I slay demons and monsters in a bizarre city.

Chapter 17 White Snake
Li Changgeng was completely immobile.

At that moment, he was certain that he was going to die, and that all the so-called divine seal was nonsense. Although he was unwilling, he was powerless to do anything about it.

Ever since he encountered the countdown, he has been incredibly unlucky, constantly flirting with death. Li Changgeng vowed that he would never leave the game company or his home so easily.

Li Changgeng smelled the fishy stench from the giant woman's mouth, which was somewhat similar to the smell of the octopus girl he encountered on the Netherworld Train at sea.

She's absolutely hideous, this giantess is outrageously ugly.

It's truly tragic to die in the mouth of such a vile woman.

Li Changgeng simply closed his eyes; not being able to see lessened his fear.

The scenes that come to mind when facing life and death are the most important things in life.

Home, family, relatives.

In Li Changgeng's mind was the scene of his eighteenth birthday. His father lit the birthday candles one by one, his loving mother cooked a table full of delicious dishes, including braised pork, which was Li Changgeng's favorite, and his young sister Li Ying sang him a birthday song...

My dad, my mom, and my sister—their figures are so clear.

All three of them were smiling at him.

Li Changgeng's parents were both mythological archaeologists and university professors researching ancient mythological civilizations. The once happy family of four was now facing death.

It's very likely that after he dies, his sister Li Ying will run out of medical expenses and will also die.

"I'm sorry, Dad, Mom, I didn't take good care of Li Ying! I feel so helpless!" Li Changgeng silently murmured to himself, tears streaming down his face. He still struggled frantically with all his might, making a last stand, but it was all in vain. He was held tightly by the Nightmare Giantess.

It feels like just yesterday that happiness was all around us.

After a fleeting thought, the stench became even more pronounced.

I'd prefer to be bitten to death by the Nightmare Giantess; at least that wouldn't be so painful.

Ouch!

The Nightmare Giantess let out a howl.

Li Changgeng's body plummeted, and the fingers that had been gripping the fetus's waist loosened. A white snake bit off the fetus's arm. The white snake's eyes were incredibly gentle, and Li Changgeng recognized those eyes as if he had known them for decades. With a sweep of its thick tail, the white snake sent the fetus swaying back more than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) before its massive body crashed into the west wall of the Buddhist hall. With several loud crashes, the fetus disappeared into the rising dust.

The white snake's body coiled together, its head tilted slightly forward, as if searching for a nightmare in the misty dust.

Li Changgeng was thrown to the ground again, but this time, thanks to the arm of the woman suffering from nightmares, the fall wasn't as painful.

It really was a snake, a huge one, a really huge snake.

If Li Changgeng hadn't witnessed those bizarre and terrifying sights on the sea train, he probably would have fainted from fright.

Such a big snake should be able to defeat the fetal nightmare, right?

Li Changgeng checked Xia Mengmeng's breathing; it was faint, she was still alive.

"Aren't you really afraid of being destroyed, body and soul?" The Nightmare stood up straight from the ruins, the bricks and tiles on its body falling down with a clatter. The severed half of its arm had sprouted scarlet flesh buds, and white maggots were crawling in and out of the flesh buds. A new arm was being reborn.

The white snake's neat scales rustled, and the white aura on them dimmed considerably. "There are righteous gods and evil gods, but since ancient times, evil has never prevailed over good! Even if my body and soul are destroyed, I cannot let this person die!"

The snake spoke!

Li Changgeng had witnessed far too many unbelievable things. This was perhaps the eeriness that came with the arrival of the Eternal Night. News media occasionally reported on strange occurrences, but compared to what Li Changgeng had seen, they were nothing. The rusty iron chains wrapped around the giantess's belly gleamed with a scarlet light. "You launched a sneak attack, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to hurt me. The Thirteen Coffins of Evil Spirits have never interfered with you demon cultivators. You asked for your death, don't blame me!"

"You clearly want to swallow the Buddha's relics, yet you're still trying to argue here. I will never forgive you!" The white snake's head snapped back, and flames surged forth, engulfing the giantess of the nightmare.

Li Changgeng's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. This female monster should be dead this time, right?

Zheng!
The chain flew out of the flames, pierced the snake's head, and then wrapped around the white snake's body. The white snake rolled on the spot, its head still spewing flames.

The Nightmare Emerged unharmed from the flames, a wicked grin on its lips. "Your demonic power has greatly diminished. This fire is barely a tickle to you. That girl's talent is too poor; it's a pity to waste your demonic essence."

The white snake rolled endlessly on the ground, blood seeping from its scales, utterly powerless to resist.

Li Changgeng's glimmer of hope was extinguished once again. This reversal came too quickly. Just a moment ago, he was confident of victory, but now he has lost everything. The arm of the Nightmare Giant, which was bitten off by the white snake, has already begun to grow.

Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by fate. Li Changgeng does not believe in fate. My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven!
"You forced me to use the Skeleton Reaper!" Li Changgeng glared fiercely. Up to now, he could only save himself. In all his past experiences, the most powerful person, apart from the chainsaw killer wearing a white wolf head mask, should be the Skeleton Reaper!

The woman stopped in her tracks, looking at Li Changgeng meaningfully. "Young man, do you think I'm easily scared?"

"The Death Rule of the Skeleton Reaper is very strong, but if you could, you would have summoned the Skeleton Reaper long ago. You're just not capable!"

"You're no good, your whole family is no good!" At this point, even if you die, you must die with pride and valor, not with a sense of injustice.

A man can't say he's no good. How could he accept being told he's no good by such an ugly monster woman!

"I'll kill you with one sword!" Li Changgeng struck a super cool one-handed sword-wielding pose, took a step forward, straightened his body into a bow stance, made a hand seal with his left hand, gripped the hilt with his right hand, the sword tip pointing to the sky, sword energy crisscrossing, and delivered a fatal blow!
Whoosh... The sword energy poured down like the bright moonlight, forcing back the fetal nightmare.

No way, Li Changgeng is just putting on an act; he doesn't actually have a sword!
"Moonlight Slash!" A crescent-shaped sword aura landed on the head of the fetal nightmare, and a middle-aged masked man in a blue Taoist robe flew out from the void. The sword in his hand was wielded with sword aura as bright as a rainbow.

"Looks like that's not enough." The masked man raised his hand and swung his sword again.

"Cross Full Moon Slash!"

The sword energy of the full moon cross strike landed on the chest of the fetus, and the deep sword mark severed the fetus's sternum.

"Such strong control, such a powerful divine seal, escape!" Knowing it was no match for the enemy, the Nightmare slunk into the coffin and fled into the darkness.

"There's still hope for this woman and the white snake," the masked swordsman said calmly. He chose to save the woman and the white snake first, otherwise they wouldn't be able to escape the nightmare.

"Excuse me, who are you...?" Li Changgeng's brain cells were almost exhausted. How did a masked uncle suddenly appear out of nowhere?
"Don't ask who I am!" The masked man's tone was tinged with anger. He didn't quite understand why the young man with the divine mark on his body was acting like a weakling.

"I must take this girl and the white snake away to save them."

"This is a card! After I leave, a hearse will come by. Show the card, get in the car, remember it's seat number 9. After crossing the Bridge of Helplessness and seeing the Three Lives Stone, the hearse will automatically stop. Get out of the car and you'll be home!"

Li Changgeng took the card; one side had the number 9 on it, and the other side was blank.

"But?" Li Changgeng asked again.

"Don't ask who I am!" The masked middle-aged man transformed into a cloud of mist.

After looking more closely, Xia Mengmeng and the dying white snake had both disappeared.

The crimson mist dissipated, and a series of jingling sounds rang out.

The summoning bells hanging on the hearse kept ringing...

(End of this chapter)