Chapter 122: Breaking Them One by One
The rugged and uneven karst cave passage was dim and winding, as the Swiftshadow Serpent slowly crawled along the corners. The snake’s lips continuously flicked out its tongue, sensing the residual information lingering in the air.
Just as the Swiftshadow Serpent was about to discover where Zhou Ming and Yang Yi were hiding, Zhou Ming used his Spiritual Power to activate the Dark Gold Serpent Pupils and deliberately revealed himself.
Before the Swiftshadow Serpent could make any reaction, the Dark Gold Serpent Pupils instantly erupted with a pressure that was almost tangible.
This pressure was not merely a simple mental intimidation; it was more like the suppression of a lower lifeform by a higher-ranking existence.
If one carefully observed Zhou Ming’s eyes, one could see golden patterns encircling the iris of the Dark Gold Serpent Pupils, as though mysterious radiance was blooming within them.
The Swiftshadow Serpent was instantly seized by extreme terror. It coiled its body at lightning speed, lowered its head, and did not dare make the slightest movement.
At the same time, Violent Bear, who was holding a heavy machine gun, suddenly felt as if his brain had been struck by a massive hammer. Intense pain mixed with a heavy sense of dizziness surged through him.
As for Blind Snake at the side, although he possessed strong resistance to the pressure emitted by the Dark Gold Serpent Pupils, he still experienced a moment of mental disorientation.
“Spiritual secret technique.”
Blind Snake immediately realized he had been ambushed and reacted at once.
However, Yang Yi and his mutated Double-headed Gale Wolf acted according to plan the moment Zhou Ming made his move.
“Roar…”
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The roar of the Double-headed Gale Wolf and the gunfire from Yang Yi’s weapon instantly shattered the silence of the karst cave.
When Yang Yi pulled the trigger, there was not the slightest trace of fear in his eyes; instead, a surge of excitement surfaced.
He did not notice anything unusual about Zhou Ming’s eyes and only wanted to vent the emotions he had been suppressing.
Flames continuously burst from the muzzle as powerful bullets were fired.
Compared to Zhou Ming’s Blood Hunter Type-1 Handgun, the Storm-series Rifle in Yang Yi’s hands had even greater firepower.
Under the continuous barrage, the protective suits worn by Violent Bear and Blind Snake were simply unable to provide effective protection.
Even if the bullets could not penetrate the protective suits, the tremendous kinetic force they carried was more than enough to crush any resistance—let alone with Yang Yi also having his Beast Tamer companion assisting him.
As for the Swiftshadow Serpent, under the suppression of Zhou Ming’s Dark Gold Serpent Pupils, it was quickly torn into several pieces by the Double-headed Gale Wolf.
In just a few breaths, Zhou Ming and Yang Yi had dealt with Blind Snake and Violent Bear.
“All right, do you really have a hobby of abusing corpses?”
Seeing that Blind Snake and Violent Bear were already dead, Zhou Ming spoke up to stop Yang Yi, who was about to change magazines and continue firing.
“Big Brother, wasn’t I following your teaching? You told me to learn to make sure to finish them off.”
Under Zhou Ming’s guidance, Yang Yi completed his first kill in his life.
Whether it was Zhou Ming’s psychological counseling taking effect or simply Yang Yi’s true nature, he appeared unusually excited about killing Blind Snake and Violent Bear.
Looking at Yang Yi’s expression, Zhou Ming did not say anything further and merely thought to himself.
Had he taught a kid the wrong things?
But given the current environment of Blue Star, he probably… seemed… not to be teaching a kid the wrong things.
This was him kindly teaching the other party survival skills—he was clearly a good person.
Thoughts churned endlessly in Zhou Ming’s mind. In the end, he paid no further attention to Yang Yi’s changes and simply walked over to the Swiftshadow Serpent to take its gallbladder as a trophy.
“Let’s go. Even if the commotion just now didn’t attract their companions, it might draw Ferocious Beasts and cause us trouble.”
After confirming that there were no valuable trophies on Blind Snake and Violent Bear, Zhou Ming promptly left with Yang Yi.
As for the remaining flesh and blood of the Swiftshadow Serpent, Zhou Ming planned to secretly feed it to his own Ironthread Snake.
With Blind Snake and Violent Bear killed, the situation in the underground karst cave was reversed. Now, Zhou Ming and Yang Yi were the hunters.
At the same time, above ground, the rescue team sent by Yang Yi’s father had already clashed fiercely with Blood Tiger.
Because the Yang Family’s preparations this time were extremely thorough, Blood Tiger’s forces were clearly at a disadvantage. If they failed to decisively abandon the mission, the team Blood Tiger had built would most likely become history.
“Big Brother, are we still going to take the initiative and attack?”
Yang Yi did not dwell much on how Zhou Ming discovered and located Blind Snake and Violent Bear. Right now, he only wanted to know Zhou Ming’s next plan.
As for the secrets on Zhou Ming’s body, Yang Yi had no intention of probing them. After experiencing so much, he already understood the meaning of the word “maturity.”
“Yes. In such a complex karst cave, leaving two people who want us dead is ultimately a hidden danger.”
Although the opponent’s perception-type Beast Tamer had been dealt with by him, Zhou Ming had no intention of letting the other two go.
The other party already knew that he could freely control Ironthread Snakes. Even if they did not know his exact situation and merely treated it as a special method, Zhou Ming did not want any accidents to occur.
Moreover, since he had already made a move, he did not want to leave any future trouble or give the enemy a chance for revenge.
Not long after, sensing that the Ironthread Snake swarm he had released had finished devouring the Swiftshadow Serpent’s flesh and blood, Zhou Ming reorganized the Ironthread Snakes to reconstruct the Radar Sensory Domain.
After sensing the positions of Poison Sting and Thin Tiger, Zhou Ming immediately chose Thin Tiger, who was closer, as the target.
However, as the second-in-command of the Poison Sting Squad, Thin Tiger was not so easy to deal with.
This was because Thin Tiger’s beast was the Ghost Claw Cat, which was relatively less affected by the Dark Gold Serpent Pupils and was not eliminated by the Double-headed Gale Wolf right away.
As for Thin Tiger himself, due to the agility trait fed back from the Ghost Claw Cat, after breaking free from the influence of the Dark Gold Serpent Pupils, he managed to evade the bullets fired by Yang Yi in time.
Of course, there was another reason Thin Tiger survived the ambush—that was Yang Yi’s inaccurate marksmanship.
The Storm-series Rifle possessed formidable firepower, but it also brought recoil far exceeding that of ordinary firearms. With Yang Yi’s physical condition and shooting skills, he was still unable to fully control the weapon he was using.
However, Zhou Ming had long anticipated such an accident.
“Boom…”
In the pitch-black underground karst cave, a blinding flash of fire streaked past. The bullet from the Thunder Type-2 Revolver roared as it shot toward the Ghost Claw Cat, which had not yet fully shaken off the influence of the Dark Gold Serpent Pupils.
While evading the Double-headed Gale Wolf, the Ghost Claw Cat was instantly smashed into the cave’s rock wall by a terrifying force, its head bursting like a shattered watermelon.
The Double-headed Gale Wolf, which had originally intended to pursue, retreated to the side with fear in its eyes.
“Ah…”
The death of the Ghost Claw Cat caused Thin Tiger, who was hiding behind a rock, to let out a piercing cry of agony. The backlash from the spiritual bond made his head feel as though it were splitting apart.
This kind of mental pain was something very few people could endure.
Although Yang Yi was shocked by Zhou Ming’s strength, he reacted swiftly. He charged directly toward Thin Tiger’s position, the Storm-series Rifle in his hands continuously firing bullets.
Even though the opponent had already lost the ability to resist, under Zhou Ming’s teaching, Yang Yi showed no carelessness whatsoever.
Thin Tiger ultimately died at Yang Yi’s hands.
Now the Poison Sting Squad was almost completely wiped out, with only the captain, Poison Sting, remaining.
After dealing with Thin Tiger, Zhou Ming cut off the most valuable pair of foreclaws from the Ghost Claw Cat and then led Yang Yi into the final hunt.