Chapter 1116: Chapter 1116

Du You went with the flow and kept a Sand Snake gallbladder, discovering that it could enhance physical constitution.

Of course, for those not reaching the fifth tier, the increased constitution was of little use to Du You. "It seems, indeed useful," Du You glanced at the two sisters, his heart burning with an unknown desire.

Half a day later, Beetles carrying several gallbladders flew back. These were left by fifth-tier Sand Snakes. The previous ground tremors must have been the Sand Snakes resisting. Unfortunately, in such a narrow space, the fifth-tier Sand Snakes had no chance to escape. Facing a large number of Beetles that were essentially of the fifth tier, the Sand Snakes met their demise there and then.

If Du You hadn’t ordered to save the gallbladders, the Beetles probably wouldn’t have left anything for him.

This was also because of the control of the queen Beetle; without it, even if Du You gave the order, what would have been brought back might just be a damaged gallbladder.

"Here, eat this, and you can have more energy tonight."

Du You handed the two sisters each a gallbladder, the sisters rolled their eyes, their faces flushed, but obediently gulped down the items. Du You tossed a gallbladder into his mouth and a wave of burning energy instantly flowed from his mouth to his stomach, spreading throughout his body.

As the fiery energy spread, Du You felt as though he had an impulse.

However, now was not the right time for certain indescribable activities, so he decided to finish dealing with the Snake Nest first.

"Eh? How could this be?" Suddenly, Du You’s eyes widened, his face showing incredulity as he looked toward the ground.

"What happened, could there be a sixth-tier Sand Snake?" The sisters tensed up. With their current strength, facing a sixth-tier creature would leave them no choice but to run, and it was still uncertain if they could escape.

Du You waved his hand, his face showing surprise but not panic. The sisters also gradually calmed down.

"Let’s go in that direction, it seems bigger over there. This underground cavern is probably much larger than we imagined." Previously, Du You felt that his Beetles kept spreading far away, getting more distant from him.

As Du You’s connection to the Beetles was not very clear, he naturally couldn’t determine the entire scope of the Snake Nest, but he could still sense its vastness—it was a super underground labyrinth.

"It doesn’t seem that strange when you think about it. The Quicksand Empire has so many rites, and many of them have Sand Snake pets. If the Snake Nest wasn’t large enough, it wouldn’t be possible to breed so many Sand Snakes," Lin Yucha reasoned after pondering.

"Regardless, we’ll know once we go and check it out," Du You said while starting to open the spheres, which were left by the Sand Snakes. Some fifth-tier Sand Snakes, after getting surrounded and unable to escape, died within the cavern. However, there were still some fifth-tier Sand Snakes that managed to run away when they sensed something wrong, and they hadn’t yet been caught.

As each sphere was opened, Du You found several items inside, although none were immediately useful.

Another thing left by the Sand Snake was a pet egg, which was rather good—the potential maxed out at the sixth-tier pinnacle, which was already top-notch among pet eggs. Because no creature could innately have a seventh-tier limit.

At least Du You had never heard of a pet whose natural upper limit was at the seventh tier, and there was no mention of such in the records either.

"This pet egg is nice. I can trade it for some good stuff when I get back," Du You said gleefully as he put it away.

Unfortunately, it’s a pity that truly valuable goods are generally hard to come by through trade. Other major powers at my level tend to conduct internal trades or rely on their own means to acquire what they need. As my level continues to rise, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find what I need on the market.

As he flew along the path, Du You would occasionally see Sand Snakes burrowing up from underground, followed by a host of Beetles. Some of the Sand Snakes managed to escape, while others were quickly caught up to. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚑𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥

Meanwhile, Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi would take down any escaping Sand Snakes with a single arrow on the spot.

For those Sand Snakes they couldn’t see, they had no choice but to let them escape. But judging by the looks of the terrified Sand Snakes, they wouldn’t dare return to this place. They would not forget the terror of the Beetles.

"Look, there’s a fifth-tier Sand Snake ahead," Du You finally spotted a fifth-tier Sand Snake that had emerged.

The Sand Snake moved incredibly fast and had two heads. It seemed that Sand Snakes above the third tier all had two heads. As the Sand Snake ran swiftly forward, one of its heads turned back towards the Beetles pursuing it and spat out a mouthful of poison fog.

The Beetles enveloped by the poison fog split open and then disintegrated. The potency of the toxin was now effective against Element Creatures, and this was an eye-opener for Du You.

But Du You didn’t hesitate—he cast a Devouring Swamp at the fifth-tier Sand Snake. The Sand Snake seemed to have no way to counter the Devouring Swamp. The dark mire of the Devouring Swamp covered the Sand Snake, and it began to struggle fiercely. Its poison was ineffective against this move. The Sand Snake’s ability to manipulate sand was blocked by the mucus of the swamp, rendering it useless.

In the end, apart from struggling, it had no other options. However, being a fifth-tier, given enough time it might have broken free. Unfortunately for the Sand Snake, the Beetles didn’t give it any time.

The Beetles quickly flew over and burrowed into the Devouring Swamp. The damage from the swampland had no effect on Du You’s own Beetles, nor did it even block them. After entering, the Beetles began to tear at the Sand Snake’s skin.

The Sand Snake rolled and thrashed violently, letting out piercing, panicked cries, but to no avail. Before long, the Beetles had burrowed into the Sand Snake’s body. Wisps of black smoke rose from the Sand Snake.

"This Sand Snake is formidable; it still has the power to attack the Beetles that have entered its body," Du You finally understood why so many Sand Snakes had escaped—this one could attack intruders inside its own body.

Whatever the method was, the Beetles that entered the body died en masse. However, the Sand Snake’s own magic power was also being rapidly depleted. Once it had nearly exhausted its magic power, the Sand Snake had no choice but to be torn apart and eaten by the overwhelming number of Beetles. If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t bring back so many Sand Snakes, Du You would not have been so wasteful.

Soon, another Sand Snake was killed, and the group continued to move forward. The number of Sand Snakes they could see along the way was increasing, and Du You felt more and more intrigued by this underground cavern.

"I wonder what’s beneath here. After we’ve cleared the area, we might have to go down and check," Du You said thoughtfully.