Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

Du Yi felt that he had done enough investigation.

Actually, he was already preparing to go back at this point. After all, even if there were mammoths to eat on the snow-capped mountain, it was still too cold. Staying in such an environment for a long time would make him uncomfortable. Compared to the snow-covered landscape in front of him, he preferred to stay on his original mountain.

Just as Du Yi was preparing to capture two mammoths to take back as reserve food, a thought suddenly arose in his mind as he looked at the endless mountains.

"What lies beyond the snow-capped mountains?"

Once the thought arose, it couldn't be stopped. The more Du Yi looked at the mountain range that connected heaven and earth, the more curious he became.

On this side of the snow-capped mountain, Du Yi already knew that if he went down the mountain and eastward, there would be a relatively warm hilly area, which was where he would live.

But if you cross the snow-capped mountains and head further west...

"Could there be similar places?"

With that in mind, Du Yi decided to take immediate action.

He still has plenty of physical strength and mental energy.

And most importantly, there is no shortage of food in the snow-capped mountains, which means that even if he loses physical strength, he can quickly replenish it.

Thus began Du Yi's journey of traversing mountains and valleys.

At first, everything went smoothly. Although the thick snow and cold environment slowed his progress, he still managed to climb to the halfway point of the mountain in just a few days and nights due to his enormous size.

The real trouble lies in the second half.

In the first half, he could still see some vegetation, so he could eat some hot roasted meat while replenishing his strength. But as he continued forward, the vegetation became less and less, and with the shortage of fuel, roasted meat began to become a luxury.

Furthermore, the surrounding environment became even colder, so cold that Du Yi's body began to stiffen. It was at this moment that Du Yi remembered that snakes were cold-blooded animals. Heaven knows how he had managed to survive on the cold snow mountain until now.

But he kept climbing, gritting his teeth and continuing until his body was almost frozen, until he reached the summit of the great snow-capped mountain.

"I did it!"

Du Yi, perched atop the snow-capped mountain, gazed into the distance.

In the dim light, he seemed to see more, relatively low snow-capped mountains.

Then he fell backward and slid all the way down from the top of the snow-capped mountain.

This was the fastest way he could find to get down the mountain.

Having already seen the view on the other side of the snow-capped mountains, that was enough. As for crossing more snow-capped mountains and going further afield... even with his enormous size, he was already starting to feel the strain.

"Let's go back and have a good meal first, and then come back to continue our adventure next time."

Du Yi thought to himself.

In short, the expedition was a great success. He not only gained a considerable understanding of the western environment, but also found the habitat of mammoths. So on the way back, he simply spent some more time hunting a few more mammoths, partly to eat himself, and partly to bring some souvenirs to his new neighbors.

After all, he still remembered that his new neighbors, those wild men, had been eating vegetarian food in the mountains for a while.

However, when Du Yi brought the meat back, he couldn't find a single savage.

The entire mountain suddenly became empty, so empty that Du Yi was even a little unaccustomed to it.

"You can't exactly say they moved away while I was out exploring, can you?"

After thinking about it, Du Yi realized that this was probably the only possibility.

Or perhaps those savages were captured and taken back to the city. After all, he had heard those savages talk about some disputes in the city—of course, since the savages' disputes had nothing to do with him, he didn't bother to remember such things.

Regardless, he was determined to visit the city of those savages.

He didn't go there before because his appearance would probably scare the savages to death. But now, many savages have seen him and weren't scared to death, so it doesn't matter anymore.

But just as Du Yi reached the city gate, his massive frame witnessed the fierce battle taking place within the city.

As far as the eye could see, there were only ruins scattered everywhere, with charred marks left by the flames.

Amidst the wreckage, a giant eagle, nearly the same size as him, was panting heavily, its tattered feathers still stained with sparks.

That is, when Du Yi looked at the giant eagle, the giant eagle also saw him.

"You...good, very good, really good, amazing!"

At that moment, the giant eagle's previously bewildered gaze suddenly turned ferocious, as if it had seen something clearly.

"So it was all because of you!"

"So all of this was part of your plan!"

Chapter 49 Black Hawk Down

When the giant eagle saw the giant snake appear, all its doubts were answered.

Why were those hairless monkeys able to so easily infiltrate the snake's lair? Why did the hairless monkey, who was perfectly fine before, suddenly go berserk? Why hadn't he seen the snake at all? Why did everything seem so incongruous, even though it was going so smoothly?

It turns out that all of this was a trap set by the snake!

Now, the trap has been closed.

The snake finally appeared.

"So it turns out you were the one who orchestrated everything from the shadows..."

The giant eagle felt it had understood everything.

Yes, that must be it. After all, it once drove those hairless monkeys to try to lure out the so-called snake god worshipped by those fat monkeys.

But now, it's the fish that's been caught.

"You... okay, okay, very good."

The giant eagle took a deep breath, maintaining its composure.

Although it was reluctant to admit it, the facts were already laid bare—at least in terms of secretly plotting and setting traps, the giant snake before it was indeed a cut above the rest.

Insidious, so incredibly insidious! They managed to turn the tables on it and trick it into this state...

“Impressive, you are certainly qualified to be my opponent.”

The giant eagle said this.

After it opened its mouth, the giant snake stopped and made a sound, as if it were saying something.

However, those words were not the language of the hairless monkey; they sounded like the pronunciation of those short, fat monkeys, which it couldn't understand at all.

But it didn't matter that it couldn't understand; it had already sensed the bewilderment in the other person's tone and seen the confusion on the snake's face.

This prompted it to snort coldly.

"Heh, you noticed that too?"

As it said this, the giant eagle suddenly spread its wings and soared into the sky.

Judging from its agile flying posture, there was no sign of injury whatsoever!

"You think you can outsmart me with a trap of this level?"

A giant eagle hovers in mid-air, its eyes gleaming with ferocity.

Yes, from the very beginning, attacks of this level could not possibly harm it, even if those fat monkeys risked their lives for the chance to attack in the air—but after realizing something was wrong, it still deliberately chose to suffer some insignificant damage, and even pretended to be exhausted from being beaten.

All this was to draw out the possible mastermind behind the scenes.

"To lure your prey into a trap, you have to make them think that everything is going smoothly... I should thank you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have learned such insidious methods."

The giant eagle in mid-air stared intently at the giant snake on the ground.

"However, the worst thing you could have done was to appear in front of me in person."

At this point, the giant eagle even sighed.

The more it thought about it, the more it felt that this giant snake was truly the most formidable opponent it had ever encountered in its life—and unlike those beasts that only knew how to use brute force, this giant snake clearly had a clear advantage in intelligence.

Even just now, before it could take off, the giant snake had already sensed something was wrong—this was enough to show how perceptive the giant snake was, and how it had figured out all the key points in an instant.

But now, it's all too late.

After all, a real battle cannot be decided by trickery and schemes alone.

Ultimately, victory in a battle depends on one's own strength.

“I even feel a little regretful to kill you like this... after all, I have never encountered an opponent like you before.”

The giant eagle flapped its wings, which blotted out the sky.

"But the only way to show you the greatest respect is to kill you."

A colossal eagle, its wingspan obscuring the sky, swooped down.

No fancy methods or earth-shattering battle scenes are needed; after all, for an eagle to hunt a snake is a simple matter.

It swoops down, tears open the snake's neck with its sharp claws, and then pecks out the snake's internal organs with its sharp beak.

All that's left is the act of eating itself.

"Not only your wisdom, but also your flesh and blood, everything about you, will become one with me, making me bigger and stronger!"

Thinking this, the giant eagle extended its sharp talons, aiming at the giant snake's neck.

Just as the giant snake poked its head out to bite, it swung its claw down and crushed the snake's neck bones.

After all, snakes only have a few ways of attacking: either they bite with their teeth to kill their opponents by injecting venom, or they use their huge bodies to strangle their opponents and win the fight by suffocating them.

But no matter which one, none can withstand its sharp claws.

The giant snake in front of them seemed to know all this, and its head with venomous fangs did not show any intention of sticking out—it just lay motionless on the ground, as if it were terrified.

"The terror of being between life and death..."

The giant snake's stiffened posture, clearly indicating impending death, reminded it of its childhood.

It still remembers that when it was thrown out of the eagle's nest to learn to fly, its body was just as stiff at the moment it fell off the cliff.

"But I broke through my own limits, and that's how I gained the ability to soar."

With this thought in mind, the giant eagle's gaze became even more resolute.

"It's a pity that you're too focused on intrigue and scheming, which is why you can't do this... What a shame."

As the snake's head drew ever closer, the giant eagle could already picture itself pecking at the snake's flesh.

In the end, it is the one that has the last laugh.

Although it had lost two battles in a row in the previous battles of wits and courage, everything went smoothly after entering the life-or-death struggle...

"……smoothly?"

The giant eagle suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

This made it focus its attention once again on the snake's head on the ground.

At this moment, the giant snake had raised its head and even opened its blood-red mouth, revealing its sharp fangs.

"what--"

The giant snake, baring its fangs, even let out a chilling roar.

This is the posture of a snake attacking; clearly, in the final moments of its life, this giant snake chose to fight to the death.

"However, only to this extent..."

Seeing that even when the giant snake was fighting desperately, it was still using snake-like attack methods, the giant eagle immediately felt relieved.

"What's the use of opening your mouth wide? No matter how much you breathe on me, I won't be scared..."

"what--"

The giant snake on the ground was still exhaling, which made the giant eagle even more disdainful.

When faced with death, all it knows is to put on this intimidating act. This behemoth that it regarded as its opponent is nothing more than this.

But at that moment, the sound of his breath suddenly changed.

"Ha—Pah!"

Just then, two streams of venom suddenly shot out, spraying the giant eagle's face!

"you……"

The venom stung its eyes like never before, the intense pain preventing it from opening them and maintaining its balance.

"Boom!!!"