The reappearance of this giant snake made everyone realize that it had its eyes on the village.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. After ruling this back mountain for so long, most of the animals that can run should have already run away. Now that it has discovered Pinghe Village, it sees it as a hunting ground.

"Make your move!" Wu Yong kept his eyes fixed on the giant snake opposite him, fearing that it might make a further move.

Hou Yunhai said, "Everyone, pay attention. Try to hit its vital spot. Also, light the torches now. If we really can't stop it, we'll light the fire."

They added the village's last remaining diesel fuel to the fire, hoping to keep the snake out of the village.

"Begin!" As soon as the words were spoken, pistols and crossbows were fired at the giant snake.

The snake never expected its prey to retaliate. It hadn't even dodged until the bullet pierced its skin, which completely enraged it.

The snake, now struck, stretched out its body and lunged towards them.

Although it looked huge, it moved very quickly, and even a deep trench in between couldn't stop it.

In the blink of an eye, they appeared on this side of the village. Seeing the snake rushing towards them, the villagers who had just lit torches hurriedly threw them into the fire.

The firewood, fueled with diesel, ignited instantly, and the roaring flames immediately separated the two sides.

Stimulated by the firelight, the giant snake began to violently shake its tail, scattering the burning embers everywhere.

They could only attack while dodging the firewood falling from the sky.

The bonfire carefully prepared by the village could not stop the giant snake at all. It twisted its body and came to the front of everyone in the blink of an eye.

With a flick of its tail, the snake swept Yun Lecang away. At this point, everyone disregarded their fear and charged forward with their machetes in hand.

Everyone recklessly slashed at the snake's body, but thanks to its thick armor, the snake, though in pain, didn't show any visible wounds.

At that moment, Liu Zhijian rushed over carrying a large basin of things, shouting as he ran, "Get out of the way!"

Hou Yunhai fired his gun at the snake's head, trying to hit its eye, while blocking in front of it, saying, "Uncle Liu, don't come over and cause trouble now. Go back quickly, or I won't be able to take care of you later."

"Smash this in its face, that should make it leave." Liu Zhijian put the basin on the ground, lifted the lid, and a pungent smell hit the air.

Yun Lecang was in dire straits. Squeezed by the snake's body, his face was turning ashen, and he looked like he couldn't breathe.

Wu Yong noticed that the giant snake seemed to lean back slightly after being affected by the scent, so he knew that the medicine should have some effect on it.

He quickly ran over, "Quick, this snake doesn't seem to like this smell. Find a way to spread the scent, otherwise Xiao Cang won't last long."

Hou Yunhai didn't hesitate any longer. He filled the lid with a little more powder, gritted his teeth, and rushed towards the snake.

Seeing him like this, Wu Yong also picked up the basin of medicinal powder and followed closely behind him.

Perhaps due to the stimulation of the powder, the giant snake no longer cared about Yun Lecang's coils and immediately released its grip, beginning to retreat.

But when Hou Yunhai saw that the medicine was effective, how could he let it go? He rushed forward and threw the powder directly at the snake's head.

Stimulated by the powder, the snake rolled on the ground, scattering firewood everywhere. Several villagers who were near it were knocked down by its body.

At this point, no one cared about watching its reaction. While it was swinging around, they seized the opportunity to take the injured person to a safe place.

Wu Yong wanted to continue sprinkling the medicine powder on the snake, but Hou Yunhai quickly stopped him, saying, "Let's see its reaction first, don't waste this medicine powder."

Wu Yong then realized what was happening, hugged the basin to his chest tightly, and began to retreat quickly. Once he was at a safe distance, he asked Liu Zhijian, who was not far away, "Uncle Liu, do you still have any of this medicine powder? Is it easy to make?"

Liu Zhijian stared intently at the snake's reaction, cursing without turning his head, "You brat, you've brought out my trump card! This is the only one of its kind, there won't be another one."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yong took a few steps back. "You didn't even say so earlier? What if I had impulsively given it all away? Wouldn't that have been a huge loss?"

Liu Zhijian turned to look at him, his gaze now fixed on the basin in front of him. "It's all because you guys said this snake is so powerful and huge that I had to use the strongest medicine. You better watch carefully and make sure you don't spill it."

The snake was still writhing there. By this time, everyone had taken Yun Lecang to a safe place. Seeing Yun Lecang on the verge of death, no one dared to delay. Several people carried him and quickly ran back to the village.

The remaining uninjured people took the opportunity to keep firing their bows and arrows, but the constantly spinning snake made it impossible to aim, and many arrows missed their mark.

After an unknown amount of time, as night fell, it became even more difficult for everyone to aim.

The powder that had been splashed on the snake's head fell off in large quantities as the snake kept turning its body, and the effects of the medicine seemed to be slowly fading.

Having regained some of its senses, the giant snake swayed its body and began to fall into the trench.

"Hurry, don't let it get away!" someone shouted, and everyone chased after it.

However, the snake was much faster than they had imagined. With the same movements, the snake's head was in a defensive posture, while its tail reached directly to the ground behind the mountain. In the blink of an eye, the snake separated itself from everyone. Once it reached the ground behind the mountain, it quickly left their attack range.

Watching the snake dart away so quickly, everyone felt both relieved and somewhat annoyed.

If everyone had put in a little more effort, could we have kept the snake?

Now that it has gone far away, everyone's hearts are in their throats again, wondering when this elusive reptile will come to attack the village again.

At this moment, everyone's eyes lit up when they saw Wu Yong holding that basin of medicinal powder.

Now that the snake was out of reach, everyone gathered around the pot of medicine. "This medicine is really effective. If we had brought it out earlier, we could have made preparations in advance, and maybe the snake would have stayed."

Hearing this, Liu Zhijian retorted irritably, "I spent a whole day and night preparing this medicine powder. I chased after them as soon as I finished preparing it. Do you think it's that simple?"

The person who spoke then looked at Liu Zhijian apologetically, "Uncle Liu, I'm sorry, I didn't know this medicine was so difficult to prepare, but your medicine is really effective."

Seeing their companions brimming with the will to survive, everyone couldn't help but laugh, which finally chased away some of their unease.