Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy-Chapter 531 - 523: Don’t Come Over Here—!

Having the System Panel enter Lanshan Python Land and directly swallow all the snake scales into space is indeed very convenient.

If Qian Qi needed snake scales himself, the system could sell itself at a good price.

But these snake scales are meant to be given to Su Ang, which makes it fundamentally different.

The system resolutely refuses to help.

Seeing the system indifferent, Qian Qi withdraws his sneaky glance and can only activate Plan B.

"I originally wanted to use these snake scales to make a Snake Scale Bitter Tea for the System Lord—ouch!"

Covering his smacked forehead, Qian Qi looks at the furious System Panel and says aggrievedly, "Why hit me!"

[Get rid of those disgusting hobbies!] The system silently roars, [I’ll go steal the snake scales for you, alright!] 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Watching the distant system, Qian Qi waves his sleeve, his face brimming with a triumphant smile.

If it were this simple, wouldn’t it end sooner?

"Let’s go, we’ll wait for it at the instance entrance!" Qian Qi beckons, signaling for the Poisonous Emperor Pythons to follow her.

"Can it do it?" The Emperor Python King looks back uneasily, even though it cannot see the invisible Contracted Beast brother.

"Of course, it’s without color and odor, didn’t you also fail to sense where it is?"

The Emperor Python King thinks so too.

The Poisonous Emperor Pythons follow Qian Qi crawling towards the instance entrance, discussing what to eat once outside, when they suddenly sense something and all stop, looking back.

"Such a strong murderous aura."

"Seems like something is chasing us."

"Could it be the invisible Contracted Beast brother?"

Magic Beasts are always more sensitive to danger than humans. Seeing the Emperor Pythons stop, Qian Qi can’t help but turn back. That one turn confirms the distant, enlarged system draped in viscous, adhesive green venom, shaking the panel while text roars: [Despicable Lan Mouth Python King! Taking advantage while I was stealing snake scales, spraying venomous spit on me as a mark! Run, Qian Qi—]

"Damn!"

Though many words are covered by the green venomous spit, Qian Qi still comprehends the text. Hearing the Lanshan Python’s roars gradually approaching, she turns and runs in fright, "Don’t come over here—!"

[You threaten me when asking for help, then kick me away in danger, how heartless can you be!] The system types rapidly, realizing it’s behind Qian Qi who can’t see, and speeds to catch up in front of her, [First clean the venomous spit off me—ugh!]

"Ugh—!" Thinking of the system covered in spit, Qian Qi dry heaves, "Go find a stream to wash it off! It’ll also draw them away!"

[Oh, true.]

Being disgusted by the venomous spit, the system momentarily doesn’t react, immediately changing direction and flying towards the nearest stream.

"What should we do?" The Poisonous Emperor Pythons panic, judging by this situation, it seems the Lanshan Pythons have come out in full force—

"You guys go first!" Qian Qi halts her sprint, swiftly turns to face the sweeping Lanshan Pythons, back turned to the Poisonous Emperor Pythons, and waves grandly, her face filled with tragic determination, "I’ll cover the rear! I won’t let anything happen to you!"

"Our Contractor!" The Emperor Python King is moved to tears, though for a second it even contemplated staying to fight alongside Qian Qi, but as an Advanced Snake Beast, its inherent cold-blooded nature and survival instincts allow only a moment of humanity. It merely flicks its large tail and orders its subordinates, "Go!"

Qian Qi: ?

They’re really leaving?

Although she indeed hopes the Emperor Pythons hurry away, so as not to affect her performance or give the Lanshan Python King an easy kill.

But evidently, emotional coercion doesn’t work on manipulating the Poisonous Emperor Pythons. Qian Qi silently notes to remember this in case a real life-or-death situation arises, using this trick to fool them may not work.

Meanwhile, the approaching Lanshan Python King has already spotted Qian Qi lingering ahead.

"Roar—!"

The enemy’s eyes blaze with fury, the Lanshan Python’s venomous pupils locking fiercely onto Qian Qi, wishing to strip and flay her, drying her into jerky to be raised as a flag beside its throne for satisfaction.

It suddenly lifts its head, issuing a sharp shriek, then opens its massive bloody maw, spewing a wave of dark green poison gas surging like a tide, shattering trees in its wake, their stumps eroded into black, emitting sizzling sounds. Plants on the ground wither instantly, turning charred black.

The poison gas wave is fiercely aggressive; Qian Qi has nowhere to evade, so she simply takes off her jacket, revealing the self-made Storage Crystal Bulletproof Vest on her back, then ducks into a crouch.

The poison gas wave crashes into the Storage Crystal Bulletproof Vest as if colliding with a filter-purifying vacuum. The poison vanishes, though residual force remains, knocking Qian Qi into a stagger, rolling several miles away, left disheveled but unscathed.

The backside of the Storage Crystal is tinged with a faint black hue, under closer inspection, some black mist inside might indeed be the poison gas from the Lanshan Python.

"It’s truly effective?" Qian Qi exclaims in delight, finding her expectations met.

Seeing Qian Qi unharmed, the Lanshan Pythons behind scowl in anger, opening their bloody mouths to continue spraying poison gas waves at her.

Lions hunt rabbits with their full strength.

They clearly despise Qian Qi, itching to use all their abilities, poison gas waves, poison stomach acid spray, poison mist filling... recklessly attacking Qian Qi, turning this whole area into a poisonous miasma!

Seeing the advantages, Qian Qi confirms the Storage Crystal can absorb the poison from the gas waves, immediately using the Speed Charm Skill to accelerate and escape this poisonous miasma land.

But she evidently overestimates herself.

Hundreds of Lanshan Pythons, each retching venom, are enough to drown Qian Qi.

If mixed with viscous adhesive venomous spit, swimming becomes hard, those sticky substances constantly dragging her legs and body, pulling her deeper into the poison condensate lake, without leverage, the harder she struggles, the more she sinks...

This was beyond Qian Qi’s plans.

Who would expect Poisonous Pythons to "spit"? It’s not even in the materials! This doesn’t count as Magic Beast Skills, it’s sheer lack of civility!

"Damn it..."

In the dark wet poisonous miasma, Qian Qi holds her breath tightly, her face reddened from the gas lightly corroding, yet her mind is racing.

Moyu and Qian Ba in the Beast Taming Space lack poison resistance, Little Poison isn’t around...

They can’t save her.

"Sys..."

The moment her mouth is submerged in the poison lake, Qian Qi finally chooses to call out for the system’s help, when suddenly, a sharp crane call echoes from the sky, piercing the eardrums—

"Screech—"