As the second behemoth lunged out of the pool, Yang Lin got soaked for the second time. However, he clearly had no time to worry about that now, because no matter how he looked at it, the two giants in the pool were sizing him up.
"What in the world is going on here? Even an Amazonian anaconda shouldn't grow this big. It's like a scene from Anaconda!"
"And what's with this radiation mutation? Is there a nuclear power plant here?"
At this moment, Yang Lin had to admit he was regretting his curiosity.
Yet, he wasn't particularly afraid of the two behemoths in the water posing a threat to him. If they had wanted to harm him, they would have done so already.
Moreover, he sensed no hostility from them.
What worried him was the unknown radiation source.
Although radiation is present everywhere in human environments, a radiation source capable of mutating two anacondas to this extent couldn't be ordinary.
If he accidentally touched it, he might undergo a genetic mutation himself.
"Wait, if being irradiated could make me grow bigger, wouldn't that be cool?"
This sudden, wild thought did nothing to alleviate Yang Lin's anxiety.
Just then, the two giant pythons that had been staring at him for a long time finally spoke.
"Are you the legendary terrifying bipedal ape?"
"What?"
Hearing this out of the blue, Yang Lin was stunned for a long moment.
"It must be the terrifying bipedal ape. Legends say the terrifying bipedal ape once defeated countless animals to become the overlord of the jungle."
The other giant anaconda chimed in.
It was only then that Yang Lin realized that in the animal kingdom, humans had always been referred to as the terrifying bipedal ape.
However, the title didn't seem entirely inaccurate. In ancient times, human ancestors were indeed the most terrifying predators.
Looking at it this way, the ancestors of these two giant anacondas must have lived on this isolated island all along.
Realizing this, Yang Lin quickly explained:
"Actually, we don't call ourselves terrifying bipedal apes anymore. You can call me human."
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, a giant anaconda covered in diamond patterns spoke again:
"Human, since you have come here, it must be fate. It is the arrangement of heaven."
"If possible, we hope you can help us."
Before the bewildered Yang Lin could fully grasp the situation, a system prompt sounded.
"Ding! Host has triggered a special mission: Help the giant anaconda couple cure their baby anaconda's strange illness."
"Mission completion reward: One Skill Level Up Ticket, one random Talent Treasure Chest."
Yang Lin was momentarily taken aback by this prompt.
Putting aside the specifics of the mission, a Skill Level Up Ticket alone was enough to make him ecstatic.
Since acquiring the system, he had only received one Skill Level Up Ticket before.
After the initial surprise, he immediately reviewed the mission details carefully.
"Cure the baby anaconda's strange illness? So, the favor they need is to save their baby?"
"If it's just this, then this mission seems a bit too simple."
After all, for him, as long as an animal wasn't on the brink of death, a single talent point could instantly heal it.
As he was thinking this, the giant anaconda couple seemed to assume he was unwilling to help. After exchanging glances, the male anaconda turned and swam towards the waterfall beside them.
When it reached the edge of the waterfall, it suddenly stretched its neck and bit off something from the cliff next to it.
Due to the distance, Yang Lin couldn't clearly see what it had bitten off, but he could vaguely make out that it was some kind of plant.
It wasn't until the male anaconda returned to him that he could finally see it clearly.
"Is this an orchid?"
The moment this thought crossed his mind, the male giant python slowly placed the plant in its mouth in front of Yang Lin.
"Human, if you are willing to help, I can give you this Blood Orchid."
Hearing the giant python's words, Yang Lin's gaze refocused on the plant before him.
He saw an orchid emitting a faint fragrance, its petals and stem as red as blood, lying quietly there.
Before he could pick it up for a closer look, the Little-Toothed Spirit Cat, which had been hiding in his backpack unwilling to come out, suddenly poked its head out.
As its little nose twitched, its eyes immediately lit up.
"Yummy, yummy!"
The next second, the Little-Toothed Spirit Cat directly wriggled out of the backpack and began gnawing on one of the Blood Orchid's petals.
By the time Yang Lin grabbed the little creature by the scruff of its neck and lifted it off the ground, it had already finished a petal.
Looking at the damaged Blood Orchid, Yang Lin was instantly dumbfounded.
He glanced at the giant anaconda couple, who were now glaring at him with hungry eyes, and could only offer a helpless smile.
At this point, even if he didn't want to help, he had no choice.
With that thought, he glared fiercely at the Little-Toothed Spirit Cat in his hands.
"Alright, I promise to help you, but you have to tell me how."
After uttering these words with a sigh, the expressions of the giant anaconda couple immediately softened.
The next second, the male giant anaconda slowly lowered its head.
To Yang Lin's surprise, it suddenly spoke:
"Climb on. I'll take you somewhere."
Hearing this, Yang Lin immediately understood what it meant. He fearfully climbed onto the giant anaconda's head.
Once he was standing steadily, the anaconda's massive body began to move.
It was only now that Yang Lin truly grasped the terrifying scale of the beast before him.
He reckoned that even the legendary prehistoric creature Titanoboa wouldn't be much different.
While feeling a sense of awe, the giant anaconda slowly moved with him towards the waterfall.
Before long, they arrived at the waterfall.
It was only then that Yang Lin discovered that behind the cascading water, there was actually a huge cavity.
"Could the baby anaconda be inside the cavity?"
The following scene soon confirmed his guess.
As the giant anaconda's head entered the cavity, a massive natural cave first came into Yang Lin's view.
For a moment, he felt as if he had arrived at the legendary Water Curtain Cave of Mount Huaguo.
However, just as this feeling surfaced, a colossal head appeared before him.
Looking at this head, which was larger than his own, Yang Lin's mind was filled with questions.
"This is the baby anaconda?"
"You call something that could swallow me whole in one gulp a 'baby'?"