The Basilisk's venom was incredibly potent. So far, Matthew had yet to encounter any creature of flesh and blood that could survive the Basilisk's deadly poison.
Only after the Sandworm Monster's life signs had completely vanished did Matthew step forward to inspect its corpse.
Looking at the body covered in Sandworms, he was somewhat reluctant to touch it.
However, Matthew felt that the monster possessed energy the Metal Disc could absorb, so he ultimately touched the corpse.
As a slick sensation reached his fingertips, the Metal Disc in his mind glimmered faintly. A burst of red light that only Matthew could see seeped from the corpse and was absorbed by the Metal Disc.
This time, the Metal Disc absorbed a great deal of energy—roughly a third of what it had absorbed when he killed Old John's Mutant.
After estimating it, he concluded that the energy absorbed this time could probably sustain two or three crossings.
After absorbing the Red-Light Energy, Matthew packed the Sandworm Monster into the Extendable Pockets, intending to study its body structure when he had time.
Only then did Matthew have the opportunity to carefully observe the environment within the Gray Fog. While inside it, his visible radius was around five meters. Anything beyond that was blurry and difficult to make out with the naked eye.
Furthermore, while inside the Gray Fog, his Magic Sense was restricted as well. He could not perceive Magic Fluctuations more than ten meters away.
Fortunately, the Gray Fog did not interfere with his ability to activate the Metal Disc in his mind, giving him the confidence to explore.
Matthew discovered that the terrain within his visible range was different from the original terrain around the camp.
Although the Exploration Team's camp had been set up on a clearing blasted open by