Chapter Twenty-Five: Terrifying Comprehension

Meng Yao sprinted for nearly a hundred meters, finally shaking off the swarm of snakes.

As she ventured deeper into the forest, the smoke grew noticeably thinner, and her field of vision cleared significantly.

"This makes it easier for us to find..."

Gao Teng was in the middle of speaking when he suddenly saw several smoke grenades arc through the air, followed by thick plumes of smoke rising a hundred meters away.

"Over there!"

Gao Teng pointed toward the southeast.

"I see him."

Meng Yao replied curtly, then took off running toward the target.

However, she didn't rush in blindly; she stopped a few meters away, hiding behind a tree to observe the surroundings.

There was only one person in the distant tree, and the whistling sound was coming directly from his mouth.

While controlling the snakes with sound, this person was also tossing smoke grenades from time to time.

"He must be the culprit; surprisingly, he has no accomplices nearby," Meng Yao said with a deep gaze. "Perhaps we can capture him alive. He shouldn't be a match for me; the aura he's emitting is very weak."

"But capturing him won't change anything. Once those venomous snakes lose control, they will still continue to attack people."

"So, it still depends on you to save them. Are you sure you can learn his snake-taming ability?"

"Not sure, it depends on luck."

"Huh?"

Gao Teng ignored Meng Yao, focusing instead on his 3316 merit points; three attempts would truly test his luck.

It all depended on whether the Goddess of Luck favored him!

[You have gained 16% proficiency in Snake Taming Technique]

He never expected that, in just one try, Gao Teng would successfully steal this unique sonic martial skill.

When the notification sounded, he couldn't believe things had gone so smoothly.

"Well? Did you learn it?"

Seeing the look of astonishment on Gao Teng's face, Meng Yao couldn't help but ask.

"I did."

"Ah? You really learned it?"

Meng Yao found it hard to believe; did Gao Teng truly possess such talent?

"You go capture him, I'll take control of the snake swarm."

After dropping those words, Gao Teng slowly circulated the internal energy within his body.

He had a strange sensation, as if he had been practicing the Snake Taming Technique for a long time; there was no sense of unfamiliarity at all.

Although there were still many flaws, controlling the snakes shouldn't be a problem.

As the whistling sound emanated from Gao Teng's lips, Meng Yao's eyes slowly widened.

Gao Teng had actually done it—learning the method of snake taming just by listening! What a terrifying talent!

But if he had such talent, why were his martial arts grades so pitifully poor?

Meng Yao couldn't quite figure it out, and there was no time to think about it anyway.

She had to capture the enemy to ensure he wouldn't interfere with Gao Teng.

"Bang!"

Mud and stones exploded beneath Meng Yao's feet as she shot forward like a cannonball, heading straight for the enemy in the tree.

While the two were locked in a fierce battle, Gao Teng turned and ran back the way he came.

His Snake Taming Technique wasn't proficient enough yet to make his sound echo across the entire mountain like the enemy's; he had to get closer to control the swarm.

As for Meng Yao's safety, he wasn't worried.

He had glanced back before leaving; the fight was a complete one-sided crush. Meng Yao was pummeling the enemy, leaving him with no room to fight back—she was almost beating him to death!

Gao Teng ran for several dozen meters until he reached a suitable position.

As his whistle, infused with internal energy, rang out, the venomous snakes surrounding the teachers and students suddenly froze in their tracks.

Then, in unison, they turned around and slithered rapidly toward his location.

Everyone was stunned, unable to grasp the situation.

Ma Wei was the first to react, shouting, "Quick! Help the injured students and evacuate Snake Island immediately!"

"Everyone, don't panic! Help your classmates in an orderly fashion and retreat in an orderly manner. Each group and class teacher is responsible for maintaining order!"

While they were busy retreating, Gao Teng stood watching the vast sea of venomous snakes before him.

After the brutal slaughter, the number of snakes had been drastically reduced, leaving only two or three hundred.

He flourished his blade; how could such a small number pose a threat to him?

Kill!

Gao Teng stopped using the Snake Taming Technique and charged directly at the snakes.

He slashed left and right, and wherever the blade light passed, the venomous snakes were severed in two.

When he was surrounded by the swarm, he calmly blew the whistle to control the snakes again, forcibly suppressing their frenzy and forcing them to calm down.

It had to be said, this was quite despicable.

But it also had to be said, the Snake Taming Technique was truly useful!

Gao Teng felt it was necessary to practice more in the future; if he could master this sonic martial art to the pinnacle, it might come in very handy.

[You have gained 48 merit points]
[You have gained 35 merit points]
[You have gained 56 merit points]
[You have gained...]

Under Gao Teng's despicable tactics, the snake swarm was wiped out completely, with not a single one escaping.

He summoned his panel for a look; his merit points had reached 16,453!

Gao Teng couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement; Zhou Xing was about to enjoy a great "blessing" soon!

With this 16-fold barrage, wouldn't he be crying for his parents?

"Hehehe..."

Thinking of that spectacular scene, Gao Teng couldn't help but laugh out loud; he couldn't wait to go to the hospital to visit Zhou Xing!

Just as Gao Teng's thoughts drifted away, the sound of someone cutting through the air suddenly approached from afar.

He looked toward the sound and saw several people flying toward him, the leader being none other than Ma Wei.

As their eyes met, Ma Wei immediately raised his hand to signal those behind him to stop.

He glanced at the snake corpses covering the ground, his expression shifting slightly: "Did you kill all these snakes?"

Gao Teng nodded slightly and then recounted the sequence of events.

From being separated by the snake swarm to capturing the enemy with Meng Yao, and learning the Snake Taming Technique through his talent...

The entire series of events, as told, was nothing short of spectacular and thrilling to the extreme.

Ma Wei and the others felt it was beyond belief upon hearing it.

What did he mean by learning the method of snake taming just by listening?

"You aren't pulling my leg, are you?"

Although Ma Wei already believed it for the most part, he found it truly hard to accept.

Gao Teng spread his hands: "What benefit would I get from lying to you? If you don't believe me, you can ask Meng Yao."

"I believe you, of course I believe you."

Ma Wei shook his head with a bitter smile; if Gao Teng hadn't used the Snake Taming Technique to control the swarm, there would likely have been many more casualties.

Gao Teng had performed a great service!

He said solemnly: "Since you saved so many people this time, I will apply for a generous bonus for you, which will be deposited directly into your bank card."

Gao Teng did not stand on ceremony; this was rightfully his to begin with.

With this bonus, he could pay off another portion of his loan and would soon be rid of this heavy burden.

"Didn't you just say that Meng Yao captured an enemy? Let's go over and see, and get to the bottom of what is going on."

"Alright, follow me."

Gao Teng led the way, guiding Ma Wei and the others back in the direction he had come from.

After walking a few dozen meters, they found the enemy already tied to a tree by Meng Yao with vines, black and blue, bleeding from his nose and mouth—a truly miserable sight.

"You're here?"

Meng Yao, who had been sitting on a rock, stood up: "I just finished questioning him; these people are producing a drug called Blue Elf on Snake Island. The reason they attacked us was to cover their accomplices' retreat."