The Oracle Paths
Chapter 697: First Part Of The Mystery Solved

As soon as this pitch-black gas made contact with the slimy sucker of the oblivious great general, it soundlessly penetrated his skin, seamlessly seeping through his pores. Even the oily substance shielding the alien from Jake's radiation was powerless to hinder this thing.

For about ten seconds, the majestic Wengol showed no difference in its demeanor, continuing to stare unblinkingly at the Shining Mutant towering arrogantly over them from above.

Then something occurred that ended the standoff.

All of a sudden, the revered great general faltered, dropping his heavy spear and tumbling with a deafening metallic crash. The huge Wengol toppled forward, falling on all fours, then was seized by a fierce coughing fit. Sprays of blood and other bits of flesh painted the grass of the plain below him.

"General! Is everything all right?" The usually haughty and smug general of the protectorate brigade rushed over in concern to support his superior. Seeing his waxy complexion and the network of black veins running across his entire face, the Wengol warrior turned livid.

"Who did this?!" Urzul roared as he glared at the officers present.

The general found no sign of wounds, no hidden projectile nor trace of poison, but the instincts of a native with a Spirit Body as accomplished as his could not be underestimated.

"You!" The Wengol with the bulging muscles turned his gaze on the one unfamiliar officer who had just reported in. The jar had long since been stowed away, and his reclining posture made it impossible to read the expression on his face, which immediately drew his suspicion. "Get your head up!"

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