Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 89 - 88: Being Tortured

Tu Xiao’an startled awake from a long, hazy nightmare. As soon as he opened his eyes, a shudder ran through his entire body; it was as if he had plunged into a new nightmare.

’What the hell is this?’

He found himself trapped inside a transparent glass case.

Looking around, he saw he was in a large room bathed in bright white light.

The room’s layout was strange, looking like some kind of research laboratory from a TV show.

For now, it was deserted. The vast room was empty and eerily silent.

Just then, Tu Xiao’an discovered he couldn’t muster an ounce of strength. He was completely limp, like a wet noodle.

But what terrified him the most was that he couldn’t even release his Consciousness Power.

’System, are you there?’

After a long moment of silence, Tu Xiao’an began to panic. The system wasn’t responding, and he had no strength.

He had become a helpless snake, completely at the mercy of others.

’Why is this happening?’

Tu Xiao’an looked at his predicament and desperately racked his brain. He recalled that strange middle-aged man, the sound of the whistle and the Spell, and most importantly, that Silver Needle.

’That’s right, the Silver Needle.’

Tu Xiao’an felt waves of stabbing pain coming from his head, making him reel.

’Damn it, that Silver Needle is still stuck in my head. The technique was very peculiar; it’s like it sealed one of my pressure points, leaving me completely powerless.’

It was like a martial arts master who had their pressure points struck, completely losing their Martial Arts.

The most terrifying thing about the Silver Needle was that it prevented Tu Xiao’an from using his Consciousness Power. Without his Consciousness Power, he had no way of contacting the system.

’I’ve been caught. Imprisoned.’

Tu Xiao’an had no choice but to accept this cruel reality.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw another transparent glass case next to his. Coiled inside was a venomous snake with fiery red stripes. Tu Xiao’an was astonished. ’The Mutated Bloodsucker Snake!’

’So it was true. Both the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake and I were captured.’

Heh...

’How laughable. Never in his wildest dreams did Tu Xiao’an imagine that he, a venomous snake empowered by the system, would ever be captured.’

’It feels like I’ve brought shame upon the system.’

That middle-aged man’s methods were too peculiar, too bizarre. The moment he used them, Tu Xiao’an had been left completely defenseless.

This was undoubtedly a large-scale research lab, and he was probably going to be studied like a lab rat.

Tu Xiao’an wanted to pull out the Silver Needle in his head, but with no hands or feet, he simply couldn’t.

Only by removing the Silver Needle could he unleash his many abilities.

Just as Tu Xiao’an was at a complete loss, a young man walked into the laboratory. He had an arrogant smile on his face as he stopped in front of the transparent glass case.

When Tu Xiao’an saw the newcomer, he froze. It was an old acquaintance—none other than Jiang Xingze, the very man he had once tormented to the point of kneeling and crying.

’What is he doing here?’

’It seems he’s with that middle-aged man.’

"Snake Demon, I didn’t expect we’d meet again so soon."

Jiang Xingze wore an insufferably smug grin, staring fixedly at the Silver White Snake in the glass case, his eyes glittering with manic excitement.

’Master is truly worthy of his title! As soon as he went up the mountain, he effortlessly brought both terrifying venomous snakes to Shanye Group.’

As soon as he heard the news, how could Jiang Xingze possibly sit still? The chance for revenge had arrived.

Tu Xiao’an’s Snake Pupils gleamed with a cold light as he watched Jiang Xingze’s triumphant expression, and his unwavering gaze was enough to make the man flustered.

Jiang Xingze glanced at the shocking Silver Needle in the Silver White Snake’s head and gave himself a mental pep talk. ’What’s there to be afraid of? This snake is like a viper without its fangs. It’s mine to do with as I please.’

SHING...

A sharp dagger appeared in Jiang Xingze’s hand. He swung it through the air a few times and cackled sinisterly. "Snake Demon, I swore an oath to drink your blood and eat your flesh. Right now, I’ll start by carving off a piece to have a little taste."

"Are you looking to die?"

Tu Xiao’an opened his serpentine mouth and spoke in human words.

Jiang Xingze broke out in a cold sweat and stumbled a large step back. He had heard the Snake Demon speak again! But unlike the voice that had appeared in his mind back on She Mountain, this time, it had spoken directly from its mouth.

Human words coming directly from a snake’s mouth delivered a shock of a completely different kind.

Tu Xiao’an had no other choice. His Consciousness Power was unusable, so he couldn’t transmit his voice directly into Jiang Xingze’s mind.

’Might as well open my mouth and try to scare him to death.’

After the initial shock, the corner of Jiang Xingze’s mouth curled into a smirk, and his composure returned. ’So what if it can talk? It’s a Snake Demon, after all.’

"Come on. This young master is going to settle the score with you nice and slow today. Let’s start by cutting off a piece of your flesh."

The sharp dagger descended toward the Silver White Snake’s body in the glass case. Tu Xiao’an’s entire body glowed with a lustrous silver, and his crystalline eyes shot out a cold light. He neither flinched nor dodged, because he had no strength left in his body.

"You’d better kill me. Otherwise, I will pay you back a hundredfold," Tu Xiao’an said grimly.

SCREECH...

The sharp dagger landed on the Silver White Snake’s hard scales, sending a shower of sparks flying. Jiang Xingze swallowed hard a couple of times, as if his throat had suddenly gone dry.

’This Snake Demon is absurdly tough! Its Snake Skin is as hard as iron.’

"Useless trash. Is that a dagger, or a pet toy?"

Although Tu Xiao’an had no strength and was at the man’s mercy, his one advantage was his absurdly tough defense.

Since the dagger hadn’t managed to pierce his Snake Scales, he seized the opportunity to land a verbal blow.

Jiang Xingze sneered, "Snake Demon, you’ll be begging for mercy soon enough."

He turned the dagger upright and stabbed viciously at the Silver White Snake. Tu Xiao’an’s body convulsed as he let out a wail of agony. ’Pain, pain, pain... Fuck, that hurts!’

The dagger’s stab into his serpentine body didn’t pierce him all the way through, but an excruciating pain spread through his entire being.

Tu Xiao’an’s Snake Scales were tough, but he was still made of flesh and blood. They weren’t so hard that a sharp dagger couldn’t injure him at all.

"Haha, Snake Demon, feel that? So satisfying..."

Hearing the Snake Demon’s agonized scream, Jiang Xingze stabbed even more frantically at the Silver White Snake’s body—once, twice, three times. It was like he was jabbing a needle into Tu Xiao’an’s body over and over.

The pain was so intense that Tu Xiao’an almost passed out. ’Damn it,’ he thought, ’I should have let the swarm of snakes on She Mountain bite him to death.’

"How does it feel, Snake Demon? Isn’t this exciting? This is the price for offending me, Jiang Xingze!"

The dagger rained down on the Silver White Snake’s body. With each sound of tearing flesh, another wound appeared, until Tu Xiao’an was instantly covered in injuries. Blood gushed from his body.

The bewitching, crimson blood bloomed quietly in the transparent glass case, as vibrant and glaring as a red lotus.

"If you have the guts, then kill me!"

For the first time, Tu Xiao’an felt the urge to swallow a person whole. But unfortunately, the Silver Needle in his head restricted his abilities, and there was nothing he could do.

"Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. My master still needs you for his experiments."

Tu Xiao’an’s heart skipped a beat. ’So I really am going to be treated like a lab rat for experiments?’ Still, for now, this was actually a piece of good news.

’At least I won’t die at the hands of a scumbag like this. There’s still a sliver of hope.’