The Half-Dragon Giant Python

Bai Yang and the other nine floated through the air, continuing along the pipe.

Gradually, the air grew damper and more fetid.

He began to sense something was off. The stench was far too strong!

Something was wrong!

It wasn't unusual for a monster's lair to stink, but the feeling he got from what lay ahead was completely different.

By now, Bai Yang had acquired the specialized genes of at least dozens of monster species. His sense of smell was far stronger than an ordinary monster's.

He carefully assessed the situation. The number of monsters ahead was probably far greater than they had first estimated.

Bai Yang reached out and lightly touched the inner wall of the pipe with one finger, sensing the faint vibrations coming from ahead.

In an instant, he formed a virtual image in his mind: a domed chamber a hundred meters away.

A colossal creature was coiled inside!

It seemed even larger than the one they had estimated to be over twenty meters long.

Though it was too far away to make out its exact appearance or strength,

he could clearly sense at least three or four hundred other snakes surrounding the giant one.

"Something's wrong! I'm getting you out of here right now." Bai Yang immediately issued the order to the others through his mind.

In such a cramped, pitch-black environment, the Blood Brake Squad's combat strength would be drastically reduced. They'd be throwing their lives away.

With a thought, he abruptly changed the direction they were flying and sent all ten of them hurtling back the way they had come.

The Half-Dragon Black-Line Snake in the chamber seemed to notice something, too.

It narrowed its eyes and stretched its neck toward the passage, sniffing carefully as its red tongue flicked in and out.

After a moment, it suddenly hissed. Several small snakes beneath it immediately darted into the passage.

Though they could be called "small," they were still at War General Level, with bodies as thick as bowls.

This was their habitat, and they moved like the wind.

They covered the hundred-meter distance almost instantly.

It was anyone's guess how they sensed their surroundings in that dark space.

But they picked up the Blood Brake Squad's trail at once.

Bai Yang had been watching his surroundings carefully. The moment he saw them, he used his mental power to crush them to death.

The snakes seemed to have clearly defined roles and a strong sense of duty.

As soon as they spotted people, they slammed their tails hard against the pipe.

Even though Bai Yang dismembered them in an instant, the momentum of their falling tails still sent the sound echoing away.

The giant snake in the chamber let out a deafening roar and charged down the passage toward them!

"Run!" Bai Yang shouted through the Mental Network.

Now that they'd been spotted, there was no point in flying.

The squad members took off running. Every one of them was at Intermediate War General strength.

They could reach 150 meters per second. It should take only a few seconds to get out of the pipe and back to the surface.

But the Half-Dragon Black-Line Snake behind them was far more terrifying. Its strength was almost at the level of an Intermediate War God!

It could reach 400 meters per second—true supersonic speed!

Someone had to hold it back, or none of them would get away!

Bai Yang turned to face it, ready to fight. He would have been wary of the whole swarm,

but he wasn't afraid of a one-on-one fight with a monster!

The snake had chased him out on its own. It couldn't have worked out better!

The pipe was circular, about ten meters in diameter, while the Half-Dragon Black-Line Snake's midsection was nearly six meters across.

It charged out first, forcing the smaller snakes behind it to crawl out one after another instead of swarming him all at once.

When the Half-Dragon Giant Python saw Bai Yang blocking its way, it opened its enormous jaws without a second thought, ready to swallow him whole!

It had learned this most straightforward method of fighting through countless battles.

It was enormous, and it was a snake.

As soon as it opened its mouth, its jaws nearly filled the entire pipe.

In a situation like this, an ordinary person would be unable to see and have nowhere to dodge. They could only face its fangs head-on.

Once its venomous fangs pierced even the slightest bit of their skin, the fight would be over.

But Bai Yang saw in the dark as clearly as in daylight. He wasn't about to fall for that!

Instead, he turned the snake's attack against it!

The Mount Hua Sword sprang from its sheath!

He didn't bother with any sword technique. He simply slashed forward, carving out six vertical and six horizontal lines—twelve sword marks in all.

In the pitch-black passage, it was as if a giant web of white-gold light had suddenly appeared.

It swept toward the Half-Dragon!

When had the Half-Dragon monster ever seen light—or anything like this—in its own lair?

It instinctively hesitated for a moment, unable to tell what it was looking at or whether it should stop and dodge.

Bai Yang was already moving at lightning speed, striking four more times!

Each blow landed with pinpoint accuracy on one of its four enormous fangs!

His force multiplier instantly reached six!

With his current Advanced War General strength, he could threaten an Intermediate War God.

These four strikes were also the peak of his current swordsmanship. Each one carried dozens of bursts of hidden force.

The flesh and nerves around the four fangs were instantly rattled by the impacts and thrown into chaos.

The Black-Line Snake's greatest weapons came loose and fell away!

The force transmitted through its teeth shook the Half-Dragon's brain, leaving it momentarily dizzy.

It recovered quickly, but its fangs were already gone!

Seeing this, Bai Yang immediately seized the four fangs with his mental power and hurled them far down the pipe toward the outside.

At the same time, he sprinted out.

He had just caught the monster off guard by taking advantage of its complacency in its own lair. That was how he'd managed to achieve such a decisive result.

It wouldn't be so easy next time!

He was faster than an Intermediate War God. In moments, he burst out of the pipe and into the abandoned Sewage Station.

The Blood Brake Squad was already safe. Following his orders, they had left and scattered in every direction.

Bai Yang had been out for less than two seconds

when a deafening crash erupted behind him. Just as he'd expected, the Half-Dragon came charging out!

Now, three or four hundred small snakes were with it.

They had memorized his scent. They would chase him to the ends of the earth, and then it would be a fight to the death!

The Half-Dragon had never suffered such a humiliating defeat.

It had already ordered every one of the hundreds of Black-Line Snakes in the Snake Den to pour out of the nest!

They were going to tear that human to pieces!

The moment the snakes saw Bai Yang, they charged at him without a thought for their own safety.

The Half-Dragon attacked him again and again in a frenzy, not caring whether it might injure its offspring.

After coming this far, how could Bai Yang simply give up?

His speed and footwork were both beyond the Half-Dragon's reach. One couldn't defeat the other, and the other couldn't catch him.

They raced back and forth through the Sewage Station, their battle making the entire building groan and crack as it threatened to collapse.

Bai Yang wasn't in any hurry. He seemed content to wear the snakes down.

Everything depended on whether his team members could come through.