Chapter 549: There Is Still Hope
In the red forbidden zone, where the towering mountains meet the desolate wilderness, a gentle breeze blows from afar, causing the slightly yellowed wild grasses to sway in the wind. A drop of blood quietly slips from the grass and falls, merging into a larger bloody pool below.
Miles Carter stood motionless, his head lowered, staring at the blood at his feet. His body trembled slightly as the dark and poison energies within him surged wildly, the dark green light barely piercing through his skin.
"I thought I had taken you seriously enough... but I never expected, I never expected that Genosha would produce such a powerful genius like you, hahahahahaha!" The insane laughter echoed in the air. Miles Carter suddenly looked up, glaring at Charles in the distance, laughing aloud.
Skylar, who was running toward Miles Carter, noticed his movement and immediately stopped, quickly shouting, "Charles is mine! Give me a chance to get close to him, I will definitely kill him!"
Miles Carter paid no attention to Skylar's words. Around him, five hexagram arrays quietly appeared, each with a terrifying and bizarre appearance of mystical beasts that surrounded him.
Charles glanced casually and then furrowed his brows slightly. The information about these mystical beasts immediately appeared in his mind:
——[Demon-faced Vines]——
Attributes: Poison, Dark
Level: 43
Quality: Gold
Skills: Whip Strike, Parasitism, Rapid Recovery, Paralytic Toxin
Weakness: Fire
...
——[Demon-faced Spider]——
Attributes: Poison, Dark
Level: 43
Quality: Platinum
Skills: Venomous Spray, Toxic Spider Silk, Fast Movement, Stealth
Weakness: Fire
...
——[Phantom Centipede]——
Attributes: Poison, Dark
Level: 43
Quality: Jade
Skills: Venomous Bite, Venomous Spray, Dark Stealth, Scorching Poison
Weakness: Lightning
...
——[Death's Night Raven]——
Attributes: Poison, Dark
Level: 45
Quality: Jade
Skills: Doom, Corrosive Feather Blade, Crimson Eye, Frenzy Toxin
Weakness: Light
...
——[Cursed Venom]——
Attributes: Dark
Level: 47
Quality: Jade
Skills: Curse of Fate, Link of Suffering, Siphon of Suffering, Power of the Curse
Weakness: Light
...
Miles Carter, who had fully removed his black glasses, had eyes that shimmered with dark green and pitch-black pupils. Behind him, the mystical beasts he had summoned were in full display. The Demon-faced Vines were wrapped around him, and the Phantom Centipede, its body measuring three or four meters in length, was crawling at his feet.
A Demon-faced Spider, nearly the size of half a shipping container, stood in front of Miles Carter, its claws outstretched, exposing its huge and terrifying fangs. Above, the Death's Night Raven circled in the sky, screeching as it flew in spirals.
The most mysterious of them all, the Cursed Venom, appeared as a black thread about three meters long and as thick as a finger. As soon as it emerged from the hexagram array, it moved at an incredibly fast speed, biting into Miles Carter's wrist and immediately burrowing into his body.
A dark and terrifying atmosphere surrounded Miles Carter. This sudden change caused the barrage of comments in the livestream to momentarily halt, until, after a few breaths, the viewers began to react.
"This is terrifying. Is this the mystical beast contracted by Miles Carter? Could he be some kind of Beast Master from an Evil Organization?"
"Yeah, he doesn't seem like a normal Beast Master at all. A Beast Master with Dark and Poison attributes? How did Kingston allow someone like him to represent the country in the competition?"
"I think I recognize a few of the mystical beasts that Miles Carter summoned, and they're definitely not easy to deal with. Any average genius Beast Master wouldn't stand a chance against him!"
"Poison attribute Beast Masters are always the most troublesome. In real battles, even if you kill a Poison attribute Beast Master, the poison won't go away. Some special poisons can only be cured by the Beast Master who released them."
"You're right. No one wants to be a Poison attribute Beast Master, and no one wants their opponent to be one either. The chance of both sides perishing is too high. Being tortured by the terrifying poison is worse than dying in battle!"
More and more viewers started sharing their thoughts in the livestream. Flint, an 8th-level Beast Master, glanced over casually and then focused his attention on Miles Carter and Charles. He naturally knew the power of Poison attribute Beast Masters.
What others might not know is that a Beast Master with both Dark and Poison attributes is even more troublesome than a regular Poison attribute Beast Master, especially since one of the mystical beasts contracted by Miles Carter was something special.
That's right—the one that had just appeared and burrowed into Miles Carter's body. Its unique, bloodthirsty behavior left a deep impression on him.
"The legendary Dark attribute curse mystical beast, Cursed Venom, a special mystical beast that can rapidly grow from Black Iron quality. It absorbs the pain of its contracted Beast Master. I never expected Miles Carter to have already raised it to Jade quality," Flint muttered softly.
If it weren't for the unique appearance of Cursed Venom, the pitch-black long thread and the fact that it immediately burrowed into the Beast Master's body upon appearance, he wouldn't have been able to tell that this mystical beast was the legendary Cursed Venom.
"Now, Charles is in danger. According to the records, Cursed Venom has a wide attack range. As long as the enemy is within Miles Carter's line of sight, they are within the skill range of Cursed Venom. I never expected that Kingston would have such an unfortunate person," Flint explained briefly.
Viewers in the livestream flooded the chat with questions about what kind of mystical beast Cursed Venom was, and what Flint meant by the "unfortunate person."
Fortunately, there were many knowledgeable Beast Mastery scholars watching the livestream of the battle between Kingston and Genosha, and they quickly provided the relevant information:
In the Ethereal Grove, there exists a mystical beast, and once someone forms a contract with it as a Beast Master, it is as if they have been cursed by fate. All their loved ones—family, friends—will tragically die one by one, dying in agony. This is why Flint called Miles Carter an unfortunate person.
Similarly, a Beast Master who can form a contract with Cursed Venom must be an extremely resilient individual, someone with an unimaginable capacity to endure pain, because the only way for Cursed Venom to increase in quality is by absorbing the pain of its Beast Master!
And once Cursed Venom is summoned, what happened earlier will occur—the mystical beast will enter the Beast Master's body, causing pain both to the body and soul of the Beast Master.
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Miles Carter reached out with both hands, clutching his head tightly, then slowly lifted his gaze. His dark green and pitch-black mismatched eyes locked onto Charles in the distance as he slowly spoke:
"You... are going to die."
The simple words seemed to cause Miles Carter immense pain. His muscles twitched uncontrollably, and every pore seemed to release an aura of agony. His facial muscles were twisted from the force, and his speech came slowly.
Now, Miles Carter seemed like a trembling corpse, with only his mismatched eyes proving he was still alive, not yet a lifeless body.
Flint, observing Miles Carter's condition, objectively analyzed, "The reason I said Charles is in danger... is because, according to the records, Cursed Venom has a skill that allows the enemy to feel the pain Miles Carter is enduring right now."
"There was once a case where a Level 7 Beast Master was chasing a Level 4 Beast Master who had Cursed Venom. The Level 4 Beast Master used Cursed Venom's skill to make the Level 7 Beast Master feel the same pain he was experiencing. As a result, the Level 7 Beast Master, unable to bear the excruciating pain, fainted, and the Level 4 Beast Master immediately seized the opportunity and counterattacked, killing the enemy."
"Now, Miles Carter is a Level 5 Beast Master, and Cursed Venom has already been cultivated to Jade quality. If Charles has no knowledge of Cursed Venom and doesn't escape now, he's finished!"
As soon as Flint finished speaking, the Kingston viewers, who had been watching the livestream, began to sneer and flooded the chat with messages:
"Why would Charles know about Cursed Venom? There's no way he could know anything about it. Didn't you see that he hasn't even run away yet?"
"Poor guy, he's definitely dead!"
"Exactly, once Charles is affected by Miles Carter's attack, this match is over, and victory belongs to Kingston!"
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"A pain that even a Level 7 Beast Master can't endure, what's Charles in comparison?"
"People from Genosha, get ready to cry as you clean up your hero's corpse!"
"Hahahaha, I'm recording this. When Charles gets killed, I'll make sure to record it properly and watch it every day!"
The Genosha viewers didn't have the time to pay attention to the shouting Kingston viewers. They were all extremely tense, as Charles was still standing in place, not realizing that the mystical beast Miles Carter had contracted was Cursed Venom!
Inside the Genosha palace, the once lighthearted atmosphere immediately vanished. Emperor Miles stared at the livestream screen, watching as Charles slowly took out an arrow, nocked it on his longbow, and prepared to attack.
This movement instantly made Miles despair, and he closed his eyes hopelessly.
"Run, Charles, run!"
"Ugh, it's over... it's all over!" One of the ministers instinctively muttered.
Suddenly, Miles seemed to think of something, and he jumped up from his dragon throne, murmuring to himself, "There's hope, there's still hope!"