"Damn it... At this rate, our energy barrier will completely vanish in less than a minute, and then we'll face the most lethal poisonous mist in the poison pool."
"This is already the territory of this mysterious creature, and I'm afraid we won't dream of leaving here alive without its permission."
Within the dead silence of the void, ripples of poisonous mist surged forth, carrying a berserk force.
Every time they contacted the protective barriers guarding Xiao Yan and the others, a faint shhh sound was exceptionally grating. Coupled with the emergence of some white mist, the sturdy energy barrier actually revealed faint cracks, and it would likely shatter completely before long.
"Things have come to this... We have no other choice."
Xiao Yan's gaze was exceptionally grave. A moment later, he actually took the initiative to dismiss his own protective barrier, locking his gaze tightly onto the unknown creature within the murky poison swamp.
"Rumble!"
Xun'er and Duhun Zi also followed suit without a word of hesitation.
Without the protection of the protective barriers, among the four of them, aside from Xiao Yi Xian and Duhun Zi who remained completely unharmed, heart-pounding throbs emanated from the chests of Xiao Yan and Xun'er. With every passing second, their breathing and the power within their bodies grew a fraction sluggish.
"Shh shh!"
The moment the group's protective barriers vanished, the entire murky poison swamp began to heave. A green creature standing barely a zhang tall crawled out from within, its eyes reflecting an intensely greedy aura as it locked onto Xiao Yan and the others.
"A Poison Person?"
Instantly, dense excitement suddenly welled up within Xiao Yi Xian's eyes.
Looking up, she could quite clearly see the full appearance of this fellow: human head and snake body, with a scorpion-like barbed