Across the stream, there is a row of lush and sturdy trees.
Dense forests that grow along the water are always thicker, and on that row of thick tree trunks that have extended upwind of the stream, three huge pythons that look like vines from a distance are coiled up, their cold eyes coldly watching the pack of hunting dogs and the crowd in front of them.
The snake's forked tongue flickered in and out, a truly terrifying sight...
These pythons are all over five or six meters long and weigh at least several tens of kilograms, if not hundreds.
Such a massive creature is definitely at the top of the food chain in the jungle.
The python's constriction is one of the most powerful killing techniques in the forest. Even wild boars and tigers, once entangled by a python, are unlikely to escape.
"Back off, back off, prepare to fire."
The first to react were two special forces soldiers. While shouting for everyone to step back, they took out their double-barreled shotguns and aimed them one by one.
Chen Chongshan had already been pulled up by Xu Jiaming and the others, and they all retreated to the back. Then, two special forces soldiers with guns began to aim and fire.
"Bang...bang...bang...bang..."
With a series of gunshots, the three giant pythons were riddled with bullets and turned into bloody messes before they could even react.
One of them was even blown off its head and fell from the tree branch into the stream below, where it rolled helplessly.
The hunting dogs charged toward the python instantly, but they didn't dare to pounce and bite directly. They had never fought a python before, but they all had experience fighting snakes and knew that if such a creature coiled around them, they would have no way to escape given their size.
The python, its head shattered and severed, had little strength left to struggle; its life was rapidly slipping away.
However, the two giant pythons on the treetop did not die; they were only hit in parts of their bodies, and the injuries were not fatal.
They opened their bloody mouths wide, revealing long, venomous fangs, and emitted sharp, hissing sounds. Filled with boundless ferocity, they swooped down from the treetops and charged toward the two special forces soldiers who were firing.
This action shocked everyone. The double-barreled shotgun was extremely powerful; it could kill even a wild boar weighing one or two hundred pounds in just a few shots.
However, these pythons have thick scales for defense, so even if bullets still penetrate their flesh, their lethality is greatly reduced.
A python in a bloodthirsty state is an extremely dangerous creature. The special forces seized the last moment and continued to fire wildly, but the python, already in motion, was impossible to hit in the head, let alone its vital spot.
Many bullets struck the pythons, but even with these severe wounds, they were not enough to kill them immediately.
The most ferocious beasts are those that go berserk in desperate situations. Seeing that the creature in front of them was about to rush up, the two special forces soldiers shouted for everyone to retreat while switching their hunting rifles for long knives.
Close-quarters combat was inevitable, and at this point, firearms were no longer as lethal as cold weapons.
Xu Jiaming and the others were extremely nervous. He was pulled back by Liao Bin and the others.
However, Chen Chongshan did not retreat. He picked up a kitchen knife he had just used to process the wild boar and went to meet him.
The two extremely powerful pythons were too dangerous; even with just two special forces soldiers, it would still be difficult to take them down.
Retreat at this point is useless; we can only unite to resist the powerful enemy.
Upon seeing Chen Chongshan's actions, Liao Bin and the others were stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and rushed forward as well.
The reactions of the others offered some comfort to the two special forces soldiers who were extremely nervous.
With so many people around, these two pythons, already in grave danger, should pose little further threat.
Just as they were about to encounter the python, the hunting dogs that were struggling with the dying python by the stream rushed over.
Protecting their owners is the primary responsibility of even the most fierce dogs.
Ah Huang saw the python charging towards Chen Chongshan. It was extremely anxious and rushed to the front of the group. Then, with lightning speed, it pounced and bit the python's head hard.
The python's head was struck hard by Ah Huang, but its body reacted quickly, its long body rising high and coiling around Ah Huang's body.
On the other side, the Demon King had also bitten another python. The python with its head restrained became even more ferocious, and their death coils became even more swift.
However, the fierce dogs, who had already reacted, would not give them an easy chance to entangle. The Mastiff King Sengge and Dogo Asura bit the tails of the two pythons together and then pulled with all their might.
However, the force generated by the python's body contraction was far beyond the wild dogs' imagination. No matter how confident Sengge was in its own strength, it still could not restrain the python's coiling.
The crowd quickly rushed forward, and Chen Chongshan grabbed the python by the waist, while Xu Jiaming also pressed down on it.
Liao Bin and Cao Yang went to the other side, and the special forces soldiers also reacted. While the python was briefly restrained, they picked up their long knives and began to frantically hack at the area below the python's head.
The sharpness of the specially made weapon far exceeded human imagination. Under the immense arm strength of the special forces soldiers, the python's head and neck were quickly severed and cut in two.
The two pythons died in that instant, their long bodies still wriggling due to inertia.
Ah Huang and the Demon King's efforts to restrain them eased in that instant. Out of the corner of their eyes, they saw the severed snake body, and then each of them grabbed the snake's head and ran to the side, discarding it into the stream.
Even without their heads, the snakes' bodies still possessed the momentum of life, and they continued to roll on the ground with great force, their blood flowing everywhere.
The scene was terrifying; thankfully, no girls were present.
A few minutes later, the tumbling snake finally lost its last nerve response and collapsed to the spot.
Everyone finally breathed a long sigh of relief. After the hunting dogs had torn a few bites of the dead snake meat, they lost interest and went to rest on their own.
"What the hell is this? How come so many damned pythons suddenly appeared?"
Xu Jiaming slumped to the ground, looking at the snake's body with lingering fear.
"They must have come here to hunt around dusk, and we happened to encounter them."
A special forces soldier named Zhou Cong said, "Pythons like dark and damp environments, and this stream is their habitat."
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