Virus King - Chapter 241

Chapter 241: “Lord Bai, Rest Assured—We’re Here!”

TL: YYang

Clearly, with prior success and the significant improvement in the strength of the other members of Group Chat No. 001 today, their battle process was smoother than ever.

When facing the River-Swallowing Toad, their cooperation was seamless. In less than ten minutes, they forcibly defeated the massive toad. Its blood flowed profusely, and its enormous corpse lay in a heap.

Ma Er was drenched in blood, but lightning crackled around him. The surge of energy made him appear like a god shrouded in thunder!

“Ha-ha-ha! A mere toad! It’s no longer a match for us!”

This guy was showing off, acting as if he were extraordinary, while the others had already focused their attention on the loot dropped by the massive River-Swallowing Toad.

As expected, there was a dark orb the size of a dragon’s eye lying there. But this time, there were significantly more items than before.

Yesterday, only the monster’s inner core had been dropped.

But now, in addition to the core, there was also a token and a special book!

Everyone leaned in. The core was predictable, but the additional items caught their attention.

[Contribution Token (2)]

[Special Item — Unranked]

[Mount Shu Disciple’s Contribution Token: Represents contributions made by Mount Shu disciples. Points are awarded based on the strength of the defeated magical beast. Additional points can be earned by taming famous swords at the Sword Tomb or deciphering the ancient texts in the Myriad Scripture Pavilion.]

[Holding the Contribution Token allows one to exchange contributions for treasures at the Mount Shu Treasure Pavilion!]

This item caused everyone to exchange glances. Using contributions to exchange for treasures wasn’t unheard of.

However, everyone also understood that with only two points of contribution, what kind of treasure could be redeemed at Mount Shu remained a mystery!

Thus, the token’s true value was yet to be determined.

Casually tossing the token to Ma Er for safekeeping, everyone turned their attention back to the book.

[Water Hoarding Technique (D-Rank)]

[Active Skill]

[Refines apertures within the body to absorb water sources and store large amounts of water. Allows water-based techniques to bypass condensation of water vapor. Cooldown: None. Storage capacity depends on Constitution and Spirit strength.]

“This one’s mine. Same old rules—name your price!”

Shui Chuan adjusted his black-framed glasses as he eagerly declared his claim.

No one else seemed particularly interested in this item.

“Alright, let’s settle the distribution later. By the way—where’s Lord Bai?”

Ma Er scanned the area, realizing that Chen Bai, who had been standing behind them earlier, was nowhere to be seen.

Everyone froze for a moment.

Overlord finally spoke up: “He probably went off to check other places. Good timing. Now that we’ve taken down the River-Swallowing Toad, it’s time to challenge the other bosses on the 1st layer! Let’s move!”

“Found him! Found him!”

A voice rang out from afar as Ma Er, still brimming with lightning energy, shouted back.

The Demon-Sealing Tower wasn’t an empty space; it was a miniaturized world with mountains, rivers, and lakes.

After crossing the great lake where the River-Swallowing Toad had resided, Ma Er and the others, perched on a hillside, finally spotted Chen Bai.

It was a long ridge.

Clearly, this place was the core of the Demon-Sealing Tower’s 1st layer. On that ridge stood not one but three magical beasts.

What’s more, any one of these beasts was likely stronger than the River-Swallowing Toad!

A massive, striped tiger.
A colossal green ox, as tall as a two-story building.
A mottled giant python coiled nearby.

The aura of each beast was incredibly intimidating.

Yet Chen Bai stood amidst them, unmoving. Despite the swift and ferocious attacks of the three beasts, every strike seemed as though Chen Bai had anticipated it in advance. No matter how they tried, they couldn’t even scratch him. It was as if he were toying with these terrifying creatures in the palm of his hand!

“Wow! A Level 17 tiger, a Level 18 ox, and that python’s a Level 19 magical beast! Holy crap!”

Ma Er exclaimed in shock: “No wonder he’s the White Emperor! No wonder he completed Redo’s Ultimate Investment! This level of power—it’s incredible!”

The others glanced skeptically at Ma Er.

The term “Ultimate Investment” was something Ma Er had mentioned more than once, whether in casual conversation or in the discussions within Group Chat No. 001.

It was precisely because of this so-called Ultimate Investment that Ma Er held such admiration for Chen Bai.

But what exactly was Ultimate Investment?

The others had asked him about it before, but Ma Er had remained tight-lipped. At this point, they couldn’t be bothered to ask anymore.

That being said, the scene unfolding before them now struck them with an unparalleled sense of awe!

They had struggled countless times against such foes, often narrowly escaping death. On several occasions, it was only thanks to True Illusion, the bull-nosed Daoist, with his restorative Daoist arts and defensive talismans, that they had avoided fatal losses.

Even with all that effort, they had barely managed to defeat the River-Swallowing Toad.

Yet Chen Bai, on his very first encounter with these three bosses—each no weaker than the River-Swallowing Toad—handled them with effortless ease.

This level of power left them utterly dumbfounded!

“Brothers, Lord Bai may be incredibly strong, but we can’t just stand by and do nothing! At the very least, we can handle one of them—let’s go!”

Ma Er waved his hand, his confidence bolstered to unprecedented heights with Chen Bai around.

However, as they charged down the hillside with great determination, Chen Bai, still dodging effortlessly, turned and beckoned at them.

“You guys done over there?”

Ma Er nodded, his lightning-lit eyes fixed on the three magical beasts before him.

“Don’t worry, Lord Bai. With us here, we can distract one of them and take it down!”

“Uh…”

Chen Bai blinked, feeling that they had misunderstood something. Pressing his lips together, he flicked his fingers, and a faint dark-green light appeared at his fingertips.

As the green light streaked out, it enveloped the three magical beasts in an instant.

The moment the light touched their bodies, all three beasts trembled violently. Something within them seemed to erupt, and even these ferocious creatures slowly became covered in patches of black spots.

And then, from the moment Ma Er and the others had charged in and spoken to Chen Bai, to the moment it was all over, not even five seconds had passed.

The three monstrous beasts, once roaring with savage fury, lay lifeless on the ground—completely and utterly dead.

“…”

For a brief moment, silence and awkwardness hung over the scene.

Ma Er pursed his lips and muttered, “Lord Bai, this is…”

Chen Bai cleared his throat and replied, “Well, I noticed you guys were still busy earlier, so I thought I’d try out some new abilities I’ve been working on. Good thing you’re done now. My experiments are just about complete as well.”

Hmm.

The new infectious disease effect was performing rather well.

Though its lethality wasn’t quite as swift as using Plague Sun to enhance infections with Black Death, it still significantly weakened the physical strength and combat abilities of its targets.

But Chen Bai didn’t seem to realize the immense shock—and psychological damage—this scene had inflicted on the dozen or so companions around him.

Their fragile hearts had just been dealt a critical blow.

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True False Illusion is just True Illusion’s group chat nickname.