This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 160 Brown Gold Python

['Brown Gold Python':
Strange life forms born in a strange land, wandering between reality and fantasy.

The golden markings are not a natural creation, but nature has accepted them.

Non-toxic.

Subordinate to: [The Principle of the Cycle of Life and Death]
Current manipulator: [Sinhe]
Current compatibility: 35%
Special effects: [Snake King], [Hatching Period]
[Snake King]: This target is the king of a certain [snake species], and has a greater appeal to other [snake species].

[Incubation Period]: This effect is unique to females of the egg species. During its duration, the holder will not leave the [Nest] for an extended period.

The target is hatching offspring, which are becoming more aware, aggressive, destructive, and have increased attack frequency and power, making it easier to inflict damage on weaknesses.

However, defense is reduced, combat endurance is reduced, and it is easier to enter the [Rage] state, which further increases attack power but creates more openings.
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• Upon discovering any creature, an attack will be launched as appropriate. When the target is near a [nest], combat will be initiated.

• If there is sufficient space during combat, it will activate [Nest Protection] once every 60 minutes, summoning a large number of snakes of the same species to attack.

• Each bite triggers [Nest Movement], summoning a snake of the same species to pursue and attack the target with the highest aggro value.

• When more than 10 snakes of the same species appear on the battlefield, the skill [Defend Nest] is activated, temporarily reducing all attributes by 30%, but increasing all attributes of snakes of the same species by 30%. It locks onto all targets in the field and randomly hunts them down. This effect ignores [Taunt] type skills and prioritizes attacking the top five targets on the aggro list.

• When players with the [Snake Predator] bloodline appear in the arena, the aggro generated towards them will increase by 20%.

• It prioritizes attacking young life forms, including young Homo sapiens.
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More dangerous than poison.

The brown-gold python hissed and launched its attack!

Snakes have no sense of morality; if they can attack, they'll bite through their enemy immediately. Pain, threat, and the cramped space caused the brown python, severely uncomfortable, to immediately enter a state of rage.

Its attacks were wide and sweeping, smashing the cage so hard that there wasn't a single good spot to stand. Even the walls were shattered, and there were even signs of collapse.

Nie Weiyang knew he couldn't compete with its strength, but he also couldn't let it out of the room.

Singh wasn't a fool. He crammed this thing into such a confined space precisely because it was fierce, violent, manic, unruly, and extremely prone to rage in a confined space—which was exactly what he wanted.

There are many natural communicators, and Singh is one of the most ruthless among them; otherwise, he could not have made a name for himself in the Southeast Asian region.

Nie Weiyang leaped into the air, showing no mercy. With a flick of his longsword, he activated his burst skill, transforming into a monster. The explosive talent granted by his bloodline stained his vision crimson. He thrust his spear into the giant snake's cheek, using the spear shaft as a springboard to leap onto the snake's head. He drew his spare heavy rapier and thrust it downwards, gripping the greatsword's blade with both hands—

*Pfft!*

He stabbed himself through the abdomen with his sword, the blade radiating light, instantly reducing his health by half.

Pain swept through his body, but the blood loss greatly enhanced his attributes, making Nie Weiyang more perceptive, clear-headed, and even unable to fall into a coma.

This is what he wants!
The brown-gold python hissed and slammed its head back against the ceiling with a fierce and powerful movement. If it succeeded, Nie Weiyang would be turned into mincemeat on the spot.

But Nie Weiyang drew his sword, turned around, and slid it back, the long sword piercing the snake's spine, sliding down two meters before getting stuck.

'BOOM!!!'

With a headbutt, the brown-gold python pierced the top of its head with a heavy rapier. As blood and scales splattered, the tip of the sword slid off the bone, but viciously pierced its left eyeball!

The giant python hissed in pain, collapsing and writhing on the ground. Although this move wasn't listed in the skill list, it was Nie Weiyang's most guarded 'skill': the coiling and rolling of a snake. In this cage-like enclosed space, it was simply a disaster!
But he wasn't without a countermeasure. Nie Weiyang remained calm, his hands clenching in the air, his powerful mental energy activating two weapons embedded in the snake's head—

'Boom! ! ! '

As the heavy rapier snapped, it tore through the eyeball along with the spear that had changed direction, causing it to explode completely. Lens, mucus, and unidentified tissue flew everywhere. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nie Weiyang turned around and slid into the giant snake's eye socket!

Non-toxic, right? Huge, right? Its head is as big as a truck, right?
That's fantastic!
The giant snake screamed and writhed, desperately smashing through the entire hall. Its massive body rampaged and smashed the instruments surrounding the area's seals, shattering them into black mist that dissipated.

In the darkness, Nie Weiyang's spear loomed, wedging himself in flesh and blood. If this were a movie, he'd definitely complain about it being an R-rated film, but now that he was in it himself—

He wasn't flustered.

Not only was he unfazed, but he also had the leisure to clench his fist and smash the tip of the broken sword deep into the giant snake's eye socket, completely destroying the optic nerve!

No matter what kind of enemy you encounter, as long as you find their weakness...

Nothing is immune to killing!

……

Han Jiangxue and the others rushed down to the bottom floor.

Unexpectedly, they did not see the 'another research institute'. It was as if the institute had some kind of bug during its creation, with the steps breaking off on one level, leading down to a man-made stone road. When they passed through this long stone road, they entered an extremely large underground cavern.

The sound of the underground river echoed in the cave. The cave was damp and dark. A dozen young Taoist priests surrounded a ball of blue light that floated in mid-air. It turned out to be an old Taoist priest wearing sunglasses.

The cyan light came from a long sword in the old Taoist priest's arms. A vast radiance overflowed from it, permeating the old Taoist priest's body, illuminating the entire cave, and driving the black mist from all directions to the corners. Every now and then, bright flames would burst out, which was a sign that the black mist was being burned away.

The azure light was clear and bright, truly magical, expanding and contracting like breathing, but it was clearly losing momentum and gradually weakening. The old Taoist remained calm, simply focusing his mind and spirit on driving the long sword in his arms.

This longsword is seven feet two inches long, weighs twenty-four pounds, and is four inches and eight-tenths inches wide, perfectly matching all the descriptions of the legendary sword of the True Martial Emperor, the [Northern Black Chigun Horned Demon-Slaying Sword]. However, its name is: [Demon-Slaying Sword - Imitation - 7051].

Beyond the blue light, hundreds of young men and women with compassionate expressions and brownish skin held snakes in both hands, confronting the dozen or so young Taoist priests.

In the center of the cave, on a high platform surrounded by strange trees, a murky, unsettling emerald light surged.

A young man sat in the light, holding a huge white egg in his arms. The egg was long and slender, clearly some kind of snake egg, and green light flowed from it, illuminating his somewhat stiff face.

Beside him lay dozens of corpses of different races on the ground, a sickly boy and girl knelt before him, and a pale-faced girl stood between them, clutching a dagger and trembling.

"Small twigs, small leaves..."

A faint rumbling sound came from above, and rubble fell from the top of the cave. Hua's lips were pale, and she murmured hesitantly.

"If...if we go to the next life..."

"...Can they really live healthy and happy lives, study astronomy and geography, and be the people they want to be?"

For the first time, the old Taoist priest in the blue light showed emotional fluctuation. He suddenly opened his eyes, the blue light within burning like raging fire. He exhaled, and wisps of blue light flowed from his mouth, carrying away his remaining life force, and dissipated into the air.
Don't listen to him!!!
"Ni'er! Your younger siblings can be taken care of! Don't be foolish!!!"

(End of this chapter)