This is the stone pig, unlike ordinary exotic beasts. Although fierce in nature, they prefer to eat various strange stones. Even if they kill other exotic beasts in a fight, they simply turn their heads and leave.
And because of this characteristic, the skin of the stone pig is harder than diamonds. It is the material that Heizi likes most for his weapons.
At this moment, within a hundred meters of a group of stone pigs, six Heizi are staring intently at the happily feeding stone pigs.
"Captain Qing, when do we make our move?"
One of the Heizi spoke to the man lying in the middle. The man looked to be in his thirties, but contrary to his age, his face held a composure and depth that even many seasoned veterans lacked.
Captain Qing, the leader of the Heizi, slowly spoke, "Don't rush. These stone pigs are just incidental. We're after more than just these."
"More than just these?"
Captain Qing's words caused the expressions of the other Heizi to freeze. After following him out, they hadn't received any specific mission details until they arrived here and lay down not far from a group of stone pigs.
They had assumed that the target of this operation was the stone pigs.
But now it sounded like that wasn't the case?
Just as the five were in doubt, a sudden change occurred within the stone pig herd in front of them!
A stone pig, which was using its sharp tusks to root around in the soil searching for delicacies, hadn't even reacted before a large mouth that suddenly emerged from underground bit down on its densely packed sharp teeth!
"Lu!"
The group of stone pigs, startled, scattered in all directions as if encountering some natural predator. Unfortunately, it was already too late. Before the furthest stone pig could run three meters, the soil beneath its feet turned into mud, and the stone pig, weighing nearly a ton, had no time to react.
They all fell into it.
"Lu!"
For a time, the unique calls of the stone pigs echoed through the sky.
Captain Qing's expression changed slightly. He quickly stood up, saying, "These things are making too much noise. Let's finish this quickly!"
After speaking, he was the first to charge towards the terrifying maw, which was larger than the stone pig, nearly two meters long.
Captain Qing drew his sword from his waist. It was a soft sword only as long as his arm, but the cold glint flashing on it was enough for even a layman to perceive its extraordinary nature!
His speed was much faster than the maw. Before it could fully retract underground, the soft sword, like a toothpick, plunged directly into the maw.
"Come out for me!"
Captain Qing roared, and with a fierce pull of the sword, a colossal creature was pulled out of the ground as if it were a toy.
It was a giant snake covered in black scales!
The snake's head alone was as large as half a floor!
The giant snake, in pain from being pulled up, reacted. Its green eyes, larger than those of a human, stared intently at Captain Qing. Then, a dark shadow completely obscured Captain Qing's vision.
"Captain, we're here!"
The remaining five Heizi also arrived. Before the snake's massive tail could fully smash down, five different beams of light pierced into the giant snake's body.
"So tough!"
The five felt the recoil from their weapons, and surprise rose in their eyes simultaneously. They weren't wielding inferior weapons made from the skin of stone pigs, but treasures generated by heaven and earth!
They naturally possessed armor-piercing effects!
Yet, even with such sharp weapons, they almost failed to pierce the giant snake's skin!
Of course, it was only "almost." The pain inflicted by the five's weapons shifted the giant snake's attention away from Captain Qing.
When the giant snake turned its gaze towards the five, it found that they had no intention of engaging it and had retreated far away.
Captain Qing also returned to the side of the five.
"Captain Qing, is this the Black Serpent?"
Captain Qing said grimly, "To be precise, it's a young Black Serpent. If it were an adult, let alone me, even the Grand Master would struggle to escape."
The five were immediately startled. If that were the case, and if the young one's parent was nearby, wouldn't they be doomed?
Just as Captain Qing was about to explain further, the young Black Serpent lunged towards the six. Before its monstrous maw arrived, a foul wind preceded it. Captain Qing's expression changed drastically. He was about to warn them but suddenly remembered that he couldn't breathe either.
"This is bad!"
Captain Qing rushed forward. Although the soft sword seemed insignificant like a toothpick before the giant snake, the sword energy it unleashed left continuous red wounds on the snake's body.
The blood flowing from it was not the usual crimson but a green that was difficult to describe.
Green usually represented poison, and upon closer observation, one would notice that the Black Serpent's green blood emitted wisps of clear smoke when it dripped onto the rocks!
However, Captain Qing couldn't afford to pay attention to such details. After forcing the giant snake back, he quickly turned to look at his companions. As expected, a man who had carelessly inhaled the Black Serpent's foul wind was lying in his companion's arms, foaming at the mouth.
"Quickly give him the antidote, the most expensive one! Everything on a Black Serpent is poisonous!"
The others frantically rummaged through their pouches and after a while, finally found the antidote he mentioned.
The effect was quick. Less than half an hour after ingestion, he had already regained consciousness.
At this time, only one man remained by his side. The other three were with Captain Qing, using ranged attacks against the Black Serpent.
Perhaps because it was a young one, the Black Serpent not only lacked combat experience but was also very afraid of pain. It could have broken through the encirclement of the four by enduring a single injury, but each time, it was struck by Captain Qing's soft sword and held in place.
Even when it tried to burrow underground, Captain Qing stopped it with his sword energy.
The poisoned man's eyes clearly showed terror after waking up, and his body trembled uncontrollably as he gazed at the Black Serpent.
"Are you alright?"
His companion had intended to help kill the creature quickly after he woke up. Noticing his abnormality, he frowned and asked.
"Let's leave quickly! Captain is crazy! He even dares to provoke the Black Serpent, one of the overlords of our world! If we don't leave now, we'll only have a dead end!"
The Heizi who remained immediately shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you spouting! Open your eyes and look, Captain and the others are just waiting for us to join them to finish this young one. This is a young Black Serpent, one is enough for us to eat for ten years!"
"No, it's not like that!"
The man with a face full of terror shook his head repeatedly.
"I was accidentally poisoned just now, but do you know what I sensed during that time? Its parent, its parent is rushing towards this direction at high speed! Although I don't know how far away it is, this is definitely true!"
His companion's brow furrowed deeply, "Isn't it just a hallucination caused by the poison you ingested?"
"No, it's not a hallucination, it's true, it's heading this way!"