204: The nemesis of the Ironclad Serpent is none other than Brother Ye, who has seen it all.

"Watch out!" Zhang Dada shouted hurriedly.

Ye Bai had already been on guard; he shifted slightly to the side, dodging the Iron-Armored Serpent's attack.

The Iron-Armored Serpent's tail swept toward Ye Bai's chest like a whip. Ye Bai dodged sideways and grabbed the tail, attempting to pull the serpent to the ground. To his surprise, the Iron-Armored Serpent suddenly exerted force, dragging Ye Bai toward itself.

Ye Bai stepped onto the floor, and a sharp pain shot through his ankle. He couldn't help but frown, pushing off hard with his foot to finally break free from the Iron-Armored Serpent's grip. However, the serpent's tail remained coiled around his ankle, tightly constricting his leg.

Ye Bai raised his foot and kicked at the Iron-Armored Serpent, but he failed to knock it over.

At that moment, Ye Bai suddenly noticed a bulging, spherical sarcoma on the Iron-Armored Serpent's belly was slightly wriggling! This discovery made his skin crawl; he immediately let go of the serpent and backed away.

"Hiss—"

A dark shadow instantly burst out from the spherical sarcoma!

Its body was a translucent black, over seven or eight meters long, and weighed at least half a ton! When Ye Bai saw its appearance clearly, he couldn't help but gasp.

"Poison Fang Beast?"

Although Ye Bai was well-informed, it was his first time seeing such a massive animal. Its head was hideous and fierce, with sharp fangs in its bloody maw and a pair of long tongues resembling hook-spears. The ends of the tongues had sharp barbs that could pierce a person's throat directly!

This Poison Fang Beast had clearly locked onto Ye Bai; it roared and charged toward him fiercely.

"Ah!" Yang Mi screamed, covering her mouth and closing her eyes in fear.

Ye Bai quickly leaped aside.

The Poison Fang Beast pursued Ye Bai relentlessly.

Suddenly, Yang Mi opened her eyes and shouted, "Run!"

She bolted forward, desperately fleeing toward a safe zone. Zhang Dada froze for a moment before reacting, hurrying after her to help Yang Mi.

The two dashed along the safety Passage. The Poison Fang Beast hissed angrily, chasing after them. Its body was too massive, making its speed much slower, while Ye Bai used the terrain of the safe zone to barely manage to contend with it.

"Save me!" At that moment, Yang Mi suddenly tripped.

Seeing this, Zhang Dada turned back without hesitation and ran toward Yang Mi. Upon seeing this, the Poison Fang Beast suddenly turned and pounced toward Zhang Dada. Its body was several zhang tall; Zhang Dada would certainly not be able to withstand such a massive frame crushing him.

Ye Bai was quick to react, swinging his blade at the Poison Fang Beast. But because his knife was too short and the size difference between them was too great, the strike missed its mark, only severing a strand of the Iron-Armored Serpent's tail.

The Poison Fang Beast roared in pain, its head tilted toward the sky.

Seeing this, Ye Bai immediately held a steel pipe across his chest in a defensive stance. Sure enough, the Iron-Armored Serpent didn't choose to attack him directly but twisted its body and slammed into the pipe. Ye Bai groaned as the powerful impact sent him flying. He tumbled to the ground, his arms aching.

The angry hissing of the Poison Fang Serpent rang out continuously as it frantically bashed against the steel pipe. Ye Bai was knocked dizzy, even experiencing hallucinations as if he could hear the Iron-Armored Serpent cursing him.

Ye Bai gritted his teeth and persevered; no matter how the Poison Fang Serpent attacked, he held onto the steel pipe with a death grip.

Finally, the Poison Fang Serpent grew tired and stopped its assault. It coiled in place, growling low. Its belly was bulging as if it were pregnant.

Ye Bai thought to himself that things looked bad; he knew the Poison Fang Serpent was gathering its strength, waiting to deliver a fatal blow.

"Damn, it really is like a lingering Yin Soul."

Holding his knife, Ye Bai warily watched the Iron-Armored Serpent's belly.

Suddenly, the Iron-Armored Serpent leaped up! Its massive body vaulted three feet into the air! It opened its bloody maw and lunged at Ye Bai with a vicious bite.

Ye Bai's eyes sharpened. Gripping the steel pipe with both hands, he smashed it with all his might against the Poison Fang Beast's neck.

The steel pipe struck the Poison Fang Beast's neck heavily, causing it to scream in pain.

The Iron-Armored Serpent's strength was immense, and the impact split the skin between Ye Bai's thumb and forefinger.

The Poison Fang Beast turned to flee.

"Trying to run? No way!" Ye Bai sneered, swinging the steel pipe for another round of heavy blows.

The Poison Fang Beast, in pain, leaped into the air again.

This time, the Poison Fang Serpent targeted Ye Bai. Ye Bai's eyes narrowed; he bent his knees slightly and leaped suddenly. Flying through the air, he swung his arm and lashed the steel pipe hard against the Poison Fang Beast's back.

The Poison Fang Beast howled incessantly.

Its spine was shattered by Ye Bai's steel pipe, and blood gushed out.

Ye Bai's steel pipe continued its assault, finally striking its head. The Poison Fang Beast let out a shrill hiss, its head smashed to a pulp as it crashed to the ground.

It was completely silent now.

Ye Bai landed on the ground panting, feeling weak and exhausted.

The Poison Fang Beast is an extremely dangerous animal; even Level-two biochemical weapons have a hard time dealing with them because they possess almost perverted healing and restoration abilities.

If not for Yang Mi's warning, Ye Bai might have suffered a setback.

He looked around and found that Zhang Dada was nowhere to be seen.

Ye Bai quickly asked, "Where's your brother?"

Yang Mi replied through her tears, "Just now... I was bitten by the Poison Fang Serpent. To cover my retreat, he left me here... sob sob..." After speaking, she hugged her knees and cried in pain.

She was truly too fragile.

Having been pampered since childhood, when had she ever encountered such things? This brought her to the brink of collapse, especially after the Poison Fang Serpent's toxin entered her bloodstream, causing her immense agony.

Ye Bai was silent for a long time before saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"Mhm..." Yang Mi nodded.

"Stay close to me." Ye Bai led her, cautiously walking toward the end of the safety Passage.

The Passage was silent; Ye Bai could hear his own heavy footsteps. Meng Ziyi and Zhang Dada followed closely behind.

Suddenly, he felt a cold wind brush against his back.

He muttered to himself, wondering just how many more dangerous things were in this Underground Palace.

They continued forward, the Passage filled with a foul, rotting stench. Ye Bai frowned and covered his nose. Yang Mi couldn't help but gag. "Just hold on a bit longer, there might be an exit ahead," Ye Bai comforted her.

As they walked, they reached a relatively spacious Tomb Chamber. Several stone coffins were placed inside, covered in strange carvings. Ye Bai approached a stone coffin and carefully examined the patterns. Yang Mi hid behind him, afraid to look.

"These patterns seem to tell a story," Ye Bai muttered to himself.

"What story?" Yang Mi asked curiously.

"It seems to be about the builder of this Underground Palace. It's said that to protect a massive treasure, he set up layer upon layer of mechanisms. And these stone coffins might hide some secrets," Ye Bai explained.

Just then, they heard a low humming sound. The sound seemed to be coming from inside the stone coffin. Yang Mi's face turned pale with fright. "Ye Bai, what is that sound?"