Chapter 158 - 117: Extraordinary Materials! An Invisibility Stone! The Bloodthirsty Vine Appears

Chapter 158: Chapter 117: Extraordinary Materials! An Invisibility Stone! The Bloodthirsty Vine Appears

Ning Yu froze at his words.

She hadn’t known about this.

Although the Fishing Club had hyped up Chen Chong’s strength at the trading market by using the Unihorn Catfish’s death...

...she wasn’t there at the time. Afterward, Ning Shuang never came back to tell everyone; she just ran off somewhere.

By the time the news spread, Ning Yu had already led her people out...

"You killed the Unihorn Catfish?"

"That Extraordinary Creature from the river!?"

Ning Yu was completely shocked, unable to believe that Chen Chong had already slain an Extraordinary Creature.

She didn’t know the relative strengths of the three Extraordinary Creatures. In her eyes, the threat posed by the Unihorn Catfish was no less than the other two.

A monster of such terrifying size was something humans simply couldn’t fight.

But Chen Chong had actually killed it...

All this time, Ning Yu had believed herself to be powerful enough, and that the Swordsmanship Club she led was one of the strongest fighting forces in the entire school.

But now, it seemed she was wrong...

’Chen Chong is stronger than I am. Not just by a little bit, either.’

’Most importantly, his team has fewer people, yet they can hunt Extraordinary Creatures that I can’t.’

’In terms of combat strength, he and the team he leads are both stronger than me and my Swordsmanship Club.’

’They’re surviving better in this Primitive Jungle, too...’

"Stop!"

Just then, Chen Chong raised a hand, halting their advance.

"Brother Chong, is the Blood-tooth Python up ahead?"

Xu Jun asked cautiously, his eyes scanning the path before them.

But no matter how hard he looked, all he could see was a faint glimmer of light and a vast expanse of darkness. There was no sign of the Blood-tooth Python at all.

Still, he chose to trust Chen Chong.

’Brother Chong must have his reasons for doing this...’

Chen Chong crouched down, seemingly lost in thought.

The Perception Ring on his finger was emitting a faint glow.

Ever since they entered the Underground Cave, this Extraordinary Artifact had been active, never once turned off.

Throughout their journey, it had been constantly scanning for any life fluctuations within a hundred-meter radius of him.

But there had been nothing... until now.

Just a moment ago!

The Perception Ring had registered a fluctuation!

At the edge of the hundred-meter range, a life form had appeared.

And it wasn’t just one. Or rather... it wasn’t just one strand!

It was long and slender like a thin snake, coiling around the Underground Cave and writhing slowly.

The number was staggering. Like a dense spiderweb, they completely enveloped the area ahead.

Crucially, judging by their positions, they weren’t exposed inside the cave but were clinging to the shadowy parts of the stone walls—on the ceiling, the ground, and even in the water...

’These things are... Bloodthirsty Vines!?’

Chen Chong’s pupils constricted. Just as the intel had mentioned, the Bloodthirsty Vines had invaded the Blood-tooth Python’s lair.

’But isn’t this number a bit too high?’

’Just how many vines did this damn thing split into?’

’My detection range is only a hundred meters. If I’ve found this many just at the edge, how many more are there deeper inside?’

Just as Chen Chong was reeling in shock, suddenly...

The vines in his Perception began to writhe toward them.

One hundred meters, eighty meters, fifty meters, thirty meters...

The vines moved with incredible speed, crawling madly from the ceiling, the ground, and the walls like a pack of wolves that had scented blood.

"Ah Jun, activate Turtle Defense!"

"Ning Yu, fall back for now..."

Chen Chong drew his Tang Blade and a dagger, holding one in a forward grip and the other in a reverse grip.

This was his first true clash with the Bloodthirsty Vine, and Chen Chong didn’t know if it was poisonous or possessed other abilities.

To be safe, a shimmer of light flowed over his body as he activated both Rock Body Transformation and his Antitoxic Necklace simultaneously.

His other abilities were also activated, ready for battle at a moment’s notice...

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