Qiu Ruhai was the next to step into the ancient building. With a flash of his figure, his saber rose into the air, striking directly at the giant serpent's maw. The blade was sharp and cunning, its speed so great that the serpent, seemingly understanding that it could not dodge the attack, spat out Qin Chao, whom it had already half-swallowed, directly towards the incoming blade!
At the same time, Ren Yuanhao also darted forward in an instant, slashing at the serpent's tail. The great serpent, unable to tend to both head and tail, suffered a deep, bone-revealing gash from the black saber. As its tail throbbed with pain, its grip loosened, and Ren Yuanhao leaped forward, catching Qin Feng as he fell.
"Each saved one, this round is a draw!"
Qiu Ruhai's eyes were like those of a cunning, seasoned hunter. He then carried the heavily injured Qin Chao towards the doorway and handed him over to the arriving figures. As for the hunters who had come seeking spoils, the moment they stepped into the ancient building and saw the true form of the giant serpent, their scalps tingled, their legs went weak, and they practically crawled backward out of the doorway, their faces pale.
"This, we don't want this two million anymore. Our lives are more important, our lives are more important."
"That's right, this is a monster that no human can possibly defeat."
"I wonder what kind of people those two are, they're too damn fierce!"
The hunters spoke with trembling voices. Faced with a serpent they had never seen before, their lives felt as fragile as weeds.
However, some of the more knowledgeable middle-aged men suddenly caught sight of the distinctive saber in Qiu Ruhai's hand and murmured, "It's, it's the Qiu family saber-wielder!"
"The Qiu family saber-wielder? The Qiu family saber-wielder who has been out of sight for many years!"
"The guardian spirit of the village! It seems the legends are true! As long as the village truly falls into disaster, the Qiu family saber-wielder will appear!"
The hunters cheered loudly, their morale seeming to surge accordingly.
Ren Yuanhao placed Qin Feng in a safe corner and was about to look for Bai Fu when Qin Feng raised his trembling hand, grabbed his pant leg, and said in a whisper, "Bai Fu, save Bai Fu, the shrine~"
His gaze shifted to the scattered fragments of mud figurines on the ground, then to the toppled shrine. Moments later, he found Bai Fu's frail body pressed beneath it, her mouth opening and closing, still alive.
"Uncle, help me draw its fire, I'm going to save her!"
"Alright!"
Two figures moved simultaneously in different directions. The serpent's tail, having suffered a cut, naturally harbored a deep wariness of Ren Yuanhao. But when its goose-egg-sized eyes saw Ren Yuanhao going to snatch its prey, it erupted into a frenzy. Its massive tail swept up a pile of mud figurines, shooting them towards Ren Yuanhao like a barrage of bullets!
"Long worm, your opponent is here!"
Qiu Ruhai used the toppled desk as a springboard, leaping towards the serpent's head. The great serpent suddenly lowered its head, not opening its mouth, but lunging its head like a battering ram straight at Qiu Ruhai. The force was immense, the wind raging, causing the scattered flames on the ground to shrink and almost extinguish.
Clang!
The moment Qiu Ruhai's saber struck the serpent's head, it emitted a clear, resounding metallic sound. Qiu Ruhai himself was sent flying to the ground like duckweed in a wave, kicking up a large cloud of dust. A sweet taste flooded his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of dark blood.
The hunters watched with trepidation. The Qiu family saber was famously sharp, capable of cutting through hair with a breath and slicing through iron like mud. Who would have thought that today it would be defeated by this long worm!
"This beast's head must be covered in scales! Qiu family saber-wielder, direct confrontation is not the way!"
"The serpent's belly is its weakness!"
Upon mentioning the serpent's belly, everyone finally noticed that its abdomen was greatly distended, as if it had swallowed something. That something seemed not to be dead yet, occasionally shifting its position with the serpent's movements.
"Damn it, it must be Bai Fu's mother!"
Ren Yuanhao, holding the dazed Bai Fu rescued from under the shrine in one arm, placed her beside Qin Feng and said sternly, "Hey, kid, the lady is yours now. Can you protect her?"
"Yes!" Qin Feng gathered all his strength to stand up, taking the grass fork kicked towards him by Ren Yuanhao, his eyes shining with determination.
"Hey, uncle, did that blow just shatter your bones?"
Ren Yuanhao's mind raced, devising a plan to save her in a moment, but this plan also required Qiu Ruhai's assistance.
"My old bones are still alright. You've seen its belly, kid!"
"Yes, I have a plan."
Ren Yuanhao pointed his black saber towards the second-floor corridor. Qiu Ruhai immediately understood. He clapped his hands together, sprung up from the ground, and deliberately picked up several damaged mud figurines, hurling them at the serpent.
"Long worm, look here!"
The moment the mud figurine fragments hit the serpent's head, they shattered into powder. The goose-egg-sized pupils of the serpent stared fixedly at Qiu Ruhai. Qiu Ruhai, using the hanging red cloth, leaped up to the second-floor corridor like a skyrocket.
"Long worm, come on!" Qiu Ruhai held his saber across his chest, unhooked the wine gourd left to him by his grandfather, and took a hearty swig, his heroic spirit soaring, treating the long worm as if it were nothing.
Provoked by him, the great serpent fell for the bait. Its body, like a white silk ribbon, surged upwards, stirring up a fierce hurricane. Dust flew, and the fabric rustled. At the same time, its vulnerable underbelly was completely exposed!
"Thanks, uncle!"
Ren Yuanhao, using the fiercely fluttering red cloth, moved between the strips like Tarzan. When he leaped to the position closest to the serpent's belly, he immediately gathered his strength, his inner energy surging. With a leap of two to three meters, he brought his black saber down from the serpent's white underbelly in a powerful downward slash!
The soft flesh of the belly was immediately cut open by the sharp black saber. Cold blood poured down like a reversed heavenly river, drenching Ren Yuanhao. The great serpent roared to the sky, its madness escalating!
Qiu Ruhai had been waiting for it to open its mouth. As it did, Qiu Ruhai leaped, holding his saber horizontally, and plunged directly into the serpent's gaping maw, madly tearing at the soft flesh within like a meat grinder!
The two forces clashed and struggled. The ferocity in the serpent's eyes gradually dimmed. Ren Yuanhao, cutting to the bulging area, suddenly withdrew his saber and reached into the belly. After cutting open the stomach, he indeed saw a female body covered in viscous fluid.
"This is it!"
With a swift stroke of his saber, Ren Yuanhao cut through the messy connective tissues, his entire body now stained with cold blood, resembling a god of slaughter.
By the time Ren Yuanhao rescued Bai Fu's mother, the great serpent had already swayed its massive body a few times, like a candle in the wind, before finally crashing to the ground filled with shattered mud figurines with a resounding thud. Blood gushed out like a spring, and it convulsed.
"We did it, we did it!"
"The two million is ours!"
"Damn, the coordination between these two is seamless, these are the real monsters!"
As the hunters cheered, Bai Fu finally regained consciousness from her semi-conscious state. The first thing she saw upon opening her eyes was Ren Yuanhao, covered in blood and looking like a demon, nearly passing out again.