Chapter 1051: Chapter 661: Attainment
However, the moment Liu Hun’s words fell, a giant fire-red serpent suddenly emerged from the previously bubbling molten lava, biting the middle-aged man’s body in half in an instant.
One half was devoured by the giant serpent, while the other half fell directly into the molten lava, turning to ash. The middle-aged man didn’t even have time to scream before dying.
Looking at the giant crimson serpent before his eyes, apart from its massive size, it could move freely in the molten lava.
The entire serpent was like a gigantic flood dragon; facing such a serpent living in the molten lava would leave anyone in awe.
Liu Hun and the others were no exception.
“Be careful!” Liu Hun locked his eyes on the fire-red serpent as it opened its blood-red mouth to attack him, shouting loudly to warn the others.
As the serpent charged at Liu Hun, its massive tail swung towards Lao Bai and the others. If they fell into the molten lava, their lives would be at risk.
At this moment, Liu Hun’s eyes were fixed on the serpent, his pupils suddenly constricting.
When the serpent lunged at him, Liu Hun didn’t hesitate for a moment. With a light push off the stone platform beneath his feet, he leaped into mid-air.
Before the serpent could react, Liu Hun was already above its head.
Gripping the dagger tightly, he fiercely stabbed at the serpent’s head.
“Pshh!” A crisp sound echoed as Liu Hun felt the dagger in his hand pierce into the serpent’s head, and he felt his body losing control.
The serpent’s body thrashed continuously, forcing Liu Hun to hold tightly onto the dagger to avoid being thrown into the molten lava.
“Damn!” The more the serpent struggled, the more grave the wound on its head became. Seeing streams of lava seeping from beneath its skin, Liu Hun’s face turned grim, and he couldn’t help but exclaim.
No sooner had he uttered those words, he stabilized his posture and, using the dagger for leverage, propelled himself backward through the air.
While in mid-air, Liu Hun continuously adjusted his posture, eventually landing steadily on a stone platform.
Despite this, Liu Hun felt some relief, knowing he had been lucky. Otherwise, he would have fallen into the molten lava and been burned to ash.
The severely injured serpent had submerged back into the lava, and as Liu Hun scanned the surroundings, new serpents emerged, making his pale face even more troubled.
“Hurry, escape to the other side!” Liu Hun glanced behind him, finding the path blocked by more serpents. They had no choice but to move forward.
As Liu Hun’s words fell, the others quickly responded, simultaneously fending off the serpents and dashing forward.
Even Qin Tao and Wu Dao, at this moment, cared little for the Xuan Fire. Despite their desire to capture it, they understood that survival was paramount.
As for the Xuan Fire, they could think of ways to attain it later.
Qin Tao glanced at the Xuan Fire and Liu Hun behind him with a trace of reluctance, then his eyes glinted with a cold light.
His figure quickly darted across the rocks above the molten lava, like a dragonfly skimming the surface, rushing to the other side.
The others followed closely, as Liu Hun, having dealt with that serpent, was at the rear.
Once everyone reached the passage on the opposite side, Qin Tao had a cold gleam in his eyes, watching Liu Hun struggling to escape towards them from behind.
Mumbling softly, he said, “I want to see just how capable you really are.”
“What do you intend to do?” Wu Dao’s alert rose sharply upon hearing Qin Tao, glaring at him.
Yet Wu Dao was a bit too late; Qin Tao had already picked up several stones from the ground, hurling them viciously at the serpents in the area.
“That’s enough, arguing about it now does no good; the priority is to figure out how to save him!” the Clan Leader couldn’t help but shout when he saw Wu Dao and Qin Tao about to start a fight.
Following the Clan Leader’s rebuke, and before Wu Dao could say more, a peripheral glance saw Liu Hun’s predicament change, making his expression tense with worry.
Even if he killed Qin Tao now, he would have to consider the repercussions, plus it might be too late to save Liu Hun. While Wu Dao didn’t care about those repercussions, he didn’t want Liu Hun to die here.
Wu Dao might have a loud mouth, but he was straightforward and frank; previously, Liu Hun had risked danger to save him, so naturally, he wouldn’t abandon Liu Hun now.
“Qin Tao, this isn’t over between us!” Wu Dao coldly looked at Qin Tao, letting go of his collar after speaking.
“You better start thinking about how to rescue people, I’ll go ahead!” Qin Tao ignored Wu Dao and started walking forward.
Watching Qin Tao’s figure gradually fade away, Wu Dao was just about to call out to him when the Clan Leader shook his head and frowned, saying, “He won’t be of much help if he stays, and he’ll only cause trouble.”
“But Chi You’s weapon…” Wu Dao was still a bit worried.
“Don’t worry, Chi You’s weapon isn’t something that can be taken easily, otherwise we wouldn’t have encountered so many dangers along the way,” said the Clan Leader slowly.
Following the Clan Leader’s words, Wu Dao finally breathed a sigh of relief, even if Chi You’s weapon ends up in anyone’s hands, he didn’t want to see it fall into Qin Tao’s.
“Next, everyone focus your attacks to help Xiao Tian lure these giant serpents over,” the Clan Leader decided quickly, and immediately led the group into the field to attack some of the giant serpents.
At this moment, Liu Hun was under increased pressure, facing simultaneous attacks from several giant serpents, he could only dodge repeatedly, a slight mistake and he might fall into the molten lava or be devoured by the serpents.
Even so, Liu Hun’s body was riddled with scars, many areas of his skin were burned by the fiery molten lava carried by the serpents.
Fortunately, with the Clan Leader and others joining in, they managed to attract the attention of some of the giant serpents away for the time being.
And yet, there were still two giant serpents fixating on Liu Hun.
“Bang!” Suddenly, one of the giant serpents opened its bloody mouth and lunged at Liu Hun, while another serpents swung its massive tail horizontally toward him.
Liu Hun was positioned right in the middle of the two serpents, there was simply nowhere to dodge.
Seeing this scene, Liu Hun’s expression changed slightly, his eyes were fixed on the two approaching serpents.
“There’s no choice!” As the two serpents drew closer, Liu Hun gritted his teeth, muttering under his breath.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Hun could clearly smell the stench emanating from the mouth of one of the serpents.
His legs slightly bent, and just as the serpent lunged at Liu Hun, suddenly, he propelled himself like a cannonball into the serpent’s bloody maw.
When Liu Hun’s form just entered the serpent’s mouth, the other serpent’s tail swept across where he had just been.
This sweep ended up landing on the head of the serpent whose mouth Liu Hun entered.
The serpent, intending to crush Liu Hun, didn’t expect this sudden turn of events, the powerful blow made the serpent’s body stagger, causing it to fall toward the molten lava.
Feeling the temperature rising alongside him, Liu Hun suddenly drew out his dagger inside the serpent’s mouth, stabbing it repeatedly.
“Hou hou…” The serpent felt a sharp pain in its mouth and instinctively opened its mouth, at that moment, Liu Hun did not hesitate at all, kicked forcefully in its mouth and propelled himself out.
Yet, before Liu Hun left, he remembered to pull out a grenade from his pocket, quickly opened it and threw it into the serpent’s mouth.
The grenade was something Liu Hun had brought out from the Loulan Tomb, he had only thought of keeping it handy just in case, unexpectedly, it came in use now.
“Bang!” The moment Liu Hun was still in mid-air, an explosion sounded from within the serpent’s mouth.
The direction of these stones was also adjusted by Qin Tao, all targeting Liu Hun.
As the stones landed on the serpents’ heads, their gaze fell upon Liu Hun at the center.
The pair of crimson eyes, like copper bells, flickered with a strange glow.
Seeing the serpents focus on him, Liu Hun halted abruptly, his expression turning grim.
Now, he couldn’t afford any distractions, the most important thing was figuring out how to escape, as for who caused this, there’d be time for reckoning later.
“Qin Tao, you bastard! If Xiao Tian didn’t remind us just now, you’d be dead by now!” Wu Dao grabbed Qin Tao’s collar, his face full of furious anger as he shouted at him.
Upon hearing Wu Dao’s words, a look of disdain flashed across Qin Tao’s face, then he coldly replied, “What, do you plan to fight me now?”
“Bring it on, who’s afraid! Today either you die or I die!” Wu Dao’s eyes were full of fury, glaring at Qin Tao as he shouted.
Glancing at the serpent being blasted to pieces, Liu Hun secretly exhaled, then continuously adjusted his direction in mid-air.