Jiang Fa cursed secretly in his heart.
If these fools were to rush over with a swagger holding torches, they would definitely alarm the other Fire-Patterned Python.
Third Tier The ferocious beast's perception is extremely keen, and any strange smell or sound will trigger its attack instinct.
By then, he would be hanging on this rock wall with no room to dodge. If Fire-Patterned Python swung his tail towards him, he would probably turn into a puddle of meat.
"We have to find a way to get out of here."
Jiang Fa glanced around quickly, and soon discovered a string of natural raised stones on the rock wall, extending from the entrance to the cave dome.
The stones vary in size, some are only as thick as a fist, and some are several feet wide, so it is not impossible to climb on them.
He took a deep breath, exerted force with his right arm, and clung to the rock wall like a gecko, using his hands and feet to climb toward the dome.
This climb was extremely physically demanding. His right arm had just been badly injured by a slap from Shi Chongshan. Now, with every step he took, he felt a sharp pain in his arm.
He bit the tip of his tongue sharply, forcing himself to press the pain, and moved quickly on the rock wall.
The moment he climbed up to a recess in the stone wall of the dome and hid his body among the stalactites, the fire suddenly burned brightly in the cracked passage behind him.
Several Iron Fist Martial Hall disciples squeezed out holding torches.
"Where are the people?"
The strong man at the head, Late Dark Force, stuck his head out and quickly scanned the cave.
But he was only looking for the figure of Jiang Fa, and did not notice the crimson Third Tier ferocious beast at the bottom of the cave.
"This cave is not small, he must be hiding in some corner!"
"Look for them separately!"
The strong man waved his hand, and several disciples behind him started to climb up the rock walls on both sides.
At this moment, a low neighing sound came from the bottom of the cave.
The strong man's heart trembled, and he looked down suddenly.
The light of the torch happened to shine on Fire-Patterned Python who was entrenched on the boulder.
Fire-Patterned Python At this time, his eyes have been fully opened, and two cold gazes are staring at the people holding torches.
"That's... what..."
The strong man's voice was trembling.
His face showed shock at first, then disbelief, and finally turned into a kind of instinctive fear.
Those crimson scales, that bucket-thick body, anyone with a bit of discernment wouldn't recognize them?
"Fire...Fire-Patterned Python!"
"It's Third Tier beast!"
"Run!"
I don't know who screamed first, and several Iron Fist Martial Hall disciples rushed to push back.
But the crack was already narrow, so one by one had to squeeze in when they came in.
It's not that easy to run away now.
Before they can fully enter the passage,
Fire-Patterned Python's huge body suddenly jumped up at an astonishing speed.
The python's mouth opened wide, revealing a row of sharp teeth glowing with cold light.
The Iron Fist Martial Hall disciple who was running at the end didn't even have time to scream, as his entire upper body was bitten by Fire-Patterned Python's huge mouth.
With a flick of its head, the disciple was thrown away and hit the rock wall hard, turning into a puddle of mud. He met his ancestor on the spot.
"Run!"
The remaining people were so horrified that they began to squeeze in as hard as they could.
The torches had been thrown all over the floor, and only a series of frightened howls could be heard in the darkness.
Fire-Patterned Python seemed to have lost interest in these prey. It settled back on the boulder and resumed its lazy posture.
Dead silence returned to the cave.
Jiang Fa was lying among the stalactites on the stone wall, his whole body tense, and even his breathing slowed down a lot.
He saw that scene clearly.
Fire-Patterned Python showed speed and power that made his scalp numb.
That kind of explosive power is probably much more terrifying than Shi Chongshan's full-strength palm.
In his current seriously injured state, if he was discovered by this beast, he would definitely die.
But he also noticed something.
Fire-Patterned Python didn't seem to be interested in the people who were escaping at all. It was entrenched on the boulder, more like it was guarding something.
Jiang Fa's gaze crossed Fire-Patterned Python's huge body and landed behind the boulder.
He hadn't paid attention just now, but now from a different angle, he made a surprising discovery.
In the deepest part of the cave, there is a natural depression, which is covered with a layer of dry grass leaves and gravel.
And in the center of that layer of grass blades, an oval-shaped object lay quietly.
The thing was about a foot long, its entire body was dark red, and its surface was covered with spiderweb-like golden lines.
Jiang Fa's heartbeat accelerated sharply.
Beast eggs.
Third Tier ferocious beast egg?
It seems that the news is indeed true.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind rapidly.
This Fire-Patterned Python is entrenched here, never leaving, obviously incubating this beast egg.
"This place is extremely secluded. No wonder this beast chose to hatch its eggs here."
Jiang Fa thought in his heart.
He had heard from Wang Shi's story that Fire-Patterned Python had been entrenched in the depths of Black Wind Ridge for many years and had never left its territory.
But now it appears in a cave deep in the mine. This is obviously because after laying eggs, it needs to find a safer and more secluded place to hatch its offspring.
And this natural cave is its chosen nest.
Jiang Fa lay motionless among the stalactites, thinking rapidly in his mind.
Fire-Patterned Python is currently in the incubation period and has an extremely sensitive temperament. Any creature that comes close will be regarded as a threat.
Those Iron Fist Martial Hall disciples just now are proof of that.
But now he is hanging between the cliffs, unable to go up or down.
At the other end of the crack passage, although Iron Fist Martial Hall's people have retreated, they will definitely stay outside the cave entrance and wait for him to fall into his trap.
The cave in front of us is so wide, there must be a second exit, otherwise how did this huge Fire-Patterned Python get in?
Just as he was thinking about it, a faint sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the cracked passage.
Jiang Fa frowned.
Iron Fist Martial Hall Those disciples were scared out of their wits just now and there is no way they could come back and die again.
The footsteps were steady and powerful, and the pace was completely different from the panicked disciples just now. It was clearly someone else.
As the footsteps got closer and closer, a figure suddenly walked out slowly from an extremely hidden crack passage in the cave.
The person who came was wearing a gray-black robe, with a thin figure and a sinister face.
Looking at this person who suddenly appeared,
Jiang Fa suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
This sense of crisis was even stronger than when he faced Shi Chongshan.
He subconsciously turned Origin-Returning Breath-Concealing Art to the extreme, not letting his breath escape at all.
His eyes were fixed on that person, and he found that the aura exuding from that person was different from any warrior he had seen before.
The breath was cold and strange, with a chill that made people feel uncomfortable all over.
The man in gray robe stood at the entrance of the cave, looking past Fire-Patterned Python's huge body, and finally landed on the beast egg.
Then, the corner of his mouth slowly lifted into a smile.