89 The Ant and the Snake
The huge eyes looked directly at Dragon Thirteen, and the cave seemed to brighten up because of this ghostly light, and a black rock appeared in the air, followed by more and more black rocks.
Those black rocks hovered in the air, slowly surging, as the cave gradually brightened, Long Thirteen saw clearly, it was not a rock, but scales, compared to the black dragon encountered in the inner world, these scales are more huge, and more real, so real that Long Thirteen looked at these scales obsessively and forgot the predicament he encountered at this time.
A big snake that looked like a dragon but not like a dragon slowly appeared in front of Long Thirteen's eyes, and it looked down at Dragon Thirteen, its eyes were like netherworld fire, cold and cruel.
The coercion on its body is something that Long Thirteen has never encountered in his life, as if it is the most noble existence in heaven and earth, with indescribable power, and the small human being in front of it is not worth mentioning at all.
No matter how resolute Long Thirteen was, he couldn't withstand the pressure from the ancients, he pursed his lips tightly, not allowing himself to show embarrassment, but he couldn't stop his body from trembling, and every bone seemed to be screaming at the moment.
But even so, Long Thirteen did not kneel in front of the big snake, but straightened up, and his grandmother taught him since he was a child, a man who stands up to the sky, no matter what he faces in the future, he must face it with his head held high, and a man's spine can be bent, but it cannot be broken.
So even if Long Thirteen was now facing this ancient and powerful creature, he didn't allow himself to kneel down in front of it, his eyes were staring at the eyes like hell fire, although he forced himself to look at the other party, but his mind was a little trance, and he kept repeating a few words in his heart.
"Lin Qingman didn't lie, in the depths of this cave, there are indeed monsters. ”
"This monster is so huge that it can swallow itself as long as it opens its fangs. ”
"I'm going to die, I'm going to be food, and there's no room for resistance. ”
Before entering the depths of this cave, Long Thirteen thought about many possibilities, he thought that the voice that attracted him forward would be his own kind, or even the bones left by a giant dragon, but he never imagined that there was a large snake larger than a dragon living here, and it was still alive.
It is almost impossible to encounter such a big snake in the real society, because this kind of thing generally only exists in myths, or is a mythical artifact, but now that Long Thirteen has seen it with his own eyes, such a monster appears in front of him, not a phantom, nor a scene in his heart, but a real appearance in front of him, touch, feel.
Dragon Thirteen had fantasized that this kind of monster would appear in the modern world and bring disaster to the world when he was in Secondary 2, and he would save the world like a brave man who slayed the dragon, became a hero of the world, and was worshiped by people.
But when he saw this kind of monster, he would rather never see it in his life.
The big black snake was floating in the air in front of him at this time, looking at him condescendingly, the black scales were shining, and the pure black snake body was like a living abyss, but the real horror was the eyes of the black snake, which were full of indifference and cruelty, and even a little disdain.
Long Thirteen understood the meaning of this look, that is, a human child looked at the ants under the tree, a kind of purest contempt, the child could look at the ants under the tree for half an hour, and then easily trample them to death with the sole of his shoe.
This is the attitude of the higher beings towards the lowly, and this will, Dragon Thirteen is the ant, and the black snake is the child.
The reason for the coexistence of poison qi and true qi in the Jade Star Cave has finally been answered, it is because of the existence of the black snake that this ordinary cave has the miraculous effect of those cultivations, and Lin Qingman is right to let them leave here in the early morning, because there is a black giant snake living in the depths here, and any human encounter it will die.
But Lin Qingman may never have thought in his life that Long Thirteen would have the courage, or stupidity, to be able to persist in walking in front of the black snake, instead of running away from the desert after the first meeting.
But maybe because of this, when Long Thirteen and the black snake looked at each other, the other party didn't take the initiative to attack, just looked curiously at the ant that broke into his cave, or because the life in the cave was too boring, so when he saw a human being occasionally, the black snake didn't want to swallow the other party very quickly.
But Dragon Thirteen knew that this situation would not last long, and soon the black snake would find him boring, and then open his bloody mouth and let himself become its food.
There was another breeze in the cave, it was the big black snake ready to breathe, and Long Thirteen knew that it was already a little impatient, maybe the next moment would be its own death.
When he went to the depths of the cave, he prepared a lot of countermeasures, no matter what monster he encountered, as long as he could communicate, he would not necessarily die.
But in the depths of the cave is a huge black snake, it is very powerful, but it is not benevolent, and that kind of eyes will not communicate with humans at all, or disdain to communicate with humans, so everything in front of him, Long Thirteen is almost unprepared.
He can slay the dragon in his heart, that is because he knows that as long as he kills the black dragon, he can become a hegemon, he can defeat Yi Linhui and save the city he loves, but the reality is completely different from the fantasy in his heart, this is not a fantasy, nor a dream, nor is it the inner world of Dragon Thirteen, but the reality that actually happens.
The only thing to be ready for may be death, after all, he has been dealing with death since he entered the ghost gate, he originally thought that he could face death calmly, but now that death is coming, he understands that he has not been ready, because death is a thing that cannot be really prepared.
There was a dead silence in the cave, and the snowflakes kept falling on him, Long Thirteen felt a little cold, and also felt a little tired, knowing that it would be futile to say anything, so he no longer thought about what might happen next, he raised his head and looked at the mountain-like black snake in the air again, this time his eyes seemed calm and relieved.
"Are you going to use me as food, or do you want to trample me to death, if you have to choose one or the other, I want at least a decent death. ”
Long Thirteen didn't know if this black snake could understand his words, but in his opinion, such a high-ranking creature, even if he did, he didn't bother to listen, so he talked to himself.
"I am sad that my grandmother is dead, and my grandson is dead, but I have always restrained myself, because I know that if even I am desperate, then there is really no hope. ”
"I want to come here to cultivate, if I can improve my strength a little, I can get a little more chance of winning, all the injustice in the world is because of the lack of ability of the person concerned, so I must become the strongest, stronger than anyone else, in order to protect the people I value, I want to defeat the Night Emperor, and work hard for it, even if I can't succeed, I have to have hope. ”
"I didn't expect that I would meet you tonight, not at the hands of the Night Emperor, but to become your food, this is really a great irony. ”
Long Thirteen's face was a little pale, it was frozen by frost and severe cold, it had nothing to do with fear, he was fearless now, even in the face of a legendary brutal black snake.
He no longer cared if the black snake could understand his own words, whether he was willing to listen to his own words, he just knew that he might be dying soon, so if he didn't say something, he wouldn't have a chance to say it again.
"Grandpa once said that fate is predestined, even if it is bad, it is impossible to change, so when death comes, grandpa has no fear and accepts it calmly, I admire him, but I don't believe in fate. ”
Speaking of the old lady, the corners of Long Thirteen's mouth suddenly rose, like a poor child looking at the first ray of Yangguan in the Qing layer, full of yearning and joy.
"I've crossed a lot of despair so far, whether it's the battle of the God's Palace, the battle of the Great Wall, or the battle of St. Ann's Island, there are always enemies in front of me, but their fate is not very good, so even if it is the Night Emperor, I am confident that I can overcome this despair, but in the face of you, I know that what I do is in vain. ”
"But if you work in vain, you have to wait for death honestly?"
"I'm sorry, that's not my Dragon Thirteen style, maybe other people will accept your life when they meet you, but as I said before, I don't believe in fate, I've been fighting against the black dragon in my body all my life, and fighting has become my instinct, so even if it's in vain, I will fight, even if it's in the face of you. ”
Long Thirteen looked at the black snake and said: "After defeating Yi Linhui, I know very well that the source of my strength does not come from myself, but from the people around me, so I swear to protect them, I am willing to pay all the price for this, the sentence on the ring of the Long family has become the creed of my life, as long as I stick to it, I can be fearless." ”
"As long as there is a breath left, we must insist on guarding it. ”
In the cold cave, in the dark night in the distance, the young man in front of the black snake, the calm but firm words, anyone will probably be moved.
The black serpent looked at Long Thirteen with cold and cruel eyes, perhaps because it couldn't understand human language, but more often than not, the ant waved its forelimbs angrily and tragically at the branches, which only looked funny or ridiculous in the eyes of the children who observed it.
Long Thirteen didn't care about the black dragon's reaction at all, he just wanted to say everything he was thinking now, and vent all the fragility or stubbornness that had been hidden in his heart.
"It's really hard to be a hero, I've defeated one strong opponent after another over the years, so everyone around me thinks that I can overcome any despair, but only I know very well that everything I do is to live desperately, because as long as I live, I can protect the people I want to protect. ”
"I don't want to die, so I'm not going to be restrained, and when death comes, all I can think of is one sentence. ”
"That's not the time!"
Long Thirteen unexpectedly calmed down, and any emotions seemed to disappear in an instant.
"Thank you for not taking a bite of me, maybe that's not what you really thought, but you let me finish saying that, so I still have to thank you, but I don't want to be your food, so even if it's ridiculous, please allow me to struggle one last time. ”
After saying this, Long Thirteen conjured up King Kong in his hand, and took the initiative to meet the black snake, the decisive back, just like the dragon slaying brave man he imagined in the second middle school, powerful but tragic.
At this moment, Long Thirteen is that brave man.
Death, come!
Let's win,
Just like the despair that has been encountered in the past.
The black snake looked at Long Thirteen who was coming towards him, and there seemed to be a trace of undue emotion in his eyes, its body was too large, so the slightest emotion could make the heavens and the earth change color.
An unimaginable cold befell Long Thirteen, and death was just around the corner, but he was calmer than ever, and even felt relaxed.
The shadow of death and the terrifying pressure that had been following him since he entered the ghost gate suddenly disappeared.
He was more relaxed and comfortable than ever, and he felt that his body was much lighter, without any pressure, as if he had been completely reborn.
He finally understood that the only way to overcome the fear of death was death itself.