Fantasy Realm [One Piece] [Harry Potter] [Naruto] - [Progression] [LitRPG]

Chapter 185: Rotten Corpse and the Castle's Rejection

Alex and Rishi jump down, and just like in the movie, they slide through a long pipe before landing in a pile of bones. Alex easily lands on his feet, while Rishi, thanks to his low physical stats—flops awkwardly onto his side.

Hehe, didn't stick the landing, did you? Alex thinks, holding back a laugh.
Damn, the smell here is fucking awful... guess that's no surprise.

The two of them leave the landing point, walking a few meters before spotting a pile of rocks with a small opening. Alex glances around the area, looking for the basilisk skin near the start of the chamber, but it's nowhere to be found.

"Someone must have taken it. Makes sense—why leave it here? It probably has some value," Alex says.

"It's fine. Let's keep going to the chamber. The corpse should still be there!" Rishi replies, his eyes lighting up a little.

They climb over the rubble, and Alex opens another door. This one only takes a few seconds.

"It's a cool lock, I'll give it that. But seriously, why would anyone build the chamber in such a dump? It smells like absolute shit in here," Alex says, shaking his head.

"Oh, come on, practicality rarely matters, does it?" Rishi laughs, clearly agreeing, not looking very comfortable either.

Eventually, they reach the iconic spot where Harry fought the basilisk. Near the center of the chamber, they see the massive corpse—but right away, something feels off.

Alex's [Sacred Emerald Copper Earring] suddenly begins to glow in a bright emerald green.

"That's poison nearby, alright, too bad it smells even worse here! Is the corpse fucking rotting? Looks like nothing's been taken, but is this even useful? Let's see if the fangs are still there; at least some sort of poison source should be here if my earring glows," Alex says, clearly unimpressed.

"This was always a possibility," Rishi explains. "In the seventh year, the basilisk was completely rotten—only the bones were left by then. Sure, there was a chance someone harvested the skin, organs, or meat before that, but this lines up with what we knew. It's been about a year and a half since it died. If it was fully decomposed by the seventh year, it makes sense that the process would already be underway by now."

Alex moves closer to the basilisk's mouth, carefully inspecting it. He quickly spots several intact fangs, and the system recognizes them immediately. Their qualities vary, ranging from Green to Deep Blue, but one fang stands out: the one directly opposite the fang Harry had obviously taken. Its quality is Light Purple.

[Basilisk Fang]
World: Harry Potter / Wizarding World
Quality: Light Purple
Type: Fang
Venom Amount: 61 / 100
Effect: Deadly basilisk poison in its purest form. Deals 2 damage per second to any victim and significantly reduces attributes. The duration of the poison depends on the amount injected. A full injection will be effective for 30 minutes.
Note: Basilisk venom is rumored to only have one cure, Phoenix Tears.
Note: These rumors are outright wrong, and the reports about its lethality are true, but greatly exaggerated.

"Heh, not bad! I'll cut them out and bag them all! Not 100% lethal, sure, but even if you inject only 10 out of 100 charges, it lasts for 3 minutes. That's 360 damage—pretty much lethal to any human," Alex says as he excitedly but carefully starts removing all the fangs from the basilisk.

"The corpse looked like a bust at first, Alex," Rishi says, inspecting the body, "but I found a few pieces of meat and some skin that are still unspoiled. Most of it's unranked, so not even worth picking up. But some of the meat's so far gone it actually raised the grade because of that. It's similar to a bioweapon—we need to be really careful."