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"During the years when the water demon was rampant, no one went fishing in such remote and isolated places anymore. It was said that it was even more dangerous there, and almost no one who went there ever came back."

Li Tie inquired around the town, but no one seemed to know anything about Wolonggou.

The elderly people only vaguely remember that Wolonggou was renamed later. As for why it was renamed, no one knows; it seems that it just got called Wolonggou over time.

It was a swamp and ravine area branched off from a tributary of the Yao River. Every rainy season, the entire area turned into mud and submerged swamps, several times larger than the town itself. In the dry season, the swamp water disappeared, revealing the deep ravines and pools along the mountainside.

It was about a week before the rainy season, and because it hadn't rained recently, the area was still mostly meadow. There were only a few small ponds and puddles here and there.

Following the map Li Tie had inquired about, Zhao Hao found Wolonggou. It was a large pit on the side of the mountain, as if a gap had been torn between the mountain and the earth.

There is a lot of water inside, and it looks very deep. Some of the water is even in caves recessed within the mountain.

The indentation in the water below the mountain wall is tens of meters wide, making it look like the mountain is grinning wildly.

Zhao Hao activated his Demon Hunter Senses and searched carefully. If what Xu Jinjiang said was true, and there really was a dragon entrenched here, it would definitely leave traces.

After searching for a long time, Zhao Hao finally found some traces of friction on the rocks in a concave part of the mountain. Moreover, he could see very faint spiritual energy attached to the rocks in his demon hunter senses.

Zhao Hao felt that this sensation was similar to the black fish spirit's slime rubbing against a rock, which, over time, dried up and its spiritual energy was exhausted.

If Zhao Hao had arrived a day or two later, there might not have been any spiritual energy at all.

"What should we do? Wade through the water?" Zhao Hao muttered to himself.

Upon hearing this, Orange immediately backed away: "I can't get wet! I'll melt if I get wet, really! I'm not lying to you!"

"Come here!" Zhao Hao grabbed Ju Zuo by the back of the neck, and with his other hand, he took out Xiao Ruan and threw it into the water.

Orange is a very important fighting force for me. I'll take her with me even if I have to go into the water or go to hell!

Orange: I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes!

The little soft thing fell into the water and, as Zhao Hao had instructed, transformed into the shape of a kayak.

The translucent, light green kayak, complete with two adorable little eyes at the very front, actually looks quite convincing.

Zhao Hao carried the struggling orange seat onto the small soft kayak, feeling like he was a genius!

The small soft kayak sprouted many fin-like structures from its bottom and sides, and began to paddle forward.

The surface of the deep pool was calm, the water below was dark green, and overhead was a suffocating rock ceiling less than two meters high, with uneven rock formations and occasional hanging stalagmites blocking the way.

If it were the rainy season and the water level were high, the entire fissure at the foot of the mountain would probably be submerged. The only way to get in would be by diving!

The small, silent kayak moved slowly forward, and as it ventured deeper into the mountainside, the light grew dimmer and dimmer.

This environment is somewhat eerie; people with claustrophobia would have an attack on the spot.

After crawling for about ten minutes, the rift came to an end. Orange's night vision revealed a cave at the end, about two meters in diameter.

It was a cave that slanted upwards above the water. Zhao Hao led Orange and Little Soft up. Zhao Hao touched an unknown, slippery, slimy substance on the rock wall, which showed a small amount of psionic energy.

Looks like we've found the place.

Zhao Hao used his demon-hunting senses the entire way, his vision acting like night vision goggles, with various colors outlining different shapes in his field of vision. This allowed him to barely see anything.

After walking uphill for about ten meters, they came to a large cave.

Orange covered her nose the whole time, her heart itching from the strong fishy smell.

The cave is quite large, resembling a natural stalactite cave, with numerous stalagmites on the ground and overhead, some of which have even joined together to form rock pillars.

Beneath those rock pillars lay layers upon layers of white bones!

Looking around, not counting the places hidden by stalagmites and rock pillars in the distance, there are already a dozen or twenty skulls in the area right in front of us!

The bones were scattered and broken in large and small piles, almost everywhere!

There were at least several hundred skeletons in this cave!

"What kind of place is this? What kind of dragon would collect so many bones?" Zhao Hao, who had been afraid to speak for fear of alerting the enemy, couldn't help but ask.

Although I already knew that this so-called Yellow Dragon was definitely not a good thing, I never expected it to be so terrifying!

Zhao Hao looked down and examined them carefully. These bones were not even from the same period; some were already decayed, while others were still quite hard.

"These bones weren't collected all at once; it's been gathered over a long period. But where did so many come from... wait, could they be the missing corpses from those graves?!"

Zhao Hao suddenly remembered Guo Jiu's dying words, "strive hard." Could it be that Lao Guo actually meant "in the grave"?

He knew that something had stolen the body from the grave!

Xu Jinjiang, the man from the town, was framing his fellow villagers so they would mutate and become demons, serving as scapegoats for his "immortality technique." So why were these corpses transported here?

It's likely that the bodies that have gone missing from Linshui Town over the past decade or so have all been transported here using unknown methods.

At this moment, Orange Taro nudged Zhao Hao's leg and pointed with its paw.

Zhao Hao looked in that direction and saw a high platform at the end of the cave, with a stone tablet on it.

He cautiously approached and saw that it was a tombstone, behind which was a burial mound. However, a large hole, about the size of a water vat, had been cut into the mound, as if something had crawled out of the grave!

In front of the tombstone, there are some animal bones, including those of cows, pigs, and deer.

Zhao Hao stepped forward and carefully examined the inscription on the tombstone: Tomb of my beloved father, Wang Youde.

Who is Wang Youde? Why would he have his tomb located here?

These things are definitely related to this grave.

Just then, the sound of rushing water suddenly came from the cave entrance in the distance!

Zhao Hao quickly hid behind a huge stalactite, while Ju Zuo wished he could dig a hole and crawl inside.

Then he heard a rustling sound, like something wriggling and crawling. Zhao Hao peeked out, but in the darkness everything was indistinct. It looked like a giant snake, as thick as a water vat, was coiling among the stalactites!

The giant snake coiled among several stalactites, its length completely obscured!

Holy crap... the real deal is here!

Zhao Hao quietly made his preparations, while giving hand signals to Ju Zuo. He wanted to wait until the behemoth was close before giving it a good beating!

At that moment, Zhao Hao inadvertently caught a glimpse of the giant snake's head!

This sight startled Zhao Hao!

What the hell is this thing?!

That giant snake actually had a human head!

Its head was nearly two meters in diameter, with protruding cheeks, a nose somewhat like a cow's, and a pair of vertical pupils that were golden yellow, making it very conspicuous in the cave.

The man had two forked antlers on his head, and many forked and segmented fleshy whiskers of varying lengths on his chin and lips.

That huge mouth was split open, revealing a mouthful of jagged, sharp teeth from left to right!

Zhao Hao quietly activated his spiritual energy, preparing to make a move, but the human-headed serpent suddenly raised its head, becoming alert!

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Chapter 74 Eels with Dragon Tendons

Zhao Hao activated his spiritual energy, which immediately startled the giant human-headed serpent.

It reared up and charged at a stalactite, wrapping itself tightly around it. Behind the stalactite lurked a person dressed in armor.

The strange man opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, and let out a bizarre roar, immediately spewing out a foul, fishy stench. However, the man remained expressionless and showed no reaction.

The strange man suddenly tightened his body, instantly constricting the stalactite tightly.

The man was so badly injured that he turned into a piece of paper with a "bang".

This was a paper doll bait that Zhao Hao had laid in advance to attract attention.

Just then, a faint hissing sound was heard, and the fuse of a huge explosive barrel under the stalactite was burning!

That's Orange's skill!

"Duang~"

After a loud bang and shockwave, the earth shook violently, and rocks fell everywhere.

Even though Zhao Hao was prepared, he was still shaken so badly that he almost fell over.

Using explosives in this cave was hardly a good choice; it could easily result in mutual destruction. But Zhao Hao had no other options at this point.

Although this strange snake is not a dragon, it is as thick as a water vat and over twenty meters long. In this dark stalactite cave, it is practically a king among men.

If it were flat ground, Zhao Hao could give it a shot, but in this kind of place, it's absolutely impossible to kill it without taking some risks.

Hesitation and retreat will only lead to your demise in this perilous situation. Why not take the plunge?

Fortunately, Zhao Hao was lucky; the cave was very sturdy.

Although many stalactites had been broken and fallen due to the tremors, at least the cave did not collapse.

Of course, the most important thing is that the explosive barrels of the Orange Tower are not as powerful as modern high explosives.

If a modern high-yield explosive were to detonate here, half of this mountain would collapse!

Before the huge echoes in the underground cave had even faded, Orange had already thrown out several ropes with hooks, and at the same time, with a net-casting motion, he threw out a huge net.

This is basically the first time it has used its full power.

At this moment, several torches were lit inside the cave, illuminating the damp cave. It was Orange who lit the torches that had been prepared in advance.

Although Zhao Hao could barely manage to see in the dark, it was still too much of a challenge for him to fight this strange snake in the dark.

Before the dust had settled, a strange hiss was heard. The monstrous snake shook off the rubble that had been pressing down on it and raised its head again. The orange-shaped net was torn to shreds in just two seconds. The rope hooks snapped and crackled.

With the torchlight illuminating the scene, Zhao Hao was finally able to clearly see the monster before him.

Its head was a gigantic, distorted human head with a bluish-gray face. Its snake-like body had fin-like features, a reflective mucus layer on its surface, and a yellowish-orange color beneath the skin, seemingly covered with layers of fine scales.

The snake's upper body, near its head, had several large, bloody holes, each the size of a washbasin, blasted open. Smaller wounds of all sizes covered its entire body, leaving virtually no undamaged flesh.

Dark red blood gushed down the snake's body onto the ground.

The firelight illuminated the area, and with large sections of stalactites broken off, the view became clear. The monstrous human-headed serpent immediately spotted Zhao Hao and hissed as it swooped down.

Zhao Hao quickly retreated, using the stalactites around him as a barrier to create distance.

He had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on. The strange snake was moving very slowly and wasn't rushing over very fast, but it had left a trail of blood on the ground!

If you're going to drag it out, then drag it out!

At this moment, he had already taken out the "fast-forward pocket watch" that Uncle Tie had given him and had already turned the hands.