144: Chapter 144 Python

The soldiers of Country R also followed the markings on the map to search for the badges.

Meanwhile, the Special Forces from various countries had already landed and found their weapons and fruit.

They were also preparing to head to the locations where the badges were hidden without a moment's delay.

At this moment.

Following the markings on the map, Yang Han soon arrived at the edge of a deep, dark pool of water.

"Brother Han, look over there."

He Chenguang pointed in a certain direction. A package seemed to be hanging from a tangled vine; it was quite eye-catching, with something inside flickering and glowing.

"The badge should be in there," Xiang Yu said.

Yang Han's gaze sharpened as he looked at the vine, then down at the deathly still water below.

He immediately activated his Infrared Detection, covering a range of one thousand meters.

Yang Han's pupils suddenly constricted.

Because he sensed that beneath this pool, there were... a huge number of long, ribbon-shaped animals.

They should be... Pythons!

The vine stretched horizontally across the pool, about three meters above the surface.

"Brother Han, let me go. I'll get that thing back. I was a great tree climber when I was a kid," Li Erniu volunteered.

Zhang Chong from the Beast Battalion added, "I can go. I've been climbing around since I was little. I've even climbed trees over a hundred meters tall. I'm good at this."

The men of the Beast Battalion felt uneasy; they had been saved by Yang Han, and if they didn't do something to contribute, they would feel guilty.

Yang Han shook his head and said, "No, none of you go. Let me do it."

Beneath the calm surface of the pool, at least ten giant Pythons were swimming around.

If anyone else went and encountered these Pythons, it would be a near-certain death sentence.

In such a dangerous situation, Yang Han chose to go himself.

Everyone was stunned. The Dragon Blade members hesitated but said nothing because he was the captain and had the right to decide.

Xiang Yu said, "Captain Yang, we are all soldiers of Great Xia. It truly makes me feel guilty to keep letting you do all the work."

Splash!

Just then, before Yang Han could speak, a large black Python suddenly surfaced from the deathly still pool. It revealed a body as thick as a water bucket before quickly diving back down, leaving the pool as calm as an old well once more.

Upon seeing this, everyone's faces turned ashen.

"Good heavens, did... did you guys see that?"

Wang Yanbing sucked in a breath of cold air. "What the hell was that? A giant Python, right? A big black Python. Holy crap, how thick is that thing? It's thicker than my waist. That Python must be over ten meters long!"

“Hiss, that's too dangerous.”

"Brother Han, maybe you shouldn't go."

"Yeah, don't go."

The Dragon Blade members all spoke up.

Li Erniu's face was pale with fright. Luckily he hadn't climbed the vine just now; otherwise, if that giant Python had suddenly popped up, it could have swallowed him whole.

The expressions of the Beast Battalion members changed drastically. Xiang Yu quickly said, "We can give up on this badge. There are badges in several other locations."

"Yeah, let's just leave."

"It's too dangerous."

The rest of the Beast Battalion agreed.

Yang Han's eyes flickered. Leave...?

To be honest, he was somewhat unwilling.

The black Pythons beneath the pool might not be that terrifying.

And that badge was extremely important for their final score.

After thinking it over, Yang Han said, "This badge is key to whether we take first place."

"This is very important to us."

Yang Han took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, I'll go get it. Nothing will happen."

Since Yang Han insisted, everyone present was stunned. They knew they couldn't stop him, but they all began to worry for him.

Yang Han immediately began to climb across the vine.

He shifted and moved bit by bit.

He soon reached the middle of the vine, only half a meter away from the badge.

And then...

The pool that was originally deathly still suddenly began to churn. The bodies of many giant Pythons surfaced—at least five of them upon closer inspection!

These large black Pythons seemed to have sensed Yang Han's presence, and they instantly became agitated.

"Hiss, oh my god, those Pythons are huge, so huge."

Zhang Chong's eyes widened. "I don't remember seeing Pythons this big even on Animal Planet."

"South Sentinel Island really is a mysterious place to encounter such things. If we took a photo, it would probably drive people crazy," Xiang Yu murmured.

After Yang Han grabbed the package containing the badge, he turned to climb back. However, as he moved back, the Pythons below became even more violent, as if their food was trying to escape.

At that moment, Yang Han's gaze narrowed because he noticed many small snakes crawling toward him from the other end of the vine.

"Brother Han, get out of there!"

"Yeah, Brother Han, hurry, come over here!"

"Crap, are those Pythons going to attack Yang Han?"

"Quick, are there any stones? Throw them!"

The members of Dragon Blade and the Beast Battalion all focused, searching the ground for stones to hurl at the small snakes.

With a solemn expression, Yang Han continued to climb back.

Suddenly, the hair all over his body stood on end, as if he were about to suffer a fatal attack.

Yang Han's pupils shrank, and he instinctively looked down. A giant black Python had opened its mouth and was leaping up from below.

That bloody maw was massive, large enough to swallow Yang Han in one gulp.

"What a huge Python!"

Yang Han was startled. Holding onto the vine, he used both hands to pull with a loud 'snap', tearing the vine apart!

His body swung to the left along with the momentum.

Snap!

Everyone heard the sound of the giant Python's jaws snapping shut, and they were all terrified.

If that giant Python had bitten him, half of his body would be gone.

Splash...

The small snakes on the vine also fell into the pool because Yang Han had broken it.

"Yang Han!"

"Brother Han!"

On the shore, the members of Dragon Blade and the Beast Battalion were all shocked.

The vine was broken, and Yang Han was swinging in the opposite direction of the shore. How was he supposed to get back?

"I'm fine!"

Yang Han shouted back, while using the momentum to swing to the other side.

Then.

He kept swaying to build up more momentum, like an ape. Relying on the vine, he finally lunged outward!

He was swinging toward the shore.

At that exact moment, three giant black Pythons suddenly lunged up from the pool!

Hiss! Hiss!

Hearing the sound of the Pythons' mouths opening, everyone's hair stood on end from fear.

They saw the three giant black Pythons trying to bite Yang Han out of the air as he swung.

However, their Speed was ultimately half a beat too slow.

With a thud.

Yang Han landed on the shore and rolled several times.

His heart was thumping wildly; the situation just now had been dangerous to the extreme.