Then, the four of them saw a miraculous and unbelievable scene.
Meng Chao seemed to have taken the initiative to jump between the fangs of two Blade Shattering Pythons, but the moment he was about to die in their mouths, he shrank his body to the limit and crawled through the gaps between the fangs.
Instead, the two Blade Shattering Pythons that pounced on him at the same time had their fangs intersecting with each other. They were stuck together, and no matter how they tore at them, they could not break free, as if they were conjoined twins.
Then, Meng Chao increased his speed and moved among the thirty Blade Shattering Pythons. He moved like a needle and lured the Blade Shattering Pythons to attack.
But every single time, their mouths would miss, and they would land on their own kind.
At the same time their fangs sank into their kind's flesh, their mouths would also be pierced by their kind's scales.
The enraged Blade Shattering Pythons launched their most brutal entanglement attacks in an attempt to turn Meng Chao into minced meat.
But Meng Chao was like a loach that had been electrocuted. Not only did he manage to escape the entanglement of the Blade Shattering Pythons time and time again, he even made them entangle each other and tie a dead knot!
In just a short ten minutes, all the Blade Shattering Pythons turned into a huge mountain of flesh under his ingenious control. In fact, they started devouring their own kind starting from their tails.
In great pain, the more they struggled, the tighter the dead knot became.
"…"
Even if Meng Chao had drawn his sabers and cut all the Blade Shattering Pythons into minced meat, Sun Ya and the other three would not have been so shocked.
But right from the start to the end, he did not even touch the hilt of his sabers. The Youth Version and Flagship Version of Surging Lightnings remained firmly sealed in their sheaths.
With just his extreme physical strength and amazing dodging skills, he managed to entangle around thirty mutated Blade Shattering Pythons to death. This scene caused Sun Ya and the other three to be unable to help but rub their eyes. They wondered whether they were seeing things.
"How … could this be?"
When the dust settled, the four of them went forward and observed the entangled Blade Shattering Pythons. Xie Feng could not help but say in shock, "No matter how agile you are, snake-type monsters aren't normal pythons. How could they be so stupid as to entangle themselves with each other and not be able to break free?"
"Because I drugged it."
Meng Chao's expression did not change. His breathing did not even become irregular. He said calmly, "Blade Shattering Pythons have poor vision, and they mainly rely on their sense of smell and the changes in heat to sense their enemies. I brought more than twenty biological medicine that can be used against the commonly seen monsters in this area. Before I pounced on them, I sprayed it on my body, which made the Blade Shattering Pythons lose their sense of smell, and it was difficult for them to locate me.
"As for the fact that they are entangled and unable to break free, it's very simple. When I brushed past them just now, I injected an ultra-high concentration of fast-acting muscle stiffening agent into their bodies, which can keep them stiff for half an hour."
As he spoke, Meng Chao took off his rainproof combat windbreaker and let the four of them see the dozens of lancets, syringes, probes, and other dissection tools hidden in his clothes.
Xie Feng gulped laboriously and stuttered, "B-but the tip of the syringe isn't sturdy, and Blade Shattering Pythons' scales are famous for being as hard as steel. The edges are sharp, and they're curled up. How did you manage to stab the needle in?"
"No matter how sturdy their scales are, they need to move, especially when they want to entangle their prey. They need to move in a large area, so there must be gaps and folds between their scales," Meng Chao explained patiently.
"For example, there's a circular fold near the seventh inch of its body, and it's very close to its spine and central nervous system. As long as I find the weakest part of the fold, I can stab it with the syringe, and the muscle stiffening agent will be directly used on its spine." I can give false orders to its central nervous system and make it think that a powerful enemy is attacking it, which will make it instinctively tense up its muscles.
"As long as I accurately calculate the time and make it entangle itself or its own kind, it will be soft at first, but soon, it will become as stiff as a high school student's buff. For half an hour, it will be at the mercy of others."
"…"
Even though Meng Chao made it sound like it was nothing, the four of them thought about it carefully and found that it was impossible.
He had to accurately control the folds on dozens of Blade Shattering Pythons' seventh inch bodies while he continuously moved at high speed and shifted in an incredibly small area to complete the stab and injection. He also had to calculate the precise time when the drug would take effect and guide them to entangle themselves with each other. This was too ridiculous!
"When did you use the syringe? Why didn't we see it?" Xie Feng was skeptical.
"Maybe it's too foggy."
Meng Chao shrugged. Suddenly, his pupils shrank, and a terrified expression appeared on his face. He stared at the bushes behind Xie Feng.
Xie Feng shuddered, and goosebumps rose on his skin. He instinctively turned his head around, but there was nothing behind him.
"What …"
When he turned his head around, he sensed a cold chill on his neck.
At the moment he turned his head around, Meng Chao magically brought out a syringe, and the tip of the needle pressed against his carotid artery.
"Look, it's a simple trick."
Meng Chao put away the syringe and smiled. "The increase in the monsters' fighting intelligence isn't actually bad for us. At the very least, it's easier for them to be deceived. They'll worry about their own gains and losses, and their minds will wander. If they're not careful, they'll fall into our traps.
"But the simple-minded monsters who only know how to lower their heads and charge forward are sometimes more difficult to deal with."
As he spoke, Meng Chao returned to the mountain of flesh surrounded by the Blade Shattering Pythons and brought out a portable harvesting tool from his backpack. He placed the largest syringe inside the syringe and groped around the area seven inches below a Blade Shattering Python's head. Then, with a thud, the syringe went in.
The fingers on his left hand trembled rapidly, and his right hand gently and meticulously controlled the syringe. Soon, he sucked out three drops of precious heart blood from the Blade Shattering Python's heart.
Heart blood was the essence of a monster, and it was also the source of its vitality magnetic field surging. The Blade Shattering Pythons that had their heart blood sucked out might not have died, but they became dispirited and listless. They were no longer as fierce as they had been a moment ago.
Meng Chao did the same thing. His smooth harvesting movements made the four people gasp in amazement. If they believed that they were on par with Meng Chao in terms of martial arts, then when it came to harvesting, they could only play the role of elementary school students in front of Meng Chao.
They were curious. "Why aren't you killing the Blade Shattering Pythons and only harvesting their heart blood?"
"It's still early, and I can still kill more monsters. Right now, the road is muddy, and fog is everywhere. The transportation vehicles can't drive up here, so we can't transport all the monster carcasses back. What's the point of killing them? It's better to have them contribute more. "
As Meng Chao spoke, he switched to a different syringe and slowly pushed a dark purple medicine into the Blade Shattering Pythons' bodies.
"What's this?" Xie Feng and Sun Ya looked at each other at a loss. They simply could not understand what Meng Chao was doing.
"This is the venom glands and venom from dozens of venomous insects like Mountain Topple, Red Drill Centipede, and One Thousand Ring Snake. I also added around eight types of neurotoxins. I created it using a recipe I kept in my personal collection, and it's a secret slow-release poison. Its greatest characteristic is that the poison can be transferred and accumulated in different monsters' bodies, so it's very difficult to get rid of it."
A mysterious smile appeared on Meng Chao's face. He gently patted the head of a Blade Shattering Python that he had just injected poison into. "The competition for survival in the wild is very brutal. Even if the monsters are showing signs of working together, they are still driven by hunger, and they still want to kill and eat each other.
"Blade Shattering Pythons used to be the kings of normal monsters, and it was rare for them to find a natural enemy in Shattered Starlake.
"But now, I extracted their heart blood, and their hearts are severely damaged. It's the same as having a heart disease that can't be cured. Forget about fighting, even if they crawl a little faster, they won't be able to breathe.
"Do you think that the hungry monsters lurking in the depths of the fog will let go of such a 'juicy' prey?
"Trust me, before the Blade Shattering Pythons die from the poison, they will be surrounded by other monsters and torn to shreds. Even their bones will be completely devoured by the scavenging monsters and the microorganisms in the swamp.
"Then, the poison will spread to even more monsters, and it will spread through the monster food chain like a virus. It will kill hundreds or even thousands of monsters.
"Based on my calculations, the entire process will last from ten days to half a month. Then, the poison will completely disappear. It will definitely be biodegradable, and it will not harm the environment or cause any pollution. It won't affect the long-term safety of the land.
"Even if the poisoned monsters are killed by humans during this process and are brought back as food, it's fine, because the poison can't resist high heat. Even if it's boiled in water for five to ten minutes, it will lose its toxicity."
The four of them were dumbfounded when they heard this.
Then, they felt chills run down their spines because of his smile.
"You … look so familiar with this. Isn't this the first time you've done this?" Xie Feng could not believe it.
"Yeah. Basically, I only bring one-tenth of the monsters I kill back to the base every day. I deal with the rest in a similar way. Of course, I don't necessarily use poison. I might also use the skills of a harvester to catalyze the bacteria and microorganisms in their bodies to reproduce so that they can turn into zombies and turn into powerful biochemical bombs," Meng Chao said.
"But this is only limited to situations where I believe that there are superbeasts or powerful monster nests nearby and no humans around. I don't know the specifics of what I can do."
The prey he brought back to the base every day was only one-tenth of what he killed!
The four of them were shocked again.
Sun Ya used three minutes to somewhat digest this shocking fact. She summoned her courage and extended her hand to Meng Chao. "Meng Chao, come fight with us in Graveyard Forest!"
Sun Ya told Meng Chao that after a few months of fierce fighting, the superhuman squads led by Heaven Realm superhumans had mostly cleared out the perimeter of Graveyard Forest. The rather powerful Hell Beasts were all killed or chased into the depths of Graveyard Forest.
Right now, practically all the Heaven Realm superhumans were heading into the depths of Graveyard Forest. They were heading to the place connected to Raging Waves in an attempt to occupy all of Graveyard Forest as soon as possible.
Due to the storm and fog, the war was in a state of anxiety, and they were short on manpower.
The higher-ups had to urgently mobilize a group of elites among the low-grade superhumans to enter the perimeter of Graveyard Forest to search for the monsters that had escaped and get rid of the carnivorous etherealized plants to build a forward operating base to provide great protection for the Heaven Realm superhumans.
"The large-scale battle in Shattered Starlake won't last for long. Let the other students deal with the remaining small fries!"
Sun Ya swung her fists and said in a heroic manner, "We should go to Graveyard Forest and make a name for ourselves!"
Meng Chao listened to her quietly and shook his head slowly.
"Huh?"
Sun Ya was stunned. "Aren't you going? Why?"
"Because it's too dangerous," Meng Chao said.
"No way."
Sun Ya could not help but laugh. "Don't worry, we know that your Ultimate Style is only suitable against normal monsters. That's why we asked you to team up with the four of us. If we release our beast souls at the same time, even if we run into a Grade Two superbeast, we can still fight. Besides, your body movements are really exquisite. Even if you can't win, you can definitely run away!"
"You misunderstand."
Meng Chao stared at Graveyard Forest, which looked like a demon baring its fangs and claws in the depths of the fog. At the end of the forest was Raging Waves, which stood silently like an ancient god. "I will definitely go to Graveyard Forest, but I won't be with you.
"Because if you team up with me, it'll be too dangerous for you."
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