Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

Xu Jun didn't feel embarrassed at all, even though he was looked down upon.

"Tell me, didn't Old Liu almost get into trouble? No need to say more, I've already applied for machine guns. Using artillery might collapse the underground river mouth, but using machine guns should be fine, right?"

"You!" Ma Zhao angrily pointed at Xu Jun and glared at him fiercely. The giant snake was a bit supernatural and might be helpful to his treasure hunting mission. It would be a pity to kill it!

The two are of equal rank, neither can command the other, and his objections are useless.

In the past, when they went out on missions, Ma Zhao would usually capture the prey alive and bring it back to the station.

One reason is that he genuinely wanted to find some clues about the treasure hunt from these prey.

Secondly, in his view, those prey had become sentient beings. Some of them had never harmed people and even helped them. When he encountered such prey, he really couldn't bear to kill them and would try to capture them alive.

Xu Jun usually brought back bloodstained corpses to the station. In his view, no matter what kind of prey it was or what its origins were, only dead prey was good prey.

"Old Liu, arrange for another calf, let's fish for it again. When it comes up to eat the cow, we'll open fire!" Xu Jun instructed.

Old Liu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. He had fallen into the underground river earlier and was wondering if the current that saved him was the work of a giant snake, so he didn't want to harm it.

But the construction site has been shut down for more than three days. If it drags on any longer, he can't hold on any longer, and he doesn't know how long the project will be delayed.

Less than half an hour later, two jeeps drove up from a distance, and eight soldiers got out, carrying four heavy machine guns.

Xu Jun smiled smugly: "Old Ma, you went and hired a kid, I'll hire a machine gunner. Let's see whose methods work better!"

Chang Kun didn't care. If the giant snake could be dealt with so easily without him having to lift a finger, that would be the best outcome.

To be honest, he was a little scared when he saw the giant snake's lantern-like emerald eyes through his senses.

Old Liu, the security guard, had arranged for someone to drive the calf to the mouth of the underground river. As soon as the calf arrived at the mouth of the underground river, it collapsed on the ground and mooed pitifully, as if it had encountered a natural enemy and its legs were too weak to stand up.

Lighting a cigarette, Xu Jun squinted at the calf, pointing at it with his finger: "Putting everything else aside, just the fact that it ate several cattle and sheep at the construction site is enough to bring it to its doom."

At this point, Ma Zhao was helpless and could only wait for the outcome.

The group waited like that, from morning until afternoon, for more than three hours, but there was still no movement from the underground river mouth.

Chang Kun had already taken refuge under the asbestos tile shed to cool off, rather than waiting foolishly with those people.

When the calf reached the mouth of the underground river, Chang Kun sensed that the giant snake raised its head and moved. Then it seemed to turn its head and glance in the direction of the four heavy machine guns before lying down on the shallows and closing its eyes to rest, letting several small snakes play on its body.

At that moment, Chang Kun knew that the giant snake had noticed the trap outside and was not tempted by the calf at all, so Xu Jun and the others were destined to wait in vain.

He didn't try to persuade him; no one can teach someone. Only when faced with the facts would Xu Jun admit defeat.

The asbestos tiles on the roof of the shed were scorching hot from the afternoon sun. There was only a slight breeze in the air. Chang Kun looked at a few people in the distance, wiping away their sweat, and quietly took out a roasted lamb kidney from his storage space.

Tearing off a strip of meat with my teeth, the system-produced roasted lamb kidneys were still hot, the aroma of fat drilling straight into my throat. After a few bites of the lamb kidneys, I felt like something was missing.

At this moment, a bite of grilled kidney followed by a sip of ice-cold beer would be the real treat!

After a while, Ma Zhao, unable to bear the heat any longer, also ran to the work shed, muttering curses: "Believing Xu Jun's nonsense, using a calf to catch a snake? What rubbish!"

Chang Kun chuckled and patted the ground beside him: "That giant snake is quite clever, just wait and see."

Even the security captain, Lao Liu, couldn't stand the heat, so he ran to the workers' shed to cool off, muttering, "What's wrong with us today? There's not a breath of wind."

He looked back at the calf in the distance and scratched his head: "That's strange. Why isn't the snake coming to eat it? I left a sheep there earlier, and it was snatched away in less than two minutes."

Ma Zhao pounded his thigh and sat on the ground: "I told you this wouldn't work! Look at us! Under this blazing sun, the soldiers are just wasting their sweat!"

"Sigh, that snake must be a descendant of the White Dragon. We really can't kill it unless absolutely necessary!" Old Liu was also in a dilemma. As a local, he had heard the stories of the Black Dragon and the White Dragon since he was a child, and he still believed them to some extent.

On one hand, the construction site must be shut down and cannot be delayed; on the other hand, there might be a descendant of the White Dragon. No matter which one they choose, it's not a good option.

"Old Liu, how do you know it's a descendant of the White Dragon? Maybe it's just a giant snake?" Ma Zhao asked.

"Hey, a big snake? Snakes don't grow that big, and they can't eat cows! Impossible!" Old Liu shook his head and pointed into the distance.

"To the east is the Chao River, and to the west is the Bai River. Look, the two rivers meet here. I guess that underground river mouth is where the two rivers meet."

Upon hearing this, Chang Kun stood up and looked into the distance, contemplating the course of the Chaobai River. Indeed, that underground river mouth might very well be the confluence of the two rivers.

However, what's the reason for the dark red river water flowing out at the confluence, and what is the purpose of the giant snake coiled here?

Chang Kun thought about it again and again, but he couldn't figure out the reason.

It can't be like in later fantasy novels, where a giant snake waits here to break through the boundary and ascend, right? And it even takes three little snakes with it with it when it ascends?

The three sat under the shed to cool off, while Xu Jun and eight soldiers lay in ambush not far away. A calf lay trembling on the ground, and a giant snake dozed in the shallows of the dark river.

The situation reached a stalemate for a moment.

After a long while, Xu Jun finally couldn't hold on any longer and limped back to the work shed—his legs had gone numb from squatting for so long…

"Hey, Lao Xu, why did you come here by yourself? Leaving the other soldiers waiting?" Ma Zhao spoke up for the others.

Xu Jun blinked but didn't say anything. He was still a little unconvinced. Why didn't the giant snake come to eat the calf? Was it already full?

Seeing that Xu Jun remained silent, Ma Zhao stepped out of the work shed and shouted towards the soldiers, "Comrades, stop the ambush! It's useless. Come back and rest!"

After being called several times, the soldiers finally picked up their machine guns and reluctantly came to the work shed. They all felt embarrassed that they hadn't completed their mission.

"It's not your fault. If the giant snake doesn't come out, there's nothing we can do," Ma Zhao comforted them.

Just then, a cry of surprise rang out.

Old Liu and Xu Jun pointed in the direction of the underground river mouth, their mouths agape, speechless.

Ma Zhao looked back and saw that the calf had disappeared.

"What happened? What happened?!" he asked repeatedly.

After a moment of silence, Chang Kun explained, "The calf was dragged into the underground river by the giant snake."

Just as the soldiers were retreating, Chang Kun sensed the giant snake and immediately began to act.

Its enormous body did not appear cumbersome at all; it covered a distance of three miles in a matter of seconds, and judging by its speed, it was at least 130 or 140 miles per hour.

The calf offered no resistance and couldn't even utter a sound before being swept away by the giant snake.