After suffering from an attack like this, the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake did not struggle anymore, so it was obvious that it was really dead. Upon seeing this scene, Yue Zhong was finally able to relax.
Yue Zhong proceeded carefully towards the carcass of the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake, preparing to immediately escape if he detected anything amiss by activating his Shadow Steps Skill..
This time, the behemoth was truly dead. No accidents happened and Yue Zhong successfully arrived atop the snake’s head. He reached inside the skull and dug around with his big hands for a while, before discovering a red nucleus the size of 3 fingers and a scarlet bead of blood essence.
Yue Zhong glanced at the black horn atop the snake’s head and thought for a moment, before taking out his Dark Magic Blade and starting to saw away at it.
Yue Zhong tried to saw the horn off before he was quickly forced to give up, as the black horn’s toughness was beyond that of steel. Regardless of how much strength he used, he was only able to leave a long white mark on the horn. If he wanted to saw off this horn, it might take more than an entire day’s worth of time. After all, the Dark Magic Blade was not meant for sawing.
“Exactly what’s on that tree, for this beast to keep guard there so strictly?”
A thought flashed past in Yue Zhong’s heart as he looked at the huge tree that had pink flowers growing all over it, as well as a large hole in it that had been caused by the explosions earlier.
Without any hesitation, Yue Zhong swiftly climbed up the tree.
After reaching the top, Yue Zhong still saw countless pink flowers growing there. Furthermore, there were 7 fruits growing amidst the sea of flowers. Of the 7 fruits, one was red, three were pink and another three were cyan in color.
The red fruit was the largest amongst them, about the size of a grown man’s fist. The three pink ones were about as small as an infant’s fist. As for the 3 cyan fruits, each of them were only about the size of 2 fingers. A fragrant aroma was being emitted from the red fruit, and the moment Yue Zhong caught scent of it, his entire body seemed to become extremely comfortable and his spirit felt uplifted.
“This really must have been the treasure that the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake was guarding!!”
As Yue Zhong looked at the red fruit, he couldn’t help himself from plucking it and taking a bite. A lusciously sweet juice quickly spread through his mouth, before flowing down his throat and into his stomach. It was rapidly absorbed by him and transformed into an incomparably refreshing energy as it circulated around his body, nourishing every single part of him.
Yue Zhong finished that red fruit in just a few bites and the refreshing energy flowed through his body for another while, before its nature suddenly changed. It became a surging force that crazily rampaged inside him, as it forcefully strengthened and reconstructed every single part of his body, right down to his individual cells.
Yue Zhong’s face immediately turned red with the change as his body temperature soared. His head started to feel giddy from the sudden surge of energy, as though he had a fever. He collapsed powerlessly atop the tree and fainted.
With the passing of time, those who were standing guard outside started to feel more and more anxious.
“Why is he not back yet? Did something happen?”
Zhuo Yatong looked at the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station as a hint of concern flashed past her eyes.
“Miss Yatong, should I send some brothers out to take a look?”