Chapter 15: The Real “Venom Stinger”

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To the Chameleon Ground snakes, Jiang Kai and his team were prey.

But to Jiang Kai and his team, these snakes were just pure experience points.

[Defeated a Chameleon Ground snake, gained 1 experience.]

[Acquired item: "Corpse of a Chameleon Ground Snake" (can be dissected).

[Defeated a Chameleon Ground snake, gained 1 experience.]

[Defeated a Chameleon Ground snake, gained 1 experience.]

Zhuzi and Su Nuannuan caught the snakes by their bodies and passed them all to Jiang Kai for the finishing blows.

In just a few moments, Jiang Kai racked up 13 experience points, reaching a total of 21 points.

"Haha, Kai, raiding snake nests is awesome. Easy and full of experience." Zhuzi said excitedly. Gaining over ten experience points in such a short time was a massive win compared to the measly 2 points gained from a single long-necked, human-faced beast.

Jiang Kai smiled slightly. "We owe it all to Nuannuan's anti-venom potion. Otherwise, who would dare poke a snake nest?"

Su Nuannuan didn't dwell on the compliment. Instead, she extended her hand toward Jiang Kai. "All the loot—hand it over."

Jiang Kai raised an eyebrow, 'Is she asking for the entire reward?'

Without questioning further, he handed all the loot cards to her.

After inspecting them, Su Nuannuan returned a few cards, including three human-faced beast corpse cards and two dissected land snake cards. "I don't need these."

Then, she materialized all 13 Chameleon Ground snake corpse cards.

Squatting down, she grabbed one by its jaw and pried open its mouth.

"Look here," she said, pointing at the snake's venom sac. "This is where the venom is stored. Be careful when removing it—don't let the fangs pierce your skin, and don't damage the sac, or the venom will be wasted."

Jiang Kai and Zhuzi watched her demonstration with fascination.

"You want us to do this too?" Jiang Kai asked, finally catching on.

"Of course! Once you learn this, we'll be much faster at it. Stop staring and get to work."

Zhuzi frowned. "Why extract venom from every single snake? Isn't a few doses of anti-venom enough?"

Su Nuannuan glanced at him, her eyes glinting mysteriously. "I'll explain later. Just know it's good news. For now, help me extract the venom."

Jiang Kai and Zhuzi exchanged puzzled looks but followed her lead, carefully removing the venom sacs.

Before long, the team had harvested venom from all 13 snakes, collecting around 25 milliliters in total.

While the two men were busy, Su Nuannuan started a small fire on the side, boiling the venom in a glass bottle. She sealed the bottle with snake skin, reducing the venom until only a fifth of it remained.

"All done!" she declared, turning to Jiang Kai. "Hand me your steel spike."

Jiang Kai passed it over, and Su Nuannuan dipped it into the concentrated venom, spreading it evenly with the snake skin before handing it back. "Venom coating complete."

Jiang Kai and Zhuzi were stunned.

The purpose of extracting all that venom was now crystal clear—Su Nuannuan had turned their weapons into venomous tools.

"You can make poison?" Jiang Kai asked incredulously.

Su Nuannuan grinned smugly. "Of course! It's part of being a barefoot doctor. Plus, this isn't even real poison—just some field improvisation. Nothing fancy."

She continued explaining. "Chameleon Ground snake venom is potent. Given enough time, it can take down large beasts. However, large predators are too tough. Based on my data analysis, a mid-sized panther would take over five minutes to succumb to the venom. But in a fight, we wouldn't last five minutes."

"That's why I concentrated the venom. At five times its strength, just a small dose in the bloodstream can paralyze a panther in ten to fifteen seconds."

Zhuzi stared at her in awe. "How do you even know this stuff? Did your data wristband tell you?"

Su Nuannuan hesitated, then mumbled, "Not exactly... Look, just trust me, okay? The data doesn't lie."

Jiang Kai frowned. Her explanation was suspiciously detailed—right down to the exact concentration and time required to neutralize a panther. This kind of precision wasn't something you'd find on the internet.

He had a gut feeling Su Nuannuan's real-world identity was far from ordinary.

Sensing their skepticism, Su Nuannuan quickly changed the subject. "Anyway, let's go find another snake nest. Upgrading is the priority right now."

With their new venom-coated weapons, the group felt much safer.

Armed with their experience from the first snake nest, they efficiently raided several more.

Two hours later: Found and cleared a second nest, killing 14 snakes.

Afternoon: Destroyed a third nest, eliminating 16 snakes.

Evening: Raided a large snake nest, defeating 19 snakes.

Clearing snake nests had another benefit—due to the snakes' aggression, no other predators lingered nearby. It made resting near the nests relatively safe.

That night, they camped at the base of the largest nest's cliff. Su Nuannuan used the time to brew more venom, storing it in small bottles for future use.

Jiang Kai checked his progress.

[70/100 Experience Points]

Zhuzi peeked over his shoulder and slapped him on the back. "Only 30 points left."

Even Su Nuannuan was excited. "We're so close. Tomorrow you'll definitely level up."

Jiang Kai smiled calmly. "Let's not celebrate yet. Even if it's just one point away, it's still Level 1 until we make it."

Zhuzi nodded. "Kai, your strategy really paid off. Everyone said that as time goes on, the chances of encountering wild beasts increase. But since we turned back, we've barely seen any large predators today."

Su Nuannuan added, "True, but let's not forget there are still other people in the trial zone. We can't let our guard down."

Her words sobered them up. Their instructor had warned them about smugglers from neighboring countries infiltrating Huaxia's trial zones.

Those opponents were far deadlier than any beast.

The next morning: Jiang Kai's team picked up the pace. Before noon, they cleared two more snake nests.

When Jiang Kai delivered the final blow to the last snake, a familiar system voice echoed:

[Congratulations! You have leveled up to Level 2]

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