Chapter 535: Gut-Source Toxin Strain (S)

Lan Qingyou returned to her shelter after dealing with Isabel's mutated monster.

Although the Gut-Source Toxin Strain she obtained was only the tiny bit left from drinking.

But for Lan Qingyou, as long as there was a sample, it was fine.

Dilution, distillation, diversion, filtration...

Research.

After coming back, it was fierce research.

While researching, Lan Qingyou was also constantly recalling the scenes she had seen in Isabel's room earlier.

After recalling several times, she could finally truly confirm that there was nothing omitted.

But if she had to say there was any new discovery from this recollection, it was probably that drawing about the Demon Race on the wall.

That drawing looked simply too new, and coupled with the paint bucket and brush next to it, it looked as if it were a scene deliberately left behind by Isabel knowing she was very likely to mutate.

No...

Not about to mutate.

If it were about to mutate, no one would want to go to that extent.

Just like no one would take poison knowing they were going to die.

So the other party probably didn't know she would turn into that ghostly appearance.

But from the fact that the other party immediately launched an attack after coming out, it wasn't hard to see that the other party had the determination to fight to the death with the Witch Race, and even herself.

It was even highly likely that this 'determination' came from this Gut-Source Toxin Strain.

[Gut-Source Toxin Strain (S-rank)]

[Effect: Can cause a person to undergo a forced upgrade and modification, completing a sublimation of life.]

[Description: This is a toxin strain made using cells from a juvenile Jörmungandr. For ordinary creatures, it is absolute poison, but for higher life forms, it is a rare item for further evolution.]

Lan Qingyou didn't believe that the other party, possessing a magic desk, wouldn't use the small screen to identify it first.

In other words, the other party probably had identified it.

But the conclusion drawn was different from what her Demon Eye saw, or perhaps she simply took it while being deceived by the person who delivered the potion.

For example, saying something like it could allow you to evolve again.

So compared to the former of deceiving the small screen, Lan Qingyou leaned more towards the latter.

After all, following the so-called 'sublimation', the other party indeed went from an ordinary vampire to an individual that could cause people to faint just by looking at her.

But that was definitely not sublimating towards a good direction.

Just like those degenerate species, there were inherent flaws.

"Could it be that there's a problem with the method of consumption?"

Amidst her research, Lan Qingyou unconsciously thought about the method of use.

To be honest, during her research, she found this toxin strain to be very perfect, without any visible shortcomings.

But precisely because of this, it made her even more suspicious that there was a problem with Isabel's method of use.

No...

Perhaps even those who created this toxin strain didn't know this.

After all, creation was one thing, and how to use it was another.

So Lan Qingyou abandoned all her current experiments and switched to another kind of research she called the 'side dish experiment'.

To put it bluntly, this experiment was trying to pair the Gut-Source Toxin Strain with some things that could neutralize its toxicity without making it lose its effect.

This was a common method frequently used during the brewing of potions.

It was just that because the Gut-Source Toxin Strain wasn't created by Lan Qingyou herself, the range of choices was slightly wider compared to potions she developed herself.

Not too many; based on the conclusions from Lan Qingyou's research at the current stage, there were about over thirty thousand kinds of materials.

And this was only at the current stage.

Later, as the research deepened, this number would only get larger and larger.

Moreover, this pairing wasn't necessarily one-to-one; one-to-two, one-to-three, or even one-to-four were all possible.

In other words, just the permutations and combinations would be enough to consume hundreds of Lan Qingyou's notebooks.

Of course.

It wasn't to say it would definitely be this worst-case result.

Actually, during the research, as the materials increased, it also meant her familiarity with this Gut-Source Toxin Strain deepened.

At that time, perhaps the materials would increase, but Lan Qingyou could rely on the knowledge she had grasped and her understanding of the toxin strain to classify and reduce these materials step by step.

Eventually arriving at the optimal answer.

On the other side.

After commanding their subordinates to dismantle the monster and obtaining the newly generated monster core, Nangong Lengyue and Catherine each opened a portal.

Although there weren't many people who had learned the portal skill now, there were still quite a few in their field ops groups like theirs.

One was to go to the place where they were tracking the enemy before to start tracking again.

And the other planned to continue clearing the previous dungeon.

So, very tacitly, after finishing their tasks, both sides vanished from the city in the Rolling Thunder Wilderness.

Not long after they left, another group of witches gathered in the city center, right where the Adventurer's Guild was located.

At this moment, due to the previous battle, there was nothing left of the Adventurer's Guild.

But this meant nothing to the witches.

Even collapsed ruins were at most just treated as scenery to be appreciated by them.

"Did everyone get it?"

The one leading was the Flower Witch, Helen, a subordinate of Diana.

After everyone gathered in front of the Adventurer's Guild on the street, she immediately asked the witches leading the teams.

"Got it."

"How about your side?"

"Got it too. When we went in, the other party happened to be organizing magic items, so it was much easier than expected."

"Haha, it's about the same on my side. As soon as they heard the clan leader issued an ultimatum, they all panicked."

"It feels like playing whack-a-mole; just tap a little and these guys pop out on their own."

That's right.

This group of people were the ones who had dispersed to the administrative offices in various districts during the battle earlier.

Their mission was singular: to plunder all useful items within this city.

Whether it was materials, money, or magic items.

The witches wouldn't feel any strange sense of guilt for taking these things directly.

After all, most of the guys holding real power here had participated in the battle against the Forsaken Territory.

Anyway, for them witches, entering someone else's shelter was as easy as going home.

Since that was the case, it was only natural to collect some interest for the deceased witches, right?

Rather, the so-called sky screen was actually a focal point to gather people's attention.

On one hand, it was naturally to use this live-broadcasted battle to make the witches appear unattainable, thereby dispelling some people's thoughts of utilizing the witches.

Looking at the current situation, they had indeed achieved this.

And the second aspect was naturally to provide cover for the actions of the witches at the administrative offices.