20: Chapter 20 Opening the Dragon's Spine

A violent force swept through in an instant. Within the blink of an eye, the ninth scale shattered.

The Black Paddle Ghost Snake King, already suffering from severe eye injuries, had now lost its vital point. This moment made it feel even more enraged.

"Roar!!! Roar!!"

It began to thrash its body frantically, but the frustrating thing was that this time, Zhang Qilin and Song Yiqing were fighting in a pincer movement.

Although the Snake King's attacks were fierce, both men excelled in agility, making it naturally difficult for it to catch them. Because of this, the situation on the scene inexplicably began to reverse.

At the same time, Song Yiqing continuously called out commands and adjusted his positioning, further enabling their rotation to achieve a high level of tacit coordination.

"Roar!!!"

The Snake King angrily wanted to summon all the snakes to kill these tiny humans together, but the small snakes were terrified and dared not make any moves; they even retreated further away.

"Roar!! Roar!! Roar!!"

Fierce roars echoed continuously throughout the scene. The Snake King was so anxious that it seemed as if it were about to speak human language.

It was at this moment that Song Yiqing let out a fierce roar, "Quick!! Finish it off!!"

As his voice fell, he charged directly toward the Snake King's face. The terrifying lethality instantly drew the Snake King's attention, forcing it to remain motionless and fight back with even greater focus.

As for Zhang Qilin, he had truly seized the opportunity. With a three-step leap, he arrived on the Snake King's back in an instant, and simultaneously, he swung the black gold ancient blade to slash.

Rip!!

Compared to the first attack, when the scales made it impossible to directly injure its vital point, the situation now was clearly different. The scales had been shattered, and this time, it was a solid, damaging blow!

"Roar!!!"

Its vital point suffered a heavy blow, which caused the Snake King to feel fear. In the entanglement with Song Yiqing, it began to show signs of wanting to retreat.

However, Song Yiqing had no intention of letting it go, despite its urge to escape. Firstly, there was the reward, and secondly, his Taotie Bloodline was clamoring for sustenance. This Snake King had to be taken down today!

The roles of attacker and defender had swapped. From the beginning, when Song Yiqing and Zhang Qilin were being chased and beaten, to now, where the Snake King began to flee, all of this happened in the blink of an eye, starting from when Song Yiqing saved Zhang Qilin.

The live stream chat was boiling over, with a massive number of viewers frantically sending messages.

[Holy crap!! Holy crap!! What is going on? Is this wave actually going to result in a win?]

[Oh my god, what is this situation? What on earth is happening? How did everything change completely in the time it took me to blink?]

[Unbelievable, unbelievable, what is happening! I haven't been able to react yet.]

[Damn it, I suddenly realized this all seems to be because of Song Yiqing! If Song Yiqing hadn't found the Black Paddle Ghost Snake King's vital point so quickly, I'm afraid all of this would have been quite difficult; perhaps death would have been the ultimate outcome!]

[My god, this turn of events was truly unexpected.]

Inside the Flying Tiger Archaeological Expedition Team, after the lightning-fast situation underwent a subversive reversal, Bai Yao immediately exclaimed excitedly,

"Song Yiqing, Song Yiqing and the others actually managed to drive the Snake King away!! They are really going to succeed! They are really going to succeed!!"

Her emotions grew increasingly agitated, and Fei Erfeng, who had originally not wanted to watch the live stream anymore, quickly leaned in at this moment.

"What is the situation right now?"

When he saw on the live stream screen that Song Yiqing and Zhang Qilin were chasing and beating the Black Paddle Ghost Snake like they were cheating, everyone at the scene looked as if they had seen a ghost.

At this moment, Fei Erfeng cast his gaze toward the special forces captain nearby—Ban Licheng. "Xiao Ban, if I were to let you lead your men there, what are the odds of winning?"

"..." Ban Licheng looked at Fei Erfeng with a speechless expression and slowly raised his head. "Elder Fei, we are just ordinary people; there is still a huge gap between us and such monsters. If you really want us to go into the Snake Nest, we would just become a line recorded in the Forbidden Land Exploration Official logs: On such and such a day, Ban Licheng and others died from such and such..."

"Alright, alright, don't say such unlucky things here," Fei Erfeng waved his hand, signaling the other party to stop talking immediately.

At the same time, he looked at Song Yiqing and Zhang Qilin on the live stream screen with a face full of admiration. "I don't know why, but the more I look at these two, the more I like them. If we could really get them into our team, it would definitely be like adding wings to a tiger!"

"That is indeed correct," Shi Zhishan nodded slightly. "I really didn't expect that the two of them could turn the Snake Nest upside down. If I remember correctly, the location of the Snake Nest is already at the outer boundary, right? Or perhaps part of it is already in the outer perimeter."

"It should be," Fei Erfeng nodded slightly, not denying it, but at the same time he said, "But the location of the Snake Nest has a significant deviation from the main route we have already cleared. It's just not very clear why they are determined to head in that direction. If it were a case of taking the wrong path, it would be understandable, but Song Yiqing had previously performed a Feng Shui orientation."

When he said this, he rubbed his chin, carefully thinking about the specific circumstances of these matters. Afterward, at this moment, he said calmly, "Could it be that they discovered something here? Is that why they want to go this way?"

"Then... Elder Fei, when the rain stops, should we also go that way?" Shi Zhishan said, but Fei Erfeng shook his head directly. "No, if we go that way, the danger we will face will be infinite. So, no matter what, we should continue to explore based on the original foundation. That way, relatively speaking, the safety will be higher."

Everyone at the scene nodded slightly upon hearing this, fully acknowledging this statement. After all, radical adventures are not suitable for a professional archaeological team; seeking progress while maintaining stability is their style.

However, just during this discussion, on the live stream screen, Song Yiqing's movements were quite fast. With a swift strike of his blade, he unleashed a wild slash, forcibly hacking out the Snake King's other eye, while Zhang Qilin, like someone unleashing an ultimate move, frantically opened the dragon's spine on the snake's back. In the blink of an eye, it was a bloody mess. Finally, Song Yiqing took the black gold ancient blade from the opposite direction and swung it violently, only then completely slaying the Snake King!