Chapter 211 - Second Test, Netherlock Ghost Snake

After knocking down the Iron-Back Demon Bear, Moss thought it was not dead and wanted to finish it off to enter the next test. However, a clear and melodious voice sounded in the test area.

“Congratulations, Examinee Moss. You have completed the first test. After a short rest, you may enter the spatial rift in front of you to start the second test!”

Upon hearing the voice, Moss did not hesitate to proceed. Without rest, he walked straight to the door leading toward the second test.

After entering the spatial rift and passing through some darkness, Moss arrived at the second test area. He opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a dark forest.

Unlike the dense forest in the first test, this one was even darker. It resembled a boundary between yin and yang.

After carefully looking around, he noticed many Stubborn Donkey Mice among the tall trees. At first glance, there were at least 50 of them.

However, these mice were four to five times larger than the ones he had seen in the elite training camp. Meanwhile, a Netherlock Ghost Snake coiled itself on a tree more than 20 meters behind Moss.

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When the Netherlock Ghost Snake appeared on the screen, it caused a commotion among the audience. Many immediately recognized the beast from its unique green color.

“Hey, that’s a Netherlock Ghost Snake!”

“Holy sh*t! Last year’s level 8 hard difficulty test had a Netherlock Ghost Snake! Now it’s in the level 10 hell difficulty’s second test! That’s sick!”

“Senior Moss is in grave danger! The snake’s speed, poison fog, and sturdy body are tough for most seniors to handle!”

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Before the battle, some juniors were already worried about their senior. At that moment, everyone in White Deer High’s viewing area was anxious. Aisha was the most concerned for Moss as she immediately started praying for Moss’s safety.

Elroy was also shocked when he saw the snake. “That is one terrifying beast, even for me!”

He realized the Netherlock Ghost Snake Moss faced was more brutal than last year’s level 8 difficulty’s final test. Considering the snake’s red growth on its head, it possessed much more potent toxicity than usual.

Realizing this, Elroy broke out in a sweat.

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Meanwhile, Moss, in the test area, did not realize the danger behind him. Then his sudden appearance alarmed the Stubborn Donkey Mice.

“Squeak, squeak! Squeak!”

It was unknown which mouse let out a terrifying cry, but the rest stuck their hair out on end, like a porcupine. The mice’s blood-red eyes emitted a terrifying light as they looked at Moss ferociously.

Suddenly, Moss felt a chilly wind blowing behind him.

“That’s bad!” Moss’s heart tightened as his spiritual power sensed the approaching danger behind him.

Without hesitation, he quickly summoned three shields and formed a triangle around him to protect himself. Almost simultaneously, the snake locked its colossal body onto the shields.

Its triangular iron-like head looked for Moss from the gap above the shields’ triangle formation. The snake flicked its tongue as green saliva dripped from its mouth and unfolded its sharp dagger-like scales. The red growth on the snake’s head and the green light from its eyes made one feel a sense of intimidation.

After glaring at Moss for a moment, the snake opened its gruesome mouth and struck the human.

However, Moss hurriedly summoned another shield and pushed it toward the snake’s head. The snake did not expect the human to react so quickly as it could not dodge Moss’s shield. A loud bang echoed as the snake’s head collided with the shield. The Netherlock Ghost Snake felt pain and hissed.

Bang!

“Hiss!”

The two sounds blended and ultimately broke the forest’s silence while the mice surrounded Moss and the snake, but the mice could not attack Moss because the snake was in the way. They could only lurk around and wait for an opportunity to attack the human.

Moss’s actions utterly infuriated the Netherlock Ghost Snake. It hissed and contracted its muscles, trying to suffocate Moss with its robust body, but what it expected never came to fruition. The snake could not break Moss’s shields no matter how much it tried.

Moss felt amused when he noticed the snake using all its might to shatter his shields. The triangle was Moss’s most stable formation, and it seemed the snake had not encountered something like that before.

Moss could not help but sigh. ‘Lack of knowledge is horrifying.’

Moreover, Moss would summon a new shield from time to time to replace the ones about to lose effectiveness. This way, Moss would tire the Netherlock Ghost Snake to death, even if he did not attack.

At that moment, the red growth on the snake’s head pulsed as its face became increasingly ferocious. Then the snake raised its neck and opened its mouth to spit out water mist and dark green poison. The two substances mixed and turned into a poisonous mist, spreading toward Moss.

The poisonous green mist was overbearing as it would make the snake’s opponent lose the ability to fight and put them under a state of complete paralysis. It was one of the snake’s unique skills.

Generally, a python-like snake like the Netherlock Ghost Snake was not venomous. Moreover, its movements would not be as fast as Moss’s as it had a massive body.

Still, the snake was agile and possessed an overbearing poisonous mist and a group of helpers.

‘It looks like I’ll have to switch locations for now,’ Moss thought.

He instantly cast Holy Light Protection, knowing he could no longer stay in his triangular shield formation.

Holy Light Protection would activate under Moss’s battle awareness. It increased his speed and agility by ten folds, reduced the damage he took by 10%, and recovered his stamina by 50%. There was also a higher percentage of him avoiding the opponent’s attacks. Holy Light Protection would last forty seconds with a cooldown of three minutes.

After casting Holy Light Protection, Moss stabbed the Netherlock Ghost Snake’s body with his Frost Knight Holy Sword.

“Hiss!”

The snake’s body twitched as it hissed, and Moss dashed away from under his shield, quickly jumping toward the area where the poisonous mist had yet to reach.

However, the poisonous mist spread quickly, and the Stubborn Donkey Mice quickly pounced on Moss.

‘So that’s how it is. I’ll show you the power of a human tornado!’

Moss recalled what he did in the professional competition, summoned two shields in his hands, and spun rapidly. He was now a level 30 Holy Light Knight, so the effects of this attack had become deadlier.

Moss’s rapid spinning sent some bolder mice who attacked him flying while removing the poisonous mist from the area.

Meanwhile, the snake became enraged when it realized its poison could not affect Moss. Then it immediately activated its most vital three-in-one fusion skill.

The snake tried to use the same trick again by utilizing its speed to tie down its opponent and deal a fatal blow to Moss under its hefty body and poisonous mist attacks. However, what the snake expected never happened.