Chapter 104: 103 She Is More Nervous Than Anyone Else

Chapter 104: Chapter 103 She Is More Nervous Than Anyone Else

The snake swarm grew restless, making everyone’s nerves tense up as well.

Generally, snakes dislike strong pungent smells, like vinegar and alcohol. Such scents are usually potent enough to make them detour. Zhao Kang and the others had drawn a circle with wine vinegar around them, and then cautiously drew a line with the remaining liquid facing the confronting snake swarm.

Starting a fire in the woods is very dangerous, and should only be used as a last resort.

After everything was ready, they watched nervously at the base of the top-grade Blood Ganoderma in the middle of the opposite snake swarm.

The Little Red Snake twitched faintly a few times.

The mountain forest was silent, and the breathing of the people beside them was clearly audible.

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The line in front of them was about a large step away from their circle, serving as the first probing line.

If this method failed, it would be a matter of kill or be killed.

Everyone fiercely gripped their makeshift weapons, which were handy for fighting for their lives.

Zhao Kang’s tall figure stood in front of the injured Tang Zelin and Su Shu.

Zelin was always monitoring the situation of the opposing snake swarm, “If possible, try to retreat quietly without meeting their gaze; they move as a group.”

“Understood.”

They slowly tried to step back together, moving sluggishly, trying to adopt an almost “static” state.

However, no matter how careful they were, it seemed the snake swarm opposite sensed some disturbance, as they all raised their heads and looked around.

Whew!

Everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound.

Su Shu had already taken two daggers from her bag, giving one to Zelin and keeping one for herself.

Zelin was somewhat surprised, his eyes crinkled at the corners.

“You threw away the stones but handed me a dagger?”

Su Shu glanced at him then looked forward again, positioning herself protectively in front of him.

She said indifferently, “I’m giving you the dagger to save your life. If you don’t cherish it and use it on yourself, I can also try and see what it feels like to feed the snake swarm.”

Zelin’s dark eyes widened in shock.

Across from them, some snakes in the swarm suddenly started crawling toward their direction.

Su Shu gripped the handle of her dagger tightly.

Zhao Kang was also holding a military dagger, his arms splayed protectively as he subconsciously tried to shield Su Shu behind him.

Would it work when they reached that line? Would they turn back, or continue crawling over?

No one knew.

While everyone was extremely tense, two or three gray-green snakes came crawling over.

The closer they got, the shallower everyone’s breathing became.

They’re here!

When they reached the line with the strong scent, their heads suddenly swayed to the side.

Everyone’s eyes brightened—it seemed to work!

Su Shu was more anxious than anyone else, with the heavily injured Zelin beside her.

After a few wobbles at the line, the three snakes crawled away.

Phew…

Everyone silently breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, that was terrifying!

Su Shu unconsciously looked back at Zelin, and accidentally locked eyes with a pair of profound black pupils, causing her heart to tremble violently.

Those eyes were captivating, filled with inquiry, surprise, and some other inscrutable emotions.

“Not good, more are coming. Do we retreat?” a warrior whispered a warning.

Zhao Kang said, “Don’t move rashly, let’s wait and see.”

They were crawling this way, and any movement from them could infuriate the snakes—it was hard to say what would happen.

The second batch of snakes was much larger than the first, but upon reaching that line, they too turned back because they didn’t like the irritating scent.

A few persistent ones crossed over, but after crawling a bit further, they encountered an even more noxious smell and shook their tails, turning back quickly to flee from the Unpleasing Ground.