God of Pets

Chapter 131 Ghost Eye Cave

The Ghost Eye Cave itself is at the bottom of the deep valley, and the cave itself goes downwards. The interior is very complicated and it is unknown how many meters deep it is underground.

There were practitioners of the second level of awakening guarding the Ghost Eye Cave. The three of them took out their ID cards and checked the mission information before they were let in.

"Be careful in there. The ghost-eye snakes in the Ghost Eye Cave move silently and are highly poisonous. If you are bitten, you need to inject serum immediately, otherwise you will not survive for a while." A guard reminded them.

"Thank you for the reminder. We will be careful." An Yiqi expressed his gratitude.

"What's the use of being careful? Those things appear and disappear at random, and it's hard to guard against them. It's more important to prepare some serum to save your life. Here's the anti-snake venom serum specifically for ghost-eye snake venom. It comes with an exclusive high-tech storage box, which is guaranteed to be effective within three months. Buy two for each person as a backup, just in case." The guard opened a box and pushed it in front of Chen Guan and the other two. Inside were metal boxes that were 20 centimeters long, and each box contained a metal syringe.

"How much is one?" Chen Guan asked.

"Three hundred and one." The guard held up three fingers.

"How long can the serum's anti-toxic effect last?" Chen Guan continued to ask.

"It should be fine within a week, after which the effect will quickly fade. But it's not completely useless. It can last for a year or two without any problem." The guard said reluctantly.

Most people think this thing is only used for detoxification, but in fact the effect is long-lasting.

"Give me four." Chen Guan directly took out the money and bought four. What the guard said was indeed right. It is better to be prepared than to be caught off guard. Spending some money can save your life, so why not do it.

"Okay." The guard was very happy and gave four metal boxes to Chen Guan. He was even happier after receiving the money.

"Are there any other good things?" Chen Guan asked again.

The guard was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "You're quite easy to get along with. Other people who come here on missions are afraid of being cheated, but aren't you afraid of being cheated by me?"

"We ourselves will be the Heavenly Court Army in the future. Of course we can trust the credibility of the Heavenly Court Army's soldiers." Chen Guan said sincerely.

The guard nodded and signaled to another guard next to him. The guard turned and went to the lounge and quickly took out three glasses and handed them to them.

"The glasses are made of the scales of the Emperor's Ghost Eye Python. They are only rented and not sold. One hundred yuan a day for a pair. Pay for three days first. After you come out, you can get a refund or a supplement for the difference. If you lose or break them, you will be compensated with ten thousand yuan." said the previous guard.

Without saying anything, Chen Guan took out the money and paid the bill, then asked, "What's the use?"

The guard was very satisfied and said with a smile: "With these glasses, you will be able to see the ghost-eyed snakes in the dark, and you don't have to worry about being attacked. And with the scent of the Emperor Pulse Ghost-Eyed Python scales, those ghost-eyed snakes won't dare to approach you easily. A hundred a day isn't too much, right?"

"It's a good thing, not expensive at all." Chen Guan smiled happily.

The scales of the Emperor's Ghost Eye Python are so valuable. After they kill the Ghost Eye Python, they will take off all the scales on its body. They will not be handing in the task anyway, so all the scales are theirs. They don't care about this little money.

"Brother, since you are so straightforward, then let me send you another message." The guard was very happy to receive the money, and said to Chen Guan, "It is not necessary to kill the Emperor's Ghost Eye Python to complete the mission." "What do you mean?" The gate team asked in confusion.

The guard explained as he counted the money, "Although the Emperor's Ghost Eye Python is only a level 10 secret spirit, its size is enormous, and its strength is astonishing. Just like an ant and a blue whale—they're both ordinary creatures, but the difference in strength is thousands or even millions of times greater. The same is true for secret spirits. Our human strength is generally similar, and the higher the level, the stronger it is. Level differences significantly impact strength. However, some secret spirits are gifted, especially large ones like these. Their strength is far greater than that of human practitioners of the same level."

"Of course, the Emperor's Ghost Eye Python is only incredibly powerful. Its other aspects are only at the level of a Level 10 Secret Spirit, including its physical strength and vitality. However, such terrifying power is enough to make it invincible within the first awakening. Even practitioners who have reached the second or third awakening are not as strong as it in pure strength."

"Plus, the hardness of its scales is top-notch among all the materials in the world, and its flesh is too thick. Even if you have a peerless secret treasure, it will be extremely difficult to kill it, or even almost impossible."

"Then how should we complete the task?" An Yiqi asked.

"The mission requires you to bring back scales, not to kill the Emperor's Ghost Eye Python." The guard chuckled, "The Emperor's Ghost Eye Python sheds its skin every few years. All you have to do is find its lair and bring back its shed skin. The scales on top will be enough for you to complete the mission."

After the three of them received the news, they entered the Ghost Eye Cave.

I put on the scaly glasses in my hand. The lenses were a little gray and purple, with a light color and a very clear texture, as if they were made of flawless crystal.

After putting on the glasses, the three found that their vision was not affected much, nor did they find any night vision function.

"Have I been cheated?" An Yiqi had just asked this soul-searching question when he suddenly saw something with white and blue fluorescence huddled next to a stone in the corner of the passage in the distance. It was particularly conspicuous in the darkness. It was a strange snake with one eye, the ghost-eyed snake.

He took off his glasses and looked over there, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything. When he put on his glasses again, he saw the fluorescent ghost-eyed snake.

"Captain Chen, it's a good thing you bought the glasses and found out the information, otherwise we would be in great danger this time." An Yiqi was a little frightened.

When he wasn't wearing glasses, it was difficult to distinguish the ghost-eyed snake even when he used the light from his headlamp to shine on it.

Because the color of the ghost-eyed snake is too close to the color of the rocks inside, it takes a while to distinguish them if you look carefully.

"Even if I didn't ask, he would tell us the news." Chen Guan said lightly.

"Why?" An Yiqi asked puzzled.

"Don't you understand yet? The mission of the Emperor's Ghost Eye Python is not to kill it, but to take its snake skin." Chen Guan explained.

"Ah! So that's how it is. Then why not just state that the task is to get the snake skin?" An Yiqi still couldn't figure it out.

"Because this task was not intended to be completed by outsiders." Chen Guan said with a smile.

An Yiqi immediately understood and couldn't help but curse, "This is so corrupt! Every gold mission has a trap. I don't know who they gave this mission to, and why their own people didn't complete it."

"Maybe it's not that simple. It should be that their own people have been here before, but failed to complete the task. Something must have gone wrong, otherwise it wouldn't be our turn to come here." Chen Guan stared at the deep cave, thinking to himself, what went wrong that caused the previous team to fail to complete the task?
(End of this chapter)