Gains

Qin Ming came to a higher slope, closer to where he had buried his armor, hiding behind a tree that would take several people to encircle.

As expected, the group was heading towards the Blood Bamboo Forest. There were eleven of them, moving swiftly and quickly, reaching the outside of the valley in the blink of an eye.

Taking advantage of the Earth Light's evaporation, Qin Ming could clearly see their faces. They were all young and strong, wearing shiny armor and holding cold, gleaming long sabers.

They cooperated very well, moving in unison when advancing quickly, and even their stances of holding their sabers in readiness were very similar when they reached the valley entrance.

"Mountain Patrol!" Qin Ming knew their origins.

Because they were wearing standard armor, exactly the same as Feng Yi'an, Shao Chengfeng, and others, the difference was that they all came with sabers.

This should be their intentional choice. Long sabers are more suitable for dealing with snakes, at least stronger than the standard iron spears commonly used by the Mountain Patrol Group.

The Earth Light had receded. At the dim valley entrance, the group took off their packages, which contained some bottles and jars, and they began to mix something.

Qin Ming thought to himself that they were indeed a group of experienced veterans, and perhaps they could really wipe out this nest of Blood Snakes.

Soon after, another figure ran from the dense forest, quickly appearing in front of the valley entrance, and everyone looked at him together.

The person who came was panting heavily, and said, "Fu Entao, Feng Yi'an, and those people are not at the stronghold, and it's quite strange. The wooden houses on the mountain have disappeared."

Everyone present showed a different look when they heard this.

"Aren't these people about to attack the Blood Bamboo Forest? Where did they run off to mess around? Could it be that they were wiped out by a Mountain Monster?"

"Recently, nobles from Red Haze City and famous organizations have come. Some people have already entered the mountain. Could it be that Fu Entao and the others ran into a brick wall?"

The leader of the group was very prestigious. When he spoke, everyone else quieted down, and he said, "Don't worry about so much right now. Originally, I was a little worried about sneaking into Fu Entao's territory to hunt Blood Snakes, fearing that they would find out and fight us to the death, but now that there is one less hidden danger, it's even better."

"Even the heavens are helping us!" a Mountain Patrol said.

The leader, Liu Huaishan, was very strong, like a brown bear. He said in a deep voice, "I'll emphasize it again, if the situation is not right, retreat immediately, and escape for your lives. Do not hesitate."

The others were here for their own second New Life, Liu Huaishan was here for his eldest son's New Life, otherwise no one would risk their lives.

After the group silently entered the valley, they stopped. According to the earlier arrangement, the most powerful leader, Liu Huaishan, walked forward alone.

He was a second New Life cultivator and very responsible. He carried various bottles and jars alone. From a distance, he ignited the contents of some of the jars, emitting a strong yellow smoke, and threw them all towards the Fire Spring.

Some of the bottles and jars contained medicinal powder and liquid, which he also accurately threw over, falling into the dim "red glow".

The moment he finished all this, he quickly retreated, pulling away a sufficient distance.

Seeing this, the other members of the Mountain Patrol Group were still a little nervous and followed him back, almost to the valley entrance.

The Fire Spring was filled with thick smoke and made a lot of noise. First, a dozen small snakes, several feet long, rushed out, moving quickly nearby, as if they were scouting the way.

Then two large snakes, more than four meters long, leaped out, their entire bodies glowing red. When the two large snakes touched each other, they clanged, like swords colliding. Their scales were like crimson gold, shining brightly.

They rushed towards the valley entrance at top speed, even rising off the ground at one point, like two blood-colored spears piercing through the air, and making a terrifying hissing sound. The two large snakes were enraged.

These Mountain Patrol wanted to curse. How could there be two large snakes? This was completely beyond their expectations.

Liu Huaishan shouted, "Go! Snake medicine and irritating smoke are useless against these Blood Snakes!"

In fact, there was no need for him to remind them. A group of Mountain Patrol who had been in the mountains for many years were experienced and knew that things could not be done, so they decisively fled.

Liu Huaishan, as a second New Life cultivator, was the fastest. Although he came from the back, his strong and powerful legs quickly surpassed several people.

A large snake chased out to not far away, its serpentine body paused slightly on a large blue stone outside the valley entrance, then suddenly leaped up, transforming into a startling crimson haze, flying and shooting over.

This momentum was somewhat terrifying, seeming to carry a hint of wind and thunder.

Crack! The Mountain Patrol at the rear seemed to be struck by a four-meter-long blood-colored spear, the two layers of armor on his body shattered, pierced by the snake's head as hard as fine gold, the armor plates bursting open.

This Mountain Patrol was an old hand, very well prepared, and had actually placed a very thick iron plate on his back, blocking the Blood Snake at a critical moment, otherwise he would definitely have been pierced through the body.

However, he did not change his fate because of this. The iron plate was slightly deformed by the impact, and he couldn't stand still at all with such a large impact force, falling into the snow.

The four-meter-long Blood Snake was as fast as lightning, instantly wrapping around his body.

If it were other snakes, let alone four meters long, even thicker and longer snakes would not be able to restrain a New Life, but the Mountain Patrol was screaming miserably.

After the Blood Snake wrapped around him, it twisted violently, the crimson-gold scales clanging, and the armor on the Mountain Patrol's body shattered in an instant. Then, many bones in his body broke, and after his face was bitten, the flesh and blood there directly dissolved.

This Mountain Patrol died instantly! In a short process, the horror of the Blood Snake was fully demonstrated: its body was as hard as iron, its strength was astonishing, its short leaps could break through the air like iron arrows, and its poison was difficult to cure. These were all fatal.

Another large snake had also leaped out of the valley and rushed into the dense forest. The second Mountain Patrol was caught up, and a shrill scream was emitted from there.

The large snake not far from the valley entrance abandoned the corpse and entered the mountain forest to continue the pursuit!

When the fourth Mountain Patrol was entangled by the Blood Snake, the group leader Liu Huaishan suddenly appeared, holding a sharp long knife in both hands and slashing fiercely at the snake's body.

This was a full-strength slash from a Second New Life. The bright knife light flashed, and part of the scales on the crimson-gold snake body shattered. It was cut open by that terrifying knife, revealing a not-very-deep wound, and scarlet blood flowed out.

This was a bit terrifying. If it were other second-stage mutated creatures, or second New Life humans, their bodies would definitely have been cut in two when faced with such a fierce knife.

Liu Huaishan held the hilt of the knife with both hands and continued to strike, but unfortunately, he was unable to strike at the same spot. The Blood Snake avoided it, only leaving wounds on other parts again.

After the Blood Snake felt the pain, it released the Mountain Patrol who was about to die at the first moment and attacked Liu Huaishan frantically.

At the same time, the hissing sound it made attracted another large snake not far away, and a crimson figure rushed over at extreme speed.

Liu Huaishan sighed secretly, abandoned the injured large snake, and rushed into the dense forest without looking back. He had failed to cut off a Blood Snake even though he had seized the best opportunity, forcing him to give up decisively.

The two large snakes were relentless and chased after him together, but the injured large snake was getting slower and slower. Its body was not adapted to this icy and snowy environment after wounds appeared.

It stopped, hissed a few times, and finally swam back to the valley along the original path.

Qin Ming was draped in four layers of armor. This time, he also covered his face with a black scarf, only revealing a pair of eyes. He stood on the slope beside the valley entrance, waiting quietly.

Several iron spears and a long knife were stuck in the snow in front of him, and the Long-handled Black Gold Hammer was carried on his back.

After a while, he heard movement and saw a four-meter-long Blood Snake returning, already injured, with three places on its serpentine body missing scales.

Although it was still crimson and its serpentine body was glowing slightly, it was obviously listless and not as fast as before.

As it approached the valley, Qin Ming picked up an iron spear from the ground, took a deep breath, and then suddenly exerted force and threw it at the Blood Snake.

Then he quickly pulled up the second iron spear from the snow...

The Blood Snake was completely enraged. Several iron spears flew at a very terrifying speed. Two of them caused its scales to shatter again, and the wounds torn on its serpentine body were more serious than the earlier knife wounds.

It rushed up a tree more than twenty meters high, and then leaped down at extreme speed, like a dazzling crimson haze, instantly cutting through the night, and pierced down in a dive, wanting to pierce through the flesh and blood of the target.

Qin Ming originally wanted to draw his knife, but now he suddenly changed his mind and instead clenched the Long-handled Black Gold Hammer and slammed it out, meeting the snake's head.

The Blood Snake shot over, like a long rainbow piercing the sun, but it did not pierce the flesh and blood, but collided with the heavy Black Gold Hammer.

With a clang, an ear-piercing sound of metal clashing echoed in mid-air, and sparks flew. The over four-meter-long Blood Snake instantly plummeted to the ground, its taut body coiling up and thrashing violently in the snow.

If it had been any other small snake, Qin Ming wouldn't have used the Long-handled Black Gold Hammer just now, because they were slippery and not suitable for smashing. But with this large snake actively shooting towards him with extraordinary force, he was naturally more than happy to oblige.

The Blood-colored Snake suffered heavy damage, its head caved in from the smash, its bones already fractured, but it hadn't died immediately.

Qin Ming immediately pulled out the long saber stuck in the snow, stomped on the snow on the ground, and quickly rushed forward, unleashing his strongest power in successive chops.

Amidst the clanging sounds, crimson scales fell off, and a snake head was chopped off!

This is 'nourishment' that can allow me to quickly undergo a second New Life, Qin Ming thought, feeling somewhat excited that he had thus obtained a spiritual creature.

"Hiss, hiss!"

Near the mouth of the valley, there were several smaller Blood Snakes, ranging from three to seven feet long, all starting to slither towards this side, some even leaping up, shooting over like iron arrows.

Qin Ming continuously wielded the sharp long saber, and with his full strength, he severed them one by one with a single strike, adding six more snake corpses to the ground.

He took out a animal skin bag and began to collect his spoils.

Suddenly, Qin Ming felt a warning sign and quickly moved his body to dodge. An iron arrow shot over with terrifying speed, disappearing into the spot where he had just been standing.

Two more iron arrows barely grazed the armor on his body, sparking, and nailed into a large tree not far away, deeply penetrating the tree trunk.

Qin Ming stood with his saber, looking at the few people not far away, and said, "People are indeed different. We're both guarding this place, but I'm just here to intercept and kill snakes, while you're here to intercept and kill people."

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