"Mie Mie~ to the right...."

Before Yu Yuan could finish his sentence, Mie Mie had already swerved sharply to the right, its hooves skidding across the ground. But under Mie Mie's powerful control, it quickly regained its footing, and the man and sheep darted to the right.

In the next moment, a stream of pale yellow venom sprayed onto the path they had been traveling just moments before.

White foam bubbled up from the ground.

Boom—

Yu Yuan, however, pulled the trigger of the Grenade Launcher once more, aiming at the mutated King Cobra.

The High Explosive grenade struck the mutated King Cobra's body. Amidst a cloud of explosive smoke, the scales near the impact point were dislodged, but no substantial damage was inflicted.

"Damn, this thing's Scale Armor Plating is just too OP! Even a High Explosive grenade can't take it down."

Yu Yuan cursed inwardly.

【Experimental Subject X-171: King Cobra】

Spirituality Factor Level: Medium

Mutation Characteristics: Gigantification, Scale Armor Plating

Mutation Abilities: Venom Spit, Thermal Vision

Weakness: Internal organs remain fragile; internal organ reinforcement can be enhanced.

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This data was from what remained on Ning Zhe's computer, which Yu Yuan had always kept.

"The internal organs are still fragile!"

Yu Yuan had already thought of a method; he could only try it this way.

He patted Mie Mie lightly.

"Just maintain this speed, keep your distance from it!"

He himself, however, performed a 180-degree turn right on Mie Mie's back, now facing the mutated King Cobra.

The HK416 Assault Rifle appeared in his hands again. A new High Explosive grenade was loaded into the Grenade Launcher as he began to aim, waiting for the perfect firing opportunity.

Mie Mie's speed was extremely fast. Even though the mutated King Cobra was massive and twisted its body furiously, it still couldn't catch up to the galloping sheep.

Yu Yuan's legs clamped onto Mie Mie's belly like a vise, his core engaged, striving to stabilize his body.

After several more seconds of pursuit like this.

The mutated King Cobra, unable to catch up, finally lost control of its violent nature. It opened its mouth wide, preparing to spit venom once more.

But this was precisely the moment Yu Yuan had been desperately waiting for. The instant the mutated King Cobra opened its mouth...

Bang—

As the trigger of the Grenade Launcher was pulled, the High Explosive grenade shot forth.

Pale yellow venom sprayed from the openings at the front of the King Cobra's fangs just as the High Explosive grenade flew straight into its gaping maw.

"Mie Mie... left..." Seeing the venom flying towards them, Yu Yuan hurriedly warned.

But firing the grenade had cost a fraction of a second. Although Mie Mie had already begun to turn, swerving was now too late.

The venom was right in front of them. Mie Mie was still skidding, and it looked like they were about to be hit.

Yet, Mie Mie and Yu Yuan vanished just before the venom could touch them.

It was 【Shadow Stride】.

The venom hit the ground with a sizzling sound.

Boom—

At the same moment, the High Explosive grenade that had landed in the mutated King Cobra's throat detonated. The violent explosion and the high-speed shrapnel tore apart the soft tissues of its oral cavity.

A confined space, the High Explosive buff fully stacked.

The back of the mutated King Cobra's head was blown open into a large hole. The armored scales could easily resist external impacts, but their defense against internal forces was practically zero.

Half of its head was blown off, hanging by only a tattered connection of flesh.

The massive King Cobra crashed heavily onto the street. Although dead, its corpse continued to writhe, twitch, and curl.

Like a giant worm.

Anyone who saw this without knowing the context would probably be scared out of their wits.

Even Yu Yuan, the one who caused it, found the sight exceptionally creepy.

Fortunately, he knew this was a normal phenomenon after a snake's death, due to the delayed death of its nervous system.

There was no need to worry about this King Cobra resurrecting.

The moment the High Explosive grenade detonated, a large amount of dissipating Pure Spirituality was captured by the Positioning Watch. The progress bar advanced a full 18%, surpassing even the energy provided by the Leader-level Infected within Freedom Tower.

The 【Civilization Illustrated Book】 also updated its contents.

【Armored Venomous King Snake】

Quality: Bronze

Spirituality Factor Level: Medium

Spiritual Organs: Venomous Fangs, King Snake Poison Gland, Armored Scales, King Snake Eye, King Snake Gallbladder

Yu Yuan tried to store the King Cobra's corpse into the Loser's Cube, but there was no reaction.

The Loser's Cube could only contain living beings; the clearly deceased were not included.

And the Rabbit Ring obviously couldn't hold such a massive giant snake either.

Taking it away directly was impossible.

Yu Yuan simply walked up to the giant snake's corpse and took out that epic-grade 【Sharp Alloy Scalpel】. He proceeded to cut off the already blasted-apart snake head.

The earlier High Explosive grenade had already blown the snake's head open. Although the snake's external scales were hard, cutting from the inside was relatively simple.

He dug out the chip from the mutated King Cobra's brain, listed it on Taotao Hole, and then stored it in the Rabbit Ring.

Next, using the huge syringe from the 【Physician Aberration】, he collected some fresh blood.

He also collected some of the armored scales from the mutated King Cobra's body.

Finally, Yu Yuan inserted that Rare-tier Mountain-Splitting Saber into a wound on the mutated King Cobra. Fighting back nausea and discomfort, he sliced open the still-writhing snake corpse along its esophagus, performing a full disembowelment.

After cutting open roughly one-third of its length, he finally saw what he wanted—the gallbladder.

This gallbladder was a dark green color, like an emerald, and the size of a fist indicated its unusual nature.

He cut it off, placed it in a preservation box, and stored it back in the Rabbit Ring.

The most valuable spiritual materials from this mutated King Cobra were now all in his possession.

Fang also sent a message: the Doctor had stabilized Mona's injuries, but surgery was urgently needed, otherwise her life would still be in danger.

Yu Yuan didn't linger any longer. He unequipped Mie Mie and hurried towards Masier's residence.

When he arrived at the basement of Number 7 Canchino Street, the look Masier gave him was now filled with deep admiration and gratitude.

"Investor, what about that huge snake? Are you alright?"

Yu Yuan patted Masier on the back, comforting her as he said, "Don't worry! I've already taken care of it. But we must leave immediately. We can talk more later!"

As he spoke, he had already taken out the Loser's Cube and looked at Masier.

"Don't resist!"

Still bewildered, Masier was drawn into the Loser's Cube and restrained. Mona was still unconscious, so naturally, she didn't resist.

Fang, the Doctor, and Mona were also quickly contained inside.

Yu Yuan then stored all of Masier's belongings into the Rabbit Ring. It wasn't just the things Masier had prepared; anything Yu Yuan deemed valuable and that the Rabbit Ring could hold, he took with him.

This residence was finished. Leaving the supplies here would only be a waste, benefiting the scavengers.

After quickly finishing up, Yu Yuan left the residence and already saw car headlights lighting up the distant street.

The battle here had been so intense; the Aurora Animal Assistance Association wouldn't be without a response. They were already coming to investigate.

Yu Yuan immediately activated 【Shadow Stride】, leaping rapidly through the darkness to get away.

After a few flashes, he had vanished from Canchino Street.

After a dozen or so jumps, Yu Yuan reached the edge of District 11. He took a deep look back in the direction of Canchino Street.

He ducked into the sewer, summoned Mie Mie, and ran swiftly towards the shelter.

With Masier gone, he probably wouldn't be coming back to Canchino Street again.

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