The Demon Emperor
Chapter 5

Red Blood Snake King

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The university Su Yi attended was called Baiqiao University. It had the feel of a school imitating famous institutions. There were over thirty thousand students, and with teachers, staff, and others included, nearly forty thousand people in total.

The once bustling Baiqiao University had now become hell. The teaching buildings were battered beyond recognition, and blood, corpses, and severed limbs lay everywhere in a horrifying scene.

At the entrance of Baiqiao University, a swarm of snakes crawled in. There were giant pythons as thick as water vats, as well as all manner of venomous snakes, numbering in the thousands as they slithered up the stone steps before the school gates.

Behind the snake swarm followed a figure: a man with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake. His bare chest was covered in scales, his face cold and sinister, his long hair spilling over his shoulders. His snake eyes stared fixedly ahead, filled with greed.

"I am the Red Blood Snake King! Everyone inside, come out at once! Otherwise, I will eat every last one of you!"

After entering Baiqiao University, the snake-bodied man spoke. His voice boomed like thunder, echoing throughout the campus.

Red Blood Snake King!

The students, teachers, and staff hiding in the teaching buildings, dormitories, office buildings, and cafeteria all panicked.

Last night's terror had barely passed, yet today brought an even more terrifying being. Despair filled their hearts.

"Snake King... a demon... a demon that can speak..."

"It's over... we're going to be eaten..."

"Where is he?"

"What do we do... who can save us?"

"Did we really transmigrate to the Desolate Ancient?"

People hiding everywhere whispered among themselves, gripped by terror and despair.

Meanwhile, Su Yi and Nan Xiaopao had just gone downstairs. They were preparing to look for food.

After obtaining Eleven Dragon Power, Su Yi's appetite had greatly increased. He had devoured all the snacks in the dorm in one go without feeling full in the slightest, leaving Nan Xiaopao dumbfounded.

"Red Blood Snake King? He sounds formidable... what should we do?"

Nan Xiaopao asked uneasily, her arms wrapped around herself.

"It's fine. I'm here."

Su Yi smiled softly, then led Nan Xiaopao into a supermarket on campus.

Corpses were scattered all over the walkways and lawns, along with even some snake carcasses. When people were driven into a corner, they could erupt with unimaginable ferocity.

Su Yi grabbed the locked rolling shutter and yanked, tearing the metal sheet straight down.

"Wow! You're that strong?"

Nan Xiaopao was startled, her face lighting up with joy. If Su Yi was this powerful, she did not need to be afraid.

At the same time, she began guessing at Su Yi's true identity.

Could he be one of those protagonists from web novels?

Entering the world with peerless cultivation, pretending to be weak to crush the strong, then hunting for beauties in the city?

At that thought, Nan Xiaopao's pretty face immediately fell, as though someone had snatched away her favorite doll.

Two girls were hiding in the supermarket. The moment they heard the rolling shutter being torn open, they screamed in fright.

Su Yi ignored them and walked straight to the shelves, beginning to eat. Bread, beef jerky—he swallowed everything in a single bite.

He was no longer an ordinary human. He counted as a Half-Demon now, possessed Dragon Power, and had an extraordinarily powerful digestive ability.

Nan Xiaopao opened her backpack and began stuffing food into it, unaware that Su Yi possessed the Dao Vault, which could store countless items.

"Why have you not come out yet? If you do not come out, I will have the snake swarm capture you and tear you to pieces! If you come out, however, you may live and become my slaves!"

The Red Blood Snake King's voice rang out again. His words made everyone tremble in fear, yet also kindled a sliver of hope.

Being a demon's slave was still better than being eaten!

Thus, people began emerging from the various buildings, cautiously searching for the Red Blood Snake King.

The two girls in the supermarket also hesitated, unsure whether they should go outside.

In the end, they decided to leave. They did not want to experience the terror of last night again.

"Aren't you going to find the Red Blood Snake King?"

One of the short-haired girls saw that Su Yi and Nan Xiaopao had no intention of leaving and could not help asking.

Su Yi ignored them. Nan Xiaopao merely smiled at them. "Hehe, we're strong. We're not afraid of it!"

The two girls exchanged looks, each seeing the confusion in the other's eyes.

Had this girl been frightened silly?

Even so, they could not overcome their fear. They left the supermarket and went in search of the Red Blood Demon King.

"Are you strong?" Su Yi asked Nan Xiaopao as he ate.

"Hehe, can't I brag a little?" Nan Xiaopao stuck out her tongue at him, looking thoroughly pleased with herself. "Little fool, it's enough that you're strong."

Normally, she loved calling Su Yi little fool, clearly because she resented him for failing to understand a young girl's heart.

"I'll throw you into a snake's belly."

"You wouldn't dare!"

"Watch and see if I dare!"

"Hmph! If you dare, then you won't have a wife anymore!"

"Pfft... Are you being this blatant now?"

"Of course. It's the apocalypse already. Maybe I'll die someday, so I have to be bold. Otherwise, I'll die with my eyes open."

"Pah!"

The two of them looted food while bickering, like a pair of sworn enemies.

Half an hour later.

On the plaza behind Baiqiao University's gates, several thousand people stood gathered together. Most of them were injured, all staring fearfully at the Red Blood Snake King and the snake swarm behind him.

In a single night, nearly forty thousand people had dwindled to only several thousand. The scale of the casualties was clear to see.

"Is everyone out?"

The Red Blood Snake King asked casually, his snake eyes sweeping over the crowd. No one dared meet his gaze.

The elderly principal stepped forward trembling. "Everyone is here. As long as you do not kill us, we are willing to do anything."

He was not trying to cling to life for himself. He merely wanted to fight for a chance for the students.

"Is that so?"

The Red Blood Snake King looked thoughtful, then revealed a bloodthirsty smile.

"I'm rather hungry. I want to eat people. Send out ten people for me to eat, or I'll eat every one of you!"

The moment those words fell, the faces of the several thousand people changed drastically. The principal was so frightened that he collapsed onto the ground.

The Red Blood Snake King was completely attacking their hearts. No one wanted to be eaten. If they truly forced ten people out, the rest would live forever in guilt.

"Hurry up! I do not have much patience!"

The Red Blood Snake King said impatiently. The snake swarm behind him hissed in unison, their cries echoing throughout Baiqiao University.

Everyone sank into despair.

"It's over..."

The principal muttered, his face deathly pale. The several thousand people behind him all lowered their heads. No one dared step forward.

Su Yi's instructor, Li Fei, even quietly backed away and shrank into the crowd.

"What do we do..."

"Damn it..."

"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

"Who wants to die? Ten people dying is better than several thousand dying, isn't it?"

The students began arguing, while the teachers all fell silent. They were teachers; the students surely would not push them out. Only by staying silent could they survive.

Meanwhile, on a walkway a hundred meters away, Su Yi and Nan Xiaopao strolled over.

Hiding behind Su Yi, Nan Xiaopao asked fearfully, "Are we really going?"

"Yes. I want to kill him to cultivate," Su Yi said calmly.

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