Chapter 188
Chapter 189 The Undying Serpents
A wave of terrifying attacks poured down on the White Python, blasting it apart in an instant.
But a white glow rose again. The White Python revived once more.
It could not be killed.
“What kind of monster is this p>
“How are we supposed to fight it? Is this one of those unkillable boss creatures, made just to throw everything into chaos p>
“Why do I suddenly feel like something really bad is about to happen p>
At that moment, a system announcement rang out.
“System Alert: Students, due to unknown reasons, several students swallowed by the giant serpent have gone missing. All professionals currently engaging the serpent are advised to fight with extreme caution. This serpent is NOT part of the assessment. This is an emergency situation. The public dungeon cannot be closed at this time. Any participant who kills the serpent will receive an extra 10,000 points p>
The professors had already learned what was happening.
Just as the notice said, the missing students were completely untraceable.
No signals. No locations. No updates.
All they could do was warn the students inside to stay alert while the staff worked on a solution.
On the battlefield, Joanna was still fighting. But as time passed, things were getting worse. Her Symbiotic Fusion still had time left. Ivan, however, was reaching his limit.
“Get another tank in here-now!” Joanna shouted.
“Joanna, I’ve got this!” Hank charged in. His body turned pitch-black, hardening like solid iron. He looked like a walking block of metal, with shocking defense.
He locked onto the Black Python and took over from Ivan.
The very next second, the Black Python opened its mouth and swallowed Hank whole.
Metal or not, it didn’t matter. Small enough meant one bite was enough.
Everyone went silent.
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“Seriously? The system literally warned us about getting swallowed p>
“Ivan, fall back. I’ll take over p>
Another tank stepped in to replace Ivan. The moment Ivan withdrew, a healer’s holy light wrapped around him. He had only 1 HP left. One sneak attack and he would have been eliminated on the spot.
By now, the students had fully united. They fought the twin serpents together while also fending off criminals who kept trying to ambush them.
Joanna’s mind raced. Then, she understood.
“They’re twin serpents p>
Their revival wasn’t healing. It was symbiosis. As long as one was still alive, the other would revive.
Killing just one was useless.
And right now, even killing both didn’t solve the real problem.
The swallowed students had already been teleported away. The professors were still searching for a rescue method. If they couldn’t get them back, were they just supposed to give up?
In the end, these twin serpents were part of Bloodmoon’s scheme, fueled by the hatred between Joanna and Kayden.
Joanna wasn’t about to take the blame. She had no interest in moral pressure or guilt trips. But she also wasn’t the type to stand aside and do nothing.
Because she had a way out.
Not by jumping into a teleport portal herself.
Joanna’s eyes snapped to someone in the crowd.
Garfield.
He was riding a fire-breathing beast with a dragon body and a chicken head, watching the chaos like it was a show.
Joanna grabbed him.
Garfield froze in shock.
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“Whoa, Joanna! I didn’t mess with you! Don’t eliminate me! I haven’t even killed a death-row criminal yet. I’ve got zero points p>
Do you know how hard it is for me to barely stay within the top 20,000?
Too scared to spar with Joanna, he had relied on money, hired private instructors, and survived by sheer luck. He scraped into the academy at the very bottom.
And now? Four years of university life felt hopeless. With Joanna standing there like a mountain, his future looked pitch-black.
And now he couldn’t even finish an assessment in peace.
He was just here to watch!
“I’m not killing you,” Joanna said coldly. “You’re going to trade with the White Python. Bring back the people it took. Use those death-row criminals to exchange p>
Her gaze shifted to several condemned criminals nearby. Lash Purgatory activated. In an instant, their souls were erased.
In the Space Alliance, even criminals had value. They could be sent to prison planets to mine, work, and repay their debts. But death-row criminals were different. They had committed crimes that could never be forgiven.
And people like that were the easiest targets for Lash Purgatory.
Some didn’t even fully die. Their souls were shattered, leaving them mindless.
Joanna dragged the bodies back.
Garfield finally understood.
“Alright! I’ll help-but you won’t target me again after this, deal p>
Joanna glanced at him. Her eyes were silver now, just like Nighthowl’s-cold and sharp.
“As long as you don’t try anything stupid, no one will target you p>
If Garfield hadn’t kept provoking her before, she wouldn’t have spared him a second thought.
Joanna restrained the white python. Garfield moved to within about 300 feet and activated his skill. Fair Trade (SSS-rank p>
A glowing scale appeared between them.
“I offer these people in exchange for the ones you took p>
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Everything froze.
Because the White Python would not refuse.
But it did not agree either.
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