Wu Yong didn't want anyone to run up and cause trouble again, so he kept his eyes fixed on the villagers.

But with so many people, how could anyone keep an eye on everything? Meanwhile, some villagers who had been holding back for a while started shooting arrows from their bows.

As a skill frequently practiced in the village, its accuracy was impeccable; every arrow hit the giant snake.

With one person taking the lead, others also began to follow suit, wanting to help the village chief share some of the attack.

The giant serpent, which was locked in a fierce battle with Sicheng and was already covered in bruises from being whipped, was now being provoked by this group of people that he had previously disregarded.

It turned around and swam swiftly in this direction, wanting to teach these people a lesson.

Si Cheng knew there was trouble from the moment he fired the first arrow. Now, seeing the giant snake recklessly twisting and attacking backward, he quickly swung his iron whip around the snake's neck, trying to pull it this way.

"What are you standing there for? Quickly step back a bit." Wu Tianxiang snapped the stunned crowd out of their daze. If Acheng hadn't stepped in to hold up the giant snake, who knows how many more people would have been injured.

Those who came to their senses realized they had made things worse this time, and dared not linger there, quickly retreating dozens of meters.

Using the pull from him, the cunning snake actually lunged at him with its blood-red mouth wide open.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Si Cheng could only endure the stench, clench his fist, and throw an uppercut.

The snake's head flipped backward with his punch, exposing the vital spot it had been trying so hard to protect.

This is the opportunity.

Without even thinking, Si Cheng swiftly drew a spare dagger from his waist and flung it away.

This time he used all his strength, and the dagger plunged directly into the snake's body, with bright red blood immediately gushing out.

With its weak point injured, the giant snake no longer cared about Sicheng, its number one enemy, and began to coil around its body, trying to alleviate the pain.

Sicheng wouldn't give it a chance to breathe. Since it had already protected its vital spot so tightly, it could attack other places as well. As long as it couldn't bear it anymore, the same opportunity would be presented to it again.

The giant iron whip kept lashing down, forcing the giant snake to grit its teeth and continue fighting.

Its vulnerable spots were injured, and the small dagger was still firmly embedded in its flesh. With each large movement, everyone could feel the giant snake's restraint.

Now that he knew its weakness, Si Cheng started hitting the stones on the ground to spread the broken stones all over the ground to increase its friction.

The giant snake took it as a provocation from Sicheng and, disregarding the pain in its abdomen, wanted to devour the creature that had been provoking it.

Watching them chase each other, Yun Qiao forgot the pain in her hand and said with a smile to the person next to her, "Why do I feel like our Brother Cheng is just walking it around?"

Standing next to him, Liu Xinwei rolled his eyes at him. "Why don't you go for a stroll? This is a strategy, don't you understand?"

Liu Fengya stared at his wound and said meaningfully, "With his character, he'd only be good for serving food if he went up there. He can't even handle a small snake, yet he wants to compete with the Snake King."

Hearing these sarcastic and mocking words, Yun Qiao didn't mind. After all, her strength was what it was, and even in her next life, she might not be able to catch up with Brother Cheng. Besides, everyone here was the same, so no one should laugh at anyone else.

“But why did you give it the title of Snake King?” Yun Qiao said disapprovingly. “The world is so big, there might be something even more powerful than it.”

Seeing how serious he was, Liu Fengya was speechless. "I hope there is no snake in the world that is more troublesome than it, otherwise who knows how many people will suffer. And judging from the number of snakes in this den, it is indeed the king here."

Liu Xinwei, who was standing next to him, pinched the edge of his wound and only let go when he winced in pain. "Just those little minions inside are enough to give you a hard time. If an even more powerful snake king comes along, we might not be able to handle it!"

Yun Qiao looked at Brother Cheng, who was wielding a large iron whip in front of her, and said, "Isn't it because we have Brother Cheng here? No matter how strong he is, we can handle him."

Yunqi said leisurely from behind, "You should be glad that the snake didn't come down the mountain with us, otherwise our village wouldn't have had a chance to win."

The thought of this possibility sent a chill down everyone's spine. Si Cheng was already struggling to deal with such a giant snake all by himself, and after so much time, he still hadn't succeeded. What would happen if there were two snakes at the same time? Would the entire Pinghe Village be able to survive this calamity?

"Instead of wasting your time gossiping here, you should go help clean up the cave. Everyone has put in so much effort, we can't let it cause any trouble for our village."

Hou Yunhai kept an eye on the activity inside the cave. When the aroma of burning food wafted over and no more snakes rushed out, he knew it was time to wrap things up.

He wasn't worried at all about whether Ah Cheng could defeat the giant snake, but he was a little nervous because he hadn't found the trick yet.

But once he struck the snake's vital spot, he knew the outcome was already decided. Didn't he see the red marks left on the snake's gliding path? Provoking it now was just waiting for the perfect moment.

The villagers who had been watching gathered outside the cave, as waves of heat blew in from inside, making it clear that it was not yet time to go in.

They looked at Hou Yunhai, waiting for his next move.

"It's getting dark soon. Let's move those charcoal embers out and find some firewood to start a fire. It looks like we'll have to work overtime tonight."

Hou Yunhai didn't want to make things difficult for the villagers. He didn't know if there were other winding paths inside the cave, and he also had to carefully check all the snake eggs. If there were any surviving or mutated eggs, they all had to be removed.

The fire was gradually cleared away. Many of the snakes that had been tangled together in the snake den were charred into lumps of black charcoal, but closer to the inside, some snakes were still stubbornly wriggling.

Seeing such tenacious life, everyone could only step forward and lend them a hand.

Fearing that some might have escaped, everyone disregarded the clumps of charred remains and used sticks to pry them apart in search of the remaining fish.

The cave walls were densely covered with snake eggs. Regardless of whether they were cooked or not, everyone picked them out one by one and then smashed them together.

Seeing that everyone was cleaning up, Hou Yunhai led a few people to explore the cave.

Because they didn't know if there were any snakes that had miraculously survived hiding inside, they would throw their burning torches forward every few steps. Don't underestimate these small torches; they hold some secrets.