Chapter 86 - 86

Chapter 86 Mutant Giant Python 1Su Xiaoyu focused her attention on the cave entrance not far away, where tools were scattered everywhere, likely from the workers' hasty departure.There were wheelbarrows, shovels, and a number of gloves scattered on the ground, but no human bodies were found.However, she then noticed a large drag mark on the ground, about fifty or sixty centimeters wide, as if some heavy object had been dragged across it.Heavy drag marks were left on the ice, otherwise she wouldn't have noticed them.The mark extended all the way to the cave entrance."What are you looking at?" Gu Lingxiao asked.Su Xiaoyu felt that the hole was bottomless, and her intuition told her that there was something inside, and that it was somewhat dangerous.To be on the safe side, I can only tell everyone this."There are tools on the ground. Quickly grab bags and fill them with coal. Take as much as you can back before dark. We won't stay here tonight."After receiving the instructions, the men started working quickly and efficiently.Su Xiaoyu pulled Gu Lingxiao aside and whispered,"Look at the marks on the ground. Doesn't it look like something very heavy was dragged out of the hole and then seemed to be dragged back in?"And my intuition tells me there's danger inside.Gu Lingxiao also noticed the marks on the ground. It wasn't that he didn't care, but rather that he felt the marks looked somewhat familiar.Upon closer inspection, the marks now appear to be those left by a giant snake or python, in order to verify my guess.He crouched down and examined several meters in a row, finally finding a scale in the ice crevice. When he picked it up, it was glittering gold and about the size of a fingernail.Judging from this scale, it was left by a python, and a large python at that.With the weather so cold now, even if there are pythons, they should be hibernating, so all they need to do is quietly transport the coal away.So he went to the group and told them to be quiet and not to speak loudly.Those people were obedient and didn't say much.Su Xiaoyu learned that the cave might contain a python, and a large one at that, so she gave up on going in to investigate.She had originally planned to go into the coal mine and, if conditions allowed and there was no collapse, collect some large pieces of coal to put in her space, but now she had to abandon that idea.They worked for more than two hours, and of the dozen or so tons of coal, only half remained unloaded.Considering that it was getting dark, Gu Lingxiaobegan to organize everyone to carry the bags down, while he and Su Xiaoyu kept an eye on the entrance of the cave.Just as they were transporting the last third of the goods, a faint sound came from inside the cave. Only the two of them heard it; the others didn't react.It is so subtle and minute that you can't hear it at all unless you listen carefully.They exchanged a glance and immediately understood. Just then, a few people came up and told them to quickly carry the bags down the mountain.They weren't allowed to rest for a while, and at this point some people started to complain. They had already gone up and down three times and just wanted to rest for a bit and have some water."I can't go on, I need to rest for a while. Whoever said that doesn't work. If I don't rest, I won't be able to get down."Gu Lingxiao said, "Go down and rest for a bit."Just as the man was about to get angry, his face came into view of the hole, from which two points of red light emerged.He was so frightened he almost fell to the ground, his hand trembling as he pointed to the hole.There's something in there!Gu Lingxiao noticed the hole at this moment, and when she realized something was wrong, she had already pulled out her gun.Su Xiaoyu and Jin Jun were in the same boat, while the other workers were panicked and didn't know what to do.Jin Jun said to them, "Hurry up and carry the coal down!"The men then came to their senses. They were already exhausted, but now they carried the bags and ran as fast as they could.The giant python had already poked its head out of the cave. It was blood red with scales all over its body, and its head was enormous, bigger than a large iron pot used at home."How can it be so big!" Jin Jun panicked. He had killed snakes before, including pythons, all the kind that were about the size of an arm, or at most a little thicker than an arm.This python is already about 70 or 80 centimeters thick, and if its entire body were to come out, it would definitely be over ten meters long.Su Xiaoyu sensed hostility in the python's eyes, and realized it was targeting her. The python opened its massive maw, spitting out red apricots incessantly.Gu Lingxiao slowly approached them. "I'll fire in a moment. You guys run first."Su Xiaoyu: "That won't do. This python is too big. We'll all open fire and then run down the mountain together.""As long as you're fast enough, you can shake it off."Jin Jun: "You're right. As long as we're fast enough, we can shake it off once we get on the bus.""Damn it, how can there be such a thick python in this godforsaken place? This is just a coal mine!"Su Xiaoyu said, "I didn't see anyone before, so I thought they had left. It's very likely that those people have been swallowed by this python. I noticed that its belly is a bit round, so it should be about to give birth."Pregnant animals like these are the most difficult to handle.Gu Lingxiao and Jin Jun exchanged a glance, and immediately reached an understanding: they would handle the aftermath.Unaware, Su Xiaoyu was constantly watching the entrance to the hole.Just as they moved three steps back, the large red python moved, emerging from the hole with lightning speed.Its enormous size resembled a mutated snake from a foreign movie.Su Xiaoyu broke the gun and fired at the python's eye, but only one of the two bullets hit, completely enraging the python.Its speed is obviously faster.at the same time.Gu Lingxiao and Jin Jun also fired their guns, and every shot hit its mark, striking the python's body.However, the python's scales are quite hard, so it's clearly impossible to hurt it.At this moment, Su Xiaoyu took out two good items from her spatial storage. She had seen someone use them when she bought them, but now she didn't know how to use them anymore, so she could only give them to Gu Lingxiao.Upon seeing the long-range bomb, Gu Lingxiaodecisively caught it, then pulled out the tongue and threw it directly at the python.Then he turned around, grabbed their hands, and quickly ran outside.The bomb exploded very quickly.The python's roar indicated that the bomb had injured it.Jin Jun had a question in his mind: when did they have a bomb? How come he didn't know?Actually, when he took out the first gun, he felt a little strange. Why would someone keep so many guns at home? He thought, isn't he an elite lawyer?The loud explosion stopped him from thinking any further.Because the python actually chased after us again, and we saw that there was a gash on its body, and bright red blood was flowing out from its neck, staining the ground red.The python looked like it was about to devour them.Su Xiaoyu then thought of a small bomb, only the size of a button, which was said to be incredibly powerful. If this bomb were thrown into the python's mouth, it would definitely blow it away.