48 Hours a Day

The battle lasted longer than Zhang Heng expected.

Twenty minutes ago, he noticed that the black python had almost reached its limit. The latter’s wounds were more than two. Even though the Pestillence Bone Bow was no longer effective after entering the water, Zhang Heng continued to deal damage to the black python with the Hidden Scabbard.

Up until now, the black python had suffered dozens of large and small wounds. Under the effect of the Hidden Scabbard’s damage bonus on mythical creatures, the pain caused by these wounds far exceeded their size.

However, the black python’s body was simply too huge. An ordinary person would have long fallen to the ground even if they did not die immediately after being struck by so many knives. Moreover, if one of the knives hit a vital point, their life would be in danger.

However, even if Zhang Heng stabbed the hilt of his Hidden Scabbard into the python’s body, it would still be very difficult to hit its vital point. Furthermore, those seemingly horrifying wounds were insignificant compared to its imposing size.

Fortunately, because there were enough wounds, Zhang Heng managed to win this difficult battle.

After the huge snake leaped out of the water once more, it was no longer able to stir up any waves. It just lay quietly in the sea and stopped struggling.

However, Zhang Heng could feel that it did not die immediately. It was not until about fifteen minutes later that the black python finally lost all signs of life.

At that moment, Zhang Heng also felt a wave of exhaustion. This was not the most thrilling battle he had ever faced, but it was definitely the most exhausting battle. After fighting for so long with an enemy that was hundreds of times larger than him, from land to sea, the amount of physical and mental effort required was unimaginable.

After confirming that the black python was really dead, Zhang Heng did not want to do anything else. He put the Hidden Scabbard back into the sheath at his waist and sat on the black python’s corpse to recover his strength.

A while later, Zhang Heng saw a wooden boat approaching him. The person rowing the boat was none other than the old man he saw on the island earlier.

When the boat approached, Zhang Heng placed his palm back on the hilt of the knife.

“I mean you no harm.” The old man raised his hands to indicate that there was no weapon in his hands. After a pause, he asked, “Is it dead?”

Zhang Heng nodded, but his palm did not move away from the hilt.

“I really mean no harm,” the old man repeated, “I just didn’t expect you to be able to kill a monster that appeared in the twilight of the gods. However, I’m not here to take revenge on you. This is also a good thing for me because this means I can finally leave this island and return to human society, even though most of my relatives and friends are gone.”

“Do you take me for an idiot?” Zhang Heng asked calmly from the back of the snake. “This fellow isn’t even Jemengard.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Although it had respectable strength, it had not reached the level of a mid-court snake. The most important thing was that its brain wasn’t very good. Furthermore, it was previously timid in the garden. On that island, I’m afraid its status is not as high as yours.”

Another thing that Zhang Heng did not mention was that when the Parris Arrow shot toward the black python, it turned around halfway. It was then that Zhang Heng started to suspect that the python was not Jemengard.

He paused for a moment before continuing, “Let’s cut to the chase. Stop beating around the bush. where is Jemengard? “Whether the Red Island or the abandoned subway line, it should be the place where it nurtures its population. I killed all of its hatchlings. Doesn’t it want to take revenge on me?”

“It does want to take revenge on you, but unfortunately, it’s still in a deep sleep and has no way to rush here,” the old man said.

“Deep sleep?”

“Since you’ve read up on Norse mythology, you should know that up until the dusk of the gods, Jemengard was sleeping in the deep sea, right? Therefore, I’ll be handling the matters outside for it,” the old man said politely.

“Then how do you plan to handle this matter?”

“You’ve already killed Blackie, the strongest snake king among the snakes. He has half the purity of Jemengard’s bloodline. And just as you said, you’ve also killed this batch of snakes. Before the next batch of snakes break out of their shells and produce a snake king, I don’t have any good ideas for you. So it seems that I’ll have to send you away,” the old man said.

“That’s it?”Zhang Heng was a little surprised.

“That’s it. And you don’t have to worry. As long as you don’t return to this mountain, even if a new snake king is born, I won’t be able to do anything to you…” The old man hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Also, count downward from Blackie’s left eye. There’s a small golden scale underneath the third scale. You should take it too. That thing should be of some help to you.”

Zhang Heng followed the old man’s instructions and used the Hidden Scabbard to cut open the third scale under the Black Python’s Left Eye. In the end, he did see a small golden scale underneath. Zhang Heng cut off the scale and felt a cold sensation in his hand. The amazing thing was that no matter how long he held it, the temperature of the scale would not rise. Unfortunately, at only the size of two fingernails, it was too small. Otherwise, he could have skipped the air-conditioning during the summer.

Even without the bartender’s appraisal, Zhang Heng could confirm that this was a game item.

“These things are yours too, right?”The old man then returned the Parris Arrow that fell into the water to Zhang Heng along with the large travel bag that someone had left on the island earlier.

Zhang Heng roughly examined it and found that there was not a single thing missing from it. After closing the zipper, he asked the old man, “You’ve helped me so much behind Jemengard’s back. Aren’t you afraid of him coming after you when he wakes up?”

“Of course, this isn’t free help. I want to trade these things for my own life. Surviving is always the most important thing,” the old man said, “And it’s the same for it. I can only continue to serve it if I’m alive. It has greater value. It’s not impossible to choose another person to receive it, but it definitely won’t be as convenient as mine, especially at a time like this…”

“Do you know how to return to the human world? I still have two companions at the subway station. I want to take them with me.”

“No problem.” The old man nodded.

“There’s also a woman named Cheng Sihan. She’s probably trapped in that circular tunnel. She’s the one I want to take with me.”

The old man thought for a moment. “That’s not a big problem.”

“Then I have one last question. Do you know where Loki is?” Zhang Heng asked the old man.