Sword God in a World of Magic

'Vanishing Snake: In life trouble, in death trouble,' Shang read in his mind with surprise.

Why surprise?

Because 2,000 Contribution Points was a lot!

With just one snake, Shang could buy one unit of ore.

Shang definitely was interested in the big reward.

'Descendants of General Stage beasts. However, the General Stage variant only lives in swampy areas. The powerful adult Vanishing Snakes put their young in the Wild Forest, and the young remain there until they become powerful enough to go back to the Empress Cobra Zone.'

'The Vanishing Snakes are atypical snakes due to their teeth. In comparison to normal snakes, Vanishing Snakes don't have poisonous teeth but a full set of sharp fangs.'

'The Vanishing Snakes have a Metal Affinity, and with their sharp teeth, they infuse their prey with the destructive power of metal, making the insides of their prey bleed furiously.'

'The Vanishing Snakes are a menace in three ways.'

'One: They are experts at assassination, and they are not afraid of humans. The Vanishing Snake is the beast that kills the most Soldier Stage hunters each year in the Storm Eagle Zone.'

'Two: Vanishing Snakes can birth offspring after their death. In their lives, Vanishing Snakes will procreate with one partner, and the female Vanishing Snake will store the fertilized eggs until she dies unless she reaches the General Stage and finds a good spot.'

'When the eggs get into contact with stomach acid, they come out of hibernation and start growing. The eggshells are sticky and will stick to the lining of the stomach. Eventually, the young will eat the target that has eaten their mother from the inside out.'

'Three: The Vanishing Snake has access to a gas that causes targets to fall into a deep sleep. During combat, the effects of this gas are negligible, but if a Vanishing Snake manages to sneak up on someone without their notice, it can have devastating results.'

'Humans will very quickly realize that the sudden onset of tiredness is unnatural, but beasts won't. Vanishing Snakes are not very big, and they can move very silently, hence the name.'

'With the sleeping gas, the Vanishing Snake is one of the very few beasts that can take down beasts a Realm above them.'

'There have been cases of Vanishing Snakes killing the guarding dogs in the Farm Line.'

Shang's eyes opened wide.

Line. Even now, Shang was very certain that he couldn't

gas, the Vanishing

this, Shang realized

the biggest danger to Warrior's Paradise out of all beasts in the

for a lot of deaths

also in the northeastern part of the Wild Forest,' Shang thought. 'So, to summarize, Pest Cats are everywhere, Life Scarabs are in the northwest, and Swamp Millipedes and Vanishing Snakes are

was when Shang realized

Snakes? The mission said that adult Vanishing Snakes only live in the Empress Cobra Zone. However, if the Swamp Millipedes manage to turn the northeastern Wild Forest into a swamp,

the poisonous swamp of the Empress Cobra Zone wants to expand. In comparison, the northwestern forest has it easier. Sure, they have the Life Scarabs, but they can't

Wild Forest since the reward is higher, but it's also more dangerous.

his chin in thought. He wondered if

around at the other people. He had been standing here for quite a while,

eyes

of the teachers but a black uniform. The students with the black uniforms wanted

people probably had already

student in their

that be

a student. That meant that

Shang said politely

uttered as he

wanted to ask if there is a way for me to find the Vanishing Snakes before

with a bored gaze. "No, they're too good at hiding. You can only trust your instincts. If your instincts are telling you that you are in

your advice,"

said. Then, he pulled down a mission for a General Stage beast and left in

you do

looked to his other side when he heard someone say

17 years old, and he wore a yellow

"Do what?" Shang asked.