333 The Deathbringer of Dongting Lake (2/2)
Li Man continued her search, following the corpses. She believed that she was very close to finding the Deathbringer of Dongting Lake.
The term had appeared in the Hunter Union when a large number of Giant Lizards were found dead close to Dongting Lake. When the hunters discovered the Giant Lizards all had similar wounds, they referred to their killer as the Deathbringer of Dongting Lake.
Li Man was the representative from the military sent to investigate the matter. Dongting Lake had been a sensitive and dangerous area for quite some time, so she was not willing to overlook any tiny detail, just in case it turned out to be a new Commander-level demon beast, or something even more dangerous. It would become a great threat to Biyi City!
”Strange, my legs feel heavy. I don't think my stamina should be this bad, even though it's been a while since I was last out on the field...” Li Man had no choice, but to find a dry spot to rest up after walking past a swampy area.
She quickly took off her boots to check her legs.
”Damn it, why was I so careless!” Li Man finally discovered the reason. Her feet were somehow poisoned by the swamp. Her jade-white feet were dyed purple.
Li Man was reallocated to Dongting Lake quite recently, thus she was not very familiar with the environment. As such, she did not put too much attention on her precautions toward poisonous substances.
”This doesn't make sense, I'm already following the advice given by my comrades. Besides, with my cultivation, there's no way I would be poisoned so easily. Could this be an unknown poison...Where did it come from, such a strong poison!” Li Man anxiously sat down on the rock.
She immediately applied all the antidotes she had brought with her, but she was surprised when none of them was effective against the poison, which continued to spread up her legs!
The swamp was a mix between Water and Earth Elements, thus she tried using the respective antidotes, but none of them worked.
This is bad!
Li Man was not afraid of demon beasts. She would not mind killing any of them that she stumbled into.
However, poison was definitely troublesome to deal with. She was clueless about it, and she was not well-prepared for this adventure. She had no idea what to do in her current situation.
”The hunters must have gone far away… Should I fire a signal to ask for help? The army would send someone over...but if they knew I failed to accomplish the mission just because I've been poisoned, everyone would laugh at me. Those old jerks never liked me intervening with their business at Biyi Headquarters to begin with!” Li Man clenched her teeth and gave up on the thought.
She tried other ways to cleanse the poison, but its strength totally surpassed her expectations.
When the purple poison made its way to Li Man's knees, she finally regretted her idiotic decision.
The poison was definitely nothing ordinary!
As the sky fell darker, Li Man began to feel dizzy. It would be rather difficult for her to send a signal now.
She would need to make some preparations before firing the signal. Otherwise, a normal signal would just expose her location to the demon beasts. Li Man leaned against the cold rock and panted heavily.
The poison continued to spread in her body. Li Man could no longer move. She could hear distant cries of the Giant Lizards around her as her eyelids fell heavily.
She had no idea if her spot was concealed enough. All she could do was to pray that the Giant Lizards would not notice her, otherwise...
Just as Li Man was falling unconscious, she felt a strong electric current passing in front of her. It struck a Giant Lizard crawling toward her, and instantly killed it.
Li Man's heart skipped a beat.
How bad exactly was her luck? Not only was she immobilized because of some strong poison, the Deathbringer of Dongting Lake just had to show itself now, too!
Most of the Giant Lizards had died after being punctured by lightning. Li Man was confident that the figure coming closer to her was the one she had been searching for!