175: They all have three heads, how can you be so trash?

A fishy wind hit his face.

It wasn't the salty scent of seawater, but a foul stench mixed with rotting seaweed, aged blood, and sulfur.

Three bloody maws blocked all space for evasion, and the mucus hanging from their fangs was larger than Lin Yuan's head.

"Watch out!!"

Though Zhao Ya's longsword was fast, it seemed somewhat flimsy in the face of this onslaught that felt like a collapsing mountain.

She could only watch helplessly as the giant maw swallowed Lin Yuan.

However.

There was no expected sound of chewing.

Only an extremely crisp sound— "Ptooey."

"So stinky."

Within those snake lips that were about to close, a spark of lightning exploded into brightness.

Lin Yuan did not retreat.

Instead, he dove headfirst into the mouth of the snake head in the center.

His right hand formed a palm, aiming his palm at that scarlet tongue.

"Let me treat you to something explosive."

【Palm Thunder】

Boom—!!!

A muffled explosion detonated inside the snake's mouth.

That snake head stiffened abruptly, then convulsed violently.

Black smoke seeped out from between its teeth.

The immense impact caused the snake head to tilt backward, dragging its massive body as it slammed back into the sea surface.

Lin Yuan took the opportunity to flap his wings, leaving an afterimage in the air as he retreated to Zhao Ya's side.

He shook the mucus off his hand, looking disgusted: "How long has this thing gone without brushing its teeth? Its breath smells worse than a sewer."

Zhao Ya was in no mood to listen to his complaints.

She stared fixedly at the three heads rising from the sea once more.

The monster was too big.

Just the neck exposed above the water was dozens of meters high, covered in jet-black scales, each one the size of a shield.

The three heads were each different.

The left head was cyan, continuously spewing toxic mist;

The right head was crimson, with magma-like fire flowing through the gaps in its scales;

The center head, which had been blasted by Lin Yuan, was the most ferocious, with a single horn growing on its head and eyes full of brutality.

"Yamata no Orochi?"

Zhao Ya's voice sounded a bit tight.

As an elite of the Dragon Shield Bureau, she was well-versed in the myths and bestiaries of various countries.

The thing before her was practically identical to the world-ending demon god from the legends of Sakura Country.

If that legendary S-rank mythical creature had descended...

Never mind saving people; the entire East Ring Archipelago would be buried with it.

"No..."

Zhao Ya quickly calmed down, her gaze sweeping over the monster's necks.

"It only has three heads."

"The real Yamata no Orochi has eight heads and eight tails, with a body that can span eight valleys."

"This should just be its kin, or a variant possessing a trace of its thin Bloodline."

Although it wasn't the mythical entity itself, this terrifying pressure definitely reached the Middle Stage of Lord-level, perhaps even with half a foot stepped into the Peak!

"Who cares how many heads it has."

Lin Yuan rolled his shoulders, lightning coiling around his body, emitting crackling sounds.

He looked at the roaring giant beast, his eyes devoid of fear, filled only with the excitement of seeing prey.

"So what if it has three heads? Nezha has three heads and six arms."

Lin Yuan licked his somewhat dry lips: "Since it's not the genuine article, then it's a defective product."

"Since it's a defective product, then it's easy to deal with."

Zhao Ya took a breath, holding her longsword across her chest, her Aura rising steadily.

"Lin Yuan, listen to me."

"Its size is too large; our attacks will find it hard to deal fatal damage."

"I will activate the 【Sword Heart Clarity】 state to divert its attention from the front."

"You have high mobility, so you are responsible for maneuvering on the flanks, looking for its reverse scales or eyes and other weak points."

"As long as we can break its defense, I will have a chance..."

Zhao Ya hadn't finished speaking.

A gust of wild wind suddenly whipped up beside her.

"Forget it, Captain."

Lin Yuan's voice had already drifted dozens of meters away.

"Let a squishy swordsman like you tank the monster? I don't want to have to collect the Dragon Shield Bureau's death benefits for you."

Zhao Ya looked up in astonishment.

She saw that figure in the floral shirt actually advancing instead of retreating, turning into a bolt of lightning, charging straight toward the front of the Three-headed Serpent.

"Are you crazy?!" Zhao Ya shouted.

"Cover me!"

Lin Yuan didn't even turn his head, his lightning wings spreading behind him, like a god descending to earth.

"This big guy has tough skin and thick flesh; it's perfect for me to use as a punching bag to practice!"

Before his voice had even faded.

Lin Yuan had already arrived in front of the Three-headed Serpent.

"Roar!!"

The injured snake head in the center had long hated this little bug.

Seeing Lin Yuan deliver himself to its doorstep, it opened its mouth and unleashed a jet of black water.

"Perfect!"

Lin Yuan laughed loudly, neither dodging nor avoiding.

【Primordial Thunder God Body · Full Power Output】

He threw a punch.

A black-purple lightning pillar, several meters in diameter, erupted from his fist, colliding fiercely with the black water jet in mid-air.

Sizzle—!!!

The collision of lightning and water evaporated the surrounding air.

Terrifying energy ripples swept in all directions, forcibly flattening the waves below by several meters.

"Break... for me!!"

Veins bulged on Lin Yuan's forehead, his Primordial Thunder God Body operating frantically.

A continuous stream of electric current poured into the lightning pillar.

The originally evenly matched situation was instantly broken.

The black-purple lightning light forcefully pushed against the black water, surging upstream, and finally slammed fiercely onto the face of the center snake head.

Bang!

The massive snake head was knocked backward again.

Scales shattered, and black blood splattered.

But this was only a momentary advantage.

The cyan snake head on the left moved.

It didn't attack directly, but opened its mouth to spew a cloud of toxic mist.

The toxic mist spread extremely quickly, blocking Lin Yuan's retreat.

Meanwhile.

The crimson snake head on the right attacked from the side, its fangs carrying high heat, biting viciously toward Lin Yuan's waist and abdomen.

Their coordination was tacit, their murderous intent fully exposed.

"Get lost!"

At the critical moment.

An extremely sharp Sword Qi traversed the sky.

Zhao Ya had acted.

Although she felt annoyed by Lin Yuan's recklessness, her body's reaction was faster than her thoughts.

Person and sword as one.

The Sword Qi was like a rainbow, slashing at the seven-inch spot of the crimson snake head.

Clang!

Sparks flew everywhere.

Although that sword strike failed to sever the snake head, it left a deep white mark, and the impact force caused the crimson snake head's attack to veer off course.

It bit into empty air.

Lin Yuan took the opportunity to twist his figure, narrowly avoiding the range covered by the toxic mist.

But he didn't take the chance to distance himself.

Instead, he stepped on the snake's neck, sprinting all the way up.

"Your skin is really hard."

Lin Yuan applied force under his feet, with every step leaving a charred circular mark on the scales.

He could feel it.

This layer of scales not only had astonishing physical defense but also had extremely high resistance to energy attacks.

The full-power lightning pillar just now, although it shattered a few scales, couldn't even be considered a scratch for a monster of this size.

"Since I can't break through from the outside..."

Lin Yuan charged to the top of the center snake head.

He clenched his hands into fists and raised them high.

The free electric charges in the world gathered frantically.

Above his fists, the thunderfall battle staff appeared.

【Lightning Control】

"Then I'll just smash you unconscious!"

Boom!

The battle staff smashed heavily onto the base of the snake head's single horn.

This blow was powerful and heavy.

That behemoth was actually smashed downward, almost plunging into the sea.

"Roar—!!!"

The Three-headed Serpent was enraged.

It no longer wasted time on this agile flea.

The three heads raised simultaneously.

Its chest cavity surged.

The surrounding seawater began to boil.

"Not good!"

Zhao Ya's expression in the distance changed drastically.

"Lin Yuan! Retreat quickly! It's going all out!"

This energy fluctuation had already exceeded the limit they could withstand.

If they resisted head-on, death was certain.

Lin Yuan also felt the vibration coming from beneath his feet.

But he did not retreat.

He looked down at the indestructible black scales beneath his feet.

He glanced again at the group of islanders in the distance who were still continuously heading toward the deep sea.

If he retreated now.

With one strike from this monster, those tens of thousands of people would really be beyond saving.

"Damn it."

Lin Yuan cursed.

"Going all out?"

"The thing I'm best at in this life is risking my life."

He suddenly dissipated the battle staff in his hand.

The lightning wings behind him also retracted.

His whole body, as if having lost all strength, let gravity pull him as he fell from the top of the snake head.

This scene stunned Zhao Ya.

What is this bastard doing?

Giving up resistance?

Just when Lin Yuan fell to a position parallel to the eyes of the center snake head.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

Within his pupils, it was no longer black and white.

But two burning black-purple lightning bolts.

He pressed his earpiece, his voice terrifyingly calm, completely devoid of his previous playfulness.

"Captain."

"Can you trust me once?"

Zhao Ya was just preparing to rush over to save him, but when she heard this, her movements paused.

"What do you want to do?"

Lin Yuan looked at the snake head that was opening its maw, preparing to spew its world-ending breath.

"Since I can't break through its skin."

"Then I'll make it close its mouth by itself."

Lin Yuan reached out and pointed at the center snake head that was currently charging up.

"I have a way to severely injure it."

"But I need three seconds."

"Within three seconds, it cannot move, especially that mouth; it cannot close."

"Zhao Ya."

Lin Yuan's voice sounded exceptionally clear amidst the static.

"Hold it down for me."

Zhao Ya was stunned.

This wasn't a tactic at all.

This was gambling.

Betting with two people's lives.

If it were the old Zhao Ya, she would absolutely have rejected such a proposal.

But at this moment.

Watching that back, suspended in front of the monster, small yet arrogant.

Zhao Ya gripped the sword in her hand tightly.

"Okay."

She didn't ask why.

She didn't ask if it would work either.

She didn't even ask what would happen if they failed.

There was only one word.

As the words fell.

The Aura on Zhao Ya changed.

She bit the tip of her tongue, spitting a mouthful of essence blood onto her longsword.

The originally bright sword blade became crimson as blood.

In the air behind her, a phantom image vaguely appeared.

"Forbidden Technique · Mountain Breaker!"