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.

still remembered the dogs he had seen in the Farm Line. Even now, Shang was very certain that he couldn't kill one of them. They were

the sleeping gas, the Vanishing Snakes could even kill these

this, Shang realized why the reward was

Warrior's Paradise out of all beasts in

responsible for a lot

part of the Wild Forest,' Shang thought. 'So, to summarize, Pest Cats are everywhere, Life Scarabs are in the northwest, and

was when Shang realized something

However, if the Swamp Millipedes manage to turn the northeastern Wild Forest into a swamp, even

easier. Sure, they have the Life Scarabs, but they can't compare to the Vanishing Snakes in terms of threat to the environment and

think I should go to the northeastern Wild Forest since the reward is higher, but it's also more dangerous.

wondered if

for quite a while, and

Shang's eyes shone when he saw

a man in his late 20s. He didn't wear the silver uniforms of the teachers but a black uniform. The students with the black uniforms

thinking people probably had already noticed something

student in their late

be in the General

yes, this man was in the General Stage. However, he was also still a

said politely to the

man uttered as he

I wanted to ask if there is a way for

and down 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 danger,

for your advice," Shang

Then, he pulled down a mission

you do

looked to his other side when he heard someone say

about 17 years old, and he wore a

"Do what?" Shang asked.