Chapter 331: Underground Poison Cave

Chapter 331: Underground Poison Cave

Whoosh!

An incredibly sturdy net descended upon Li Wei, intending to trap him within its grasp.

Li Wei waved his hand casually, and a sheet of flame appeared in the sky, igniting the net.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Crackling pop!

In the blink of an eye, the net was burned clean by the flames.

Sparks scattered across the half-space, ash drifted down.

Leaving Li Wei covered in soot.

He shook his head, shaking off the flying ash from atop his head.

Touching his hair, he felt there was still ash not shaken clean.

Li Wei looked around.

The battle had already ended.

The bandits who attacked the three were bound by thorny vines, lifted high above the rocks, their bodies drenched in blood.

Lilith walked back, leaving only a carpet of corpses behind her.

The battle was silent.

The corpses died without visible wounds.

Evelyn placed the corpses on the rocks, woven vines formed racks, hanging the corpses in mid-air swaying with the wind.

It wasn't that she had any unique taste.

Merely to intimidate others, lest others blindly seek trouble with them.

Honestly, encountering some overconfident fellows seeking trouble was quite annoying.

Others seeing the corpses hanging in mid-air all showed expressions of horror.

Daring not to approach further.

Only after Li Wei and the two had left for a long time did someone cautiously walk into the rocky forest.

"Fierce people!"

"All dead, no power to fight back at all."

"Damn, aren't these the infamous Blood Axe Bandits? They actually died without even resisting, what background do those people have?"

"Go tell the people inside Poison Dragon City, don't provoke the ones who recently came to Poison Dragon City, several fierce experts have arrived."

At the entrance leading into the Poison Dragon Cave.

Li Wei originally thought it would be very dim and damp inside.

Unexpectedly, the Poison Dragon Cave was surprisingly bright, though dampness remained damp.

After all, it was underground, and the Nanze Kingdom was a land of many rivers, large rivers and lakes everywhere.

There were also many underground rivers within the Poison Dragon Cave, naturally appearing damp.

Only a damp environment can breed a large number of poisonous insects and beasts.

Creating a poison cave filled with toxic fog and miasma.

Li Wei looked up, seeing cracks in the ground overhead, sunlight shooting into the Poison Dragon Cave through the gaps.

Evelyn looked up and said: "The first layer of the Poison Dragon Cave, rather than being called a cave, is more like a rift valley, sunlight can shine into the first layer, therefore the poisonous insects and miasma within the first layer are relatively fewer, still considered relatively safe."

"Most second-tier extraordinary professionals also explore within the first layer of the Poison Dragon Cave."

"Starting from the second layer, the Poison Dragon Cave becomes incredibly dangerous, generally without third-tier strength, no one dares descend to the second layer, the second layer is full of deadly poisonous insects and toxic fog."

"The place we are going to is the third layer, poisonous insects and toxic fog capable of poisoning fourth-tier professionals are everywhere."

Legend has it that at the deepest part of the third layer lies a Peach Blossom Spring, the only place within the Poison Dragon Cave free from invasion by poisonous insects and toxic fog."

"Alice might be trapped there."

Li Wei found it strange, asking: "Since she could enter, why can she not come out?"

Evelyn guessed: "Specific details I am also unclear, after all, the legend of the Peach Blossom Spring has always circulated, yet few have seen it.

I guess initially Alice did not go to the Peach Blossom Spring through normal means.

Perhaps when being chased by enemies, she used a random teleportation scroll, stumbling accidentally hiding into the Peach Blossom Spring within the Poison Dragon Cave."

Li Wei pondered for a moment, nodded, feeling there was also this possibility.

Alice's luck was indeed quite good.

If teleported elsewhere, she surely would have long been poisoned to death within the Poison Dragon Cave.

"Let's go, descend to see what exactly is going on?" Li Wei said.

The three headed towards the entrance of the second layer.

Halfway along the road.

Lilith's expression moved slightly, looking to the side, reminding: "Careful." Li Wei heard this, subconsciously turned his head to look.

From the corner of his eye he glimpsed a shadowy figure flying out striking him.

Bang!

A small black snake was blocked outside by the invisible armor.

The small snake was only finger-length, the head was conical, looking instantly extremely poisonous.

The speed generated by the explosion was even more astonishing.

Ordinary people fundamentally couldn't react in time and might be attacked by the small snake.

Evelyn looked down and said: "Black Thread Snake, extremely poisonous, capable of poisoning second-tier magical beasts."

"However, the Black Thread Snake prefers to burrow into the prey's body, slowly devouring the prey from within the prey's body, will not directly poison the prey to death."

Li Wei crushed the Black Thread Snake with one foot, the one that was knocked dizzy and couldn't crawl up for half a day.

Squish!

Underfoot bloomed a patch of bloody red.

Lilith took a look, revealing a look of disgust.

"Don't you find it dirty?" she asked.

Li Wei lifted his foot, saying: "I have invisible armor, cannot touch the Black Thread Snake, stepping on it to death won't dirty the shoes."

Lilith heard this, expression moved slightly.

Hearing the invisible armor could also guarantee hygiene cleanliness, she also wanted one.

However, previously she had refused Li Wei.

She was constrained by her pride and did not wish to approach Li Wei first.

Li Wei, however, had not discerned what Lilith was thinking.

After crushing the black thread snake, he continued forward, saying, "Be careful; the Poison Dragon Cave is fraught with danger everywhere."

"Without a magic shield, even a small black thread snake could slay a fourth-order mage."

Li Wei waved his hand, casting three layers of invisible armor upon both Evelyn and Lilith.

Evelyn displayed an expression of surprise.

"Your magic is truly miraculous; it can even be stacked?"

A faint smile touched Lilith's lips, only to quickly fade away.

Gazing at Li Wei, she wore an air of utter indifference.

This time she did not speak out of turn, saying nothing unworthy.

Hearing Evelyn's words, Li Wei smiled and replied, "This amounts to nothing, merely some minor tricks."

The trio continued their advance.

Along the way, they encountered numerous other supernatural profession squads.

Most were paired off in twos, rarely seeing more people together.

Mainly, since there was little valuable material to be found within the Poison Dragon Cave, division proved difficult among large groups.

Exploring the Poison Dragon Cave was typical of ten years without a sale, then feasting for ten years once opened.

Basically, finding just one treasure was enough to become wildly wealthy.

Everyone arrived at the Poison Dragon Cave harboring thoughts of sudden riches.

Li Wei suddenly felt the charm seller was remarkably clever.

Talismans were one of the essential items required for exploring the Poison Dragon Cave.

Although the merchant did not explore the cave himself, he extracted value from it through the talismans.

All the money earned by people from within the Poison Dragon Cave ended up in the merchant's hands.

It was akin to selling shovels and sacks beside a gold mine.

One does not dig the mine, yet profits far exceed those who do.

Other supernatural profession squads, seeing Li Wei's group of three, dared not make any rash moves.

Regardless, the advantage of numbers remained quite obvious.

The three arrived before a vast chasm.

Upon the cliff face before them appeared a colossal fissure, stretching from the depths of the earth to the sky.

Evelyn gazed at the great crack before her and said, "This is the entrance to the second layer of the Poison Dragon Cave; it will be far more dangerous below."

(End of Chapter)