Night without Borders

Chapter 23 Capture
Qin Ming came to a higher slope, closer to where he had buried his weapons and armor, and hid behind a big tree that required several people to hug.

As expected, the group of people came towards the blood bamboo forest. There were eleven of them in total. They were agile and moved like the wind. They reached the outside of the valley in the blink of an eye.

With the help of the rising light from the ground, Qin Ming could clearly see their appearances. They were all young and strong, wearing shiny armor and holding long swords that shone coldly.

They cooperated very well and moved in unison when moving quickly. When they reached the valley entrance, even their knife-holding and alert postures were very similar.

"Patrolmen!" Qin Ming knew their origins.

Because they were wearing standard armor, exactly the same as Feng Yian, Shao Chengfeng and others, the difference was that they all came with knives.

This should be their deliberate choice. A long sword is more suitable for dealing with snakes. At least it is stronger than the standard iron spear commonly used by the patrol team.

The light from the ground had faded, and a group of people took off their bags at the dim valley entrance. Inside were some bottles and jars, and they began to mix something.

Qin Ming thought to himself, they are indeed a group of experienced veterans, maybe they can really wipe out this nest of blood snakes.

Not long after, another figure ran out of the dense forest and quickly appeared in front of the valley entrance. Everyone looked at him.

The man panted and said, "Fu Entao, Feng Yian and the others are not in the base. And it's quite strange that several wooden houses on the mountain have disappeared."

Everyone present looked surprised when they heard this.

"Aren't these people going to attack the Blood Bamboo Forest soon? Where are they going now? Could they be wiped out by the mountain monsters?"

"Recently, nobles and famous organizations from Chixia City have all come here, and some have already gone into the mountains. Will Fu Entao and his men hit a wall?"

The leader of the group was very prestigious. As soon as he spoke, everyone else fell silent. He said, "Don't worry about it right now. I was a little worried about sneaking into Fu Entao's territory to hunt blood snakes. I was afraid that they would find us and fight to the death. Now there is one less hidden danger, which is better."

"Even God is helping us!" said a ranger.

Team leader Liu Huaishan was very strong, like a brown bear. He said in a deep voice: "I emphasize again, if the situation is not right, flee immediately and save your lives. Don't hesitate at all."

Others came for their own second rebirth, and Liu Huaishan came for the rebirth of his eldest son. Otherwise, no one would risk their life.

The group entered the valley silently and stopped. According to the earlier arrangement, the most powerful team leader Liu Huaishan walked forward alone.

He was a second-time reborn, very responsible, and walked alone with various bottles and jars on his body. From a long distance, he ignited the contents of some of the jars, which emitted thick yellow smoke, and threw them all into the fire spring.

There were also some bottles and jars filled with powdered and liquid medicines, which he threw over accurately and fell into the dim "red glow".

The moment he did all this, he quickly retreated, keeping a sufficient distance between himself and the opponent.

Seeing this, the other members of the patrol team were still a little nervous and began to retreat, almost to the entrance of the valley.

Thick smoke was billowing from the fire spring, and there was a lot of noise. First, more than a dozen small snakes several feet long rushed out and swam quickly nearby, as if they were exploring the way ahead.

Then two giant snakes over four meters long leaped out, their bodies glowing red. When the two snakes rubbed against each other, there was a clanging sound, like swords hitting each other, and their scales seemed to be made of red gold, shining brightly.

They rushed towards the valley entrance at a very fast speed, and even lifted off the ground at one point, like two blood-colored spears breaking through the air, and made a terrifying hissing sound. The two big snakes were enraged.

The rangers were so angry that they wanted to curse. How could there be two giant snakes? This was completely beyond their expectations.

Liu Huaishan shouted, "Hurry up, snake medicine and irritating smoke are useless against this kind of blood snake!"

In fact, there was no need for him to remind them. A group of experienced rangers who had been roaming in the mountains all year round knew that the situation was hopeless and they fled decisively.

As a second-time freshman, Liu Huaishan was the fastest. Although he came from the back, he quickly overtook several people after taking a step with his strong and powerful legs.

A huge snake was chasing not far away. Its body paused for a moment on a large bluestone outside the valley entrance. Then it suddenly leaped up, turning into an astonishing red cloud and flying towards them.

The sound was somewhat terrifying, and seemed to be accompanied by a hint of wind and thunder.

Click!
The last ranger seemed to be hit by a blood-red spear more than four meters long. The two layers of armor on his body were shattered. He was pierced by the snake head as hard as pure gold, and the armor plates exploded.

This ranger was an old hand and was very well prepared. He even placed a thick iron plate on his back to block the blood snake at the critical moment, otherwise he would have been pierced through the body.

However, this did not change his fate. The iron plate was slightly deformed by the impact, and he could not stand steadily due to such a great impact force and fell into the snow.

The more than four-meter-long blood snake was as fast as lightning and instantly wrapped around his body.

If it were any other snake, let alone a snake that was over four meters long, even a thicker and longer snake would not be able to restrain the newborn, but the patroller in front of him was screaming.

The blood snake wrapped around him and twisted violently, its red-gold scales clanging, and the ranger's armor shattered in an instant. Then many bones in his body broke, and after a bite on his face, the flesh there melted away. The ranger died instantly!
During this short process, the blood snake's terrifying aspects were all revealed. Its body was as hard as iron, its strength was amazing, its short flight could break through the air like an iron arrow, and its poison was difficult to resolve, all of which were fatal.

Another big snake had also flown out of the valley and rushed into the dense forest. The second ranger was caught up and let out a shrill scream.

The giant snake not far from the valley entrance abandoned the dead body and went into the forest to continue the chase!

When the fourth ranger was entangled by the blood snake, the team leader Liu Huaishan suddenly appeared, holding a sharp long knife in both hands and slashing at the snake's body.

This was a full-strength slash from a second-time reborn. The bright blade flashed across, and part of the scales on the snake's body that looked like red gold were shattered. It was cut open by the terrifying blade, leaving a not very deep wound, and bright red blood flowed out.

This is a bit scary. If it were any other creature that had undergone secondary mutation, or a human that had been reborn for the second time, facing such a fierce blow, their bodies would have definitely been cut in two.

Liu Huaishan held the hilt of the knife with both hands and kept striking, but unfortunately he failed to cut at the same place. The blood snake avoided it, but only left wounds in other parts of his body.

Feeling the pain, the blood snake immediately let go of the ranger who was about to die, and attacked Liu Huaishan frantically.

At the same time, the hissing sound it made attracted another big snake not far away, and its red figure rushed over at high speed.

Liu Huaishan sighed secretly, abandoned the injured snake, and rushed into the dense forest without looking back. He had seized the best opportunity but failed to kill a bloody snake, so he had to give up decisively.

The two big snakes refused to give in and chased him together, but the injured big snake was getting slower and slower. After the wounds appeared on its body, it could not adapt to the icy and snowy environment.

It stopped, hissed a few times, and finally swam back toward the valley along the same path.

Qin Ming was wearing quadruple layers of armor and this time he covered his face with a black scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. He stood on the slope beside the valley entrance, waiting quietly.

There were several iron spears and a long sword stuck in the snow in front of him, and the long-handled black gold hammer was carried on his back.

A moment later he heard a noise and saw a blood snake more than four meters long returning. It was already injured, with scales missing in three places on its body.

Although it was still red and its body was glowing slightly, it was obviously listless and not as fast as before.

When it was approaching the valley, Qin Ming pulled out an iron spear from the ground, took a deep breath, and suddenly threw it towards the blood snake.

Then he quickly pulled out the second iron spear from the snow...

The blood snake was completely enraged. Several iron spears flew towards it at a terrifying speed, two of which broke its scales again. The torn wounds on the snake's body were more serious than the earlier knife wounds.

It rushed up a tree that was more than 20 meters high, and then jumped down at high speed, like a dazzling red cloud, instantly cutting through the night, swooping down, trying to pierce the target's flesh and blood.

Qin Ming originally wanted to draw his sword, but now he suddenly changed his mind and instead clenched the long-handled black gold hammer and smashed it out suddenly to meet the snake head.

The blood snake shot out like a rainbow piercing the sun, but it did not pierce the flesh and blood body, but collided with the heavy black gold hammer.

With a bang, there was a sharp sound of metal colliding in the air, and sparks flew. The more than four-meter-long blood snake fell to the ground in an instant, and its straight body curled up, lashing violently in the snow.

If it was any other small snake, Qin Ming would not have used the long-handled black gold hammer, because it was slippery and not suitable for smashing. But the big snake took the initiative to shoot at him like this, with unexpectedly great force, so he naturally wanted it.

The blood-red snake was severely injured, its head was smashed and collapsed, and its bones were fractured, but it did not die immediately.

Qin Ming immediately pulled out the long sword that was stuck in the snow, stepped on the snow on the ground, rushed forward quickly, and chopped down continuously with the strongest force.

With a clanging sound, red scales fell off and a snake head was chopped off!

"This is the 'food' that can allow me to be reborn quickly." Qin Ming was still a little excited, as he had captured the spiritual creature just like that.

"Fizz!"

There were several smaller blood snakes near the valley entrance, ranging from three feet to seven feet in length. They all began to swim towards this side, and some even flew up and shot towards this side like iron arrows.

Qin Ming swung his sharp long knife continuously, and with all his strength he cut them off one by one, and six more snake corpses appeared on the ground.

He pulled out a hide bag and began to pick up his spoils.

Suddenly, Qin Ming felt a warning and quickly moved sideways to avoid it. An iron arrow shot towards him at a very terrifying speed and disappeared into the place where he had just stood.

Two iron arrows just grazed his armor, sparks flew, and then nailed into a big tree not far away, penetrating deeply into the tree.

Qin Ming stood with a knife in his hand, looking at the people not far away, and said, "People are indeed different. We are both guarding here, but I am only here to kill snakes, while you are trying to kill people."

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