An unusual experience made me realize the value of life, but by the time I looked back, I was already in my twilight years.
It seemed long, yet it passed in a flash.
Bloodthirsty new cr...
Having succeeded in its attack, the golden python immediately tasted the sweetness of victory. It continued to sweep its thick tail at Top.
Top looked rather disheveled at this moment, as it could only passively defend itself against the attacking golden python with the stick in its hand, and for the time being, it had no way to deal with it.
Soon, Top had several whip marks on his body from the golden python's lashes. But having gone through so much, Top's will was firm, and he showed no intention of compromising.
Whenever he had the slightest chance, Top would pick up fist-sized stones and throw them at the golden python.
However, this effect was not much greater than the power of the wooden stick; on the contrary, it aroused the golden python's desire to attack even more.
At this moment, Top was squeaking and squeaking. It was filled with regret. If it hadn't wandered into this unknown territory alone, it wouldn't have encountered the golden python, which was also out hunting, on the cliff by the flowing water.
But it was too late to think too much now. Top just hoped that Tang Yi would appear. If it was him, he would definitely have a way to save him, right? After all, so many beasts had fallen into his hands.
Snakes, as reptiles, are inherently much stronger and more enduring than most mammals, let alone pythons, which are known for their strength. Their muscles are practically like spring steel.
Even if a python lies in wait in one place for two weeks without moving, as soon as prey passes by its ambush site, it can immediately spring up its body, bite the prey, and then strangle and swallow it.
Top's stamina has clearly been exhausted to the extreme, and the muscles in every part of his body are trembling, which is a sign that his muscles have reached their fatigue limit.
Top swayed slightly as the golden python's tail struck him squarely in the chest. Top felt as if a heavy iron hammer had struck him, not a snake's tail.
This blow actually made Top vomit bile, and he was so weak that he had to lean against the rock wall, panting heavily.
Just as Top was exhausted, the huge golden python next to him seemed to realize that its chance had come, and immediately opened its mouth again to bite Top.
Top could no longer dodge the python's bite, but he still tried his best to move to the side to avoid the fatal blow.
But Top already had multiple whip marks on his body, and with his body aching as if filled with lead, how fast could he possibly move?
As expected, the bite landed on Top's raised arm.
"Squeak!"
Top immediately felt a piercing pain coming from his arm.
The excruciating pain nearly chilled Top to the bone. He had seen pythons prey on their own kind before, and he knew what being bitten by a python meant.
However, Top's will to survive was strong, and it did not give up the struggle. The golden python bit Top's arm, preparing to use its signature move, the death constriction, to lock the monkey in its grasp.
But Top realized he was already caught in the jaws of death, and escape seemed impossible. At that moment, the monkey's ferocious nature erupted under the threat of death.
Since he was going to die anyway, Top opened his mouth wide, revealing his four-centimeter-long white fangs.
In the jungle, fangs are a valuable commodity. Unless your skin is as rough and thick as crocodile skin, they can easily pierce into your skin.
With a vicious bite, Top punched four bloody holes into the golden python's body. Blood flowed continuously from the dark holes, and the golden python, bitten, tried to retreat.
However, the golden python's teeth have barbs, making it easy to bite down but difficult to pull out.
Top grabbed the snake's body and tore at it, quickly turning the golden python into a blood-flower python with numerous bloody holes appearing on its body.
The golden python had clearly never encountered such a stubborn prey before; if this continued, wouldn't it bleed to death?
The golden python immediately disregarded Top's biting attack and focused solely on coiling around the monkey's body, constricting it until its internal organs burst.
The golden python began to rapidly press its thick body against Top.
Top tried to resist, but his size was not enough to move the giant creature in front of him, and he could only watch helplessly as the golden python's body pressed down on him.
Just then, a sharp eagle cry that Top was familiar with came from high in the sky. Top looked up at the sky with some difficulty, and Pat was already swooping down towards them.
Birds of prey can dive at great speeds, especially falcons, which can reach a terrifying speed of 320 kilometers per hour.
While the harpy eagle isn't as fast, it's several times the size of other falcons. In a full-force dive, it can reach speeds of at least 200 kilometers per hour.
Such high speed inevitably endows the harpy eagle's claws with extremely strong destructive power. At this moment, Pat's claws are sharp as hooks, and he fiercely grabs at the golden python's body.
"Sizzle!"
As a black figure flashed past, the golden python's skin made a tearing sound, like a cloth bag being ripped, revealing eight deep, bone-revealing claw marks.
Blood flowed down the golden python's body, instantly staining the ground red.
Pat's grab was not something that Top could simply endure by biting him a few times.
At this moment, the golden python began to writhe in pain, and its body, which was about to tie a knot and lock itself shut, paused for a moment.
However, the golden python still did not loosen its grip on Top, and its body began to coil and press down on Top again.
Top felt the immense pressure squeezing his body, and the pressure in his blood was slowly rising.
If Top could see his own eyes at this point, he would find that they had become bloodshot and completely red.
"Squeak...squeak..."
Top managed to call out for help with difficulty, the light in his eyes gradually fading. Without help, Top would surely die!
Pat, which was circling high in the sky, let out a few sharp cries before swooping down again.
This time, Pat didn't just skim over it; its claws snapped shut as soon as they touched the golden python's body, just like it was catching a rabbit.
The force of the dive, combined with the grab, caused Pat's claws to tear open the golden python's abdominal skin and penetrate deep into its internal organs.
This time, it wasn't just excruciating pain; if the golden python didn't react soon, its internal organs could very well be torn apart by Pat.
The golden python tried to retreat, but it was too late.
Pat used his claws to tear a gash in the skin of the golden python's belly. At this moment, Pat's scissor-like beak came in handy.
It used its claws to hold the skin in place, making it taut and stretched, and then began to open the golden python's guts like surgical scissors.
Such pain was far beyond what the golden python could bear, so it quickly loosened its clenched body, thinking of escaping.