"I wonder how Xinjiu Village is doing now? Has it been harmed by this python?" Wu Yong looked at the deep mountains and thought of Xinjiu Village, which lived deep in the mountains.

It was only then that everyone realized they hadn't heard from Xinjiu Village in a long time. Considering the environment there, they realized that if they really went against this giant snake, they wouldn't come out on good terms.

Liu Zhijian said, "The snake's range should not have spread there. And if it really came from there, there's no way there wouldn't be a single survivor in Xinjiu Village. The fact that there's been no news for so long means that the people are still there and doing well. Otherwise, they would have come to ask for help long ago."

Just as they were reburying the shaved splinters back into the ground, they received today's good news.

"Has Xiao Cang really woken up?" Yun Qiao asked Dr. Xia, who had come to deliver the news, excitedly.

Dr. Xia, do I look like someone who would lie?

Seeing Yun Qiao about to run back to the village, Dr. Xia grabbed him. "Don't go over and disturb his rest now. Besides, he only woke up for a short while and then immediately fell back into a deep sleep."

Hou Yunhai asked nervously, "Does that mean we're out of danger?"

Dr. Xia nodded. "Let's observe him for a while. If nothing goes wrong today, then he's out of danger."

Liu Zhijian: "Dr. Xia must have had something else to do when she came over, right? She couldn't have just come to tell us that Xiao Cang has woken up."

Dr. Xia put down the medicine box on his shoulder and took out a long row of scalpels.

Looking at the gleaming knife, everyone stared at her with a puzzled expression.

Dr. Xia, wearing gloves, picked up a scalpel blade. "These are some of the blades that everyone has collected over the past few years. Don't underestimate this small blade; its sharpness is far superior to the machetes you have."

Don't you all think that Dr. Xia is just showing off her weapon? But everyone knows that Dr. Xia wouldn't say something like that for no reason, so no one interrupted and listened quietly.

Sure enough, Dr. Xia picked up a bottle of medicine next to him. "This is the anesthetic you seized earlier. We did some experiments this morning. Although the effect has faded a bit, it is still about half effective. You can soak the blades in the medicine and bury them in the snake's path before it comes. Even if it can't kill it immediately, it can slow down its movements."

Now everyone understood. Looking at those dozens of blades and their handles, they imagined the giant snake swimming over them and couldn't help but shudder.

So you should never offend a doctor, because they always have a million ways to torment you. Even though Dr. Xia was helping to deal with the giant snake this time, everyone still couldn't help but take a small step back.

Seeing everyone's cowardly expressions, Liu Zhijian leaned over and asked, "This medicine can't stay in the air for long, right?"

Dr. Xia nodded. "We can't be exposed for long, which is why we need you to set up an ambush before the snake comes."

This presents a challenge for everyone: how can we predict when the snake will appear? And making so many preparations when it does appear is also a significant problem.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Dr. Xia immediately understood what they were worried about. She smiled and pointed at them, "Can't you use your brain? Do you have to come all the way to the village entrance to set a trap?"

Hou Yunhai was the first to react. He looked at the main road leading to the village entrance and immediately understood what she meant.

But now we face another problem: how can we safely retreat from this defense to the next trap?

Moreover, during the retreat, will situations like Xiao Cang's occur again?

With these questions in mind, I naturally raised some questions and wanted everyone to come up with a solution together.

Later, someone said, "If it doesn't work on the ground, why not develop in the sky?"

This gave everyone a lot of inspiration, so they spent the rest of the time building a wooden frame. To prevent the frame from being swept down by the giant snake, they even found some of the steel bars from the old houses to secure it.

Perhaps because the snake had suffered so many gunshot wounds and was then stimulated by the powder, it didn't appear in the back mountain for several days.

But the more this happens, the more anxious everyone becomes, quietly awaiting the final verdict.

Si Cheng and his team finally arrived at the base on this day. Seeing the familiar city gate, everyone felt at ease.

After handing over the tasks at the new base's office, everyone was only thinking about getting back.

Unexpectedly, Wang Letian stopped them, asking, "Would you be interested in taking on another mission?"

Si Cheng glanced at his companion and shook his head. "We've been out for long enough this time. It's good to go back and rest."

Wang Letian said, "This matter won't take up much of your time, and we've been looking forward to your return for a long time."

Si Cheng looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Isn't the base already forming many teams to go out on missions? What's the matter that has to wait until we come back?"

Wang Letian: "It seems a tiger has appeared over Dongshan. Everyone says you have experience hunting tigers before, and they want you to help them make a trip there."

Speaking of this, Wang Letian felt a little embarrassed. Many people, upon hearing that a tiger had appeared there, declined the offer without even asking about the reward.

The base did want to send people over, but before they could even speak, they each took on a small task and quickly left.

Si Cheng thought about the distance to Dongshan, which was completely opposite to his village. If he went there now, it would take a lot of time.

Si Cheng said, "Then I need to ask my companions what they think. Besides, although I have experience fighting tigers, I relied on drugs last time. Going there unprepared like this, I'm not very confident."

Although Wang Letian was eager to resolve that hidden danger, he couldn't let others fight a battle without any guarantee of success.

"Do you still have that sleeping pill?" Wang Letian asked with some concern, after all, so much time had passed, and it was still a question of whether the powder had expired.

Si Cheng said, "We haven't used that medicine powder much. But after the rainy season and so much time has passed, we don't know if it still has any effect. We can only find out by testing it when we get back."

Wang Letian understood this as well. Now he could only pray that the powder still had such great power, otherwise Pinghe Village would definitely not agree to fight a battle they were not sure of winning.

After a moment of silence, Wang Le finally spoke, "Without using that sleeping drug, how confident are you that you could have taken it down with these firearms?"

Si Cheng pondered for a moment, "Can you pinpoint the exact location? Do you know the specific places where it frequently appears?"

When Wang Letian heard him ask this question, he knew that if they could rely on ambushes and shooting, they might have a chance, but facing them directly would probably be difficult.