Qingshui City.
In the Qin Army Command Center, a giant screen hung above.
On the screen, a red dot was moving.
Numerous officers below were all watching that red dot intently.
"The Black Demon Tiger is extremely cunning and has a speed-boosting ability. It has escaped our encirclement multiple times!"
Bam!
One officer slammed a fist on the table, speaking with a face full of resentment.
"With the tracking device in place, no matter how cunning it is, it can't escape the eyes of our army!"
Another officer beside him spoke coldly.
Since the Black Demon Tiger was spotted again, the Qin Army in Qingshui City had conducted a carpet search for its location.
After the Spiritual Energy Revival, the outskirts turned into dense forests much like a primordial jungle, unfriendly for our troops but perfect for beasts to hide.
This Black Demon Tiger relied on the cover of dense woods and the darkness of night to break through our encirclements multiple times.
But the Qin Army did have some results. During a battle, they managed to embed a tracking device into the Black Demon Tiger, allowing them to constantly locate it.
"Commander, the Black Demon Tiger is about to escape our city limits and enter the Dahe City area."
At this moment, an officer looked towards the middle-aged man at the front and reminded him.
"Have the warriors fall back, there's no need to pursue it any further!"
"Immediately notify the Dahe City Qin Army, send them the Black Demon Tiger's information, and let them take over!"
The officer slightly furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, and ordered.
...
In the silent wilderness, two massive figures moved through the forest and grass, appearing and disappearing, hard to discern their full shapes.
At this moment, a pair of gigantic eyes emerged from between the leaves, exuding intense pressure and menace. With the crackling sound of arm-thick branches, a fierce beast squeezed out of the forest, revealing its massive form.
It was a giant tiger over twenty feet tall, with a body covered in yellow and black stripes!
Trailing behind it was another majestic giant tiger over ten feet tall, radiating golden brilliance to the sky.
These were none other than Jiang Che and Nangong Luo.
At this moment, Jiang Che and Nangong Luo had already left the Great Cyan Mountain.
As they traveled, they chose remote, uninhabited wilderness, avoiding human clearance teams.
After two days and nights of running, they had left Qingshui City and entered another city in Jiang Province.
Having traveled so long, even beasts like them couldn't bear it anymore, so they planned to stop on a small hill ahead and rest for a while.
As they reached the hilltop, they saw a three-meter-tall gray creature under a tree, munching on grass and letting out strange sounds.
"Un-un! Un-un!"
The gray creature looked like a horse but had a huge head and long ears, with a thick coat of fur, and didn't look very pleasing, seeming clumsy.
"Is this... a donkey?"
Jiang Che's eyes instantly brightened with joy in his heart.
What luck!
Just as he was ravenous, a beast was being delivered to him.
In a flash, Jiang Che pounced swiftly.
"Ah—aah—uh—uh!"
The commotion of the two tigers' arrival alarmed the gray donkey.
At the moment it saw Jiang Che, the gray donkey's eyes widened in fear, let out a cry of terror, and bolted towards the bottom of the hill.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
As fast as a lightning bolt, in the blink of an eye.
Boom!
Jiang Che's massive body pounced on it, ending the poor creature's life in an instant.
The gray donkey, now lifeless, lay with wide-open eyes, filled with terror, looking quite eerie.
Biting the neck of the gray donkey, Jiang Che dragged it to where Nangong Luo was, signaling to him.
Nangong Luo didn't hesitate and joined Jiang Che in their feast.
In a short while, the gray donkey was eaten down to just a bare, white skeleton, emanating a stench.
Jiang Che and Nangong Luo lay on the ground resting, their thick tails gently swinging, enjoying the comfort of their post-meal rest time.
Bam bam bam!
But then, the sound of hurried gunfire came from the bottom of the hill!
Jiang Che and Nangong Luo instantly awakened and stood up cautiously.
"Could it be that the human Qin Army is here to clear out beasts? Could they be after us?"
Nangong Luo's eyes narrowed slightly, feeling a bit concerned.
Jiang Che and Nangong Luo exchanged a glance and moved towards the bottom of the hill together.
At the bottom of the hill stood a small town.
Above the main road hung a sign with three big characters — She Wang Town!
The town was not big and seemed quite rundown, but the vibe of life was strong.
As Jiang Che reached the town's entrance, a strong putrid stench hit his nose, instantly making him sneeze several times.
"This smell..."
Jiang Che's heart stirred.
"This town?"
"She Wang Town? Could this be the birthplace of the Bloodthirsty Snake King?"
Nangong Luo's tiger eyes flashed, guessing from the name of this small town and the stench in the air.
Bloodthirsty Snake King: A savage and bloodthirsty ancient kind with extraordinary bloodline.
At the onset of Spiritual Qi's revival in the past, it was a very famous Demon King!
This bloodthirsty Demon King rose from a small town called She Wang Town.
She Wang Town was a small town specializing in breeding and slaughtering snakes as a means of economy. Breeding, slaughtering, and selling - the whole process involved every household in this industry chain.
In the past, most of She Wang Town's residents perished at the hands of the Bloodthirsty Snake King.
The incident caused a nationwide shock!
"Are the beasts in the town the Bloodthirsty Snake King?"
Listening to the dense gunfire coming from the town, Nangong Luo's eyes slightly narrowed, mind whispering.
Following the gunfire, the two tigers moved towards the town. As they went along, aside from the pitiful dead bodies strewn everywhere, they didn't encounter a single living person.
Fortunately, the gunfire continued, and the two tigers ventured deeper.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the town.
Hiss hiss! Hiss hiss!
Countless mutated giant snakes slithered from all directions, opening their mouths wide, hissing ferociously, and furiously attacking the townspeople fleeing to that spot.
Some townsfolk were wrapped up by the giant snakes and swallowed, while others were torn apart by several snakes, their bodies swiftly ripped into pieces.
The entire small town was littered with corpses, blood everywhere, full of terrified screams and shrieks.
In the not-so-distant area, a troop of several hundred soldiers, relying on a makeshift defensive position, was launching an offensive against the snake swarm.
They wanted to rescue the townsfolk, but the snake swarm blocked their path desperately.
The mutated giant snakes gathered densely, intertwining with one another on the main road, eyes filled with devouring intent, transforming into a surging wave of serpents moving towards the defensive position.
Hundreds of rifle muzzles flashed, producing a dense barrage of bullets.
Bam bam bam!
Immediately, numerous mutant giant snakes erupted in bursts of blood, writhing in pain, eventually falling motionless.
The barrage was like rain; countless mutated giant snakes were shot dead, and the ground was littered with the remains of giant snakes, preventing the snake tide from advancing.
Despite this result, the faces of the warriors on the defense didn't show any joy, but looked extremely grave.
Amidst the snake tide, there was a giant serpent over fifteen meters long, covered in blood-red scales.
Facing the rain-like barrage, this Red-Scaled Giant Serpent was barely pushed back, its body unharmed!
This serpent's scales were extraordinarily hard, causing bullets to spark off its body.
"Damn it, without heavy firepower, we can't even scratch this beast!"
"Alright, alright! I'll toss grenades myself to blast this beast apart!"
On the defensive position, a furious officer cursed aloud.