Being alone in the depths of an old-growth forest and coming across a black-scaled great serpent coiled around a tree was a sight that made your scalp crawl.
To make matters worse, there was something distinctly strange about the serpent's gaze.
Lu Bai stared at it thoughtfully. The inexplicable muttering that had sounded in his ears didn't seem like something an ordinary animal could produce.
Could this Deathmatch Arena have a demon-themed setting this time...?
The black-scaled great serpent's slit pupils still held a scrutinizing look.
A man and a serpent stared at each other for a while, until the black-scaled great serpent finally broke the stalemate.
It moved.
Crack~ Crack~
Its scales scraped against the bark as its thick body wound around the trunk, gradually lifting everything above the folds of its neck into the air.
The serpent's snout slowly parted, revealing a long, crimson tongue as it seemed to gauge Lu Bai.
After extending more than two meters into the air, its body began to draw back.
Seeing this, Lu Bai narrowed his eyes.
He didn't relax. If anything, he became more alert.
The upper half of the serpent's body had coiled up like a spring, ready to strike. Its posture was unmistakably hostile.
"Hold on."
Lu Bai called out tentatively.
Unexpectedly, whether it couldn't be bothered to talk or simply had no human understanding, the great serpent lunged at him like lightning as soon as he spoke.
At this point, Lu Bai wasn't about to surrender without a fight.
He instantly extinguished the light around him, plunging the area into darkness. At the same time, he activated [Flash Time] and dodged the serpent's bite.
Snakes mainly relied on their sense of smell and touch to detect prey. They weren't blind, but their eyesight was generally poor.
Lu