Chapter 32

This was a giant snake with a pitch-black body, dotted only with a few star-shaped patterns on its back.

Its body, as thick as a water bucket, was incredibly heavy, and the grass it slithered over was completely crushed.

Its aura wasn't very intense, and it made not a single sound.

Its semi-circular head flicked a snake tongue, licking the air.

The direction it was moving wasn't toward where Chen Mu was; it didn't seem to have discovered him, and its target was very direct: the corpses piled not far away!

Right under Chen Mu's gaze, it slithered to the corpse pile, opened its blood-red maw, and swallowed two corpses in one gulp!

It didn't chew, but swallowed directly.

There was no need to pause in between; one gulp for two corpses, then another gulp, and two more corpses!

'A giant snake that eats corpses?'

Chen Mu found it strange.

This giant snake had a particularly good appetite.

In one breath, it swallowed all dozen or so corpses into its belly.

Looking at its abdominal area, there wasn't the slightest bulge.

Is its stomach that big?

Is its contractile force that strong?

An exotic beast!

Clearly, this giant snake belonged to a type of exotic beast.

An ordinary large snake would never have this ability; after eating a dozen people, its abdomen would show no change at all.

Chen Mu watched with clicking tongue in wonder.

Suddenly, he heard a strange movement.

Turning his head to the right, under a large tree dozens of meters away, an identical but slightly smaller giant snake raised its head, watching Chen Mu unblinkingly in the darkness.

'Two giant snakes?'

Chen Mu's eyelids jumped; he utilized his light-body technique, flew backward, and moved out to the left.

Whoosh~

Swish!

The giant snake followed closely behind, chasing rapidly.

Despite its massive size and terrifying weight, this slightly smaller giant snake was very fast and highly agile.

Although it didn't catch up to Chen Mu immediately, it bit down hard and wouldn't let go.

Even with his peak-level "Spirit Snake Steps," he couldn't shake it off.

Thinking about it, it seemed appropriate; the "Spirit Snake Steps" were created by imitating the movement of spirit snakes.

At this moment, with an exotic giant snake of such powerful sensitivity chasing him with all its might, the fact that Chen Mu hadn't been swallowed directly or injured was already a testament to his high level of light-body technique.

Whoosh~ Whoosh!

"Boom!"

Chen Mu flew forward, bypassing tree after tree.

The chasing giant snake had no such concerns, crashing through and shattering trees along the way.

The other giant snake joined in as well.

The two giant snakes kept their eyes on Chen Mu and wouldn't let go.

Boom! Boom!

The sound of trees collapsing and shattering echoed in the night.

Chen Mu ran for a while, and seeing he couldn't shake them off, he decisively charged up the mountain.

On Little Cool Mountain, there was a nest of bandits.

The leader, Zhao Jinhu, was a ninth-level acquired expert.

Diverting the disaster, letting the two giant snakes and Zhao Jinhu fight it out, would maximize the effect.

Boom! Boom~

All the way up, Chen Mu flew and ran.

Under night vision, the treacherous mountain terrain and steep slopes were no obstacle at all; Chen Mu was almost flying close to the ground, heading straight for the mountainside.

The "Spirit Snake Steps" couldn't shake off a real exotic giant snake, but the low-altitude flight of "Grass-Skipping Flight" was of great help.

"Who goes there?"

"What is that?"

"Run! What a huge snake!"

"..."

At the gate of the "Red Scarf Bandits" stronghold, the members on night watch shouted in shock and horror; some picked up bows and arrows to shoot, while others turned and ran.

Chen Mu was fast and small; in his sprint, he entered the stronghold without anyone seeing him.

The others only saw the giant snake, which was massive and long.

Hiss~

"Boom!"

A loud noise.

The wooden wall of the stronghold and the gate were smashed open by the giant snake's brute force.

The other giant snake followed closely behind, charging into the stronghold, opening its blood-red maw, and pouncing fiercely.

It bit people one by one, injuring them so they fell to the ground, unable to move, and could only scream.

[Corpse discovered, do you wish to loot?]

"Yes!"

[Corpse discovered, do you wish to loot?]

"Yes!"

Chen Mu wandered through the chaotic stronghold, continuously picking up cards.

Swish~ Swish!

The sound of wind breaking suddenly rang out.

A burly figure agilely rushed out from a house. Holding a large blade, he erupted with terrifying momentum and charged at the giant snake.

Swish~

Hiss!

The giant snake seemed to sense it, abandoning the hunt for others to meet Zhao Jinhu's attack.

The person who arrived was none other than the leader of the "Red Scarf Bandits"!

In Zhao Jinhu's hands, the large blade seemed to have no weight, dancing with blades of light as he circled one of the giant snakes.

Ch-ch-ch~

Sharp, piercing energy sent blood lines spraying into the air.

Facing the ninth-level acquired Zhao Jinhu, the giant snake was injured in the first exchange.

But there were two giant snakes.

The other followed closely behind, attacking Zhao Jinhu.

With the two giant snakes attacking in tandem, Zhao Jinhu began to fall into a disadvantage.

Chen Mu ignored them, choosing a corner to watch the giant snakes and Zhao Jinhu entangled in battle from afar.

Boom~

"Ah!"

Sounds of loud crashes, screams, and explosions rang out from time to time.

Outside the mountain, at the coalition camp.

As soon as the commotion on Little Cool Mountain broke out, everyone in the camp, whether resting or patrolling, moved into action.

"My lord, are the 'Red Scarf Bandits' trying to ambush us?"

A county soldier holding a long spear asked Wang Shaowu.

As a captain of the Liang County soldiers, Wang Shaowu hadn't led troops into battle many times, but he had plenty of experience.

He stood where he was, listening for a while, his expression amazed, "The 'Red Scarf Bandits' are shouting; it seems they have been attacked. Wait, there are other sounds, not human... the roar of some kind of beast?"

"An exotic beast has gone up the mountain and attacked the 'Red Scarf Bandits'?"

After saying this, Wang Shaowu's expression became strange.

Others around him also looked at each other in dismay.

In the middle of the night, an exotic beast had appeared!

The "Red Scarf Bandits" had been entrenched on Little Cool Mountain for many years; if there were an exotic beast on the mountain, they would have discovered it long ago.

It was impossible for them to have only just noticed it now.

If the exotic beast wasn't from Little Cool Mountain but was just passing through, that meant there was an underground passage on the mountain!

"Lord Wang, what should we do next? Should we go up the mountain?" A constable who had followed from Liang County walked over and asked Wang Shaowu.

"Go up the mountain now? Are you looking for death?"

Wang Shaowu glanced at him and said in a low voice, "Wait! Wait for the commotion on the mountain to subside, wait for dawn! It won't be too late to go up the mountain then!"

"...Yes!"

On Little Cool Mountain.

The two giant snakes joined forces to attack Zhao Jinhu.

After Zhao Jinhu fell into a disadvantage, he retreated steadily and tried to escape, but was blocked by the giant snakes.

He couldn't match their agility and couldn't run away, so he had no choice but to erupt.

Zhao Jinhu seized a gap to stuff a pill into his mouth; the next moment, his momentum soared, his blood surged like a furnace, and his whole body released a terrifying oppressive aura.

Whoosh!

Swish~

Zhao Jinhu's speed increased several times in an instant, and the two giant snakes could no longer lock onto him.

Terrifying brute force, accompanied by blade light, first covered the slightly smaller giant snake.

Targeting its head and neck, he launched a strangling attack.

Ch-ch-ch~

Blood, like arrows, sprayed out in large quantities instantly.

The head of the slightly smaller giant snake was chopped off alive!

The other giant snake immediately let out a terrifying hiss, its massive body's agility also increasing several times, and it attacked Zhao Jinhu frantically.

Man and snake re-entangled, fighting as they moved.

Taking this opportunity, Chen Mu flashed over, approaching the dead giant snake.

[Corpse discovered, do you wish to loot?]

"Yes!"

Sure enough, he could pick up cards from exotic beasts.

Chen Mu felt a slight joy in his heart, retreated to a dark corner, reached into his pocket, and checked the newly obtained card.

It was unexpectedly a new functional card: a Storage Card!