The battle lasted even longer than Zhang Heng had expected.
As early as twenty minutes ago, he had noticed that the black giant python was nearing its limit. It had long since suffered more than the two wounds it had initially borne. Although the Plague Bone Bow could no longer be used underwater, Zhang Heng continued to inflict damage on the black giant python with Hidden Sheath.
By now, the black giant python had accumulated no fewer than dozens of wounds, large and small. With Hidden Sheath's damage bonus against mythical creatures, those blade wounds caused it pain far exceeding their actual size.
Yet the black giant python's body was simply too enormous. An ordinary person who had taken so many knife wounds would have collapsed long ago, even if they had not died immediately. And if even one of those strikes hit a vital spot, their life would be hanging by a thread.
But even when Zhang Heng drove Hidden Sheath's hilt completely into the black giant python's body, it was difficult to reach any vital point. Compared to the black giant python's immense body, those seemingly horrifying wounds were still insignificant.
Fortunately, because there were enough wounds, Zhang Heng ultimately outlasted it in this grueling battle.
After the black giant python burst from the water once more, it no longer had the strength to stir up any waves. It simply lay quietly in the sea, no longer struggling.
However, Zhang Heng could tell that it had not died immediately. Only around fifteen minutes later did the black giant python finally lose all signs of life.
By then, Zhang Heng also felt utterly exhausted. This had not been the most dangerous battle he had ever faced, but it was undoubtedly the most physically taxing. Fighting an enemy hundreds of