Chapter 156 - 117: Extraordinary Materials! A Stone with Invisibility! The Bloodthirsty Vine Appears

Chapter 156: Chapter 117: Extraordinary Materials! A Stone with Invisibility! The Bloodthirsty Vine Appears

"What is this?"

Xu Jun walked over, his curiosity piqued by the glowing crystal.

Chen Chong was just as confused.

’The Perception Ring, crafted from Unihorn Catfish materials, should only detect the fluctuations of life within its range.’

’This stone is clearly an inanimate object, so why is my ring detecting it?’

Even though the fluctuations it gave off were completely different from those of a living being, this bizarre phenomenon had Chen Chong stumped.

But just then, Xu Jun cried out in shock.

"Brother... Brother Chong, where did you go?"

Chen Chong looked at Xu Jun, who was standing right in front of him with a look of astonishment, and couldn’t understand. ’Aren’t I right here?’

The Underground Cave was dim, but it wasn’t pitch-black.

"Stop messing around. I’m not in the mood for jokes."

"AHH—"

Xu Jun shrieked and leaped back as if he’d seen a ghost.

His strange behavior finally put Chen Chong on alert.

’This reaction... he doesn’t look like he’s kidding, does he?’

He glanced over at Ning Yu, who looked just as stunned. Her eyes were darting back and forth in his direction, as if she were searching for him.

’She can’t see me either?’

’Does that mean...’

’I’m invisible?’

’And it’s because of this green crystal?’

’The Blood-tooth Python’s invisibility isn’t one of its innate abilities as an Extraordinary Creature. Could it be that it relies on this stone to turn invisible?’

’When it burrowed into the Underground Cave, it must have not only shaken me, Xu Jun, and Ning Yu off its back, but also accidentally dropped this stone?’

Filled with questions, Chen Chong set the stone down.

Sure enough, the eyes of the terrified Xu Jun and the bewildered Ning Yu immediately focused on him.

"Brother Chong, why did you suddenly disappear? You even said something... you nearly scared me to death!"

Instead of answering, Chen Chong picked up the stone again, mimicking his earlier action.

"How about now?"

"Huh?"

Chen Chong frowned slightly. ’No reaction?’

’What did I do to activate the invisibility?’

’Could it be...’

As he squeezed his palm slightly, the green crystal’s glow intensified.

"Ah! He’s gone again!"

Seeing Xu Jun’s startled reaction, Chen Chong looked down at his own body. He could still see himself, but a faint green light now coated his skin.

’So it’s true! This stone is the source of the Blood-tooth Python’s invisibility!’

’Does this invisibility crystal only make you invisible to others?’

He loosened his grip again...

Xu Jun didn’t say a word, but Chen Chong could tell from his expression that he was no longer invisible. The green light on his body had vanished.

Looking at the stone again, Chen Chong was amazed.

’What in the world is this? Why does it function like an Extraordinary Artifact?’

’Could it be... an Extraordinary Material?’

’A naturally occurring material in this world that possesses Extraordinary Power?’

Although he didn’t know if it was a natural occurrence or if it came from some Extraordinary Creature, Chen Chong knew one thing for sure: this was an incredibly rare treasure!

’Invisibility! If I use this properly, it could be a game-changer in a fight!’

’The reason the Blood-tooth Python’s invisibility wasn’t very effective was because it was just too big. Even when invisible, the marks it left on the ground as it moved were obvious.’

’And in the pitch-black pool, where sight was useless, invisibility was pointless.’

’Plus, with my Perception Ring, I could detect it as soon as it got close, rendering its invisibility useless against me.’

’But I have to admit, when it was coiled in that tree just outside my Perception Ring’s hundred-meter range, preparing to ambush us, it was a genuine threat.’

’If my animal instincts hadn’t given me a warning, I wouldn’t have reacted so quickly when it charged. I wouldn’t have been able to push Xu Jun aside and activate Rock Body Transformation in time...’

’As an Extraordinary Creature, its intelligence is far beyond that of a normal beast, but clearly, it’s not smart enough to use this stone to its full potential.’

’If I use it, the results will be completely different!’

’And another thing...’

’If I put this invisibility stone into the Forging Furnace, could I forge an even more advanced Extraordinary Artifact?’

"Let’s go. The priority is to kill the Blood-tooth Python. It’s heavily wounded and fled underground, so we have to find it quickly!"

Chen Chong put away the green crystal, gripped his blade, and started tracking the Blood-tooth Python.

Ning Yu and Xu Jun hurried to catch up...

The Underground Cave was dim, vast, and quiet.

Other than the stalactites hanging overhead, there were only occasional knee-deep pools of water and the sound of dripping from the ceiling.

The sound of their footsteps was jarringly loud in the silence.

They walked for a long time, but the Perception Ring didn’t detect a single life-form.

It was as if, besides the Blood-tooth Python and the three of them, there were no other beasts or insects in this entire place...

"Brother Chong, do you think this is the Blood-tooth Python’s lair? Or could it have just found a random escape tunnel in its panic and used it to get back to the surface through another exit?"

"I don’t think so..."

Chen Chong shook his head. Although they hadn’t found much else, it was easy to see numerous distinct drag marks on the cave floor.

’These marks were made by something heavy passing through, something with a size very similar to the Blood-tooth Python.’

’But the cave floor is hard rock, not dirt. Passing through once or twice would never leave marks this obvious. For them to be this clear, it must be the result of constant friction over many years.’

’Besides, the intel did say that the Blood-tooth Python retreats underground to hibernate and heal when it’s injured. So, unless I’m mistaken... this is its lair.’