"Where a monster dies, the smell in the air will change subtly. If it hasn't been long, you can tell just by smell without any special instruments... This is from Volume 2 of 'Forbidden Zone Environmental Analysis'."
Shen Qian looked around at his surroundings while answering Yuan You.
"Actually, Captain He is capable of discernment, but his mind wasn't on that just now."
"you……"
He Weichen was somewhat taken aback.
This is indeed from "Analysis of Forbidden Zone Environments," and he knows it by heart, but the problem is...
As if knowing what he wanted to say, Shen Qian raised his hand without turning his head. In his palm was a cloud-edged badge with an eye-shaped pattern in the center.
"Scout Badge!"
Everyone was shocked and looked at Chen Qian in surprise.
Scouting is neither unusual nor rare among the nine secondary professions, but...
Shen Qian was already a hunter and alchemist, and now that he had taken out a scout badge, it was a completely different story.
Many people have two jobs, but people with three jobs are very rare.
After all, a person's energy is limited, not to mention that cultivation is actually the main job of all martial artists.
The purpose of a side job is simply to better support the main job.
Just as Yuan You was about to ask further questions, a strong wind howled in the distance, and the weeds suddenly began to spread and bend over inch by inch, as if some terrifying being was approaching close to the ground.
The unknown thing was moving extremely fast; most people didn't even have time to react before it was already close by.
With He Weichen's loud shout of "Be careful!", the soil a dozen meters away suddenly collapsed, and a black shadow about seven or eight meters long burst out of the ground, roaring as it pounced on the crowd.
It was a large snake covered in bluish-green scales, with a protruding forehead and narrow eyes that flashed with a crazed, cold light.
"R-rank monster, Candle Serpent!"
A strong stench of blood filled the air, and Yang Ni's scream made most people feel uneasy.
What does R-level mean?
That's already close to the existence of mountains and seas.
Fortunately, He Weichen stepped forward at the critical moment. With a roar, his energy surged in his hand, and his right fist became as dazzling as the sun. He threw a heavy punch.
squeak!
A tooth-grinding thud rang out, and the giant snake let out a mournful cry as its body rolled back and fell into the mud.
The fact that He Weichen was so powerful greatly excited everyone.
Only He Weichen frowned, his face full of astonishment.
"What's going on?" Yuan You also sensed something was wrong.
He Weichen is indeed skilled, but he is only a sixth-level high-level martial artist. The Candle Serpent is already a high-level demon beast group. He Weichen can at most barely contend with the strength of R-level and above. It is somewhat unbelievable that he could exert a suppressive force with a single punch.
"It's injured!"
At this moment, the writhing candle snake revealed its belly, and there was a very thin but very deep wound on its abdomen.
The wound wasn't very obvious, but as the candle snake writhed, even its internal organs were vaguely visible.
Only then did everyone realize that the strong bloody smell from before actually came from the Candle Serpent itself.
"No wonder... it attacked us even when it was on the verge of death?"
Seeing that the candle snake was clearly at its last gasp, Yuan You breathed a sigh of relief, but was then filled with doubt.
"Perhaps it's trying to escape?"
Shen Qian stared at the large snake lying on the ground, its tongue flicking at the crowd, and suddenly interjected.
"Do you remember the Shadow Rabbit we encountered when we first entered Dawang Village..."
Yuan You then thought of something else.
At this moment, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. Could it be that there was something terrifying in this area that made all the monsters flee in panic?
Before everyone could sort out their thoughts, one of the Dark Star team members suddenly rushed out, his target being the heavily injured Candle Serpent.
The one who made the move was Gu Yungao. In their haste, He Weichen and Yuan You didn't know whether to stop him, but two shouts rang out from one after the other.
"stop!"
"stop!"
Shen Qian had been a little distracted, and by the time he came to his senses and tried to stop him, it was too late; all he could do was shout.
At the same time, a loud shout came from afar.
But Gu Yungao clearly ignored their voices and unleashed a powerful punch, gathering all his strength, which slammed into the sluggish Zhushe's vital spot.
The candle snake let out a mournful cry, was sent flying several meters, and then its body crashed into the soil. It writhed a few times and then fell silent, clearly dead.
Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Yungao took out a silver net and wrapped it around the body of the Candle Serpent before darting back.
“You…” Yuan You frowned, feeling that Gu Yungao was being somewhat reckless.
"Even a dead candle snake is worth close to ten million. This is clearly wealth delivered to our doorstep. Are we just going to let it go?"
Gu Yun sneered.
Yuan You was speechless for a moment, and she had to admit that Gu Yungao's words made some sense.
In fact, if it weren't for the shouts coming from Shenqian and the distance, she probably would have thought that Gu Yungao's actions were perfectly normal.
As for why they didn't capture it alive... they didn't have the control to capture an R-level monster alive. Even though the Candle Serpent was severely injured, it could still bring great disaster if they were not careful.
From these perspectives, Gu Yungao's actions were perfectly reasonable, so He Weichen merely frowned but said nothing.
"Shen Qian, why did you stop Gu Yungao?"
But perhaps he had doubts about Shen Qian's voice, He Weichen still turned around and asked a question.
"I was just thinking that maybe we could get some information from this candle snake..." Shen Qian said with some regret.
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