Chapter 153 - 115: Bloody Battle in the Water! The Blood-tooth Python’s Eyes Are Crippled
A flicker of humanlike excitement seemed to appear in its emotionless eyes.
It wanted to crush this insect in one bite, to swallow him whole and ensure he could never thrash around again.
Fuck!
Chen Chong cursed inwardly as he felt the crushing force of the massive jaws intensifying.
Glaring furiously, he happened to meet the gaze of the Blood-tooth Python’s blinded eye.
Even though it was gray-white and bloodless, it still held a hint of mockery.
It was as if the eye was saying that a mere human could never stand against an Extraordinary Creature, that his fate was sealed—to be swallowed, just like all the others...
Humans were too insignificant.
A single one of the Blood-tooth Python’s eyes was almost as large as half of Chen Chong’s body.
But there was no fear in his eyes. This Extraordinary Creature had to be killed.
It was all to keep the situation from getting any worse!
And to survive!
He wrenched free the hand gripping his Tang Blade, twisted his wrist, and stabbed down from above!
The blade pierced the Blood-tooth Python’s lower jaw, skewering its tongue along with it!
Blood once again bloomed in the water...
The Blood-tooth Python was in great pain, but it chose to ignore the sensation.
Instead, it clamped down with even greater force, determined to crush Chen Chong—and the rock he was pressed against—and swallow him whole!
’You son of a bitch...’
Bracing one hand desperately against a fang, Chen Chong felt his back being crushed against the rock as he began to drag the Tang Blade back toward himself.
The wound in its lower jaw tore wider, opening into a bloody cavity nearly half a meter long.
But the Blood-tooth Python remained unfazed. Just as on land... it was once again prepared to fight to the death.
Chen Chong was furious now.
Even though maintaining his Rock Body Transformation was rapidly draining his strength, the situation allowed for no hesitation. He had no choice but to endure!
He put more force into his arm and began to savagely carve up the inside of its lower jaw, creating a deeper, longer gash.
He shredded the flesh within his arm’s reach until there was nothing left to cut.
He flipped his wrist and, this time, thrust upward... another stab!
The tip of the blade brutally pierced the Blood-tooth Python’s upper jaw. Blood once again billowed out, obscuring his vision...
Unfortunately, the Blood-tooth Python’s massive mouth was wide open. Its upper and lower jaws were too far apart. The distance was too great. Even with his arm and the blade combined, Chen Chong could barely sink a third of the Tang Blade into it.
Otherwise, he might have replicated the scene from when he killed the Unihorn Catfish—stabbing straight through its brain to kill it!
But even so, the damage from the Tang Blade caused the Blood-tooth Python unbearable agony.
With each new wound, its condition grew more critical, its state deteriorating rapidly...
And so, man and serpent faced off in the water, just as they had on land, neither giving an inch, neither holding anything back.
Because to give an inch would very likely mean death...
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After Xu Jun jumped into the water, the Water Affinity Amplification Bead took effect.
He, who had only ever known how to doggy paddle, was suddenly enlightened. A single movement sent him gliding several meters through the water, as if he possessed a mastery of swimming honed since childhood.
And holding his breath wasn’t as uncomfortable as before. He could stay underwater for at least ten minutes or so without needing to breathe.
’So cold, so dark...’
This was Xu Jun’s first reaction upon entering the Black Water Deep Pool.
A bone-chilling cold assailed him, and the surrounding darkness was so complete he couldn’t tell which way was up.
But thankfully, for some reason, after entering the water he could feel a faint vibration coming from the surrounding water.
From somewhere below, a constant disturbance was being emitted...
’Maybe this ability also comes from the Water Affinity Amplification Bead.’
As Xu Jun thought this, he gripped his Tiger Head Broadsword and swam rapidly downward.
The closer he got, the stronger the disturbance became.
It had transformed from a faint vibration into a violent tremor.
Finally, a dark mass appeared before him!
A long, massive shadow was ramming against something.
In this situation, even without getting closer to see clearly, he knew it had to be the Blood-tooth Python and Chen Chong!
Xu Jun’s pupils constricted.
’Holy shit, you dare attack my Brother Chong? I’ll fucking kill you!’
Enraged, Xu Jun cursed as he swam forward rapidly.
However, his furious roar just came out as a series of GLUG GLUG GLUG sounds in the water.
Not only did nobody hear him, but he also ended up swallowing several mouthfuls of the pool’s water, nearly drinking his fill...
He had just gotten close, but before he could even swing his broadsword...
The unsuspecting Blood-tooth Python flicked its tail, sending Xu Jun flying.
Thankfully, being in the water, even without activating his Turtle Defense, the water acted as a cushion, so he didn’t take much damage.
But the unexpected slap to his abdomen made Xu Jun instinctively gasp.
As a result, he didn’t suck in any air, but instead swallowed another large mouthful of pool water...
This time, Xu Jun had learned his lesson. He charged down from above.
Aiming for a spot without scales, he dove at his fastest speed.
SCHLICK—
The sharp Tiger Head Broadsword chopped straight into the Blood-tooth Python’s torso.
Several nearby scales were driven into the flesh along with the blade, causing blood to spray out!
The Blood-tooth Python went rigid with pain.
Seizing the opportunity, Chen Chong pushed off the rock wall, kicking out with great force.
He drove the Tang Blade lodged in its upper jaw deeper, the blade sinking in completely!
But unfortunately, in his haste, he didn’t have time to adjust the angle.
The Tang Blade didn’t plunge straight toward the brain. Instead, it pierced through the side of its face, completely blowing apart the already-blinded eye.
This blow inflicted an unprecedented level of pain on the Blood-tooth Python. It tried to clamp its mouth shut, but Chen Chong, his body transformed by Rock Body Transformation, had it wedged open. It couldn’t close its jaws at all.
Its hissing roar was replaced by countless bubbles.
The air in its body was also rapidly escaping.
The Blood-tooth Python was not an aquatic Extraordinary Creature. It needed air to move underwater, surfacing from time to time to breathe.
Normally, a single breath would allow it to stay underwater for half an hour.
But after taking heavy, successive blows, each roar expelling more of its air, it was now on the verge of suffocation.
Despite the unbearable pain wracking its body, it began swimming rapidly toward the surface. Otherwise, even if it wasn’t killed, it would suffocate to death at the bottom of the pool...
Chen Chong clung grimly to his Tang Blade. Relying on his body’s toughness, he stood inside its mouth, desperately pushing on the hilt to worsen the injury.
Further back, Xu Jun found that just holding onto his Tiger Head Broadsword wasn’t enough to stabilize himself. He was nearly thrown off by the rapidly ascending Blood-tooth Python.
But in a moment of desperation, he opened his mouth and bit down on a piece of the Blood-tooth Python’s mangled flesh.
Flowing blood constantly filled his mouth. Although the taste was so foul it nearly made him pass out, the thought that he had to help Chen Chong kill this beast gave him the willpower to hang on.
And just like that, led by the Blood-tooth Python, the serpent and two men rose from the bottom of the pool toward the surface...
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At the edge of the deep pit’s cliff!
Wang Biao and Jia Wen stood rooted to the spot, their eyes glued to the water below.
Zhang Meng and Huang Mao were lying on the ground, their expressions changing with the ripples in the pool.
"Holy shit, the waves are getting bigger! They’re almost several meters high! The situation underwater must be intense!"
The pool water roiled continuously.
As the churning intensified, wave after wave crashed against the rock walls of the pit, creating a thunderous noise.
Although they couldn’t see what was happening at the bottom, the turbulent surface and the occasional plumes of pale red made it clear to them all: deep in the pool, Chen Chong was locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Blood-tooth Python.
Wang Biao and Jia Wen were extremely anxious, but thankfully they didn’t lose their composure. They knew Chen Chong and Xu Jun were okay for now.
After all, the surface of the deep pool was almost dyed red. Such a massive amount of blood surely couldn’t have come from a human...
"Hey! A dark shape has appeared! It’s getting bigger!"
"Shit, that’s the Blood Python surfacing! It’s rushing toward the water’s surface!"
Sure enough!
The words had barely left his mouth when the already-turbulent water surface exploded!
A sight that left the four men dumbfounded unfolded before them.
A ferocious snake head, its massive, fanged mouth wide open, burst from the surface, letting out a bloodcurdling hiss!
Half a blade protruded from its gray-white eye, and an unknown fluid mixed with blood streamed from the wound.
And wedged tightly in its mouth was a human figure, a hard thorn preventing its cavernous maw from closing...
On its thrashing tail, another dark figure was clinging, but its posture was odd. It wasn’t trying to attack with a weapon, but rather... gnawing at it with its mouth?
While Zhang Meng and Huang Mao were still stunned...
Wang Biao seized the opportunity, swiftly drawing his bow into a full moon.
His eyes narrowed, and he released the string!
The arrow tore through the air.
Straight toward the Blood-tooth Python’s other, uninjured eye.
This time, the Blood-tooth Python was completely unguarded, utterly unaware of the danger hurtling toward it.
The arrow, tipped with Refined Iron and loosed with the full power of the war bow, finally found its mark!
The sharp arrowhead instantly tore through the pupil, and the immense force drove the entire arrow deep inside.
HIIISSS—
Blood and the Blood-tooth Python’s shriek erupted at the same time.
Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly dyeing the surface of the water red.
Having lost both its eyes, the Blood-tooth Python thrashed wildly on the surface, churning up waves several meters high.
Just then!
A figure suddenly leaped past the four of them, diving resolutely toward the deep pool...
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