"Spirit Beast Crimson Belly Spirit Snake!?"
Lin Sheng's heart stirred.
Possessing the mountain and sea scroll, he was quite interested in these exotic beasts.
Wild beasts like the Rock Sheep and Iron Yak were all considered common grade, and the improvements they brought him after merging were already quite significant and powerful. He wondered what miraculous effects merging with a Spirit Beast, whose grade was clearly much higher than the Iron Yak, would have.
Thinking of this, a hint of fervor couldn't help but rise in his heart. Although the work at the Hunting Beast Hall was dangerous, it was quite suitable for him.
At this moment, an old hunter behind him said something with a hint of helplessness.
"Lin Sheng, don't keep listening to Head Zhang talk about these things. It's best if those troublesome Spirit Beasts appear less often. Last time, for that Crimson Belly Spirit Snake, our Hunting Beast Hall lost nearly a hundred men. If that happened a few more times, I'm afraid the Hunting Beast Hall would be wiped out."
"Old Li, what are you talking about? Although hunting Spirit Beasts is extremely dangerous, the rewards are equally generous. Last time, our Hunting Beast Hall gave everyone an extra ten taels of silver. And those hunters who blocked the Spirit Beast, the ones who survived, each got a Blood Coagulation Pill. That's a precious medicine that's incredibly beneficial for breaking through Forging Tendons."
Zhang Ding directly refuted the old hunter's words.
"What do people like us, who have no background, rely on? Isn't it the courage to fight and kill? If we can break through Forging Tendons, that's practically changing our destiny against the heavens. When the time comes, we can leave the Hunting Beast Hall and find a good job in the County Town, so we don't have to lick blood off the knife's edge anymore."
Hearing this, the old hunter didn't argue back. Clearly, Zhang Ding was right. Life in the Hunter's Hall was precarious, even if nothing was happening now, there was no guarantee that things wouldn't go wrong later.
This was indeed the case. The Hunting Beast Hall offered generous treatment, but its casualty rate was also the highest among all the halls in the Zhenshan Tower.
For a moment, several old members of the Zhenshan Hall, including Zhang Ding, fell silent.
Lin Sheng, however, didn't pay too much attention to this, because he knew that as long as he was given some time, his strength would definitely increase significantly. Although he didn't have the follow-up cultivation method for the Raging Bull Fist now, the White Ape Leg Technique from Liu Ergou was enough for him to cultivate to the initial stage of Forging Tendons.
Of course, the most important thing was having the mountain and sea scroll. As long as he could find some powerful exotic beasts in Yangping Mountain and merge with them, his strength would definitely skyrocket. He figured he would be able to protect himself in Yangping Mountain.
"Hiss!"
Ah!!
A hiss came from not far away, followed by a scream.
The few of them quickly turned their heads to look, only to see a hunter clutching his shoulder and groaning incessantly. On the leaves and branches in front of him, a long branch was shaking continuously.
Lin Sheng's eyesight was good, and combined with the fact that it was only about a hundred meters away from him, he focused his gaze and saw that there was actually a dark green venomous snake in the constantly shaking branch.
The venomous snake was only as thick as a child's arm, with dense patterns on its body. Its flat, oval head had a protrusion resembling a chicken's comb. At this moment, it was constantly flicking its tongue, looking quite chilling.
"Damn, it's a Crown Head Snake! Quick, sprinkle sulfur powder!!"
Someone in the team quickly shouted out. Then, someone took out a cloth bag from his chest, roughly tore it open, and a ball of orange-yellow powder was sprinkled towards the branch.
The Crown Head venomous snake seemed to dislike the powder greatly. After probing a few times, it ultimately turned around and disappeared onto the tree fork.
At this time, the bitten hunter was still wailing in pain. An old hunter quickly stepped forward to check, but shook his head with a gloomy expression.
"Idiot, did you not sprinkle insect repellent powder on yourself before entering the mountain!!"
"I... I forgot... It hurts... Quick, save me... I don't want to die!!"
The injured hunter wailed intermittently, his body twitching on the ground.
At this moment, Lin Sheng had followed Zhang Ding and the others and gathered around, watching the young hunter's face filled with fear and pain.
"What should we do??"
Lin Sheng looked at Zhang Ding beside him. Judging from the young hunter's appearance and the cautious look on everyone's faces when they saw the snake just now, it was clear that the Crown Head Snake's venom was quite potent.
"If you're bitten by a Crown Head Snake, there's only one way to survive..."
Zhang Ding shook his head slightly and didn't continue.
"Move aside!"
At this moment, Wang Sanyang quickly walked over, stepped past everyone, and directly pressed down on the twitching young hunter. He pried open the hand that was gripping his arm and tore open his upper clothing.
Two bloody holes could be clearly seen on his forearm, from which streams of black blood were continuously gushing out.
Wang Sanyang just took a glance, then deftly pulled out a hemp rope from his waist and tightly bound it above the injured hunter's shoulder. He then took out a small wine flask from his chest, took a deep gulp, and spat it onto his shoulder. After that, he tore off a piece of cloth and stuffed it into the other person's mouth.
Just as he finished doing this, an old hunter nearby had already handed over a steel knife.
"No... don't..."
Seeing this scene, the young hunter seemed to understand something. He widened his eyes and kept shouting.
Wang Sanyang, however, paid no attention. He raised his arm and quickly brought it down. After a flash of cold light, an arm had fallen off at the shoulder.
Large amounts of blood splattered, but this blood was already dark in color, clearly having been infected by the venom.
However, as a large amount of blood gushed out from the severed point, the blood flowing out gradually turned bright red within just a few breaths.
"That's enough." Seeing this, Wang Sanyang finally spoke in a deep voice.
At this point, someone nearby had already taken out thick medicinal powder and spread it on a white cloth. Hearing Wang Sanyang's words, they immediately used the white cloth to bandage the young hunter's wound.
"Most of the poisoned blood has been drained. Liu Le, Wang Er, you two take him down the mountain immediately to find Physician Qian. His life should be saved."
"Yes, Team Leader Wang."
Two people from the team stepped out, lifted the young hunter onto their backs, and hurried down the mountain.
After the two figures had gone far, Wang Sanyang scanned the surrounding people with a serious expression.
"Once you enter Yangping Mountain, there's no room for even a bit of carelessness. I don't want to repeat these clichés. After all, your lives are your own. But if you harm everyone because of personal reasons, then it won't be as simple as just one life."
Saying this, his gaze swept over the newcomers in the team. After a while, he finally withdrew his gaze.
"Alright, let's go. No matter what, the mission must be completed."
After this incident, Lin Sheng clearly felt the originally relaxed atmosphere in the team become somewhat heavy, especially among the newcomers. As for the old members, there was nothing unusual on their faces, clearly indicating that this situation was not an isolated case for them.
"Is this Yangping Mountain? It is indeed dangerous."
As Lin Sheng walked forward with Zhang Ding and the others, he also thought to himself.
They had only just entered Yangping Mountain not long ago, having only walked a few miles in the mountain at most.
As far as he knew, the deeper one went into Yangping Mountain, the more dangerous it became. Especially in the depths, there was no shortage of powerful fierce beasts. Of course, most of the Hunting Beast Hall's missions were in the outer areas and would not go too deep into Yangping Mountain.
He put away the slight complacency he originally felt due to his increased strength. Although he believed his current strength was no less than Zhang Ding's, if he were bitten by that Crown Head Snake just now, the result would likely be no better than that of the young hunter.
Missing an arm in such a world was clearly crippling. Even if that young hunter survived, his future life would not be easy.