The end of the cave was shrouded in darkness, and everyone instinctively shifted the beams of their flashlights away, avoiding the gigantic creature ahead.

Whether it was fear that the glaring light would anger it, or the horror of the forked tongue under the beam, everyone wanted to escape from the depths of their hearts.

No one could have imagined that deep within this cave, there lay a colossal creature, larger than the giant anacondas of the Amazon Rainforest seen in documentaries.

After the giant snake suddenly emerged, it made no further moves, just coiling at the end of the tunnel, its massive body almost completely blocking the entrance.

Its scarlet eyes swiveled slowly, the forked tongue flickering every few seconds, its putrid smell spreading with each movement, causing a churning nausea.

Brother Quan, Niu Da, Eagle, and others slowly moved their steps, converging towards the spot where Qi Yun stood, blocking him.

At the same time, they already had their handguns gripped, safeties off.

But... could this 9-millimeter caliber bullet really harm the monster before them?

No one felt sure in their hearts.

"Retreat slowly!" Qi Yun commanded with a low shout, quickly making a decision.

This giant snake was clearly not easy to handle, and the wisest choice now was to retreat safely before it attacked.

Upon hearing this, everyone began to move backward slowly, trying not to make a sound, afraid of disturbing the creature.

Fortunately, the giant snake only fixed its gaze on them, perhaps not feeling too hungry now.

"Splash!"

Suddenly! A stalactite from the ceiling fell, splashing into the underground river.

It wasn’t a significant noise, but in the quietness of the cave, it sounded like a thunderclap!

The giant snake’s scarlet eyes suddenly shrank, its previously coiled body instantly tense, like a spring wound tight.

It let out a piercing hiss, the sound piercing through eardrums, the forked tongue flickering madly, and the stench reached an extreme intensity.

In the next second, its barrel-thick body lunged at the group with the force of a whirlwind!

"Run!"

Brother Quan shouted as he turned, pushing Qi Yun aside while emptying the magazine of his Type 92 directly at the snake’s head!

He was joined in firing by Niu Da, Eagle, and others.

Except for Xiao Wu, who was protecting Qi Yun as they retreated, everyone began shooting.

"Bang bang bang!"

The dense gunfire erupted in the cave, bullets like raindrops aimed at the giant snake’s head and body.

Yet, the dark brown scales were tougher than imagined, the bullets only making a "ding" sound upon impact, falling to the ground and leaving shallow marks on the scales.

"Can’t penetrate! This shell is too hard!" Niu Da yelled as he changed the magazine, watching the unrelenting charge of the giant snake with reddened eyes.

The giant snake completely ignored the bullet attacks, its huge mouth opened wide, filled with the stench, heading straight for Qin Sizhi and his disciple!

"Swish!"

Amid darkness, two cold flashes streaked as Jin Bao, who had hardly spoken all along, moved.

Holding a short knife in each hand, he charged forward instead of retreating, heading directly at the giant snake’s head!

His movements were alarmingly swift, leaping like a leopard, dodging the sweeping tail, and in the moment the giant mouth was about to close, he leapt up, stepping on the snake’s rough scales, rushing towards its left eye!

Except for Qin Sizhi, everyone was stunned by Jin Bao’s action, not expecting him to be so daring.

And his skills weren’t bad either!

In midair, Jin Bao gripped his short knife tightly, using his falling momentum to fiercely stab towards the giant snake’s left eye!

This thrust was both quick and vicious; Jin Bao was undoubtedly a master with knives.

Just as the knife tip was about to pierce the snake’s eye socket, the snake suddenly swung its head.

"Clank!"

A crisp sound.

The short knife stabbed at the outer edge of the eye socket, halted by hard bone spines!

The clash between blade and bone spines sparked a series of sparks, and Jin Bao only felt a numbness in his hands, as the short knife snapped!

Jin Bao’s balance was lost instantly, sending him falling to the ground.

A flash of ferocity glinted in the snake’s eye as its massive head lowered, wide mouth ready to devour him whole! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

At the critical moment, Qin Sizhi took action.

In his palm were three black long nails which, with a wrist flick, shot with the speed of a whizz at the snake’s eye!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The three long nails flew swiftly like projectiles, aimed straight for the scarlet eyes of the snake.

The snake reacted quickly, sensing danger, and shifted its head again to avoid the vulnerable spot.

"Ding ding ding!"

Sparks erupted from the snake’s scales as the nails gave a crisp clatter, rebounded.

Still unable to pierce through.

Yet this brief obstruction gave Jin Bao a sliver of life.

He evaded the snake’s gaping mouth in time, rolling upon landing to disperse the force.

But barely catching a breath, the snake struck again, its thick tail sweeping like a steel whip towards him.

There’s no doubt that if this hit connected, his life would be in grave danger.

"Dodge!"

At the crucial moment, a shout exploded from behind!

An Zai and Da Pao appeared, holding flamethrowers, rushing forward, spewing fiery jets like dragons towards the giant snake!

The fire illuminated the cave brightly.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

The thousand-degree heat forced the snake back, emitting a shrill hiss, as the scales on its tail burned, curling and falling, revealing dark red flesh amid an acrid burnt smell.

The giant snake felt the pain, seemingly very afraid of the heat, and did not attack again.