Guixu Immortal Kingdom

Chapter 24: Wolf in front and tiger in back
His body was trembling.

The giant python was already difficult to deal with, and now a group of ogres, even more terrifying than the python, has arrived. No one is unafraid of this situation; both the python and the ogres are deadly factors and the most fearsome enemies for many. It was initially thought that the battle between the ogres and the python would result in mutual destruction, but unexpectedly, the python was completely overwhelmed.

fierce!
That's really fierce.

Roar! !

The giant python, which was originally hunting down survivors inside the hotel, suddenly became enraged and rushed down from upstairs. The pythons downstairs also leaped out of the hotel and pounced on the cannibal.

Soon, the giant python and the ogre were seen locked in a fierce battle.

The people inside the hotel were trembling with fear.

"What do we do now? We simply can't withstand this kind of destructive power. Whether it's the giant python or the ogre, we're no match for either of them. The giant python is too big, so my Ruyi Smoke might not be effective. As for the ogre, I don't know if it will work."

Qi Lin swallowed hard; this trouble seemed incredibly serious.

The jackals are gone, but the tigers have come.

Either one could be fatal.

"Damn it, my talent is completely useless in combat. Otherwise, if I had switched to an offensive talent, I might have been able to deal with the dangers outside. This is too passive."

Hu Youni said with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

"Hehe, you can become a female ogre, and maybe even infiltrate the ogre ranks perfectly. Then, seduce them and make them kill each other. At that time, we'll all be safe."

Qi Lin said jokingly.

"Go to hell, how can I transform into such an ugly monster as an ogre?"

Hu Youni was so angry her nose almost crooked.

Can an ogre even transform? And to use seduction to make them kill each other? Isn't that just a joke? Even if she could transform, she wouldn't; who knows what the consequences would be?

“Let’s go down and find Cai Honglong and the others. There are still hundreds of people in the hotel. If we all get together, we can always come up with a solution. Besides, once they awaken their talents, they must have offensive abilities. It’s impossible that they are all powerless. There is strength in numbers, especially when we are weak. We must unite to have any chance of survival.”

A strange light flashed in Ji Tianhao's eyes.

To be honest, he does have some trump cards up his sleeve, but the problem is that he's not sure if what he prepared before will be useful at this time. If it is useful, it can be considered a way out, a trump card. But if it is useless, then it's all for nothing.

The existence of a life force field is an extremely special factor. It is still impossible to predict whether his previously prepared trump card will have any effect on the life force field. If it does not, then it will be completely useless.

Of course, the most important thing now is to find Cai Honglong, whose team is the most capable group in the entire hotel.

Only by uniting them can we have a chance to survive in the battles to come.

Some top-tier talents can give rise to powerful supernatural abilities, or divine powers, which can bring great combat strength.

If these people unite, they might be able to fight against external enemies.

"The snakes at the stairwell have retreated. They were probably summoned by the giant python to fight those ogres. It's safe for us to go down now."

Qi Lin had already seen that on the first floor, a large number of venomous snakes were continuously surging towards the battlefield between the giant python and the cannibal. This also meant that the snakes in the hotel were gradually withdrawing.

"Let's go, let's go now."

Ji Tianhao immediately made up his mind.

Glancing at the still-intense battle outside, she turned and walked out of the room. Su Yue, whose face was pale from vomiting, quickly followed, saying, "I have a talent, a water talent. I can now release water spheres."

He spoke while keeping up.

While they were fighting, she secretly opened the door and peeked a few times. Knowing their strength, she instinctively gravitated towards the stronger person in the dangerous environment.

"What qualities does your talent possess?"

Ji Tianhao asked curiously.

Water is the source of life, and the ability to awaken the talent for water control is an invaluable treasure in special environments.

"Level 3 defective quality."

Su Yue answered decisively without hesitation.

It's clear that this is about how much importance one is placed on others.

Beyond flaws lies perfection. In fact, despite being only the third level, this is a talent that many awakened beings would only dream of possessing. It surpasses the talent rank possessed by most beings.

She had asked others before and learned that almost everyone awakened only the lowest level of broken quality talent. Their abilities weren't very good either.

“Control the water.” Hu Youni’s gaze towards Su Yue softened considerably.

She wasn't stupid; she naturally understood the importance of water resources. It was uncertain whether water could be obtained from outside, or how scarce it was. If water resources were scarce, the importance of her water control talent would skyrocket, reaching a whole new level.

In a team, this is talent, and even rare talent.

No one said anything more about her following along.

However, their steps never truly stopped; they were still determined to find Cai Honglong and the others as soon as possible. On their way there, they also took the opportunity to glance at the rooms on the east side. Looking out the window, they discovered that a large number of homeless people, resembling refugees, were already approaching the hotel. Even the huge commotion of the giant pythons fighting outside did not deter them from coming over; they were clearly the kind of people who would not give up until they achieved their goal.

"I don't know who came, whether they have good intentions or bad intentions. Sometimes, people are more dangerous than other races, and you can't guard against them at all."

A thought flashed through Ji Tianhao's mind.

However, no matter what they did, they couldn't stop the other side from getting closer. They could only act according to the situation and remain vigilant. After all, the survivors in the hotel were naturally inclined to trust and gravitate towards each other, since they had all fallen from Earth. A sense of kinship could provide a foundation for unity.

Thinking this, I went down the stairs.

Sure enough, the snakes were no longer visible on the stairs. The swarm had been drawn away by the ogres outside. Now was the perfect opportunity; if they missed it, who knew what might happen next?

During the previous call, Cai Honglong and his group were on the fifth floor, while they were on the seventh floor.

Going down there couldn't be easier.

Soon, we arrived at the stairwell door on the fifth floor.

The stairwell door was completely shattered, clearly destroyed by immense force. Scattered on the ground were the corpses of venomous snakes, indicating a fierce battle had taken place.

"The fighting on the fifth floor was also intense, and quite a few people died."

Upon entering, Qi Lin shook his head. This floor contained not only snake corpses but also human corpses. Many lay on the ground, their faces blackened, clearly poisoned by snake venom. Others were entwined by large pythons, their bones and internal organs ruptured, their faces purplish-black—a gruesome sight, a stark and horrifying scene.

It's clear that some of the dead were hotel guests, while others were hotel staff.

These people were lying together with the snake corpses, and it was clear at a glance how fierce the battle had been.

Seeing this, Ji Tianhao's expression hardened, and he felt solemn.

Suppress the emotions in your heart.

He ruthlessly collected the scattered snake carcasses, outwardly using a 'storage ring' for demonstration, but in reality, he stored them all in his spatial storage. However, some were not placed in the storage space but instead sent into the black hole within his body, where the black hole crushed, devoured, and refined the snake carcasses. In a remarkably natural way, he began to condense life essence.

No one bothers to count the snake corpses; only the person who collected them knows how many.

In this process, extracting the essence of life is perfectly reasonable, legal, and normal.

He already knew very well the benefits of the Life Essence. Not only could it be combined with other essences to form the Myriad Spirits Essence under the influence of the Kunlun Jade Plate, but the Life Essence alone was also a great medicine. For cultivators, it was a great tonic, containing the purest life essence, which was most easily absorbed by the human body. During cultivation, it could better temper the body and strengthen the origin of life.

Witnessing the power of the cannibal and the giant python firsthand, Ji Tianhao felt an overwhelming sense of urgency.

I'm still not strong enough. I need to find ways to seize every opportunity to grow, otherwise, no one knows what will happen next.

The snake's corpse, refined into life essence, is where its value is maximized.

I feel no burden whatsoever about this.

Of course, only the snake's corpse was taken away; the human body was left in place, without any offense.

Ultimately, people prioritize the dead and take that as their guiding principle. They won't easily cross this line unless absolutely necessary or in dire straits, even though Ji Tianhao knows very well that the life essence extracted from a human corpse is definitely much more abundant than that from an ordinary snake.

Of course, the enemy is an exception!

Seeing the snake corpses disappearing along the way, Hu Youni and Qi Lin were not surprised. Having storage equipment was just that powerful.

During this process, Ji Tianhao also secretly discovered that some of the snake corpses had been buried with some light orbs. They must have been left behind in the emergency. He quietly collected them all. There was no need to divide them; once found, they were his. It didn't matter who came.

There are people guarding the fifth floor.

The interior space is very spacious.

Over at the gym, there were clearly people guarding the area.

Among those people were many familiar faces; I had seen them before and had some impression of them.

They were all hotel staff.

Their faces were not looking too good. They were aware of the situation outside, and the deadly threat was constantly assaulting their nerves.

(End of this chapter)