Thud!
Gu Cheng spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.
Then he sprinted toward the giant snake with all his strength. His heightened excitement made him forget his body's aches, and he hurled himself onto it again.
As luck would have it, the bloody hole Lao Hu had gouged out earlier was just a short distance ahead of him.
While the giant snake was locked in combat with Lao Hu,
Gu Cheng gripped its scales and crawled forward a few steps, reaching the bloody hole.
Then he raised Ghost Soul high in both hands and drove it hard into the wound.
Squelch!
Blood sprayed.
Ghost Soul sank in all the way, leaving only its hilt exposed.
Gu Cheng was just about to churn up its insides.
Then he unexpectedly noticed something.
The bright red flesh around the Ghost Soul Blade abruptly began changing color.
Especially the blood.
It was gradually turning purple.
"Is this... poison?!"
"The Ghost Soul Blade is poisonous?!"
Gu Cheng looked astonished.
The giant snake sensed that something was wrong too.
It looked back and discovered that the little mouse, Gu Cheng, was on its back. It immediately twisted around viciously and lunged at him.
Gu Cheng's expression changed at once.
His body still hurt. He certainly didn't dare meet it head-on again.
Without even having time to pull out the Ghost Soul Blade, he hurriedly jumped off its back.
Well, this was just great.
Both his weapon and Fatty's were now stuck in the giant snake.
Unarmed, the two could only keep drawing its attention while Lao Hu led the attack.
A few minutes later,
"Hey, Young Master Gu, doesn't this little beast look a bit off to you?"
Panting with exhaustion, Fatty pointed at the giant snake in surprise.
Gu Cheng had noticed too.
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