This group of swamp war lizards was summoned by the screams of the swamp war lizards above.

Faced with the approaching swamp war lizards, Xiaoruan swung a few Cyan Lotus Sword Blades.

The ground inside the nest remained swampy, which granted the swamp war lizards unparalleled speed. Naturally, they preferred the swamp and even transformed their living and sleeping places into swampy areas.

The swamp war lizards all sped up simultaneously, but none could avoid the Cyan Lotus Sword Blade.

The cave was too narrow, leaving them without enough space to maneuver.

The gleam of the Cyan Lotus Sword Blade flashed, leaving behind a field of severed limbs.

Li Cunxu's eyes turned red, and the Burning Lotus Blood Fire ignited on the severed limbs.

Observing the Burning Lotus Blood Fire that hadn't extinguished for a long time, Li Cunxu frowned slightly, realizing a problem he had long overlooked.

The power of the Burning Lotus Blood Fire was simply too weak.

If it were powerful enough, it could burn the blood on the severed limbs in an instant.

Li Cunxu activated his constant light armor and passed through the sea of flames created by the still-burning Blood Fire, continuing to delve deeper into the nest.

Along the way, all swamp war lizards encountered were easily slashed by Xiaoruan due to the narrow passages inside the nest, leaving no room for them to move.

Li Cunxu walked through the war lizard nest as if it were uninhabited, brushing aside any enemy in his path.

Li Cunxu successfully found the people captured by the war lizards, a total of sixty-eight, but the primary rescue target, Dr. Cang, was not among them.

The Blood Lotus Eye scanned the group, causing them to shrink back in terror.

Inside the war lizard nest, a man with blood-red eyes suddenly appeared, and it was natural for people to be afraid.

Li Cunxu withdrew the Blood Lotus Eye, his eyes returning to normal, and gently said, "Don't be afraid, everyone. I'm here to rescue you."

Upon hearing this, a look of joy spread across the faces of the crowd.

Soon after, Li Cunxu began to have a headache.

Although the people were found, a new problem arose.

Most of them were weak-limbed from absorbing a large amount of swamp miasma, feeling limp and weak.

No more than ten of them could move normally.

Distributing antidote pills to them was like a drop in the bucket. Firstly, Li Cunxu didn't have enough antidote pills for everyone, and secondly, even after taking the antidote, they couldn't last long without being poisoned again since the pills' effect was short-lived. Once it wore off and they breathed in the miasma again, they would be poisoned once more.

"How can I get them out safely?"

Li Cunxu was quite troubled.

Quickly though, Li Cunxu had no time to be troubled as the War Lizard King appeared.

The War Lizard King was of Golden Seven level, accompanied by four Golden Three level War Lizard Guards.

The War Lizard King's skin was a deep green, glossy with tiny, closely arranged scales reflecting subtle light, its body exuding a primal sense of power.

Li Cunxu took out a golden token, aimed it forward, and instantly the aura of the War Lizard King and its four guards weakened.

The Golden Ban, a level five artifact, had the ability to suppress the power of all golden-level entities within range. Silver entities weaker than gold wouldn't be affected, nor would lords stronger than gold.

Everyone participating in this rescue mission had one Golden Ban.

However, possessing the Golden Ban was not permanent; it had to be returned after the mission ended.

"Xiaoruan, Frost Breath."

White frost breath surged toward the War Lizard King like billowing mist.

The frost breath froze the War Lizard King's body, but didn't immobilize it. The War Lizard King ignored the ice appearing on its body and continued charging.

While the frost breath didn't freeze the War Lizard King, it froze the ground's swamp.

The swamp froze over, rendering the War Lizard King's inherent skill, [Swamp Agility], useless, significantly reducing its speed.

The same happened to the four War Lizard Guards, with their speed drastically reduced.

Golden Shield, constant light armor, Durian Armor, metallic armor, iron form.

Five layers of defense skills activated.

Xiaoruan charged forward under the protection of the Golden Shield, executing the Ultimate Collision.

A flash of golden light trailed through the air from the Golden Shield.

In the blink of an eye, a cloud of blood mist exploded where the War Lizard King stood.

The War Lizard King was blasted backward, while the War Lizard Guards were shattered into a cloud of blood mist, with not even a trace left.

The War Lizard King flew back, embedding itself five meters deep into the stone wall before stopping.

The War Lizard King was in a dire condition, suffering multiple fractures and severe internal injuries.

While the enemy is sick, take its life.

Seizing the moment when the War Lizard King was dazed from the collision, Xiaoruan delivered another Ultimate Collision, which turned the War Lizard King into a pile of mush.

The aftershock of the collision triggered a minor earthquake, shaking the ground and mountains.

The Golden Ban suppressed the War Lizard King's strength by thirty percent, the frost breath froze the swamp, depriving it of its speed advantage, and Xiaoruan, defying conventions, unleashed the strongest card [Ultimate Collision] right from the start, catching the War Lizard King off guard. Furthermore, the War Lizard King was a creature of agility, lacking notable defense.

Having planned thoroughly, the Golden Seven level War Lizard King died instantly; its death was not unjust.

With the War Lizard King's demise, many spoils were left behind, two of which caught Li Cunxu's attention.

These spoils were the black gold crown worn by the War Lizard King and its weapon, the black gold spear.

Despite Xiaoruan's powerful impact, the black gold crown and black gold spear showed no signs of deformation, highlighting their extraordinary nature.

Li Cunxu used the panel system to inspect, but couldn't see the panels of the black gold crown and spear.

Logically, Li Cunxu should be able to see the panels of tools and weapons without an owner, but not for these two.

"Could their owner still be alive?"

Li Cunxu was shocked and immediately looked at the War Lizard being cremated by the Burning Lotus Blood Fire.

With no display panel on the War Lizard King's body, it confirmed its death.

"Could their owner not be the War Lizard King, or are they not tools and weapons at all?"

Li Cunxu favored the latter theory.

After a series of tests, Li Cunxu confirmed that the reason the black gold crown and spear remained undamaged was due to their material.

The material was Celestial Forged Black Gold.

Celestial Forged Black Gold is an excellent material for forging weapons, often listed as a required material for crafting king-level weapons.

"Did the War Lizard King dig up the Celestial Forged Black Gold used to make the crown and spear, or did it find it by accident?"

If it stumbled upon it, it was by chance.

If it dug it up, that's a different story and implies there could be a Celestial Forged Black Gold mine.

Li Cunxu, while clearing the nest of swamp war lizards, searched for a potential Celestial Forged Black Gold mine.

The result was that Li Cunxu searched the nest three times but didn't find any sign of such a mine.

"Forget it, it's my fate to have found it and my luck to have missed it."

Li Cunxu no longer dwelled on the potential Celestial Forged Black Gold mine and redirected his attention to the people rescued from the war lizard nest.

On-site, the little white spider utilized plants within the swamp to create pills that detoxify and resist miasma poisoning.

However, due to the short research time, the pills' efficacy wasn't strong.

It would require consuming a large quantity of pills to completely counter the poison.

Unfortunately, the swamp severely lacked one necessary ingredient for the pills, making mass production impossible.

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