Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 306 Giant Python
The rest of the journey went smoothly without any major incidents.

Because of the frequent travel between Kyoto and Shenzhen in recent years, with trucks carrying goods passing through the highway almost every month, this section of road between the two cities is considered the best-preserved and most timely-repaired road since the apocalypse.

Even so, from time to time, the roots of mutated trees still pierce through the road and attack passersby.

After severing the tree roots for the seventh time and uprooting the mutated tree, Jiang Qi looked up at the gloomy sky, turned to his team members, and instructed, "That's enough, let's go back."

This wasn't the main road they originally took from Kyoto to Pengcheng; it was a side road leading down below. Noticing the unusual activity, they came down to investigate and, incidentally, cleared away the recently appeared mutated tree.

The weather forecast says there will be heavy snow in three days. Before heavy snow and rain, these mutated plants and animals are prone to becoming restless. Some ordinary trees are also prone to mutation. If left unchecked, their ability to reproduce and invade will exceed your imagination.

"Sigh, our team is missing a strong wood-type character."

Hearing Tingyue's words, Xu You smiled and said, "No rush. In a few years, Xiaobai will be able to join the team."

Their captain's mother's superpowers are the envy of everyone. It's a pity that although there are many wood-type superpower users, most of them can only use them for farming. Powerful wood-type users like Aunt Bai, who can both attack and defend and control plants, are very rare.

But without a doubt, Jiang Xiaobai will be next.

Three years ago, the five-year-old girl wanted to join their "Miracle" team, but was ruthlessly rejected by her own brother.

But actually, the other members of the 'Miracle' team really wanted to tell their captain that they didn't mind taking care of the child; any of them would be happy to do so.

Jiang Xiaobai, who was on everyone's mind, was not in Pengcheng at this time. Instead, he and Liu Xiaolan climbed over the east wall and went to Huacheng to catch snakes.

"My mom won't let me touch snakes. If she finds out, you know what I'll say, right?"

Jiang Xiaobai stared with his big, dark eyes, poking at the grass with a stick while whispering to Xiao Lan beside him.

Without a second thought, Xiao Lan nodded and said, "I know. Just tell them I brought you out to find herbs and we accidentally came across a snake."

Why are you looking for herbs?

"My uncle was bitten by a snake, and the venom hasn't been neutralized yet."

"Smart!" Jiang Xiaobai gave him a thumbs up, then added worriedly, "What if we can't find the antidote? Will Uncle Liu..."

"will not!"

Before Jiang Xiaobai could finish speaking, Xiao Lan firmly denied it, saying, "Uncle will be fine. I will definitely find the snake that bit him."

As he spoke, the nine-year-old boy's face was resolute, his blue, jewel-like eyes revealing a determination: "I must find that snake."

If Liu Xu were here right now, hearing Xiao Lan's words, he would definitely be moved to tears.

Good boy, all the love and care he gave him was worth it!
Liu Xu was bitten by a venomous snake while on a mission. At first, he didn't feel anything, but three days later, the bitten leg started to go numb, and a day later, the leg completely lost sensation.

After being rushed to the hospital, he was first given antivenom, but when that didn't work, he went to buy Old Huo's newly developed "Hundred Poisons Herb," ​​but unfortunately, it could only temporarily stop the numbness from spreading. To completely neutralize the poison, it was necessary to identify which type of snake had bitten him.

Of course, the best way is to catch the venomous snake that bit him. After all, the types of organisms are very different from those of the past due to mutations. Even though antivenom has been improved time and again, it is ineffective and useless.

After overhearing the adults' conversation, nine-year-old Xiao Lan decided to secretly go to Huacheng to catch the snake.

Liu Xu was bitten on his way back from a mission, passing through Huacheng.

In recent years, due to the development of Shenzhen, the surrounding cities have also been peaceful. In theory, Huacheng should be the same. In fact, there is no problem in the city and the surrounding area, except for one area which is a restricted area.

That is Bishui Park, which connects to Pingjiang and is located on the outskirts of Huacheng. There is a lake in it called Bishui Lake.

Someone once witnessed a huge black python emerging from Bishui Lake!

Just how big was that python?

According to those who saw it, its body was as thick as a large truck, and when it stood upright with its neck held high, it was taller than a small hill.

When the man saw the large black python standing on the lake, he thought that the vegetation in Biyue Park had been destroyed again, and a new mountain had appeared.

He didn't realize at all that it was a large black python.

As he drew closer, the black python, which had been standing motionless, slowly turned its head to look at him.

One glance, just seeing those cold, eerie green eyes, and the person was stunned.

He thought he was going to die, but when he woke up, he found himself still whole, with no missing arms or legs.

The black python had also vanished without a trace. Looking at the bottomless blue lake, twice the size of the one before the apocalypse, a chill ran down one's spine.

From then on, Bishui Park became a restricted area, and almost no one would come here if they had nothing better to do.

Later, the residents of Huacheng discovered that Bishui Park had become a snake's domain, with all kinds of snakes living around Bishui Lake. Before the hot and rainy weather arrived, just a glimpse of this place from afar was enough to send chills down one's spine.

As a highly vigilant team leader in the post-apocalyptic world, Liu Xu certainly wouldn't be courting death by running towards Biyue Park. However, as he passed by, he noticed through his binoculars that a certain herb the management office had been requesting was located right on the edge of Biyue Park.

After comparing the picture with the actual product for a while to confirm that it was correct, he led two team members inside to collect herbs.

They finally got the herbs, but didn't notice a small, red-headed snake, about the thickness of a thumb, lying next to them.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaobai and Xiao Lan arrived at Bishui Park in Huacheng.

The two mischievous kids were quite bold. Ignoring the adults' repeated warnings, they sneaked over and climbed over the wall from the east side.

They weren't afraid of encountering the giant python in the blue lake.

In fact, Liu Xu's team members had already come to search several times before. Although they did not encounter the giant python, there were quite a few snakes here. You could not say that you would step on one every time you walked, but you would definitely see one every few steps. They would either slither away from the grass or hang upside down from the trees, flicking their tongues as if they wanted to bite people.

Jiang Xiaobai is a very health-conscious kid, so he came fully armed beforehand.

She was wearing a children's helmet, and her body and hands were covered with a leather jacket and gloves specially made for her by her father, including pants and boots, none of which could be easily bitten through by snake fangs.

Xiao Lan also has one; it was specially made for him by Liu Ying, based on Jiang Xiaobai's outfit.

Liu Ying genuinely treated Xiao Lan like her own son. Although she didn't quite know how to raise a son, she did one thing very well.

Her son must have everything that others have, and he must also have everything that others don't have. In short, she wants to ensure that Xiao Lan has everything she needs materially.

"Uncle Liu said that snake's head was red, these are completely different, why did you catch them too?"

Xiao Lan was carrying a burlap sack. Ever since he entered Biyue Park, he had been catching snakes as he walked, grabbing them all regardless of whether they were right or wrong. "Since we're here, let's catch as many as possible. We can take them back for Grandpa Huo and Dr. Duan to study."

"Okay, then I'll catch more."

While talking to Xiao Lan, Jiang Xiaobai crouched down in the bushes, and with his free left hand, he lunged forward and firmly grabbed a small, yellow-headed venomous snake.

She stuffed the small snake into the burlap sack she had brought, then threw down the small wooden stick in her hand, stood up and said to Xiao Lan, "This is too slow. I think it's better to use our special abilities."

After saying that, she turned her head and glanced at the tall wall covered with green vines in the distance, thinking that her mother probably wouldn't be able to find it from so far away.

Bishui Lake is connected to Pingjiang, and the entire Pingjiang River runs east to west across Shenzhen. It is easy to imagine how close Bishui Park is to Shenzhen.

She had just used a trick, covering herself and Xiao Lan with pothos vines and bribing the mutated pothos vines on the wall to carry them over the wall quietly.

Probably, Mom didn't notice.

But if she were to unleash her powers on a large scale here, things might get complicated.

But if they don't use them, how long would it take them to catch the fish with just their two hands?
Forget it, let's catch the snake first. We'll deal with the rest once we've caught it.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai didn't wait for Xiao Lan's reply and scattered his green ivy in all directions, turning it into two, then four, then eight.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Lan immediately came over and created a small water circle around her to prevent her from being attacked by nearby snakes while using her powers to search for snakes.

The vines of green ivy rustled and weaved through the grass and woods of Biyue Park. Soon, small snakes were bound by the ivy and pulled over, eventually piling up together in a dense mass that gave people goosebumps.

"Look for the ones with red heads first, don't bother with the others."

There were so many snakes that the two of them couldn't possibly take them all back, so they had to catch and release them as they went, only stuffing the small red-headed snakes they encountered into the sack they had brought. Some of the snakes, after being caught and released, were very resentful, hissing and opening their mouths to bite, but Jiang Xiaobai immediately and without hesitation slapped them, knocking the snake unconscious with a snap.

After this was repeated several times, the stupid snakes no longer dared to cause her any trouble, and after being released, they quickly slithered away.

"There are about eight of them. Should we take them back and show them to Uncle Liu?"

Jiang Xiaobai didn't get a reply from Xiao Lan after she finished speaking. She threw the sack over her shoulder and turned her head to look over, but Xiao Lan suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Based on their tacit understanding from their many fights, Jiang Xiaobai didn't turn around or say a word. Following Xiao Lan's lead, he took off running with her.

Xiao Lan is a speedster; even with Jiang Xiaobai on the back, it could still reach the edge of Biyue Park in under a minute. However, before it even got there, the bright sky suddenly darkened, followed by a stench that nearly made Jiang Xiaobai vomit, even though it was wearing a helmet.

Are you that lucky?

They only came here once, and they actually encountered that giant python?

Although she didn't look back, she was certain it was the right one.

Countless green ivy vines swished and formed a large net above Jiang Xiaobai and Xiao Lan's heads, attempting to trap the giant python's head, which was peering out with its mouth wide open.

Unfortunately, the pause was only for a moment, and the shadows overhead continued to fall.

Are you looking to die?
As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Jiang Xiaobai didn't even look at how big the giant python was before launching attack after attack with his superpowers. When Green Ivy couldn't stop him, he resorted to his knife.

Dad made five black daggers for my brother and three sharp silver knives for her.

With three swift and powerful whooshing sounds, a dozen water needles followed closely behind, attacking the giant python's head simultaneously.

After the two little guys relentlessly attacked, the area above their heads was finally no longer dark and became as bright as before.

The giant python withdrew its head, its eerie green eyes fixed on the two tiny ants that had already run to the outer edge of Biyue Park.

They're so tiny, who gave them the guts?

The python narrowed its eyes, staring at the sack the ants had carried away even as they fled.

With a splash, most of its body, which had been submerged in the water, emerged again. Just as it was trying to emerge further, the pothos plants on the west wall suddenly started to move.

"Mother."

After repeatedly using their supernatural abilities, the two mischievous kids finally collapsed to the ground after running out of Biyue Park.

For the first time in her life, Jiang Xiaobai felt fear; she hadn't expected the python to be so big!

Yes, after her legs gave way and she sat down on the ground, she actually turned around and her small face was able to see a huge python emerging from the lake, maybe not even halfway out, but in any case, it was incredibly large.

Good heavens, how did it grow to be so big?

Just then, her mother came swiftly, stepping on the green vines.

Upon reaching them, a vast expanse of green ivy enveloped the entire lake, reaching a height equal to that of the giant python's head.

Although she has lived a comfortable life over the years, Bai Li has not neglected to upgrade her superpowers, especially after she met Jiang Xiaobai.

We don't know how long the apocalypse will last, nor what the future holds. Since that's the case, the only option is to continuously improve my combat strength and abilities. That way, at least when a crisis strikes, I'll be able to protect my two children and family.

Like now!

Bai Li recognized the giant python as the same black python that had disappeared into the bottom of the Pingjiang Bridge many years ago. She had stood on the roof of her house many times and looked towards Pingjiang, just to see if it was still there.

She didn't see it again, and when she heard people talking about the giant python in Biyue Lake, she guessed it must be the same one.

However, the way we met it this time was not so pleasant.

The python's eyes flashed with murderous intent; it wanted to keep the two children.

Bai Li clenched her fist, and the green ivy beneath her feet lifted her up until she was level with the giant python's head, before she calmly looked at it.

The man and the python stared at each other, neither moving.

Jiang Xiaobai, who was slumped on the ground, blinked. She first looked at her mother, then at the hideous snake, and then wondered blankly, "Does Mom recognize this snake?"
Or are they facing off?
Whoever moves first loses.

The commotion here was quite significant. When Bai Li climbed over the wall and headed this way, the soldiers on guard on the east side immediately notified Jiang Minglang and Wei Lichuan, who were now rushing over as quickly as possible.

good night!