"Hiss—"
The faint sound of a cold-blooded creature flicking its tongue echoed through the air. Two lantern-like, icy vertical pupils stared down at Li Qiancheng and the others.
"Retreat!"
Li Qiancheng kept his eyes fixed on the newly appeared monster and signaled to Li Shiqian and the others.
They couldn't stay here any longer.
It was far too dangerous.
Two A-class monsters—there was no way they could win.
Li Shiqian and the others slowly stepped backward. Even in retreat, they didn't dare turn and run.
Exposing their backs to those monsters?
That would be suicide.
"So there really is another monster…"
On the hillside, Chen Jun frowned tightly as he watched the creature that had suddenly attacked.
A triangular head, cold yellow serpent eyes, and just the upright portion of its pitch-black body was already around ten meters tall.
A terrifying existence.
"This is a Blackwater Giant Python from the Abyss Realm. It won't be easy to deal with."
The faint smile on Mr. Dai's face finally faded.
With this, Li Qiancheng's group definitely had no chance of taking down the Deathland Rampage Insect.
But now—
facing both the insect and the python?
That was even worse.
"The injury on the insect… was probably caused by this python."
Mammon glanced at the torn wound on the insect's rear.
That kind of damage—ripped apart directly—wasn't something Li Qiancheng's group could have done.
But the appearance of the Blackwater Giant Python explained everything.
The two monsters clearly did not get along.
And that was indeed the case.
The moment the python appeared, the Deathland Rampage Insect locked onto it with violent, feral eyes.
A terrifying aura spread outward.
The python sensed the hostility as well. Its cold pupils shifted toward the insect.
"ROAR!"
The Deathland Rampage Insect let out a low, furious roar at the python, slamming its forelimbs into the ground once more.
The earth shook violently.
A massive fissure split open, rapidly extending toward the python.
"Now—move!"
Seeing the two monsters clash, Li Qiancheng immediately ordered the retreat.
"Hiss—"
The python noticed their movement.
Its pupils gleamed coldly, tongue flicking faster.
These delicious prey… were trying to escape.
It had no intention of letting them go.
But at that moment, the insect's attack arrived.
The earth tore open, a deep, ominous energy rising from the fissure—the insect intended to bury the python alive.
The Blackwater Giant Python twisted its body and avoided the attack, its gaze locking onto the insect.
The atmosphere grew heavier—
more dangerous.
"My lord, shall we wait here?"
Mr. Dai watched the two monsters facing off and asked Mammon.
"They will fight. This is our opportunity."
Mammon's crimson eyes flickered.
With their temperaments, neither would back down.
"But Li Qiancheng's group is likely thinking the same."
Mr. Dai frowned slightly, glancing toward the direction of their retreat.
When two sides fight—
a third party profits.
That had always been the plan.
Let Li Qiancheng's group weaken the insect, then step in.
But now?
There were two monsters.
Which meant—
two "fishermen."
Li Qiancheng's group had retreated, but they would never leave completely.
They would hide somewhere…
and wait.
Just like them.
"Let's observe first."
Mammon understood this clearly, but he wasn't in a hurry.
He still had options.
They hadn't come all this way to leave empty-handed.
Li Qiancheng still had over a dozen capable fighters left.
In terms of numbers, Mammon's side was currently at a disadvantage.
But…
"Mr. Dai. Chen Jun…"
A cold smile slowly spread across Mammon's lips as he gave them instructions.
"Understood."
Mr. Dai's eyes lit up. He gave a slight bow and led Chen Jun into the forest.
Meanwhile—
the Deathland Rampage Insect and the Blackwater Giant Python could no longer suppress their instincts.
The insect struck first.
With its immense magical power, it was terrifyingly strong on land.
Its hardened shell made it fearless in close combat.
Its earth magic compensated for its lack of ranged attacks.
Its combat power—
was monstrous.
The ground roared.
Beneath the python, the earth rippled like water, turning into a swamp that tried to swallow it whole.
But the python flicked its tail—
its massive body moved with incredible agility, escaping the mire and charging straight at the insect.
"ROAR!"
The insect's forelimbs slashed forward.
But the python twisted again, evading the attack, then coiled its massive body around the insect.
The advantage of a constrictor—
fully unleashed.
Its dozens-of-meters-long body wrapped around the insect several times, binding most of its body tightly in place.