Chapter 13: Poisoning

【Team 64323 has entered the arena】

Bai Cangshu sat in the restaurant kitchen, while the burly driver Feibo sat outside, head lowered, burying himself in his meal; he felt a bit of regret as to why he hadn't gone out to drive earlier today, only to run into such a disaster.

Bai Cangshu looked at the notification appearing before his eyes and knew that 【Trial Mission II】 had officially begun.

The Space only informed him of the entry time for Team 64323 and did not provide any hints regarding coordinates or similar entry locations; this was likely a form of difficulty balancing.

Letting a "weakling" like Bai Cangshu know the entry time of a stronger team could force Bai Cangshu to choose a faster way to complete the mission; but if the entry coordinates were also provided, it might lead to a situation where those who entered first could leverage their position to conduct an ambush.

For example, in an ideal scenario, Bai Cangshu would farm enough favor and Reputation to join forces with Tao Baibai, Heshanren, Tien Shinhan, Jiaozi, and others to surround and kill them, which many reincarnation teams would be unable to resist.

Bai Cangshu's eyes were without a single Wave of emotion; he had no intention of confronting that reincarnation team head-on.

"Anyway..."

"The opportunity for victory has long been in my hands."

A clear smile appeared at the corners of Bai Cangshu's mouth as he fiddled with a switch about ten centimeters long.

【Universal Capsule Controller · Car】

【Quality: Blue (Rare)】

【Description: A fantasy technology item unique to Dragon Ball and its Derivative World; press the button to open or close the capsule】

【Effect 1: Press the button to release the car from the capsule】

【Effect 2: Press the button to restore the car into a capsule】

【Note: This item cannot be taken out of this world】

Meanwhile, in the inn under the night sky, Tao Baibai held his chopsticks, sitting before the dining table.

He picked up a piece of fish and sniffed it; it was very fresh and had no unpleasant odor, yet his chopsticks remained frozen before him.

"Baduan, are you nervous?"

Tang Baduan, who was standing respectfully to the side, kept his head lowered; at this moment, his pupils had shrunk to the size of pinpricks.

His heartbeat suddenly became more violent, and a large amount of blood was pumped to his brain; the excess oxygen even made him feel like he was about to faint.

This behavior caused Tao Baibai to cast a glance his way.

Tao Baibai frowned, looking at this "partner" of many years.

"Your heart is beating like a drum in my ears, Baduan."

He had originally thought the fish wasn't fresh enough, which was why Tang Baduan was especially nervous today, causing his heartbeat to be nearly twice as fast as usual.

But after smelling it, he discovered there was nothing wrong with the fish.

So... there was something wrong with the person!

Tao Baibai's hand was steady, but his gaze was like a sharp sword, as if it would pierce Tang Baduan through in an instant.

Tang Baduan's psychological fortitude was nowhere near strong enough to deceive Tao Baibai; just being stared at by Tao Baibai caused his heart to race instantly, and he went limp.

"Master Tao Baibai... spare me!"

"Spare me... it was all that guy... it was all instigated by that Bai Cangshu!"

Tao Baibai's hand holding the piece of fish remained steadily frozen before him, but hearing the name Bai Cangshu caused Tao Baibai's eyes to narrow dangerously; he had originally intended to use this piece of fish to kill Tang Baduan, but now he had the thought to let the other party say a few more words.

"Bai Cangshu..."

He hadn't even paid attention to Bai Cangshu's name; Tao Baibai generally had no interest in learning much about anyone other than his mission targets.

Tang Baduan's clothes were already soaked through; he felt it—in that very moment, Tao Baibai's killing intent had been like a dagger, piercing his heart.

The feeling of death became materialized in an unprecedented way.

He immediately threw all thoughts of immense wealth and Bai Cangshu's threats to the back of his mind, trembling as he confessed all of Bai Cangshu's plans. "He gave me the deadly poison weapon of that 【Green Snake】, and told me to..."

Tao Baibai's expression turned gloomy; although he didn't consider Bai Cangshu a disciple in his heart, regardless, it was certain that he had taught the other party some kung fu.

But this guy actually thought about poisoning him to death?!

It really was turning the world upside down; usually, only Tao Baibai killed others without any scruples, and this was the first time he had personally experienced this feeling of "unpredictable change."

Speaking of poisoning, Tang Baduan's face turned even paler; he subconsciously covered his pocket, his heartbeat sounding like a dense drumbeat.

Tao Baibai spotted this small movement at a glance; he loosened his chopsticks, and the fish fell onto the table.

"Where exactly did you put the poison?!"

He had originally thought that Tang Baduan's heartbeat was so violent while he was eating the fish because it had been put in the fish, but given Tang Baduan's reaction right now, I'm afraid...

Tang Baduan's body went soft, and he no longer had the strength to hold himself up, collapsing completely onto the floor, tears and snot streaming down his face; he felt that there was no possibility of him staying alive.

"Bai Cangshu said you were cunning... and alert, so he made me... put poison in the tea, rice, dishes, soup, and even the tableware..."

Tao Baibai's pupils contracted as he looked at the tea he had consumed; intense murderous intent rose instantly. He hadn't expected that in order to poison him, Tang Baduan had poisoned everyone in the inn, including Tang Baduan himself, who had also drunk that tea.

Tang Baduan knew he was likely dead for sure; in his heart, he hated Bai Cangshu, who had dragged him into this mess for no reason, to the extreme.

But at the same time, he harbored the same hatred for Tao Baibai, who held his life and death in his hands.

These guys... one by one, none of them took his life seriously.

He suddenly reached toward the pocket at his waist, where the antidote Bai Cangshu had left him was kept.

Tang Baduan prepared to take the antidote before being killed by Tao Baibai; in this way, after Tao Baibai eventually killed Bai Cangshu, he might also be poisoned to death—this was the greatest revenge he could manage.

Pfft! The chopsticks in Tao Baibai's hand flashed, and Tang Baduan's right hand was instantly pinned to the floor.

"Ah!"

Tang Baduan screamed in pain; Tao Baibai walked over unhurriedly and dug in with his Two Fingers.

Pfft! Taking a large chunk of flesh from Tang Baduan's waist with it, Tao Baibai dug that thing out from Tang Baduan's waist directly.

A black pill the size of a pigeon egg exuded a rich medicinal fragrance; its shape was not perfect, and one could vaguely see the marks of it being hand-rolled.

This was likely the antidote self-made by 【Green Snake】; Tao Baibai knew that those low-class killers who liked to coat their weapons in poison would occasionally cause the stupid mistake of poisoning themselves.

Therefore, many of them would also carry self-made antidotes with them.

He looked down at Tang Baduan, who was screaming in pain, his face showing disdain.

"Do you think this kind of poison can really kill me?"

"Do you think you can survive just by swallowing this antidote?"

"No, I will cut open your stomach and take the antidote out."

Tao Baibai pressed two fingers against the center of Tang Baduan's brow; Tang Baduan instantly went rigid, feeling as if his skull had been pierced, and that he would be killed the very next second.

A foul, fishy stench instantly emanated from beneath him.

Tao Baibai frowned, and just as he was about to kill the other person completely, the temperature behind him rose abnormally.

"Roar of the Flame Dragon!"

Boom! Within the massive fireball, flames as thick as molten lava continuously swirled and compressed, finally crashing through the inn's wall and exploding with a roar.

Rumble!

Amidst the violent trembling of the small town, a massive mushroom cloud rose, and the entire inn had already vanished.

(End of this chapter)