I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 445 - 351 Another Side of Success_1

Chapter 445: Chapter 351 Another Side of Success_1

The dungeon roommates were far from harmonious. In the eyes of the toxic venom demon, if it weren’t for that damned ’roommate,’ he would have found a chance to escape long ago, or at least the other could have cooperated with him by not clearing out the poison in the dungeon, yet instead they constantly worked against each other.

"You’re no longer human!!"

"I too wish to survive, but I don’t want to live the way you do," the alien demon Shao Heng said calmly.

The toxic venom demon was somewhat frantic, "Do you really think that the girl will let you go because of what you’ve done!!"

"..." Alien demon Shao Heng glanced at the toxic venom demon, remaining silent.

His former self was a teacher, while the previous identity of this practitioner of toxic medicine was a mountain bandit, seemingly even a Third Master, which determined their conflicting styles of action. The other’s idea was simply brutal: to let the poison permeate the dungeon.

Either subtly influence the child or, after accumulating enough toxins, the other planned to detonate them to poison her to death.

Previously, they were both able to endure the tension; it didn’t matter if they were discordant, as neither could do anything about the other for the time being. The toxic venom demon still wanted to take advantage of Lin Yaoyao’s research to enhance his power, as they had each utilized their unique attributes to aid her experiments.

But now the toxic venom demon was truly anxious, especially after Qi Xiangyun brought Zheng Yichen over last time. Their former human selves and current alien demon identities were vastly different, enabling them to discover things they couldn’t as humans.

Although his former self was a teacher, he had also practiced martial arts, mainly because the worth of martial arts in this world was quite high, and the difficulty of accessing martial arts was not too great. Moreover, martial arts practice required understanding, and as a teacher free from any physical disabilities, it was perfectly normal for him to learn some martial arts.

Though it wasn’t any profound martial arts, his former self did have a legitimate identity recognized by the dynasty.

The toxic venom demon was a bandit brute who also had access to martial arts, and the martial arts they practiced were retained after becoming alien demons. Alien demons could practice martial arts too, or rather, their practiced martial arts weren’t so profound that they couldn’t be relearned.

As for any incompatible aspects, they could just tough it out with the sturdy constitution of an alien demon. The key was to relearn and regain control over Inner Strength. The toxic venom demon’s training in this area was not advanced, but with the knowledge and understanding of martial arts from the teacher Shao Heng, his training progressed faster.

Moreover, the martial arts he practiced were particularly strong in perception. Teacher Shao Heng was not a person fond of strife, naturally opting for martial arts with ’functionality.’ This functionality proved very convenient when alien demon Shao Heng assessed their respective strengths.

The toxic venom demon could sense something special about Zheng Yichen, but he perceived it even more clearly, and his perception was more acute. Sometimes, when Lin Yaoyao was conducting research, he could even detect a very dangerous presence above the dungeon.

As for the martial arts practiced by Lin Yaoyao and Qi Xiangyun, they were also extremely powerful, stemming from the same source. Just relying on the knowledge and experiences characteristic of mountain bandits to try and escape?

Wouldn’t that be seeking death?

If the toxic venom demon insisted on doing such a thing, then alien demon Shao Heng would rather kill him first. His former self might have disliked fighting as a teacher, but he had inherited the memories and insights of that teacher, without being the teacher himself.

If unnecessary, he would display the temperament of a teacher—talking over fighting—but when needed, it was the nature of an alien demon.

The scholar had no desire to waste words with a bandit.

Watching the silent alien demon Shao Heng, the toxic venom demon screamed furiously, his body secreting a toxic liquid that evaporated upon touching the ground, turning into a poison fog and adding a layer of dense green mist to the dungeon.

But this fog quickly gathered around alien demon Shao Heng. Seeing this, the toxic venom demon grew even angrier, "What about being a scholar? Does being a scholar make you so great? I must kill you!!"

The toxic venom demon roared in rage. Once, their relationship hadn’t been so stiff. Thinking they could bond over their similar fates, he had wanted to recruit the other after confirming each other’s former identities during that exchange.

At the time, the toxic venom demon thought it was even better—a scholar, huh? If they teamed up, wouldn’t he make a great strategist?

Then he was mocked by alien demon Shao Heng, who stated that his former identity was recognized by the dynasty, even holding official credentials, and how could he possibly join forces with someone who couldn’t even fully recognize characters being a bandit?

Ever since that incident, the toxic venom demon had held a grudge against this member of his kind who continued to use his former name despite recognizing he was an alien demon.

The other party’s efforts to clear the environment of poison fog, thereby hindering his plan, only intensified their conflict. Now, with crisis looming, alien demon Shao Heng still refused to cooperate, and the pent-up anger erupted, thickening the dungeon’s toxic mist until even the chains on the toxic venom demon’s body began to sizzle with corrosion.

Caught in his fury, the toxic venom demon failed to notice this detail, but alien demon Shao Heng did. Disregarding the dense fog that made it impossible to see anything within arm’s reach, he said, "You should be thankful for the Demon Flower’s appearance; otherwise, as your former self, your inevitable fate would have been a terrible death."