"Hey!" Bai Ye was thinking when Zi Yuan suddenly lowered her voice and said, "We're here."
Bai Ye snapped back to attention, shook his head, and dispersed his thoughts. He could think about how to get stronger later; the most important thing now was the hidden quest in the monster kingdom.
Bai Ye quickly crouched and moved to Zi Yuan's side, looking ahead.
The wetland swamp, as the name suggested, was a wetland with large puddles everywhere, interspersed with treacherous mud. Falling in would be troublesome.
Of course, the lizardmen were long-time residents of this land and wouldn't be fooled by the swamps. They even used the swamps as a defensive barrier to ward off invading monsters.
However, against the pig-headed men's army, the swamp barrier seemed ineffective, or rather, it had an effect but couldn't stop the pig-headed men.
At this moment, the puddles and swamps ahead were littered with the corpses of pig-headed men. Their bodies had piled up, creating a path through the swamp, allowing the pig-headed men to charge through this area.
Zi Yuan said, "Keep moving forward. There are some wetland caves, which are the lizardmen's living quarters. As for this area..."
Zi Yuan reached forward, pointing to a broken stick next to a lizardman's skull.
"That's the lizardmen's battle standard," Zi Yuan said. "As long as the standard stands, the soldiers do not retreat. This area must have been breached... Hmm... Why are you looking at me like that? Like I'm an idiot?"
"An idiot would still be smarter than you," Bai Ye retorted. "With so many corpses, even an idiot would know this place has been overrun."
Zi Yuan gritted her teeth. "Do you want a beating?"
"Save your strength for the pig-headed men!"
Bai Ye said, nudging his chin forward.
Although the outer wetland swamp had been breached, there were still over a dozen pig-headed men patrolling, possibly acting as guards. Bai Ye and Zi Yuan had to eliminate this group before they could pass through the area.
Zi Yuan took a deep breath. "There are quite a few of them. They won't be easy to deal with."
"It's fine," Bai Ye said, thumping his chest. "I'll handle them."
As Bai Ye spoke, he leaped out of the bushes.
"Hey, wait, Bai Ye..." Zi Yuan said urgently, "Come back quickly."
Zi Yuan admitted that Bai Ye was a bit stronger than her, but even so, dealing with over a dozen pig-headed men at once was still quite difficult, especially since these guys grew stronger by eating the corpses of their comrades.
But Bai Ye acted as if he hadn't heard her, walking forward. The pig-headed men patrolling the wetland swamp twitched their noses and immediately smelled Bai Ye's scent, turning around to look in his direction.
Bai Ye sneered, then spread his arms. Soon...
Purple venom seeped out of Bai Ye's pores, covering his entire body.
"Damn, this ability..." Bai Ye looked at his palms speechlessly. "Am I like Milotic, turning into a juicy beast tamer... No... probably a juicy beast tamer? With built-in lubricant?"
Roar!
As Bai Ye was complaining about the poison-poison fruit's ability, a pig-headed man roared and charged towards Bai Ye with a giant axe.
Bai Ye looked up sharply, then grinned ferociously and punched forward!
"Poison Dragon!"
As Bai Ye's fist shot forward, large amounts of venom were sprayed out, condensing in the air into a dragon shape, charging towards the pig-headed man and engulfing him with its gaping maw.
Instantly...
Sizzle, sizzle!
The pig-headed man's body was enveloped by the venom. He roared in agony, his flesh and blood rapidly corroding and festering, then gradually dissolving.
In an instant, the pig-headed man turned into a pool of blood, leaving only a skeleton floating on the puddle.
Bai Ye looked at his fist. "Indeed, a red-quality ability, so powerful!"
And...
Bai Ye realized this ability seemed very suitable for dealing with pig-headed men!
A major characteristic of pig-headed men was their ability to grow stronger by consuming. By using venom to corrode their flesh and blood, how could the other pig-headed men eat anything?
Bai Ye thought this, licked his lips, and quickly sprinted forward.
He stepped into a puddle, sending water splashing!
Two pig-headed men rushed towards Bai Ye, raising their axes to sweep at him.
Bang!
Feeling the strong wind, Bai Ye leaped directly over their heads. In mid-air, the purple venom on Bai Ye's body scattered, landing on the pig-headed men.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
As the venom came into contact with the pig-headed men's bodies, their skin immediately hissed with burning, and wisps of black smoke continuously rose.
In an instant, their flesh and blood vanished, leaving wounds so deep they exposed bone!
Bai Ye landed and quickly punched out. The Poison Dragon appeared again, swallowing the two pig-headed men. In a short moment, they both turned into white bones.
The next instant, Bai Ye heard shouts from behind and quickly turned around. The remaining pig-headed men had already raised their weapons and charged towards Bai Ye together.
"Poison Cloud!"
Bai Ye took a deep breath and exhaled forcefully forward. Immediately, purple poisonous gas appeared and drifted forward, enveloping the surroundings.
The charging pig-headed men suddenly stopped, appearing extremely agitated, swinging their weapons wildly around them.
Splat, splat, splat...
The pig-headed men seemed to have gone mad, their weapons repeatedly striking their comrades as they hacked at each other.
This was not the pig-headed men's own will, but...
Senses Deprivation!
When the poison gas from the Poison Cloud invaded their bodies, it gradually caused the targets to lose their five senses: unable to see, hear, touch, smell, or taste!
With all sensations gone, only panic remained, and then...
They began to attack frantically and erratically!
Watching the pig-headed men fall into a frenzy, the rest was naturally much simpler. All that was needed was to finish them off.
Bai Ye continuously condensed venom and sprayed it forward, relentlessly corroding the pig-headed men's bodies until they all fell, their bodies pockmarked, sinking into the puddles or the mud, their lives completely extinguished.
Looking at the surrounding corpses and then at the venom on his body.
After this brief exchange, Bai Ye had a general understanding of the poison-poison fruit's abilities.
After some thought, Bai Ye came to a very practical conclusion: this was a very troublesome and disgusting ability!
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