Published: February 19, 2025
Dragon Elephant Beast (For the warm sun alliance leader’s additional update, third update)
According to the map provided by the mercenaries, and by cross-referencing with their mobile satellite map, the group of iron-armed black apes was approximately one hundred and fifty kilometers away from the point where they entered the mountain.
In the meantime, they would need to cross over nine peaks, two small rivers, and travel through the territory of three dangerous mutated beasts.
Of course, this danger was significant for those mercenaries, but in Chen Chu’s eyes, it was merely one level three mutated beast and two level two mutated beasts.
Among them, the level three mutated beast was a king cobra more than thirteen meters long, with speed like the wind, tremendous strength, and deadly poison. Even bullets from a rifle could not pierce its scales.
At that time, two of the mercenaries were swallowed by this king cobra, and they had to throw dozens of high-explosive grenades to escape its pursuit.
The remaining two level two mutated beasts were a giant crocodile residing on the riverbank and a spike wolf measuring nine meters in length.
"Are we going to kill it?"
Under the setting sun, in the woods on the hillside, Chen Chu and his three companions were watching ahead, where a giant python over ten meters long and entirely black was coiled around a tree trunk.
Its flat snake neck was about a meter wide, and paired with that fierce snake head, it exuded an oppressive feeling.
At this moment, the python slightly raised its head, its black snake eyes coldly gazing in the direction of Chen Chu and the others, clearly having spotted the four of them several dozen meters away.
As a snake, its senses were not limited to sight; its sense of smell and heat detection were even more acute.
However, as just a level three mutated beast, Chen Chu and his companions did not take it to heart and were discussing whether to kill it or bypass it and come back later.
After all, a level three mutated beast was worth hundreds of thousands, and turning it in to the authorities would earn them 20 contribution points, which was much easier than killing ten level two blood disciples.
Li Hao suggested in a deep voice, "I recommend we bypass this king cobra and come back to kill it later. It would be too troublesome to carry its body on the road, and it’d be a pity to lose it."
Chen Chu nodded, "In that case, I also suggest we bypass the other two mutated beasts."
"Alright." Xia Youhui and Li Meng had no objections either.
"I'll lure it away."
With that, Chen Chu flashed and dashed out of the woods, appearing in a clearing over ten meters away. He picked up a rock the size of a human head from the ground.
Boom! Under the terrifying force, the rock flew like a cannonball and accurately smashed onto the head of the king cobra.
The powerful impact instantly pulverized the rock, and the shockwave sent the snake's head snapping back violently.
Hiss!
The king cobra was instantly enraged by Chen Chu, hissing coldly, its body like a black line sliding down from the tree in an instant.
Where the robust body of the python passed, the grass and bushes naturally parted, forming a path for the snake as it sped away, crossing dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.
The king cobra, also known as the mountain wind, was named for its swift movement, and after mutation, its speed was even more astonishing.
But Chen Chu was faster, and with a bang, he burst through the air, disappearing from his original spot.
"That’s fast." Watching Chen Chu and the python vanish into the depths of the forest in the blink of an eye, the other three were slightly taken aback.
That level three mutated python was fast, but Chen Chu, who practiced a power-based technique, was surprisingly fast too, which puzzled them.
In fact, after arriving at the Keluoya Trial, many had noticed Chen Chu’s unusually agile speed, which was not typical for a cultivator focused on strength.
However, no one questioned it further, including Xia Youhui.