Chapter 787 - 788: The Terrifying Snakes’ Nest
Half an hour later, Song Xiaodong and Sun Yiyi arrived at the campsite where the little devils had stayed the previous day. The little devils had already left, but under a tree there was a new mound of earth, which was likely the final resting place of the deceased.
"Did they say how this person died?" Sun Yiyi asked quietly.
Song Xiaodong had just been following those two and had overheard their conversation. He now said, "They mentioned that the person was bitten by a snake, but for such an expert, even if he was bitten, he surely wouldn’t have died immediately. He would have had the chance to call for help. Moreover, they came here prepared with snake venom serum, which should have been able to save him. Yet, he died silently, with nobody noticing, not even knowing at what time he died yesterday."
Looking somewhat pale, Sun Yiyi said, "Really? Doesn’t that mean the snake’s poison must be extremely potent, almost instantly fatal upon biting?"
"That would only be possible with an exceptionally strong neurotoxic poison that rapidly paralyzes a person’s central nervous system. Otherwise, such an effect wouldn’t occur. Even with neurotoxins, it would take some time. To be bitten and then immediately lose consciousness—I have never heard of such a thing."
"Could it have bitten directly on the neck, then?"
Song Xiaodong paused for a moment and said, "That... it’s hard to say for sure. After all, in almost ninety percent of human snakebite cases, the legs are bitten. It’s very rare to hear about a bite to the neck. However, being close to the brain, if it were on the carotid artery, it might indeed directly reach the brain and rapidly dissolve one’s consciousness."
"Should we... ah, never mind, it’s none of our business anyway. We obviously can’t dig him up to have a look."
Song Xiaodong shook his head and said, "Then let’s hurry on our way, lest it rains again and we lose their trail."
Soon, they found the path the group had taken and stealthily followed along. The people they were following had clearly become more cautious; the two at the rear kept looking back, causing Song Xiaodong and Sun Yiyi to dare not follow too closely.