The Candle Serpent is a monster of R rank or higher.
The R-class is already close to the level of the mountains and seas.
At this moment, more than thirty candle snakes surrounded the crowd.
This is equivalent to thirty late-stage high-level martial artists, not to mention that there might be Q-level Zhushes among them who are already comparable to those who have just entered the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Xiang Qi was so shocked that he immediately dropped the net, but no one laughed at him.
In fact, the others weren't much better off.
Gu Yungao, for example, was trembling so badly that he could barely stand.
Because everyone knows that if this isn't handled properly, today will be a dead end.
But... what other way can we deal with this?
In particular, the candle snake is a typical cold-blooded animal; although it is intelligent, it is incapable of reasoning with humans.
A sense of despair spread through everyone's hearts.
After realizing what was happening, the Rock Squad immediately joined up with the Dark Star Squad, forming a defensive formation and vigilantly watching the Candle Serpents around them.
"Captain Xiang, Yuan You, do you have any way to escape?"
There was no point in even thinking about a direct confrontation, so He Weichen asked directly.
Xiang Qi is a high-level hunter, and Yuan You is a high-level scholar. If there is any way to escape, we can probably only rely on the two of them.
"If I fight desperately, I might have a sliver of hope of survival, but it's very slim... Xiaowang Village used to be a mining area, and the underground terrain is far more complex than the surface. This is their territory."
Xiang Qi had regained his composure by this time, but his expression was still very unpleasant.
Yuan You was silent for a moment, then sighed, "I've already observed it. Even after Captain Xiang disposed of the candle snake's corpse, the hostility in their eyes didn't lessen..."
"Moreover, I can't determine who the ringleader is; otherwise, if we had captured the leader first, there might have been a chance for them to struggle."
"Then it seems we have no choice but to fight with all our might."
He Weichen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, the despair on everyone's faces deepened.
While it may be called a desperate struggle, when the difference in strength is significant enough, it's really no different from suicide.
"hiss!"
At this moment, all the candle snakes slightly raised their heads, their tongues flicking in and out, and their bodies began to coil forward.
This is clearly the prelude to an attack.
Everyone tensed up.
"Sinking, do you have any ideas?"
For some reason, Yuan You eventually turned her gaze to the boy whose expression hadn't changed much from beginning to end.
She could tell what Shen Qian was thinking. Perhaps it was the boy's mysterious demeanor along the way that inexplicably stirred up a sense of anticipation in her.
"What can he do?"
Whether infected by despair or wanting to vent something, Gu Yungao roared before Shen Qian could speak.
"If you ask me, it's all because of this jinx. We've been to Xiaowang Village so many times before, why did something happen this time of all!"
Shen Qian ignored the crazed Gu Yungao, simply looked up at the sky, and uttered a single word.
"wait."
"wait?"
Yuan You was taken aback.
"Don't worry, even if it's too late, at least... I can keep you alive."
Shen Qian smiled.
"Absurd!" Gu Yungao burst into laughter, seemingly laughing until tears streamed down his face. "You're just a mere intermediate martial artist... Waaah!"
Snap!
Gu Yungao's laughter stopped abruptly. He covered his cheek in a daze, feeling the burning sensation on it.
Before he could react, the boy who appeared in front of him as if in a flash had already reached out a hand and grabbed his throat.
Gu Yungao's body was lifted off the ground uncontrollably, and all his laughter turned into strange sobs.
Even though they were in a dangerous situation, everyone was stunned for a moment.
Gu Yungao is a powerful expert at the third level of the High Martial Arts realm!
Even if it was a sneak attack, how could he possibly not be able to react in front of a mid-level martial artist?
Even more outrageous is that Gu Yungao had clearly used all his strength to struggle, but he couldn't break free at all.
His face changed from bluish-red to bluish-purple, and then to a bloodless pale white.
His eyes held resentment, disbelief, and anger... but in the end, they all turned into fear.
Because Shen Qian's hand was still tightening inch by inch, the boy's face was expressionless, as if he really wanted to kill him.
"Hehe..."
Gu Yungao swayed his body wildly, emitting strange guttural sounds that were hard to decipher—whether it was a curse or a plea for mercy.
Finally, before sinking, he let go, allowing Gu Yungao's body to slump to the ground like mud.
"Killing you is as easy as killing an ant, but I would have to write dozens of pages of reports to document it... Forget it, it's not worth it."
As if talking to himself, he shook his head before looking away from Gu Yungao on the ground.
Gu Yungao opened his mouth, but in the end dared not say anything more, and could only stare venomously at Shen Qian's back.
"Shen Qian, what did you mean by 'wait' just now?"
Yuan You snapped out of her daze and didn't bother to ask why Shen Qian's strength was so terrifying. Her eyes were filled with even greater hope, and in her haste, she walked over and hugged Shen Qian's arm.
...Wow, you're not wearing a bra.
Shen Qian glanced down calmly, coughed, and said, "I've already asked for help. Just wait."
Upon hearing that Chen Qian's solution was to seek help, Xiang Qi and the others were greatly disappointed.
“I sent out the rescue information immediately, but it’s impossible to arrive in time unless a powerful expert happens to pass by…” Xiang Qi shook his head.
"Hiss!"
The candle snakes around them drew closer, seemingly thoroughly enjoying the thrill of toying with their prey, their tongues flicking in and out faster and faster.
Finally, a candle snake that had coiled itself around the stone statue could no longer restrain itself, bared its fangs, and lunged at Yang Ni.
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