Chapter 534: Chapter 532 Poison Saint
"What is Ji Insect Poison?"
Fox asked with a face full of confusion. As a master of poison, she had never heard of such a poison.
Qin Hao said solemnly, "The Ji Insect is a very mysterious poisonous creature in nature. Their numbers are extremely few, almost like a national first-grade protected animal. It is said that the whole body of this poisonous creature is filled with poison sacs, and any branches or leaves it crawls over will be contaminated with poison."
"So, the reason for his poisoning is..."
Everyone wasn’t stupid. Upon hearing Qin Hao’s words, they instinctively looked toward the dogtail grass beside Viper.
They saw that the originally green dogtail grass had turned pitch black at some point, as if it had been soaked in ink!
"That’s right, this piece of dogtail grass must have been crawled over by the Ji Insect. This fool got unlucky while showing off,"
Qin Hao said with a face full of disdain, his expression filled with disgust.
"This..."
Everyone gasped, unable to utter a single word.
Could such terrifying poisonous creatures really exist in nature?
Meanwhile, everyone was shocked by Qin Hao’s knowledge.
This so-called Ji Insect, even the poison master Fox hadn’t heard of it, so how did Qin Hao know?
Little Wolf, being straightforward, asked his doubts directly: "Captain, do you know about poisons too?"
Qin Hao smiled faintly.
The Night Emperor didn’t become the King of Assassins by relying solely on brute force.
Poison techniques, mechanisms, arrays, spear techniques...
Sorry, Qin Hao knew a little of every method that could kill.
"Actually, I had a title in the Dark World, but it was so long ago that I can’t quite remember it. Something like Poison... Poison what?"
Qin Hao looked up at the sky with a face full of reminiscence, trying to recall his old title but failing.
Fox’s face turned drastically, and she exclaimed in astonishment, "Could it be, three years ago, you were the Poison Saint who poisoned the Mad Emperor to death?"
"Oh Poison Saint, that seems to be it." Qin Hao patted his head, helplessly, "As one grows old, memory fades. I even forgot the Mad Emperor’s tragic end..."
Silence, absolute silence. The entire forest was exceptionally quiet!
Everyone was dumbfounded.
They’ve seen show-offs, but never one who could show off like this!
Did you even forget your own title? How is that even possible!
At this moment, the team members were frantically complaining internally, yet they still held immense admiration for Qin Hao.
They were all part of the Dark World, naturally aware of the infamous reputation of the Poison Saint.
Now, to find such a legendary figure right in front of them, none of them could remain calm.
Little Wolf’s face was filled with admiration, "So Captain was actually the Poison Saint, I’ve long admired your name!"
Scholar also clasped his hands and bowed, "My apologies, my apologies."
Fox’s eyes turned into little stars; as a person who practiced poison, she had idolized the Poison Saint since her debut.
Now that her idol stood before her, she was so excited that she felt shy, "So, Captain is actually the Poison Saint. It really... makes my heart uncontrollably emotional..."
Qin Hao chuckled, "Let’s all be normal. I am now your Captain, no need to stand on ceremony."
Everyone was excited for a while, then Fox, with a worried face, looked at Viper.
Little Wolf was also filled with sorrow, "Captain, can you cure Viper’s poison?"
They knew Qin Hao had a grudge against Viper, but Viper, after all, was a squad member, and they couldn’t bear to watch him die like this.
Qin Hao understood everyone’s feelings.
In fact, deep down, he hoped Viper would just die completely.
However, since his identity was exposed now, not taking action to detoxify could negatively affect team morale.
He understood the saying of how fellow creatures grieve when a companion dies.
To project the grand image of a Captain, Qin Hao casually took out a pitch-black elixir: "This can cure Ji Insect Poison."
Little Wolf’s face showed joy as he received the elixir and fed it to Viper.
At this moment, Viper’s face was pitch black, indicating severe poisoning, but after taking the elixir, his complexion visibly returned to normal at a speed noticeable to the naked eye.
"It’s so amazing, such deep poison was dissolved so quickly..."
Fox exclaimed, her chest heaving with excitement as she looked up at Qin Hao, her eyes full of admiration.
Little Wolf and Scholar were also very excited, and their gaze toward Qin Hao changed.
If they had respected him before, now they thoroughly revered him.
Not just respect, but fear!
"I... what happened to me?"
Shortly after, Viper opened his eyes, feeling the weakness of his body, and mumbled in confusion.
Those present were unwilling to get close to him, but Little Wolf, being straightforward, replied: "You were poisoned by Ji Insect, and it was the Captain who cured you."
"What, it was you!"
Originally weak, Viper’s eyes widened, glaring at Qin Hao in disbelief.
Qin Hao waved his hand magnanimously, "Just a small effort."
Viper fell silent, he never expected to be saved by his enemy. Instead of feeling fortunate, he considered it an insult, and his hatred for Qin Hao in his heart intensified rather than diminished.
"Enough, it’s getting late. If there’s nothing else, let’s keep moving."
Qin Hao was not one to dally. He checked the time, took out a map to confirm their position, "We’re now twenty miles from the forest’s perimeter, still quite a distance from the center of Heaven Gate Mountain. If we hurry, we should reach there before nightfall."
"As you command, Captain!"
Now, everyone trusted Qin Hao immensely, and everyone except Viper expressed their obedience.
Thus, Qin Hao and the others continued their journey, with the weak Viper having no choice but to drag his weary body to follow the group to avoid being poisoned again.
An hour later, the number of trees in the forest became sparse, and a narrow path appeared ahead.
Little Wolf stood on the path, carefully inspecting the ground and listening with his ear to the ground. After standing up, he said, "No danger at present."
As the group advanced, Little Wolf had been acting as the scout.
He was born a hunter and grew up in the forest, able to deduce the movements of wildlife from mere traces.
This was precisely why Sun Aihua sought him out.
So far, the team hadn’t encountered any danger, and Little Wolf’s contributions were invaluable.
"Since Little Wolf said so, let’s keep going."
Scholar was the first to step onto the narrow path, about to take his second step when Qin Hao suddenly shouted, "Hold on!"
Scholar’s foot stopped an inch above the ground, turning back puzzled, "Captain, is there a problem?"
Qin Hao focused intensely on the ground under Scholar’s right foot, "If you step down, you’d lose your life."
"What!"
Scholar was startled, his body shook with anxiety, and instinctively stepped back with his left foot, retreating in time.
Little Wolf was full of confusion, but since Qin Hao spoke, he could only slowly step forward and examine the spot near where Scholar’s right foot almost landed carefully.
The first scan, he found nothing suspicious.
The second time, still nothing.
But on the third scan, he suddenly noticed something was off. The seemingly flat ground was slightly raised by a millimeter...