Chapter 93: The Final Match * Entering the Snake's Mouth

  Everyone was shocked awake by Sang Hong's exclamation, and following her direction, they saw at a glance that the reconnaissance girl was dancing with joy in mid-air about three or four meters high, without any aid to support her body, and everyone was stunned.

  Xiang Hong ran, only to see that not far in front of the girl was a huge stone wall covered with ivy, but she knew that there must be terrifying giant snakes lurking, sucking and swallowing the girl.

  She saw her take a few steps, then with a flick of her right wrist, her body swung up like a swing, her left arm stretched out and wrapped around her waist, their bodies were about to collide with the stone wall.

  Among the crowd's gasps, only to see Sang Hong twisting her body in mid-air, exchanging positions with the girl, getting close to the stone wall. Her right foot stretched out agilely and stepped on the stone wall forcefully. The two bodies were suspended in mid-air and quickly fell back to the ground.

  "Don't look back - run!"

  Zhang Wu shouted at Sang Hong and the others, because in the instant their bodies hit the ground, he saw a basketball-sized black snake head poking out from among the vines on the opposite stone wall, its beady, egg-sized eyes gleaming with malice, making one's hair stand on end.

  Xiang Hong heard the sound, her right arm flew up, and the steel wire used to escape had already grabbed onto a branch of another big tree nearby. She hugged the girl again and jumped back, landing on the ground with a roll, rolling away from what she felt was the center of danger.

  The big snake's head was raised high, its blood-red mouth open in a dull angle shape, with four sharp fangs accompanied by a snake tongue that was about two feet long. The snake's body protruded from the hole for about two to three meters.

  That appearance is ferocious to the extreme.

  Everyone was stunned, and the thrilling scene that could only happen in a movie suddenly happened here?

  Isn't this supposed to be a training base, but instead it's an undeveloped primeval forest?

  Everyone was shocked and looked at each other in dismay.

  Xiang Hong was lying there motionless, panting heavily. She had never taken anyone with her when she jumped to escape before, and just those two times, she was already somewhat exhausted. Her right wrist seemed like it was going to dislocate, pulling painfully.

  She wiped away her tears and gently rubbed her wrist to check if she had injured any tendons.

  The girl naturally saw the culprit that made her body rise in terror, especially the snake head that appeared viciously, making her almost frightened to the point of paralysis.

  She didn't even have time to say thank you, using all her strength, she slapped her own neck three times with her hand, sending out a distress signal. Only then did her tears start flowing uncontrollably, and after sobbing for several moments, she stuttered to Shang Hong:

  "That snake - there's someone in the snake hole -"

  "What?" Shang Hong exclaimed in surprise.

  "There are human footprints under the rock wall, very fresh, at least two people's climbing marks, and near the entrance of the cave I saw a first-aid kit - a first-aid kit!"

  The girl struggled to control her emotions on the verge of collapse.

  The remaining students looked at the big snake and did nothing, and they are now at least thirty meters away from the big snake.

  They quickly crawled over and anxiously asked about their situation.

  "Marlan, how are you?" Zhang Wu crawled over and anxiously asked the girl who had just been almost sucked away by the giant snake.

  "Thanks, if Sang Hong hadn't jumped so high, otherwise..." Marlan said, obviously recalling that terrifying scene again, and she gulped.

  Xiang Hong comfortingly helped her down from her back, gesturing to her to speak less, and conveyed what she had just said. Everyone was shocked.

  Another boy from the detective department came over and looked at Malan with a serious expression:

  "Based on our tracking just now, there are at least four people walking in front of us. I'm quite sure that no one has fallen behind or changed direction along the edge, so it's likely they're all inside the cave now."

  Just thinking of the four living people now beside that cold and saber-toothed creature, I couldn't help but shiver, all the hairs on my body standing upright, the hot sweat behind me had long since turned into cold sweat.

  But then I thought that after waiting for half an hour for rescue, those people might be beyond saving.

  "What should I do?"

  Someone asked, and everyone exchanged glances, conveying a sense of terror and inexpressible emotions.

  Finally, Sang Hong spoke up: "Assessment is important, but compared to human life, it's not worth mentioning. I think we should stay and help them out a bit. Although we were once rivals, that was just healthy competition. If we turn our backs and leave now, I reckon none of us will be able to rest easy for the rest of our lives."

  Some people exchanged glances with each other, some lowered their heads in contemplation. For a moment, no one spoke, nor did anyone echo her words.

  In the silence, Zhao Yibo spoke first:

  "I agree, if I were alone when I encountered that huge snake, I might not have had any will to fight at all; but we have so many people, the road ahead is treacherous, there are many unknown dangers, we must learn to unite and cooperate, help each other, perhaps this is the only way to survive and win."

  Marlan, who was rescued by Sang Hong, said: "I agree too. I want to stay here. Even if the rescue plane comes soon, I hope there will be people from the mountain cave to accompany me."

  Zhang Wu apparently had a good relationship with her and followed suit after hearing her statement.

  In an instant, eight people reached a unanimous agreement.

  "Snakes have their paths, mice have their ways. You two reconnaissance team leaders must accurately investigate the path of this large snake's exit from its lair."

  "The two of you, classmates from the Department of Electrical Engineering, assisted them and set up an ambush on the road where the giant snake emerged. Sharp ground thorns, drugs that could seep into its wounds, and even more lethal weapons were used to inflict heavy damage or blast it half to death, which would greatly increase our chances."

  Otherwise, relying on our few daggers, we really don't have much of an advantage."

  "Four of us from the external training department, I'll be responsible for luring out that big snake. In a moment, you three sneak into the mountain cave to help them and quickly get the people to a safe area."

  Everyone was shocked, Zhao Yibo almost lost his voice: "You... you lured it out... what are you going to do afterwards?"

  "I'm very agile, snakes move in a straight line, I'll try to dodge as much as possible and lure it away."

  Xiang Hong nervously swallowed her saliva, her tightly clenched fists were sweaty, she was also very afraid, but could she tell others to lure the snake out of its hole?

  "No way, I'll stay and help you, Lailai and Fang Mingyuan can go together to help them." Zhao Yibo flatly refused her arrangement.

  Xiang Hong forced a smile: "There's no time for us to argue, those four people who set up the traps are naturally with me, we five will fight the giant snake, and the three of you go assist, what do you think?"

  "Ah, yeah, we've got enough firepower to blast that old monster to kingdom come. You three can rest easy."

  Xiang Hong patted Zhao Yibo's shoulder comfortingly, indicating that he still had work to do:

  "Ten minutes to get ready, the people from the external training department will follow me to explore my escape route for a while. You four are in charge of making that dead long worm come out of its hole and get injured. Its abdominal skin is probably very thick, but relatively speaking, it's its only weakness. Those landmines must be set up properly, otherwise, with its strength, one collision can knock down a big tree, and I won't be able to escape from the snake's mouth."

  In the end, she could still smile and give those few people a fist bump, with an air of entrusting them.

  Everyone saw her lift heavily as if lightly, with a natural and effortless air, and they all felt reassured, no longer so terrified, and then let go of their hands to prepare seriously.

  Crimson led them in a rapid run, her right wrist raised, flying claws grasping the trunk of a large tree, agilely jumping like a monkey, then coming down to command them. She had them chop all the low shrubs along the route she was fleeing from into sharp, upward-pointing shapes with their daggers.

  Their daggers were very sharp and cut out a sharp effect, it was just a matter of two or three cuts.

  Zhao Yibo expressed some concern: "Sang Hong, I think this route is too straightforward and reckless. That guy has a strong momentum, who knows if he'll bite you? Shouldn't you set up a few more turns?"

  Xiang Hong carefully went through the route again, memorizing it in her heart. According to Zhao Yibo's suggestion, she added two large trees that could be used as supports at the two turns. She didn't want to play with fire and end up being buried in a snake's belly.

  After a while, the four of them set up and came over, each holding two smooth original pointed wooden sticks in their hands, distributing one to each person.

  "This is a very resilient wicker, can be used as a whip, can be used as a spear, it's one of our long-range weapons, if you don't kill that strange insect with one shot, it would be weird."

  "Alright everyone, hide well. I'll take it for a few rounds, wait until its wildness is almost gone and it's not chasing me anymore. Then we can come out and give it a fatal blow. If it doesn't stop, don't attack, or else if it turns around, you won't have my springing tool to barely save your lives."

  Everyone listened to her and at this time, still took care of their safety, couldn't help but sigh with emotion, how could this girl be so righteous and generous?

  Zhao Yibo helplessly smiled and said: "Sang Hong, you'd better take care of yourself, we know how to stay safe."

  Everyone immediately went over and hugged her one by one, sincerely wishing her good luck.

  Xiang Hong waved her hand, dispersing the crowd to hide, she moved her limbs while walking towards the stone wall, under which a small wild boar was tied up with rattan as bait for luring snakes out of their dens - it let out mournful cries, its sharp teeth pointing upwards, its body constantly colliding against the stone wall.

  Further away, there was a dead animal with its skin peeled off, which had been obviously camouflaged.

  Hehe, these guys are really quick on their feet. In such a short time, how did they manage to get something like this so quickly? Their skills are truly impressive.

  Above the stone wall, the snake head had already drooped down, and the foul-smelling gastric juice was dripping down from the big snake's mouth with a gurgling sound.

  The big snake apparently set its sights on a more bloody meal in the distance, and clearly did not plan to swallow this small wild boar that was crying out.

  It only saw its snake head peeking out, its big mouth open, and it sprayed a breath at the little wild boar. The lively little wild boar immediately went limp and fell to the ground.

  It raised its head and the peeled food was sucked into its mouth with a whoosh.

  Xiang Hong stood still not far from it, speaking slowly and quickly, taking advantage of the moment when it swallowed food, the dagger in her hand flashed, deeply embedded in the right eye of the big snake facing her, with the handle inserted.

  One move succeeded, and Sang Hong immediately started flying and running on the ground.

  The giant snake let out a hissing sound, its head suddenly popping up like a bullet and crashing towards the direction where she had just hidden. A loud cracking sound of shattered rocks echoed through the air as the snake's head thrashed about in agony, its left eye already spotting the figure of Sang Hong moving.

  It shook its snake head, and with a whoosh, its body slid down the stone wall, flashing like lightning to the ground. The crowd only heard a whiff of foul wind, and it had already pounced towards Sang Hong like a dark shadow.

  Xiang Hong keenly felt the wind behind her, only to find that its momentum had exceeded her expectations. She still tried her best to follow the snake path explored by those people and escape.

  Everyone's heart was suspended, and all that could be seen was the black shadow, which was about four or five meters long. If Xiang Hong didn't dodge again, the distance between its fangs and her body would shrink in an instant.

  They also saw with joy that the caltrops on the ground had fully played their role, and the sharp tips of the caltrops clearly depicted the direction in which the big snake was tracked.

  Just as they were about to shout out, Sang Hong finally raised his arm and left the ground.

  But that snake head followed closely, standing up and starting, and actually stretched out the snake core at an undiminished speed, straight to Sang Hong's bite.

  The scarlet figure dodged nimbly, and the snake's head directly crashed into a large tree not far in front. With a loud crash, it actually broke off a thick branch.

  With a sweep of its long tail, it coiled around the trunk of a tree. The snake's head turned agilely, ready to bite the fallen Sang Hong.

  The red sleeve in Sang Hong's arm suddenly swung out and struck the snake at its seven-inch point, stunning it.

  She had fallen to the ground, and this guy was actually able to block her way. As soon as she landed, she looked up and saw a clear gash on the snake's abdomen, from its head to its tail, with pus and blood oozing out, making her feel extremely nauseous.

  She didn't dare to fight back, taking advantage of its momentary distraction, she quickly escaped along her predetermined route.

  As soon as she moved her body, the big snake chased after her, possibly it had also determined that this guy was the enemy who blinded its right eye.

  "Get away from the mulberry tree, I'm going to detonate the bomb!" A student from the electrical engineering department shouted from a distance.

  Xiang Hong was shocked and said: "Ah, why didn't you call out earlier?"

  She had no idea that she and the snakehead were always within two meters of each other, how dare he detonate, who knows how toxic this big guy's body is.

  Shan Hong dodged left and right, swinging back and forth in the woods like a monkey, finally putting some distance between herself and the giant snake.

  "Beyond the remote control distance, wait patiently for a while, I'll catch up." The electrical engineering student followed closely behind, but San Hong's speed was too fast, and he couldn't find a suitable distance for a while.

  Xiang Hong was about to scold her mother, she didn't dare bring the big snake back, so she had to make an effort to circle around this area.

  At last, a dull thud was heard behind her, and Xiang Hong turned back in surprise to see the big snake also falling to the ground in confusion.

  But it rolled on the ground, and withered leaves and branches flew everywhere, then spat out a few mouthfuls of black air, and actually sprang to life again, pouncing towards Sang Hong.