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Completely disregarding your will the giant worm continues its advance until it reaches you and then it attempts to bite down. Raising your hands and taking a step forward, whilst keeping the other leg planted you attempt to forcefully hold its jaw open and stop the thing in its tracks because the children are behind you. The worm does slowly cease movement but it does not relent. In fact it's trying to wriggle so much it feels like the thing is fighting for its life. But after like two minutes of struggling it completely stops.
Taking a step away from it you see that this thing is proper dead, dead. After giving it a kick just for safety reasons you look at Pepe.
"Well this is weird."
"Did you spit in its mouth? That probably contains enough neurotoxins to take down an island whale."
"Nope. Didn't even break a sweat. It just died. But how did it have such a strong will when it was dying?"
"Don't people get a boost to their will when they are dying though? As a last push?"
"Maybe but- Wait! Do you smell that?"
You start sniffing the air with Pepe but only you notice that something's off. Jumping on top of the world your eyes open wide.
"CLOWN! Come up! You gotta see this!"
"Ugh. What is i- Oh. That... explains why it was so wild."
The back of the worm is ablaze with green tongues of flame. That strange smell was likely its flesh burning. This was the reason for its behavior. It was trying to run away from something already threatening its life. That's why your mere threats did not work on it. Approaching a burning patch of skin you put your hand and let the flame caress it a little before pulling it out quick.
"OUCH!"
"Aren't you... fireproof?"
You repeatedly blow on your hand.
"Resistant. Not immune. I guess it was too. Otherwise it'd be burnt to a crisp by now."
Blowing out the fire you take out a piece of worm meat and give it a taste. It's not bad.
"HEY KIDS! You still hungry?"
You forcefully bring them up and hand them clumps of lightly seared flesh. They are only a little disgusted by it but not enough to deny their grumbling stomachs the fresh food. However they only barely get to take a bite before they hear something that makes them drop their food.
"MYEHEHEHEEEE!"
"T-That's it! That's the sound of the devil!"
The laugh came from further in. Beyond the green flames. Where the worm came from. You take out your den den mushi and call the others again.
"Hey. Everyone. Remember what I told? Hold that thought for a minute. I just found something interesting!"
