บท 16: Consumption of the Snake King and the Sound of a Gun

บรรณาธิการ: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Slither slither slither…

Ye Bei moved at a very slow pace.

Whirl whirl whirl!

All the snakes, including the Snake King himself, simultaneously whirled their heads around to look at Ye Bei.

At that moment, all the snakes were exceptionally quiet.

Although the air was thick with the scent of predatory intent, none of the snakes dared to move a muscle.

Although it was dark, because they were snakes, they could see their surroundings clearly.

Ye Bei had concealed his breathing.

But once his body was exposed to the snakes' fields of vision, his presence could no longer be obscured.

At that moment, there was only fear and shock in the minds of these snakes.

"Who is he? Why have we never seen him in our colony before?"

"He's of the same race as us too!"

"He's even bigger than the Snake King…"

"Why do I have the feeling that his skin is extremely hard—countless times harder than ours?"

"The Snake King? He's here to challenge the Snake King for his position?"

All the ordinary Blood Pythons murmured among themselves. Although they were very much afraid of Ye Bei, they all knew that even if a fight broke out, it would only be between him and the Snake King. Plus, judging from the current situation, it was obvious that Ye Bei had the upper hand in terms of strength.

In the animal kingdom, the strong lorded over the weak, and whoever was most powerful would be king!

"I've never seen you before! However, you seem very dangerous to me. If you want the position of Snake King, you'll first have to defeat me!"

The Snake King held its head high…

…and spoke frostily.

However, just as its voice rang out, the System's voice suddenly sounded in Ye Bei's head.

"A Blood Python King has been detected. If you consume it, you will gain 10000 Evolution Points!"

The System's message was clearly out to tempt him!

However, after hearing what the System had to say, Ye Bei felt a little unsettled…

They were both Blood Pythons. No matter how he looked at it, eating the other Blood Python was an absolutely crazy thing to do!

Then again…

For the sake of his Evolution Points, he couldn't afford to think about it too much.

"Fine! Come on!"

Ye Bei's tone was cold, and he stood where he was as he spoke. He couldn't even be bothered to move.

He had already consumed an entire wolf pack, and had even eaten a Mutant Sabre-toothed Tiger… A mere Snake King was child's play to him.

Ye Bei stood where he was. He couldn't even be bothered to move.

On the contrary, as if he were facing a huge enemy, the Snake King cautiously charged toward Ye Bei…

Rustle rustle…

The leaves on the ground rustled as the Snake King moved forward, crushing them beneath his weight.

Hiss hiss…

It was the sound of the Snake King's forked tongue poking out of his mouth.

There was hardly an exchange of words. There was no room for small talk between two kings. The only thing to do was fight to the death.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Snake King charged towards Ye Bei, and when he was close enough, he opened his mouth wide, releasing an extremely unpleasant stench.

The Snake King wasn't as fortunate as Ye Bei.

Although he, too, had a pair of fangs, pythons were non-venomous by nature…

And a snake's most common mode of attack during a fight was to swallow the enemy whole.

The Snake King opened its mouth wide.

At that moment, Ye Bei's killing instinct kicked in.

Hiss…

He stuck his forked tongue out of his mouth.

When the Snake King was less than one meter away from him, Ye Bei also ferociously opened his jaws wide. Without waiting for the Snake King to approach…

Whoosh!

The following instant, Ye Bei moved with increased agility. With his mouth wide open, he rushed towards the Snake King.

Gobble gobble…

Before the Snake King even had a chance to react, Ye Bei had already swallowed its head in one bite.

Then, a gurgling sound resounded continuously from within the marsh.

The four-meter-long Snake King was in the midst of being swallowed by Ye Bei, bit by bit. Other than its tail, which was still writhing against the ground, the snake was unable to put up any more resistance.

When the hundreds of Blood Pythons surrounding Ye Bei and the Snake King saw the outcome of the fight, their red eyes widened.

At the start of the fight, most of the snakes were sticking out their forked tongues. But at that moment, all of them had their mouths tightly shut. They didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of attracting Ye Bei's attention.

Their hearts had always been loyal to the unrivaled Snake King!

How on earth… had the Snake King been killed so easily?

Gobble gobble…

Ye Bei was still preoccupied with devouring his meal.

Under normal circumstances, a snake's belly would enlarge after it swallowed his prey. Then, only after a long period of digestion would the food be converted into energy needed for survival. However, that was unnecessary for Ye Bei.

Ye Bei turned the Snake King's body into pure energy the moment it entered his mouth.

That energy gushed wildly through his body.

The sensation was refreshing, and it made Ye Bei excited…

Of course, such a scene doubtlessly struck fear into the hearts of all the Blood Pythons around.

They only saw Ye Bei swallowing the Snake King. They didn't see Ye Bei's stomach grow in size… Regardless of how much they racked their brains, they couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Congratulations to the Host on successfully consuming a Blood Python King and obtaining 10000 Evolution Points!" the System announced immediately. "According to the Host's estimations, there are many Blood Pythons present. However, the Host's evolution has already far surpassed theirs. They don't possess sufficient evolution energy and are of little significance. Every python you consume will account for ten points!"

Indeed, Ye Bei had originally intended to devour all the surrounding snakes after finishing with the Snake King.

But when he heard the System's announcement…

There were only about 300 snakes present. If one snake accounted for ten points, then devouring them all would only give him just over 3000 points.

At present, he was 50000 points away from the next stage of his evolution. Whether he ate these snakes or not wasn't going to make much of a difference… On the contrary, he had killed the Snake King, and was about to make himself the new king of these snakes!

It would be much more logical for him to order them to explore the situation in the jungle or hunt for creatures for him to consume and achieve his evolution.

Hiss hiss…

The next second, with an expression in his eyes so cold that it almost gave off a hiss of its own, he swept his gaze over every snake present.

"From today onwards, I will be your king! All who object… shall die!!!"

His voice was icy.

All the Blood Pythons understood at once…

Bang!

However, just as Ye Bei was about to issue instructions to these snakes, a crisp sound rang out from the west.

It was definitely less than one kilometer away.

Was it the humans?

Hearing this sound, Ye Bei jerked slightly.

Among the shocked Blood Pythons surrounding him, a few of them spoke up in a trembling voice.

"King! King… it's the humans! They must have discovered this place! They're attacking!"