290: Green Hell: King Snake

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Xu Feng held a firewood knife bought from the hotel and walked into the winding mountain path with full vigilance.

The moment he stepped into Baiquan Mountain, a voice clearer than ever sounded in his mind, making Xu Feng suddenly stop.

"Ding~ System Task triggered, Save People."

Task: Save People

Description: Three people on the mountain are in danger. Please, Host, go and assist them to Save People.

Task Success: Reward: One Level 1 Skill Fusion Frame.

Task Failure: No penalty.

As the series of sounds occurred in his mind, Xu Feng could also clearly see a vast blue light screen before his eyes!

"System, Task?"

The unexpected situation left Xu Feng in a daze, like most Hosts encountering something outside their normal experience.

However, as Ye Tian instilled System-related knowledge into the Host's brain, Xu Feng's gaze gradually became Qingming.

...

Inside Baiquan Mountain, two Men, each holding a firewood knife covered in vine sap, leaned against a large tree, exhausted in body and mind.

Such massive trees were everywhere within Baiquan Mountain!

Trees that shot straight up blocked the entire sky. The rare light that managed to penetrate the forest was fragmented by the plants.

Large patches of vines, like giant pythons, wove a large net throughout the forest, making the spaces between trees seem even narrower.

The only places to step on the ground were either rotten, damp moss or land covered in plant roots.

Poisonous Snakes slithering by from time to time, insects wriggling in the moss, and the never-ending strange calls of animals in the forest made it clear that this was by no means a safe place!

Who could have imagined that this used to be a tourist spot with over a hundred tourists daily!

Beside the two Men, the female Student Lin Yue's eyes were red, clearly having cried.

It was also a matter of great luck that the two Men found her.

"Why did you follow us up here to join in the fun? Now, not only do we have to be careful of Lin Yue, but we also have to watch you," Huang Gang, with his bulging muscles, looked at Li Xiu beside him.

This thin, weak, and delicate-looking Student, although well-intentioned and courageous enough to come up the mountain with him, in Huang Gang's opinion, was clearly another burden.

"You aren't in love with Lin Yue, are you? You couldn't rest easy knowing she was on the mountain, so you followed her up?" Thinking of a possible reason, Huang Gang's expression became slightly serious.

Hearing the sports Teacher's words, Lin Yue next to them immediately blushed deeply.

Li Xiu awkwardly scratched his head, his mouth twitching, unable to explain.

After all, he couldn't tell the two of them that the reason he came up the mountain was due to the rescue task from his Apocalypse Survival System.

"Alright, let's keep going down. If it gets dark, this mountain will be even more dangerous."

Huang Gang didn't press further; this wasn't the place to ask about such things.

Li Xiu nodded.

Holding his knife, he joined Huang Gang in hacking at the vines and thorns in front of them.

Ten minutes passed, and the three were now much closer to the foot of the mountain.

"Ah! What's that?!"

Suddenly, Lin Yue behind them shrieked, pointing to their side.

In a fleeting glance, Huang Gang and Li Xiu saw a rabbit-sized creature with a long tail dart into a patch of grass and disappear.

"Rat," Li Xiu's hand holding the knife handle turned slightly white.

He was just an ordinary high school Student, at least until he completed the task and received the System reward, he was very ordinary.

"Making a fuss," a flicker of surprise flashed in Huang Gang's eyes before disappearing. "There are plenty of rats that size in the South."

"Don't get distracted, put some effort into it," Huang Gang said to the two behind him as he hacked down the vine in front of him.

They continued forward for a short while.

Suddenly, they felt as if they had stepped on something.

They shifted their feet and looked at the white, plastic-like thing among the lush green grass, stunned first.

Then, Li Xiu said with a dry throat, "Snake skin..."

This was a Snake skin, and its width alone was as thick as a bucket!

It made one not dare to imagine the length of the Snake that owned this skin!

"Squeak! Squeak squeak!"

Suddenly, a sharp scream made the three tense individuals look back sharply.

The scene before them was something the three had never seen in their lives!

They could see an enormous python, covered in yellow patterns, whose full appearance couldn't be seen at a glance, hanging like a hundred-year-old vine between several large trees. A deep shadow was cast into the forest. In the python's mouth, it was biting a cat-sized rat!

That sharp, tragic scream clearly erupted from the rat's mouth!

How long was this giant python?

Eight meters? Ten meters? Or twenty meters?!

Such a phenomenon beyond their understanding caused the female Student Lin Yue among the three to go blank in the mind, almost fainting from fright.

Huang Gang's eyes were wide. They had entered this giant python's territory!

"Run!"

He roared.

The three completely disregarded the vines blocking their way and rushed straight into the complex forest!

The giant python behind them tilted its head and swallowed the rat. Its cold vertical pupils looked at the three 'Monkeys' in the distance. It flicked its tongue and began to slither.

"Crack crack crack~"

Large branches were crushed by the python's weight.

Huang Gang and the other two heard the commotion behind them and couldn't think of anything but escape!

Even the thorns that sliced across their bodies like steel wires couldn't make them stop!

Running in the middle position, Li Xiu looked at the System light screen before him and managed to steady his mind.

King Snake: 10 meters

Level: Level 1

Warning: The target is in the stage of shedding skin and advancing, it is in great need of food. The Host and the other two have been targeted by it.

The System's mechanical voice made Li Xiu clearly understand his situation.

But he couldn't think of any way to deal with it now!

"Ah!"

Huang Gang, who was clearing the way for the two Students with his body, suddenly tripped over a tree root and fell directly onto a patch of thorns!

The vegetation on the mountain was too dense.

Running like that, this outcome was already inevitable!

"What should I do, what should I do?!" Lin Yue looked at the suffering Huang Gang on the ground, completely at a loss. Then she looked at the giant python behind them, approaching unhurriedly, as if looking at a plate of food. She could only cry.

At the critical moment, Li Xiu clenched his fist, his expression serious: "I'll lure that thing away!"

Saying that, he resolutely turned and rushed towards the giant python.

He didn't know if he would survive, or if this decision was right. Li Xiu only knew that if he didn't do this, he would die after the task failed!

"Bang!"

A gunshot that echoed through the forest made Li Xiu, who was running quickly, stop.

Lin Yue, who was crying behind him, also stopped.

"Hiss!"

The giant python's extremely painful hiss instantly rang out.

Its huge body twisted violently, hitting the trees in the forest with loud bangs, sending sawdust flying and the ground shaking violently!

Li Xiu could just barely see a conspicuous bloody bullet hole on the head of the giant python, which was hissing in despair!

"Phew~ Good thing I didn't miss."

A Man's relieved voice made the three people in the forest turn their heads directly to look.

"Teacher Xu!"

"Old Xu!"