Starting as dockworkers, they swept through Chongqing.

The giant python's reaction speed far exceeded common sense. Its cold and cruel vertical pupils swirled strangely in mid-air, locking onto Lothar, the weakest of the three, who was preparing to flank them from the side.

In the blink of an eye, it twisted its massive, bucket-like body, completely abandoning the bag of bait in the center of the deck that reeked of blood.

"Damn it!"

Lothar's pupils contracted sharply as the suffocating pressure of the extreme realm, mixed with a strong, pungent stench, instantly enveloped him completely.

His prized steel chain sickle looked like a child's toy in front of this behemoth.

Zheng—

Xilun's spear finally fell.

The silver-gray spear tip, carrying immense, destructive force, slammed into the thick, yellow-black mottled scales on the giant snake's lower jaw.

Sparks flew everywhere, and the sickening metallic scraping sound echoed through the night sky.

The spear tip barely pierced a tiny bloodstain before being firmly stuck by the incredibly tough flesh, unable to advance any further.

The next moment, the python's massive body swayed violently with the force of the impact, and its gaping maw, covered with barbed teeth, snapped into Lothar's waist without any resistance.

"Ugh!"

Lothas's eyes bulged out, his teeth clenched tightly, and a muffled, painful roar escaped his throat.

The intense pain instantly tore at his nerves, but he did not flinch.

He endured the excruciating pain of his waist being pierced by sharp teeth, gripped the steel dagger at his waist with both hands, and frantically slashed twice at the rough snake's body.

Clang! Clang!

The short knife slashed at the snake scales, leaving only two shallow white marks, without even drawing a drop of blood.

The giant python seemed disdainful of this level of attack. It swung its head violently, slamming Lothas onto the deck. Then, its massive body recoiled backward like a spring, retreating back into the churning river, leaving behind only huge ripples.

The wind was still howling, and the deck was filled with the strong smell of blood.

"Huff... huff..."

Everyone was panting heavily, their chests heaving violently.

Marco slumped in the corner, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

Siren immediately holstered his gun and retreated, quickly walking to Lothar's side. He crouched down and asked in a deep voice, "Lord Lothar, how is it?"

Losas's face was ashen, and his forehead was covered in beads of cold sweat.

He clutched his waist in pain, blood gushing out between his fingers and staining the deck red.

He gritted his teeth and shook his head, his voice weak:

"I'm fine... I won't die. This beast's hide is too thick; my knife can't even break through its defenses."

Xiren stared at the gruesome gash on Lothar's waist, his brow furrowed.

The wound was extremely deep, with the skin and flesh at the edges torn and turned outwards. If Lothar hadn't instinctively used his blood and qi to protect his internal organs, this bite would have been enough to cut him in half at the waist.

Meanwhile, on the ship sixty or seventy meters away.

Yuri stood in the shadow of the searchlight, his brows furrowed tightly.

He watched helplessly as the giant python, after successfully attacking, didn't even glance at the carefully prepared bait before retreating back into the water.

"This beast... is even more cunning and troublesome than the records show."

Yuri's fingers tightened slightly as he gripped the coffee cup, his knuckles turning white from the force.

His original plan was to use the bait to distract the python while it was feeding, and then look for an opening to strike it deadly.

But now, this alien species has demonstrated extremely high intelligence and self-control.

It is testing the waters, it is consuming them.

Yuri hesitated, his gaze sweeping back and forth across the dark river surface.

He was about to unleash his power to strike from a distance, but he forcibly restrained himself.

If we act now, without absolute certainty of severely injuring it, we will only enrage the monster, causing it to dive into the deep waters and never come out again.

"Should we stop?"

The thought flashed through Yuri's mind. He estimated the distance and Losas's injuries, then glanced at Siron, who stood at the bow of the ship like a god of death.

Xilun's aura remained calm, and the heavy spear he wielded exuded a chilling sense of oppression.

"Xiren should be fine, he can hold on." Yuri finally slowly loosened his clenched fist, deciding to continue watching from afar, waiting for that fleeting fatal flaw.

In his heart, Losath was not one of his own, but Siron was.

As long as there is no danger to Xilun, the operation can continue!

On the deck ahead.

Siren and Losas also noticed Yuri, who was completely still on the ship behind them.

Lothar, clutching his wound, struggled to prop himself up with his chain scythe, gritting his teeth as he stared at the churning river:

"We have to hold off that alien species. Lord Yuri is looking for an opportunity."

If we let it escape tonight, it will definitely retaliate fiercely, and the entire dock will suffer, with endless consequences!

Xilun's face was cold and stern, his gaze sweeping across the dark waters around him like that of a hawk.

He said in a deep voice, "Lord Rosas, you should rest and protect your heart."

If it bites you again, you'll lose your internal organs. Leave this to me.

Xilun slowly straightened up, his hands gripping the cold alloy spear tightly, one in front of the other.

He did not activate "Far-Away Listening," but instead focused all his mental energy on his instinctive auditory and visual responses, perceiving every subtle movement in the surrounding air.

Marco looked at Siron's tall back, his face still filled with fear, but he seemed to be stimulated by the tragic state of Losas.

He gritted his teeth, barely managed to get up from the deck, gripped a heavy iron hammer tightly in both hands, stared intently at the water around him, and breathed heavily like a broken bellows.

The river was deathly silent.

The next moment, the water behind Xilun split open silently without warning.

There was no splashing water, no ripples in the air.

Xilun's extremely keen hearing suddenly developed a fatal blind spot.

A massive black shadow shot into the sky like a ghost, opening its gaping maw, large enough to devour everything, and lunged straight at the back of Xilun's head.

When Xilun sensed the intense, pungent stench coming from behind him, he whirled around, but the two rows of chilling fangs were already inches away, almost touching his cheek.

"Be careful!"

Lothar let out a heart-wrenching roar.

He didn't have time to think; he charged forward like a mad bull, his steel dagger pressed firmly against the giant python's gaping maw.

boom!

Lothar's body was struck squarely by the terrifying force of the giant python's impact.

He felt as if he had been hit head-on by a high-speed steam train, his sternum cracking with a teeth-grinding sound, and he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

It vomited a large mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs in mid-air, slamming heavily against the iron wall of the cabin.

Xiren didn't even have time to marvel at Lothar's selfless act of saving her.

His eyes instantly turned blood red, and the "Great Sea Whale Guiding Technique" within his body was pushed to an unprecedented limit at this moment.

Dark golden blood surged from his arms into the gun barrel like a volcanic eruption.

"Die!"

Seizing this critical moment, Xilun suddenly exerted force with his waist, and his spear transformed into a silver-gray lightning bolt, plunging fiercely into the old wound on the python's jaw that he had previously pierced.

puff!

This time, the spear tip tore through the thick scales without any resistance and plunged deep into the giant python's flesh.

Crimson blood gushed out like a fountain from the blood groove, splattering all over Xilun's face.

The giant python let out an extremely shrill hiss, and its massive body began to writhe wildly.

Sensing a deadly threat, it slammed its massive tail against the water's surface, seemingly intending to abandon Xilun and flee into the deeper waters.

"Don't run away!"

With a roar, Xiren gripped the gun barrel tightly with both hands, his feet rooted to the deck, trying to use pure physical strength to hold back the behemoth.

Just then, Marco, who had been in a state of extreme fear, finally managed to completely control his collapsing emotions.

"I'm not a coward either!"

Marco's eyes turned bloodshot, and he let out a roar like a wild beast.

He gripped the iron hammer tightly and lunged forward like a cannonball.

Just as the python's thick tail was about to slip into the water, he slammed it down hard, his arms gripping the slimy tail tightly like iron hoops.

He unleashed all his strength without reservation, attempting to firmly control the ship's side.

then……

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In just two breaths, he swung the hammer six times in succession, smashing it hard into his waist and leaving large bloody marks.

The giant python thrashed about in agony, feeling the pull of its tail. With a sudden jerk, it swung its massive head, carrying Xilun and the spear stuck in its jaw, into the icy river.

On the water's surface, blood-red lines appeared.

Xilun's eyes quickly swept over Yuri in the distance.

He could clearly see that the figure in the black coat had leaped off the boat, each step of his feet creating a burst of white steam.

Yuri was racing across the river at an incredibly fast speed, clearly about to arrive.

However, Yuri was more than 60 meters away from here, and even at the speed of a second-tier Ripper, it would take about three breaths to get there.

As the giant python's massive body completely submerged in the water, Marco was dragged across the deck, his skin torn and bleeding.

Without any hesitation, Xilun drew his spear, took a deep breath, and, like a lithe black dragon, followed the giant python into the dark, churning river.

The icy river water instantly swallowed Xilun.

The underwater world is dark and oppressive, with extremely high resistance from the water flow.

But in the darkness, Xilun's eyes gleamed with a terrifying light.

He gripped the gun barrel tightly with both hands, his blood and qi surging like a vast ocean.

"The water supply has stopped!"

Xilun let out a silent roar of anger in his heart. He swiftly parted the heavy waves in front of him with his spear, his strength deeply condensed at the tip of the spear, transforming into a dazzling dark golden light.

Using the momentum of his descent, his spear, like a falling meteor, parted the waves and pierced the giant python's massive head.

Crack!

The spear tip pierced through the hardest bone plate on the python's head and embedded itself deeply.

The python seemed to be completely enraged by the intense pain.

It let out a deep, muffled roar underwater, and the faint pale blue glow on its massive body instantly intensified.

Shila-

The blinding blue arcs of electricity surged wildly along its scales like a dense spider web, instantly illuminating the surrounding river water.

Marco, who was gripping the snake's tail tightly, suddenly stiffened as the terrifying arc of electricity traveled along the snake's tail and directly into his body.

Before he could even scream, his entire body was charred black by the electric shock. He was flung into the air by the giant python's violent force and crashed heavily onto the wrecked cabin. Wisps of pale blue electric arcs still flickered wildly on his body.

Xilun, underwater, was also startled. The strong electric current surged through his arms along the gun barrel, giving him a tingling sensation.

But then, a delighted smile appeared on Xilun's lips.

According to the analysis of the archives, the electric arc ability of this python species is extremely energy-consuming and can only be unleashed once in a short period of time.

Now that it has used this most lethal trump card on Marco, it has made Xiren completely unconcerned.

Despite the tingling sensation, Xilun kicked his legs hard in the water and lunged at the giant python's head like a torpedo.

At this moment, Xilun's alloy spear was stuck in the top of the giant python's head, and the silver-gray spear shaft was extremely conspicuous in the dark water.

Xilun stared intently at that spot, then suddenly reached out with both hands and grabbed the gun barrel tightly.

His arm muscles bulged, and his blood and qi surged violently.

"Open it!"

Xilun gripped the gun barrel and plunged it into the giant python's skull with a sudden twist.

With a chilling cracking sound, a huge bloody gash was forcibly torn off, and a large amount of blood spread in the water.

The spear fell back into Xilun's hands.

But he knew that in an underwater environment, the resistance would be too great to wield the 2.4-meter-long gun, making it impossible to unleash its full power.

He suddenly flipped over and straddled the giant python's thick neck like a leech.

He clamped his legs tightly around the slippery scales and hurled the valuable alloy spear backward with both hands.

The spear cleaved through the water and landed precisely on the deck of the wrecked ship.

Xiren gripped the giant python's massive head tightly with both hands, his fingers digging into the gaps between its scales like iron hooks. He was determined to hold the beast back, awaiting Yuri's fatal blow.

On the river, Yuri's figure was like a black lightning bolt.

Each time he stomped his feet heavily on the water, he created a visible dent, his violent force pressing the water surface down to the hardness of the ground.

He has arrived.

The giant python underwater had clearly sensed the terrifying pressure emanating from the second-tier Ripper above.

A chillingly human fear flashed in its cold, vertical pupils.

It didn't even bother to break free from Xilun riding on its neck. Its massive tail thrashed wildly in the water, creating huge underwater whirlpools, and it carried Xilun as it desperately plunged into the bottomless depths of the Greywater River.

The water was rushing wildly in my ears.

Xilun clung tightly to the python's scales, feeling the surrounding water pressure increasing at an extremely terrifying rate.

Yuri was hot on his heels.

As expected of a second-tier Ripper, even underwater, his body, enveloped in energy, moved like a nimble swordfish.

His speed was even faster than that of the native python species, and the distance between them was quickly closed to only seven or eight meters.

Riding on the snake's head, Xilun gripped the scales tightly with one hand to stabilize his body, while his other hand was clenched into a fist. He poured all the power of the "Great Sea Whale Guiding Technique" into it and unleashed a storm of blows on the giant python's hard skull.

boom! boom! boom!

The dull thud echoed underwater, each strike sending shivers down Xilun's spine.

However, this python species has thick skin and a skull as hard as iron. This kind of blunt force trauma, apart from slightly deflecting its direction, could not cause any substantial damage to it.

"Too hard!" Xilun gritted his teeth, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

He suddenly loosened his fist, his five fingers slightly bent, and a layer of eerie, dark luster emanated from his fingertips.

"Dorok Dark Claw Technique - Corrupting Claws!"

Xilun murmured to himself.