29: Chapter 29 Snake Brother is Understanding

The Thorn Snake King moved its body slightly, causing the cave to tremble.

Tang Long gasped, immediately activated Sprint, and ran for his life.

The damage from the Thorn Snake's potent venom was around 20 per second, which was truly terrifying. If it were a player's health pool, they probably wouldn't last even a minute.

To his surprise, the Thorn Snake King didn't immediately chase him. After its massive body coiled in place a few times, it actually headed in Ye Xiao's direction.

Tang Long exclaimed that Snake Brother was very thoughtful.

However, the reality was that the Thorn Snake King was not lacking in intelligence. Although it had been awakened, it realized the person who disturbed it was far too weak.

Instead, another person who was approaching could barely spark its appetite.

Thus, Ye Xiao was out of luck. He came face-to-face with the Thorn Snake King's massive head and was instantly jolted with fear.

"Qing Mian! I'll * your * *!"

The reason Ye Xiao was called Ye Xiao was because he had good night vision and was fast.

But this speed depended on who he was comparing himself to.

At this moment, even though he was sprinting like a madman, he was as slow as an ant in front of the Thorn Snake King, and the red toxic gas brought out by its tongue spread even faster.

The violent shaking of the snake cave was, of course, felt by Qing Mian and person outside.

person was about to rush inside, but was grabbed by Qing Mian.

"Don't be impatient! Wait a little longer!"

"What are we waiting for? I've already taken the anti-venom!"

"What the hell could you have taken to withstand the Thorn Snake King? Going in is too dangerous. It's best if we can let the Thorn Snake King force the target out."

person asked naively: "Then... what if it doesn't force them out, or they just die inside?"

Qing Mian replied sinisterly, "Then we'll just wait for them all to die, and then we'll sneak in to find the bodies."

No sooner had he finished speaking than they saw a figure appear at the cave entrance.

The person was tall, clearly not Ye Xiao.

And that person seemed to see them at a glance; he just flashed at the entrance and then retreated back.

Now even Qing Mian couldn't hold back, "That's him! Go!"

However, the cave was winding and full of exits, so they soon lost him.

The cave was filled with toxic gas everywhere; even having taken the anti-venom, they were constantly taking poison damage.

Meanwhile, in a corner, Tang Long covered his nose and mouth, watching the Thorn Snake King turn towards them, and circled back toward the entrance again.

Only half a minute later, a burst of red fire erupted from the snake cave.

Then Qing Mian finally rushed out.

At this moment, he regretted entering this snake cave.

Although he knew the Thorn Snake King was terrifying, he had never fought it personally. Only now did he realize that this Thorn Snake King was far more horrifying than he had known.

Ye Xiao was nowhere to be found; he had likely already died.

That reckless fool person charged in blindly. When the Thorn Snake King appeared, they were separated, and he couldn't find him.

The Thorn Snake King's poisonous fire just now must have been aimed at him. Even he had been affected; his skin was burning, painful, and itchy, making him want to peel it off.

Just as he rushed out of the cave, wanting to breathe some fresh air, an arrow suddenly shot out, hitting him directly in his right eye.

Qing Mian couldn't help but let out a long, painful scream.

However, Tang Long, who had been waiting for him for a long time, did not let up.

As soon as the Heavy Strike cooldown was over, he immediately fired another arrow.

Half a minute later, an arrow pierced through Qing Mian's throat, and his screams abruptly ceased.

[You killed Qing Mian. Qi Manipulation Stage 4, gained 271 EXP, bonus EXP for killing a higher-level opponent: 90!]

Seeing the kill notification, Tang Long let out a long sigh of relief.

Because of the precedent with Mapu, he hadn't expected much this time, but he hadn't expected to take one down so smoothly.

It seems the Thorn Snake King's assist was effective.

He quickly arrived at Qing Mian's corpse and soon found two spirit stones, some spirit residue, a few pills, a very sharp serrated dagger, and a short wooden tube on him.

This short wooden tube was the thing he wanted most.

With this thing, he could lure all the other pursuers over.

A few seconds later, as he pressed the mechanism, three more red light projectiles shot into the sky, blooming with red light.

In the forest two kilometers away, Ming Meier was standing on the top of a tree, looking out while complaining.

"Grandpa, I told you these idiots wouldn't work, but you wouldn't believe me. Now look!"

"This is a mission issued by the higher-ups. If we really mess it up and they blame us, we'll be in trouble."

"Besides, why didn't we just take the mask? Leaving it on Mapu—what if he runs away? We won't have any leverage to complete the mission."

Elder Ming below interrupted her, "Stop complaining! I heard that mask is a calamity. Touching it might bring a curse! Do you think I want to mess this up? Who knew such a simple thing would end up like this!"

Ming Meier pouted, "We are Blasphemers, are we afraid of the so-called Saint's curse? Tsk~~"

Just as she said this, she saw the red light in the distant sky and immediately shouted.

"Forty degrees northwest! Someone sent a distress signal!"

"Let's go!"

Elder Ming immediately set off, traversing the rain curtain like an arrow, speeding toward the signal direction.

Several minutes later, in front of the snake cave, Tang Long welcomed two other guests.

"Unfortunately, it's not that pair of grandfather and granddaughter."

"They should be rushing here too, right?"

"It's just that I don't have that much time; I can't confirm it with my own eyes."

"It's flawed, but it'll have to do for now."

Tang Long turned around and entered the snake cave again, leaving the other two pursuers outside looking at each other in confusion.

Tang Long's neurotic self-talk and the corpse of Qing Mian on the hillside left them at a loss.

Dangerous, very dangerous!

But that's money!

At least a huge sum of 100,000 yuan—isn't it worth risking one's life for?

The two looked at each other and immediately chased into the cave, but soon discovered the cave was filled with toxic gas. But since Tang Long had already dived into the toxic fog, they had no choice but to quickly take anti-venom and continue the chase.

Not far ahead, Tang Long's steps also slowed down.

Because he had been poisoned for a long time; without poison resistance, he wouldn't have lasted until now. At this moment, his health had dropped to around 1,000, his status had significantly decreased, and even breathing was becoming difficult.

He took out the sharp dagger he had seized from Qing Mian and prayed silently.

"I hope that Mapu is alone right now."

Then he raised the dagger and plunged it into his own heart.

In that instant, he felt his body turn into a ball of light, floating in the boundless darkness.

Very comfortable, absolute peace, as if he had experienced a long slumber for an unknown amount of time.

Until this darkness was broken by light.

A white light shone from the darkness, his body instantly solidified, and then he fell into a piece of darkness.

[You suffered fatal damage, Indestructible Calamity Seal activated! You have respawned at the mask's location!]

[You activated Calamity Sacrifice!]

Tang Long took a deep breath, immediately activated Fire Eye, and found himself standing in a pitch-black tent, with the heavy mask already covering his face.

And Mapu was lying on the bed beside him.

Tang Long immediately raised the dagger in his hand and stabbed it fiercely into Mapu's heart.

Mapu was already in poor health, having overdrawn his strength with medicine during the day, and was currently sleeping like the dead. He had no clue when Tang Long appeared, and he wasn't in his usual Spirit Astral state while sleeping.

This exceptionally sharp dagger easily pierced his heart; he only kicked his legs symbolically before dying.

[You killed Mapu. Qi Manipulation Stage 4, gained 158 EXP, bonus EXP for killing a higher-level opponent: 52!]

Having taken out Mapu, Tang Long felt greatly relieved.

Up to now, everything was according to his planned schedule.

Using the mask's respawn function, he had left the pursuers far behind.