[Location: Black Dragon Tower, 50th Floor.] [Environment: Indoor Jungle.]
They walked up twenty floors. Chen Qing wasn't even out of breath. Sun Mengjia complained the whole way, demanding a piggyback ride. General Fluffles tried to mark his territory on every potted plant in the stairwell.
When they pushed open the door to the 50th floor, the scenery changed drastically. It wasn't an office. It was a jungle. Strange, glowing purple plants covered the walls. A thick, green fog hung in the air, smelling sweet but sickening.
[System Warning:] [High Toxicity Detected.] [Neurotoxin Level: Lethal within 30 seconds.]
"Welcome to my garden," a sultry voice whispered from the fog. A woman emerged. She wore a revealing dress made of green leaves and thorns. Her skin was pale green, and snakes were wrapped around her arms. [Boss: The Poison Lady (One of the Four Kings).] [Rank: B+] [Ability: Toxin Manipulation.]
"Men usually last one minute in my presence before they start bleeding from their eyes," The Poison Lady smirked, blowing a kiss of green smoke toward Chen Qing. "Try not to die too quickly, handsome."
Chen Qing stood in the fog. He took a deep breath. Inhale. Exhale.
"Smells like cheap perfume," Chen Qing commented, waving his hand in front of his nose. [Dragon Bloodline Passive: Poison Immunity (Max).] To a dragon, this human poison was less effective than chili sauce.
"What? Impossible!" The Poison Lady's eyes widened. "Why aren't your lungs melting?!"
"Woof?" (What's that smell?) General Fluffles trotted forward. He sniffed a purple flower that was dripping acid. Sniff sniff.
His nose twitched. The pollen was dusty. Ah... Ah... "ACHOO!"
The Husky let out a massive sneeze. It wasn't a normal sneeze. A shockwave mixed with faint blue dragon energy blasted out of his nose. WHOOSH!
The sneeze created a hurricane-force wind. The thick green toxic fog on the entire floor was instantly blown away, sucked out of the broken windows. The "Garden of Death" was suddenly clear. And covered in dog snot.
"My precious fog!" The Poison Lady screamed hysterically. "You stupid mutt! I'll turn you into fertilizer!"
She raised her hands. Thorny vines shot out from the floor, aiming to impale the dog.
"Hey, plant lady!" A cheerful voice interrupted her. Sun Mengjia stepped forward. She was wearing a bright pink gas mask adorned with Hello Kitty stickers.
"You like poison? Me too!" Mengjia giggled, pulling out two glass vials filled with bubbling black liquid from her backpack. "This one is Hydrofluoric Acid mixed with zombie blood. And this one is... I forgot. Let's find out!"
"Mengjia, she's yours," Chen Qing leaned against a wall, checking his watch. "Try not to blow up the structural support columns."
"No promises!" Sun Mengjia threw the vials. Smash.
"Wait! No! Not that chemical!" The Poison Lady shrieked in terror. She wasn't afraid of Chen Qing's strength. She was afraid of Mengjia's chaotic chemistry.
BOOM! HISS!
A cloud of corrosive black smoke erupted, followed by manic laughter. "Hahaha! More! More!"
Five minutes later. The 50th floor was a blackened wasteland. The Poison Lady was nowhere to be seen (she was likely dissolved). Sun Mengjia took off her gas mask, looking refreshed. "Gardening is fun!"
Chen Qing stepped over a melted vine. "Two down. Two to go."
They headed for the stairs up to the 70th floor.