Chapter 47: Golden Snake

  Not only did I not get a response from Xiaorou, but the atmosphere around me was also eerily quiet. At this moment, I stopped in my tracks and wondered which direction I should head towards. One of the intersections seemed to lead back to the road we came from earlier, which would give me a chance to see Xiaorou again. The other intersection led to unknown places.

  But I'm just an ordinary person, how can I tell them apart? In the end, I used a particularly childish method, which is to toss a coin. After tossing it, I walked in one direction, and never thought that I would walk into a cave alone, with a sense of isolation from the world.

  Going on an adventure alone? It's great in movies or fantasies, but when you're actually in this hole, you'll understand. It's absolutely not as good as imagined, except for fear, it's just fear.

  Every step I took, there were loose rocks falling from the top of the cave, and that chill ran over me again, making me shiver involuntarily. I quickened my pace a bit, wondering if I was on the right path, while shouting Xiao Rou's name in my mouth.

  This time, the sound of "rustling" came back, to know that the cave was originally very quiet, and only my footsteps could be heard. As soon as I heard this sound, I felt dizzy again, and I quickly moved the flashlight around me, but didn't see anything in front or behind.

  I swallowed a mouthful of saliva, afraid that I would encounter the ghostly guide again. But this time I left myself with an absolute mind's eye, which is to use the ancient bronze sword to chop no matter who appears. Humans are not afraid of the ancient bronze sword, only those evil spirits are afraid.

  Although I didn't see anything, that sound came out again. "Shasha......" "Shasha......" The sound spread around me, making me, who was already feeling a bit cold, involuntarily shiver.

  Just then, I suddenly felt that under my feet, I had stepped on something fleshy. At the time, I subconsciously jumped up. Sweat gushed out and soaked through my collar. The "shasha... shasha..." sound grew louder and louder.

  I hastily shone the flashlight on the spot where I was just at, and the first thing I saw was a pair of eyes, followed by a head. When I looked at the whole thing, I felt my hands start shaking again. The creature on the ground had a slender body, golden yellow in color, covered with scales all over its body. It had no limbs, coiled in place, and it turned out to be a snake.

  Humans are originally afraid of snakes, and seeing them in this place amplifies the fear. Moreover, the hissing sound is coming from its mouth, which is unbelievable. I grip the ancient bronze sword tightly, staring at it, fearing that it will attack me, because in my impression, this animal's aggression is extremely strong.

  But what made me curious was that the snake didn't open its mouth, where did that hissing sound come from? But I didn't care, and hurried to leave. This wasn't something I should be studying, but just as I thought of taking a step back, the hissing sound got louder and sounded like a scream. I vigilantly watched it, and at this time, I could see clearly that the hissing sound was coming from its tail.

  At this time, I dare not act rashly, afraid that it will suddenly attack me, because as far as I know, most snakes are venomous. After observing for two or three minutes, I found that the snake was just making a rustling sound and did not make any other movements.

  I let out a gentle breath, preparing to pass by its side, but just as I was about to approach, the snake's head suddenly lifted up. It was only then that I could see clearly, and this snake actually had two heads, which were coiled on the ground earlier, and the position of the divided heads was too far apart, so I didn't notice.

  "Hiss......" The two-headed snake raised its head at the same time and began to spit venom at me. Four eyes looked particularly ferocious!

  "Ah!" I involuntarily let out a loud cry, hastily retreating to the side and swallowing hard. I was about to turn around and leave, although I thought that the other direction of the snake might lead to the exit, but I didn't dare to anymore. The two-headed snake had exceeded my expectations, making it even more terrifying in this cave.

  Due to fear, my footsteps accelerated from time to time, praying for Xiaoyu to appear soon. Although as a boy, this is a bit embarrassing, but I couldn't help it. I was really afraid, not making excuses for myself, this is a kind of instinctual fear that humans are born with.

  Although the cave was very cold, my body was hot after running for dozens of meters. I gradually switched to walking and looked back with a flashlight because I had a previous lesson, that big snake would suddenly appear beside me, but fortunately, I didn't see it.

  Luckily, Xiaoyu gave me a heads up before I came, telling me about the situation here, or else I would have been scared to death. But what's weird is that after walking for over 10 minutes, there was no result, the setup inside the cave was almost the same, especially the big ones, not a single sound, only occasionally some small rocks falling from the top of the cave.

  At this time, I also stopped in my tracks, wanting to rest for a while, feeling a bit tired. But as soon as I put down the flashlight and ancient bronze sword, I heard that "shhh..." "shhh..." sound again. I immediately stood up, first looking at my feet, then front and back. Very unexpectedly, there was nothing in sight.

  This is strange? Did I just get dizzy from the surprise earlier? But at this moment, a drop of something fell from the top of the cave and landed on my arm. I picked up my flashlight and shone it upwards, and immediately sat down on the ground with a thud. On the spot above my head, a golden snake was stuck, its two heads hissing and spitting venom. Its eyes were looking at me with evil intent, and green sticky liquid was dripping from its mouth.

  At that time, I felt my hair standing on end, holding the ancient bronze sword and running away. This is even more terrifying than seeing a ghost, what exactly is this thing? Is it the snake from just now? If so, how could it be in front of me? If not, then how many such snakes are there in this cave?

  Keep running, no longer looking back, no longer resting, after running for a few more minutes, I was exhausted. Panting heavily, my mind also calmed down a lot. Forcing myself to have confidence, this is just an ordinary snake, if it's not ordinary, it doesn't matter, I have the ancient bronze sword in my hand, what's there to be afraid of?

  Even if I wanted to go back, I didn't dare to. For now, the only thing I could do was find Xiao Rou first. There was no other way, so I had to use the most primitive method to call out for her. Just like I thought, after shouting dozens of times, there was still no response. At this time, I unexpectedly walked into a place with some light. This was a slightly larger space that suddenly appeared in the cave, and the rock walls were also higher than where I had been walking earlier. What directly caught my eye was a small pool of water, bubbling up with bubbles, but it didn't seem like boiling bubbles, more like... gasping bubbles.

  As I walked in slowly, I found that the water in this pool was quite special, a bit murky, slightly red, black and yellow, these colors intertwined together.

  A pool of water appeared in the cave? It's really hard to imagine, but my past experiences have told me that I mustn't be curious again. Curiosity kills the cat, these things can't be touched, since this is a pool, it definitely isn't the path I came from before, I'd better hurry and leave.

  As I turned around, I immediately felt my scalp explode and my hair stand on end. Because I saw a pile of golden double-headed snakes lying on the road I had just come from, with over a hundred of them. Some were coiled, some were crawling, some were raising their heads, spitting at me, and all of their tails were making that hissing sound. Slowly creeping towards me...

  I was terrified when I saw one, but with so many in front of me, it's not just terror. It makes me feel numb, like tens of thousands are crawling all over my body.