The Double-tailed Snake's Potential X Living in Peace

We traveled at a brisk pace.

Following the trail, they found Melusina and her companions on the beach.

By this time, the group had worked together to lift the landing ship ashore and found a suitable place to use as a temporary camp.

I had already scouted the surroundings when I came ashore, and there was almost no danger.

After seeing Kevin.

Melusina ran over in a few steps and carefully examined Kevin.

Aside from the clothes looking somewhat torn and disheveled, there were no signs of injury.

But still, she asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Kevin smiled, patted Melusina's hand, and led him to the ship's camp, where they sat on the edge of the deck.

The others also came over and settled down around the area, some sitting and some standing.

"Don't worry, I'm not seriously injured. It was just a minor injury that healed on the way here."

It's impossible to say he wasn't injured.

Although Kevin had been on guard and tried to avoid it, those few moves involving the inorganic matter were indeed unexpected.

After finishing his story, Kevin recounted his entire battle and his analysis of the Double-tailed Snake's abilities during the fight.

After listening, everyone fell silent.

"I can't think of any way to fight back at all."

Men Qi muttered to herself.

Even Qi, standing to the side, couldn't help but nod in agreement; his pride in his speed was utterly useless against such an ability.

The Double-tailed Snake only needs to control the air to solidify into an air wall, so that the snake can crash into it unexpectedly in the blink of Lightning Speed.

That one blow would be enough to give Qi a hard time, and in an emergency, it could even render him unable to fight.

Seeing their expressions, Kevin smiled and said, "Don't overthink it. This Double-tailed Snake is quite strong. Although it doesn't seem as powerful Resentful Eater Snake Lord, it should be no less powerful than the Sand Worm."

Kevin has encountered quite a few Lord Level beings so far.

The Resentful Eater Snake Lord, Lord Gelan, Sand Worm, Wearer Ghost, Slash Ghost, Beetle, Double-tailed Snake Hellbell.

That makes seven!

Considering these Lord Level beings and the level of threat they pose to Kevin.

Without a doubt, the Lord the Resentful Eater Snake ranks at the top.

Moreover, it's in a league of its own.

It can be considered a relatively pure Spiritual Lifeform, capable of transforming into invisible energy and manipulating Resentment.

The strangeness of it all is beyond comprehension.

The next tier includes Sand Worm and Wearer Ghost.

The lowest tier includes Lord Gelan and Slash Ghost.

If Slash Ghost were in the past, it wouldn't be weak. The reason it's weak now is probably because it's in an imperfect state, trapped inside a human body and merged with it.

Kevin felt that this Double-tailed Snake was in a slightly lower tier.

Kevin probably sees himself as being better than the next lowest tier.

They can go toe-to-toe with the next tier, but they probably won't win.

Faced with the unparalleled Resentful Eater Snake Lord, one should be able to escape.

However, if the sealing ability of the Medicine Tripod with an extremely long cooldown time is used...

That makes him somewhat invincible.

Of course, the enemy may also have countermeasures, so it's impossible to be certain.

"So, the ones chasing us before were his Clone?"

Buhaci asked curiously.

Kevin shook his head at this.

"To be honest, I can't be sure, but I tend to think it's his Clone. There aren't that many Double-tailed Snake; there might only be one of them."

"Because when I encountered him, he appeared in the forest as Lord, and in that environment, I didn't detect any other Double-tailed Snake, not even the weak ones."

However, there is no empirical evidence to support this claim.

Most importantly, after a battle, Kevin was able to confirm that the Double-tailed Snake was not a spiritual life form like the Resentful Eater Snake.

Essentially, it is still a life form based on flesh and blood, only its mode of power leans more towards the spiritual aspect.

Ultimately, control must be achieved through the operation of Life Energy as the underlying principle.

Physical close-combat strength is not low.

Kevin, at least, didn't think it was a weakness.

"After this battle, I think we can try to explore slowly, observe the surroundings more, and not rush into the swamp to find Nitromi."

Kevin thought for a moment and then said this.

Seeing their expressions, he explained briefly, "Although this snake is very aggressive and quite brutal, it's not stupid."

"With me observing, he won't act rashly. After all, while I can't do anything to him, he can't do anything to me either."

If the environment and time can be controlled, this is essentially equivalent to revealing the Double-tailed Snake's hand.

If even the strongest methods revealed in the open can't do anything to Kevin, then there really isn't a good way to kill him in one blow.

This is the Dark Continent, a place where the strong prey on the weak.

If a kill cannot be achieved in one blow, and the battle cannot be ended quickly, neither Lord Level beings nor ordinary beasts will recklessly launch an attack.

Because being injured means a decrease in strength, which in turn means death, or even greater loss.

Moreover, given Nitromi's strong appeal, the Double-tailed Snake would try its best to maintain its full strength if necessary.

Even if Double-tailed Snake isn't very intelligent, it would understand this principle.

After a night's rest.

The next day.

Kevin led the group into the Dense Forest.

This time, they didn't arrive at their destination until dusk, and found a good spot nearby to use as a temporary campsite.

This time, Kevin led them slowly closer.

They landed at the edge of the Dense Forest, stopping ten kilometers from Dense Forest Boundary.

It turned into Phosphor Powder particles and scattered outwards.

"Interesting. This time it clearly sensed my arrival, but it still allowed so many small snakes to be scattered throughout the Dense Forest?"

This time, Kevin clearly sensed the little snake.

"These are the marks of your previous battle; they look rather strange."

Men Qi controlled the reconnaissance bird, exploring the surrounding area. She closed her eyes and murmured a question.

"Um?"

Kevin found it strange.

The group headed together in the direction where Kevin had fought earlier.

It was just a few steps away.

The traces of yesterday's battle were still visible, even very clear, and everyone could tell from them just how intense the battle had been.

Pitholes, furrows dug by various forces, and the remains of various trees all around.

However, there are indeed very obvious gaps in the battle traces.

That is, the dense Dense Forest that was destroyed in the battle between Kevin and the Double-tailed Snake has now been completely restored.

Even some areas on the outskirts have been repaired, making it look as if there had never been a battle, and this is only a day later.

"It must have been the Double-tailed Snake that used its abilities to repair the surrounding environment. Isn't it able to manipulate inorganic matter?"

These plants are still living things.

After examining it, Melusina shared her conjecture.

That is certainly true.

Many areas have been restored to their original state perfectly, unlike what one would expect from a product that has had its traces deliberately removed.

It's as if it was always meant to look like this.

He's intentionally protecting his surroundings.

At that moment, seemingly because Kevin was too close, several snakes peeked out from the large trees at the edge of the Dense Forest.

A pair of snake-like eyes stared at Kevin.

Looking closely, there must be dozens of pairs scattered around.

Those eyes looking at Kevin conveyed a message.

"It's actually warning me not to come closer."

At this point, Kevin couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I thought you really couldn't talk and didn't like to communicate, but now you've come to your senses."

As expected, when it comes to these rather "aloof" guys, fists are still the most effective.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Kevin immediately extended a friendly gesture, expressing his interest in making a deal.

If it can be avoided, then it should be avoided.

Who knows if pushing them too far might lead them to resort to desperate measures? It would be a losing proposition.

They are all Lord Level beings, belonging to the elite force in the Dark Continent.

Why fight to the death over something so trivial?

It would be a good thing if the issue could be resolved peacefully.

This will also save Kevin a lot of trouble, since this place is still too far away and he can't stay here permanently.

However, this message was like a stone sinking into the sea; the other party never responded again.

"Passive-aggressive behavior."

Kevin made a comment.

But there was no insistence.

They began to carefully explore the surroundings, mainly to observe the distribution of the creatures and their strength and behavior in relation to the Nitromi.

This is a very important speculative study.

After all, there are Double-tailed Snake here, powerful and aggressive Lord.

Those that survive in the surrounding area must have adapted to the entire ecosystem.

From this, we can infer the overall situation of the Double-tailed Snake.

It took three days to get a general understanding of the surrounding area.

A few people sat around the Bonfire in the camp, gazing into the distance in the direction of the Dense Forest.

"That's outrageous! Did he slaughter everyone around him?"

Men Qi couldn't help but ask, a hint of helplessness in her expression.

They were mainly the main force for exploration. On the first day, Men Qi was still a little wary, but on the second day Men Qi explored freely. By the third day, she was completely unrestrained.

In just three days, they explored the entire area within a 50-kilometer radius of the Dense Forest.

That's enough to explain the problem.

They even had the leisure to expand outwards by another fifty kilometers, which is roughly a hundred kilometers.

A rough exploration of the periphery, a detailed exploration of the interior.

This led to a very absurd conclusion.

This is a very quiet and desolate area.

Despite the enormous size of the creatures on the Dark Continent, it doesn't mean that there are no living organisms in such a vast area.

There must be at least several species populations.

It's important to know that the population size of creatures on the Dark Continent is not large.

However, the final conclusion of the exploration was that there were no life forms with even slightly greater strength.

A biological community composed entirely of small and weak organisms.

How weak were they?

They were so weak that Men Qi and his group could wreak havoc at will.

They are absolutely at the bottom of the food chain in the Dark Continent.

"Based on the information we have gathered, creatures with even slightly stronger abilities are not stupid, and those at the more powerful Knight Rank are even less likely to act on instinct."

"You see, even we, while finding the scent of Nitromi tempting, wouldn't be so easily swayed as to lose our minds and be completely captivated, as if controlled by a hallucination."

In other words, it's unlikely that powerful life forms were attracted there and then killed by the Double-tailed Snake.

More likely, the Double-tailed Snake simply came out and slaughtered everyone in the area.

"This suggests that the ecological scenario of using Nitromi as bait to attract surrounding organisms may not hold true."

"The Double-tailed Snake's bloodthirsty and tyrannical nature clearly shows that he truly considers Nitromi his treasure, or that she is very important to him. He is genuinely protecting her."

This also explains why the other party was unwilling to answer when Kevin tried to communicate with him.

Clearly, even if it were a trade, the Double-tailed Snake wasn't really willing.

Even when they couldn't get anything out of Kevin, he remained unwilling to communicate and completely ignored any talk of a trade.

I really don't want to.

"This is troublesome. Forcing our way in would be counterproductive and could lead to unknown risks, while the Double-tailed Snake is unwilling to engage in a peaceful deal."

I can't help it Men Qi said helplessly.

This is completely stuck.

Melusina murmured, "Are we going to go in and steal? To be honest, I think Dong probably did go in and steal something back then."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Kevin asked curiously from the side.

"You see, although it's not emphasized in the book, judging from the current situation, Dong was probably feeling somewhat guilty at the time."

"I even think it's very likely he was discovered beforehand, otherwise why would the Double-tailed Snake attack immediately after seeing us?"

"It's understandable that we are relatively weak in front of the Double-tailed Snake, but Kevin is clearly a Lord Level being."

"Now it seems the Double-tailed Snake isn't stupid, so why would he inexplicably attack a Lord who was showing goodwill?"

"To be honest, it wasn't worth it. He could have given a warning first, tested the waters."

This is evident from the fact that the Double-tailed Snake only issued a warning this time, rather than launching a direct attack.

The Double-tailed Snake is not a reckless creature that has lost its mind.

Why do that the first time?

Both were at the Lord Level, Melusina didn't believe the Double-tailed Snake hadn't noticed.

A direct attack would be utterly foolish.

Especially considering Kevin's lack of experience, he even extended a gesture of goodwill.

"So there's only one possibility: Dong did something that angered the other party, and Dong just happens to have a human appearance, just like us."

Upon hearing this speculation, the group fell silent, because upon closer examination, it was indeed quite possible.

Otherwise, it doesn't make sense why a Lord would attack another Lord at all costs.

"They've done so many bad things."

Regardless of whether it's true or not, let's blame them first.

On the other side of the coast.

The man in the tattered hood suddenly sneezed.

"What's going on? Why are more people talking about me lately? Have more explorers arrived?"

Upon hearing this, the non-human creature beside them suddenly spoke.

"Didn't you say that if you sneezed, someone was saying something bad?"

"None of your business. Are you human or am I?"