Whoosh!
The serpent shot out and swallowed the person at the back of the group whole.
The level 40 serpent is inherently stronger in terms of attributes than human professionals of the same level.
The person who was attacked by the Mengjia team was just a support character, level 35.
In terms of attributes, it is far inferior to the Demon Serpent.
When the serpent launched its sneak attack, it used its own active skill, "Serpent Fang."
If the target's defense (x1.5) is lower than your own attack power, the finishing blow effect will be triggered immediately.
This support character's defense was already low, and when facing the Serpent, their attributes were completely overwhelmed.
Even if the defense were multiplied by 1.5, or even 2.5, it still wouldn't be as strong as the serpent's attack.
The gap was too large, which triggered the game-winning shot.
Before he could even let out a scream, the demonic snake bit through his chest and swallowed him whole.
Although the serpent's actions were very secretive, the team members were still very close to each other.
So even the slowest person can detect that something has attacked and killed their teammate.
"What is that!?"
The captain of the Mengjia team turned around abruptly, and when he saw the huge snake head behind him, he immediately understood what had happened.
"Ah Biao!"
The captain of the Mengjia team, unable to sense his teammates, roared in anger.
"Damn beast, die!"
The captain leaped into the air and kicked the giant snake.
Lightning flashed from his feet, clearly indicating that he had used some kind of active skill.
But snakes are already extremely fast, let alone the mutated demon snake.
The moment it saw Captain Mengjia attacking, it quickly retracted its head and hid in the tree canopy above.
Using the dense foliage, it once again concealed its form.
The serpent was puzzled. It had clearly eaten a monkey, so why did it feel nothing in its stomach?
It's like... like they haven't eaten...?
Could it be that these types of monkeys turn into air when they eat them?
Confused and unable to understand, the demonic serpent simply hid itself.
It no longer intends to waste its energy hunting this type of monkey; there's no point in eating them, so it's better not to eat them at all.
For hunters like them, physical strength is precious.
If actions don't allow you to catch your prey, you might as well hide, take a nap, or sleep.
Captain Mengjia, whose kick missed its mark, only managed to kick a tree nearby.
The right foot, crackling with lightning, pierced straight through the tree.
The missed attack enraged Captain Mengjia even more.
He glared fiercely at the sky above, but unfortunately, he lacked detection skills and couldn't find the hidden demonic snake.
In his anger, he cursed himself for being reckless.
If we had been more cautious and observed more closely, wouldn't our teammates have been spared?
They had already lost one person before they even found Ye Gubai's team. How could they possibly continue on their way?
"A-Biao is gone, what are we going to do?"
He turned to look at the two people beside him, his face full of worry.
The two teammates on the other side were also somewhat shaken.
Although they were slow to react, they still saw the huge snake head when they turned around.
This terrifying creature devoured their Ah Biao in a single attack.
If this happened a few more times, would they still be alive?
Compared to Ah Biao, they were only slightly stronger.
If ambushed, the person will most likely die instantly.
Although dying here is merely being eliminated, no one wants to die in the mouth of a snake.
"Boss, if we give up now, all our previous efforts will be in vain."
“Our operation was so difficult, and we even lost Ah Biao.”
"In comparison, I don't believe that the opposing team is any better than us."
The team's strategist, also known as the "dog-headed strategist," once again shared his opinion.
He was also a little flustered at this moment, but when he thought of Ye Gubai's team members, he felt much more at ease.
They were attacked by monsters, and Ye Gubai and the others will likely be attacked as well.
They lost one person, and Ye Gubai's team might lose two.
If we persist, it's still uncertain who will win and who will lose.
In a battlefield that's almost like a real battle, isn't it all about who has better luck?
"In your opinion, what should we do?"
The captain understood the strategist's meaning, but he couldn't think of any good solutions and could only wait for the strategist to come up with an idea.
"I think we should go back the way we came?"
“Go back to where you started and lie low there.”
"This can avoid a lot of danger, and I've noticed a problem: the battleground doesn't seem to be shrinking this time."
"If we endure until the very end, we might win without a fight."
The strategist offered his opinion and explained it in detail.
In his view, continuing forward was very dangerous, and it would be better to turn back.
The route back has been explored before, so there shouldn't be any safety issues.
The attack by the demonic serpent must have been caused by entering its territory.
Going back will not only allow us to leave the serpent's territory.
While avoiding the demonic serpent, it can also make any team that comes here vulnerable to its threat.
This is equivalent to using the demonic serpent, a magical beast, to block them from Ye Gubai's team.
"Okay, let's do it this way!" Captain Mengjia agreed with both hands.
Although they are fierce and like to confront things head-on, they are not brainless.
With operations so difficult right now, we might be wiped out halfway before we even reach them.
To avoid such a thing from happening, retreating and hiding is not a bad idea.
Once the captain understood, he immediately signaled his teammates to retreat.
This time, he walked at the back, his entire focus on his surroundings.
Especially be wary of the serpent attacking again from the dense foliage above...
Meanwhile, Ye Gubai had advanced nearly two kilometers.
Wherever it passed, trees collapsed and everything turned to scorched earth.
“My blue bottle is almost empty…” Yu Meiyu suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Ye Gubai glanced at Yu Meiyu with some surprise.
Out of mana?
That makes sense, since Yu Meiyu isn't him; using her own abilities consumes mana.
"I have a lot of blue potions here, you can use them."
Ye Gubai took out several sets of blue medicine and handed them all to Yu Meiyu.
He bought this thing when he first entered the industry, but who knew he'd never used it.
He had never used blue potions, nor even blood potions.
It's fair to say that buying it is just for show, completely pointless.
If Yu Meiyu hadn't cried out that she was out of mana, he would have completely forgotten that he even had these things.
"Um, actually I have one too..." Yu Meiyu said somewhat shyly.
She was just saying it casually; she didn't mean she needed someone to give her blue potion.
As a mage, she naturally prepared many mana-restoring items.
The reason she said those words was actually to get Ye Gubai to show some concern for her and say a few words of praise for her hard work.
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