Chapter 66: In the past, the Overlord lifted a tripod; today, the Snake King swallows a tripod!

"You are quite decisive!"

Opposite him, seeing the Black Bear King act nimbly and sever its own arm, a look of admiration flashed in Lu Chuan's eyes.

Just as he was about to do something, he suddenly heard the Black Bear King rumble, "I've lost this time, we shall meet again!"

This Black Bear King was unexpectedly decisive to an absurd degree! Lu Chuan had originally thought that this fellow had severed its own arm for a desperate last stand to continue fighting for the Giant Tripod before them, but who would have thought that in everyone's sight, the Black Bear King would directly erupt with a terrifying speed far exceeding its previous performance.

In just the blink of an eye, it quickly vanished from everyone's line of sight.

This scene stunned many people; the squad of human Ability Users hiding behind the giant rock all had their mouths agape, their eyes filled with expressions of disbelief.

Even Yuan Wang was stunned by the scene before it!

It had followed Lu Chuan to this altar on the summit of Mount Tai, but it hadn't gotten close yet, and because things happened so fast, it only saw a black shadow from afar turn into a gust of wind and disappear.

This kind of speed and decisiveness was something even many humans could not achieve, let alone this group of Beasts.

However, now that the Black Bear King had left, the battle for the treasure on the summit of Mount Tai was declared over, and the one who profited from this was naturally Lu Chuan!

When Lu Chuan's massive body slithered toward the Nine Provinces Cauldron before him, the Dongshan District Ability User squad hiding behind were all stunned, "The Snake King?"

"Isn't this the Snake King from the Qinling mountains? Even it has come, this..."

The Ability Users didn't know what to say, but soon someone brought up a topic, "Is this Snake King of the Qinling mountains really that powerful?"

Soon, another person took a deep breath, their expression carrying traces of terror, "Didn't you see that after the Black Bear King was bitten, it didn't even hesitate to sever its arm to survive?"

"If even it is so wary of the Snake King, how powerful do you think the Snake King is?"

"Hiss... this is also... this is too terrifying!"

Everyone among them still remembered one thing—last time, the Snake King had relied on its own strength to destroy a military base before sauntering away.

This time, it had even defeated the Black Bear King in an instant, a beast notorious in the Northeast region and a source of constant headaches for the military.

"Quick!"

"Transmit the footage here back; this is our mission, and besides, it will help analyze the current situation and guide our next steps."

"Understood!"

While the group of human Ability Users carefully filmed the scene, they packaged the footage of the scene from when the Black Bear King was still there and transmitted it back to the Dongshan District Junqu Zongbu.

"So, it was that Snake King who arrived!"

At this very moment, inside the Dongshan District Junqu Zongbu, the various officers saw the scenes in the video and were filled with wonder; one person even combined it with previous videos and speculated, "You say, that Jiang Luoli was distracted and even fled directly later, could it be because she sensed the Snake King had arrived here?"

"That... can't really be said that way, right? Jiang Luoli is at least capable of trading blows with the Black Bear King; her strength is definitely not weak."

Hearing the others refute, this officer chuckled, "You're right, after all, when Jiang Luoli first faced the Black Bear King, she didn't show the slightest sign of backing down."

"But look at how decisively the Black Bear King fled after seeing the Snake King; doesn't that better explain that Jiang Luoli was afraid of the Snake King?"

"What do we do now?"

Just as the officers at the Junqu Zongbu were discussing it, the human Ability User squad on Mount Tai remained huddled in place, feeling quite at a loss.

They even spoke in whispers for fear that making too much noise would attract the Snake King's attention, and everyone slowed their breathing rhythm.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

At this moment, an Ability User excitedly tugged on their teammate's sleeve, "Look quickly, the Snake King has already reached the side of the Giant Tripod; it really does have designs on this Giant Tripod!"

"You say, it has neither hands nor feet, how is it going to take the Giant Tripod away?" "What if it really takes the Giant Tripod away, wouldn't we have come for nothing?"

Facing their companion's doubt, another teammate chuckled, "It's fine, that Giant Tripod doesn't look very big, but it is extremely heavy!"

"Earlier, the Black Bear King with all its strength could only lift it and walk a few steps before failing; I think this Snake King probably won't be able to walk fast either!"

"Beep, beep..."

Suddenly, the communication device in one Ability User's pocket flashed a few times. After checking it, they said excitedly to their companions, "Reinforcements will arrive soon!"

"Everyone just needs to hide well for a while longer, and we can wait for them."

"And..."

This Ability User smiled slightly, "And, perhaps at the base right now, the officers are discussing whether to conduct a fire-coverage strike on the Snake King to eliminate future trouble!"

"The stronger the Snake King is, the greater the threat to humanity, but we just need to wait for orders."

"Hiss..."

Just as the group was communicating in low voices, the Ability User responsible for observing the Snake King suddenly took a deep breath, their words filled with shock, "The Snake King is actually... actually opening its mouth to swallow the Giant Tripod?"

"Is it serious?"

For a moment, everyone's gaze shifted over.

Just a moment ago, they were still full of confidence, feeling that this Giant Tripod would definitely belong to humanity in the end, but now they were actually seeing the Snake King swallow the tripod! Is this really something a Snake King can do?

"This?"

Another human took a deep breath, even pinching themselves, and muttered, "What have I just seen?"

"This is a huge metal tripod!"

"Even if the Snake King can eat it, isn't it afraid of not being able to digest it and getting injured because of it?"

"This Snake King's way of thinking is really..."

"Boss, what are you doing?"

Near the altar, Yuan Wang saw Lu Chuan actually swallow the Giant Tripod in one gulp, and it also showed a look of shock, though it was more certain that Lu Chuan couldn't ruin his stomach because of this tripod, it was just worried that he wouldn't be able to walk later, "Boss, you swallowed this thing, this stomach... I'm afraid it won't be able to take it, right?"

It was no wonder Yuan Wang was surprised; after all, it was also the first time it had seen such a thing.

However, it did not know that Lu Chuan's stomach contained its own space; as long as he could swallow it, it would have absolutely no effect on him.

"Making a fuss over nothing!"

Lu Chuan looked at Yuan Wang quite calmly, then said, "Do not expose the relationship between you and me for now; I will leave first, and you cover the rear."

"Yes, Boss!"

The reason he gave this instruction and quickly left the summit of Mount Tai without taking Yuan Wang with him was to avoid letting humans notice that he was 'recruiting soldiers and buying horses'! A Snake King that could speak human language was enough to make humans wary.

If they discovered that he could also recruit underlings, wouldn't that be even worse?

Therefore, after Lu Chuan left quickly, he did not begin Invisibility until he reached a deserted place, instantly vanishing from where he stood.

(End of this chapter)