"Hiss..."
Gamia, however, was unfazed by Su Heng's感慨, stating, "No matter how big a bug is, it's still just a bug."
This little one had only been born for two months.
Yet, in terms of size and strength, it was already on par with the Great Yokai King before them, a being with a hundred years of renown in Moon Country.
While Su Heng's all-out assistance and the system's buffs certainly played a part in this.
The most crucial factor in its rapid growth was the Devour Talent, something Little Boa was born with.
From this perspective.
Even without Su Heng's influence, with more time, Gamia might have reached its current state.
Rumble...
Amidst the billowing dust and smoke, a hundred-meter-long, black-armored centipede, resembling a giant road roller, charged towards Gamia.
Battles between Yokai were always about action, not words.
Centipede was a full size larger than the golden Boa, clad in black bone armor, yet it didn't appear clumsy. Within a few breaths, it had crossed vast stretches of forest, mercilessly crushing a protruding earthen mound into fragments.
Its massive body leaped high into the air, lunging to bite Gamia.
Constrained by the nature of snakes, Gamia's eyesight had always been poor. It was only when Centipede appeared directly in front of it.
That Su Heng noticed the Centipede's terrifyingly deformed, pitch-black head bore a face resembling a human's.
"Insolent brat, let me show you true power!"
Centipede opened its mouth and let out a piercing shriek.
The invisible sound waves, like sharp blades, ravaged the jungle. Countless tall trees were directly torn into fine powder, while slightly larger fragments, like bullets from a shotgun, struck the Boa's golden scales with immense kinetic energy.
Crack, crack, crack!
A faint stinging sensation spread across its scales.
Simultaneously, dense holes appeared all over the giant centipede's bone armor, from which countless black fumes, carrying a pungent, fishy odor, spewed forth.
Faintly, Su Heng felt as if he saw countless human souls wailing within the black mist.
Centipede was the king of this forest.
Along with its unrivaled strength, it possessed a delicate inner nature that was completely at odds with its appearance.
When it discovered Little Boa.
It had already sensed that despite the Boa's large size, it was actually quite young.
Therefore, after waking from its slumber, Centipede's mind was filled with a single thought: This child is terrifyingly powerful; they will surely become a great threat in the future.
Thus, Centipede unleashed its full might from the very first strike.
Poisonous mist, sonic waves, and powerful, densely gleaming mandibles.
Three different attacks.
Converging with the force of a mountain and a tsunami, they washed over from different angles.
This creature was truly worthy of being the Great Yokai King that had ruled this forest for a hundred years. The dense poisonous mist was even enough to inflict corrosive pain on the Boa, whose vitality already exceeded one hundred points.
The destructive power contained within its massive mandibles was not to be underestimated. If bitten, it would be far more than just losing a chunk of flesh.
But there was one crucial point.
The Boa, as a species, was entirely different from other snakes.
They were renowned as one of the largest creatures in the forest, and their hunting method was more akin to that of a python, relying on their immense strength and weight.
They would approach their opponents, slowly entwine them, then constrict and crush their bones, cutting off their breath, forcing the last bit of air from their lungs, and then taking their lives.
Few creatures could contend with a Boa. Once entangled, it was essentially a death sentence.
And as its size increased, this characteristic was fully amplified in Little Boa.
Therefore.
When the giant centipede attempted to engage Little Boa in close combat under the cover of its poisonous mist, tragedy was inevitable.
Crack!
The massive mandibles closed, but the Boa nimbly dodged them.
Even with interference, the highly developed nerve reflexes of a snake were not something a mere centipede could match.
After several rounds of probing, Little Boa seized an opportunity, wrapping its long tail around the centipede's midsection.
Its unparalleled strength was unleashed. To Centipede's stunned and horrified gaze, Little Boa used its powerful tail to lift the centipede's massive, hundred-meter-long body. Then, despite its relatively smaller size, it swung the opponent around like a giant windmill in the air before smashing it down onto the ground with immense inertia.
Rumble!
It was as if a magnitude-ten earthquake had erupted in the forest.
Centipede's hardened body could withstand the powerful siege crossbows of Moon Country, but it offered little protection against this kind of blunt force trauma.
"Owwwwww!"
The Centipede felt as if its very soul was about to fly out of its mouth and merge with the Red Moon hanging in the sky.
The hard ground cracked, and deep, dark fissures appeared throughout the forest. Entire swathes of ancient trees were knocked askew and thrown into disarray by the shockwaves and ground tremors.
The immense impact force caused severe trauma to the Centipede's soft internal organs.
Stimulated by the intense pain, all of the Centipede's venom glands began to operate at an overloaded capacity. The surrounding poisonous mist was so dense it was almost condensing into drops of black liquid.
Hiss!
The scales on the Little Boa's body made a hissing sound, with some showing signs of melting.
Yet, she seemed unfazed, her body growing more excited. Her serpentine tail tightened, and a power like that of surging mountains coursed through her entire body.
After another massive swing, she forcefully slammed the Centipede down onto the ground.
As a result, more cracks appeared on the ground, with some fissures even spewing clear spring water.
"Scum!"
The Centipede let out a pained roar.
Upon contact with the ground for the second time, its hardened carapace, strong enough to withstand a trebuchet, was covered in countless cracks. Thick, foul-smelling, dark green blood flowed from the wounds.
When it awoke from its slumber and saw the Boa's body, which was much smaller than its own.
The Centipede had actually held a rather contemptuous attitude.
In its view, its own body was larger and covered in a hard carapace, not to mention its potent venom capable of easily destroying a city.
A useless Boa, possessing no other skills besides brute strength, should naturally be trampled at will and turned into a delicious meal in its presence.
Who would have thought.
The battle had barely begun, and it had already sustained such injuries.
When was the last time it had felt such intense pain?
Before you continue
Explore the wiki