Dahe City.
Qin Army Command Center
The room was now filled with people.
"According to the data provided by Qingshui City, has the location been confirmed?"
The middle-aged officer with graying hair at the head of the table asked sternly.
"It's been confirmed. The Black Demon Tiger is currently lingering near Snake King Town in Lingshui County, where Company Eight of Battalion Three is in charge. Should we...?"
Someone stood up to reply.
"Forget it, let's not alert the enemy! This Black Demon Tiger is very cunning; we need to learn from the lessons of the Qin Army in Qingshui City!"
"Here's the plan: first, deploy drones to monitor the area. We need time to mobilize troops and lay a siege to ensure this Black Demon Tiger doesn't escape again!"
The middle-aged officer pondered for a moment and waved his hand.
"Understood!"
...
At this moment, in Snake King Town.
"Hiss!"
The Bloodthirsty Snake King was furious after witnessing a large number of mutant giant snakes being slaughtered. It let out a screech, no longer hiding within the snake swarm, but tensed its entire body like a steel cable and charged straight toward the frontline!
"Attack! Throw the grenades, throw them quickly!"
In an instant, the previously scattered barrage quickly converged, hitting the Bloodthirsty Snake King from all sides, as round grenades were thrown into the sky.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Bullets hit its crimson scales, sparking all around with a crisp clattering sound, momentarily halting the Bloodthirsty Snake King's charge and causing it to stagger backward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Then, dozens of grenades exploded around the Bloodthirsty Snake King, the ear-splitting noise and blinding fire engulfing the Bloodthirsty Giant Serpent.
Amidst the flames, a wail echoed, and the Bloodthirsty Snake King charged out.
Its body was covered in multiple wounds, bleeding profusely, with scales and flesh torn away, leaving ugly blood pits.
Even its once bright and shiny red scales were now pitch-black, in a sorry state.
"Roar!"
The Bloodthirsty Snake King's eyes turned blood red, roaring into the sky as a flash of blood light appeared on its body. It opened its mouth, unleashing a strange blood mist towards the battlefield!
The blood mist rapidly spread, soon covering the entire battlefield!
Then, under the lead of the Bloodthirsty Snake King, the snake swarm charged at the positions once more.
"Attack, attack, push these beasts back!"
In the next moment, bullets flew, slaying many mutant giant snakes, as grenades exploded, clearing out sections of the area.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, just as the battle was intense, chaos broke out on the army's side. The barrage that could suppress the snake swarm suddenly faltered.
"Sergeant! My gun's not working!"
"Not good! This blood mist is corrosive, my skin feels itchy!"
"There's something wrong with this blood mist, everyone be careful!"
"Ah!"
"..."
Suddenly, the Bloodthirsty Giant Serpent's wide body moved, quickly closing the distance, its lower body taut like an iron chain, sweeping the vehicles forming the barricade aside.
In an instant, the army and snake swarm clashed directly!
Amid the blood mist, gunshots, explosions, and screams erupted continuously.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
The army could no longer hold out, suffering heavy casualties and leaving behind thirty to forty bodies, helplessly retreating from the town.
The snake swarm was also struggling, facing the humans' grenades and gunfire, with countless mutant giant snakes dead or wounded, leaving the snake tide sparse.
Even the Bloodthirsty Snake King was seriously injured, covered in wounds from grenade blasts, with blood pits all over it, continuously oozing snake blood, weakly collapsing to the ground.
Not far from the battlefield, Fang Yuan crawled at a corner of a wall, revealing a ferocious tiger face, gazing greedily at the heavily injured Bloodthirsty Snake King.
"If this Demon Monarch can devour this dumb snake, my strength will surely increase greatly, at least equivalent to consuming ten ordinary fierce beasts!"
With this thought, Fang Yuan retracted his body, using the surrounding buildings to flicker like lightning, his position constantly changing, drawing closer to the Bloodthirsty Giant Serpent before stopping in an alley.
Jiang Che and Nangong Luo, after watching the excitement, were about to leave.
Suddenly, Jiang Che keenly sensed something.
He paused mid-step.
Huh?
A familiar presence!
Jiang Che's tiger eyes lit up slightly.
...
The heavily wounded Bloodthirsty Snake King was being protected by the mutant giant snake group in the center, as those mutant giant snakes brought corpses to its front, one in each mouth.
The Bloodthirsty Snake King gulped down these human corpses one by one. As it fed, the blood flowing from its wounds slowly decreased, with flesh buds beginning to wiggle, and the wounds showed signs of healing.
"Hiss hiss!"
As if the pain from the wounds was alleviated, the Bloodthirsty Snake King lifted its body, letting out a relieved hiss.
Roar!
At that moment, a giant tiger roared from an alley, turning into a black blur, leaping forward fiercely!
Fang Yuan's body flew through the air, his four tiger claws firmly gripping the upper body of the Bloodthirsty Snake King, sinking his teeth into its neck, pulling it down.
Thud!
The two giant beasts crashed to the ground.
"Tear!"
Fang Yuan's sharp tiger teeth, like divine weapons, ferociously tore off half the neck of the Bloodthirsty Snake King, shedding large amounts of snake blood, with flesh hanging loose.
Pressing hard on the Bloodthirsty Snake King, Fang Yuan's black-hole-like tiger mouth bit down again, this time completely severing the Bloodthirsty Snake King's neck!
The intense pain caused the Bloodthirsty Snake King to let out crazed hisses, struggling continuously on the ground.
Before its death, its lower body quickly coiled toward Fang Yuan, but unfortunately, it went limp mid-air and fell to the ground, its snake head drooping, the light in its snake eyes quickly dimming.
Fang Yuan's stealth attack leading to the Bloodthirsty Snake King's demise happened in a flash.
By the time the surrounding mutant giant snakes reacted, the Bloodthirsty Snake King was already dead, leaving Fang Yuan standing at the center, with snake blood dripping from his mouth, emanating a fierce killing intent.
The death of the Snake King caused the snake swarm to go berserk instantly.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
The surrounding mutant giant snakes emitted angry hisses, attacking Fang Yuan madly.
Roar!
Fang Yuan, full of disdain, charged forward, unleashing a massacre.
The fierce Demon Tiger on the battlefield kept fighting and slaughtering, wielding its sharp tiger claws, lashing its tail like a steel whip, turning into a black silhouette, tearing apart and tossing away the incoming mutant giant snakes, relentlessly reaping lives.
In the end, the entire battlefield was piled high with remnants of snake corpses, blood flowing like a river, the stench of blood overwhelming, with no living creature other than Fang Yuan remaining.
Roar!
Bathed in snake blood, having transformed into a Blood Tiger, Fang Yuan let out a long howl, sending a domineering and fierce aura sweeping across.
Then, Fang Yuan stepped over to the Bloodthirsty Snake King's body and began to devour it.
Suddenly, the ground trembled.
Fang Yuan's eyes narrowed, turning to look.
Two massive figures appeared in his view, walking toward him.
"Old Second! Long time no see."
Jiang Che looked at the noticeably changed Fang Yuan.