Having burst out from the sandy beach were a half dozen large wriggling red worms.

Each one of them was around a meter thick, and the exposed parts of their body that extend from the sand were about eight meters long. Though it was impossible to tell their actual length as they were still partially buried underground.

At once Marcus recognized the creature, or at least its much smaller brethren that had lived on Earth.

There was no doubt in his mind that these were bloodworms of some type, as they had the characteristic red body and four sharp fangs at the front of their mouths.

Marcus was thankful he had never come into contact with one in his past life and only ever seen them in photos or videos and wished that he could have kept from meeting any this time around as well. 

He had encountered plenty of creepy and unnerving creatures since coming to this world, but these bloodworms were up there.

“Everyone, stay on your guard. These things are a lot more dangerous than the sonic needlefish we easily dealt out on the water. They are called emperor bloodworms and their levels range from seventy-one to seventy-five. They have poisonous mucus coating their skin and their fangs contain a potent venom. They also have the ability to spray a noxious bloody liquid from their mouths.” Mrazivý said swiftly.

With her Dragon Eyes she had easily read the statuses of these bloodworms and relayed their most dangerous abilities

If they had more time, she could have given them a more comprehensive explanation of their exact stats and skills, but the emperor bloodworms had not just popped out of the ground to look menacing.

Just a moment after they had surfaced the six gigantic bloodworms lunged at the nearest living targets, which were Marcus, Mrazivý, Kollo, Thegia, and Miguel.

Like their counterparts on Earth, they preyed on anything that would fit in their mouths, and with their enormous size this extended to even people.

However, before the bloodworms finished their lunges, Miguel slammed his sword against his shield and let out a mighty shout.

He had just used the skill Anchor Roar which goaded targets into attacking the user.

It was not especially effective on intelligent creatures, but it nearly always worked against mindless beasts and monsters like these bloodworms.

Immediately the six hungry beasts turned their attention towards Miguel, and he held his shield up in a defensive position.

‘For not wanting to trust or work with anyone, he is actually a pretty good team player. I imagine he normally uses this skill to keep attackers off of his weaker summons, but I am glad to see he is willing to put himself in danger to assist us.’ Marcus thought as he prepared his magic.

He quickly cast two spells at once, using fire magic since the staff he was wielding bolstered this type of magic the most.

‘Heart of the forge. Plus, Blazegram’s Furnace.’

Marcus started off by using the two fire magic spells Thabon had created and taught to him.

Both were powerful tier five spells that Marcus often employed for their high power in comparison to their tier.

Heart of the forge was a powerful enhancement spell that boosted all physical abilities and gave the target a protective aura of heat that could damage weaker foes.

Yet, as someone on the backlines, Marcus did not use this spell on himself but on Kollo instead. Their party composition worked fine even if he only acted as a caster.

His second spell Blazegram’s Furnace was a straightforward area of effect attack that created a furnace of flames and launched a high intensity blast of fire.

It did not cover close to as much area as the fire storm spell that was in the same tier, but its concertation of power was much greater and better for using in a group where spells that spread out over a wide area could harm allies.

Marcus’ spell came out strong and consumed the top halves of the six bloodworms and bathed them in an intense heat that could easily melt steel.

Nevertheless, these were not the kind of beasts that would be done in by a single powerful spell. Their vitality was incredibly strong, and they required a more concentrated effort to be brought down. 

Luckily, Marcus was not working alone.

Mrazivý unleashed her own magic right after Marcus’ and sent the bloodworms from a fiery hell to a freezing one.

Following up with her earth magic Thegia constricted and hardened the sand around the Bloodworms to prevent them from escaping back underground.

“The kill is mine.” 

Once the first wave of magic had finished, Kollo jumped right into the fray like the berserker she was and began swinging her giant axe around in one hand.

Normally their flexible bodies, protective mucus, and strong muscles would make it incredibly difficult for them to be cut all the way through in one attack, but Marcus’ magic had burned away most of their protective mucus and Thegia and Mrazivý’s magic had caused the bloodworms to become rigid and unable to shrug off impacts like usual.

The six powerful beasts let out horrible screeches as their top halves were separated from their bodies and they fell onto the sand.

Still, this was not enough to kill these creates and they were already regenerating and aiming to burrow back underground to escape.

“Burst Slash.”

Before the worms could flee, Miguel unleashed the attack skill he had been preparing and let loose six mana strikes from his sword at once.

Each of the shinning blades of mana sliced into the writhing bloodworms and cut them cut them in half again, from top to bottom.

This brought an end to all of the emperor bloodworms at once, and their first battle on the island came to an end without anyone suffering any injuries.