Chapter 217: Trigun City’s treasure (II)
The young man with brown hair and golden eyes led the Alpha Unit of the 19 Bloodline Soldiers carefully down the road. They had killed all the demonic beasts, and demons were not known for their scheming tactics or traps, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
The darkness of the underground was not a problem for the Alpha Unit since their devil bloodline granted them night vision. Not to mention, they did not have to worry about darkness for long, as a wondrous light appeared as they reached the end of the road, revealing a vibrant glow.
A sharp light appeared in the eyes of the young man with golden eyes. While it was the middle of the day, this was an underground cave, so there should be no natural light in this place. Yet it was vibrant with a shining glow that made it even more radiant than the surface.
The Alpha Unit all adopted battle stances and readied their energy as they continued to advance. There was no way to tell what was at the end of the tunnel, but it was definitely not something normal. After a few more minutes, the group finally reached the underground cave, and what they saw left all of them in awe and wonder.
The source of the radiance was none other than the waters flooding the underground cave, which glowed with a wondrous milky white light. It was so majestic that the group froze for a second, but they soon raised their guard.
Aesthetic beauty did not mean that something was not dangerous or poisonous, a lesson angels from Heaven had taught humans very well.
The young man with brown hair and golden eyes signaled the Alpha Unit to survey the surroundings before approaching the underground lake and using a cup to take a small amount of the liquid.
After that, the young man placed a tiny leaf of golden grass in the liquid and waited. A smile soon arose on his face as he saw the leaf disintegrate.
The leaf was part of a tree called Poison Ward. It was a new type of flora the group had discovered in Trigun City, with the leaves absorbing poison and melting in contact with sources of great vitality and energy.
Although the liquid did not seem poisonous, that did not mean the young man understood what it was, so he did what he always did in this situation. He focused on the communication gem on his glove and spoke. "Major General Theodoro, reporting to Overlord. We have taken down the demonic horde covering the entrance to the underground cave in Glorious Town. The underground lake seems to have mutated."
After every mission and when in contact with any form of new fauna or flora, Theodoro always communicated with Overlord. The sage would guide him on his next step and flawlessly teach him the nature of the treasures. It was actually Overlord who described the nature of the Poison Ward Tree.