Chapter 176: Loud Noise.

Amidst this chilling wind, hearing the Commandant’s words, let alone Xiao Fen, even the Commandant’s followers secretly lowered their heads.

This Commandant obviously disregarded the safety of the entire neighborhood and was fleeing the scene. In the past, such things might have been excusable; those dandy soldiers had always been like this. But here today, before this, Xiao Fen and Daoist Yuan had reminded him many times, yet the Commandant persisted in his old ways. He caused trouble and did not even dare to bear the consequences. Such a person was naturally cold-hearted by nature and not someone to be entrusted with anything.

At this moment, however, Xiao Fen’s killing intent had risen greatly. He had killed people many times, so naturally, he had no hesitation. Moreover, the fact that the Commandant before him could say such irresponsible words, completely disregarding the safety of the Capital City, truly made Xiao Fen not want to spare him.

Instead, it was Daoist Yuan, who had previously spoken of making people extinct, who strode up and asked in a low voice: “What is that?”

Xiao Fen snapped out of it and said: “A blood python, I fear it is like a flood dragon.”

Daoist Yuan frowned and said: “An ordinary python would be one thing, but I fear this blood python you speak of is too long. If this blood python is allowed to completely leave, I fear this courtyard will be in danger. By then, I fear the filth will spill outside the courtyard.”

Xiao Fen froze for a moment, then understood why killing a blood python counted as a Main Quest. It turned out that the entire Space was calculated. The python had to be killed before it completely left the Blood Pool.

This was not an easy task. In the Blood Pool, Filth Life was easily replenished. If it could not be killed with one hit, it would recover in no time. Before this, Xiao Fen had used Lux’s Gratitude to kill large numbers of Hell Creatures twice in a row, utilizing the Web’s ropes which had immense destructive power , enough to kill with one hit, to escape the crisis.

However, in this place today, the Web was obviously of no use. Firstly, the area was too large to maintain for too long. Secondly, even though the Web’s destructive power was immense, it feared, feared still fell far short of a one-hit kill.

“These Hell Monsters are aided by the Blood Pool. If we cannot kill them with one hit, I fear they cannot be controlled.”

Xiao Fen voiced his concern in a low voice. Daoist Yuan listened and said: “If you want a one-hit kill, you must find the vital spot. If the vital spot cannot be found, the only way is to make this blood python leave the Blood Pool and cut off the Blood Pool’s aid.”

Xiao Fen shook his head and said: “That cannot be done. These blood pythons are highly poisonous. Once they leave the Blood Pool and break down this wall, I fear the common people outside the wall will suffer disaster.”

Daoist Yuan looked at Xiao Fen, surprised that this young man before him, at such a tender age, actually possessed a heart of pity for the world. Such insight and thinking were far superior to those who spoke of benevolence and morality all day long. He nodded and said: “Very good, very good. Your heart is not yet hard, and you still know the hardships of these people. Fine, I will not ask for those tedious etiquettes and many rules today. I will go all out and join hands with you to fight that flood dragon. I cannot let you take all the credit alone.”

After speaking, Daoist Yuan took a step forward. With a “bang,” his aura burst forth, blowing open his outer Daoist robe to reveal a set of plain short clothes underneath. He turned his head to look at Xiao Fen and said: “I will withstand this flood dragon. You stay behind and guard. If you notice anything wrong with the flood dragon’s body, immediately call out.”

Xiao Fen nodded, watching this baby-faced Daoist walk toward the pond in front without hesitation. He suddenly felt a wave of sadness in his heart, a lump in his throat. He wanted to say something but did not know where to start.

If the two of them went up together to fight the blood python, it would not be impossible, but no one knew how long the blood python was, what it looked like, or where its vital spots were. Rushing up recklessly might waste a lot of energy at the start, and when it came time to truly exert force in battle, they would be powerless. Moreover, if there were any abnormalities and no one was supporting from behind at all times, the situation would likely be critical.

One must know, the World Tree had set a quest time of a full two hours, which meant that this blood python’s vitality must be incredibly tenacious. Furthermore, the World Tree did not state whether there were other Hell Creatures appearing alongside it. If there really were Hell Creatures accompanying the blood python, Xiao Fen, who stayed behind, could still play a role.

Seeing that Xiao Fen was not wordy and knew when to advance and retreat, Daoist Yuan smiled and nodded. He strode to the edge of the pond water. At some point, a soft sword that trembled like a snake had appeared in his hand.

Xiao Fen was just about to speak when the numbers before his eyes suddenly jumped. The countdown had reached zero. In that Blood Pool, a huge column of water suddenly surged. After half an incense stick’s time, a giant eye suddenly appeared before everyone’s eyes. This eye was incredibly red, without a pupil, and its size was almost comparable to a child like Daoist Yuan.

At this time, even the Commandant was so scared that his upper and lower teeth chattered loudly. As for his followers, their souls had long since fled their bodies. As for those Constables, they had passed the initial moment of greatest fear and had now slightly regained their courage. Although they were trembling while standing by the wall, they were not as scared as before.

That blood-red eye stared dead at Daoist Yuan. Although it had no pupil, the entire eye was filled with Daoist Yuan’s reflection, looking incredibly frail.

Daoist Yuan also looked at that eye with a smile on his face. The soft sword in his hand had somehow become straight.

Just at this moment, a sudden clap of thunder rang out in the sky. Huge lightning appeared out of thin air, and a strong wind rushed out from a corner of this courtyard. For a time, sand and stones flew throughout the rear courtyard, and everything was hazy, making it almost impossible to see what was in front of them.

Xiao Fen thought to himself: “It’s here!”

Sure enough, that eye suddenly lifted high. Beneath that eye, a giant mouth that could almost fit a water buffalo appeared suddenly and bit viciously toward Daoist Yuan.

Daoist Yuan’s body did not change in the slightest. He just said one word in a low voice: “Po.”

With a “bang,” a ball of blood suddenly burst from the upper jaw of this giant mouth, and a deep hole appeared.

Before the opponent could react, Daoist Yuan looked at the giant mouth and kept saying in a low voice: “Po, po, po, po, po.”

Accompanying his voice, large amounts of blood flowers constantly appeared everywhere in this giant mouth, just like a series of explosives detonating inside this mouth. Finally, after letting out a huge roar, this mouth had to slowly retreat.

Daoist Yuan did not give his opponent a chance to recover. His body suddenly lowered, and the next moment, he appeared beside that giant eye. The soft sword in his hand seemed to wave a few times casually in the air. Then, his falling body stepped on the blood filth beside that eye. His body changed direction and flipped back to his original position, still standing as straight as before, as if he had not moved half a step.

After an instant, that giant python roared violently again. Accompanying this sound, lightning snakes danced wildly in the sky, and thunder rumbled. That blood-filled eye, like a mirror, suddenly split apart, instantly dividing into a dozen fragments. On each fragment, Daoist Yuan’s figure was reflected.

Immediately after, a huge body suddenly pulled out from the blood water, carrying a sky-full of blood water behind it as it pounced toward Daoist Yuan.

Xiao Fen vaguely saw that within this blood water, countless eyes were watching Daoist Yuan, just like looking at food that was about to be in their mouths. Each eye emitted a greedy light.

Xiao Fen was extremely anxious in his heart, fearing that Daoist Yuan would be outnumbered. He wanted to step forward to help, but unexpectedly, someone suddenly grabbed him from behind.

With Xiao Fen’s current strength, he could not withstand this light pull. Moreover, the other party was as quiet and fast as Daoist Yuan when approaching him. This feeling made the hairs all over Xiao Fen’s body stand up. He suddenly turned his head. The person standing behind him was wearing a bright red robe, his face covered with age spots, with a white face and no beard. Who could it be but Wei Zhongxian?

Xiao Fen was just about to speak when Wei Zhongxian shook his head slightly. He glanced with his eyes at the Commandant on the other side who was almost scared out of his wits. A cold sneer floated on the corner of his mouth as he looked up and asked: “Old Daoist Yuan, how are you faring?”

Daoist Yuan pointed one finger at the sky and one finger at the ground. Facing the sky-full of blood water and the huge body before him, he suddenly let out a huge roar. However, the volume of his roar was so great that for a moment it exceeded Xiao Fen’s hearing range. He could not hear Daoist Yuan’s voice at all. To be precise, in that instant, he could not hear any sound at all. A huge wind pressure whistled past Xiao Fen’s side. After at least two seconds, Xiao Fen faintly heard that the thunder in the sky was still constantly rumbling.

Being roared at point-blank by Daoist Yuan, that huge body along with the blood flames beside it seemed to have been dealt a heavy blow to the head. It froze in the air for a while, then suddenly went soft and fell uncontrollably into the blood water with a heavy crash, showing no reaction for a long time.

Only until this moment did a huge sound blast forward from behind Xiao Fen with a rumble, sounding like the noise made by a huge airplane flying past Xiao Fen.

“This is probably the result of Wave Control ability reaching a profound level.”

Xiao Fen, whose head was dizzy from the vibration of Daoist Yuan’s roar, thought involuntarily. In his eyes, Daoist Yuan’s body was slowly recovering from two figures back to one, although the edges of this figure were still blurred.

However, Daoist Yuan did not press the advantage this time. He suddenly retreated two steps and said to Xiao Fen, whose ears were still ringing: “Just as you said, if this beast cannot be killed with one hit, I fear it cannot be killed.”

Xiao Fen smiled bitterly, suddenly thinking what the consequences would have been if he had faced this giant python alone at night before. He thought about it again and again, only feeling a chill on his body, never able to think of a good method.

That’s right, this giant python did not seem to have many attack methods, and its Attribute was not too high, probably similar to a Level 4 creature. However, because it was always in the Blood Pool, it was very difficult to kill. Even someone like Daoist Yuan, who could be compared to an Awakened, would find this a headache.