I traverse America, using holy light to quell American terror!

The visitor was none other than Richard, Samara's adoptive father.

On the ferry, I overheard some young people talking about Samara.

Knowing that Samara was the burial place, Richard instinctively wanted to visit the Sanctuary Mountain Inn.

He hadn't had those strange dreams in a long time.

Richard wondered if Samara had forgiven him over time.

Looking at the house built over the ancient well, Richard took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the door.

"Squeak—"

The sound of the wooden door hinges creaking was particularly noticeable in the quiet room.

Li Yuan and Samara, who had just climbed out of the ancient well, turned their heads to look towards the gate.

The sunlight outside and the dim light inside created a backlighting effect.

For a moment, Li Yuan and Samara were unable to see each other's faces clearly.

Richard, upon opening the door, saw Samara sitting on the edge of the floor.

They were immediately startled and their eyes widened.

In that instant, all sorts of past fears surged back into my heart.

"A ghost...a ghost—!"

Richard let out a terrified scream.

His eyes rolled back, and with a 'thud,' he fell straight to the floor.

After seeing the person's appearance clearly, Li Yuan was slightly taken aback.

Isn't that Samara's adoptive father? No wonder he was so frightened.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan quickly stood up, intending to go over and see if the other person was still alive.

But Samara grabbed his arm from behind.

Samara glanced expressionlessly at Richard on the floor.

He said softly:

"Don't worry, he's still alive."

As she spoke, she looked up at Li Yuan and pleaded:

"Li Yuan, let's leave. I don't want to stay here for even a second longer."

From Samara's eyes, Li Yuan saw the disgust in her eyes.

Samara still harbors an unresolved resentment towards her adoptive father.

Li Yuan sighed softly and smiled as he said to Samara:

"Alright, let's leave now and go straight home."

Upon hearing the word "home," Samara's eyes lit up.

A happy smile appeared on his face.

"Okay, let's go home."

Li Yuan took Samara's hand, helped her up, and they walked out of the house together.

Samara didn't even glance at Richard lying on the floor as he left.

Just then, three young adventurers heard Richard scream.

He hurriedly ran out of the house and looked towards room number 12.

They were surprised to find Li Yuan and Samara.

One of the young men nudged his friend with his elbow and whispered:

"I knew it! There was definitely something wrong here!"

A deserted mountain resort, a legendary curse, and a sudden, terrified scream!

The man became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes widening as he lowered his voice and said:

"This trip won't be in vain! We might actually find some paranormal events!"

The other two nodded excitedly upon hearing this, completely agreeing with their friend's statement.

At this point, the young man suddenly suggested:

"Let's go take a look! We might find a body!"

"good!"

The three hit it off immediately and started walking towards room 12.

But just then, the young man who made the suggestion suddenly felt a tightness in his ankle.

Immediately afterwards, his body flew uncontrollably into the air!

The young man let out a piercing scream after realizing he had been thrown into the air.

The screams stopped abruptly the next second.

A colossal creature suddenly leaped up and swallowed the young man in mid-air whole!

The remaining man and woman, watching the slowly descending black shadow before them, cried out in terror:

"Snake... big snake——!"

"Help—!"

Li Yuan had just arrived at the hotel and was greeting Hughie before leaving.

Suddenly, several screams were heard coming from afar!

Hughie heard it too, and he said casually:

"We warned them long ago not to go into the woods. There have been livestock disappearing these past few days, so there must be wild animals in there."

Li Yuan nodded slowly, not taking it seriously.

But the next second, he suddenly smelled a familiar sulfurous odor.

Li Yuan frowned and said in a deep voice:

"No! It smells like hell!"

Thinking of this, Li Yuan instructed Samara:

"Stay here and protect Hughie, I'll go see what's going on!"

Without waiting for Samara's reply, he quickly rushed towards the back door.

I'm going to check it out and see what's causing all this trouble!

Samara wanted to chase after them, but then she glanced at the weakling Hughie beside her.

He could only sigh and wait there for Li Yuan to return.

Li Yuan was very fast; in just a few seconds, he rushed to the scene of the incident.

Even so, he was still a step too late.

When he arrived there, the last survivor had already been swallowed by the giant snake.

Li Yuan was also somewhat shocked when he saw the other party's expression.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a huge snake.

The giant snake's face was 2 meters wide, and its coiled body made it impossible to see its tail.

A fierce glint appeared in his large, amber eyes.

Wisps of black smoke still lingered on its outer skin.

Upon seeing Li Yuan approach, the giant snake tilted its head slightly, as if in thought.

Then, before Li Yuan could react, he suddenly leaped forward.

He pounced straight at Li Yuan!

In an instant, its enormous body crushed all the surrounding trees.

It moved nimbly, yet it didn't look like a behemoth at all!

The enormous serpent reminded Li Yuan of the legendary hellish serpent.

That guy is no weaker than the Seven Demon Kings!

While pondering, Li Yuan nimbly dodged the giant snake's attack.

But the next second, the snake's tail suddenly coiled around Li Yuan.

Li Yuan dared not be careless and immediately activated the [Blessing of Freedom of Movement]

Like an eel, it slipped out of the entanglement of the snake's tail.

Although Li Yuan appeared to be in grave danger.

However, after these few exchanges, Li Yuan became somewhat puzzled.

Why doesn't this guy know magic? Is he an imposter?

Thinking of this, the instant Li Yuan broke free, he instantly summoned the Brotherhood Sword and grasped it in his hand.

He slashed down fiercely at the giant snake that had just turned its head!

The moment the Holy Light Cross Slash took effect, a dazzling light shone on the blood-red greatsword.

"Sizzle—"

The sword sliced ​​through the giant serpent's defenses without any resistance.

A bloody gash was seen in the giant snake's body.

Upon seeing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"Damn! You actually fooled me! It's a fake!"

The giant snake was also clever; seeing that it was no match for Li Yuan, it...

A wisp of black smoke instantly emanated from its body, which shrank to the size of a palm, and it swiftly swam into the forest!

Seeing this, how could Li Yuan let this demon from hell escape?

He pushed off with his foot and leaped after them!

Raising his left hand, he aimed it at the fleeing "giant serpent" and unleashed a [Hammer of Retribution]!

A giant hammer phantom descended from the sky, smashing the fleeing 'giant snake' so hard that it flipped over belly-up.

In an instant, Li Yuan arrived in front of the 'giant serpent', swinging his blood-red greatsword.

He slashed directly at the still unconscious "giant snake"!

[Ding! Defeated a B-rank Hell Demon: Hell Serpent, gaining 6 Holy Light Points and 200 Experience Points!]

The moment the system activated, the giant snake's body returned to its original size.

From the cut surface, three clumps of sticky stuff slowly slid out...