Chapter 312: Chapter 312: She Seems to Know Everything

"Vengeful?"

Nina Jacobs never intended to let those fleeing mutated snakes escape in the first place.

If they wanted to continue to the bottom of the cliff, they had to eliminate this threat.

She placed one hand on the rock, and a massive amount of liquid fire poured out.

At the same time, Fire Serpents formed from the liquid fire and, with a BOOM, attacked the mutated pythons fleeing below!

"About thirty of them. Are there any more?"

The flowing fire vanished as if it had never been there. Nina Jacobs asked after pulling her hand back.

"Down and to the left! Five o’clock, there’s one more."

Naji shouted, hanging upside down from the cliff face as agilely as a monkey.

BOOM!

Another Fire Serpent struck, hitting its target dead on.

"What just happened? Why did all those snakes come after me?"

Shirley Lucas asked, still shaken.

"You were the only one who used Realgar Wine."

Nina Jacobs replied.

"Isn’t Realgar Wine supposed to repel snakes?"

Holden Shaw asked in surprise.

"Mutated Animals aren’t afraid of it anymore. They’ve become more sensitive to smells."

Nina Jacobs speculated.

"I didn’t expect you to know so much about Mutated Animals too."

Adrian Shaw was beginning to understand why Trevor called Nina Jacobs "teacher." ’She seems to know everything.’

"I ran into some Mutated Animals when I went to City J before."

Nina Jacobs made up a quick excuse.

’The reason I know about Mutated Animals is because in my past life, when I was choosing a location for my base, I cleared out every single one from the nearby mountains.’

’In the apocalypse, Mutated Animals have developed intelligence. Letting them escape when they sense danger is like letting a tiger return to the mountains.’

’And after mutation, their habits and instincts undergo earth-shaking changes.’

"Aaron Axton is poisoned. He probably can’t go on with us."

Shawn said, supporting the weakened Aaron Axton.

The six-foot-three giant was now completely powerless.

"Those snakes aren’t supposed to be venomous."

Trevor regretted not bringing a Healer.

"What about trying this on him?"

Shirley Lucas took out a bottle of Blood Stopping Spray. Aaron Axton’s bitten right leg was still bleeding.

’On this journey, I’ve found that this Blood Stopping Spray I grabbed from the City D Base is incredibly useful.’

Trevor immediately took it and started spraying Aaron Axton’s wound.

"I think... I’m feeling much better?"

Aaron Axton said after a little while. The numbness in his body was also gradually fading.

Naji also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Looks like it wasn’t a lethal venom, just one with an anesthetic effect. He should be fine after a little while."

"That’s great! Aaron, you’re okay!"

Greg Unger said, immensely relieved.

"Greg, you stay here. The rest of us will go down first."

Trevor thought Aaron Axton would still need some time to recover.

The group grabbed the ropes and continued their descent.

There were no more interruptions on the way down.

The bottom of the cliff was a desolate wasteland.

Everyone finally set foot on solid ground.

Wooden branches, completely corroded by acid rain, crumbled to dust at the slightest touch.

Nina Jacobs activated "Five Senses Enhancement" and carefully surveyed her surroundings.

Meanwhile, Adrian Shaw had already led more than ten rescue team members to start searching the area for any sign of the Mystic Ice Core.

But they found nothing.

"The Celestial’s Prayer Stone is very alluring. It’s likely to be found near Mutated Animals."

Trevor said.

"So an Exotic Treasure will always have a Guardian Beast?"

Leo Hale asked, reminded of a game he used to play.

"Does that mean we have to go looking for Mutated Animals ourselves?"

Beckett Abbott muttered.

They had just been discussing how to avoid the Mutated Animals and stay hidden.

"Captain, something’s coming this way."

Jessica Vance, hovering in the air for a moment with her Wind Element Superpower, had already detected things converging on them from several directions.

"Looks like we don’t have to search after all. Let’s just kill them first."

Holden Shaw drew his twin blades, and the others also fell into formation, ready for a fight.

"Kill them all? It’s not too late to run."

Naji said disapprovingly.

’Once they see those Mutated Animals, they’ll realize how naive they’re being.’

"Naji, you’re overthinking it."

Trevor said, clapping him on the shoulder.

Naji glanced at Trevor. ’Me, overthinking it?’

As the ground began to shake, just as Jessica Vance had said, the first group of Mutated Animals indeed came from the right.

"What... is that?"

One of the rescue team members asked, staring in confusion at the massive creatures before them, which had thick, long necks.

Their legs were also long, looking like those of a bird.

Two of them spread their wings, and sharp blades shot out from underneath?!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Several rescue team members managed to block the creatures’ attack in time with Metal Shields and Stone Shields.

"Mutated ostriches?"

Adrian Shaw said, also uncertain.

A normal ostrich’s neck is relatively thin and long, but these creatures’ necks were so thick it made their entire bodies look triangular.

"They evolved away their weaknesses."

Nina Jacobs said.

Obviously, these mutated ostriches had evolved away their most useless feature—their slender necks.

"Leave these things to me. I have a way."

Leo Hale volunteered eagerly.

Invisible metal threads appeared from Leo Hale’s fingertips as he charged toward the mutated ostriches!

At the same time, a group of black, four-legged creatures appeared on the other side.

They were black all over, with long hair like pine needles. Below their distinctive noses were large mouths filled with tusks, and their four hooves kicked up clouds of dust as they pawed at the ground.

"Mutated wild boars. These things are trouble. Their bristles are weapons."

Naji warned.

"Holy crap, what kind of monsters are these?"

Shirley Lucas hid himself well. He had never seen such enormous wild boars.

They were almost as tall as he was.

"We can eat the meat if we kill them."

As soon as Chase Gallagher said that, Wayne Warner, who was standing nearby, had already charged forward.

"..."

Nina Jacobs was a little exasperated.

’Just as I thought. Besides my orders, the only thing that can trigger Wayne Warner into action is one of his companions mentioning the word "eat".’

However, it was clear Wayne Warner wasn’t being reckless.

He was seen grabbing a black boar with one hand, swinging it left and right as he smashed it into the ground.

The other mutated boars were engaged by Holden Shaw and several rescue team members.

SHHIIINK!

One of the boars charged at Holden Shaw, but he had already leaped onto its back, plunging his blade down deep from above!

On the other side, several Gold Spikes flashed past.

A row of mutated ostriches, their long legs severed by Leo Hale, had their lives ended.

Nina Jacobs noticed that the Mutated Animals killed by Holden Shaw, Leo Hale, and the others were also being counted toward her system mission.

Including the 31 mutated snakes from before, her system mission was now only short by three.

"Are the people from the City D Base this strong?"

Tamer was looking at them in a new, impressed light.

They originally thought these people would run away, pissing their pants in fear, at the sight of Mutated Animals...

"Something big is coming."

Trevor warned.

Everyone present could hear the sound.

THUD. THUD. THUD.

Heavy and powerful.

"Shirley, collect these corpses first."

Adrian Shaw said quickly.

’This is all edible meat.’

"You don’t have to tell me."

Shirley Lucas was already collecting the mutated ostriches.

As for the remaining mutated boars, Wayne Warner had already grabbed several with both hands and thrown them in front of him.

What appeared before them wasn’t some giant Mutated Animal, but a massive zombie animal!

"It’s that giant mutated black bear!"

It was obvious that Naji and his group recognized this black bear.

It was a big reason why they hadn’t dared to approach the bottom of this cliff.

But now, it had been zombified.