Chapter 164 (1/2)
Chapter 164 – Cave of Ten Thousand SnakesTranslated by: Ying
”You can do that?”
Long Chen was speechless. Jin Sheng'en and Chu Yunxi were already rather powerful, and with the two geniuses of the Gold Faction, there was no group that could win when there were two people against one.
”I saw it with my own eyes. If not for us escaping in time, we might have been defeated. However, we had bad luck and only focused on escaping, and didn't expect to accidentally enter the nest of the Abyssal Poison Scorpions. By the way, Long Chen, they seem to be looking for you!”
Liu Gui helped Gu Cheng to the side and ensured that he was safe, before Gu Cheng began to focus on expelling the toxins.
”Looking for me? They probably want to kill me.”
Long Chen snickered.
At this point, Yin Mengyao had walked to his side. Since Long Chen could kill so many Abyssal Poison Scorpions so efficiently, she now had a deeper understanding of how much strength he held.
”Aren't they going against the rules of the game?” Long Chen enquired.
”Probably not. There's no such rule, so they're making use of the loopholes. However, this means that any team that meets them will be in trouble.” Yin Mengyao frowned.
With a four-person team, they were could go on a rampage with no risk at all.
”But the Devil Mountain of Life and Death is so large. It isn't going to be so easy for us to meet.”
Seeing that Gu Cheng and Liu Gui still had their bangles, and Gu Cheng was gradually recovering with the Spirit Medicine, Yin Mengyao was beginning to get anxious. About an hour had already pa.s.sed.
”Since you've recovered, we still have some matters to deal with. Shall we go?” Long Chen asked.
Yin Mengyao had to make another round through the Mountain to get to the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes, while the best course of action for Gu Cheng and Liu Gui was to reach the peak of the mountain as soon as possible.
In their state, they were in no shape to compete with other teams. Keeping possession of their own jade bangles might perhaps allow them to pa.s.s this stage.
Gu Cheng had completely recovered by this time. He stood up and nodded, ”Since you're busy, you should hurry on. Liu Gui and I are going to rush up to the peak.”
The four of them bade farewell and, after Long Chen left, Gu Cheng and Liu Gui exchanged a gaze.
”Brother Cheng, what kind of person do you think Long Chen is? He seemed to be at ease while dealing with tens of Abyssal Poison Scorpions!”
”I noticed that as well. If I'm not wrong, he should be one of the top five in the inner faction selection, and even more powerful than I am.”
Gu Cheng sighed ruefully as he glanced in the direction Long Chen had left.
”He's so strong?” Liu Gui was slightly surprised.
”Mm, it seems like he only just entered the outer faction two month ago, and he's already so powerful. How could he be comparable to his peers?”
”Oh, but he and Yin Mengyao seem to be on good terms. What are they going to do?”
”I don't know about that.”………………
”I'm rather curious. What could be the reason for the enmity between you and those in the Silver Faction?”
Judging by her personality, Yin Mengyao did not seem to be one who would quarrel with others.
Yin Mengyao had no idea of how to reply.
”The male is called Li Feng, while the female is w.a.n.g Tong. It's inappropriate for me to tell you about the enmity…”
There's some secret?
Though Long Chen was rather curious about this secret, he couldn't be bothered to ask on if she was not willing to explain.
They had walked about halfway through the Divergent Road. Dense fog was everywhere, and the low visibility was now a huge obstacle for their movements.
”The number of toxic snakes here have increased by a large quant.i.ty.”
Long Chen killed a few toxic snakes that flew over in quick succession and exclaimed grimly.
”Seems like we're close to the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes. It's the nest of all toxic snake-like demonic beasts here in the Devil Mountain of Life and Death, and there's definitely a lot of them around. However, that's not the most terrifying part,” Yin Mengyao spoke seriously.
”What's the most terrifying then?”
”In the cave, there seem to be a few level 5 profound-grade dismal serpent spirits in there which are extremely toxic and powerful. They're perhaps ten times more powerful than Abyssal Toxic Scorpions, and when they team up to attack, they're very difficult to handle.”
”In that case, why did you choose to meet in that cave?” Long Chen could not understand.
”We only know the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes in the Devil Mountain of Life and Death. Where else can we go? Besides, we're only meeting outside the cave, and the fighting should take place elsewhere.”
That made sense. Long Chen did not probe further.
”Li Feng and w.a.n.g Tong reached the initial mastery stage of the Earth Dan Realm not long ago, and should be at about the same level as the two youths from the Red Faction if they work together. I should be enough to take care of them, so you'll just need to watch from the sidelines. It won't be dangerous.”
Yin Mengyao was slightly apologetic that Long Chen had to come here with her and quickly explained.
Long Chen nodded. It wasn't the time to argue with her over this, and if Yin Mengyao really couldn't handle the fight, it wasn't as if he couldn't attack.
After all, it was destiny that they had met, and besides, they got along well.
”We're almost there.”
A strange smell permeated through the air, and there were the shadows of snakes everywhere. The two of them headed uphill for some time and pushed aside branches, and everything opened out. A rather level ground appeared before them, with a giant cave behind this area. The cave was eerie and frightening, like a large gaping mouth that showed only darkness within.