Black Snake Assassin

The war between the Black Snake Clan and the Flame Scorpions did not last long. It ended in less than twenty minutes, with both sides lowering their banners and ceasing battle.

No one knew who had won or lost, or whether it had ended in a draw.

Wang Wu did not dare go out to look. He remained perfectly still in the crack between the rocks, quietly waiting for nightfall.

Now he understood why the valley had been so quiet during the day.

And that black Giant Eagle—who knew what level it was? It could see straight through his Level 2 Stealth, even with rocks blocking the way.

So the Stealth Talent had to be upgraded first. Otherwise, even if I grew as strong as that Black Snake Leader, what then? Wouldn't I still become food in that Giant Eagle's beak?

For all I knew, the Giant Eagle might not even be the apex predator...

Wang Wu thought of that azure-blue sword light. It had been far too terrifying.

The valley fell silent again. The sun in the sky crazily scorched the earth, yet there was not a single Golden Particle in that sunlight.

Something's strange. Why does the appearance of those Golden Particles feel less like a natural occurrence and more like some kind of scheduled feeding at a fixed location?

Wang Wu could not help thinking that way. He had no choice but to think so—it was simply too bizarre.

He had kept fish before. Every morning, whenever he approached the fish tank, the little fish inside would swim about happily, waiting to be fed.

Who was to say they were not a school of little fish waiting to be fed?

Just as he was lost in thought, a sharp pain suddenly struck his back without warning. Then the familiar numbness spread through him. Damn it, not again.

Had the Black Snake Clan actually held their territory?

Wang Wu even had time for wild thoughts, since he had already gone through this twice.

"You entered the edge of the Black Snake Clan's territory and were discovered by an elite Black Snake Assassin. Because your Bloodline Talent level was too low, your Danger Sense Talent was suppressed!"

"Due to your Defense level, you received 30 points of piercing damage. Due to your Snake Venom Resistance, you received 5 points of poison damage."

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"Damn it!"

The moment the messages flashed before his eyes, Wang Wu's fur stood on end. Why was the damage so high? Previously, a bite from a Black Snake Sentinel had dealt only 5 points of damage. Now it had increased sixfold. The only thing remotely acceptable was that the poison damage had dropped from 10 points to 5.

Run!

He wanted to run, but the numbness made half his body difficult to control. He had barely recovered enough to roll away when, in the very next second, he was bitten again. Another 35 points of damage floated up. He had only 100 Health Points in total. Damn it, two bites had taken more than half of them.

This was completely against the script.

Wasn't it supposed to wrap around its prey before attacking?

Wang Wu cursed aloud as he scrambled and crawled out of the crack between the rocks in a desperate panic.

The moment he emerged, he immediately looked back. A Black Snake much smaller than the Black Snake Sentinel was coiled at the far end of the rocky crevice. Its body bore strange additional patterns, making it look distinctly different.

It did not chase after him either. It seemed to have only wanted to seize this rocky crevice.

Or perhaps it felt it had no assured victory and did not want them both to perish together.

After all, this thing specialized in sneak attacks. Otherwise, why would it be called a Black Snake Assassin?

Damn it!

Feeling the ground outside being roasted by the blazing sun, Wang Wu quickly weighed his options and crawled back into the rocky crevice.

Although this elite Black Snake Assassin was hard to deal with, at least he still had a chance to fight it here.

But if he left the crevice, he would undoubtedly die.

"Hissss!"

Seeing Wang Wu actually return, the Black Snake Assassin immediately raised its head. Its coiled body rose upright, its forked tongue flicking in and out with an unmistakable threat.

But Wang Wu did not venture deeper this time. He stayed at the entrance of the crevice, prepared to take it down with him if it came to that.

Of course, this was also a gamble—a gamble that the Black Snake Assassin would not be willing to engage him in a head-on fight.

Because his Self-Healing Talent had already activated, rapidly consuming the satiety provided by the Red Berries he had eaten earlier.

First, the numbness from the snake venom faded away, but it would still take six hours for his Health Points to recover, since this injury was rather severe.

Wang Wu did not move. The Black Snake Assassin slithered forward two steps, but eventually stopped. It actually began eating the Red Berries Wang Wu had gathered earlier.

Damn it!

Wang Wu's heart bled at the sight, but there was nothing he could do.

In truth, he should have felt fortunate. He had won the gamble.

The Black Snake Assassin had relied on a sneak attack to bite him twice like lightning. When it discovered that it still could not kill him, it became wary and did not launch another attack.

Otherwise, even if Wang Wu managed to kill the Black Snake Assassin, he would have perished alongside it.

The situation fell into a stalemate.

Wang Wu remained motionless and entered Level 2 Stealth. What he feared most now was being attacked from both front and back.

After eating all of Wang Wu's food reserves, the Black Snake Assassin actually retreated again. It coiled up in the deepest part of the rocky crevice, though its snake head remained fixed on Wang Wu, ready for battle.

It was practically saying, I've got you right where I want you. This territory is mine now. What can you do about it?

Wang Wu could only endure.

His Self-Healing Talent was working hard.

All he needed was a little time.

From noon to afternoon, then evening arrived. Six hours passed, and at last, two messages appeared before Wang Wu's eyes.

"Due to your Level 1 Self-Healing Talent, you consumed 70 Satiety to negate poison damage. You consumed 210 Satiety to restore 70 Health Points."

"Your Self-Healing Talent recorded some characteristics of the snake venom. Once perfected, you may gain perfect resistance to this type of snake venom. (4/5)"

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Good, good!

Those two bites from the Black Snake Assassin had actually given him two points of Snake Venom Resistance!

Wang Wu was overjoyed. Without the slightest hesitation, he lunged toward the depths of the rocky crevice. Night was about to fall, and that would be the Black Snake Assassin's home ground. He had to deal with this enemy before then.

However, once he attacked, the Black Snake Assassin moved even faster. Its entire body sprang from the ground like a long-compressed spring, and it accurately bit Wang Wu on the neck.

It was clearly a move it had planned for a long time!

There was no way to defend against it, much less dodge it.

In that instant, the intense pain nearly made Wang Wu collapse. Perhaps because a vital spot had been struck, he lost a full 45 Health Points.

One bite had taken away half his health bar!

But this time, the numbness caused by the venom was much weaker.

That was crucial.

Because that instant of numbness truly affected his reactions and movements.

In the next second, the Black Snake Assassin released its bite and landed nimbly on the ground, swiftly slithering to one side. It even knew how to reposition itself. Was it preparing for a second bite?

A cruel smile appeared in Wang Wu's heart. His two round bear paws came slamming down with two heavy smacks, directly crushing the Black Snake Assassin's head.

Yes, it was that simple.