Chapter 56: Falling Out, Dealing a Heavy Blow to the Military!

"The Snake King seems to have truly never taken the initiative to attack us humans!"

Just as General Ning was pondering and hesitating, the other soldiers on the helicopter were also quietly discussing it.

One soldier's gaze fell upon the massive giant snake, and he opened his mouth slightly, "Think about it carefully; it has always been us humans constantly harassing the Snake King. Last time, Changsheng Group and the others gathered so many people to march into the Dali Mountains, almost turning the place upside down, and even drove the Snake King away, yet the Snake King never came to Jianghai for revenge!"

In their eyes, the losses suffered by Changsheng Group and other noble families and financial consortiums that time were quite normal and could not prove the Snake King's hostility toward humans; after all, other brother units had also lost some men while surrounding and suppressing the Four Great Beast Kings.

Although he thought this way, and a portion of the soldiers expressed agreement, there were still other soldiers whose attitudes were very firm, "Does a matter like this even need serious thought?"

"As the saying goes, those who are not of our race must have a different heart!"

"What kind of logic is there to discuss with a snake?"

The soldier who spoke saw his comrades' gazes fall upon him and continued, "Am I wrong? Since the species are different, the standpoints are naturally different. You cannot think it has no threat just because it can speak!"

"Perhaps the Snake King is just feigning weakness this time, and as soon as we leave, it will go ravage nearby cities!"

Upon hearing this, the previous soldier frowned tightly, as if talking to himself, "Since ancient times, we humans have been the existence at the top of the food chain; how can we feel threatened just because a snake can speak?"

"..."

In the place where this group of soldiers was discussing, General Ning had already reported the situation to Junqu Zongbu.

He thought back and forth but still could not decide whether to take action against the Snake King, so he simply threw the problem to the decision-makers higher up.

At the same time, in Junqu Zongbu hundreds of miles away from this place, several old men had all gathered together because of this news, discussing it heatedly.

"General Ning's worries are not without reason."

One of the old men had his brows tightly furrowed, "That Snake King can actually speak human language; its intelligence must not be low. Once it escapes during the siege, there will be no peace in Qinling or even larger areas in the future."

"With its strength, it can absolutely accomplish the things mentioned."

"Precisely because of this, we must spare no effort to wipe out the Snake King!"

Another old man had a firm expression, and his eyes were filled with disgust when he mentioned the two words 'Snake King', "Think about it, how much time has passed since that Seven-Colored Light Rain, and how much have those Beasts grown?"

"In my opinion, if we drag this out, the Snake King will grow to a level that even the Ultimate Weapon cannot handle. At that time, once the Snake King takes action against us humans, who can stop it?"

Once these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.

Some among them did not agree with wiping out the Snake King; after all, this was the first Beast encountered that had not shown hostility toward humans, and perhaps a breakthrough could be found through it.

But more people could not possibly negotiate with a Beast, let alone let a Beast King go! Therefore, after a round of intense discussion, the final decision was made by the old man with the most authority, "Since that is the case, then let us start dealing with the Snake King!"

"Tell this decision to General Ning."

"Yes!"

"Prepare!"

In the deep mountains of Qinling, General Ning received the order from headquarters, and his gaze now looking at the Snake King changed abruptly.

He only remained silent for a few seconds before hardening his heart, his gaze becoming firm once again, "Destroy the Snake King for me!"

In an instant, all the artillery on the aircraft aimed at Lu Chuan, and they began to fire.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Luoli was not surprised at all; instead, she nodded and muttered to herself, "I knew it, the military couldn't possibly not deal with the Snake King. This way, I still have a chance!"

She knew very well in her heart that at the current stage, although the military had paid some price in dealing with Beasts, they had not yet encountered a setback, so the military would not compromise with any Beast! In the eyes of those big shots in the military, and even all military personnel, there was no Beast in this world that could not be killed; if there was... then it must be that the firepower was insufficient!

"Fire away, the harder you hit, the better!" Jiang Luoli stared at that valley, a smile gradually appearing on her face, "After you finish fighting, I will come out to clean up the mess."

"Damn it!"

In the valley, Lu Chuan had thought these humans had listened to his words, but after seeing those artillery pieces aimed at him, he understood the other side's decision and could not help but be filled with towering rage!

He took advantage of the time before the artillery fire struck, even applying 【Spirit Snake Swift Step】, sliding rapidly through the valley to swallow all his nearby underlings and send them into the 【Swallowing Origin Space】 to protect them! Of course, these were just some of the more important underlings with decent strength; as for the other weak underlings, because they were too far away, he could not care about them at this moment.

"Fire Leopard!"

After finishing all this, Lu Chuan did not look back and roared, "Give these humans a good welcome!"

"Yes!"

Fire Leopard was also in the Shackle Realm, and with its agile movements and extremely fast speed, it was qualified to fight side-by-side with him, adding a measure of strength! Boom, boom, boom—

Soon, endless artillery fire covered the area from far to near; the commotion caused by this artillery fire was earth-shattering, and the momentum was incredibly vast.

Swish! Swish! Swish! At this very moment, Fire Leopard's figure flashed, rapidly avoiding the center of the explosions, and it did not suffer any damage at all.

As for Lu Chuan... he had shrunk his body at the first opportunity and activated a newly acquired skill—【Earth Escape】, diving into the ground to avoid the artillery bombardment.

To tell the truth, this innate ability allowed him to walk easily through the earth, just as simple as swimming, and he could automatically push aside the soil while moving!

It was just that while sneaking through the earth, he would still encounter resistance, and the deeper he went, the greater the resistance he suffered, which directly affected his movement speed!

Rumble! A few seconds after Lu Chuan and Fire Leopard took cover, countless artillery shells exploded one after another, instantly overturning the place where they had been and even triggering a forest fire.

Because of the shockwaves from the artillery fire, this forest fire spread extremely fast, and in just a short time, one could see thick smoke rolling and billowing out violently.

"Roar—"

"Squeak!"

"..."

In an instant, all the nearby Beasts fled in fear, terrified of being roasted if they were a step too slow.

But within the bombing zone, there was no sign of the Snake King, and all the military personnel could only see a Fire Leopard running through the flames! "Bang!"

At a certain moment, the ground beneath a fighter jet suddenly split open, and then a giant snake lunged out from within, shooting a breath at the fighter jet with lightning speed, successfully piercing through it! The fighter jet flew crookedly to the side, and then with a loud boom, the plane was destroyed and the pilot killed!

"This Snake King's earth-tunneling ability is actually this powerful?"

Seeing this scene, the military was shocked and terrified, almost forgetting what the current situation was, but after a low shout from General Ning, all the fighter jets aimed at it again.

However, Lu Chuan had disappeared from the spot once more.

By the time he appeared again, another fighter jet was destroyed, ending in the same way.

"Damn it!"

"The Snake King... how is the Snake King so terrifying?"

"Good heavens, what kind of monster have we provoked?"

With comrades dying one after another and fighter jets crashing, the remaining military personnel had bulging veins and eyes filled with rage, yet upon seeing the giant snake's flashing figure, their eyes were filled with fear once more.

This conflicting mentality made the soldiers hesitate, but adrenaline was surging within every one of them! Whoosh—

At this moment, the Fire Leopard had already reached the vicinity of these fighter jets; after aiming at a target, it violently spat out a ball of raging flames.

In an instant, a fighter jet was engulfed in a blazing fire, causing the soldiers inside to panic uncontrollably! (End of chapter)