Lillian handed the inner core over to Darryl as she spoke and Darryl took it without hesitation. The inner core of a Black Sand Python didn't mean much to him, but he would rather not raise suspicion by not accepting it as it would contradict what he said earlier about him being here to hunt. Otis and the others were indignant but had given up on saying anything else.

"Darren!" Lillian stared further ahead into poisonous fog and asked, "are there more Black Sand Pythons nests in there? Can you lead the way and take us in?" A few Black Sand Pythons were hardly close to what Lillian had intended to achieve on this hunt.

"What?" Amused by her recklessness, Darryl paused and thought to himself, ‘These people really do not fear death. The deeper they get into the Valley of Death, the more dangerous it gets. Apart from the Black Sand Pythons, there are countless terrifying beasts ahead that are far too powerful to be dealt with, especially considering this crew's capabilities."

"Sure, but