Monster War

The second day after arriving on Storm Island.

Instead of advancing further, the army expanded its territory from its camp, felling trees and digging deep pits filled with sharp logs. These traps were time-consuming and laborious, but very effective.

Of course, to prevent possible riots by the beasts, simple defensive walls were also built all around.

Every night, the entire camp is filled with campfires.

In many situations, this is enough to deter those Magical Beast from making any rash moves.

Although they possess Mana and are more intelligent than wild beasts, their fear of fire is innate.

However, upon seeing the campfire, many Player' eyes lit up, eager to shoot an arrow at it. Fortunately, no one dared to do so, otherwise His Prince would have taught them a lesson.

"Your Highness, food is not a problem for now. This island is surrounded by storms, but there are still many Sea Beast in the sea that can provide us with plenty of food. In addition, with the food we brought, it should last for three months without any problem." Nock jogged over, carrying his hook axe, to report.

William nodded nonchalantly. He knew, of course, that food wasn't the problem; the key was how to continue exploring. The island was huge, occupying a third of the Southeastern Corner. The place they landed was already the closest they could get to the Thunder Warhorse, and he had no intention of changing their landing point.

His Prince stroked his chin and thought for a moment, "You go ahead and get busy, but while you're at it, please call Lotner and Burning Ash over."

"Clear!"

Not long after.

William saw the two men walking over, their brows slick with sweat. Building a camp was Stamina, and everyone except the lord had to roll up their sleeves and get to work.

Player are the main force among them...

For a moment, William regretted it a little. Why didn't he bring more Player? With experience, they could have fought like madmen.

"Grown ups."

"Okay, you guys take a rest, then come with me to scout out the road ahead." William knew that the area ahead was the territory of the Silverback Giant Ape, so he naturally dared not venture forward rashly.

The two men, Lotner and William, exchanged a glance. Lautner picked up his Alcohol and started drinking, while William pulled out some roasted meat from somewhere and immediately began eating. However, just as Burning Ash opened his mouth to eat, he smiled at William and carefully tore off a piece of meat to offer William...

His Prince decisively refused.

Who knows where you got that barbecue from...

Some Player, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but gasp. Was this some kind of philosophical aura?

Fortunately, no one took it seriously.

After all, they all knew that His Prince had a Little Princess at home.

But just then...

An unexpected event occurred.

A Player was taking a break from their busy schedule and resting in the grass suddenly screamed...

Then, the sound stopped.

The Player respawned in the camp...

A Giant Python, eight or nine meters long, as thick as a water bucket, and covered in white Scale, slowly appeared before the crowd.

The moment it raised its head, everyone could only look up at it.

Many Player gasped in surprise.

Level 65 Cloud-Swallowing Python, a high-level BOSS!

"Back off! Everyone back off!" Lotner shouted hastily, throwing down his bottle.

However, some Player still took action.

Arrows and bursts of Battle Aura struck the Giant Python, but they caused it no harm whatsoever, not even leaving a scratch on its Scale.

William cursed under his breath, watching the Cloud-Swallowing Python about to charge into the crowd. He immediately charged forward, two Thunderblades appearing as he unleashed a devastating slash.

Roar!

The Cloud-Swallowing Python suddenly turned its head, and William opened its blood-red maw. A visible sonic wave roared out, instantly blowing William away. His body, like a kite with a broken string, crashed into a giant tree, leaving a human-shaped body.

The power of the Cloud-Swallowing Python was astonishing; it moved its body rapidly, intending to swallow William whole.

Burning Ash and Lotner also stepped forward at the same time, their Battle Aura and fire pillars inflicting massive damage on him simultaneously.

William suddenly stepped forward, leaping into the air, and his Thunderblades slashed across the python's belly in an instant.

Pfft.

Blood splattered all over the ground.

Electric Arc covered the entire body of the Giant Python.

The next moment.

William sheathed his blades, the Thunder ceased to flash, and slowly walked away with his back to the Giant Python.

As the Cloud-Swallowing Python landed, its massive body also collapsed to the ground, twisting, spinning, and rolling...

But only a few breaths later...

The level 60+ Magical Beast still died.

A group of Player couldn't help but swallow hard. Instant kill!

But they still saw it; the knife not only cut through the Scale, but also the heart inside Scale.

Even some Player who watched the recording noticed that when the Giant Python's heart was cut open, an electric current caused its heart to stop completely...

Therefore...

The Giant Python was actually dead when the knife made that cut.

The Giant Python's rolling around just now was merely a post-mortem neurological reaction.

"So precise?" Eternal Solitude swallowed hard. Could it be that His Highness was deliberately hit by the sound wave Your Highness?

"As expected of the City Lord, he killed Magical Beast with 80,000 to 90,000 HP in one hit. He's really fierce..." The Player were still cheering for the victory, because they were going to have a feast today. After all, this was all experience points, and some Magical Beast could even add some attributes.

But William fell into deep thought.

Because the south is clearly the territory of the Silverback Giant Ape.

Logically, there shouldn't be Cloud-Swallowing Python here.

"Could it be that I arrived too early? Is this the territory of the Cloud-Swallowing Python?" William suddenly thought of that enormous creature and couldn't help but swallow hard.

He decided not to wait any longer and to go scout ahead on his own.

As for Burning Ash and Lotner, they guarded the camp.

At this moment, some Player wanted to follow along and explore. William glanced at the Angry Little Fatty and nodded thoughtfully. "You are still too weak. Be careful when you follow me, and don't shoot arrows randomly."

"Understood, understood. I have already reprimanded those who attacked earlier. Your Highness need not worry about such a thing happening again." Chu Liuqiu nodded.

then.

Chu Liuqiu, Eternal Solitude, Changli Jiugu, Angry Little Fatty, and Little Ayin will go with William to scout ahead.

Fewer people mean simpler paths.

There's no need to pave roads everywhere.

In addition, the Cloud-Swallowing Python frequently passes through this area.

They can choose to follow the animal trails, thus avoiding the trouble of forging their own paths.

Half an hour.

After walking four or five kilometers, William and his companions finally witnessed a breathtaking scene.

That was a battlefield.

That was the battlefield between the giant ape and the Giant Python.

Broken trees were everywhere, the stream was broken, and huge corpses were scattered all over the place.

A Silverback Giant Ape, over ten meters tall, was carrying the carcass of a Giant Python, also over ten meters long, and was violently whipping it like a whip at the other Giant Python.

Some Giant Python that failed to dodge were struck by the corpses of their own kind and were sent flying, trees snapped one after another, and their own Scale fell off in droves, leaving them covered in blood.

A Giant Python, seven or eight meters long, suddenly lunged out and coiled around the Silverback Giant Ape, but the ape merely roared once before snapping its jaws down on the Giant Python's head...

Click.

Click...

The seven- or eight-meter- Giant Python instantly transformed into a headless Giant Python.

The battle continues.

The giant ape that led the pack was even more monstrous, practically a miniature King Kong...

"Holy crap, who can withstand this?" The Angry Little Fatty swallowed hard.

William raised an eyebrow, pretending not to hear.

but...

The others gradually turned their attention to him...

"..." William felt a pang of pain in his heart, and there was a strange sense of déjà vu about it.