Worm (level)

**The Worm** is a secret level that can be reached from the Jungle or Volcanis via the tongue on the wall. The level is very narrow and very tall, three times the length of a normal level. It is the only place where the powerful Crysknife can be found.

## Entering the Worm

Sticking the body of a Damsel to it — dead or alive — will cause the screen shake before the Worm itself appears a few seconds later and swallows it. If the player is consumed with the Damsel, they will progress into the next level, being the Worm.

### Notes

* Exiting the Worm will bring the player to the last level of the area they originally entered it from (2-4) unlessthey entered from the last. then they will go to 3-1.
* The Worm will NOT appear if the player is holding the Damsel attached to its tongue. The easiest way to enter is to jump onto the tongue while holding the Damsel, release them, then wait for the Worm to arrive.
* If a living Damsel is successfully consumed by the Worm, they will still be found in the level transition screen to heal the player for 1 HP.
	+ This even applies if the player feeds the Damsel to the Worm and exits the level through the normal exit, making the Worm's tongue a good place to leave a Damsel behind if the player does not intend to be consumed by it and instead wishes to progress normally.
	+ If the Damsel is dead when the Worm triggers, its body will be left behind on the level and the Damsel will not appear in the Level Transition screen. This may be useful when entering the Worm but not gaining health is desired.
* Sticking the Damsel to the bottom of the tongue is not recommended, as it is likely to free itself from its sticky grasp — players should stick the Damsel to the middle or top of the tongue to have it swallowed by the Worm easily.
* It is possible, by moving left and right repeatedly, to shake the Damsel off the worm tongue. Doing this after the Worm is triggered but before the Damsel is swallowed by the Worm may be useful when entering the Worm but not gaining health is desired.
* The Worm's tongue will not appear on 2-1 if the level has the Restless Dead Level Feeling.

## The Crysknife

Once inside the Worm, a large pool of acid can be found halfway through the level. An odd-looking knife is seen at the bottom of it; this is the Crysknife, a unique item found nowhere else in the game.

Although the Crysknife may be obtained without taking damage from the acid by a nimble player as it takes time for acid to deal damage, it is easier to throw or stick a bomb into the bottom of the pool, draining it entirely.

Unlike every other weapon in the game, the Crysknife does not take up the player's held item slot and instead replaces their whip. Because of this, the Crysknife effectively frees up the players hands while simultaneously being capable of one-hit killing every\* enemy in the game that can be damaged by hitting it.

## Dangers

All Monsters and Traps (besides The Ghost and typical enemies from its host world) that can be harmful/hostile in The Worm:

1. Worm Egg: doesent deal damage, if destroyed(1hp) creates 2-5 Worm Baby
2. Worm Baby: 1dmg 1hp
3. Bacterium: 1dmg destroyed on hit, indestructible otherwise
4. Acid: deals damage as if the player was poisoned, but ~2x faster, poisons player after 20s