Chapter 111 Sprint to Level 7

Chapter 111: Chapter 110: Sprint to Level 7

With just a single volley, a large swath of the water below was cleared.

Dozens of Black Snake Monsters were either dead or severely maimed. Foul blood dyed a large area of the water red, and severed limbs floated on the surface, making for an incredibly gory scene.

HISS!

Witnessing this, the Black Snake Monster Leader in the mud let out a deafening roar of fury.

Vicious light flickered in its eyes. Thick black mist spewed from the gaps between its scales, the muscles in its arms bulged, and it viciously plunged its Bone Forks into the mud beneath it.

HONG LONG!

A violent surge of water erupted with it at the center, forcefully scattering the thick mud.

It violently broke free from its restraints. Carrying the stench of blood, it swung its serpentine tail through the water and, wielding its twin forks, lunged straight at Han Ning in mid-air.

Its speed far exceeded that of ordinary Black Snake Monsters.

ROAR! Snow Cake was already prepared, the Tri-Colored Crystal Scale on its forehead flashing with light once more.

[Spiritual Scream]

HUMMM!

An invisible shockwave of Spiritual Shock swept toward the pouncing Black Snake Monster Leader.

Affected by the fluctuations, the Black Snake Monster Leader stalled in mid-air. A hint of confusion appeared on its hideous face, and its forward momentum sharply decreased.

"Molten Gold!"

Han Ning seized the opportunity. With a tiger’s roar, his body expanded and transformed in mid-air, turning into a three-meter-tall Molten Gold Battle Tiger.

Scorching Molten Gold heat spewed from every pore of his body.

Facing the two pale Bone Forks thrusting straight at him, Han Ning did not dodge or evade, meeting them head-on with his tiger claws.

CLANG! CLANG!

Two deafening metallic clangs erupted, sending sparks flying in all directions.

The Black Tide Energy attached to the Bone Forks violently collided with the Molten Gold heat, bursting with corrosive SIZZLE sounds.

The Black Snake Monster Leader’s arms trembled, and it nearly lost its grip on the Bone Forks.

It hadn’t expected its opponent’s strength to be so terrifying.

Pressing his advantage, Han Ning shifted his tiger claws from a swat to a grab, tightly locking onto the Bone Forks and pulling them toward himself.

At the same time, his thick hind legs kicked against the water, using the momentum to launch his tiger body forward. His other tiger claw, burning with golden flames, aimed straight for the Black Snake Monster Leader’s chest and abdomen.

HISS!

Sensing a fatal threat, the Black Snake Monster Leader unhinged its jaws. A stream of pitch-black venom, thick as ink and reeking of a pungent, bloody stench, blasted out like a high-pressure water hose straight at Han Ning’s face.

There was no need for Han Ning to warn it.

HOWL!

A condensed Tri-Colored Beam shot out from a diagonal angle below, arriving first despite being fired later.

SIZZLE!

The Crystal Stream Breath collided with the venom pillar. The tri-colored light and pitch-black venom violently intertwined, vaporizing into large clouds of foul-smelling white smoke.

Seizing the opportunity, Han Ning’s tiger claw pierced effortlessly through the thin Water Shield that the Black Snake Monster Leader had hastily condensed in front of its chest.

The boiling-hot tiger claw dug deep into its chest!

HISS!

The Black Snake Monster Leader let out an incredibly shrill wail, thrashing its body frantically in an attempt to break free.

Han Ning continued to exert force, constantly twisting his claws inside the wound.

Simultaneously, the vines around his body danced wildly. A portion of them shot out to kill the Black Snake Monsters closing in from all sides, while the rest swiftly coiled around the Black Snake Monster Leader in front of him.

THWIP! THWIP! THWIP! The sharp tips stabbed into its body.

SIZZLE! SIZZLE! SIZZLE!

The Black Snake Monster Leader’s chest was ripped open by Han Ning’s sharp claws, its muscles rapidly charring black under the terrifying high temperature. Sharp vines also skewered the rest of its body.

"Die!"

Vicious light flickered in Han Ning’s eyes. He raised his other tiger claw, golden flames condensing to the absolute limit at the tips, ready to deliver the fatal blow.

The Black Snake Monster Leader exploded with ferocity. On the verge of death, it viciously snapped off its own arms.

SPURT!

From the severed stumps, black blood sprayed like a fountain right at Han Ning’s face.

It was a completely suicidal tactic.

ROAR!

Snow Cake lunged from behind and to the side, a faint light flickering on its forehead.

SIZZLE! SIZZLE! SIZZLE!

A wall made of dirt formed, blocking the space between the two.

The black blood splattered against the dirt wall, giving rise to another sizzling cloud of white smoke and corroding the wall beyond recognition.

With the Black Snake Monster Leader having severed its own arms, Han Ning’s tiger claw met no further resistance.

WHACK!

He swung his tiger claw, changing its trajectory, and smashed it against the Black Snake Monster Leader’s hideous, flat head.

SPLAT!

It burst open like a rotten watermelon. Red, white, and black mixed with charred, shattered bones and mangled flesh, splattering everywhere.

The Black Snake Monster Leader’s massive body stiffened. The vicious light in its eyes quickly dimmed, and it limply sank underwater.

[Druid growth progress +180. Current Level 6, 1203/3000]

[Three-Color Gemstone Crocodile Lizard growth progress +120. Current Level 6, 160/2500]

An Energy Light Group, far more majestic than that of an ordinary Black Snake Monster, floated out from the Black Snake Monster Leader’s corpse and entered Han Ning’s body.

A warm current surged, nourishing his body.

Han Ning shed his transformation, returning to his human form, and swam over to the slowly sinking corpse.

"The Energy increase isn’t that much... it’s about the same as that six-meter Black Snake from last time. Could it be that more Energy is hidden in the Crystal Stone?" he thought.

Han Ning had experience killing Coral Monsters. His palm transformed into a sharp tiger claw as he slashed at the Black Snake Monster Leader’s chest, slicing it completely open from chest to tail.

The entire snake was split into two down the middle.

RIIIP!

Han Ning manipulated the vines, burrowing them into the split bloody opening and prying it wider.

Foul-smelling internal organs and tainted blood spilled out, assaulting his nose with the stench.

He frowned as the vines explored the inside of the corpse. Soon, one of the vines touched a hard protrusion near the back of the snake corpse’s abdomen. With a forceful dig, a Deep Blue Crystal Stone, roughly the size of a walnut and irregular in shape, was scooped out by Han Ning, mixed with blood and flesh.

The surface of the Crystal Stone was rough. Inside, it looked as if viscous black liquid was slowly swirling. It carried a bit of weight in his hand, emitting water-like Energy Fluctuations.

Han Ning securely tucked the Deep Blue Crystal Stone away; it was the key material he needed to prepare an Energy Stone.

"Let’s continue. Kill them all," he ordered.

THWIP! THWIP! THWIP!

Vines shot out, piercing through the Black Snakes that were bogged down by the mud one by one.

[Druid growth progress +3]

[Druid growth progress +3]

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"Let’s go. We’re changing locations," he said.

Once all the Black Snakes at the scene were killed, Han Ning did not linger. He called out to Snow Cake, and they left the area.

Considering he still had plenty of Spiritual Power left, Han Ning did not immediately return to the outpost. Instead, he moved to a new location to continue hunting the Black Snake Swarm with Snow Cake.

Han Ning wasn’t just doing this to accumulate Level progress, but also to grind his Skill Level.

[Beast Form (Basic Level) Skill Level +217. Current 734/2000]

[Rapid Growth (High Level) Skill Level +85. Current 205/500]

[Animal Companion (High Level) Skill Level +56. Current 178/500]

[Druid growth progress +225. Current Level 6, 1428/3000]

[Three-Color Gemstone Crocodile Lizard growth progress +180. Current Level 6, 340/2500]

Over the ensuing time, the man and lizard acted like tireless killing machines, constantly shifting their positions throughout the waters in the western ruins of Bailu City.

As long as there were signs of a large gathering of Black Snake Monsters, they would not hesitate to relocate there and continue slaughtering the Black Snakes, resting only when they were tired.

The sky transitioned from having a faint trace of light to gradually turning pitch dark.

The number of ordinary Black Snake Monsters that died by their hands had already exceeded six hundred.

By the time the sky had completely darkened, they found themselves blocked on their way back by a Black Snake Monster Swarm numbering over a hundred.

The snake swarm hissed, their venom shooting in a barrage like raindrops with continuous SPLAT, SPLAT, SPLAT sounds.

"Snow Cake, lock them down," Han Ning said.