Chapter 95: Arrival, Person?

With this departure, Time once again passed by another two months.

On this day, Baichuan, who was gliding above the ocean, suddenly spotted the coastline in the distance with his sharp eyes.

Seeing this, Baichuan finally let out a sigh of relief.

It wasn't easy. This long-distance migration—he could be said to have nearly traversed a distance roughly equivalent to his previous life's country.

Such a vast distance—if not for his ability of Flight, occasionally leaping out of the ocean to soar through the sky to glide, thereby conserving even more stamina.

He estimated that if he had stayed in the sea swimming to this place the whole time, the time required might have been three times longer than now.

Fortunately, he was finally about to arrive now.

The days ahead could finally be spent resting; he hoped this trip wouldn't disappoint him.

Baichuan silently thought to himself.

……

Accompanied by a thick, ferocious claw stepping onto this vast land, this announced that Baichuan had truly arrived on this continent.

What met Baichuan's eyes was an endless expanse of open grassland with no obstructions whatsoever.

Countless massive or tall animals roamed freely across this vast grassland.

Lion roars shook the heavens, elephants' cries rang long and clear, eagles' screeches spread across the entire sky…

This place was a paradise belonging to the strong, and even more so a hunting ground for the sovereigns of the sky.

Thinking of this, Baichuan was already somewhat impatient, but what he needed most right now was rest, to refresh his spirit.

Once he had recovered his spirit, it would be time to rampage across this grassland!

Night passed by silently.

Early morning, when the sky was still hazy.

A slender snake with a rectangular head, khaki-colored body, and a length of 2.8 meters crawled across the ground with incredible speed.

Looking closely, one could seemingly see not far behind it, a bird with extraordinarily long legs flapping as it pursued.

This bird had pale gray body plumage, black thighs, black flight feathers, white feather patterns, and a pair of long central decorative feathers on its tail.

This was unmistakably a secretary bird preparing to prey on a snake.

As the secretary bird's long slender legs kept striding, the distance between the two grew ever closer.

In the end, a snake could never outrun a bird.

Even though this snake was the black mamba, reputed to be the fastest crawler among all snakes.

Soon, the secretary bird overtook the black mamba. As it ran, it spread its wings wide and, borrowing the wind, gave a powerful flap.

Instantly its entire body leaped into the air, and then a slender claw covered in fine, dense scales kicked straight toward the snake's head.

In an instant, this poor little snake, which had probably only just reached adulthood, couldn't dodge in time and was kicked squarely on the head. It blacked out on the spot and collapsed limply to the ground.

However, although the secretary bird had stunned its prey with that one strike, it itself still uncontrollably fell forward.

This landing should have been steady and secure without the slightest doubt, but at this moment an accident occurred.

It seemed to have collided with something mid-air; its entire body abruptly halted, lost its balance, and tumbled downward.

This sudden turn of events also panicked the secretary bird. Fortunately, the unique neural reflexes and special structure of birds allowed it to adjust its posture in mid-air in time.

Only then did it barely stabilize its footing.

At this point, the secretary bird finally had time to raise its head, tilt it to one side, and look ahead, preparing to see what exactly had collided with it and nearly caused it to fall.

Following its gaze.

At this moment, in the air ahead, a strange ripple suddenly flashed. Within this ripple, a massive object faintly appeared.

That object was entirely pitch-black in color, emitting a metallic sheen, and vaguely presenting the appearance of overlapping scales.

This seemed to be what it was most familiar with as prey—the scales of a snake!

But, could a snake really be this large?

The secretary bird's small brain couldn't give it the answer.

Just as it hesitated, wanting to probe, before long it seemed the owner of the giant object had been disturbed by it.

It began to slowly awaken, and then in the air before its eyes.

A flood serpent with a sleek, elongated body slowly rose into view.

A gigantic shadow swept down like a canopy, instantly engulfing the secretary bird.

And at this moment, the owner of the shadow truly revealed its true form.

Resembling a dragon's head, with fine, soft, bright red mane growing at the back of the neck, now fluttering in the wind, a pair of sharp eyes like those of the Banzhu of the sky silently watched it.

That expression seemed to convey that He had been watching its hunt for a very, very long time.

While it stood dumbfounded, staring, the flood serpent actually brought its dragon-like head closer.

In an instant, a dragon head like a massive object leaned toward it. Even just the head of this terrifying creature was nearly larger than its entire body.

Compared side by side, it was as if a house were pressing down horizontally upon an adult.

Instantly, immense pressure descended.

Unable to help itself, the secretary bird instinctively retreated a step in fear, seemingly wanting to turn and flee.

But it was too late.

As it turned, a flash of disinterest crossed the dragon-headed creature's eyes.

What then met its eyes was a massive, sharp claw slowly closing in, and finally its memory came to an abrupt end.

Looking at the two prey before him, Baichuan also smiled knowingly. The snake had just woken up, and because of his invisibility, two foolish pieces of food had delivered themselves right to his door.

What does this count as? A buffet?

Is this continent so generous to the creatures that set foot upon it?

Baichuan thought idly. After dealing with the secretary bird, he looked again toward the black mamba in the distance that had already woken up and was trying to sneak away.

Looking at that little snake, he suddenly realized this fellow seemed to be a serpent that had been equally renowned alongside him in his previous life.

Unfortunately, it had been born in the wrong place, landing on this vast continent, living a miserable life surrounded by natural enemies on all sides.

Unlike his fellow kind, who possessed great fame and, thanks to the region they lived in, had almost no natural enemies around them — their lives could truly be called utterly comfortable.

With all sorts of random thoughts running through his mind, Baichuan once again extended a sharp claw and scooped it up.

Since you've come all this way, go ahead and keep its natural enemy, the snake vulture, company inside its belly.

In an instant, blood splattered onto the ground and the shrubs, and after a series of horrifying chewing and swallowing sounds, the surroundings returned to calm once more.

However, if one looked carefully, one could seemingly see, in a clump of shrubs in the distance, an ape-like creature crouching within, with several wooden spears lying beside it.

It pressed one palm tightly over its own mouth, terrified of making any sound, its eyes filled with shock and fear.

It seemed to have witnessed some unspeakable secret!

After a long while, once that terrifying creature had vanished, it collapsed limply, its bare upper body — clad in not a single thread of clothing — now drenched in a sheen of sweat.

(End of Chapter)