Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 209 Strike First, Win!

The core materials required for the Heavenly Prison Lock are not many; one of them is aconite root, which contains a large amount of aconitine.

A small amount of Aconitum root can be used in medicine to treat excessive sweating and fainting, cholera with muscle spasms, and kidney yang deficiency.

However, even a slight overdose is extremely toxic, causing numbness in the mouth, tongue, and limbs, as well as arrhythmia, which can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.

In addition, other auxiliary medicinal materials such as datura seeds and mugwort are needed, as well as pine resin as a combustion aid.

Chen Ping could easily buy all the medicinal herbs by himself, and as for pine resin, the military camp certainly had no shortage of it.

In just half an hour, Chen Ping finished grinding the medicinal herbs, wrapped them in a mixture of pine resin and charcoal, and lit a portion of it.

Pale blue toxic smoke rose, but quickly dissolved into the air, leaving no trace.

"What we need is colorless and odorless poisonous smoke. Colorless is no problem, but how do we confirm it's odorless?"

Xu Sanshi watched as Chen Ping raised the poisonous torch called "Heavenly Prison Lock" and waved it around inside the tent, emitting bursts of poisonous smoke. He was puzzled and scratched his head.

Why is everyone so quiet? Why are you all staring at me?

"Is there a problem with what I said? You can tell it's colorless just by looking at it, but how can you be sure it's odorless?"

Before Xu Sanshi could say anything more, the next moment, he felt as if an invisible hand was gripping his neck, and he rolled his eyes in discomfort.

For a moment, he had great difficulty breathing, and his limbs were extremely stiff, as if he had been locked in a prison and hung up by iron chains, unable to move. He fell straight backward.

At this moment, Xu Sanshi, who had fallen to the ground like a flipped-over turtle, had only his eyes darting around in terror.

Looking at the group of people who were trying hard to suppress their laughter, I felt a chill in my heart.

Oh no, I've become the biggest idiot in the whole team!

It's obvious from Xu Sanshi's performance just now that the poisonous smoke, once it spreads, is indeed colorless and odorless, and can take down a powerful, four-ring Soul Master without anyone noticing.

Although this was related to the fact that everyone was in the enclosed space of the tent, it only took Xu Sanshi a few seconds to be knocked down.

It seems that they only need to simmer the fire for an hour or two to take down all three hundred bandits in the cave.

Having confirmed the toxicity of the Heavenly Prison Lock, Chen Ping extinguished the poisonous torches, opened the tent door, and the group of people, each grabbing one of Xu Sanshi's legs, dragged him out for some fresh air.

"Hey Hey"

At this moment, Xu Sanshi grinned foolishly. He had just seen Jiang Nannan smile, and her smile was truly beautiful.

If it's just to make Nan Nan laugh, then making a fool of myself isn't a big deal!

The so-called "heavenly prison lock" refers to a condition where the smoker's limbs are stiff as if bound by iron chains, and although they are conscious, they are unable to call for help.

Seeing that Xu Sanshi could still laugh, Chen Ping finally relaxed.

This indicates that the toxic fumes Xu Sanshi inhaled at this time were not particularly strong, and he would recover in a while; it wasn't a big problem.

The level of hostility they would be dealing with later, when they entertained those bandits who had killed countless people, would be far more intense. With the plan, tactics, necessary materials, and logistical support all prepared, the group tested their breath-holding time in the well-ventilated tent and finalized their tactics.

While the poisonous smoke from the Heavenly Prison Lock is highly toxic and can suffocate ordinary bandits and Soul Master bandits whose cultivation level is generally below the third ring, it may not be as effective against Soul King level leaders.

The toxic fumes diluted in the cave environment might not be able to kill the bandit leader directly, but would instead leave him paralyzed on the ground like Xu Sanshi. Therefore, the others would need to go in and finish him off.

Soul Masters can hold their breath for much longer than ordinary people, and the higher their cultivation level, the longer they can hold their breath.

Under the test of the crowd, Soul Masters whose cultivation level, or rather their physical strength, has reached the Soul King level, can basically hold their breath for about an hour.

Considering the increased oxygen consumption during combat and the extra time required to evacuate the cave, a Soul King-level Soul Master can only engage in combat for about twenty to thirty minutes, which is barely enough.

As for Soul Masters of lower levels, they are not well-suited for breath-holding combat.

Therefore, the Shrek team's final tactic was to split into two groups: one group consisting of the regular members plus Chen Ping, and the other group consisting of the reserve team, which would carry out combat missions from two different entrances.

The official team was responsible for setting off poisonous smoke from the tunnel location, and then storming into the cave an hour after the smoke started burning to carry out cave warfare, finishing off any bandits who weren't quite dead yet.

The reserve team members stood guard at the entrance, blocking it until the poisonous smoke had completely spread. Anyone who came out would be suffocated. Once the people in the inner courtyard started to act, they would detonate a fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell, blasting the entrance to collapse and cutting off the bandits' chance of escaping by the main road.

These plans weren't proposed by Chen Ping, but rather pieced together by everyone contributing their ideas, which made Chen Ping quite gratified.

Those who think the masses lack advanced ideas, who are condescending and bossy, and who look down on others for their backward thinking, are themselves not much more advanced.

Going deep into the masses and sharing good ideas—that's true progress.

Similarly, those who think Shrek students' tactics and combat concepts are too naive and ridiculous, and that they need patient inspiration and guidance, should also be correct.

Let them think of better and more effective combat strategies on their own, instead of mocking them.

"I'd like to add some points to note regarding combat after entering the cave."

Seeing that everyone had basically finished discussing the battle plan for the night, Chen Ping then spoke up and shared some precautions for close-quarters combat.

"Our cave operation this time is similar to indoor operations, and the details we need to pay attention to are also similar."

"Now that there are eight people in the inner courtyard, including me, we can divide them into two groups for coordinated operations. One group will be responsible for advancing forward, while the other group will be responsible for providing support as needed."

"If anyone is injured while the first group advances, the other member of the group should quickly counterattack. Don't aim too precisely, just throw out your soul skill. The top priority is to prevent the enemy from continuing to attack with impunity."

"The first person from the second support team should not rush to rescue the injured. Instead, they should immediately launch a counterattack. The second person from the second team should carry the wounded away from the danger zone, and then the two in front should take turns covering each other as they slowly retreat."

Chen Ping talked about a lot of things, but it can be summarized into three points.

Observe and locate the enemy, stealthily approach them, and kill them discreetly.

This was in case some Soul Master bandits weren't knocked out by the poison smoke and pretended to be dead on the ground to fight back, thus eliminating the last risk that Chen Ping could foresee.

If any more unexpected events occur, it will be purely due to force majeure. As long as Xuanzi is even slightly reliable, Chen Ping believes there shouldn't be any problems.

(End of this chapter)