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Chapter 439 Life or Death on the Brink [4000 words]

[Early morning of the fifth day, in front of the county bank vault]

"It should be right here."

Vivian stared at the vault door in front of her, which was decorated with a scale pattern, even though she didn't know what was inside.

But there was an invisible spatial fluctuation in front of the vault, and a faint, eerie aura in the air.

All of this made her feel that she and the others had touched upon the 'truth' of the Immortal Island.

If they can open the vault door, they might find out everything that happened here and how to leave.

"Kong, take that thing out."

"Ah."

As Chen Kong took out the golden chrysanthemum they had finally obtained the day before, the scale pattern on the vault door instantly reacted.

Amidst the shimmering golden light, the spacetime barrier in front of the vault door began to fluctuate.

"Sure enough, there is a certain balance between the golden chrysanthemum and the death power that fills the island, and dawn is also a key point where time and space intersect on this island."

Seeing the restrictions on the vault doors lifted with his own eyes, Mi Yao couldn't help but speak out.

Vivian nodded, her expression serious as she looked at the vault door containing the gold coins, as if she could see something through it.

After a moment, Vivian said, "Let's go. I have a feeling there's something waiting for us behind this door."

With that, Vivian pushed open the vault door.

boom.
With a heavy dragging sound, the vines around the vault door slowly fell off.

Then, a spacious vault hall appeared before everyone.

In the center of the vault hall floated a huge scale, with something being held up at each end.

And everything was exactly the same as when Tiandao and the others came here not long ago.

Just as Chen Kong and the other two were walking toward the giant scale, a blurry black shadow flashed past in a corner of the vault.

"careful!"

Mi Yao was the first to react, and decisively pulled Chen Kong and Vivian back by the shoulders.

boom!
Just as the three retreated, a colossal creature suddenly burst forth from beneath the vault floor.

It was an unknown snake, enormous in size and covered in countless vines.

A huge purple rose grows on its head, with a dark red light shimmering at its stamen, as if hinting at something.

"Be careful, this guy is not simple."

Looking at the enormous thing in front of him, Mi Yao reached for the game console at his waist.

Vivian, who was standing nearby, then shared the information she had gathered.

"Its star energy fluctuations are at the peak of level three, and the flower on its head contains a large amount of 'death energy'."

Chen Kong nodded, and the Void Weaver appeared silently in his hand.

Although he didn't know the origin of this behemoth, no matter how you looked at it, this guy didn't seem to have any good intentions.

He sensed a distinct killing intent in the eyes of this enormous creature.

"Roar!"

Without any warning, the rotten vine serpent, sensing an intrusion, suddenly let out a low hiss.

Then, it raised its head, and the petals on its head suddenly opened like a man-eating flower, revealing the dense thorns inside.

Those were 'teeth' that had evolved from vines.

The next second, a dark green liquid with a sour, rotten smell gushed out like a torrential rain.

Without any hesitation, the three retreated at lightning speed.

The liquid fell onto the ground where the three of them had been standing, corroding the stone slabs and causing them to sizzle and smoke, leaving pitted marks.

"Mi Yao should engage it head-on and try to draw its attention."

"Chen Kong, find an opportunity to flank it from behind. Its core must have a blind spot in its defenses."

In a flash, Vivian revealed her plans.

Mi Yao didn't waste any words in response.

He took a step forward, and the screen of the game console in his hand suddenly lit up.

Immediately afterwards, the game console reassembled into a pixelated, long-handled warhammer with a heavy metallic sheen on the head, clearly indicating its considerable weight.

Taking advantage of the moment when the giant snake spewed its juices, Mi Yao leaped to the middle of the snake's body and raised the warhammer in his hand.

The vines there intertwine most loosely, which is where the giant snake's joints are located.

boom!
The warhammer crashed down with a whooshing sound, denting the snake's body. A dozen vines snapped in response, spraying out green sap.

Before he could get away, the giant snake suddenly lashed out with its tail, striking Mi Yao like a steel whip.

He hurriedly used his warhammer to block, but the immense force sent him flying, crashing heavily into the sinkhole wall. A sweet taste rose in his throat as he spat out blood.

Damn it! This thing's power definitely exceeds that of a normal level three.

Feeling the surging blood and qi within his body, Mi Yao knew that he absolutely could not take down this thing on his own.

Fortunately, he was not fighting alone at this time; he had two helpers.

Almost at the same moment that Mi Yao was forced back by the giant snake, Vivian seized the instant when the giant snake's attention was drawn to Mi Yao. Her mechanical joints made a slight 'click' sound, and her body turned into a silver-gray afterimage, quickly climbing up the rock wall.

Her second hand, a slender sword, spun at her fingertips, aiming at the crevice beneath the rose's stamen—where the vines were thinnest, a conduit for the transmission of core energy.

Second Hand Rapier - Thrust!
The slender, silver-white sword shot out like a meteor, precisely piercing through the gaps in the vines and sinking half an inch into the flower's heart.

"hiss!"

Feeling the stinging pain, the giant snake let out a sharp hiss, its head flaps snapping shut, clamping Vivian's rapier tightly between them.

Then, it shook its head violently, trying to throw Vivian against the wall next to it and crush her.

Fortunately, Vivian let go in time and jumped into the air, before returning to the top of the giant snake's head.

Otherwise, the force of that smash alone would have severely injured her, even if she didn't die.

However, more than its strength, another characteristic of the giant snake made Vivian very troubled.

Suddenly, a large number of tender shoots sprouted from the wounds it had inflicted on its body.

These new shoots grew wildly at a visible speed, instantly filling the wound, and even the blade of the second-hand rapier was wrapped by these new vines.

Trouble.
Vivian tried to pull her sword out, but found that the blade was firmly locked by vines and she couldn't pull it out at all.

At the same time, the giant snake turned its head, and the rose petals opened again, this time aimed at the unsuspecting girl.

"careful!"

Dust Sky decisively fired, and the star energy bullets hit the petals one after another, forcing the giant snake to temporarily stop its attack.

He seized the opportunity to rush to Vivian's side, and with his left hand, he used the Dreamer's Dagger to create a second-hand rapier just like Vivian's, severing the vines that were wrapped around Vivian's blade.

"Go first!"

Chen Kong, with Vivian by his side, decisively distanced himself from the giant snake.

But the giant snake clearly wasn't going to give them a chance to catch their breath.

Seeing the two people suddenly retreat, its snake body suddenly split into dozens of slender vine tentacles, which coiled towards them like venomous snakes.

The tendrils had barbs at the ends; once someone got entangled in one, they would surely be torn apart.

At the same time, dark red energy began to gather at the heart of the rose, and the light grew brighter and brighter.

Although they didn't know what it was doing, Chen Kong and the others felt uneasy.

At the critical moment, Mi Yao gritted his teeth and poured all the star energy in his body into his game console.

The next second, countless pixelated chains appeared from all directions, wrapping around the giant snake and briefly restricting its movements. A perfect opportunity!
Vivian's eyes narrowed, and her right-hand robotic arm suddenly disintegrated and reassembled into a small energy cannon, its muzzle aimed at the core of the flower.

boom!
A pale purple beam of energy shot out and struck precisely the flower stamen atop the giant snake's head.

An exaggerated burst of energy exploded at the center of the flower, blowing away most of the rose petals and revealing the pulsating dark red core inside.

Seeing this, Chen Kong and Mi Yao both showed joy.

Without a doubt, once they destroy that thing, they can completely defeat this behemoth in front of them.

But their smiles lasted only a second before vanishing instantly.

Suddenly, the exposed core emitted a red light, and the jar containing a large amount of life force on the scale behind it abruptly released a large amount of green light, which shone on the giant serpent.

Before long, new vines began to grow even faster from the spot where the petals on the giant snake's head had been destroyed.

Not only did it reassemble into a complete rose in just a few seconds, but the flower was also larger and more ferocious than before.

"No, we can't afford to fight a war of attrition with it; we must find a way to defeat it once and for all."

An exaggerated physique, terrifying strength, and unparalleled vitality.
No matter how you look at it, the three of them have no chance of winning a war of attrition against this kind of guy.

However, before Chen Kong and the other two could take any action, the giant snake, now recovered, became even more ferocious.

Its snake-like body split into more tentacles, while simultaneously spitting out juices and dark red energy blasts.

Faced with this wide-ranging attack, even though the vault had a considerable interior space, the three were quickly cornered.

"This is not the way to go!"

They watched as the giant snake continued its rampage, relentlessly closing in on them.

Chen Kong suddenly spoke up: "Mi Yao, can that move still be used? Can it temporarily restrain its movements, even for just three seconds!"

Without a word, Mi Yao decisively placed the game console on the ground and pressed his hands on the screen.

boom!
Green pixels spread rapidly along the ground, wrapping around the giant snake's body, and finally converging into a chain that tightly bound the rose's stamen, temporarily fixing the core in place.

"Only two seconds! Hurry!"

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Chen Kong gripped the Void Weaver with both hands and channeled all his stellar energy into the gun.

Dreamer—Blood Flame!
Crimson flames condensed into bullets, which were fired with precision by Dust Sky like meteors, hitting the core of the flower bud on the giant serpent's head.

boom!
As the Bloodflame Bullet exploded, the ferocious blood flames quickly began to burn wildly, fueled by the life force and star energy on the giant serpent's body.

This undoubtedly caused the giant snake a great deal of trouble.

After all, this kind of blood flame, which can absorb life force and star energy to strengthen itself, is undoubtedly very effective against it.

In other words, Chen Kong's Blood Flame is not the authentic Blood Flame of Chen Xing.

Otherwise, relying solely on the unique properties of the Blood Flame, they could simply keep dodging and wear down this strange giant snake to death.

At present, the blood flames can only inflict pain and some damage on the giant serpent, but cannot truly put it in a life-or-death crisis.

Because the speed at which the blood flames devoured life force was far slower than the speed at which the giant serpent recovered from its injuries.

However, Chen Kong didn't expect to solve the problem with just one shot; the real killing move wasn't him.

"Vivian, now's the time!"

Vivi understood perfectly and used all the reserve energy in her AI body to unleash a blinding purple light from the energy cannon.

Then, an even more exaggerated energy cannon suddenly appeared.

Almost at the same time, the pixelated chains on the giant snake shattered, and its body regained its mobility.

But it was too late to dodge now, because Vivian's giant energy cannon was already above its head.

boom!
The giant energy cannon exploded above the giant snake's head, blasting a horrifying bloody hole in the purple flower's stamen.

Seeing this, Chen Kong and the other two had hope in their eyes, hoping that this shot would end the battle.

But the next second, the giant snake's roar filled them with despair.

Although the giant snake was injured, its regenerative ability was truly terrifying.

Not only did the wound on his head regenerate rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the dark red core also seemed to be larger and brighter than before, with no trace of injury visible at all.

Then, it opened its huge mouth and pounced on the nearest dust cloud.

The vines in the snake's mouth coalesced into a sharp 'spear', which suddenly pierced out, pointing directly at Chen Kong's heart.

Its speed was so fast that Chen Kong had no way to avoid it and could only watch helplessly as the vine spears pierced towards him.

At this critical moment, Mi Yao suddenly pounced on him and pushed him away.

The vine spear pierced Mi Yao's shoulder, penetrating his tactical uniform and drawing out a spray of blood.

"Mi Yao!"

"leave me alone……"

Mi Yao gritted his teeth and shoved the game console that had fallen to the ground into Chen Kong's hands.

"This is my ultimate Star Energy skill, 'Slowing Seal Rune,' which can temporarily slow down its speed and regeneration ability."

His face was as pale as paper, and blood was still flowing from the wound on his shoulder; he had clearly lost the ability to fight.

Chen Kong took the game console and pressed the ultimate move button without hesitation.

In an instant, green star energy erupted from the game console, transforming into a giant rune that enveloped the giant serpent.

As the runes flashed, the giant snake's movements suddenly slowed, and the regenerating vines also slowed considerably.

Without any hesitation, Chen Kong abandoned conventional shooting methods, condensed the blood flames in his left hand into a demonic blade, and, mimicking his sister Chen Xing's movements, slashed at the giant snake.

laugh!
The Bloodflame Demon Blade easily pierced through the vine defenses and penetrated the core of the flower.

The cutting of flesh and the burning effect of the flames caused the giant snake to roar in extreme pain. Its body twisted violently, and it slammed into Mi Yao, who was standing next to it.

Vivian rushed forward at lightning speed, pulled Mi Yao to a safe area, and quickly stopped his bleeding and bandaged him.

At the same time, Chen Kong gripped the sword hilt tightly, injecting more blood flames into the core of the giant serpent.

He could sense that the blood flames were frantically devouring the giant snake's dark red energy.

With the addition of Mi Yao's 'Slow Ultimate Move', the life-devouring speed of the blood flames actually exceeded the giant snake's recovery speed.

Victory is within reach!

But at this crucial moment, the rune's light began to fade, and the slowing effect was about to disappear.

not good!

Chen Kong's heart tightened, and he wanted to increase the burning effect of the blood flames.

But the giant snake suddenly erupted, immediately wrapping its body around him, as if it wanted to perish together with him.

The immense pressure caused his bones to crack, the air in his lungs to be forced out, and his vision to begin to darken.

"Dust and Emptiness!"

Vivian shouted anxiously.

Just then, a dazzling golden and pale green light suddenly burst forth from above the sinkhole.

That was Ennet's gluttonous energy and the vector control of the Heavenly Dao!

Two streams of energy intertwined and spiraled down like meteors, striking the stamen of the rotten vine serpent.

boom!
The violent explosion shattered the giant serpent's head, and its dark red core turned to ash in the light.

The vines that had been binding Chen Kong instantly lost their strength, and he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

He looked up at the ceiling above him, which had a large hole in it. Besides feeling relieved to have survived, he was also filled with indescribable confusion.

What just happened?
What was it that suddenly saved me?

(End of this chapter)