Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Master of Snake Spirits, Poisonous Snake Body (Purple)
Time rewinds to one minute ago
"Ah ah ah!"
The bald man’s scream echoed within the culvert.
Qin Tian witnessed everything that happened, his gaze cold.
Although there was some enmity between him, the bearded man, and the bald man, seeing a fellow human being so humiliated and tortured by the Beastman filled him with anger, as if a fire was blazing inside him.
However, he did not let anger cloud his judgment.
He had seen it clearly from the back earlier; actually, the Poisonous Snake-man had been on guard against the bald man the whole time, body taut and extremely cautious. If he had fired at that moment, not only would he have failed to save the bald man, but he would have also exposed himself.
It might sound cold-blooded, but for his teammates and his own safety, he had to make sacrifices.
To kill a Tier Four Poisonous Snake-man, he had only one shot.
To increase the success rate of that shot, he decided to enhance a talent—
[Burning Embers Critical Strike]
Currently, he had accumulated over 8000 Evolution Points, more than 4000 of which were contributed by the Tier Four Shadow Catman. Earlier, he killed over 50 Snakemen, harvesting nearly 3000 more Evolution Points.
He kept 3000 Evolution Points as a backup, and invested the remaining over 5000 into it.
Enhancing [Burning Embers Critical Strike]
The blue light sphere shuddered slightly, and its color deepened rapidly, from light blue to medium blue.
At the same time, the value panel for [Burning Embers Critical Strike] changed.
[Name] Burning Embers Critical Strike (Blue)
[Type] Active Talent
[Introduction] Burns up to 10% of will, physical strength, and energy, giving the next attack a significant chance to inflict 200%-250% damage, a smaller chance to inflict 300-350% damage, a very slight chance to inflict 400%-500% damage, and a negligible chance to inflict a maximum of 600% damage.
Compared to before, the minimum critical multiplier was increased from 150%-170% to 200%-250%, and the maximum critical multiplier increased from 500% to 600%, marking a significant enhancement.
This also gave Qin Tian more confidence.
To create a better shooting opportunity and prevent the Poisonous Snake-man from reacting in time, Qin Tian took a timed grenade from his backpack, used Shadow Jump to quickly move to the opposite side of the tunnel, and set the grenade’s explosion time.
Then he returned to the original spot, took out the Shadowstrike Rune Spear, adjusted his breathing, and waited for the moment to come.
Boom!
The timed grenade detonated, the huge explosion sound attracted the Poisonous Snake-man’s attention, his head tilted to the side.
Seeing this, Qin Tian immediately pulled the trigger, Spiritual Energy, Physical Strength, and Spiritual Power were instantly consumed, activating [Burning Embers Critical Strike]
{[Burning Embers Critical Strike] triggered, your next attack will inflict 320% critical damage.}
The three major runes on the Shadowstrike Rune Spear lit up, the special bullet quickly shot out, accelerated a second time under the enhancement of [Burning Embers Critical Strike], and flew towards the back of the Poisonous Snake-man’s head without making a sound.
The distance of several hundred meters was covered in an instant for the rune bullet.
The Poisonous Snake-man sensed impending danger, Spiritual Energy automatically shielded his body, but the temporary Spiritual Energy shield was instantly pierced under the dual amplification of the Shadowstrike Rune Spear and Burning Embers Critical Strike.
The bullet lifted the skull cap, the brain exploded like a watermelon, red and white spread all over the ground.
Viscous liquid splashed on his face, Dai Jun finally reacted, his solitary eye full of shock and horror.
Tier Four Poisonous Snake-man
A Poisonous Snake-man who could destroy a city with poison, considered more dangerous than a Tier Six Beast Spirit Warrior by the Empire, was actually shot dead with one bullet.
He quickly turned his head, looking towards the direction the bullet had come from.
The sight that met his eyes only intensified his disbelief.
How could it be him!!!
......
After killing the Poisonous Snake-man, the Evolution Points surged by 5300, and at the same time, three Talent Light Spheres flew towards Qin Tian.
One of them fused with [Thermosense Control], the light sphere’s color slightly deepened.
The other two light spheres brought Qin Tian immense surprise.
[Name] Master of Snake Spirits (Blue)
[Type] Active Talent
[Introduction] You can communicate with all snake species, command the Snake Race for your use, and establish a mental connection with the Snake Race, remotely sharing senses.
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[Name] Poisonous Snake Body (Purple)
[Type] Passive Talent
[Introduction] Your body has a new venom sac that can absorb most of the world’s poisons and turn them to your use, freely controlling the secretion and release of venom; poisons subtly enhance your body, with stronger poisons providing better refinement effects.
A mystical power reshaped his body; Qin Tian could sense a new organ in the upper abdomen area, the venom sac of the Poisonous Snake Body.
At this moment, the venom sac was teeming with a rainbow of toxins, mixed but not interfering with each other.
Amazingly, Qin Tian could automatically discern the properties and uses of each poison, able to extract and release toxins at any time.
After release, the venom sac continued to secrete the same type of toxin steadily.
"No wonder every Poisonous Snake-man is a major threat to the Empire."
Qin Tian murmured, even though the Poisonous Snake Body is a purple talent, equivalent to a Silver Bloodline, in terms of lethality and destructiveness, a Tier Four Poisonous Snake-man is much more terrifying than a Tier Six Silver Beast Spirit Warrior.
As long as he absorbs enough toxins, a Poisonous Snake-man can transform into a walking poison cataclysm, everywhere he goes, everything perishes, not a blade of grass remains.
Now that he had acquired the [Poisonous Snake Body], from now on, toxins are a source of nourishment and supplements for him, he will actively seek out various toxins to enhance the venom sac.
Additionally, he could both release poison and neutralize it.
As long as any toxin enters the venom sac, it will be absorbed and deconstructed by the sac, not only can it secrete the toxin again, but it can also secrete the corresponding antidote.
He found the toxin that made the Earth Dragon Team unconscious, and later, as long as the three of them inhaled the antidote gas, they would wake up.
[Poisonous Snake Body] was his first purple talent, extremely powerful in effect.
And the other blue talent [Master of Snake Spirits] was also very good.
This talent allows him to communicate and command snake species, and most importantly, he can also share senses and perspectives with snake species, which plays a crucial role in environmental detection and intelligence gathering.
After absorbing the two major talents, Qin Tian shouldered the Shadowstrike on his back, clasped the stone crevice with both hands, and like a gecko, quickly climbed down the smooth mountain wall, finally standing firmly on the ground and walking towards Dai Jun.
Looking at the man approaching, Dai Jun’s face was complex, hoarsely saying:
"I didn’t expect it to be you who saved me in the end."
"I didn’t expect someone who gets into trouble when drinking to be so tough."
Qin Tian used a knife to break the iron chains around Dai Jun’s hands and feet, helped him by the shoulder, letting him stand slowly on the ground.
Hearing Qin Tian’s evaluation of him, Dai Jun should have felt happy, but when he saw the broken corpse not far away, his heart felt like it was being sliced, the pain making it hard to breathe.
Qin Tian noticed the grief on Dai Jun’s face, sighed, and said:
"Sorry, I couldn’t save him then."
"It’s not your fault, I killed Da Chao."
Dai Jun lowered his head, a tear of blood silently slipped from the corner of his eye.
"Qin Tian, can I borrow your knife?" Dai Jun said in a low tone.
Qin Tian frowned, "You..."
Dai Jun lowered his head, his mouth bitter:
"Da Chao left a few minutes earlier than me, if I go now, I might still catch up with him."
"Qin Tian, I’m a cripple now, with broken hands and blind eyes, I’ll never be able to kill Beastmen again, to me, life like that is worse than death."
"Let me die here, having the Poisonous Snake-man accompany me in death, I can stand proud and meet my parents after I’m gone."
Seeing the grief and determination in Dai Jun’s single eye, Qin Tian tightened his lips, but eventually, he handed the Battle Sword to Dai Jun.
"Thank you."
Dai Jun raised the Battle Sword to his neck, and just before acting, he suddenly smiled:
"Brother, I always wanted to tell you, that blow——"
"Damn, it hurt!"
Slurp!!!
The blade slid across his throat, the trachea cut open, blood gushed forth.
Clang~~~
The Battle Sword fell to the ground, Dai Jun clutched his neck, staggered to the bald man’s side, lay next to him, and opened his solitary eye to look at the cave roof, a smile on his lips.
"Da Chao, slow down, brother is coming to join you."
Drip drip
Water dripped into the cold pool, mixing with blood, and spreading out.
Qin Tian stood beside Dai Jun and Lin Chao, sighed, then slowly raised his hand towards the two, giving a standard military salute.
"Farewell~ journey~ well~"