206 The Plague of the Serpent
readx;?“ Did you hear that?" asked Vincent softly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Ian nodded stiffly. Tim was full of panic and puzzled: "Hey, hey, did you hear what I just said? The giant snake is alive! and it's still shedding its skin here!"
"I hear you. Ian's voice trembled.
"Then why are you still standing here so, so, so indifferent?" Tim didn't know how to describe it.
"Because that thing has come out. Vincent said, "Don't speak. ”
Tim was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized something, and jerked his head back to look at the dark cavern. But he couldn't see anything, but not seeing didn't mean nothing, he could hear a very faint rustling, something sliding on the ground.
The sound grew louder and louder, and soon turned into noise, buzzing like flies in everyone's ears. Tim stiffly twisted his neck, looked at Ian and Vincent, and said, "Why don't we run." ”
Ian took a deep breath and then whispered, "I can't run away, it's already out." ”
Two golden fireballs lit up in the darkness, like two ancient and dazzling full moons. The scales reflected a faint green glow in the light of the fire, and it only showed its head, but Ian and Vincent had to look up at him as if they were looking at the emperor on the throne.
The scorching golden pupils were like a crown, the dark green scales were like a king's robe, and the blood-red letter was like a king's scepter. The moment he saw it, Ian understood that it was infinitely close to Nartimis, and compared to the bat queen he had encountered before, it was simply the gap between the open fire and the bright moon.
What's even more terrifying is that the head of this king snake is triangular. That is to say, Tim guessed right, it is really a poisonous snake!
Tim didn't dare to look back, he felt fear in Ian and Vincent's expressions. He knew that the giant snake was behind him, because he could smell the fishy smell of snakes, so he was too frightened to move, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.
"Help, help. Tim looked at Ian with tears in his eyes, "Help me." ”
"Don't move. Ian comforted softly, "Million, million, don't move." ”
Ian said as he reached into his pocket and grabbed the dagger. Although this dagger was too insignificant compared to the giant snake in front of him, it was Ian's biggest reliance except for the Musk Moon Goddess, and holding it in his hand at least made him feel at ease.
Vincent did the same, gripped the hilt of his long dark gold knife tightly.
"Now, little by little, you are slowly coming to my side. Ian lowered his voice and said to Tim, "Don't be afraid, walk slowly and walk behind me." ”
Tim was already sweating profusely, and his face was as pale as if he was about to suffocate. He looked into Ian's eyes, bit his lip tightly, nodded, and then slowly opened his legs and moved towards Ian little by little.
The giant snake didn't react at all, just looked at a few of them, its golden eyes burning and cold.
Ian didn't dare to relax a little, he stared at the golden pupil of the king snake, even those who don't know about snakes know that the snake's attack speed is very fast. It only takes a few tenths of a second to complete a predation, like a bow with a full string, ready to eject at any time.
The snake is the creature feared most by novice hunters because it is ubiquitous and, moreover, deadlier than any other creature. However, snakes are not so threatening to old hunters, and experienced hunters can gain insight into the snakes' hiding locations and attack methods, so as to complete the counterattack. After all, the body of snakes is still much worse than that of humans, and Ian remembers that when he was in the Luther Jungle, Luzon simply unscrewed off a snake's head in the bushes.
However, when snakes have more powerful bodies than humans, it is very terrifying. For example, the king snake in front of you, perhaps no hunter in the world can screw off its head. However, it can easily bite off the heads of hunters, and snakes, as representatives of the deceitful class, have an incomparable body. Maybe the only ones who can compare to it are the dragons.
"How sure are you of killing it?" Vincent asked softly, "I can't find a flaw in it." ”
"There is little certainty. Ian smiled wryly, "You should ask how sure you are of running." ”
"I can't run away. Vincent shook his head, "Here, it's the master." Move far faster than we are, and in the dark, we are at an absolute disadvantage. ”
Ian didn't reply, he knew Vincent was right. In such a place, it is impossible to fight this snake at all, but they really don't even have a chance to escape.
They are in a desperate situation again.
Tim had walked up to Ian, but he still didn't dare look back. But he saw the general appearance of the king snake in Ian's eyes, and he was so frightened that he almost fell to his knees, but Ian even supported him.
"Don't show your weakness. Ian said, "The snake hasn't attacked us yet, it's just that it can't judge our strength." It has never seen a human and doesn't know what threat we are to it, so it hasn't attacked yet, but if it thinks you're scared, it's going to attack like crazy. ”
How could Tim not know this. He nodded, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then took a deep breath, forcing himself to turn his head and meet the golden eyes of the king snake. At that moment, he almost fell to his knees again, but Ian kept holding him.
"I said, you know the truth of hitting a snake and hitting seven inches. Tim swallowed and said, "Seven inches is a little below its head, and that's its death hole, except for snakes." ”
"Got it, we're going to try to attack there. Ian said to Vincent, "There is hope, albeit small. I need you to buy me time. ”
"Is your hope referring to the box behind you?"
Ian nodded. That's right, now the Musk Moon Goddess is his biggest reliance, with the penetration power of the Musk Moon Goddess, even the dragon king Naga's scale armor can be pierced, and it must be no problem to shoot through this king snake. And before leaving Alder, the city lord Arnold had personally handed over three stones to him, along with the waist card.
The three stones are the source of fire, the source of thunder, and the source of poison.
"I know there's a good chance you'll never be able to pull your bow and arrow again. Arnold said to Ian at the time, "But we will not forget that your last arrow killed the dragon king Naga. These three source stones are the source stones with the highest purity in refining in recent years, in other words, the most powerful. Although there is a good chance that you won't need it, take it as a souvenir. ”
Arnold paused, looked at Ian seriously and said, "Whether you will continue on the path of the hunter or not, I hope that when you see these three source stones, you can remember the soul of the hunter in the past." ”
"A minute. Ian looked at Vincent and said, "Give me a minute." ”
Half a year ago, Nicole helped him fight for three seconds, and he shot the dragon king Naga. Now, half a year later, it would take him a minute to kill this king snake!
Vincent looked into Ian's eyes, and he understood what Ian meant. Ian wanted him to wrap around the king snake and drag it out for a minute. If someone else said this to him, it would be like asking him to jump off a cliff without a rope.
Because it's almost a mortal game.
But looking into Ian's eyes, Vincent had an inexplicable feeling, as if he read confidence in Ian's eyes. Not only self-confidence, but even arrogance, it only takes a minute for him to kill this king snake?
Vincent remembered what First Officer Hogel had said.
"They're always taking risks, taking commission after commission, going on journey after journey, even though they know there's a good chance they'll die on the next adventure. But who cares, hunting knives are extremely sharp because of the courage of hunters. ”
Vincent was silent for a long time, then finally looked into Ian's eyes and nodded.
"Yes. ”
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