Chapter 214: Shock—A Giant Python Swallows a Man
Nan Xun was completely dumbfounded. She had already prepared herself for a life-or-death struggle with the python, yet in the blink of an eye, the snake had just… left?
She sat up, still wearing a stunned expression.
Although Nan Xun had already seen the demon king Xue Ming’s true beast form in the first Xuanwu world—that enormous four-clawed Scarlet Blood Soaring Serpent that almost blotted out the sky—once she knew it was Xue Ming, she hadn’t been afraid at all when she saw his beast form.
But the python just now was different. Holy shit, that was just a giant python! One that couldn’t transform into a human! A giant python that only knew how to eat, eat, eat!
Nan Xun leaned against a huge rock and sat there for a while. She thought about it for a long time but still couldn’t figure out why the python had left.
This wasn’t scientific at all.
Nan Xun suddenly remembered the world of the tyrant Yan Mohan. At the very beginning, he had wished for her death and even ordered his shadow guards to release venomous snakes to bite her. Back then, those snakes had also turned around and left just like this, obedient as hell.
But the last time she and Chuxue ran into venomous snakes, the snakes hadn’t reacted that way at all—they had bitten her. If it weren’t for Little Eight, she would’ve been dead for sure.
Nan Xun couldn’t make sense of it.
After the lingering palpitations finally subsided, Nan Xun picked up her spear and headed back.
She hadn’t gone far when she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer.
At first, Nan Xun thought some woman had come to look for her by the river after seeing that she hadn’t returned for a long time. But she quickly sensed something was wrong—the footsteps were heavy, like those of a man.
Sure enough, the heavy footsteps stopped. A rough, dark hand suddenly pushed aside the grass, and a tall man walked out. His gaze was nakedly fixed on Nan Xun, full of aggression.
Nan Xun’s expression changed abruptly, turning highly alert.
It was A Bao!
She had never liked this man. Whenever A-Mang wasn’t around, he would look at her with this very gaze—his intentions painfully obvious.
Although Nan Xun disliked A Bao, she had never spoken ill of him in front of A-Mang. She had heard that A-Mang and A Bao had grown up together and shared an extraordinary bond. Once, A Bao had almost had an arm bitten off by prey while saving A-Mang—even though A-Mang could have dodged the beast’s attack himself that time.
A-Mang treated this brother differently from others.
Without a word, A Bao strode over and grabbed Nan Xun’s wrist.
Nan Xun hadn’t expected him to be this brazen—to dare harass her in broad daylight! Her expression changed sharply as she shouted, “Bastard! What do you think you’re doing? Let go of me!”
“What am I doing? A man and a woman alone together—what else could it be?” A Bao said roughly, grinning lewdly.
“I’m A-Mang’s woman! How dare you!”
A Bao burst into laughter, blatantly showing her his body’s reaction. “If I secretly take you, A-Mang won’t know. Even if you tell him, he won’t believe you. I’m his best brother, and you’re just an outsider woman meant to bear children.”
Fury surged in Nan Xun’s heart. Taking advantage of his carelessness, she lifted her leg and viciously kicked him between the legs, then seized the chance to wrench her wrist free.
A Bao clutched his groin and let out a howl, his face turning green from the pain.
“You—bitch! I’ll fuck you to death!”
A Bao roared and lunged at Nan Xun.
Nan Xun knew she couldn’t outrun him, so she chose to face him head-on. She already knew grappling techniques, and in her last world she had learned plenty of dirty tricks from her brother, Yan Luo. Even if she couldn’t match A Bao in strength, she was agile and specialized in striking vital points.
But after several exchanges, Nan Xun realized she had underestimated A Bao. This savage was far more formidable than Scarface from the previous world. He was immensely strong and thick-skinned. Even when she used techniques specifically targeting his pressure points, she couldn’t inflict much damage. For example, the numbing point—after she struck it twice, the third time barely had any effect.
By now, A Bao was no longer underestimating her as he had at first. He had completely regarded Nan Xun as prey.
“A Xi, I didn’t expect this—you’re even harder to deal with than a man,” A Bao spat viciously on the ground, then lunged at her again.
Nan Xun suddenly used a rock beside her for leverage, launching herself into the air and circling behind A Bao. She swiftly picked up the spear she had dropped earlier. Just as A Bao turned around, Nan Xun didn’t hesitate—she drove the spear fiercely into the man’s chest!
Time froze for a second.
The next moment, A Bao let out a furious roar, yanked the spear out of his chest, and snapped it in half.
The scent of blood completely enraged A Bao. He roared, “You dared to hurt me—I’ll kill you!”
Nan Xun looked at the spear broken into two on the ground, then at A Bao’s nearly feral expression, and immediately turned and ran.
Holy shit—he was basically fine!
If this savage weren’t so thick-skinned, or if the spear had been sharper, she would’ve won just now! That strike was nothing to A Bao. He pulled out the spear and acted like it was no big deal.
Continuing to fight would only put her at a disadvantage, so of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreat was the best choice.
Nan Xun had thought that since A Bao was injured, he surely wouldn’t be able to run faster than her. But to her shock, he still ran like the wind.
Just as a huge hand was about to grab her hair, a massive presence suddenly burst out of the grass.
Nan Xun came to a dead stop.
Holy shit—it was the giant python she had encountered not long ago!
The python slithered out of the grass, leaped straight past Nan Xun, and blocked her path, then opened its blood-filled maw at A Bao.
A Bao was terrified and let out a scream.
He hadn’t brought any weapons with him. Facing such a ferocious beast bare-handed meant only one thing—being eaten!
At this point, A Bao couldn’t think about anything else. Using the fastest reaction speed of his life, he turned and ran.
The moment Nan Xun saw his reaction, she knew he was finished.
If you’re not within a giant python’s attack range, you can run—run with all your might, preferably in an S-shaped path. Dragging over ten meters of heavy body, it definitely won’t catch up to you.
But if you’re already within a giant python’s attack range, you must never run. A python’s attack speed is terrifying—it can bite its prey in less than a second!
Sure enough, just as A Bao turned around, the giant python shot its head forward in a flash, fast as lightning. It bit down on A Bao’s arm and immediately began coiling around his body.
Once the python wrapped around him, A Bao could no longer break free.
The long snake body wound around him again and again, tightening relentlessly.
A Bao was squeezed until he couldn’t breathe, his bones nearly crushed. He saw Nan Xun standing frozen in the distance and seemed to want to cry for help—but then he suddenly realized something. His expression toward Nan Xun filled with shock.
That giant python hadn’t hurt her earlier!
When faced with a weak female and a strong male, the python had actually spared the female!
This woman and the python were in cahoots. They were together!
This realization made A Bao even more terrified. Unable to breathe, he opened his mouth wide, wanting to shout something—but in the end, not a single word came out.
The struggle between man and beast didn’t last long. The giant python strangled A Bao to death—right in front of Nan Xun.
It turned its head and glanced at Nan Xun, then opened its gaping maw and swallowed A Bao bit by bit… straight into its belly.
