12: Little Yellow Chick: My brother has a bright future!

"You forgetful bitch."

Xie Donghan threw a pre-prepared 'Bewitching Formation' onto the Man-Eating Flower's head, causing it to instantly freeze in place.

"No!"

Huang Zhishan grew anxious; ignoring the six mages bashing her with their staffs, she tried to rush over to stop Xie Donghan.

However, as a mere squishy mage, she was struggling just to stay alive. How could she have the strength left to catch anyone?

Zhuang Qiang, the leader of the Great Wall Guard Army, felt his eyes nearly burst from their sockets. They had sacrificed a lot for today, yet he had only just shattered one Formation, and there were still three more around them.

By the time they broke them all, he expected they would only be able to collect Huang Zhishan's corpse.

"Those damn Spirit Array Masters are too strong once they're prepared!"

"It's no exaggeration to say one man is an army."

Zhuang Qiang was as frantic as an ant on a hot pan, his steel teeth nearly grinding to dust, when he suddenly spotted a chopstick-thick Corn Snake stealthily slithering toward Xie Donghan.

Why was there a Corn Snake here?

No, it wasn't an ordinary Corn Snake.

Not a single trace of its presence leaked out; if he hadn't happened to see it, he definitely wouldn't have noticed it.

With a quick turn of thought, he hurriedly shouted, "Xie Donghan, do you know how many people in your God Descent Cult were persuaded by Zhishan to defect?"

Huang Zhishan's face paled in shock. "How could you reveal classified information?"

Xie Donghan was about to leave, but his figure paused upon hearing this. Then, he immediately realized something was fishy.

Whose classified information would be announced publicly?

It's a trap!

Just as he was about to step into the Teleportation Array, he saw a ball of white fire blasting toward him. With a disdainful smile, he stopped and struck out a burst of mana.

Another white light screen rose, intercepting the fireball.

"The power is this low?"

Xie Donghan suspected a ruse and wanted to flee, only to see a giant mouth swallow him whole.

The six people besieging Huang Zhishan saw the tiny pitch-black Corn Snake on the ground swell into a giant python over five meters long. It swallowed Xie Donghan in one bite. They immediately abandoned Huang Zhishan and rushed over to the rescue.

The Little Black Snake used the move 'Golden Dragon Ascends to Heaven,' whipping one of them away.

Then it flew directly onto another person, performing 'Despair Strangulation,' coiling around the man until he became a 'snake-man.'

Huang Zhishan was overjoyed. Ignoring the fact that she only had half her health left, she pulled out her staff and began trading blows with the remaining four.

The air was filled with Soul-Devouring Pollen; none of them had any mana left and could only engage in melee combat.

"Retreat!"

"Reporting Huang Zhishan's betrayal to the Cult Leader will also be a great achievement!"

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, one of them hurriedly rushed toward the Teleportation Array.

"You won't escape!"

"Going back means death anyway!"

"Stay and accept rehabilitation; I, Zhuang Qiang, will spare your lives."

Zhuang Qiang hurriedly tried to persuade them, shattering the final light screen and rushing forward to capture them.

But at this distance, and with his Savage Charge still on cooldown, he definitely couldn't stop them all.

Xu Le continuously hacked at the light screen with his demon slaying blade, while the Little Yellow Chicken even summoned eight Clones to spit fireballs together, barely managing to blast a crack in the barrier.

To stop those scumbags, they were still a little short.

"Hahaha, eat shit! Our God Descent Cult will surely repay today's events!"

The members of the God Descent Cult also knew the situation and cursed as they ran.

Sensing Xu Le's emotions, the Little Black Snake released the person it was strangling and slithered rapidly. With agility far higher than the mages, it reached the Teleportation Array first and released 'Deterrence'.

Though they were shouting loudly, their will to fight was extremely weak. They were successfully frightened back, running around in a panic.

Only the person who had been strangled by the Little Black Snake avoided the skill because he was a step slower.

He was just about to charge forward.

Enduring the pain in its stomach, the Little Black Snake pounced and coiled around the man again, continuing its strangulation.

The man: "..."

In that brief moment, Zhuang Qiang had already charged over, blocking the Teleportation Array.

One man holding the pass, ten thousand cannot force their way through.

The members of the God Descent Cult felt nothing but bitterness. "Does it count as defecting if we do it now?"

Zhuang Qiang asked coldly in return, "What do you think?"

The man being strangled by the Little Black Snake: "I... I... su... rrender."

The Great Wall Guard Army surrounded them, pulling out magic-suppressing handcuffs to bind them.

Xu Le hurriedly shouted, "Little Black, spit him out! Quick, spit him out!"

The Little Black Snake opened its mouth and spat, and Xie Donghan appeared before everyone.

Covered in stomach acid and dressed in rags, the once elegant Spirit Array Master now looked like a beggar.

Xie Donghan had almost suffocated, and his health bar had dropped significantly. Just as he was greedily breathing in fresh air, the magic-suppressing handcuffs were snapped onto him.

Seeing that the Little Black Snake was at nearly full health, Xu Le couldn't help but feel increasingly satisfied.

The 'Elephant Swallowing' skill could be called Heaven-Defying, especially as a nemesis to magic-based classes.

Once swallowed, no matter how high the target's Rank, the damage they dealt to it couldn't keep up with its recovery rate.

How would Your Excellency deal with that?

The Little Yellow Chicken thought of the scene of itself being swallowed and couldn't help but shudder.

Even if it turned into an egg after death, it would still be inside the stomach.

Terrifying!

Unaware of the Little Yellow Chicken's thoughts, the Little Black Snake slithered to its side and nuzzled its wing with its head in a display of affection.

The Little Yellow Chicken raised its head, shaking off its fear. It marched with a splayed gait, looking proud: My brother has a bright future!

Zhuang Qiang ran to Xu Le's side, tears glistening in his eyes. Without saying a word, he pulled him into a bear hug.

"I won't say anything else; from now on, you are my, Zhuang Qiang's, brother!"

"If anyone bullies you, just tell Brother Qiang. I will definitely get justice for you."

He was too excited!

What he thought would be a disastrously failed mission had reached Perfection thanks to Xu Le's divine maneuvers.

Xu Le wanted to protest: Uncle, you are an Advanced professional. Although you look young, my eyes are like a ruler; you're 58 years old and a Rank 72 S-rank Professional Heavy Tank.

However, the 'old man' was so enthusiastic and wouldn't let go, so he could only respond against his conscience, "Alright, thanks, Brother Qiang!"

"Hahaha, little brother is straightforward!"

Zhuang Qiang was overjoyed, slapping Xu Le's back with loud thuds. If it weren't for his high damage reduction, he might have actually lost health.

Huang Zhishan also ran over and patted Xu Le's shoulder. "Little brother, great kindness needs no thanks. My mission is urgent, so I'll be going first!"

"Also, Comrade Zhuang Qiang, these fanatics teleported in a Soul-Devouring Demonic Tree, a Shadow Mantis, and a Bloody Ant Queen. If they aren't found and eliminated soon, I fear there will be a loophole in the Ninth City's Formation."

After Huang Zhishan finished speaking, without even asking for Xu Le's name, she stepped into Xie Donghan's Teleportation Array and hurried away.

"Bitch! You actually betrayed the Venerable God; you will surely suffer divine punishment!"

Seeing that Huang Zhishan was going back to continue her undercover work, Xie Donghan's eyes nearly burst, and all sorts of vicious curses poured from his mouth.

"Behave yourself!"

Zhuang Qiang kicked Xie Donghan in the chest.

Xu Le faintly heard the sound of bones breaking, thinking to himself that this man was indeed a hot-tempered fellow.

Zhuang Qiang noted down Xu Le's name and was about to part ways in a hurry to search for the monsters Huang Zhishan had mentioned.

Before he had fully grown, Xu Le didn't want to expose his special talent.

But thinking of how these lovely people searched day and night in the polluted zones for monsters without luck, so anxious they couldn't even eat, he spoke of his experience.

"What?"

"You're saying you eliminated the Soul-Devouring Demonic Tree and the Shadow Mantis, and you even know the location of the Bloody Ant Queen?"

Zhuang Qiang was stunned, feeling as if he had become the gigolo of Lady Luck today; a mission that should have been a massive headache was nearly complete.

"Impossible!"

Xie Donghan sneered. "You little brat, you've probably bragged until the cows come home!"

"Never mind eliminating the Soul-Devouring Demonic Tree and the Shadow Mantis; even if they were standing right in front of you, you wouldn't recognize them!"