But before Tu Xiao'an could even get happy, sothing else happened.
Of the more than one hundred poisoned and unconscious victims, most had woken up. However, a dozen or so still showed no signs of waking, and their breathing was even growing fainter.
After a quick examination, Chen Mo's expression turned grim. "This is bad. The poison hasn't been neutralized in these dozen people, and their lives are in danger."
Everyone looked over. The skin around the festering wounds of these dozen people had turned a purplish-black. This discoloration was continuously spreading, as if it were eroding their Life Force bit by bit.
"Dr. Chen, how could this be?" He Zhennan asked, confused. "They all drank the Snake King Water. Why isn't it working on them?"
If the ones who woke up had been bitten by a rare venomous snake, then these dozen were like victims of an even more formidable one, with a far more lethal toxin.
Dr. Snake, Chen Mo, thought for a mont before speaking. "It must be that the poison penetrated deeper in these dozen people. Their wounds are also the most severely ulcerated and have started to get infected. They need to be isolated imdiately."
"If even the Snake King Water can't save them, this is going to be trouble."
A chill went through the crowd. Good news had arrived hand-in-hand with bad.
If even one person died today, the nature of this incident would change completely.
"Then let's just send these dozen to the hospital," He Zhennan said helplessly. "We can't just let them die in the temple."
Chen Mo glanced at him. "I'm afraid it's too late. The poison they're afflicted with is too strange, unlike anything I've ever heard of. Even if we send them to the hospital, they probably won't be able to identify it in ti."
At the very least, the hospitals in Bai Town lacked the necessary facilities and experts.
"How could a poison this potent co from a mosquito bite?"
He Zhennan recalled what Tu Xiao'an had said earlier and found it a bit ridiculous.
In truth, most people didn't believe Tu Xiao'an's explanation at all. If mosquito bites could do this to a person, the human race would have probably gone extinct long ago.
"Lord Emissary, what do we do now?" Li Shun whispered to Tu Xiao'an.
Tu Xiao'an didn't feel like explaining the mosquito issue. He was about to secretly summon the system and check the System Mall for any Treasure dicine that could save these dozen people.
Just then, Chen Mo suddenly said to He Zhennan, "Wasn't there a Supre Profound Snake that appeared on She Mountain? Who ended up with it?"
"Dr. Chen, why do you suddenly ask?"
As He Zhennan spoke, it was as if a light bulb went off in his head. "Could it be that the Supre Profound Snake can save their lives?"
"The Supre Profound Snake is a Treasure dicine among snakes. Every one of its organs has dicinal properties. Its Snake Blood can miraculously slow the body's aging process and, more importantly, can neutralize a hundred poisons. If we had the blood of a Supre Profound Snake, we might have a chance."
The situation was urgent. In Chen Mo's view, even sending them to the hospital would be useless now. These dozen people were on the verge of death.
He Zhennan shook his head. "Although the Supre Profound Snake did fall into the hands of soone from our Bai Town, its Snake Blood was taken long ago."
He Zhennan knew that ilin had sold off the Supre Profound Snake's organs separately.
Besides, so much ti had passed. How could the Snake Blood possibly have been preserved?
'The blood of the Supre Profound Snake can save them?'
Hearing this, Tu Xiao'an's consciousness imdiately withdrew from the System Mall. If that was the case, he had another idea.
A small, exquisite, red-and-white-striped snake appeared in Tu Xiao'an's hand. He quickly said to Li Shun, "Bring the bucket of Snake King Water."
Li Shun imdiately did as he was told, carrying the bucket over to Tu Xiao'an.
At that mont, everyone's eyes fell on the small snake in Tu Xiao'an's hand, their faces paling in shock.
Both Chen Mo and He Zhennan's breathing grew heavy, their eyes seared onto the small snake. They could tell at a single glance that this snake was extraordinary.
"What a snake, what a snake..."
He Zhennan imdiately exclaid in admiration.
Chen Mo was even more astonished. He stared intently at Tu Xiao'an, because he had already discerned that although the snake was small, its Snake Race aura was incredibly potent. Faintly, ripples seed to disturb the surrounding air just from its presence.
'This is an Awakened Snake.'
But Chen Mo didn't say this out loud. He only grew more wary of Tu Xiao'an's identity.
Tu Xiao'an didn't bother explaining what kind of snake it was. Holding a dagger, he looked at the Mutant Moon Snake with a gentle tone and said, "Hey, treasure. I need to borrow a little of your Snake Blood."
If the blood of a Supre Profound Snake could save lives, then the blood of this evolved and mutated Snake Species—which ca from a Supre Profound Snake—would be even more effective, without a doubt.
If Chen Mo hadn't brought it up, Tu Xiao'an would have completely forgotten about this Taiyin Snake.
The miraculous thing about this snake was that it could even revive soone who had just died.
The little snake was barely twenty centiters long, its red and white stripes shimring. When the dagger slid lightly across its Snake Scales, the first stroke surprisingly failed to break through them.
Tu Xiao'an tapped the Taiyin Snake's little head lightly and chuckled. "Be good. I'm just borrowing a little blood. I'll make it up to you later."
This Taiyin Snake was an Awakened Snake Species and extrely intelligent. Naturally, it wasn't willing to bleed for no reason.
If it was unwilling, an ordinary dagger couldn't possibly penetrate its Snake Scales.
But since its master had spoken, the Taiyin Snake gave a few soft hisses and resigned itself to its fate, looking pitiful in a very human-like way.
The dagger slid across its translucent, crystalline Snake Skin again. This ti, a fine, almost invisible cut appeared, and a sar of exceptionally vibrant red blood slowly seeped out.
DRIP... DRIP... DRIP...
In the end, Tu Xiao'an squeezed a full ten drops of blood from the Taiyin Snake's body into the bucket of Snake King Water.
Instantly, the clear Snake King Water was dyed red, and a current of Baoguang began to swirl within it.
It was only ten drops of Snake Blood, but it was enough to save lives and heal the wounded.
The Snake Blood of any Awakened Snake Species was extraordinarily potent, to say nothing of a Taiyin Snake that had evolved and mutated from a Supre Profound Snake.
"Li Shun, don't just stand there gawking. Give the Snake King Water in the bucket to those dozen unconscious victims now. Let's see if it can neutralize the poison."
The situation was critical, so Tu Xiao'an couldn't be bothered with the strange looks from others. Using this Taiyin Snake to save them was, at least, slightly easier to explain than buying a potion from the system.
Mixed with the blood of the Awakened Taiyin Snake, the Snake King Water was upgraded once again, its effects and value now imasurable. Li Shun poured a bowl of the vibrant red water into the mouth of one of the deeply comatose victims.
Everyone held their breath and watched intently. Only a few breaths after the water was administered, they saw the purplish-black skin around the victim's wound recede at a visible rate. The effect was obvious.
Soon, a healthy flush began to return to the victim's pale face.
"It's that effective?"
The people in the temple were stunned. Just by adding a little Snake Blood, the effect had turned from mundane to miraculous.
"COUGH COUGH..."
The unconscious victim began to cough slowly. He was waking up.
"Quick! Give this water to the rest of the unconscious victims!"
Chen Mo was overjoyed. He imdiately turned to look for the young man who exuded a Snake Race aura, but when he did, he was startled.
The man was gone.
The slender young man was nowhere to be seen in the temple.
"Brother He, who on earth was that young man? Do you know him?"
Chen Mo imdiately asked He Zhennan.
He Zhennan was also completely shocked. The young man he had been eating and drinking with had produced a snake and instantly saved the day. He had perford a great service, saving over a dozen lives in one fell swoop.
"I don't know him. I don't even know if he's from our Bai Town."
Imdiately after, both Chen Mo and He Zhennan turned their gazes to Li Shun, because he was the one who had brought the young man in.
Li Shun shuddered and quickly shook his head, his gaze unconsciously shifting toward the statue of the Snake King.
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