Soul-Slaying Maiden: Master Of Ancient Divine Weapons

"We're doomed."

"The juvenile Izanagi snakes have hatched."

Just as Xiao Ya finished speaking, more and more eggshells began to crack. One after another, gray-black juvenile snakes dropped down like raindrops.

In the blink of an eye, the ground was already "covered" with juvenile Izanagi snakes.

Although these juvenile snakes were only of first-rank strength, their sheer number had far exceeded what Xiao Ya and his team could handle.

Moreover, the moment these juvenile Izanagi snakes hatched, they began surging toward them.

Facing the overwhelming tide of Izanagi juvenile snakes, Xiao Ya's heart went ice-cold. He regretted activating his mech first, missing the best chance to destroy the nest.

He didn't blame Han Zhen—after all, Han Zhen had saved his life.

But what a pity it was, this decent and capable young nobleman, to end up buried in the bellies of snakes with him.

Cai Shifang and Xi Xiaoqian's expressions were solemn. As battle spiritualists, it was their mission to fight to the last moment.

The two exchanged a glance, and in the next instant, Xi Xiaoqian transformed into a giant warblade as tall as a person. Cai Shifang gripped the hilt with both hands, ready to face death.

Han Zhen looked at the gray-black "tide" surging from all directions, ready to swallow them all in the next moment.

Suddenly, in that instant, the juvenile Izanagi snakes—who were just about to swarm over—seemed to sense something.

They all froze and dropped to the ground, lying flat.

As though triggering a chain reaction, the surrounding juvenile snakes that were still surging forward stiffened, their snake bodies lying straight as they pressed their heads to the ground in a posture of "submission."

"This…"

Seeing this, Xiao Ya was stunned. Cai Shifang and Xi Xiaoqian were equally dumbfounded.

None of them understood what had just happened.

Only Han Zhen silently rubbed the black ring on his finger.

The juvenile Izanagi snakes, which had yet to develop much intelligence, clearly sensed the aura of a ninth-rank Worm Emperor emanating from the black ring. Following their instincts, they were compelled to "bow and submit."

Still, even Han Zhen hadn't anticipated the sheer scale of this spectacle.

A gathering of ten thousand snakes?

No, a gathering of a hundred million snakes.

Han Zhen glanced at the still-stunned Xiao Ya and reminded him, "What are you waiting for? Burn them!"

Although it was too late to destroy the nest, these juvenile snakes hadn't fully matured yet. If they didn't burn them now, when would they?

Hearing Han Zhen's reminder, Xiao Ya snapped back to his senses.

Without a word, he detached two flame-throwing guns and tossed them to Han Zhen and Cai Shifang.

Then, he reactivated the mech's weapon system. The mech's hands transformed into two dark flame-throwing cannons.

"BURN!"

Without needing further orders, everyone immediately pulled the triggers. Intense flames poured down on the juvenile Izanagi snakes.

Snakes, which favored damp darkness, feared fire. Scorched by the intense flames, the juvenile snakes writhed in agony, curling up and twisting until they became dried, shriveled husks.

Yet despite their pain, they remained motionless, lying flat on the ground.

Such was the power of a ninth-rank Worm Emperor.

Xiao Ya and the others, who had initially been concerned, relaxed as they saw that the juvenile Izanagi snakes truly didn't move. They immediately let loose, attacking without restraint.

Flames roared continuously, scorching the air. The scent of charred flesh mixed with a faint hint of roasted snake meat.

The burning went on for over an hour.

The thousand-meter-long snakeskin nest was finally cleared.

Xiao Ya deactivated his mech, which transformed into a silver core and was stored in his hand.

Cai Shifang and Xi Xiaoqian wiped the sweat off their foreheads. The effort had been tremendous.

But even so, their gazes immediately turned to Han Zhen, who had been hanging at the rear of the team.

"Who exactly are you?" Xiao Ya, no matter how slow, had realized that Han Zhen couldn't possibly be an ordinary person.

Setting aside the feat of single-handedly lifting a combat mech, which required a third-rank spiritualist, no ordinary talent could manage that.

And more astonishingly, the sight of billions of snakes submitting moments ago still sent shivers down his spine.

Xiao Ya had fought on the frontlines for over five years.

In those five years, he had witnessed countless grand and terrifying scenes, as well as many powerful human spiritualists in action.

He could confidently say that Han Zhen's ability to make billions of snakes submit was in no way inferior to the strongest he had ever seen.

"As you saw, I really am just a third-rank spiritualist." Faced with Xiao Ya's questioning, Han Zhen helplessly spread his hands.

"I'm no secret powerhouse. If I were, do you think the First Battle Zone would let me slack off here? They'd have sent me to the frontlines ages ago to fight high-ranking Izanagi snakes."

Han Zhen's words made sense.

But after what had happened, Xiao Ya and the others' attitudes toward Han Zhen underwent a dramatic shift.

Even if Han Zhen wasn't some secret powerhouse, he clearly had his fair share of secrets.

Xiao Ya used his communicator to report the mission's completion to the Task Center of the Unified Front Command.

When he finished the call, his expression wasn't as jubilant as expected.

"The mission to eradicate the eggs was poorly executed."

"Including our team, fewer than ten teams successfully completed it."

Hearing Xiao Ya's words, Cai Shifang and Xi Xiaoqian's faces darkened.

Failure meant increased pressure on the frontlines—something no one wanted to see.

"Perhaps we can conduct an 'interception'." Xiao Ya suddenly proposed, looking intently at Han Zhen.

"The Izanagi snakes' known reinforcement points are marked on the battle map. For these newly hatched juveniles to reach the battlefield, they must pass through several key routes."

"Han Zhen, with your ability to make billions of snakes submit, we could intercept them and eliminate them in advance."

Xiao Ya's suggestion made Cai Shifang and Xi Xiaoqian's eyes light up.

Exactly—others couldn't do it, but Han Zhen could.

Having witnessed Han Zhen's extraordinary ability earlier, they were now filled with confidence in him.

Han Zhen glanced at the three of them, about to speak, when his expression suddenly darkened. He stood up abruptly.

"I don't know if we can wipe out those juvenile snakes, but I'm certain that if we don't run now, we'll be the ones wiped out."

"You seem to have forgotten how that snakeskin came to be."

How did the snakeskin come to be? The others froze.

Of course—it was shed when an Izanagi snake advanced.

So where was the advanced Izanagi snake now?

As they pondered this, two massive orange-yellow vertical pupils appeared above them, larger and rounder than the moon.

A fifth-rank Izanagi snake—the nest's guardian.

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