Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 42 The Hidden Snakes

The entire Bloodstained Squad remained nearby to conduct a search.

Considering the strength of the two-headed black snake, the group started from the Vanke Dream City residential area and searched in a fan shape towards the third ring.

Fortunately, the monsters in this area are generally not very strong.

With the help of the mental network between master and servants, as long as everyone avoids the Carrefour supermarket, it is not dangerous for them to search separately.

Two days later, An Zhengxin made a discovery.

He found some slime on the ground in a certain direction.

Based on experience, these are the natural traces left by the snake-like monster as it moves.

Considering the amount and size of the slime, this monster is definitely not small.

It is highly likely to be a two-headed black-striped snake!

Bai Yang rushed there immediately, took out the Spirit Energy Meter, opened the back cover, and put a little bit of the viscous liquid inside.

This is a special use of the equipment; it allows you to lock onto a target by inserting a portion of it into the target area.

It can provide general directional guidance regardless of the distance.

Following his habit of being prepared for any eventuality, he secretly took a few strands of Luo Feng's hair during previous training sessions and kept them.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy in this kind of place.

Bai Yang closed the lid and channeled spiritual energy into the compass.

A moment later, the pointer of the spirit energy meter swayed. Judging from the amplitude, the target was indeed between the strength of a high-level beast general and a low-level lord!

That's very close.

Bai Yang immediately led everyone forward, following the pointer of the spirit energy meter.

They soon left the original area and entered an area that was roughly the fourth ring.

The animal population here is nowhere near as strong as that in the third ring.

They typically consist of groups of dozens to hundreds of monsters, with the leaders mostly ranging in strength from high-level beast generals to junior lords.

The surrounding scenery gradually changed as well.

It is no longer a suburban environment, but rather an area located in the urban-rural fringe.

With both large areas of green vegetation and numerous high-rise residential buildings, the terrain becomes complex and diverse.

"Everyone be careful, there are too many buildings around here. The view isn't as open as before, so be vigilant," Bai Yang warned.

The team members naturally agreed.

As he got closer, the pointer on the aura gauge in his hand trembled more and more frequently.

Everyone knew that the monster was not far away, and they became even more vigilant.

These highly venomous monsters are different from ordinary beasts; ordinary injuries pose little threat to these "strange people."

But with such a potent poison, things are unpredictable. If someone is careless, they might not even be able to save their owner in time.

The surrounding grass grew taller and taller, and the sky was filled with thick, leaden clouds. Their small team was the only one in the entire vast area.

The ground here already contains a lot of that disgusting slime from before, which means they've found the right place.

Everyone was cautious and unwilling to make a sound, making the whole scene both quiet and eerie.

I always felt that those low shrubs, long grasses, and dilapidated residential buildings...

Or, in some unexpected corner, or from a pile of garbage scattered along the roadside, various snake monsters might suddenly leap out and attack them.

For some reason, there was no monster in this scene.

This gives people a clearer understanding of what an apocalyptic scene this place was back then.

Bai Yang cleared his mind of distractions and used his mental powers to carefully explore everything around him.

But there was so much clutter around that the process was much slower than in other places.

Soon, Lingqiji informed them that they had arrived at their destination.

But there were no monsters around. The group stood in a circle and looked in all directions, but found nothing.

Bai Yang was puzzled. The Spirit Energy Mechanism was not a technological product, but some kind of magical item, so it shouldn't break.

But the pointer does indeed remain stationary, indicating that the location is right here.

No matter how I searched using my telekinesis, there were indeed no monsters within a few dozen meters.

Where is the problem? What exactly is wrong?

He carefully examined the direction of the pointer, then looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

He tried to draw a topographical map in his mind, and suddenly he took out his handheld computer and pulled up the old municipal map of the surrounding area.

Bai Yang pondered for a moment, then finally laughed: "I understand! So that's how it is."

"Master? Where is the monster?" An Zhengxin asked hurriedly.

"Right here, right beneath our feet," Bai Yang explained.

Seeing that the team members didn't understand, he said again, "This is the suburbs. There used to be a large sewage treatment plant here."

The area around here has a well-developed network of underground pipelines and sewers, used to transport things that are no longer needed in the current base city.

To prevent monsters from climbing in, the base city doesn't have any pipelines running directly into the city. So nobody expected this.

Now that we know the correct location, things will be much easier.

Bai Yang immediately found the old map from back then, and the group headed towards the old sewage treatment plant not far away.

Sure enough, they hadn't walked a kilometer when they were attacked by several giant pythons by the roadside.

These giant pythons only possessed the strength of advanced warriors, but judging from their external markings, they were indeed members of the Black-lined Snake family.

Bai Yang had no time to contend with them; with a single telekinetic strike, he tore them into several pieces out of thin air.

These snakes were worthless to him; even their fangs were too weak to penetrate the defenses of a high-level beast general. He would have no use for them.

The group quickly sneaked into a dilapidated building that was almost a ruin; this was the former sewage treatment plant.

Bai Yang, holding a handheld computer, led everyone to the underground sewage pipes from back then.

The raging sewage has long since disappeared, as the altitude changes.

The spirit gauge in his hand changed again, and the pointer pointed straight in one direction.

Tell them they've definitely found the right place this time!

The entire squad re-entered combat mode, with Bai Yang leading the way and walking forward along the pipe.

Being underground with no light, the team members' vision was still limited despite having infrared goggles.

Bai Yang's telekinesis and the various genes he had previously absorbed ensured his current eyesight.

I can use all my skills here without any discount.

With a thought, he caused the entire squad to float up and slowly fly forward.

Here, in a huge, empty pipe, even the slightest vibration can be transmitted far and wide.

Hundreds of meters away, deeper underground, a colossal python suddenly raised its head.

I sniffed in confusion, as if something was approaching.

If Bai Yang saw it here, he would be astonished.

Although this black-striped snake does not have two heads, the two horns on its head are clearly visible.

It's more accurate to call it a jiao (a type of dragon) than a snake, as it has already stepped into the realm of "dragon beasts" with one foot in!

Its physical body has reached the level of a primary lord, but its actual combat power is only higher!

And around it, there were hundreds of giant snakes swarming around it!

A herd of beasts of this size could absolutely dominate the third ring!

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