Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 76 - 70: The Archer Has Fallen
Chapter 76: Chapter 70: The Archer Has Fallen
Liu and Zhao did not understand, but the battlefield changes in an instant with no room for hesitation, so they quickly released their grip as instructed.
The neural distribution of snakes is peculiar; even if their head is severed, the body doesn’t stop moving immediately.
As soon as they let go, the mighty python burst free like a released spring, exploding into a frantic struggle in its final moments of life!
The thick snake body thrashed wildly, the head shook violently, and its massive tail slammed onto the ground with a dull roar, shaking the abandoned factory to its core, dust filling the air.
Zhao Yaxin and Liu Jun, each with blood at the corners of their mouths, looked at Su Qi in shock and suspicion.
Su Qi, panting, explained with a hint of incredulous joy in his voice:
“Just as my sword pierced the snake’s mouth, Su Lin fired an arrow, precisely hitting the rock python’s nasal cavity! Judging by the depth, it probably even pierced its brain!”
Just as he finished speaking!
“Boom——!”
The bowstring echoed from afar once more!
“Thud!”
Another crossbow arrow shot through the air, precisely penetrating one of the python’s eyes!
With another muffled thud after the arrowhead embedded, the python’s previously frenzied body abruptly stiffened. Then, the ferocious python head fell heavily to the ground and no longer moved.
It was clear that Su Lin, fearing it wasn’t completely dead, had shot another arrow!
“That kid!”
Su Qi clutched his faintly aching chest, showing a gratified yet astonished smile.
The peculiar muffled explosion sound when the arrow hit raised a hint of doubt in his mind: With such power, could that kid have some other trick up his sleeve?
Liu Jun was equally shocked, not only at Su Lin’s incredible shooting accuracy but also at the terrifying power that the crossbow arrow had to penetrate the rock python’s thick skull and cause internal destruction.
But he knew it wasn’t the time for investigation. Despite the excruciating pain and trembling in his arms, he bent down to lift the giant axe from the ground, gritted his teeth, and roared low:
“It’s not over! There’s still a bigger one!”
Zhao Yaxin, long accustomed to her brother-in-law’s almost supernatural archery, silently picked up the fallen long saber, her icy gaze locking onto the even larger female python, ready for battle once more.
Seeing Su Qi now unarmed, she promptly and calmly said:
“Dad, you’ve lost your weapon and aggravated your old injury; take a rest and adjust. Pushing on would be dangerous. Besides, we need to be wary of others trying to snatch our prize.”
There was logic in her words.
Su Qi’s face was tense, begrudgingly admitting the sense in his daughter-in-law’s words, so he nodded heavily, stepped back a few paces, and took the time to regulate his breathing.
Among snakes, females often have a body size two to three times thicker than males to nurture offspring, sometimes even doubling in weight.
Facing this female rock python alone, even with his profound skill, Su Can struggled. His giant sword, while impressive, couldn’t quickly breach the thick rocky scales for a fatal blow.
At this moment, Zhao Yaxin returned wielding her sword, and Liu Jun, forcing himself to lift the giant axe, joined the fray, causing the three to form an instantly harmonious cooperation, fully suppressing the female python.
Moreover, they tacitly forced the python’s head towards the direction of the distant sand dune where Su Lin was hiding.
How could Su Lin betray this “tacit understanding”?
Minutes later, when the female python, after a fierce lunge, reared back in pain or fury, hissing with its nasal cavity completely exposed—
“Boom!”
The bowstring thundered!
The crossbow arrow turned into a deadly streak of light, once again precisely penetrating the female python’s nasal cavity!
The familiar thud echoed from within the python’s head!
Seconds later, another follow-up shot!
The female python followed in the male’s footsteps, its massive body collapsing to the ground in a final convulsion.
The fierce battle finally came to an end.
Su Lin had fired only four arrows, yet he felt completely drained of energy, blacked out, and collapsed atop the sand dune.
Back at the factory ruins.
Gazing at the two massive python corpses, still slightly twitching, evidencing their terrifying strength in life.
Su Can, Su Qi, Liu Jun, and Zhao Yaxin all felt an out-of-this-world sensation, momentarily stunned in place, only the sound of their heavy breathing resonating.
Liu Jun vigorously rubbed his sweat and dust-covered old face, exhaling a long sigh laden with wonder:
“That’s it… Two Tier One Mutant Beasts? Damn… It’s like a dream!”
Su Qi, pressing his chest, sat cross-legged on the ground to regulate his breath, responding in a deep voice:
“If we’re lucky, we might extract two pieces of treasure meat.”
This thought brought a glimmer to his weary face.
“An old man like me doesn’t dare hope for much.”
Liu Jun, shaking his still-trembling and numb hands that almost lost feeling, smiled wryly: “If we can securely get one piece, this old body won’t have collapsed in vain; it’s worth it! Ow… Those beasts sure are strong. I’ll probably need a couple of days to heal my hands after we get back.”
The old man let out a breath, his taut nerves slightly easing, feeling a bit relieved inside:
“Luckily, it was rock pythons, not venomous snakes…”
He’s already grown quite apprehensive of venomous creatures.
Turning his head, Su Can said to Zhao Yaxin, “Yaxin, go call Weimin and the others back to handle this.”
“Okay.” Zhao Yaxin wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, nodded in agreement, and turned to leave.
However, after the huge roar of the battle subsided, Zheng Weimin and the others, who had been anxiously waiting at a safe distance, couldn’t hold back any longer and were rushing toward the factory.
When they charged into the ruins, seeing the corpses of the two mountain-like Rock Pythons, after a brief moment of dead silence, they burst into thunderous cheers!
“Oh——!!!”
“We did it! We really did it!”
“Two! It’s two Tier Ones!”
The moment of ecstasy submerged everyone!
This means a great possibility of obtaining precious Treasure Meat, a qualitative leap in the village’s strength and survival assurance!
Someone couldn’t contain their excitement and wanted to get closer to see the python corpses.
Old man Su Can’s pupils shrank as he shouted sternly, “Don’t go over there! It’s dangerous!”
The person turned back in confusion upon hearing——
Right at this moment!
As if disturbed by the breath of the living, the tail of the female python suddenly convulsed upwards, crashing heavily to the ground with immense force!
“Boom————!!!”
A dull, heart-stopping thud!
The ground shook violently, and rubble shot out like bullets in all directions!
That team member stumbled in shock, falling to the ground, his face turning instantly pale, staring in terror at the seemingly “resurrected” python tail.
The recently erupted cheer abruptly stopped, everyone’s faces filled with fear, staring intently at the still-twitching terrifying corpse.
Liu Jun’s outstretched hand frozen mid-air, he gasped at the sight, then angrily ran over, tugged the ears of the petrified team member, pulling him back while scolding him:
“You idiot! Have you never eaten snake meat or seen a snake run? Did you just swipe past all those short videos before the apocalypse? Snakes, even with their heads chopped off, can still move! If that had really hit, you damn fool, your neck would’ve snapped! Do you want your life or not?!”
“I… I haven’t seen such short videos, Captain…” The team member said with a crying face, full of grievance.
“Fool! No common sense is even deadlier!” Liu Jun was so angry his beard stood up.
“…I’m sorry, Captain!”
“Get aside! You’ll be doing the heavy lifting when moving stuff later!”
“Alright! I’ll ensure the task is done!” The team member, feeling as if granted amnesty, quickly stepped aside.
Zheng Weimin walked over to Su Qi, looking at the python corpse that still retained its momentum even in death, feeling apprehensive as he sighed:
“Just an unconscious twitch after death has such power… It’s truly unimaginable what kind of perilous battle you four experienced just now.”
Su Qi coughed into his chest twice, took a deep breath, and slowly said:
“The success this time is primarily due to that kid Su Lin. His arrows, each aimed at the vital spots, pierced through the most vulnerable nasal cavity of the Rock Python, straight into the brain. If not for that, we might have had to expend more effort, or even… might have let one escape.”
He spoke gravely, pointing out the key.
“Su Lin?” Zheng Weimin was surprised upon hearing, clearly not expecting the greatest credit to belong to that young man.
Liu Jun also came over, clicking his tongue in wonder, his eyes full of disbelief:
“Indeed, when did that kid develop such sharpshooting skills? And his crossbow…”
He stopped abruptly midway, his gaze sweeping over the excited team members around him.
Many people were gossiping, with Yaxin and Su Lin moving independently these days; there must be a reason. Delving into the secrets behind Su Lin’s crossbow arrows at this moment was clearly inappropriate.
“Right,” Zheng Weimin looked around, suddenly remembering, “Where’s Su Lin? Why don’t I see him coming over?”
His question poured cold water on the cheerful faces of Su Can and the others.
“He hasn’t come over?!” Old man Su Can’s heart sank suddenly, a feeling of foreboding surging up.
Zhao Yaxin said urgently, “I’ll go find him.”
Forgetting the hero for half a day, the few of them feared Su Lin had come to harm, otherwise no amount of Treasure Meat could compensate the Su Family.
Currently, Su Lin is not only highly valued by the Su Family for his strength and potential, but he also has deep emotional ties.
Not to mention what kind of blow the old man would suffer, even Zhao Yaxin was extremely anxious.
Following the trajectory of the crossbow arrows in memory, Zhao Yaxin ran frantically despite her injuries, and when that familiar figure lying on the dune came into view, she felt her blood seemed to freeze instantly!
“Su Lin——!!!”
With a sharp scream, Zhao Yaxin pierced the silence of the wilderness, instantly reaching the ears of Su Can and Su Qi who were rushing forward.
Their faces dramatically changed, regardless of everything, sprinting ahead.
Liu Jun and Zheng Weimin were equally shocked.
Everyone knew how much the Su Family valued Su Lin, not to mention that Su Lin was the major contributor to hunting the Tier One Mutant Beast!
Zhao Yaxin’s mind went blank, sliding to her knees beside Su Lin, lifting him up.
Her hands even trembled slightly.
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com
