Chapter 40: Lucky Critical Hit! Beast Tamer·Purple!

"Great idea! Truly a great idea!"

Li Ke laughed aloud.

He even clapped for him!

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Genius!

This is exactly the kind of talent the new era needs.

Look at that—this is the true art of profiting without any capital investment.

Amazing.

A master—a true master at work.

But masters often end up getting killed.

"So, are you paying in cash or goods?"

Ponzu's grin was as uncontrollable as an AK-47's recoil.

No matter how strong you are in a one-on-one fight, so what?

Wasn't Du Chuan arrogant too?

And now, isn't he kneeling before all us snakes?

You think you can take down ten snakes? A hundred? A thousand? Maybe even ten thousand?

No way!

You're nothing but a speck of dust!

At that moment, Ponzu was feeling triumphant. The three brothers of the Amari clan were already scrambling to gather money with grim expressions.

"Not bad, not bad! A very good suggestion. You've really enlightened me!" Li Ke said with a smile. "How about this? You three—three million beri each. And you, Ponzu, right? Six million beri…"

Li Ke spoke cheerfully.

"Good… very understanding, kid. You've got potential for the future…" Ponzu was a bit surprised, not expecting Li Ke to even double the amount.

"You might have misunderstood. What I meant was, everyone here owes me money," Li Ke said, extending his hand. "Bring me all my tokens."

"…"

The entire room fell silent.

Even Peng Si was dumbfounded.

After all, the area was swarming with venomous snakes.

The Amari brothers froze in place before bursting out in uproarious laughter several seconds later.

"Hahaha! Is this kid out of his mind? He's asking us to pay him?"

"Three million beri? Do you think my money grows on trees?"

"We only owe Ponzu a little bit of money, and you're barking up the wrong tree!?"

"Idiot!"

…

The three brothers couldn't help but curse, thinking that since Li Ke was also a victim, bullying another victim was no big deal, right?

But Ponzu, after hearing Li Ke's words, had his smile gradually fade.

His expression turned sinister and cruel.

"Kid, the world isn't as rosy as you think it is. Since you're so clueless, I might as well kill you and take everything myself!"

Ponzu sneered and started playing his snake flute.

An eerie tune echoed in the air.

Suddenly, the venomous snakes around them seemed to respond, becoming visibly agitated.

"Take care of yourself. I'll be right back," Li Ke said, striding boldly toward Ponzu.

Hisssssss—

The snakes in the vicinity turned bloodthirsty, lunging at Li Ke like red-eyed maniacs.

"Fool! Tens of thousands of venomous snakes… Did you really think—"

The Amari brothers smirked coldly.

They could already picture Li Ke's gruesome death, swarmed and bitten by countless snakes.

There was no antidote in a place like this. One bite was practically a death sentence.

But in the next second—

Their smug smiles froze on their faces.

Every single one of them stared, wide-eyed, as though paralyzed by shock.

The venomous snakes approaching Li Ke suddenly began to sway.

Before even touching him, they collapsed one by one, as if drained of all energy.

Their bodies oozed pus and fluids.

Wherever Li Ke walked, the snakes fell in waves, like stalks of wheat in the wind.