Chapter 192: The Arrogant Teng Snake

This left Chen Yaxi and the others somewhat confused. "What does this mean? What kind of miraculous thing is this gu-poison zombie? How come I have never heard of it?"

Hearing this, Chu Yunxi could not help but smile.

"Gu-poison, as the name implies, is a new species created by modifying corpses. Of course, this new species is probably not so easy to control. When it goes out of control, it becomes a new enemy. It seems some people miscalculated, wanting to use this power for combat, but instead ended up empowering those very corpses by a twist of fate."

As she spoke, Chu Yunxi cast her gaze toward Chen Yi.

"Brother Yi, what should we do about this fellow now? I don't think we can just stand by and watch."

At this, Chen Yi also sighed. "I know what you want to say, but we cannot afford to act too rashly with that fellow right now. After all, if we try to deal with his life directly and fail, there will be massive repercussions, and it will be much harder for us to change anything then."

This kind of gu-poison zombie was likely to travel in groups, so Chen Yi could not afford not to investigate the matter thoroughly. Once missed, the pressure and cost he would have to bear would be immense. At this moment, Chen Yi fixed his gaze once again on everyone present.

"Everyone, please pull yourselves together. We are going to start operating collectively now."

"Yay!"

Little Kunpeng was eager to try at this moment. "It's finally my turn to be useful this time, right? Every time, you guys leave me out."

"Alright, we'll use you this time."

Chen Yi smiled readily.

As for Little Kunpeng, Chen Yi had decided to deploy him in combat as part of the frontline force. However, besides him, there was another entity that needed to be mobilized: the Soaring Serpent.

Chen Yi had already noticed that the Soaring Serpent had a volatile and restless temper, making it prone to causing trouble. Yet precisely because of this personality, they could gradually discover other variables hidden within the situation. Without the Soaring Serpent's efforts, they wouldn't have the opportunity for further development. Thus, at this moment, everyone held a single thread taut in their hearts—a thread named victory.

Turning his gaze back to the creature before him, Chen Yi addressed it directly.

"Soaring Serpent, change your temper a little bit."

"I can't change it."

The creature lifted its head once more, flicking its forked tongue in and out.

"Don't always treat me like some random thing under your command that you can manipulate at will. I have my own pride. Whoever comes to mess with me now, I won't let them off."

"Your temper is way too impatient."

Hu Sanhan wanted to pat its head, but when the snake's tongue brushed against his face, he immediately stepped back. He detested such slimy things the most.

Seeing Hu Sanhan's pathetic display, the Soaring Serpent turned and looked at Chen Yi.

"To be honest, if you don't find me some friends of comparable ability, I really won't be satisfied. Believe it or not, I'll swallow you whole one of these days?"

"You wouldn't dare!"

Seeing this guy actually talk to Chen Yi like that, the Cat King began to hiss angrily.

"If you dare do anything to my boss, neither I nor my subordinates will let you off!"

Hearing this, the Soaring Serpent sneered derisively. "Oh, now you know how to be protective? What about how you acted before? You certainly didn't hold back on talking trash about him behind his back."

The Soaring Serpent instantly cut the Cat King off, making his face flush red. But the Cat King quickly reacted, realizing he was being played, and bristled his fur in agitation.

"Stop arguing."

Chen Yaxi shot them a sharp look. "We cannot afford to fall into chaos ourselves right now!"

"Yaxi is right. I know we can't fall apart."

With a resolute look in his eyes, Chen Yi pulled the Cat King to his side. The Cat King looked at Chen Yi and suddenly began to act spoiled.

"Master, look at how those guys treat me like a dispensable existence. I am so wronged."

"Cut it out."

Chen Yi glared at him. "Don't always put on that act. You haven't exactly held back on taking advantage of others."

"What did I ever take from anyone?"

The old cat began to protest. "Boss, you can't just bully me now just because I treated you poorly before."

"I'm not bullying you."

Chen Yi cast another glance at the big cat. "I'm just reminding you not to lose your dignity as a cat."

"No, Boss, you..."

Seeing that the cat still didn't understand, Chen Yi patted its head while pulling the Soaring Serpent aside.

The Soaring Serpent caught Chen Yi's look and instantly understood—this guy wanted to win him over.

Hmph!

The Soaring Serpent curled its lip.

"Let me tell you, don't even think about trying to trick me. I am a person with my own cleanliness standards; if there's something I don't want to do, I won't do it."

"Then don't you want to hear something nice from me?"

Hearing these words from Chen Yi, the Soaring Serpent, who had initially not cared, immediately turned his head. "What did you say?"

With a slight smile and a bright look in his eyes, Chen Yi said, "What I want to tell you now is that you can become the commander-in-chief of the main force. Except for me, everyone else will answer to your commands. But the premise is that you must do your own job well."

"Oh, really?"

The Soaring Serpent instantly became interested. He could remain indifferent to everything else, but when it came to holding absolute power, he couldn't help but consider it.

Knowing that with such supreme authority, if he could surpass humans and control everything, he would be second only to one and above tens of thousands. How could he not be excited at the thought?

Therefore, the Soaring Serpent wagged its tail to show how stirred up its emotions were.

At this moment, the Cat King protested, "Boss, since you can choose him, why can't you choose me? I don't understand."

"Understand my foot."

Lu Kai, standing next to Chen Yi, shot the Cat King a cold look. "Can't you see that the Soaring Serpent's decisive and ruthless attitude is what our boss needs? If you could stop plotting behind the scenes and instead step up directly with your own strength, you wouldn't be looked down upon by the boss."

"So I really am looked down upon!"

Grievously scratching his head, the Cat King felt truly wronged.

"Make one mistake and I'm doomed for life!"

"Stop bickering!"

Chen Yi reaffirmed his stance once again.

"A reckless warrior wouldn't die that easily. He is simply in hiding right now, so everyone needs to be careful. I can't guarantee whether he will appear around us again, but at the very least, things are not going to pass by peacefully that easily!"

"With me here, there's nothing to fear!"

The Soaring Serpent stepped forward.