Chapter 51 The Dangerous Canyon, Traces of Survivors

The Human-Faced Demon Spider's hiding ability was extremely strong; even Li Yunjian and Han Wei couldn't discover it immediately.

Chu Han, however, reacted instantly, killing this Third-Order Exotic Beast with two slashes.

This display of strength instantly shattered all doubts.

Han Wei's face turned red then pale; his previous arrogance had completely vanished, and though his mouth hung open, he couldn't say a single word.

Chu Han's performance just now was flawless, slapping him hard in the face.

Everyone else was now filled with admiration for Chu Han, their eyes carrying a hint of fervor.

In the army, only strength can convince the masses!

"Alright, stop staring and let's keep moving."

Li Yunjian was the first to snap back to his senses, his gaze toward Chu Han now holding a bit more gratitude.

The strength Chu Han just displayed shocked even him; he hadn't expected Chu Han's strength to improve to such an extent in just one month.

"Thanks to Chu Han this time, it also serves as a reminder to everyone: you must stay vigilant!"

After Chu Han cleanly killed the Human-Faced Demon Spider, it also helped Li Yunjian consolidate his authority.

Now, when he issued orders, almost everyone responded immediately.

Chu Han collected the Human-Faced Demon Spider's fangs, poison sacs, and other important Materials.

As for the Human-Faced Demon Spider's corpse, he could only abandon it, as he didn't want to expose his space ring in front of so many people.

Continuing their march, the fog in Black Stone Canyon grew thicker the deeper they went.

After walking for another half hour, the gravel road beneath their feet was gradually replaced by moist black soil, which felt very soft when stepped on, and a faint stench could be smelled.

Chu Han walked in the middle of the team, his Mental Energy always maintaining high vigilance.

Since entering the canyon, he had already acted several times, saving one or two people each time.

So now, everyone in the team relied heavily on his perception abilities.

"Watch your step!"

Chu Han suddenly stopped and shouted a warning.

Everyone was startled upon hearing this, warily looking at the ground beneath them.

In the next instant, the black earth beneath them suddenly bulged, and a giant black centipede, over ten meters long, burst out of the ground!

Many people were thrown into the air by the massive force of the centipede breaking through the ground, losing their balance mid-air!

As the centipede's mouthparts opened and closed, its pitch-black fangs bit toward Han Wei, who was closest to it!

"Beast, you're looking for death! Take my Thunderous Explosion Slash!"

Han Wei was furious, his long saber charged with lightning as he slashed fiercely at the centipede's head.

A sharp explosive bang rang out; the centipede's head took a hit but suffered no damage.

Instead, Han Wei was sent flying dozens of meters by a massive force, smashing into a giant rock behind him.

"Pfft!"

Han Wei spat out a mouthful of blood; if not for his Yuan Qi Armor, that collision would have killed him!

Rat-tat-tat... Several soldiers with guns in the distance were in good positions and immediately poured fire onto the centipede, but it had no effect; this centipede's defense was terrifyingly high.

"Careful! This is a Fifth-Order Iron-Armored Centipede! Leave it to me!"

At that moment, Li Yunjian let out a loud roar, leaping onto the centipede's head. His long spear erupted with a dazzling green light as he thrust it down at the centipede's head.

"Gale Piercing!"

With a "squelch," the long spear, enhanced by Wind-attribute Origin Power, instantly pierced through the centipede's head.

The Iron-Armored Centipede's rapidly moving body suddenly stiffened, and after twisting and struggling for a bit, it became completely still.

"What speed! As expected of a 5th-rank Martial Artist!"

Chu Han watched and couldn't help but praise him.

This was the first time he had seen Li Yunjian go all out; a Fifth-Order Black Iron Centipede was killed in a single blow! Truly extraordinary.

He didn't even get a chance to act before the battle ended.

But the next scene caused Chu Han's expression to change; the originally motionless Iron-Armored Centipede suddenly twitched.

Immediately after, countless green poisonous gas billowed out, mixing with the fog and instantly spreading over a hundred meters.

No one was spared, instantly surrounded by the toxic gas.

Chu Han wanted to hold his breath, but it was too late.

He felt his breathing hitch, and his body began to grow numb.

"Such strong toxicity!"

He didn't dare to delay, immediately taking a bottle of Detoxification Pills from his space and swallowing a few, which suppressed the spread of the poison in his body.

"Cough, cough!"

Li Yunjian, on top of the centipede's head, also accidentally inhaled a large gulp, bursting into a series of coughs and nearly falling off.

Although he was a 5th-rank Martial Artist, he was not immune to the toxic gas of a Fifth-Order poisonous beast and was immediately hit hard.

At that moment, the shell on the centipede's tail suddenly cracked, and a smaller centipede crawled out from inside.

As soon as this centipede appeared, it crawled toward Li Yunjian at extreme speed, its sharp fangs about to bite into Li Yunjian's body.

"Beast!"

At that moment, Chu Han suddenly appeared at the centipede's side and smashed his fist into its head.

"Explosive Fist!"

He was the first to recover, catching the opening when the centipede attacked after molting.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion erupted on the centipede's head, and countless black shell fragments flew everywhere as the centipede's body was sent flying by the massive force.

Having succeeded in his strike, Chu Han immediately followed up.

The blood shadow battle saber, carrying a sharp blade light, slashed fiercely at the Iron-Armored Centipede's head where the shell had been shattered.

"Seven Forms of Army Breaking, Fifth Form!"

Chu Han unleashed his strongest strike without using Origin Power.

"Shred!"

The Iron-Armored Centipede's head was instantly split in two!

Blackish-green fluid splashed everywhere, and the Iron-Armored Centipede completely lost its breath.

This centipede's strength had dropped to the level of a Fourth-Order Exotic Beast after molting, which allowed Chu Han to end the battle quickly.

"I had to rely on you again to solve this trouble; as the captain, I'm truly ashamed."

Li Yunjian circulated his Origin Power to force out the toxins in his body and spoke to Chu Han with a bit of an apology.

"It's what I should do."

Chu Han smiled. "We should get everyone out of the toxic gas range quickly."

"Right, everyone, leave this place immediately!"

Without needing Li Yunjian's command, the soldiers instinctively ran toward the depths of the canyon to escape the toxic gas.

After Li Yunjian turned to leave, Chu Han waved his hand, collecting the centipede's corpse and the molted shell into his space.

This was the corpse of a Fifth-Order Exotic Beast; it would definitely be worth a great price.

Afterward, Chu Han caught up with the main group, and they continued forward, encountering many troublesome exotic beasts, but all were resolved through the cooperation of Li Yunjian and Chu Han.

After going another ten or so miles deeper, Li Yunjian suddenly stopped and pointed at the ground: "There are battle traces here!"

Hearing this, Chu Han and the others looked over and indeed found broken weapon and armor fragments and dried blood scattered on the ground.

The blood was dark red, clearly having been there for some time.

Nearby were several badly mangled corpses whose features were unrecognizable, but from the clothing fragments, they looked like the guard Martial Artists of the research team.

"The research team must have been attacked here."

Li Yunjian crouched down and pointed at a relatively intact corpse, saying, "The wounds here are very clean, as if caused by blades or swords; they likely encountered an attack from other Martial Artists."

Chu Han also found two knife wounds on a broken corpse.

"Could it be Slayers?"

He thought of the Night Owl Squad he had wiped out.

"Hard to say; a Martial Artist squad capable of threatening this research team must be quite strong!"

Li Yunjian said with a grave expression, "Everyone, look carefully and see if there are any other clues."

Everyone immediately began searching the surroundings.

However, because the event had happened a long time ago and there were exotic beasts in the area, the traces were hard to identify, and no one could find any useful clues for a while.

Seeing this, Chu Han spread out his Mental Energy.

"Beep beep..."

Suddenly, a beeping sound reached his ears.

Chu Han immediately followed the sound to investigate and indeed found a Communication Watch emitting a faint sound in the distance.

The watch strap was still intact, looking as if someone had intentionally left it behind.

"Captain, I've found something here."

Chu Han immediately called Li Yunjian and the others over to check and shared his thoughts.

Hearing this, a flash of joy appeared in Li Yunjian's eyes. "Chu Han is right; this is likely a clue left by a survivor. Everyone, move in this direction!"