Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

"Damn it! No wonder Master Lin tested our abilities by seeing how fast we could run. He knew there was a snake ancestor here!"

He wouldn't believe that such a long snake molt wasn't shed by the snake's ancestor.

They've come this far; it wouldn't be right for them to leave now.

Zhang Haike looked up at the summit, gritted his teeth, and made a decision: "Let's go up. If things don't look good, we'll just run away."

As for risking his life to get what Master Lin wants, sorry, Zhang Haike doesn't have that kind of awareness yet.

Zhang Shenglin had no objections, even though the decision was quite risky.

The snake molt on the mountain peak looked like it had been there for many years. They wondered if the ancestral snake was still there. The two of them walked with extra caution from then on.

The tower-shaped mountain peak becomes steeper as it rises, and in the last third of the way, the angle between it and the ground is almost vertical.

Fortunately, whether this mountain peak was formed naturally or deliberately carved out hundreds of years ago, there are rings of protruding stones that surround the entire mountain from the foot of the mountain. From a distance, it looks like a giant stone snake coiled on the mountain peak.

They finally realized what the reflection they had seen from afar was.

It's snake scales.

Zhang Shenglin and Zhang Haike looked at the palm-sized scales in their hands, their expressions growing increasingly solemn.

The scales are pure white, cool to the touch, and have a faint metallic sheen at the edges.

Zhang Shenglin reached out and tapped it a few times; the sound, like metal clashing, was unusually crisp.

Hearing the voice, Zhang Shenglin looked thoughtful and looked at the low shrubs growing to the side. He picked up the scales and chopped at the branches of the shrubs, breaking the branches with almost no effort.

Zhang Haike took a closer look, his expression changed to one of shock, and he gasped, "Such sharp scales!"

Although the shrub was short, its branches were as thick as two adult fingers, yet they were easily cut by the scales, leaving smooth, clean cuts without any barbs protruding.

It's unimaginable how terrifying a giant snake with such scales must be; the weapons they brought probably wouldn't even be able to break through its scales.

The two climbed to the summit, but to their surprise, the summit was not teeming with snakes as they had expected.

The empty summit was devoid of other vegetation, making it appear quite desolate.

The entire summit is about thirty square meters in size, with a cave in the center that is bottomless.

Seeing the cave, Zhang Shenglin and his companion were not surprised, as Master Lin had already informed them of the general situation before they arrived.

The two slowly approached the cave, and the closer they got to their destination, the more vigilant Zhang Shenglin and his companion became.

Upon reaching the summit, Su Xingze couldn't resist putting on the high-tech mask sold in the mall, because the summit smelled terrible.

The stench of snakes, the smell of decay, and the thick, twisted resentment—other supernatural beings might find this twisted, filthy resentment appealing—but it held no attraction for the clean-loving Su Xingze.

[Be careful, there's a faint dragon aura here.]

Su Xingze poked the little Qilin's cheek to remind him.

Dragon energy?

Zhang Shenglin paused, about to warn Zhang Haike to be careful, but Zhang Haike had already jumped into the cave first.

With things having come to this, Zhang Shenglin gripped the dagger in his hand and jumped down as well.

The cave was dark and deep, but there was a gentle stone platform around the edge, which was obviously not a natural formation.

"found it!"

After entering the cave, Zhang Haike looked around and his eyes lit up when he saw a worn-out brocade box placed in the corner of the cave.

According to Master Lin, the rare item he wanted was in a brocade box in the cave at the summit.

What Zhang Haike had seen and heard along the way made him uneasy. As soon as he saw the brocade box, he stepped forward and wanted to take it away immediately so that he could retreat with Zhang Shenglin as soon as possible.

The snake molts on the mountain peak really made him uneasy.

Thinking this, his action of picking up the brocade box inevitably carried a hint of urgency.

As he took the brocade box, a foul stench wafted over him, and at the same time, Zhang Shenglin's voice reminded him from behind.

"careful!"

A tremendous force struck Zhang Haike. His expression hardened, and he threw the brocade box at Zhang Shenglin with a backhand. He himself rolled on the ground in a sorry state to avoid the attack of the unknown enemy, but his back still hurt, and he had not been able to completely avoid it.

Unlike Zhang Haike, who had his back to the object, Zhang Shenglin, who was behind him, could clearly see what was attacking them.

It was a monster over two meters tall, its body half-rotten, its face ferocious, its body hunched, and its back covered with protruding bone spurs. When its attack failed, it exhaled a foul, fishy odor and turned to look at Zhang Shenglin, who was holding the brocade box.

Zhang Shenglin moved nimbly, and while dodging its attacks, he even had the strength to slash at the monster with the dagger in his hand.

Fortunately, this monster was only scary in appearance, fast in speed, and strong in strength; it didn't have any other more bizarre abilities.

While Zhang Shenglin was fighting him, Zhang Haike also got up from the ground, not caring about his aching back, and immediately joined the battle.

The two worked together and quickly gained the upper hand.

Su Xingze was currently lacking in strength, and with Zhang Haike, who was unaware of the situation, also present, he could only float in mid-air to provide assistance to the two, including Xiao Qilin.

For example, when the monster's filthy, rotting bone claws were about to grab the two of them, he flicked his tail, and an invisible wind bound the monster, allowing the two of them to avoid the monster's attack range in time.

For example, they could secretly enchant the daggers in the two people's hands, making the daggers deal more damage to monsters.

A dozen minutes later, the monster, now outnumbered three to one, was finally severely injured and lost the ability to fight back.

Zhang Shenglin's gaze turned cold, and the invisible power of the Qilin spread to the dagger in his hand. The pure and yang power of the Qilin was no less than a deadly poison to this evil creature.

Sensing the deadly threat posed by Zhang Shenglin, the monster's murky eyes revealed a human-like fear.

Zhang Shenglin noticed its gaze, but his actions were without the slightest hesitation.

Just as the sharp dagger was about to pierce the monster's heart, Su Xingze suddenly froze, uttering a silent warning.

You dare!

An invisible force surged from the depths of the cave, about to strike Zhang Shenglin, when Su Xingze's green eyes turned cold and his figure grew larger.

With a powerful flick of its long tail, it collided with the immense force, and the shockwave from their intersection spread outwards, forcing Zhang Shenglin and his companion to stagger back several steps before dissipating the force.

Zhang Haike looked up alertly into the depths of the cave, and gestured to Zhang Shenglin with his hand behind his back.

retreat!

Zhang Shenglin looked up, his dark eyes filled with worry as he gazed into the air. The small merman, now back to its original size, stood facing off against the creature deep within the cave, its face filled with menacing intent.

A long, drawn-out sigh came from the depths of the cave, and the cave began to shake violently. Zhang Haike saw that things were not going well and was about to pull Zhang Shenglin away, but the next second he found that he could not move.

Something emerged from the cave; they heard the sound of metal clanging together.

A few seconds later, the heavy metallic clanging sound grew closer, and Zhang Shenglin and his companion finally saw what was deep inside the cave.

Upon seeing what was emerging from the depths of the cave, even though he was mentally prepared, Zhang Haike still couldn't help but show a look of horror.