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Chapter 57 Going Downstairs, Rescue

"Zhao Long, we have a mission."

"Quickly gather everyone and go to the second floor."

Chen Hao picked up the Blood-Drinking Blade and Purple Tiger Bow that Gao Jie handed him and said to Zhao Long, who had rushed over.

"Yes, Brother Chen."

Zhao Long dared not delay and immediately went to inform the hunting team.

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Chen."

Beside him, Shen Mo's face was full of gratitude.

Chen Hao didn't say much, he just patted him on the shoulder.

He carried a quiver full of arrows on his back and left the room.

Outside, everyone saw Chen Hao, fully armed, and the members of the hunting team who had just assembled, and knew that something had happened.

"Brother Chen, what happened?"

Qin Feng couldn't help but ask.

"The first floor is flooded, and the second floor has been invaded by a group of snakes and lizards. The Silent People are trapped on the second floor. Let's go rescue them."

Chen Hao briefly recounted what had happened.

"Such a thing exists?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Then some people felt relieved, thinking that at least they lived on a high floor, so no matter what, it wouldn't affect them.

"Qin Feng, go prepare torches. The corridor is dark, and without torches, we can't see anything at all."

"Yes, Brother Chen."

Qin Feng hurriedly went to take care of it.

All you need is wood and kerosene; you can light them to make a simple torch that burns for varying times.

Wood is plentiful, while kerosene is rendered animal fat. Some animals have too much fat, like black bears, which are too much for humans to eat, so it's better to render oil from them.

While the torches were being prepared, someone shouted, "Brother Chen, I want to go too, can I go with you?"

Chen Hao looked at the person who spoke.

It's Liu Wei.

Although this kid only cuts down trees, he's not without bloodshed.

Small to medium-sized wild animals would often come over, and he and his men would hunt them down together.

Not only that, he was also lucky enough to get a blue card once.

[One-Star Skill Card (Blue) - Rock-Splitting Three Axes: After use, you can master this axe technique.]

Chen Hao only heard about it from Liu Wei last night.

This made him marvel at Liu Wei's good fortune.

Have you used your skill cards?

"not yet."

"Then use it now, and I'll keep an eye on it for you."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Chen."

Afterwards, Liu Wei used the skill card and, after playing with the axe for half an hour, successfully mastered the [Three Axes of Rock Splitting].

"Okay, you're in."

Chen Hao nodded.

"Is there anyone else who wants to come along?"

"Me," "and me."

Several people raised their hands in succession.

Chen Hao counted; there were four people in total, making five including Liu Wei.

At this time, the torches were also ready.

"Alright, take your weapons and torches, and get ready to go."

By this time, the hunting team had also assembled.

"Qin Feng, your tasks will be quite important after we leave."

"First, we need to organize everyone to connect all eighteen floors. Then all eighteen floors will be ours."

"Secondly, we need to assign someone to guard the main entrance near the staircase to prevent unauthorized entry for theft or vandalism."

"Third, collect rainwater and fill the reservoir."

"Did you hear me clearly?"

"Listen carefully, Brother Chen. Don't worry, I will definitely not let any strangers set foot on the eighteenth floor."

Qin Feng said loudly.

"Okay, I believe you."

Chen Hao patted Qin Feng on the shoulder, then said to Zhao Long and the others:

"Attention everyone, follow me, let's go!"

Chen Hao led the way, with Shen Mo following beside him, followed by a group of burly young men carrying weapons and torches, looking menacing.

Then, Qin Feng began to arrange the remaining people: some were to do the demolition work, some were to take weapons and guard the entrance to the stairwell, and some were to stick buckets out of the windows to collect rainwater.

The entrance was blocked by several solid wooden tables, making it quite difficult for outsiders to force their way in.

This time is enough for others to retaliate with swords, clubs, or even bows and arrows.

Chen Hao and his group moved very quickly in the corridor.

Saving lives is urgent, so we can't rush on our way.

Fortunately, it was raining today, and there were very few people in the stairwell, but the commotion they made as they rushed downstairs was quite loud.

This attracted many people to open the doors to the stairwell and peek inside.

"It's Chen Hao."

"Why did he bring so many people downstairs?"

"Who knows?"

"How about we go and take a look too?"

"Go ahead, I don't want to go."

"Then I'll go."

Some people couldn't contain their curiosity and followed Chen Hao and the others.

Passing by the fifth floor, this entire floor is dedicated to Meiya Beauty.

Jiang Meiya had been waiting at the door for a long time.

When Shen Mo went to find Chen Hao for help, he first approached Jiang Meiya.

When Jiang Meiya led her people to the third floor, her face changed drastically when she saw the dense swarm of snakes and lizards crawling up. Her legs even felt weak.

Let alone her being a woman, most people would get goosebumps seeing this.

So Jiang Meiya didn't try to be a hero and told Shen Mo directly, "I can't help you."

"Go find General Manager Chen right away."

So Shen Mo climbed to the eighteenth floor as quickly as possible and found Chen Hao.

"Mr. Chen, remain silent."

Jiang Meiya quickly greeted them.

Chen Hao paused, nodded at her, and asked, "Are you coming too?"

"No," Jiang Meiya said, recalling the scene she had just witnessed. Goosebumps rose all over her body as she frantically rubbed her arms.

"Can I have them come with you, Mr. Chen?"

Jiang Meiya pointed to the people behind her.

Some were recruited by him yesterday, and some were from her company.

"Okay, but let me make this clear from the start: even though you're only following me temporarily, you still have to obey my orders."

"Anyone who disobeys orders and ruins my plans will face consequences."

"Do you understand?"

Chen Hao shouted.

"Understood," the group replied quickly.

"Very well, then follow me."

"Let's continue."

Chen Hao waved his hand, and the group continued downstairs.

As soon as I got to the fourth floor, I could already hear cries for help, women screaming and crying.

It was coming from either the second or third floor, or from the fourth floor.

Upon closer inspection, snakes were seen crawling from the ground floor to the fourth floor, then surging into the fourth floor through the door cracks.

As you can see, there are more than a dozen snakes piled up outside the stairwell door on the fourth floor, intertwined together, which is quite creepy.

The others who witnessed this scene gasped and stopped in their tracks.

Chen Hao, however, ran even faster, taking three steps at a time, and arrived at the group of snakes.

Chen Hao swung the Blood-Drinking Blade in his hand three times in a single second.

Each strike easily severs the bodies of several snakes.

By the time the snakes realized what was happening and tried to attack Chen Hao, it was too late.

In a matter of seconds, Chen Hao swung his knife more than a dozen times, cutting the meter-long snakes into pieces that writhed on the ground.

After dealing with the snakes, Chen Hao went to the stairs between the third and fourth floors, taking one step and slashing twice with his knife.

No snake could dodge Chen Hao's blade; and no snake could attack Chen Hao before he could swing his sword.

[Congratulations! You have successfully killed a one-star common creature—the Red-spotted Water Serpent, and have obtained one one-star card.]

[Congratulations! You have successfully killed a one-star common creature—the Purple-striped Water Serpent—and obtained a one-star card.]

Chen Hao glanced at them and discovered that they were all water snakes.

Generally speaking, most water snakes are not venomous, but if bitten by one, the wound will still be red, swollen, and bleed.

There are no antibiotics or disinfection facilities here. Once infected, you have to rely on your body to tough it out. If you can't, you'll die.

"Zhao Long, take some men to clean up the snake carcasses on the ground, and watch out for the snake heads."

"Yes."

Zhao Long quickly replied.

"Chen Zhong, take a few people and go up to the fourth floor to kill the snakes. They are all water snakes and not very venomous, but be careful not to get bitten, as they can easily get infected with bacteria."

"Yes, my lord."

Chen Zhong quickly agreed.

After giving the instructions, Chen Hao began to focus on killing the snakes.

The snake crawls very fast, but it can't outrun Chen Hao's reaction speed and attack speed.

Any snake that Chen Hao sees will be sliced ​​into pieces and its head stomped off the next second.

And so, Chen Hao fought his way up to the third-floor stairwell.

The sounds coming from the third floor were more numerous, varied, and chaotic.

At the entrance, two human corpses lay on the ground, their bodies covered in snakes, toads, and a large, dark-skinned lizard.

From head to tail, it is a full 1.5 meters long.

The lizard's sharp teeth tore at the flesh and blood of the corpse.

The snake crawled into the corpse through the mouth, eyes, ears, nose, and anus, and began to gnaw on the internal organs.

A toad the size of a head perches on a corpse, preying on snakes smaller than itself, or being preyed upon by snakes larger than itself.

It's almost forming a food chain.