100: Ancient Serpent

Laugh?

How could Lao Liu still laugh?

He would never have thought that in one second he was in heaven, and the next second he would be knocked down to hell.

And it was the eighteenth layer of hell, the kind where you can never be reborn!

If he had caught an ordinary Giant Python over ten meters long, he might have been confident enough to handle it, and use the hype to attract a huge wave of traffic.

But...

What the heck is an Ancient Serpent?

Seeing the countdown about to end, Lao Liu's mouth twitched, and he said with a grim face, "Everyone, I think this is likely my last live broadcast."

【Ah? What does the streamer mean by that?】

【Could it be that he caught a monster?!】

【Looking at his expression, it's highly likely】

【What are you afraid of? Use your D-Class Skill and crush it! After that, you'll become famous overnight, be noticed by the officials, and maybe even be directly entrusted with important tasks, letting you lead tens of thousands of soldiers and become a great general to conquer monsters】

【That's right, streamer, don't be a coward, just do it!】

"..."

Looking at the bullet comments, unsure if they were cheering him on or just enjoying the show.

Lao Liu swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He silently flipped his phone screen to face the camera.

【Ancient, Giant Serpent!!】

【Seeing the word "Giant", I have to admit, my heart skipped a beat】

【Ancient creatures should refer to dinosaurs, huge and fierce!】

【I somewhat understand the streamer's despair now】

【Phew! No wonder the safe zone prohibits ordinary people from fishing. If you catch a guy like this, the whole safe zone will be finished】

【Streamer, fly high, bear the consequences yourself】

【I didn't expect our first meeting to be a farewell. I will keep this follow】

【Some people are alive, but already dead】

Soon, the one-minute countdown ended.

The body of the Ancient Serpent immediately filled the entire live stream screen.

Through the blurry scale patterns, it was not difficult to see how fast it was moving.

The sound of buildings collapsing continued non-stop, smoke and dust rolled, filling the camera, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

【Look at those patterns, they are somewhat similar to a Reticulated Python】

【Hiss! These dense, reflective scales make my heart numb】

【Where is the streamer?】

【It seems like, he was knocked flying?】

【He's probably already in the Serpent's belly by now and will soon be digested until only a skeleton remains!】

...

On Chen Ming's side, separated by a small screen, he, like everyone else, couldn't see the situation there clearly at all.

He moved, went up to the study on the second floor, and turned on his computer.

While the live stream hadn't closed yet, he opened it in a web browser, used the S-Class Skill Super Hacker to easily hack into the Douyu live stream's data backend, and found the IP address.

Then he brought up the virtual panel, searched for this coordinate on it, and successfully located it.

One-click teleportation.

Chen Ming planned to join in the excitement, get the treasure chest, and extract the Undead.

Since he had seen it, he really couldn't ignore it.

Standing on the roof of a hotel over thirty stories high, the view was very open.

At this moment, he was less than a hundred meters away from the building where the streamer lived.

That building was about the same height as the one Chen Ming was standing on.

However, it was currently tightly wrapped by a Giant Serpent, gradually constricting, constantly collapsing, dropping concrete blocks of various sizes mixed with rebar and bricks.

Looking at it, it indeed resembled the Reticulated Python in Chen Ming's impression, especially the typical triangular markings, brown-brown scales, and also a considerable area covered by white and yellowish-white scales.

The claw-like black markings around the serpent's eyes added a touch of fierceness.

Chen Ming estimated its body length to be around one hundred and fifty meters.

It truly lived up to the name Ancient Serpent!

Chen Ming sat down, not intending to fight the Giant Serpent himself.

He would use it to test the Giant Centipede he had extracted earlier.

A Shadow Gate opened on the road in front of the hotel.

Giant Centipedes, including the Centipede King, crawled out of it, filling the entire road.

Under Chen Ming's command, like a black tide, they surged towards the direction of the Ancient Serpent.

After becoming Undead, they were visually more intimidating.

The swarm of Centipedes quickly climbed onto the building and the Serpent's body, opening their mouths one after another, first breaking the scales that were like giant shields with considerable defense, and then biting into its flesh and blood.

They forcefully pulled out threads of tender red meat and continuously swallowed them.

The Ancient Serpent sensed the pain and constricted even tighter.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble...

Amidst the loud noises, the building finally couldn't bear it anymore and completely collapsed.

The smoke and dust that rose were so high and vast that someone unaware might have thought it was the scene after a missile explosion, which was quite astonishing.

Chen Ming picked up his phone and took a look. The live stream seemed to have been interrupted due to equipment damage, showing a prompt: The streamer is not home, go check out someone else...

【???】

【It's over?】

【Based on that commotion just now, it's impossible for a normal person to survive unless they are Superman】

【I've been watching Lao Liu's stream for three years, this is so sudden】

【Anyway, be careful in the future, it's truly one second in heaven, one second in hell】

【I just want to know, what will happen to that Ancient Serpent? He died, but will it harm us?】

【Even if it were to cause harm, would it be your turn?】

【Excuse me, I am from Jiang City, thank you!】

...

Chen Ming had no interest in watching them argue and bicker.

He heard a rumbling sound from a distance.

Looking up, he saw several armed helicopters flying towards this direction.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Chen Ming decisively activated his skill and entered a completely invisible state.

He noticed the cabin doors opening, and someone was holding a camera, aiming at the scene in the smoke.

Chen Ming opened Douyu live stream again and entered the official Yang TV live stream room.

The scene within the screen was exactly what Chen Ming saw before his eyes, just from a different angle.

From the live stream perspective they provided, Chen Ming could see clearly that the Centipede King was leading dozens of Giant Centipedes in a fierce battle with the Ancient Serpent!

Both sides were in a life-and-death struggle, neither giving way.

One side was absolutely loyal Undead, and the other was a brutal, bloodthirsty monster; neither could retreat voluntarily.

On the other side, the war between the Strange Beast ( Strange Beast was not in the glossary, so it's kept as is) and the Undead caused the already high popularity of Yang TV's official channel to surge again!

【Such an exaggerated size!】

【A snake of this level, even in the age of dinosaurs, could easily be king and dominate just by its size!】

【Definitely】

【It's already incredible that a snake can grow so large, but I didn't expect even Centipedes to be this big!】

【I feel my heart trembling just through the screen, if I were there, I'd probably wet my pants in fear】

【Catching a monster of this level, looking at it from another perspective, could it also be considered a kind of luck?】

【If you had such good luck, would you want it?】

【Currently, the probability of catching a monster is actually quite low, otherwise, if everyone had one, Great Xia alone would have over a billion!】

【Everyone, if you're not confident in yourselves, absolutely don't fish, it harms yourselves and everyone else】

【I'll fish, I'll fish, that'll make you mad】

【Speaking of which, don't you think these Centipedes, specifically their art style, look familiar?】