The sound of rushing water came from every direction. The entire mountain was trapped amid water that filled the sky.
Thunder rumbled ceaselessly above the mountain.
The wind grew stronger, and the temperature dropped lower and lower.
It was as though all was deathly still, without the slightest scent of life.
Xiong Da and Little Fox seemed to vaguely sense something.
They huddled in a corner, shaking like sieves.
Little Fox covered its head with both ears.
Xiong Da buried his head in the earth, leaving only his big backside exposed.
Li Ping'an could not help finding it rather funny.
When soldiers came, a general would meet them; when water came, earth would dam it.
Besides, this Flood Dragon's passage should not drag him into it.
...Probably.
With that thought, Li Ping'an lit a fire.
There were still some wild vegetables, leftover meat, noodles, and the like.
So Li Ping'an cooked a pot of shredded pork noodles.
"Time for noodles."
Xiong Da emerged from the earth and quickly served himself a bowl.
Then, clutching his noodles, he buried himself in the hole again.
Li Ping'an and Old Ox sat at the cave entrance, eating noodles in the cool breeze.
"Roar!!"
The deafening roar shook the surrounding mountains and made the earth tremble.
The giant python charged through a valley, rolling as it rushed down the mountain.
Huge waves churned, and towering floodwaters swept down, raising a thousand layers of monstrous waves.
Wherever they passed, trees toppled.
Everything was swept into that terrifying vortex.
Everything in its path was annihilated.
An enormous arched bridge appeared before the giant python.
The bridge spanned sheer cliffs on either bank, with a pillar planted on a reef in the middle of the River.
Its deck was paved with stone slabs, each more than