Chapter 88: He Still Has to Thank Us

Chapter 88: Chapter 88: He Still Has to Thank Us

A cloud of dust billowed up in an instant!

The Patriarchs stared at the cloud of dust!

All eyes were fixed on the scene!

Their hearts pounded in their chests!

Even just standing there,

they could clearly hear the THUMP-THUMP of their own hearts!

It was like the roar of a powerful engine!

They were rigid with tension.

They had no idea what had just landed.

Friend or foe?

Or an Exotic Beast!

As they watched, the dust cloud before them began to dissipate.

Then,

a familiar figure emerged.

"Is that...?! Lord Ye!"

One of the Patriarchs exclaimed, his eyes fixed on the figure before them.

In that instant, it was as if all their fear had vanished. They felt like they had just grabbed a lifeline.

They were on the verge of tears.

Their gazes fell upon Ye Yunyi.

Ye Yunyi stood there, Giant Bow in hand.

He looked just like a War God.

’So that means...’

’...the white light from before was an arrow shot by Lord Ye?!’

Meanwhile, Ye Yunyi walked over to the Six-winged Blood Centipede and tapped it with his foot.

Its Crystal Core popped out and landed in his hand.

Then, Ye Yunyi turned to them. "How are you all? Anyone hurt?"

His simple words of concern...

...made the Patriarchs’ eyes well up.

’Those congratulatory gifts weren’t for nothing after all!’

’In fact, we should have given more!’

’Lord Ye is a man you can count on!’

’When there’s danger, he really comes to the rescue!’

"Help me carry the corpse of this Blood Centipede. We’ll explore deeper together. The other Diamond Level Mutants should be here soon."

At Ye Yunyi’s words, several Patriarchs eagerly volunteered. They walked up to the Blood Centipede and gave the corpse a few kicks.

Then they began to drag it away.

Then, with his Giant Bow in hand, Ye Yunyi led the Patriarchs and began to hunt.

A while later,

Ye Yunyi had already claimed the lives of several venomous creatures,

saving a number of Patriarchs in the process.

After all, they had now reached the depths of the Land of Poison Barrier.

The venomous Exotic Beasts that Ye Yunyi had missed were still High Level. Combined with their deadly venom, they were far beyond what the Patriarchs could handle.

One by one, the Patriarchs stood behind Ye Yunyi, each dragging the corpse of a venomous creature.

The reverence in their eyes as they looked at Ye Yunyi was unmistakable.

’Those gifts really paid off!’

’He really saved our lives!’

Just as Ye Yunyi finished his sweep, the other Diamond Level Mutants finally arrived.

Upon their arrival,

they were greeted by a peculiar sight.

Ye Yunyi stood with his Giant Bow,

and behind him, a train of Patriarchs followed, each dragging the corpse of a venomous Exotic Beast.

’What’s going on here?’

Immediately, they turned to the Patriarchs. "How many Crystal Cores have you found?"

"What Levels are they?"

"Late-Golden Stage? Diamond Level?"

"Say something!"

The Patriarchs’ mouths twitched in anger as they heard the barrage of questions.

’They show up and immediately start asking about loot!’

’Lord Ye never asked us about that, not once!’

’He asked if we were hurt!’

’The difference between them was as clear as day!’

When the Patriarchs remained silent, the Diamond Level Mutants frowned.

Their gazes were piercing.

One of the Patriarchs finally spoke up slowly. "There are no Crystal Cores in these."

"It seems the High-level Beasts knew how dense the Poison Barrier was in here, so they stayed out."

"Or maybe they were eaten by these venomous things!"

"These creatures are much stronger than the ones outside the Land of Poison Barrier."

"If Lord Ye hadn’t intervened just now, we all would have perished here today!"

As he spoke, the other Patriarchs nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, the Diamond Level Mutants...

...frowned deeply.

’What?!’

’No High-level Exotic Beast Crystal Cores?!’

’Then what was the point of coming here with such high hopes?!’

’In an instant, they felt like they’d wasted their money on the Antidote Medicine from the auction.’

’Especially the one they’d given to Ye Yunyi!’

But they still hadn’t reached the very center. There might still be something there.

Ye Yunyi, meanwhile, was gauging the concentration of the poisonous fog in the Land of Poison Barrier.

’Just as I thought. After I killed that giant serpent, the poisonous fog is dissipating much faster.’

’And it hasn’t even been that long!’

’I bet the Antidote Medicine I made before would be enough to enter the core area now.’

Ye Yunyi’s thoughts then turned to the Golden Giant Tree.

’That thing is a real treasure!’

’I couldn’t just take it with everyone watching before.’

’But this time is different!’

"Let’s go. Deeper in."

With that, Ye Yunyi led the group deeper into the territory.

A while later,

Everyone stared ahead, their eyes wide with disbelief at the sight before them.

This...!

What is this?!

How can a Mutant Plant be this enormous?!

The group stared blankly at the Golden Giant Tree before them.

One of the Diamond Mutants flew directly toward the tree’s crown.

He examined the markings.

"There’s a huge hole here!"

"But it’s empty!"

As they were processing this, a voice called out from a distance.

"Come over here and look at this!"

Hearing the call, the group hurried over.

When they arrived and saw what was there, a chorus of "Holy shit!" erupted.

Is that a snakeskin?! It’s massive!

How big must the snake have been?!

Fifty meters?

Sixty meters?

Or even bigger!

The Diamond Level Mutants felt a tremor of fear as they stared at it.

The snake must have been absolutely enormous.

’It seems this thing was the ruler of the Land of Poison Barrier.’

’It must have created this Land of Poison Barrier.’

’Its strength... it must have been at the Mid-Diamond Stage, or maybe even Late-Diamond Stage!’

At this thought, a chill ran down their spines.

’We’re no match for something like that!’

"It looks like the giant serpent has left."

"That’s why the Land of Poison Barrier is clearing up."

"Let’s split up and look around," one of the Diamond Mutants suggested.

The others agreed and split up.

They all began to search the area.

Of course, their search yielded nothing.

’I’ve already scoured this place multiple times.’

’There’s no way I’d let them find anything.’

One by one, they returned, disappointed.

Their gazes all fell upon the Golden Giant Tree.

At that moment, Ye Yunyi spoke up. "My garden happens to be missing a large tree out front. Why don’t I just take this one back with me?"

His words made the mouths of every Diamond Level Mutant twitch.

’What did you just say?!’

’You didn’t even bid for the Antidote Medicine!’

’We’re the ones who gave it to you!’

’And now you want to take the only good thing left?!’

’Huh?!’

’Is that fair?!’

Before they could object, one of the Patriarchs chimed in, "Lord Ye, I think that’s a great idea. You should take it!"

"Yeah!"

"This giant tree would look perfect in your garden!"

"Absolutely!"

...

A chorus of supportive voices rang out.

Ye Yunyi listened, amused.

’I took their money, and they’re still thanking me for it!’

In an instant, public opinion had swung completely in his favor.

The Diamond Level Mutants were left speechless.

Finally, one of them spoke up. "A tree this big can’t be moved by just one person. Why don’t we work together?"

The other Diamond Level Mutants nodded in agreement.

After all, a single Diamond Level Mutant truly couldn’t uproot something of this size.