Master Of None

Chapter 2350: 2350. Worst Poison

After a few deep breaths, Walker sensed the mana flow drastically change around them. There were plenty of trees and plants which had been forced to follow a specific flow. That had lost their ability to use their own nutrients as they needed.

This sudden shock caused some to begin to wilt, but not to die outright. They were shocked, but that was a good thing. They were receiving all that they needed and could begin to use it for growth.

Some small seedlings began to sprout immediately. The life mana in the soil acting as the catalyst for them to begin to grow a little faster than normal. The guardian vine and root had monopolized the manas in the ground and in the other plants. Since the life mana was able to move properly, the seedlings had what they needed to break their shells and grow.

”Ha! I found one, one seed.” The tiniest little brown seed was in Alma’s palm. She was holding it out like she had just found one of the greatest treasures anyone could have found before.

”What if I used this in a farmer’s field? Could I make sure that we do not lose that crop? Or what about using it in an alchemy field of herbs that would be impossible to grow. This plant when controlled could become perfect for all sorts of times and places.” The amount of potential that Alma could see was endless.

”That’s if you can handle it. Alma, you are strong, and we all know that. But you saw what that plant did when it was left without a proper predator to consume it. It grew wildly, taking over a large section of the poison jungle dungeon. It caused damage to the plants by stealing nutrients. And worse off yet, it was becoming a monster due to the mana and high nutrients that it had.”

There was a slight glare that was sent towards Gil from Alma. She wanted his support and not any of this doubt. But she also understood that he was worried about what might happen if this didn’t work out. The plant was definitely dangerous. Extreme Care would need to be taken as it was analyzed.

”As long as the right precautions are taken, you should try it. And you can even take the chance on it to be a little rougher since there is a second seed right here.” Walker reached in to the ash and pulled out another small dark brown seed. He knew that the seed was there because it was already trying to pull at the manas around it to grow.

”It was trying to grow already sp if you can manage to control it, you might be able to do everything that you said. If it grows too much, it might become a monster and that would mean you need a tamer to handle it. You could lose control over it. Be careful and look for a tamer that handles plant monsters too.”

Walker turned to look at Remey who had arrived with Mordant beside her. He could also sense that Ignus had come along as well but was holding back with the main group who they had found. From his guess, Ignus and stayed there since he was able to gather that they were there due to the injured being healed and needing more rest.

”I didn’t leave you behind because I didn’t want you to come. None of us knew how much would be here when it came to alchemy materials. And we are barely even able to scratch the surface.”

”Mhm, whatever. Alma will help me grow some herbs as compensation. She just said that plant that I burned might be able to grow better herbs and even herbs that are impossible to grow. So that is enough.” The glint of greed that Remey had in her eyes was enough to tell Alam that she could not escape this duty.

Not that Alma would be against this. The potions that the alchemy guild made were very useful. Many of them helped the elves with their growth and training lately. The elves had been training together and the affinity potions had been able to act as another way to bring them all together. Especially the elves with dual affinities who had been somewhat ignored in the past due to the rough relationships between the elves over the years.

”Regardless of the future of those seeds, we made a lot of noise and all those flames are already out. The trees and plants aside, that attracted some attention.” Gil saw that there were a few fluttering monsters in the trees that still had proper leaves. The canopy of a jungle was nothing simple. It could take some abuse.

Above them, there were plenty of monsters beginning to make their moves. They sensed that the area recently too dangerous to move in had changed. Tnhhey could come here and search for new homes and food. Right now. There were many who had stumbled in and the entire section of jungle would be a battle for territory.

”There are even weird white slugs moving in.” Gik looked down at the large slug, it was brown and had slightly brighter white stripes. It moved a little faster than what he expected, but knew that the humid air must help it move about the jungle. He didn’t expect that

something like this could survive here through.

’Mana burn slug

This is considered a monster never to be touched. The devil centipede avoids this monster even though it is the top predator of the poison jungle dungeon. Simply put, the mana poison that this monster has gained through its growth is so dangerous that even the strongest monster within the poison jungle dungeon would not risk getting near it.

The mana poison produced is not necessarily physical, it is condensed in a layer of mana and mucus on the mana burn slugs’ body. It both helps it move but also helps it break down any form of mana to consume and grow. It needs extremely little nutrients otherwise and can normally subsist off mana alone when needed.

The mana burn poisons breaks down the mana in any form and turns it in to nutrients for the mana burn slug. The mana burn poison can cause all mana within the body for one who touched it to become erratic and unable to be utilized. This causes severe damage to the body and mind. Some even believe this damages the soul of the one afflicted by mana burn poisons.

This form of poison monsters is very dangerous for mages and others who rely heavily on mana. It will affect everyone though to some degree.

Even though it has such a potent unique poison, it is unable to grow much at all. The entirety of the mana burn slug species is unable to grow beyond being a monster. Their age is also limited to just a few years compared to many other monsters that can live longer.

Using the materials of this monster is incredibly foolish. Even attempting to make an antidote from its body will be putting the alchemist at an immense risk. It is something greater than the average grand potion. Something never done. The skin has never been sued while the meat has never been eaten. The eyes are even thought to cause mana to become erratic when...’ ”Back away from that monster right now.” Walker’s slightly shaky tone made Gil leap abc immediately. This did not seem like a normal reaction from Walker.

”It is a mana burn slug. It possesses a poison that breaks down manas for it to consume. More than just a spirit, it can eat all manas. The poison will probably kill you and has no antidote as it stands right now.” he was calm while he explained but proceeded to pick up a branch fallen

on the ground nearby.

With some wind mana, he sliced the branch in to a point before throwing it at the slug. In what appeared to be a deep breath, the slug’s body released more white mucus. The branch got caught in it and changed color immediately. It became a pale brown before cracking a little. All the mana inside had been stolen away by the mana burn slug in just a few moments. ”What do you mean a poison without an antidote. Mana poison?” Remey’s lack of understanding did not mean she was not taking this seriously. She was more focused on the level of danger something so weak appeared to possess.

”Instead of being strong to survive, everything here developed some form of venom and poisons. This developed one that can make mana itself useless to you. Even make your own mana your source of death.”

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