While the time they had spent together was not long, some matters were not determined by the length of time. Even though it had been less than half a day, Li Chonglou could genuinely feel the sincerity in everyone's hearts.
This was exceptionally rare in the world.
Li Chonglou’s gaze sharpened instantly. He charged out from behind the rocks and, to the black snake's astonished gaze, landed on its head and kicked hard.
With a dull thud, the giant black snake’s body remained motionless. Instead, Li Chonglou’s right foot was repelled.
Li Chonglou couldn't afford to care about anything else at this moment. He directly yelled towards the passage, “Don’t come over! Wait for me outside!”
The group, who were moving forward, suddenly heard Li Chonglou’s voice. Their faces lit up instinctively, but after hearing the content, their expressions changed slightly.
“Little Li is in trouble.”
Old Niu spoke his judgment directly. Although he didn't know how Li Chonglou had discovered them, the urgency in his tone was very clear.
If there were only some simple mutated creatures inside, his tone wouldn't have been like this. This meant that the situation inside could be basically confirmed, just as they had guessed before.
There must be a behemoth inside!
At this time, let alone a newcomer like him, even Captain Xi Wen couldn't handle it alone!
Therefore, everyone only paused for a moment before suddenly quickening their pace and rushing inside, with not a trace of hesitation on their faces!
Li Chonglou glanced back when he had a moment. Seeing their fearless demeanor, he felt both helpless and touched.
“Can’t worry about it anymore.”
Li Chonglou sighed softly. If Xi Wen and the others really rushed in, given the terrain and numbers here, there would likely be casualties.
Therefore, he had to end the battle before they dared to come in.
To achieve this, Li Chonglou could only choose to pay a price.
Gritting his teeth, all the internal energy in his body surged wildly, pouring into every acupoint.
Under the impact and stimulation of the internal energy, the acupoints continuously erupted with energy, instantly filling Li Chonglou's entire body.
*Snap!* Li Chonglou's upper garment was instantly torn apart by his bulging muscles. The muscles, more than twice their normal size, were faintly glowing with a greenish light, exuding a sense of power just by looking at them!
However, his transformation didn't stop there. When the black snake reacted and pounced at Li Chonglou, its body seemed to have no movement at all, yet Li Chonglou himself suddenly vanished.
The black snake lunged at empty air and crashed directly into the wall. The violent impact caused the entire cave to shake, and small stones kept falling from the ceiling.
When Li Chonglou’s figure reappeared, he was already at the black snake’s vulnerable spot, the seven-inch mark.
No matter what kind of mutated creature it was, as long as it was a snake, it was bound to have this weakness at its seven-inch mark.
Li Chonglou's eyes instantly turned icy. He transformed into a sharp arrow and shot directly towards the black snake’s seven-inch mark. The next moment, the black snake's seemingly impenetrable skin was pierced like tofu, and Li Chonglou disappeared into it.
The black snake immediately raised its head and let out a piercing scream. Its entire body thrashed wildly as if electrocuted, filling the cave with dust and making it sway precariously.
Xi Wen and the others stopped as soon as they reached the cave entrance and saw falling debris from above.
“Captain, you all wait here. I’ll go in and take a look first.”
Old Niu suddenly spoke. Li Chonglou’s safety was his responsibility. Moreover, Li Chonglou’s current predicament was due to saving him. Therefore, whether for public or private reasons, Old Niu felt he had to step forward.
The most crucial point was that, considering the current situation, if everyone went in together, and the cave truly collapsed, they would all be in serious trouble.
This was an uncertain risk factor, so someone had to undertake this mission.
Originally, Xi Wen intended to go in as the captain himself, but at this moment, Old Niu’s sudden request made him focus his gaze on the latter.
However, before he could speak, Old Niu added, “Don’t hesitate. Leave it to me.”
Time was pressing, and Xi Wen couldn't think too much about it. He nodded immediately and instructed, “Be careful.”
Old Niu said no more and rushed in. As soon as he entered, he was unlucky enough to be crushed by the black snake. Old Niu’s expression changed drastically.
From outside the cave entrance, he couldn't see the situation inside due to the dust. Therefore, at this moment, Old Niu only saw a large black mass pressing down on him.
“What the hell is this!”
Old Niu yelped and quickly dodged to the side. But the next moment, the vast black object, which seemed to block out the sky, moved towards his dodging direction as if it had eyes.
Old Niu hadn’t expected it to follow him. Caught off guard, he was sent flying and crashed into the wall in front of him.
Fortunately, the cave walls were made of mud rather than hard granite. Thus, although Old Niu felt his internal organs churning, the actual damage was not significant.
“What in the world is this thing!”
As soon as Old Niu steadied himself, he quickly turned to look back. However, all he saw was blackness, and it was gradually expanding.
“Damn it, here it comes again!”
At this point, he couldn’t care about anything else. He didn't even have time to observe his surroundings and ran frantically towards the other side of the cave.
But he soon discovered that the entire cave was almost occupied by this enormous black object. Then, after successfully dodging the pursuit from behind, he finally discovered what this colossal black mass was.
“Holy crap!”
Upon seeing the true form of the black snake, Old Niu felt his scalp tingle. The ferocious snake head and the cold aura it emanated made everyone's heart tremble!
However, Old Niu soon noticed something was wrong. The terrifying black snake in front of him was gradually becoming calm. Its body, which had been chasing and smashing at him, seemed to be a final flicker of life before death, and it was now gradually becoming still.
Old Niu immediately stopped in his tracks because the snake's body behind him had stopped moving.
“What kind of situation is this?”
Old Niu stood there stunned. After a long while, the entire cave returned to silence.
At this moment, Xi Wen and the others outside the cave entrance noticed the anomaly inside and couldn't help but call out softly.
“Old Niu, what’s the situation?”
Old Niu jolted and quickly replied, “It’s fine now, you can all come in!”