Chapter 782: Chapter 3: Hypnotic Dreams, The Person Behind the Scenes (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_4
Xu Tianci, Li Biao, and another person exchanged glances in surprise, hurriedly following. They discovered that the snake, which had previously been plump and smooth, now had dry, wrinkled skin, exposing rotting flesh like dried, rotten wood.
——This naturally was another of Xu Shu’s methods.
The snake had just been subjected to a disturbing attack and looked at Xu Shu with venomous resentment.
What it didn’t know was whether Xu Shu’s eyes were meant to be met carelessly.
As an Extraordinary Being, this snake’s vision was much stronger than that of ordinary snakes. However, it failed to notice when it was gazing at Xu Shu. Xu Shu was also gazing back with the corners of his eyes discreetly revealing two smaller compound eyes.
The power of "gaze" had already ensnared it.
This snake was formidable, but after all, it was only First Rank. Xu Shu, with his strong abilities, fought beyond his level and subdued it.
Of course, there were certain issues with this fight.
Fighting above his level made it difficult to control the scale of his power. Xu Shu used too much strength, and the Silver-Scaled Snake struggled a few times with its eyes showing intense reluctance and fear.
However, having been hit by a full "gaze," it finally tilted its head, stuck out its tongue, collapsed on the ground, and emitted a thick scent of a decaying corpse.
"This..."
Xu Tianci and the others might have intended to capture it alive, but seeing this, they could only give up.
Li Biao pulled out a knife on the spot, cut open the snake’s body, and retrieved an Erosion Crystal from inside, blue tinged with purple, with sixteen filaments!
"Brother, I will never forget this life-saving grace! This should be your spoils of war."
Li Biao directly brought the crystal to Xu Shu, with a quite sincere attitude.
If Xu Shu had not made a move just now, it was not certain whether his companions could have defeated the Silver-Scaled Snake. He certainly would have been dead.
Now, feeling like he just survived a disaster, he was still scared, and the goosebumps on his back hadn’t even subsided.
Xu Shu did not hesitate. A level 16 blue crystal could sell for at least 200 thousand; there was no need to refuse.
Xu Tianci stepped forward and said hesitantly, "Originally, I did not realize Brother was a Transcendent. I was mistaken, but..."
Usually, encountering a Transcendent wasn’t a big deal.
However, under the current circumstances, they would inevitably be very wary of other Transcendents.
But since Xu Shu had just saved their lives, Xu Tianci really could not voice any questions.
Xu Shu noticed his troubled expression, thought for a moment, and took the initiative to say, "I am Yu Mingluan, a sword catcher registered with the Astronomy Association, here to explore new territories, having traveled all this way and just about to return to the safety zone."
He impersonated an old acquaintance while showing the small token he had received when he had previously collected bounties at the Astronomy Association, and slightly revealed more of his aura.
Compared to the "high-level Prosecutor from the neighboring safe area," the identity of a sword catcher of the Astronomy Association was obviously more down-to-earth, more easily accepted by non-official factions’ members.
"So, you are Brother Yu."
"Just now, thank you very much for stepping in to help!"
The three of them immediately looked at him with respect, their expressions changing.
After Xu Shu revealed his aura, they felt a significant oppressive force from him, nearly concluding without asking that this seemingly honest, bright, and youthful man had a strength far exceeding theirs—definitely a Second Rank Transcendent, on the same level as a Supervisor in their company.
With the life-saving grace now tied to a significant power disparity, they had to be polite and courteous.
Xu Shu didn’t linger on this topic and instead asked, "This creature looks quite unusual, very intelligent; it seems to have a vendetta against you?"
"This..." Xu Tianci hesitated, seemingly unwilling to speak.
Li Biao, however, immediately said, "Humph, we weren’t sure before, but it became clear once this thing appeared, it definitely was Xinglong Manor’s doing!"
Xu Shu was curious and asked, "What is Xinglong Manor?"
Li Biao explained, "It seems you are not familiar with this place. Xinglong Manor is the leading company in neighboring Xinglong Town, breeding snake creatures is their signature method! They have always had friction with us at Jin Baoshan, but in the past, competitions were simply based on capabilities. This time they daringly played dirty, we must ask our Director to personally intervene and seek justice!"
He looked quite angry, but that wasn’t surprising considering they had almost been killed in the dark.
Xu Shu, however, was somewhat curious.
This Xinglong Manor and Jin Baoshan talked as if they were legitimate enterprises, and he thought he had stumbled upon a Cult performing sacrifices. It turned out that after all this, it was a gang turf war?
But raising monsters to eat people, this Xinglong Manor was indeed going against the heavens.
Wait, snake creatures...
Xu Shu suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, speaking of snake creatures, I saw something when I entered..."
Before he could finish, a series of miserable screams suddenly came from downstairs.