The crowd moved upon hearing the sound, parting the dense grass and vines, and a massive stone sculpture in the shape of a snake ca into view.
The stone carving is a type of art sculpture, which is ti-consuming, labor-intensive, and difficult, so very few people engage in it.
The stone sculpture before them, with the snake’s body coiled for seven or eight ters, was incredibly lifelike, undoubtedly the work of a master.
Especially those snake eyes, crystal clear...
Hmm?
"Gemstones!"
Soone in the rcenary team spoke with a trembling voice:
"The snake eyes are gemstones!"
Even without being a jade expert, one could see the extraordinary nature of those snake eyes, surely worth a high estimate.
After all, fist-sized gemstones are extrely rare, and even if they have impurities, they could be divided and sold in parts.
"Go up."
Two rcenaries nimbly climbed onto the snake’s head, knives in hand, prying at the two snake eyes.
Master Ji opened his mouth but then said nothing.
"Heh..."
Crippled John observed and whispered:
"The rcenaries Master Ji hired can’t even be restrained, don’t ss things up."
Elder Gou nodded slowly.
rcenaries do the job for money.
In theory, their paynt is fixed, and any findings on the way should belong to Master Ji.
Even if they see treasures, they shouldn’t act on their own accord.
Yet now,
This group of rcenaries ignored Master Ji, who hired them, climbing directly onto the snake’s head to pry the gemstones.
Clearly against the rules.
"Crack!"
The snake eyes loosened, and the rcenary with a knife was overjoyed, carefully grabbing the gemstone and taking it down.
"Got it!"
He held up the gemstone high, showing off to his companions below, completely unaware of the horrified looks from the crowd.
"Hiss..."
"Hiss, hiss..."
As the snake eyes, now empty and dark, a swarm of gray snakes erged from within.
In the blink of an eye, the snake head was covered.
The snake eyes seed to have been a seal, now broken, releasing the demon inside.
"Watch out!"
Soone among the rcenaries shouted, startling the erging long snakes, which sward in, flying through the air.
Yes, flying!
Each long snake had a pair of wings, thin as cicada wings, spreading behind them as they dove into the crowd.
They ca like lightning, with astonishing speed, and the scene was filled with screams.
The two n on the snake’s head were the first to be covered by the erging snakes, crashing heavily to the ground.
Amidst the frantic biting, their screams abruptly ceased.
"Bang!"
"Bang, bang!"
Gunshots rang out.
The rcenaries were ard and, in their panic, drew their guns and opened fire.
However, the flying snakes were slender and fast, making them hard to hit, and knives proved to be more effective.
"Ah!"
"Bang..."
"Sizzle..."
Amid the screams, gunfire, and flapping sounds, chaos ensued.
The winged gray snakes, with sharp mouths and swift speed, would tear off a piece of flesh with each bite.
Fortunately, they were non-venomous,
as long as vital parts were protected, one wouldn’t die imdiately. But their numbers were overwhelming, making them impossible to defend against as more snakes erged continuously from the snake eyes, seeming infinite.
"Swish!"
"Swish, swish!"
Crippled John, with narrowed eyes, swung his knife back and forth, killing a snake with every swing.
Saber Technique?
And quite skilled at that!
Elder Gou employed so unknown thod, as the flying snakes ignored his presence, passing by without stopping.
It seed he wasn’t a living person at all.
As for Fang Zheng...
With a three-ter radius around him, the flying snakes instinctively avoided him, and those that intruded retreated rapidly.
As if there was an invisible forbidden zone.
"Let’s go!"
Master Ji, with a wave of his long sleeve, shouted angrily:
"Charge forward, just push through!"
With that, he led the charge, and Scar appeared nearby, also charging ahead.
Soon after,
Having lost nearly a third of their n, the remaining managed to escape the swarm of flying snakes.
"Rember."
With a gloomy face, Master Ji shouted at the remaining rcenaries:
"Without my word, don’t touch anything here, you almost got us killed!"
"We didn’t know so many monstrous snakes were hidden inside the sculpture." The rcenary leader replied gruffly.
"Still talking!"
Master Ji angrily retorted:
"Would this have happened if you hadn’t acted on your own?"
"Phew..."
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anger, and said gruffly:
"Let’s rest for now."
"It’s getting late, find a place to rest for the night. Tomorrow we’ll continue, and this ti listen to ."
"Alright."
This ti, the rcenary leader did not argue.
Crippled John glanced at Master Ji, then at Scar, who remained expressionless, his eyes flickering slightly.
......
anwhile.
Two teams of fully ard special forces rappelled into the valley.
"Team one, team one, do you copy?"
"Sizzle..."
"Communications are abnormal, proceed with the plan and maintain radio silence, advance!"
With a wave from the captain, seven n followed the traces left by Fang Zheng and the others, heading deeper into the valley.
A mont later.
"Hiss, hiss..."
"There are snakes!"
"Bang!"
"Bang, bang!"
"Ah!"
The forest returned to quiet after a series of screams, with only faint rustling sounds occasionally breaking the silence.
This place is a forbidden zone for humans.
The hidden dangers here, not even the heavily ard special forces can resist.
Elsewhere.
mbers of Team One pressed tightly against the trees, their faces pale, holding their breath, not daring to move.
Behind them, a massive figure slowly slithered along.
How can this be?
Sweat beaded on the captain’s forehead, eyes wide with fear, as he caught a glimpse of the terrifying figure, a chill ran down his spine.
’How can such a thing exist in this world?’
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