Chapter 1118 - 1115: Serpents in Chaos
The group remained highly alert, their eyes fixated on the source of the sound, but after a single noise, it went silent.
Lin Chuan signaled the group to stay put and slowly walked towards the sound while holding his submachine gun.
In front of the source of the sound was a dense patch of vegetation. Lin Chuan reached it, suddenly parted the plants, and rushed forward, but saw nothing.
"Damn, what is that?" Hema, afraid for Lin Chuan's safety, said from behind him.
Lin Chuan quickly scanned the surroundings and, indeed, saw nothing. He turned to Hema and shook his head, saying, "I found nothing."
Miss Lan and the others were intensely focused on Lin Chuan. Suddenly, the eerie sound echoed again behind them.
Xiao Han quickly turned and fired a burst towards the sound.
Song Hui was equally quick, and as Xiao Han sprayed bullets, he also began firing the submachine gun.
After dozens of bullets were fired, the strange sound disappeared again.
After Xiao Han and Song Hui had finished a round of shooting, Miss Lan rapidly dashed forward. Worried for her safety, Lin Chuan leapt forward, following behind her.
The situation was the same as before, nothing was found, making the six of them exchange puzzled looks. What exactly was making this strange sound?
While the group was still in shock, a rustling sound began to emerge from all directions, accompanied by a strong fishy smell invading their noses.
This fishy smell was entirely different from the viscous liquid's smell they discovered at the lookout post. As soon as Lin Chuan smelled it, he shouted to everyone, "Gather together quickly, it's snakes!"
The group quickly assembled together. By this time, the rustling sound from all directions grew louder. In front of them, a gray Little Snake darted out, flicking its red tongue.
Without a second thought, Hema fired a shot at the gray Little Snake.
Lin Chuan wanted to stop him, but it was too late. The gray Little Snake was hit, its body severed in two.
As soon as the gunshot died down, countless gray snakes appeared around them, densely packed, numbering in the thousands. While the others remained composed, Miss Lan, being a girl, turned pale at the sight.
Thousands of gray snakes surrounded them, stopping two meters in front of Lin Chuan and the group.
Hema and Iron Bull raised their submachine guns, ready to fire, but Lin Chuan shouted, "Don't move!"
The snake swarm encircled them, but didn't seem to intend to attack, so Lin Chuan and the others dared not act impulsively, each watching the snake swarm intently.
"Captain, it seems like these snakes intend to trap us," Xiao Han said.
"Captain, we can't keep this up; let's fight our way out," Iron Bull suggested.
Lin Chuan frowned and said, "There are at least ten thousand snakes. How do we fight our way out? Don't move rashly; let me think."
Faced with such a massive snake swarm, what could Lin Chuan do?
Suddenly, the strange sound rang out again, making the snake swarm uneasy, as if preparing to attack.
At the moment the eerie sound rang out, directly in Lin Chuan's direction, he noticed a flash of gold in the grass, appearing and disappearing.
"Don't move," Lin Chuan shouted to the group, then suddenly sprung up, leaping more than two meters high, diving towards the spot where the gold flash disappeared.
Lin Chuan moved with ghost-like speed, landing several meters away from the group, right at the outer edge of the snake swarm.
On the outskirts of the snake swarm were countless more snakes, coiled around the stalks of low plants.
The gold flash appeared again, a few meters in front of Lin Chuan, who leapt upward again, pursuing the flash.
Lin Chuan was fast, but the gold flash was faster. By the time he reached the spot, it zipped away, vanishing into the vegetation.
Damn, what is that? Lin Chuan was shocked. The thing moved like a ghost.
The gold flash started flickering again not far away. Gritting his teeth, Lin Chuan chased after it. It seemed to deliberately tease Lin Chuan; when he chased, it fled.
No one knew how far he'd run, but Lin Chuan still couldn't see what the flickering gold flash was.
Lin Chuan felt fatigued, realizing that at this rate, he would exhaust himself completely.
Since he couldn't even glimpse the shadow of this thing, Lin Chuan knew chasing was futile. He stopped the pursuit and turned back towards Miss Lan and the others, but he realized he was lost.
He wandered for quite a while, unable to distinguish north from south, east from west, and finally leaned against a tree to rest.
After resting for about ten minutes, having recovered somewhat, Lin Chuan stood up, only to hear a ripping sound. At some point, a thorny branch had snagged his clothes, tearing a big hole in the back.
Damn it, Lin Chuan cursed silently, taking off his jacket to inspect. Exposed around his neck were the two pieces of Yin Yang Jade.
Before heading to the entrance of Qinghai Kunlun Mountain, the old General specifically instructed Lin Chuan to wear two pieces of jade, just in case he might find some secrets about the Yin Yang Jade.
Just about ten meters in front of Lin Chuan, a point of golden light suddenly appeared, shooting toward Lin Chuan like lightning.
Lin Chuan just raised his head and saw a point of golden light shooting toward him. Without thinking, he dropped to the ground, dodging the golden light.
Dodging that point of golden light, Lin Chuan flipped up with a carp maneuver, eyes fixed on the golden light. This time the golden light didn't run, and landed on a branch two meters in front of Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan finally saw clearly, the point of golden light was a little snake with a white body and a touch of gold on its head, about seven inches long, looking at the two jade stones on Lin Chuan's chest with a lively gleam in its eyes.
The little snake flew at such a high speed, Lin Chuan could only see the golden light on its head.
Lin Chuan was on full alert, to prevent the little snake from launching an attack on him.
The little snake stared at the two jade stones on Lin Chuan's chest for a while, suddenly hissed a few times, and shot toward Lin Chuan like lightning.
Lin Chuan quickly dodged, but as he did, the little snake twisted mid-air and landed on Lin Chuan's right shoulder, watching the two jade stones with its crimson tongue flicking.
Lin Chuan was shocked, reaching out to grasp the little snake, it hissed at him again.
It seemed this little snake had no intention to harm him, its aim was the two pieces of jade. Lin Chuan retracted his hand and asked, "Do you recognize these two pieces of jade?"
The little snake jumped up, circled in the air, and landed on Lin Chuan's right arm, nodding its head at Lin Chuan twice.
The world is full of wonders; this little snake could actually understand human speech.
Lin Chuan was bewildered, and followed with, "Since you know these two pieces of jade, then you must also know their origins?"
The little snake nodded twice again, hissed at Lin Chuan a few more times, and shot forward.
Could this little snake be signaling him to follow? Lin Chuan felt extremely curious, calling out loudly, "Are you asking me to follow you?"
The little snake twisted mid-air, nodded its head, it seemed Lin Chuan had guessed correctly.
"I can follow you, but you need to release my team members first." Thinking of Miss Lan and others still surrounded by snake groups, Lin Chuan said to the little snake.
The little snake landed on a branch, issued two strange calls, and nodded its head at Lin Chuan.
"You mean my team members are safe?" Lin Chuan asked the little snake.
The little snake hissed a few times, nodding its head again.
"Alright, since they are safe, I'll go with you." Lin Chuan was very curious about these two pieces of Yin Yang Jade, this little snake seemed very spirited and even recognized these pieces of jade, presumably where it was leading him had a significant connection with the Yin Yang Jade.
The little snake moved quickly in front, Lin Chuan struggled to keep up, but fortunately, the snake didn't seem to want to shake him off.
After running in the dense forest for about two hours, Lin Chuan finally emerged from the woods, confronting a towering mountain.
The little snake seemed to have no intention of stopping, continuing to fly toward the mountain, Lin Chuan forced himself to follow.
At the foot of the mountain, the little snake started flying upward.
Lin Chuan felt his energy waning, his body softened, and he sat down on the ground.
The little snake darted down, stopped in front of Lin Chuan, and shook its head, constantly signaling to him.
Lin Chuan gritted his teeth, stood up again, and followed the little snake up the mountain. Climbing about ten meters high from the foot, the little snake twisted its body and the golden light disappeared.
Lin Chuan followed immediately and saw an entrance at the place where the little snake disappeared.
Without hesitation, Lin Chuan crawled into the cave. The inside wasn't very spacious, but Lin Chuan still had to crouch to move forward; the further he went, the darker it became, the golden light on the little snake's head seemed very vivid.
Luckily, Lin Chuan carried a mini flashlight, which he switched on and didn't feel so dark anymore.
After walking for an indeterminate distance, roughly twenty minutes, the low cave suddenly widened and became dry. A few minutes ahead was a stone chamber.
Using the flashlight, he inspected the stone chamber, it wasn't large, less than twenty square meters; the little snake landed in front of a candlestick, hissing at Lin Chuan a few times.
Lin Chuan roughly understood the little thing's intention, pulled out a lighter, walked to the candlestick, and ignited it.
Lo and behold, this candlestick could indeed be lit, as the light brightened, the full view of the stone chamber revealed itself.
To the east side of the chamber, there was a small stone table, with a book resting on top; apart from that, there was nothing else in the chamber.
Lin Chuan walked over, saw the table covered in dust, and the book was blanketed in thick dust, making it impossible to read its title.