. Earth Tunneling Art: Ignores any terrain, allowing it to walk through solid substances as if through water.

3. Pounce and Devour: Gains 1.5 times agility attack speed, deals 1.5 times strength attack damage, inflicts armor penetration, limb shattering, and bleeding effects on the target.

4. Brainless Creature: This unit has no brain, immune to mental control, immune to illusions, greatly reduces psychic attacks."

5. Sand and Stone Spray: As a gut-penetrating creature, the unit can spew any substance weighing less than 20 tons within a 10-meter range."

6. Cave Builder: As a cave-dwelling creature, this unit gains +50% solidity, +100% construction efficiency, and +20% psychic amplification when constructing tunnels, caves, pipelines, and other scenes."

"Demonic Beast Evaluation: A rare extraplanar creature with the bloodline of Devourer (Fourth-tier Royal), possessing strong combat power and the ability to cooperate."

Fourth-tier Royal bloodline! Clark's heart trembled. He never expected that within the undisclosed attributes of the sandworm from his previous life, there would be such a hidden secret.

The last item in [Podoi]'s origin was obscured, as if the writing had been smudged.

An inexplicable unease surged in his heart. It seemed that this world had many existences unknown to him in his past life: the Black Dragon, the Abyss World, alternate dimensions...

Clark forced a bitter smile. With the increasing strength, it seemed he was gradually uncovering the mysteries hidden behind this world.

"Clark?"

Lynn looked at him with some exhaustion, her eyes revealing an undisguised concern. In her mental perception, Clark's recent mental fluctuations seemed somewhat unstable.

"I'm fine," Clark forced a smile, indicating to Lynn not to worry about him. Suppressing his thoughts, tomorrow was the most critical period. Not only did he need to arrange the construction of the safe zone, but there was also a concern pressing on his heart like a stone.

That is, the [Demon Hunter] from his past life had never appeared until now!

On the Academic Avenue, Gerard's eyes were bloodshot, looking as if he hadn't slept all night, attracting curious glances from students who were cleaning up bodies early in the morning.

The Vice Principal Cuthbert intentionally distanced himself from Gerard, leading their respective groups of subordinates and awakened individuals to hurriedly make their way to the conference room.

At 7 a.m. this morning, Clark had already sent word that everyone must be present! They dared not disobey Clark's orders; it was already the apocalypse.

If you were late before doomsday, you would at most lose some money. But now, after doomsday, it might cost you your life. Cuthbert looked at Gerard's tightly held files with some envy; it contained information on all the students in the academy.

Late last night, all awakened individuals received the notice.

Clark requested the compilation of all student information, even those who died after the outbreak of the apocalypse had to be counted.

Although they didn't know the purpose, since it was Clark's request, they took it very seriously.

To show their dedication, both sides worked through the night. All awakened individuals worked overtime to hastily compile the information.

However, Gerard had his nephew Lenny overseeing the process, making their efficiency far better than Cuthbert's use of manpower alone.

Damn it! Cuthbert was full of regret.

He failed to impress Clark during his speech last night, and he didn't even complete the latest task. His face darkened, and he dared not imagine what awaited him in the conference room.

Clark, this person, is a complete rationalist!

Iron-willed, merciless!

He had no doubt that Clark wouldn't keep anyone useless, or those who couldn't contribute to the construction of the safe zone!

As an ordinary person, he could neither shoulder nor carry. His only role was to deal with trivial matters.

Cuthbert took a deep breath, and his footsteps quickened again.

In the celebration meeting room, 76 people stood silently in place, not daring to make a sound. All eyes were fixed on Clark, who was continuously flipping through the list.

Among the 76 people, there were 29 awakened individuals, not including the members of the rescue team. The others were either student managers and guards from various departments, or surviving school leaders.

Although these school administrators might not be very useful, at least they knew a bit more about the situation in the academy than ordinary students. They could still be useful in the early stages.

Population of the academy before doomsday: 36,301 people.

"After doomsday total population: 2,779 people (217 deaths last night)."

"Male: 1,996, Female: 782!"

After reading the compiled information, Clark fell into a silent contemplation. In just six minutes, under his extraordinary mental power, he had memorized all the information.

A heavy feeling settled in Clark's heart. Whether it was the list of the deceased or the list of survivors, there was no sign of a player resembling the [Demon Hunter].

Seeing Clark's complexion darken, Gerard couldn't help but feel a bit alarmed.

"Clark, boss, is there a problem with this information?"

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling uneasy. Cross his heart, this report rushed out overnight was undoubtedly the most serious report he had ever made in fifty years of life!

Clark spoke slowly, "The numbers on the list don't add up. Where did one person go?"

"One person?" Cuthbert, seeing Gerard still contemplating, suddenly remembered a peculiarity from the night before during the count.