Arcane Art: Nine Heavenly Poison Pythons

[Ding! 'Unknown Paralyzing Toxin' detected in the air. Host, please proceed with caution.]

"Huh?"

When Rein heard the system notification, he knew that it was that "poisonous hand" Gisela who had made his move.

He exclaimed inwardly, "What a brilliant method of using poison! Colorless and odorless, it leaves no trace. Truly a poison expert!"

Without the system notification, Rein would not have been able to tell that a new toxin had been mixed into the air, which already contained a slight amount of toxin.

Moreover, it is a very potent "Paralyzing Toxin".

Paralyzing Toxin generally work in two ways: first, by blocking nerve signals from the body from reaching the brain, making the person unable to feel the presence of their limbs; and second, by directly paralyzing muscles, causing the body to stiffen.

This is the second type, and its toxicity is similar to the toxin that Rein extracted from the Dog-headed Man's venom glands.

Unfortunately, this Paralyzing Toxin, which was enough to paralyze ordinary High-tier Extraordinary, had no effect on him.

Transcendent who enjoy using poison rarely like to gather in groups.

Because poisons cause indiscriminate area-of-effect damage.

It's clear that Gisela's air poisoning wasn't intended for just one person, Rein, so she used a paralyzing Paralyzing Toxin that would cause the body to stiffen rather than a lethal one.

The moment the system notification appeared, Young Master George, whom Rein was holding, and Gannix was standing next to him, suddenly stiffened.

A moment later, Gannix belatedly realized what was happening, his expression changed drastically, and he cried out urgently, "Be careful, there's poison in the air!"

Rein had naturally noticed it long ago.

But he didn't say anything, and his gaze shifted, and he stopped.

Seeing this, Gisela, the "Poison Hand," who was not far away, also had a triumphant smile on her face. She chuckled confidently and said, "Hehe, it seems the medicine is working."

The higher-ups of the Rosas Family instantly understood what was going on.

They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the crisis resolved in an instant.

"Master Gisela, you really have a solution."

"Yes. With this madman caught, we've given the family head an explanation."

"Arrest him first. Once we get information out of him, we can't let him off easily."

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Everyone witnessed Gisela's incredible skill in using poison and was amazed.

No one could see how she made her move, nor how her opponent was affected. This unpredictable and supernatural method resolved a crisis effortlessly; no other Extraordinary Profession could have done it any better.

The guards breathed a sigh of relief; their young master's life was finally saved, and they were spared the fate of being buried with him.

Although Young Master George's body was stiff and numb, he was overjoyed to hear Gisela's words from afar.

Finally, the feeling of death that had been looming over my heart dissipated.

Having caught this "mysterious man," he no longer had to live in constant fear.

George was so overjoyed that he almost cried, unable to suppress his burning desire for revenge any longer.

You almost scared me to death!

I'll let you break my fingers.

Let you poke my kidney

Thinking of this, George could no longer contain himself and roared, "Hahahaha! Lock them up! I'm going to skin this guy alive, break his fingers, stab his kidneys, and make him suffer enough!!!"

However, what no one expected was that these words would lead to an unexpected incident.

Before the guards could approach, he was met with a sharp dagger.

With a "thud," another knife pierced George's other kidney, and another spurt of blood gushed out.

Behind him, that devilish voice came again, asking indifferently, "Oh, Young Master George, are you so eager to skin me alive?"

Rein calmly drew his sword and glanced at the Rosas Family members opposite him.

That one glance was enough to stop the guards on the other side from making any rash moves.

The Paralyzing Toxin made George unable to feel much pain, but he could still see a spurt of blood gushing from his body.

His expression froze.

My mood was like a rollercoaster ride, going from the excitement of being rescued to despair in an instant.

The same look of shock appeared on the faces of the Rosas Family members opposite them, who were sharpening their knives.

They stared in disbelief at Rein, who had stabbed George in the back again without warning, their eyes frozen in place.

[Poisonous Hand] Gisela looked on incredulously, exclaiming, "How is this possible! How could you not be paralyzed?"

It's obvious that the other two were poisoned, so why wasn't he?

However, despite the doubts, the facts are undeniable.

Having been poisoned without warning, Gannix was in despair and his heart was filled with hopelessness when he suddenly saw Mr. Rein create another miracle.

He was completely unaffected by the toxins!

Without much thought, Gannix saw Rein inject himself with an Antidote Potion. Moments later, the numbness dissipated, and he regained his sense of physical existence.

Fortunately, they had hostages and the other side didn't use any lethal poison, otherwise Rein would have been fine, but Gannix probably wouldn't have survived.

Although Rein felt he was already quite energetic, he knew that his opponent, a veteran powerhouse, might still have some trump cards up his sleeve.

Without further ado, he whispered to Gannix, "Go along this wall, and remember to avoid the rainbow gas. There's a gate to the third floor over there. Wait for me there."

Although he didn't understand why Rein would ask him to go to the third level of the ruins.

But Gannix knew that staying here would be of no help whatsoever, and would only be a burden, so he decisively replied, "Okay. Be careful."

He took the potent Antidote Potion from Rein and walked without hesitation into the depths of the dark palace.

Rein watched as Gannix disappeared into the darkness, and then he wasn't in a hurry to leave.

With only one person on our side, we have more room to maneuver.

He slashed George's face twice with the bloodstained dagger in his hand, and said sarcastically, "Young Master George, your men don't seem to care much about your life."

Although George was completely numb, he could still feel the coldness of the dagger, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue at his face.

Overwhelmed by extreme joy and sorrow, his spirit had completely collapsed.

He pleaded, his voice trembling with tears, "Please, please let me go! Whatever you want, I'll give you!"

Rein's original goal was the "Seven-Colored Holy Grail," but after being ambushed by the poison, he became interested in Gisela's amazing poison skills.

Just then, a thought suddenly popped into his head, and he said, "Alright! You tell that Master Gisela to throw over the Storage Ring, and I promise I won't kill you."

"Real?"

Upon hearing this, George, as if grasping at a last straw, retorted, "You mean it?!"

"Um!"

Rein smiled slightly and said, "I promise I won't kill you."

Although George felt that the other party's words were not very trustworthy, he had no other choice at the moment.

Without hesitation, he shouted loudly towards Gisela in the distance, "Master Gisela, could you please give him the Storage Ring? My father will make up for all your losses."

These words were spoken in a pleading tone.

After all, this Gisela is neither from their City of Radiance nor a vassal of their Rosas Family.

Moreover, the disciples of the "Ten Great Legends" are no less powerful than him, the son of a duke.

As soon as she shouted, everyone's eyes fell on [Poison Hand] Gisela.

The veteran Fourth Tier Transcendent being had a gloomy expression.

She could have disobeyed the orders of a mere duke's son, but the current situation has put her in an awkward position.

Young Master George personally asked for her help, and if she didn't comply and he was killed, she would ultimately bear some responsibility.

Gisela didn't care about the life or death of such a young master.

But now that her teacher has an ambiguous relationship with the high-ranking officials of the Radiant Kingdom, she naturally wouldn't allow such a thing to happen under the watchful eyes of everyone.

If word gets out, it will not only damage her reputation as "Poison Hand" Gisela, but also have a very bad impact on her teacher's prestige.

With that in mind, Gisela made her decision.

"Heh. Not everyone has the chance to take what belongs to Gisela."

Although she was still uttering harsh words, she pulled off the Storage Ring from her hand and gestured to Rein in the distance, saying, "The storage ring is here, come and get it!"

He paused, then added, "Once you get the item, don't hurt Young Master George."

Even so, she had already made up her mind that even if she had to use poison to kill George, she would never let him leave with her Storage Ring!

"Throw it over."

Rein dared not be careless.

Although Gisela was very reluctant, she still tossed the Storage Ring over.

Rein walked over, but instead of taking it directly with his hands, he carefully took a piece of animal hide, wrapped it up, and tucked it into his waistband.

The system alerted that the ring contained a potent poison, but it was still within a tolerable range for the time being.

Gisela's face turned grim as she watched her Storage Ring, containing all her wealth, being taken away. Unable to conceal her anger any longer, she said in a dark voice, "Now, shouldn't you release Young Master George?"

Suddenly, she remembered Gannix's unusual behavior of retreating deep into the temple, and a bad feeling crept into her heart.

Could there be another way out of these ruins?

George, fearing that Rein would betray him after using him, said in a panic, "You promised you wouldn't kill me!"

Rein didn't say anything, but kept pulling back while still holding the hostage.

Although the Rosas Family members were some distance away, they dared not let Rein disappear from their sight.

Surprisingly, the route Rein took as he retreated was towards the very center of the hall!

There, a faint layer of rainbow-colored poisonous fog was shrouding the area.

Rein's body adapted to the toxin, but it was extremely poisonous to ordinary Transcendent!

After retreating only a few hundred meters, at the edge of the poisonous fog, red spots appeared on George's exposed skin, clearly indicating signs of poisoning.

Just then, the Rosas Family members also realized something was wrong and exclaimed in alarm, "Has that guy gone mad? That's a high-risk poison zone! Is he trying to kill Young Master George?!"

Upon hearing this, [Poison Hand] Gisela suddenly realized something and exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no, that guy is after the Holy Grail!"

She recalled the time when Rein hadn't been poisoned. She hadn't understood it before, but now she completely grasped it: the other person also possessed extremely high toxin resistance. Perhaps he was a fellow poison user!

No wonder the other party was interested in my Storage Ring. So that's why!

But by then, it was too late.

"Rush!"

Gisela disregarded everything else and charged towards Rein first.

Although she couldn't guess how much chance Rein had of escaping after falling to the ground, her intuition told her that if she didn't stop him, she would be left with nothing!

"Heh, you're only realizing it now? Too late!"

Rein was not surprised at all when he saw that the other party had reacted.

At such a distance, how could those guys possibly catch up with a fighter whose burst speed is comparable to Fourth Tier full-agility assassin?

You're really overthinking it!

Moreover, the area within a kilometer radius of the Seven-Colored Holy Grail is a "deadly poison zone," and Transcendent with low poison resistance dare not venture deep into it. Very few dare to pursue it.

At this moment, Rein glanced at Young Master George was foaming at the mouth due to poisoning, and muttered to himself, "I didn't kill you. But whether you live or die depends on how tough your life is."

His arm strength is now astonishing; he can throw this 100-pound person like a sandbag with just one hand.

Seeing their young master fly out, the pursuers had no choice but to stop and catch him.

At that moment, without turning his head, Rein went straight for the "Seven-Colored Holy Grail".

The Serpent King and the others were all killed. He encountered no danger in obtaining the Holy Grail, stuffed it into his storage space, and rushed towards the bronze gate on the third floor without looking back.

Seeing the Holy Grail stolen, Gisela was so angry that her eyes turned red.

She went through all that trouble to help these guys develop the ruins, all for the sake of this [Malakas's Holy Grail of Ten Thousand Poisons]!

Now, watching helplessly as the "treasure" that was within your grasp is snatched away, even the most composed person would be furious enough to explode.

How could a Poison Master like Gisela catch up with a high-level fighter who excels at speed?

She stared at the figure and roared, "You're asking for it!"

Just then, seeing that she couldn't catch up, she immediately stopped her attack, made a hand seal, and chanted a complex incantation. "Arcane Magic - Heavenly Nine Poisonous Python!"

The next instant, a surge of green poisonous gas erupted from her body, suddenly coalescing into nine large green spotted pythons.

As soon as the spell took shape, it surged towards the distant Holy Grail.

Rein kept his eyes on the "poisonous hand" Gisela the whole time, and naturally caught her casting the spell.

When they saw the nine ferocious venomous pythons appear again, they dared not be careless.

"Area of effect spell!"

At such a distance, aside from any lightning-based spells, Rein was confident that his speed would allow him to evade them.

But this Poison Master's magic was different.

Because, not only do we have to be wary of the force of the spell, but the green python is also highly poisonous!

The moment the spell was cast, the air seemed to explode with incredible speed.

Nine giant pythons surged forward indiscriminately, instantly unleashing a gust of poisonous wind that swept through the hall.

Moreover, Gisela had anticipated that Rein would try to seize the Holy Grail, and this spell, the Poison Serpent, rushed over just one second after he obtained the Holy Grail.

Area-of-effect spells, unavoidable.

In that instant, Rein felt as if a strong wind had pushed him from behind, and his body felt light.

What he felt even more strongly was that even while holding his breath, the poisonous gas actually merged with his Bodyguard Battle Qi and seeped into every pore.

"Tsk tsk. Rank suppression, huh."

Rein was not surprised that his Bodyguard Battle Qi was pierced by the spell.

The Transcendent rank suppression makes high-rank battle aura (magic power) more solid, making it easy to penetrate low-rank Bodyguard Battle Qi.

However, these "nine giant pythons," while appearing intimidating, weren't particularly powerful. They were merely at the level of ordinary Second Tier or Third Tier spells. To Rein's body, they caused no pain or discomfort.

However, the toxins in it are deadly. If it were an ordinary Third Tier Extraordinary being, this attack would surely kill them!

System notifications followed one after another.

[Ding! 'Unknown toxin' has invaded. Host, please be aware. Death is expected in ten minutes.]

"Such a potent toxin."

As soon as the poison gas penetrated his pores, Rein felt a strong negative energy corroding his flesh and blood. He immediately used [Divine Healing Technique] to frantically cleanse his entire body, instantly neutralizing the poisoning.

Taking advantage of the favorable wind, he disappeared into the depths of the main hall without looking back.

In the distance, [Poison Hand] Gisela chased after them in a fit of rage.

But with her speed, there was no trace of Rein left.

When she reached the end of the main hall, a massive bronze gate, hundreds of meters high, appeared before her.

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