A Civilization Unlike Humanity's
Most snakes are nocturnal, meaning they have a significant visual advantage when attacking at night.
Larger creatures rarely travel at night, and are almost blind at night.
This late night was indeed unkind to the tiger-shaped beasts, not only because they had been wounded by the Scarlet Alliance State team, but also because it was a dark, moonless night.
In such places, those who scatter and flee will be defeated one by one, and the wounded beasts will inevitably be hunted down and killed.
If it were a lower-ranking member of the beast pack who was injured, they might have given up. But since the leader of the beast pack was severely injured, it means they cannot give up.
The beasts' strategy was ultimately reduced to simply holding their ground, either defeating the snake king in the dead of night or holding out until dawn to regain their advantage in visibility, thus forming a coordinated attack.
The hissing of countless snakes echoed throughout the area, and the occasional heavy thuds reverberated through the mountains.
It's not difficult to determine the source of the sound, whether it's the snake king striking hard or the snake king being struck hard.
There were also many loud noises caused by the movement of ferocious beasts and the snake king.
The discussion didn't last long, but the snake king continued its attacks, wandering for nearly a mile, and was now within arm's reach of the winged beast leader.
In the midst of the constant fighting, the ferocious beast pack was clearly in retreat.
Suddenly, light appeared in the mountains, illuminating every area as if it were daytime, and the battle situation became crystal clear in an instant.
At the top of the massive stone pillar, the ferocious beast leader let out an extremely rapid roar and flapped its wings frantically, pointing in all directions.
"Roar!"
In the distance, after a roar, a ten-foot-long sharp weapon, radiating a blood-red light, flew through the air, revealing an upright tiger entangled by a strange python.
The exotic python is not a ferocious beast, but like the difference between the Seventh Sequence and Sixth Sequence, this python has the ability to entangle others due to the physical advantages of its species, especially with the assistance of many snake groups of various sizes.
The weakness of this exotic python when facing ferocious beasts is also very direct: its ability to withstand attacks is far from sufficient.
The moment the upright tiger saw the situation, the ferocious beast, whose right eye Wang Haoran, unleashed its sharp fangs and swiftly killed the entangled alien python. At the same time, the demonic artifact flew towards the snake king in the distance.
"That ferocious tiger has the strongest combat acumen!"
Among the many ferocious beasts, the upright tiger undoubtedly stood out the most, not only getting rid of its own troubles but also providing assistance.
The snake king, over 300 meters away, is enormous; as long as one's vision is normal, it's a sitting duck.
The crimson light was far slower than Wang Haoran's flying blade, but the ten-foot-long sharp weapon still pierced the snake king's body.
The tough scales and thick armor could not completely block the damage. When this ten-foot-long demonic weapon was inserted, the snake king roared in fear, while the upright tiger roared repeatedly as if it were grinning.
"That ferocious tiger's weapon wasn't that big to the Snake King; it was like having a chopstick pierce our bodies. Why did the Snake King react so strongly?"
The light, as bright as day, lasted only for a mere five seconds.
Five seconds later, everything returned to day and night.
Wang Haoran withdrew his gaze from the distance. After clearly seeing the positions of everyone, he also paid close attention to the movements of the ferocious beasts and was puzzled by the situation of this battle between the beasts.
"In the brief moment that this weapon pierced Chimon Hagrid's resistance layer, his internal organs were almost completely churned up," Zhang Xuezhou replied. "The Serpent King is most likely also having his flesh and blood churned up by this weapon right now!"
"The weapon it unleashes can even change shape. Do ferocious beasts also have such unique ways of generating power?" Wang Haoran asked, puzzled.
"This isn't a technique for generating power, it's about control!"
Zhang Xuezhou swiftly removed the Infinite Blade from his back.
His flying blades do not require the use of genetic power for projection, but are instead guided and rotated for cutting using Law Power, exhibiting a similar control and power generation method.
Wang Haoran's flying blades are mostly powered by genetic energy, only borrowing the Law Power lock-on feature for aiming to ensure a high success rate. However, it is difficult to continue controlling them for sustained attacks after inflicting damage.
Zhang Xuezhou gave a simple demonstration, which helped Wang Haoran understand the principle. However, he was more puzzled as to why the ferocious beast could control such a huge and heavy object.
"In the cultivation of Realm Technique, there is a method for cultivating life-bound artifacts. This method uses the artifact as its life force, thereby achieving complete control over its operation. Perhaps ferocious beasts also have similar methods!"
Zhang Xuezhou whispered.
The method of cultivating life-bound artifacts is not surprising; some cultivators use this method to create protective magic Law Treasure.
However, this method of training may require years of honing and refining, or it may require the assistance of sacrificial techniques. The former relies on the cultivator's strong cultivation level, while the latter takes a different approach, seeking out bizarre life-bound artifacts, or using methods such as Essence Blood, the five poisons, human lives, and demon cores for tempering.
"Can I practice?" Wang Haoran a low voice.
"I've only heard about this kind of thing, I don't understand the intricacies," Zhang Xuezhou said, shaking his head.
"What a pity!"
Wang Haoran murmured to himself, feeling regretful but not pressing the matter further.
Only someone extremely close to him would allow Zhang Xuezhou to explain; otherwise, Zhang Xuezhou would have given evasive answers like "I don't know" or "I'm curious too," thus cutting off any further trouble.
Zhang Xuezhou was willing to explain, but couldn't come up with a similar method; this kind of conversation is only possible in close relationships.
Although he didn't understand the intricacies, Wang Haoran least now understood the ferocious beast's dangerous abilities.
Anyone below the Seventh Sequence who is hit by this ferocious beast's weapon will be instantly killed, while those at the Seventh Sequence can be held back for a short time by their resistance layer, but will end up like Chimmon Hagrid.
"Is there anything we can do right now?" Wang Haoran whispered.
"We'll have to wait!"
Zhang Xuezhou looked in the direction of the ferocious beast leader, and then looked at the area where Changkong Luo and the others were.
The darkness covered far too much, while the light from the searchlights revealed far too much.
In this type of area, controlling the rhythm is extremely important.
As long as they can control the darkness and light, Changkong Luo and the others can control the rhythm of the battle, thus achieving both concealment from the tiger-shaped beast and the ability to strike freely.
Meanwhile, continuously cutting down the giant python to weaken the snake king's power is also something everyone needs to do, and they need to avoid these nocturnal creatures suddenly turning their attacks on them.
As long as one can maintain control over all of this, it's not impossible to become the fisherman in the midst of the struggle between the snipe and the clam.
"They 'Zhong Rang. Zhong Rang seems to be just unable to control his body, but he's still relatively lucid and is already cooperating to some extent!"
Zhang Xuezhou suggested waiting a moment, and Wang Haoran, while surveying the surroundings, could only listen intently and try his best to assess the battle situation.
"The white elephant that Old Ren needed was surrounded and defeated, and it let out a mournful cry to signal its impending doom!"
For the ferocious tiger-shaped beasts that had suffered repeated defeats, the attack after Changkong Luo and his group intervened was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Changkong Luo and his group were not afraid of the venomous snakes at the moment, and the Snake King did not change its target either; the two were now almost targeting the same enemy.
However, the bright spotlight would cause the ferocious beast to adjust its position, thus inflicting even greater damage on the snake king and the snake horde.
Wang Haoran was somewhat eager to try, while constantly observing for opportunities to contribute his time and effort.
"Roar~"
After several minutes of fighting, the continuous roar of tigers echoed from afar.
At the same time, something else was conveyed within the tiger's roar that allowed everyone to discern.
"Wild Serpent, your mind is confused and you cannot speak, but I am certain you can understand what I am saying. I know you need to protect your master's relics, and you also know I only want to use the fire to restore my body. But right now, a third evil force has invaded. They have seized the light and are constantly devouring us, trying to consume us. We can no longer fight!"
This caused Zhang Xuezhou's expression to change slightly, while Wang Haoran felt a chill run down his spine in surprise.
As searchlights blared again, and the battle was re-adjusted, Changkong Luo and the others couldn't help but change color upon hearing the howling tiger's roar.
The message conveyed by the tiger's roar is not the point; the real point is the meaning it represents.
Here, in the Qinmeng Ruins, there existed a civilization different from that of humankind.