Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 148 - 146: Man-Eating Monster

Inside the Shanye Group.

A man in a black robe walked into the office of Dr. Snake, Chen Mo. The wide robe completely concealed his body, hiding every inch of his skin. Even his face was shrouded beneath the hood, giving him an air of deep mystery.

He looked a bit like an assassin from a martial arts novel.

The black-robed man kept his head bowed as he walked, making it impossible for anyone to see his face.

"Master."

As the black-robed man entered the office, he spoke in an extremely hoarse voice that made one's scalp tingle and skin crawl.

Chen Mo, sitting on the sofa, watched the black-robed man enter. He took a shallow breath and asked, "Ze'Er, the bee venom in your body... it hasn't been acting up recently, has it?"

"It won't, as long as I take my 'medicine'."

As he spoke, he lifted his chin slightly. Beneath the hood, a face ruined beyond recognition was revealed—a Level 10 disfigurement, more terrifying than a Fierce Ghost.

This was none other than Jiang Xingze, the man who had miraculously survived being stung by thousands of bees sent by Tu Xiao'an.

One had to admit, he was incredibly resilient. To survive being stung by thousands of bees at once was astonishing. But while he had managed to cling to life, not a single part of his body was left intact. It was pitted, riddled with holes, and utterly ravaged—a truly ghastly sight.

He had no choice but to shroud his body in a long, wide black robe. Otherwise, going out in public would be like putting on a monster costume to scare people.

Chen Mo's brow furrowed tightly. Although he had saved his apprentice's life, the man had become something neither human nor ghost. His personality had also changed drastically, turning him silent and withdrawn.

The most worrying part was that while his life was saved, his body was saturated with bee venom. The poison had seeped into his very marrow, and he could drop dead at any moment.

Only one thing could suppress the bee venom in his body: the blood of the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake.

Back then, Chen Mo had used the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake's blood to pull Jiang Xingze back from the Ghost Gate. But he never expected the bee venom to be so deeply rooted in his apprentice. Now, he had to drink the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake's blood daily just to suppress the poison, gradually forming a dependency.

If he went a single day without drinking the Snake Blood, the poison would flare up, creating a fate worse than death. He could lose his life at any time.

You could say he had become completely inseparable from the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake. Man and Snake were bound together.

"Ze'Er, you can't go on like this. I've contacted an advanced hospital abroad. You should go get treated and see if there's a way to completely purge the bee venom from your body."

Hearing this, the black-robed man shook his head. "Master, I'm fine. I don't need to go."

Chen Mo stood up and stared at him. "You're a human. How can a human survive by drinking Snake Blood every day?"

As things stood, if Jiang Xingze went a single day without drinking the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake's blood, he would die instantly. There was no question about it.

Chen Mo didn't want his apprentice to live on as something neither human nor ghost. Most critically, he had discovered that by drinking the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake's blood daily, Jiang Xingze had Formlessly developed some kind of connection with it.

The man and the Snake had grown very close. Chen Mo faintly realized that he was about to lose control of the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake.

This was what he feared the most.

He had exhausted his efforts to cultivate the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake into an unparalleled Snake Species; this Snake absolutely had to remain under his complete control.

"Master, do you think I'm still human? How can a human be more terrifying than a Fierce Ghost?" Beneath the hood, Jiang Xingze's eyes glinted with venomous resentment, his heart concealing a towering hatred.

Chen Mo said, "Ze'Er, I also bear responsibility for you ending up like this. I failed to protect you. First, go to that hospital abroad for treatment. If they can cure the bee venom in your body, you can then undergo full-body plastic surgery. With today's technology, giving you a new face is not a problem at all."

"I'm not going. The bee venom in my body is everywhere. It's impossible to cure. I'll die if I leave the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake. Master, do you want me to die?"

Jiang Xingze retorted bluntly, his tone devoid of any respect.

"I'm not discussing this with you. In three days, you will go abroad for treatment. I will prepare a supply of Snake Blood for you so the poison doesn't act up."

A cold sneer appeared on Jiang Xingze's ruined face. He said, "Master, I need to go take my medicine."

Take his medicine—a nice way of putting it. In reality, he was going to drink the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake's blood.

He seemed addicted to drinking blood; if he went a day without it, he felt miserable.

The blood of the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake, now an unparalleled Snake Species, was incredibly precious and contained Energy. By drinking it daily, Jiang Xingze found that not only did the bee venom not act up, but his physical strength had also increased dramatically. He could easily lift a five-hundred-pound stone.

His body was being continuously strengthened and remolded by the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake's blood.

The most crucial point was that the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake had begun to obey his commands. It was as if the man and Snake were connected by blood.

Therefore, Jiang Xingze had absolutely no intention of going abroad. He still needed to get his revenge—revenge against a certain Snake.

With that, Jiang Xingze turned and left without another word.

"Ze'Er, I'm not finished talking!" Chen Mo said, his displeasure evident.

The black-robed figure paused.

Chen Mo suppressed his anger and said, "Recently, several employees of our Shanye Group have mysteriously disappeared. Do you know anything about it?"

"I don't know."

Leaving those three words behind, he strode quickly out of the office.

Chen Mo's brow was deeply furrowed. He stared intently at Jiang Xingze's departing back until it disappeared from sight, then reluctantly looked away.

Things at the Shanye Group had been far from peaceful lately. Several employees had vanished under mysterious circumstances, as if they had evaporated into thin air. No one had seen them alive, and no bodies had been found.

The employees' families were constantly causing trouble at the Shanye Group, demanding an explanation. Why would someone come to your company for work, only to disappear completely?

The Shanye Group couldn't find a reason either. To avoid damage to its reputation, it could only use large sums of money to appease the families.

While the families were paid off with money, rumors began to spread throughout the Shanye Group. Some said a man-eating monster was hidden in the building.

The missing employees had been eaten by this monster.

Others claimed that the monster was actually something specially developed by the Shanye Group itself, to be used in many of its products.

In any case, panic was spreading through the Shanye Group, and a number of employees were resigning every day.

'My unparalleled Snake Species is meant to save lives, not take them. Even if you are my apprentice, you cannot break my rules.' 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Dr. Snake, Chen Mo, sat quietly, as if he had made some sort of decision.

............

In a secret base within the Shanye Group, inside a spacious, isolated chamber, the light was extremely dim. The place seemed to have been deprived of sunlight for years. Even the air was murky, and a faint, cloying smell of dampness and blood suffused the area, exuding an aura of death.

An outsider would find it hard to believe that Wencheng's top publicly listed corporation concealed such a cage-like place within its walls.

It was a terrifying place.

From time to time, a low roar echoed from within, as if some primeval beast was imprisoned there.

This seemed to confirm the rumors of a man-eating monster.

The location was so secret that even among the senior executives of the Shanye Group, very few knew of its existence. It seemed to be the company's greatest secret.