153: Chapter 153 Killing the Fiery Vajra Ape (Part 1)

Upon hearing the man's words, Chang Yingwei was stunned for a moment, but he feigned normalcy and spoke slowly.

"That person is currently at a critical moment in their Breakthrough."

"Unless there is an urgent matter, they must not be disturbed."

"For now, we will let the Burning Fire Vajra Ape go. Once that person completes their Breakthrough, there will be plenty of time to handle everything."

"Your injuries are the priority right now. It would be troublesome if that Burning Fire Vajra Ape were to return."

Chang Yingwei did not reveal the truth. He didn't even know why he said that, just feeling that it was better to be cautious.

Upon hearing this, a flicker of doubt flashed deep in the man's eyes. Was Chang Yingwei lying to him, or did that person really exist?

"Very well, then I will have to trouble you."

The man said slowly. Given the current situation, he could only take things one step at a time, and immediately followed Chang Yingwei back into the base.

He had temporarily infiltrated Jianghai City and would look for opportunities to figure everything out. If that person truly existed in Jianghai City, there would definitely be traces left behind.

Meanwhile, the Burning Fire Vajra Ape, having already departed, stepped back into the mountains.

Its plan was now half successful. It had sent the human man into Jianghai City, and now it just had to wait for him to figure everything out.

As it walked to a familiar location, the Burning Fire Vajra Ape suddenly remembered something and looked in a certain direction.

It remembered that yesterday, sounds of battle had come from that direction. Because it was in a rush to report back, it hadn't paid it any mind.

But now it seemed the sounds of battle had not yet ceased. Its curiosity deepened, and it began to walk slowly with huge strides.

The massive figure soon disappeared from that spot.

At the location where the battle was taking place, Lu Zheng and his Clone had not yet awakened. Lu Zheng had not expected this to be his longest upgrade time to date.

If he had anticipated all of this, he might have found a safer place.

But it was too late to say anything now.

The surrounding snake subordinates tasked with guarding them were exhausted, covered in wounds, and had suffered heavy losses. Several Second-Order ones were lying motionless on the ground, having lost their life force due to their severe injuries.

Countless First-Order ones had perished.

This place seemed to have become a death kingdom for snakes, with corpses of Evolved snakes of all sizes lying scattered about.

The situation for the enemy was also grim.

The Third-Order Giant Salamander Beast that had appeared yesterday was now covered in wounds from head to toe, the result of its recent slaughter with the snake swarm.

However, at this moment, the wounds on its body were recovering rapidly, soon returning to their original state.

It casually swallowed a few corpses of the evolved snakes to restore its stamina.

However, due to the excessive number of recoveries, its stamina and strength were severely overdrawn; eating a few bites was simply not enough to restore them.

This was its talent, Rapid Recovery.

It was precisely by relying on this talent that it had held on until now; otherwise, it would have long since fled due to the severity of its injuries.

Since the appearance of this Third-Order Giant Salamander Beast, the surrounding snake swarm had engaged in ten battles of varying sizes with it.

In every battle, although they succeeded in repelling the Giant Salamander Beast, neither side gained any advantage.

Now, the eyes of the Giant Salamander Beast were filled with anger and unwillingness. That tempting flesh was right before its eyes, yet it was being blocked by this annoying swarm of snakes.

"Roar!"

It let out an angry roar and launched its eleventh attack. The snake swarm was already reaching its limit. It intended to wear them down to death; possessing the Rapid Recovery talent, it was completely incomparable to this snake swarm.

"Bang!"

Just as the Giant Salamander Beast launched its attack, a black shadow suddenly appeared and pierced directly through the beast's body.

A hint of astonishment appeared in the eyes of the Giant Salamander Beast. It didn't know what had happened and hadn't reacted in time before its body helplessly crashed heavily to the ground.

At this moment, a sharp pain struck.

A huge blood hole appeared where its heart was, and blood flowed out profusely.

This blow had destroyed the Giant Salamander Beast's heart, instantly severely wounding it and causing it to lose its combat capability. Even with the Rapid Recovery talent, it was of no use.

At this moment, a Giant Rat about three or four meters in size appeared here.

The powerful Aura it exuded declared at every moment that it was also a Third-Order Evolved Beast.

The heavily depleted snake swarm had not anticipated this scene either. After dealing with the Giant Salamander Beast, the Giant Rat turned its attention to the snake swarm.

It had arrived here long ago but had not made a move, waiting for the Giant Salamander Beast and the snake swarm to be at their weakest.

It understood the principle of the snipe and the clam fighting, while the fisherman reaps the benefit.

Having done this, the Giant Rat did not hesitate at all and lunged at the snake swarm, excitement flashing in its eyes. Everything here would become its meal.

That tempting flesh would all be its own.

The current snake swarm could simply not stop it.

The sky suddenly darkened.

The Giant Rat didn't care. With extreme speed, its legs slammed into the ground, creating a crater as it turned into a black shadow.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a huge black shadow descended from the sky.

In an instant, the Giant Rat exploded into a mist of blood. It had no time to react, and just like the attack on the Giant Salamander Beast earlier, it was all over in a flash.

No, this happened even faster.

The sky became even darker.

At this moment, a terrifying figure appeared here. The Burning Fire Vajra Ape looked down at everything. That previous stomp seemed to have crushed something to death.

However, the Burning Fire Vajra Ape did not care.

It unleashed its Aura without any restraint. At this moment, its attention was focused on the center, on the motionless giant snake and a human.

In an instant, it recognized the existence of both.

That snake was the very fellow who had killed its son, and that human was the mysterious powerhouse it had beaten away earlier.

It hadn't expected that both would actually appear here.

A sense of pleasant surprise could not help but appear in its eyes. It truly was a case of "searching high and low, only to find it without any effort."

As for why the two were together, that was not a problem for it to consider. Its responsibility was to send them both into its stomach to be reunited.

Immediately, it swung the Zhenwu Staff and smashed it fiercely toward the human.

In this strike, it did not hold back any strength.

Because it could sense that this human and snake were still breathing and had not died. If it didn't kill them quickly, there might be trouble.

The surrounding snake swarm desperately leaped up one by one, wanting to block the sky-covering giant staff, but the mere pressure alone crushed them all to death.

The giant staff, carrying terrifying force, smashed down fiercely, stopping just a meter above Lu Zheng's head.

And at this very last moment.

Lu Zheng and his Clone suddenly opened their eyes.

They threw a punch!