But Brother Chicken was already furious and reckless, glaring with its chicken eyes, wide open as if its eyeballs were about to burst!
They stood in a tense stalemate, as if the very air had fallen silent.
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster’s lips trembled slightly. In a voice that seemed to come from antiquity and the abyss, it asked,
“You are not afraid of me?”
Brother Chicken was unfazed.
“Afraid of you? Bah!”
Tie Tou Wa, huddled behind Lu Fei, watched his master’s god-like confrontation with renewed reverence. Tears welled in its eyes. This was his master!
It secretly vowed to become a contract beast just like his master!
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster’s expression changed, its originally greenish snake head turning somewhat black. Enraged, it laughed.
“Hahaha, ignorant ant, I shall devour you, this anomaly, and taste your essence!”
In the next moment, its body began to contort and transform. The black cloak fell away, revealing its true form: a colossal serpent tens of zhang long. Its snake head floated in mid-air, flicking its forked tongue, glaring at Brother Chicken as if it were a deity.
“Hahaha, ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!” Upon seeing the true form of the giant serpent, Brother Chicken was not only unafraid but began to mock it.
The giant serpent was taken aback. It had been a long time since anyone dared to provoke it like this, and yet, such an insignificant ant? It almost felt like laughing, but in the next moment, it couldn't laugh at all.
“Heh, do you think you're the only one who can grow large!”
In the next second, Brother Chicken’s size began to rapidly expand, its appearance transforming at an astonishing speed.
In mere moments, a giant toad, tens of zhang in both length and width, appeared before everyone’s eyes.
This time, the giant serpent head of the snake-headed, human-bodied monster froze, stunned.
Its voice was hoarse, as if traversing antiquity, calling out to an old friend, or perhaps a sworn enemy.
“Die Jia!”
But it quickly refuted its own guess.
“No, you do not possess Die Jia’s aura.”
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster resumed its human form, staring at Brother Chicken. “Ant, why can you transform into Die Jia’s likeness? Have you met it?”
Brother Chicken let out a cold snort.
“Mudfish! Let me tell you this: that stinky toad was so scared it bled from all seven orifices the moment it saw me. I advise you, call me Brother Chicken, and this matter will be dropped. Otherwise, I’ll have you bleeding from all seven orifices in minutes!”
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster seemed unfazed by Brother Chicken’s taunts.
“Tell me, where did you see it?”
“I have the r—” Before Brother Chicken could finish, Lu Fei interjected, “Huangfu Chenyi! Go find Huangfu Chenyi! The Die Jia you speak of has been subdued by him!”
“Nonsense!”
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster suddenly became enraged.
“How could a mere human be worthy of subduing it!”
Seeing that the other party had lost its composure, Lu Fei continued the conversation.
“Indeed, someone as powerful as yourself would never be subdued by a mere human. But we truly saw the Die Jia you mentioned with Huangfu Chenyi. You can go ask him for clarification.”
He paused, then slapped his thigh.
“No time like the present, you can go find him now!”
“Then we’re not needed here, we’ll be going?”
Lu Fei turned to leave.
“Cunning human, take one more step and I’ll swallow you.”
Lu Fei sheepishly turned back, offering an awkward smile.
“I will seek out the person you mentioned, but today’s business is not yet concluded.”
Suddenly, the snake-headed, human-bodied monster extended an arm and placed it on the [Parasite Beast]’s forehead. In the next moment, the [Parasite Beast]’s body began to convulse wildly. Its body rapidly withered, eventually becoming a desiccated husk.
Witnessing this, Lu Fei involuntarily gasped. If that arm had touched him, would the [Parasite Beast]’s fate be his own?
“He didn't seem to have done anything, why is this?”
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster murmured to itself.
“Big Boss, did you perhaps create all these berserk contract beasts?”
Lu Fei attempted to start a conversation. If escape was impossible today, he at least wanted to satisfy his curiosity.
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster’s vertical pupils flickered towards Lu Fei, who quickly averted his gaze.
“Who says I created them?”
“But you just said you corrupted them?”
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster let out a scoff and uttered words Lu Fei couldn't understand.
“I merely awakened them.”
Then, it looked at Brother Chicken. “You may leave, but it must stay.”
Brother Chicken blinked, pointing at himself.
“Me?” Brother Chicken yelled, “Don’t mess with me, man! What do you want me for? You’re a snake, I’m a chicken, we don’t go together!”
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster let out a cold laugh. “You are special, suited to be my servant.”
“Go to hell!” Brother Chicken spat. “You want me to be your servant? You’re dreaming!”
Despite his words, Brother Chicken felt a pang of unease. After all, even transforming into that giant toad hadn't intimidated the other party. That was his last resort. If the other party decided to get serious, he would truly be helpless.
Lu Fei took a step forward, gritting his teeth. “If we go, we go together. If we stay, we stay together.”
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster chuckled coldly again.
“Since that is the case, there is no other way.”
Suddenly, its arms, covered in dense scales, extended once more. The limbs elongated and enlarged, reaching out to engulf Lu Fei and Brother Chicken, as if to seize them directly.
At the critical moment, a sacred white light suddenly erupted from above, splitting Lu Fei and the snake-headed, human-bodied monster apart. The ground before them instantly cracked, and the entire earth began to shake violently.
After a moment, a massive chasm appeared before Lu Fei, resembling a dried-up riverbed.
The snake-headed, human-bodied monster retracted its arm and looked up at the sky, where small white dots were descending. Its eyes showed no great shock.
On the contrary, they were exceedingly calm.
It began to laugh.
“Human, you had best forget you ever saw me tonight, lest you invite unnecessary trouble.”
As its voice faded, its figure, along with the black robe, slowly vanished into the night.
Lu Fei was bewildered, not quite understanding what had happened. However, upon careful reflection of the other party’s words, they seemed to be both a threat and a piece of advice.
At this moment, shouts came from the sky.
“Little friend Lu Fei! We’re here!”
“Brother Lu Fei! Are you there!”
Qiu Xia and Zhao Biao descended together, riding a flying contract beast.
“There’s Brother Lu Fei!” Zhao Biao exclaimed excitedly. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
“He’s alive!”
The two rode their contract beasts and swooped down, quickly arriving beside Lu Fei.
Seeing familiar faces, Lu Fei’s expression lit up. It turned out they had returned to rescue him. But with their strength? They couldn't even deal with a berserk [Marching Ant], how could they have scared away that snake-headed, human-bodied monster?
“Elder Brother Qiu, Brother Zhao, why did you come back?”
Zhao Biao replied.
“It’s not just us, look over there.”