Chapter 78: In the Depths of the Poison Barrier, It’s Actually This

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: In the Depths of the Poison Barrier, It’s Actually This

The small group advanced cautiously.

Meanwhile, Ye Yunyi moved alongside them, sweeping the area as he went.

He had to admit, picking up the scraps from behind felt amazing!

Absolutely amazing!

Ye Ming, for his part, didn’t think much of it.

After all, these Crystal Cores were of little use to him.

But in the eyes of Pan Xuechun and the others, Ye Yunyi’s actions were a different story!

’He’s just freeloading!’

Their resentment toward Ye Yunyi instantly surged.

"The concentration here is getting higher and higher!"

Ye Ming noted, feeling it himself.

His eyes were filled with caution.

This was also his first time in such a bizarre place.

One wrong move, and their entire group could be wiped out.

Pan Xuechun and the others heard Ye Ming, but they didn’t need him to tell them; they already understood.

Even after taking Antitoxic Pills, they felt their steps becoming unsteady—a sign of mild poisoning.

One of the Golden Tier Mutants pushed off the ground and leaped directly toward a giant tree.

He then vaulted above its canopy.

Soaring high into the air!

He looked into the distance.

And then he froze.

His pupils contracted.

’What is that?!’

After landing,

"Lord Ye Ming, Young Miss, in the distance, there’s a mutated Spirit Plant!"

"It’s a tree, a little smaller than these giant ones, but it’s golden! It must be a massive Mutant Plant!"

"Should we go take a look?"

’Oh?’

Hearing this, Ye Ming and the others followed the Mutant’s directions and sped forward.

A short while later,

they arrived nearby.

They saw the golden tree.

Ye Yunyi, trailing behind, saw it too.

’Whoa!’

’Holy crap!’

’What a huge Mutant Plant!’

The Mutant Plant looked just like one of those giant trees from a rainforest documentary he’d seen on TV before the apocalypse.

Its canopy was enormous!

And many branches drooped down from the tree, plunging into the ground below.

It transformed the area beneath its canopy into something like a golden castle.

It was breathtakingly beautiful.

Ye Ming’s group also headed toward it.

They, too, were captivated by the sight.

’It’s so beautiful.’

’Absolutely beautiful!’

Just as everyone was lost in admiration,

the next moment!

A HISSING sound rang out!

Instantly!

The sound made everyone’s face twitch.

The hairs on their bodies stood on end in an instant.

’This feeling... it’s too dangerous!’

They watched

as a plume of pure black mist shot toward a Golden Mutant.

It immediately enveloped the Mutant.

The next moment, from within the black mist,

came a corrosive SIZZLING sound!

"AHH!"

Inside the black mist,

the Mutant let out a pained scream.

Gradually, the mist thinned,

Revealing the Mutant within.

Seeing the Mutant, their eyes all tightened.

The Mutant looked as if he had been doused in sulfuric acid, corroded into a bloody figure.

He was still struggling.

Still wailing in agony.

He clawed at his own body, and with every scratch, chunks of flesh fell away.

Finally, he died in agony.

But the corrosion of his body didn’t stop.

It continued until the entire corpse had melted into a pool of blood.

Only then did it cease.

Then, a branch extended from the canopy and absorbed the pool of blood.

Not a single drop was left.

It was as if the Mutant had never existed in this world.

Seeing this, even Ye Ming was stunned.

’Wait!’

’This wasn’t the Mutant Plant’s doing!’

’There’s something in the canopy!’

"Be careful! It’s a venomous creature in the canopy!"

His words snapped everyone to attention, and they all looked up at the canopy.

Their eyes immediately widened in shock.

RUSTLE!

A rustling sound came from the canopy.

A perfectly triangular snake’s head!

It emerged from the foliage.

Its crimson serpentine eyes were fixed on the group.

Its forked tongue flickered in and out, gathering information about them.

Each time its tongue darted out, it was accompanied by a puff of black mist.

’So this thing is the source of all the venom in this Poison Barrier!’

’What a venomous creature!’

Then, the giant snake revealed more of its body from within the tree.

As its golden scales shifted, a body as thick as a truck came into view.

Pan Xuechun’s face turned pale as she watched.

’What kind of Exotic Beast is this?!’

’It must have undergone another mutation!’

’Its body... even though most of it is hidden in the canopy, based on its thickness, I’d guess it’s at least fifty to sixty meters long!’

And!

’That triangular head!’

’Just one look is enough to send a chill down your spine!’

Before the apocalypse, a triangular head was the hallmark of a highly venomous snake!

And the same holds true after the apocalypse!

’A head this perfectly triangular... you can only imagine how venomous this thing is!’

Instantly, everyone went on high alert.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Ye Ming said, his sword already in hand.

His eyes were locked onto the creature.

A thrill of excitement began to build within him.

’This creature... it looks like what we’ve been searching for!’

’If we can just bring its venom glands back, we might really be able to save the Old Master!’

"Young Miss, I think... we may have found it!"

His words invigorated the group.

’It’s true!’

’We’ve traveled to so many places!’

’We haven’t seen any venomous creature this deadly!’

’This is it!’

’We have to take it down!’

"Let’s go, together!"

Ye Ming muttered the command, and the other Mutants understood.

The next moment!

Ye Ming pushed off the ground!

THUD!

The earth beneath his feet cracked and splintered.

His body shot straight up into the air.

The sword in his hand became a blur of motion.

It whistled through the air, seeming to tear through space itself.

He flew toward the giant snake.

The others did the same, all charging the giant snake.

CLANG!

Ye Ming thrust his longsword forward.

But the next moment,

he was shocked.

’My sword... it didn’t even break through the snake’s Scale Armor!’

’And my sword was forged from the claw of an Early-Diamond Stage Exotic Beast!’

’Something’s not right!’

After the one strike, he retreated.

The giant snake, stung by the blow,

was about to go after Ye Ming when it heard the shouts of several approaching Golden Mutants.

It immediately turned its head toward the Golden Mutants.

Then, it spat a black mist into the air.

"Get out of the way!"

Even with the warning,

two of the Mutants were too slow.

The next moment,

they were enveloped by the black mist.

Heart-wrenching screams erupted.

Then, the snake’s tail whistled through the air!

It cut through the void!

And struck them directly.

SPLAT!

The sound of tearing flesh rang out.

They were instantly whipped into pieces.

The chunks of their bodies fell to the ground, emitting black smoke,

And melted into pools of blood.

Once again, branches descended.

’So powerful!’

The surviving Golden Mutants who had landed felt their hearts hammering in their chests.

The threat of death instantly loomed over them.

’This giant snake...’

’It’s no ordinary beast!’

Ye Ming was also reeling from the shock.

’I’m at the Early-Diamond Stage!’

’But I can’t even touch this thing!’

’In that case...’

A terrifying thought flashed through his mind.

"This creature... it’s at the Mid-Diamond Stage!"

His words stunned everyone present.