Then that terrifying human wouldn't come after me!
The two snakes fled, their bodies charred black, the aroma of cooked meat wafting from them.
Of course, Zuo Xiaoduo didn't pursue them. Those two snakes had never been his targets.
Heaven cherishes all living things! Two snakes are lives too! Master Zuo thought with compassion for all creation.
The sudden commotion here had long since drawn attention from the other side.
The four black-clad men over there hurried over together, moving with extreme caution.
Among them were two at the peak of Infant Transformation and two at the initial stage of Cloud Transformation. After arriving in the Star Radiance Mountain Range, the four knew their strength was low, practically at the bottom of the heap, and felt that only by striking first would they have any chance of reaping rewards.
They had charged in without giving it much thought at all.
But after charging in, they had searched everywhere without finding any trace of Zuo Xiaoduo. The deeper they ventured, the more unsettling the atmosphere felt. Once they reached this area, they no longer dared move about recklessly and could only search cautiously.
Not long before, the successive actions of the Tiger King and Snake King had frightened them until their lips turned blue and their faces white. They wanted to withdraw but couldn't bear to give up; besides, having already ventured too deep, retreating just like that would be fraught with danger as well.
So they wandered nearby, clinging to a sliver of hope, hoping for a stroke of luck.
In fact, many, many others shared their thinking.
These people really all had the same thought: their strength was inadequate, and they didn't dare take risks, but without taking risks, how could they complete the mission and get the good